Countdown to NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 4: Release Date, Big Stakes, and What to Expect

NCIS: Sydney is leaving the harbor and heading straight for the Outback in a case that dips a toe into the weird. Season 3, Episode 4 is titled 'The Truth Is Outback', and yes, there is a UFO angle. Not the usual navy-crime-of-the-week setup, and that is very much the point.

When and where to watch

CBS has 'The Truth Is Outback' scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 10/9c in the U.S., with next-day streaming on Paramount+. If you need the local time where you are, here you go:

• USA (Pacific Time): Tue, Nov 4 – 7:00 PM PT
• USA (Eastern Time): Tue, Nov 4 – 10:00 PM ET
• Brazil (BRT): Wed, Nov 5 – 12:00 AM
• UK (GMT): Wed, Nov 5 – 3:00 AM
• Central Europe (CET): Wed, Nov 5 – 4:00 AM
• South Africa (SAST): Wed, Nov 5 – 4:00 AM
• India (IST): Wed, Nov 5 – 7:30 AM
• Philippines (PHT): Wed, Nov 5 – 10:00 AM
• Australia (ACDT): Wed, Nov 5 – 12:30 PM
• New Zealand (NZST): Wed, Nov 5 – 3:00 PM

What this episode is actually about

"When a U.S. Navy pilot goes missing at a UFO hotspot, the team has to figure out if the truth is really out there."

That is the official logline, and the episode plays it straight: a missing pilot, a notorious patch of Outback sky, and an investigation that takes the usual NCIS machinery into slightly stranger territory.

Where the season stands going in

Season 3 kicked off on October 14, 2025 and is sprinting to a five-episode finish on November 11. The current arc has been busy: Blue is back in her lab after her earlier rule-bending, now stuck doing things the old-fashioned way (paperwork included), while Travis has, let’s say, redecorated her workspace in ways she did not sign off on. Their dynamic is... charged, and Episode 4 is poised to poke that bear again.

Bigger picture, the team has been chasing the fallout from a 2020 Taliban attack. A key witness turned up dead, which initially pointed the finger at Rashid Ramati, an Afghan interpreter visiting Australia who looked like he might be cleaning house. That theory collapsed fast: Ramati was actually the guy who saved people that day. The real problem is a phantom operator nicknamed The Ghost, a government-sanctioned assassin wiped from official records. The team managed to take him down, but who he answers to is still under wraps, and the loose ends are fraying.

Who made Episode 4

Per Rotten Tomatoes, NCIS: Sydney was created by Morgan O'Neill, who also executive produces alongside Sara Richardson and Sue Seeary. 'The Truth Is Outback' is written by Michael Miller and Eloise Healey, and directed by David Caesar.

What to expect

Think crime procedural with a paranormal wrinkle. The case pulls the team into a notorious UFO zone without turning the hour into pure sci-fi, and it threads neatly into the ongoing Ghost storyline and the Blue/Travis lab standoff. If the show sticks the landing, this should be one of those episodes that nudges the mythology forward while having a little fun with the unknown.

NCIS: Sydney streams on Paramount+ the day after it airs on CBS.