‘NCIS: Origins’ Season 3 Episode 6 Release Date, Air Time, Where to Watch and Preview
‘NCIS: Origins’ is back with a new installment titled “Shot Through the Heart,” and anyone planning a Tuesday night around it will want the practical details in one place. The prequel follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he earns his place on a rough team led by Mike Franks.
This guide covers when the sixth episode arrives, what time it airs, how to stream it, and what is publicly known about the story so far. Official plot details are limited at the moment, so the preview section sticks to what has been confirmed.
‘NCIS: Origins’ Release Date for the Sixth Episode
Streaming listings place “Shot Through the Heart” as the sixth episode of the season, dated November 17. Wikipedia’s episode list gives the same date and numbers the installment as the forty second overall.
The schedule runs weekly, which means the episode arrives one week after “Baila Esta Cumbia.” That previous installment is dated November 10, 2026.
CBS set the return of the show for early October, and the third season is listed at ten episodes in total. Beyond the sixth episode, listings show “Don’t Let the Days Go By” on December 1 and an installment titled “Luis” on December 8.
Creative credits for the episode have not surfaced yet. The director and writer are both listed as to be announced.
What Time the New Episode Airs on Tuesday
The third season premiered at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and 9:00 p.m. Central, and that has been the slot for the show on CBS. New episodes air on Tuesdays at that hour.
Viewers who tune in earlier in the evening will find the rest of the franchise lineup ahead of it. The prequel is part of a three hour Tuesday block of NCIS programming on CBS. It follows the original ‘NCIS’ and the newer spinoff ‘NCIS: New York.’
The series carries a TV-14 rating, which is worth noting for households watching together.
Where to Watch the Show on CBS and Paramount+
The most direct option is the broadcast itself. Episodes air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at the same time.
The type of Paramount+ plan changes how soon an episode is available. Premium subscribers can watch live and on demand, while Essential subscribers get the episode on demand the day after it airs. Premium plan holders can also download episodes on supported devices and watch them offline in the app.
Viewers in Canada have a separate path. The show airs on Global TV, with episodes available to stream the next day on STACKTV.
Preview of ‘NCIS: Origins’ and “Shot Through the Heart”
An official synopsis for the sixth episode has not been published yet. One episode guide notes that no summary is available for it. The cast listing for the season includes Austin Stowell as Gibbs, Kyle Schmid as Franks, Mariel Molino as Lala Dominguez, Tyla Abercrumbie and Diany Rodriguez, with Mark Harmon as narrator and executive producer.
What the season has established gives some context. Harmon returns as Gibbs this year and appears in every episode as part of a present day mystery. The premiere opened with an older Gibbs, retired in Alaska, shot by two masked intruders in a scene that appeared to leave him dead.
The most recent synopsis available shows how each episode splits its time. In “Baila Esta Cumbia,” the team’s investigation into the murder of a con woman in 1993 hits close to home for Lala, while in the present Gibbs and Bishop team up for an intense interrogation. Emily Wickersham plays Bishop opposite Harmon.
That dual timeline is likely to continue, though the specifics of the sixth episode remain under wraps. If you have a theory about whether the title “Shot Through the Heart” ties back to the shooting of older Gibbs in the premiere, the comments are the place to share it.
