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NCIS: ORIGINS
Air Date: Monday, April 21, 2025
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#ORI117) "Darlin', Don't Refrain"
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THE TEAM WORKS WITH THE FBI AFTER THE SHOCKING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE "SANDMAN" CASE, ON "NCIS: ORIGINS," MONDAY, APRIL 21

"Darlin,' Don't Refrain" - After the shocking developments in the Sandman case, the team works with the FBI to investigate further. While Wheeler struggles to hold onto his job, his family reaches a crisis point, on NCIS: ORIGINS, Monday, April 21 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*.

STORY BY: Gina Lucita Monreal & David J. North & Brendan Fehily

TELEPLAY BY: David J. North & Brendan Fehily

DIRECTED BY: Pamela Romanowsky







NCIS: ORIGINS (CBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/14/24 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2026)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
3 (10 episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, October 2026) NCIS: ORIGINS follows a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early ‘90s, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Mark Harmon. In season three, Harmon returns as Gibbs, appearing in all episodes as part of a present-day mystery tied to his ‘90s Camp Pendleton days in an action-packed story that unfolds all season long.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Austin Stowell as Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs
· Caleb Foote as Bernard "Randy" Randolf
· Diany Rodriguez as Vera Strickland
· Kyle Schmid as Mike Franks
· Mariel Molino as Lala Dominguez
· Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Voice)
· Tyla Abercrumbie as Mary Jo Hayes
CREW INFORMATION:
· David J. North as CRTR/EP
· Gina Lucita Monreal as CRTR/EP
· Mark Harmon as EP
· Niels Arden Oplev as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sean Harmon as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios