CBS has confirmed that Gibbs, Tony DiNozzo and Ducky will all return in a nostalgia-led NCIS outing, with two timelines showing both a present-day reunion and a 1990s case.
01Summary
- 01CBS has released a trailer for NCIS: Origins season 3, episode 3, titled "Return of the Mack".
- 02The episode brings back Gibbs and Tony DiNozzo together in the present day, while Adam Campbell returns as young Ducky Mallard in the early 1990s timeline.
- 03The story says Gibbs and Tony’s reunion has been 10 years in the making and that Tony did return for Ducky’s farewell episode in NCIS season 21.
- 04In the prequel timeline, young Ducky helps investigate the murder of a young Marine found on a beach with suspicious markings on his body.
- 05The article says the crossover is part of CBS’s fall 2026 NCIS slate and its nostalgia-filled season for the franchise.
02Why it matters
This matters because CBS is leaning on a major NCIS reunion that brings back three well-known characters at once. It also links the main series and the prequel, which may draw long-time viewers back to the franchise.
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