"NCIS: Origins" honors David McCallum in a tribute episode Oct. 28 featuring young "Ducky" Mallard's return. USA TODAY gets ...

Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard is returning to the NCIS universe with his introduction in NCIS: Origins. Adam Campbell will be seen playing the role of the young version of the medical examiner in the ...

NCIS: Origins,” 9 p.m., CBS. This prequel series adds an early version of “Ducky” Mallard, the “NCIS” medical examiner. It also has a nod to David McCallum, who played ...

The original version of the tune “heralds the entrance,” as Campbell puts it, of the now middle-aged Ducky. He comes from DC to Camp Pendleton to investigate whether NIS needs an in-house medical ...