‘NCIS: New York’ Second Episode ‘Family Business’ Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview
The second episode of ‘NCIS: New York’ is titled “Family Business” and is set to air on October 13, one week after the series premiere on October 6. The hour has been described in the official overview as one that begins with a jewelry store robbery and ends with the team chasing the people responsible.
The spinoff brings LL Cool J back as Special Agent Sam Hanna, a role he held on ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’, and it is the seventh spinoff from the original CBS procedural. CBS announced on April 15 that it had ordered ‘NCIS: New York’ to series as part of its fall lineup. With the second episode close at hand, here is what viewers need to know before tuning in.
Release Date and Time for the Second Episode
TV Guide lists “Family Business” as airing on Tuesday, October 13. An episode guide compiled from TVmaze gives the same date and title for the second chapter of the first season.
CBS press materials place the episode in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT window on Tuesday, October 13. That matches the regular Tuesday slot the network has set for the series. Viewers in other time zones should check their local listings.
The series sits between ‘NCIS’ at 8 p.m. and ‘NCIS: Origins’ at 10 p.m. on CBS. That arrangement gives the network three ongoing NCIS series on the air every week. It also means the new show serves as the middle hour of a full evening of franchise programming.
Where to Watch ‘NCIS: New York’ on TV and Streaming
‘NCIS: New York’ airs on CBS and is available to stream on Paramount+. Anyone with a standard antenna or cable package that carries CBS can watch the second episode live when it airs.
Paramount+ Premium plan subscribers can watch live and on demand, while Essential plan subscribers can watch on demand the day after the episode airs. Those who want to see “Family Business” as it happens will need either CBS or the Premium tier.
The series is also the first NCIS show set in New York, and it films on location throughout the city. That choice gives the spinoff a visual identity separate from its predecessors, which will matter as the franchise adds another weekly entry.
What the ‘Family Business’ Preview Reveals
In “Family Business,” a jewelry store robbery involving military explosives leads to the death of the jeweler’s son, and the team is called in to find out who was behind the deadly heist. The premise puts a stolen military material at the center of a civilian crime, which is the kind of overlap that justifies an NCIS investigation.
The episode was written by Kyle Harimoto and directed by Eagle Egilsson. Harimoto is also one of the executive producers on the series, alongside Scott Gemmill, Byron Balasco, and LL Cool J.
The pilot centers on a personal case, with Sam requesting permission to investigate the death of his friend and Navy reservist Jack Halloway. The preview for the second episode points toward a more conventional investigation. That shift will show how the show handles its team once the premiere’s personal stakes are behind it.
Cast and Creative Team Behind the Second Episode
The cast includes LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, Scott Caan as Nick Schaeffer, Jennifer Beals as Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells, Jacqueline Byers as Addison Ross, Shane Harper as Wyatt Sellers, and Devin Druid as tech specialist Sean Sullivan. Brian Dietzen is also set to appear in the premiere, reprising the role of Jimmy Palmer.
According to TV Insider, showrunner Byron Balasco was asked about a crossover with the other NCIS series, and nothing is planned yet, with Balasco saying “We’ll see what happens.” That leaves the door open without promising anything to viewers.
Balasco has said the goal is to honor the franchise while building a show that can stand on its own. A case like the jewelry store heist in “Family Business” will test that balance, and it makes you wonder whether Sam Hanna and Nick Schaeffer will click as partners in that case or whether the show still needs time to find its rhythm.
