CBS Preempts Three NCIS Shows for Election Coverage

CBS preempted new episodes of NCIS, NCIS: New York and NCIS: Origins on Tuesday, November 3, to air its America Decides: Election 2026 coverage. The three dramas were scheduled to return to their regular Tuesday lineup on November 10, according to CBS programming information and show promotions. The election special took over the evening block normally occupied by the franchise. CBS’s coverage began at 7 p.m. Eastern, according to schedule reports. Most accounts said it was scheduled to run through 11 p.m.; another reported an end time of midnight. The reported schedules therefore differ on the special’s planned duration. The change affected all three series on the same night, rather than shifting only one program. NCIS is in its 24th season, NCIS: New York is a new spinoff, and NCIS: Origins is in its third season. Their next new episodes were listed for November 10, one week after the preemption. The interruption came as the Tuesday schedule had grouped the three dramas together. NCIS: Origins follows the earlier life of Leroy Jethro Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell, while Mark Harmon has returned to the series in a more prominent role. NCIS: New York features LL Cool J as...