I’ve been watching NCIS since stumbling upon the popular show on USA Network in 2008, five years after it premiered on CBS as a JAG spinoff. However, until the last couple years, I wouldn’t have considered myself a fan of the NCIS franchise as a whole. I watched Los Angeles for the first few seasons, then dropped off, and I never watched New Orleans and Hawai’i. But in 2025, clearly I was finally fully onboard with the franchise, as I watched all four NCIS shows that aired last year.
For those keeping track, that’s NCIS, NCIS: Origins, NCIS: Sydney and NCIS: Tony & Ziva (which was recently cancelled). The first three continued their runs on CBS, while the latter streamed exclusively with a Paramount+ subscription. While I enjoyed watching all these shows in 2025, there was a clear favorite for me as the year ended and we entered the 2026 TV schedule. Join me as I go over why Origins is currently my favorite NCIS show.
