The three-hour NCIS Tuesday primetime block returns to CBS after a one-week pause for midterm election coverage, bringing back NCIS, NCIS: New York, and NCIS: Origins in their standard time slots. While fans get two consecutive weeks of original broadcasts on November 10 and November 17, the procedural franchise is already facing another schedule interruption. According to Collider, CBS will pull all three series from its new-episode lineup on Tuesday, November 24, opting to air repeats ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday before resuming original broadcasts on December 1.

The November 10 Return Lineup and Viewership Momentum

Following the election night preemption, the three shows resume their fifth episodes of the fall season on November 10 across three consecutive hours, according to Collider and The TV Cave. The flagship drama NCIS leads the evening at 8 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the freshman spin-off NCIS: New York at 9 p.m.

ET/PT, and NCIS: Origins Season 3 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

The temporary break came during a strong ratings run for the network. Now in its 24th season, the flagship series has seen heightened audience interest following the return of Michael Weatherly as fan-favorite agent Tony DiNozzo, who stepped in as the agency's new director in place of the late Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll). The Season 24 premiere posted a 20% viewership increase over the previous season's opener, drawing 6.45 million viewers and maintaining strong momentum in Nielsen's live-plus-7-day multiplatform metrics. Season 24 has also featured major arcs involving the trial of Timothy McGee's (Sean Murray) son for hacking the agency database and Nick Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) confronting his undercover past.

In the November 10 broadcast of NCIS Season 24, Episode 5, titled "Speechless," the team investigates the disappearance of a Marine mother after her eight-year-old daughter, Chloe, is found hiding alone in an apartment, according to Fubo News and Seat42F.

The young witness is played by Kinley Andreen, the real-life daughter of series star Katrina Law. As agents race to locate the missing mother, they discover the shy girl possesses an unexpected skill that could break the investigation open.

At 9 p.m. ET/PT, NCIS: New York continues the homecoming arc for LL COOL J's Sam Hanna alongside his new partner, Nick Schaeffer (Scott Caan). The team investigates the violent murder of a naval interrogator inside her home while an ongoing corruption probe into Schaeffer's former partner complicates matters behind the scenes. Closing the night at 10 p.m. ET/PT is NCIS: Origins Season 3, Episode 5, "Baila Esta Cumbia."

According to Seat42F, the installment features Emily Wickersham reprising her role as Ellie Bishop alongside Mark Harmon's Leroy Jethro Gibbs for an off-the-books interrogation, while the 1993 timeline follows young Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) and Lala (Mariel Molino) investigating a murder tied to a con woman.

High-Stakes Missions and Franchise Reunions on November 17

Before the late-November hiatus takes effect, all three programs are slated to air their sixth episodes of the season on Tuesday, November 17.

NCIS kicks off the night at 8 p.m. ET/PT with "Ride or Die." The episode pushes Torres back into deep undercover work as a forced getaway driver for a dangerous kidnapper portrayed by True Blood alum James Frain. Torres must rely on his past field experience to keep everyone inside the vehicle alive.

At 9 p.m.

ET/PT, NCIS: New York airs "My Companion," centering on a sensitive case in which a Navy admiral sacrifices his life to protect an artificial intelligence tech mogul from an assassination attempt.

At 10 p.m. ET/PT, NCIS: Origins airs "Shot Through the Heart." According to Paramount Press Express, past and present collide as Harmon's Gibbs searches for answers regarding what happened to Lala years earlier. As noted by Yahoo Entertainment, Gibbs' broader present-day arc also involves investigating who tried to kill him in Alaska and who else was targeted. Collider reports that the present-day storyline in "Shot Through the Heart" brings back flagship veteran Muse Watson as the older Mike Franks, alongside another appearance by Wickersham's Ellie Bishop—continuing a string of franchise reunions this season that has also included Adam Campbell, Weatherly, and a brief voice cameo by Carroll.

In the 1993 storyline, an unexpected bond forms between Franks and Lala as the team scrambles to expose a mole after FBI Agent Casey Bloom (played by Sean Harmon) is shot.

What the Thanksgiving Schedule Break Means for Viewers

Network television procedurals regularly pause original broadcasts during major holiday weeks, and CBS is expected to hold back fresh installments on Tuesday, November 24.

While Collider and NQ Brief report that CBS will air reruns across the entire three-hour block on November 24 and return to its normal schedule on December 1, CBS has not yet published a complete primary schedule grid independently confirming the full November 24 and December 1 lineups. However, Yahoo Entertainment similarly notes a one-week gap for NCIS: Origins between its November 17 broadcast and its next new episode on December 1.

Frequently Asked Questions

What time does each NCIS show air, and do local station schedules differ?

On nights when the full block airs, CBS broadcasts NCIS at 8 p.m. ET/PT, NCIS: New York at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and NCIS: Origins at 10 p.m.

ET/PT. Viewers should check their local listings, as regional broadcast schedules and affiliate preemptions can occasionally vary.

Will CBS show repeats on November 24, and when do new episodes return?

According to reporting from Collider, CBS will air re-airings of the three procedural dramas on Tuesday, November 24, ahead of Thanksgiving. The regular Tuesday schedule of new episodes is reported to resume on December 1, with only a few weeks remaining before the midseason finales.

Where can viewers stream the episodes live or watch them after broadcast?

According to Paramount Press Express, new episodes air on the CBS Television Network and stream live on Paramount+ for Premium plan subscribers, with next-day on-demand streaming available for other tiers. Live television streaming platforms that carry local CBS affiliates, such as Fubo, also broadcast the episodes live as they air.

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