NCIS: New York Season 1 Episode 3 photos preview “Carousel,” airing tonight, Tuesday, October 20, from 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. LL COOL J stars as Sam Hanna alongside Scott Caan as Nick Schaeffer, with Jennifer Beals, Jacqueline Byers, Shane Harper and Devin Druid rounding out the series ensemble.
The new episode sends the team searching for a prosecutor’s kidnapped children while Nick faces an NYPD investigation and Sam attempts to reconnect with someone from his past.
NCIS: New York Season 1 Episode 3 Details
Episode
Season 1 Episode 3, “Carousel”
Air Date
Tonight, Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Time
9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT
Network
CBS
Streaming
Live and on demand with Paramount+ Premium; next-day on-demand viewing Wednesday, October 21, with Paramount+ Essential
Written By
Melissa Glenn
Directed By
Nick Gomez
What Is “Carousel” About?
A Judge Advocate General prosecutor’s children are kidnapped from a park carousel. The team races to locate them, suspecting that the abduction may be connected to their mother’s work.
The case puts the search for the children at the center of tonight’s episode. While the prosecutor’s professional life provides a possible direction for the investigation, CBS has not disclosed who took the children or whether that suspected connection proves correct.
“Carousel” was written by Melissa Glenn and directed by Nick Gomez.
Nick Faces a Subpoena as Sam Revisits His Past
Scott Caan’s Nick Schaeffer gets subpoenaed for an NYPD investigation, bringing another concern into his work with the team. The official preview does not disclose the subject of the inquiry or Nick’s role in it.
Meanwhile, LL COOL J’s Sam Hanna tries to reconnect with a woman from his past. That personal thread runs alongside the kidnapping case without the synopsis revealing her identity or the outcome of Sam’s attempt.
Who Stars in NCIS: New York?
LL COOL J reprises Sam Hanna, the established NCIS: Los Angeles character now working in New York. Scott Caan plays his investigative partner, Nick Schaeffer, and Jennifer Beals plays Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robyn Wells.
The ensemble includes Jacqueline Byers as Addison “Addy” Ross, Shane Harper as Wyatt Sellers and Devin Druid as Sean Sullivan.
NCIS: New York Season 1 Episode 3 Photos — “Carousel”
NCIS: New York Season 1 Episode 3, “Carousel,” airs tonight, Tuesday, October 20, from 9:00–10:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Watch live and on demand with Paramount+ Premium, or stream tomorrow, Wednesday, October 21, with Paramount+ Essential. Catch up through the official NCIS: New York streaming page.
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