{"id":3275,"date":"2025-08-07T17:35:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3275"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:35:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T17:35:51","slug":"ncis-season-23-will-look-totally-different-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3275","title":{"rendered":"NCIS Season 23 Will Look Totally Different \u2013 Here\u2019s What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following the emotional and fatal finale of\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0Season 22, big changes are in store for the long-running CBS procedural. Season 23, premiering\u00a0<strong>October 14, 2025<\/strong>, will not only shift the narrative but also change its time slot.<\/p>\n<p>The series is moving back to\u00a0<strong>Tuesday nights at 8\/7c<\/strong>, an hour earlier than its recent Monday night airing. This return to its original timeslot (Seasons 1\u201318) is part of CBS\u2019s broader scheduling shake-up, likely to accommodate other\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em> spinoffs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3276\" src=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754588096322-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754588096322-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754588096322-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754588096322-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/FB_IMG_1754588096322.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect in Season 23<\/h3>\n<p>Showrunner\u00a0<strong>Steven D. Binder<\/strong>\u00a0promises a more\u00a0<strong>character-driven<\/strong>\u00a0approach in Season 23, spotlighting personal and professional arcs across the team. Binder emphasized:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cWe really want to get to everybody in a big way\u2026 If you\u2019re invested in these people, this is going to be the season for you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Central to the upcoming season is\u00a0<strong>Alden Parker (Gary Cole)<\/strong>, whose world was shaken in the Season 22 finale. According to Binder, Parker will be \u201cdestabilized\u201d and \u201cout for revenge,\u201d a shift from his typically composed demeanor \u2013 much like how Gibbs or Bishop reacted in past arcs.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating things further is the fallout from\u00a0<strong>Palmer\u2019s (Brian Dietzen)<\/strong>\u00a0discovery about Parker\u2019s mother\u2019s tampered death certificate. Meanwhile,\u00a0<strong>Nexus<\/strong>\u00a0is likely targeting\u00a0<strong>LaRoche<\/strong>\u00a0following his betrayal, setting the stage for intense storylines ahead.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next?<\/h3>\n<p>Alongside the main series, CBS is doubling down on the\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0universe.\u00a0<strong>NCIS: Origins (Season 2)<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>NCIS: Sydney (Season 3)<\/strong>\u00a0will also premiere on\u00a0<strong>October 14, 2025<\/strong>, possibly creating a Tuesday-night lineup of interconnected\u00a0<em>NCIS<\/em>\u00a0content.<\/p>\n<p>More updates will surface as production continues, but one thing\u2019s certain: Season 23 will be a fresh chapter with deeper character focus, high-stakes drama, and a new time to tune in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the emotional and fatal finale of\u00a0NCIS\u00a0Season 22, big changes are in store for the long-running CBS procedural. Season 23, premiering\u00a0October 14, 2025, will not only shift&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3275"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3277,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3275\/revisions\/3277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}