Original NCIS Pilot Actor Offers Realistic Response to Returning to the CBS Series 23 Years Later When NCIS first premiered in 2003, it set the stage for one of television’s longest-running and most beloved franchises. Among the original faces who helped launch the show was an actor whose early presence helped define the tone of the entire series. Now, 23 years later, that same actor has finally shared an honest and grounded take on whether a return to the CBS hit could ever happen — and fans ar