Overview

• The event begins on NCIS: Origins at 8 p.m. and continues on NCIS at 9 p.m. on CBS.
• Per the logline, Gibbs’ 1990s investigation into a naval officer’s death is later re-opened by the current NCIS team.
• This marks the first direct crossover between the flagship series and the 1990s-set prequel.
• Wilmer Valderrama and Austin Stowell unveiled the plan in a joint video promo released with the announcement.
• NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney return Oct. 14 on CBS, with episodes streaming next day on Paramount+, and Origins’ Season 2 includes a planned Ducky tribute with Adam Campbell returning as a young Ducky.