(NOTE TO EDITORS: The following episode of NCIS will now be broadcast on Saturday, Aug. 13).

GIBBS AND HIS TEAM INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A NAVY SEAL, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT AND TIME, SATURDAY, AUG. 13 AT 9:00 PM

Adam Baldwin ("Firefly") and Doug Savant ("Melrose Place") Guest Star

"A Weak Link" -- Gibbs and his team are called in to investigate the apparent murder of a Navy SEAL, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, on a special time, Saturday, Aug. 13 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Alan Levi directed the episode from a script by Jack Bernstein. (Originally broadcast 5/18/04; previously scheduled for an earlier date)

Adam Baldwin ("Firefly") guest stars as the SEAL's commanding officer and Doug Savant ("Melrose Place") guest stars as the SEAL's priest and close friend.

When a Navy SEAL dies during a routine exercise in preparation for a highly classified mission, the NCIS team thinks they have a fluke accident on their hands. But when Abby runs a test on the SEAL's faulty equipment, Gibbs and his team are faced with what they think is a murder investigation.

NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Mark Harmon
NCIS Special Agent Caitlin Todd: Sasha Alexander
NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: Michael Weatherly
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard: David McCallum
Abby Sciuto: Pauley Perrette
NCIS Agent Timothy McGee: Sean Murray
Lt. Johnson: Tom R. Hughes
Cmdr. Rainer: Adam Baldwin
MP: Ryan Culver
CIA Agent Randy Kramer: Johnny Sneed
P.O. Vengal: Ross Gibby
P.O. Porcaro: Matt Battaglia
Lt. Cmdr. Folsom: Robert Joseph
Denise Johnson: Julie Benz
Larry Clannon: Doug Savant
Young Pregnant Woman: Kathryn Gordon

RATING: TVPG