‘NCIS’ Season 24 Episode 2 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch & Preview
The new run of ‘NCIS’ begins today on CBS, and the second installment is already scheduled to air on October 13. For a series with this much history, the early weeks often decide how the rest of the year feels, and the second hour arrives with a fresh case and a returning face still settling in.
Viewers searching for the practical details of ‘NCIS’ will find that the schedule is simple and the streaming rules are fairly clear. The premiere sets up a story built around Michael Weatherly’s return, while the next episode looks like a self-contained mystery with an unusual setup.
‘NCIS’ Release Date and Time for the Second Episode
The second episode is titled “Clean Slate” and airs on Tuesday, October 13, from 8 to 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific on the CBS Television Network. That keeps the series in the weekly Tuesday position it has held for years.
CBS is not changing the show’s Tuesday timeslot at 8 p.m. Eastern, and it airs ahead of the spin-off starring LL Cool J as Sam Hanna. For anyone who watches the franchise as a block, the evening runs in a familiar order.
The opening chapter comes first, since the premiere airs October 6 and is titled “Wayward Son”. A listing of the season also places the first two production codes on October 6 and October 13, which matches the network schedule.
Where to Watch the New ‘NCIS’ Episode
The easiest answer is the network itself. The series airs on CBS and streams on Paramount+, and the release schedule is weekly on Tuesdays.
Subscription tier decides when streaming viewers can press play. Paramount+ Premium subscribers can watch live and on demand, while Essential subscribers get the episode on demand the day after it airs.
Newcomers are also covered. Paramount+ says new viewers can start with the new season, and all previous seasons are available on the service. That makes it a workable entry point for anyone who has been curious about the show.
The length of the run is still unclear. The episode count has not been announced, though recent seasons have consisted of 20 episodes.
‘Clean Slate’ Preview and Case Details
The official synopsis describes a murder with plenty of suspects. A man is killed after a neighborhood dinner party, and the team discovers that every guest is lying.
The falsehoods cover several areas at once. The guests are lying about a strange break-in at the victim’s house, about what they were burning in their backyards, and about who they really are. That is a lot of deception for a single table of neighbors.
The case also seems to confuse the agents themselves. The deeper the team digs, the less they can agree on what kind of case they are working.
The synopsis carries one reassurance for longtime fans. Even with Weatherly’s story running through the year, the description signals that the weekly case format remains. Showrunner Steven Binder is leading the new season, and an early look at the episode arrived around the franchise’s anniversary.
Michael Weatherly’s Return and What Comes Next
The premiere hands Tony DiNozzo a clear reason to be in Washington. He arrives in D.C. to open a satellite office of his private security firm, and he becomes an unexpected source of help for the team.
His return was planned for the long haul. On July 1 it was announced that Weatherly would reprise the role for an arc stretching across the season, and he said at a UK fan convention that it would not retcon the events of the spin-off series. Full production effectively began on July 14.
Other storylines carry weight too. After the last finale, Wilmer Valderrama teased a major shakeup and hinted that viewers might not like how the cliffhanger involving Torres is resolved. Rocky Carroll is not expected back as a series regular after Director Leon Vance was killed off.
That leaves the early episodes balancing a nostalgic reunion, a changed team and a fresh set of lies to untangle. If a dinner party full of liars is the first real test of this reshaped squad, which guest in “Clean Slate” do you suspect first, and does Tony’s arrival make you trust the team’s instincts more or less, tell us in the comments.
