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In it’s first year, NCIS: Origins was a middle-of-the-road performer at best and the show was renewed for a second season by CBS, likely because it was part of a successful franchise. Will the ratings improve this time around? Will NCIS: Origins be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.
A police procedural and action series, the NCIS: Origins TV show stars Austin Stowell, Mariel Molino, Kyle Schmid, Tyla Abercrumbie, and Diany Rodriguez, with Mark Harmon as narrator. The sixth series in the NCIS franchise, this prequel follows the early days of Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Harmon). In 1991, Gibbs started his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office. He forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by seasoned leader and agent Mike Franks (Schmid). Other members of the team include Special Agent Lala Dominguez (Molino), a former Marine determined to stand out in a male-dominated field; Field Operation Support Officer Mary Jo Sullivan (Abercrumbie), aka the “Head Secretary in Charge”; and tough and no-nonsense Special Agent Vera Strickland (Rodriguez).
Nielsen Ratings
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For comparisons: Season one of NCIS: Origins on CBS averaged a 0.27 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.88 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
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TV SHOW STATUS
As of October 15, 2025, NCIS: Origins has not been cancelled or renewed for a third season. Stay tuned for further updates.
What do you think? Do you like the NCIS: Origins TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?