NCIS season 23 episode 9 release time, synopsis, and what to expect

“Heaven and Nature” – Pictured: Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, Lanisa Renee Frederick as Diana Roday Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
“Heaven and Nature” – Pictured: Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, Lanisa Renee Frederick as Diana Roday Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

McGee and Torres have a chance to save Christmas on NCIS season 23 episode 9. There’s no need to miss a beat of the fall finale tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 16.

Yes, this is the fall finale. CBS is running into the last week before Christmas for the majority of its shows, likely due to the winter premieres not being until February. That means plenty of action, and this episode of NCIS could bring us some intriguing twists and turns with a returning face.

Heaven and Nature
“Heaven and Nature” – Pictured: Adam Ferrara as , Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, and Lanisa Renee Frederick as Diana Roday Photo: Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2025 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

What time is NCIS season 23 episode 9 on CBS?

The new episode will air tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 16. You can tune in at the regular time of 8 p.m. ET/PT.

There is a change afterward, with NCIS: Sydney season 3 moving forward an hour, while a rerun of NCIS: Origins will air in the 10 p.m. ET/PT timeslot. Likely due to having fewer episodes this season than the other two shows in the NCIS franchise, Origins aired its fall finale on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

You can watch shows on CBS easily with cable, or you can use YouTube TV and Fubo TV if you’ve cut the cord. There is also the option of Paramount+, which has a live option for some subscriptions. If you don’t have the live option, you’ll be able to tune in on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 3 a.m. ET/12 a.m. PT to catch the NCIS season 23 fall finale.

What to expect on the NCIS season 23 fall finale

NCIS season 23 episode 9 sees someone steal the toys from a Navy Christmas toy drive, and that means McGee and Torres are on a mission to find out who. They could be the saviors of Christmas, while Jimmy debates whether The Grinch has come to town to steal Christmas.

Meanwhile, Knight has an ELITE mission, and this is where we could see a familiar face. She needs to track down a former member of the team, and the best idea we have for this is Elle Bishop. After all, she continues to work on missions, but not in an official capacity. After faking a betrayal, Bishop joined forces with Ziva’s former handler and started an off-the-books assignment. Could this episode bring all that up?

McGee and Torres try to recover a stolen truck filled with toys for the Navy’s annual Christmas drive while the truth about Parker’s mother is finally revealed. Also, Knight is given her first NCIS: Elite mission, which involves tracking down a former member of the team.

Then there’s the Parker family mystery. As Jimmy learned that Parker’s mom was murdered rather than dying in a car accident, Parker has another layer to the mystery that has haunted him for the last two seasons. Now is the time to uncover the truth!

NCIS airs tonight at 8/7c on CBS.

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