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An entertainment piece outlining five fan-driven wants for Tony DiNozzo’s NCIS Season 24 return: a Ziva-and-Tali reunion, Tony–McGee team-ups, a Gibbs cameo or call, Palmer conversations, and a nod to Vance’s funeral.
Michael Weatherly is returning to NCIS as Tony DiNozzo for the 2026–27 season, a decade after his departure, with CBS framing the appearance as a season-long arc. The news follows Mark Harmon’s Gibbs appearing in every NCIS: Origins episode this fall, and fans are left wondering whether Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David will rejoin. Weatherly previously cameoed in the 2024 tribute episode to Ducky, and the Season 24 main cast includes Gary Cole, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Katrina Law, and Brian Dietzen.
Michael Weatherly is returning as Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc in NCIS Season 24, reuniting with the CBS hit after leading the show for 13 seasons and later appearing in related projects; his comeback follows Mark Harmon’s reprise in NCIS: Origins, as the franchise keeps expanding beyond the mothership while Season 24 debuts this fall.
Michael Weatherly will reprise Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc in NCIS Season 24, reuniting with the NCIS team after the Tony & Ziva spinoff; CBS has not revealed how many episodes he’ll appear in.
Michael Weatherly will return to NCIS to reprise Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc in Season 24, marking his first full comeback since leaving in Season 13. He previously appeared in Season 21 for Ducky’s funeral and later cameoed in the short-lived Tony & Ziva spin-off. The move comes amid ongoing questions about the team’s leadership after Leon Vance’s death, with showrunners hinting at bringing back a familiar face as the possible new director as Tony’s return unfolds.
Michael Weatherly is returning as Tony DiNozzo for a season-long arc on NCIS this fall, six months after the Tony & Ziva spinoff was canceled; CBS hasn’t commented on whether Cote de Pablo’s Ziva will appear or if the Tony & Ziva storyline will be retconned. NCIS Season 24 premieres this fall on CBS (8 p.m. ET/PT) and will stream on Paramount+.
Mark Harmon will make a full-time return to the NCIS-verse as Leroy Jethro Gibbs in NCIS: Origins Season 3, appearing in every episode, narrating and serving as an executive producer. The prequel will feature a serialized present-day mystery tied to Gibbs’ 1990s Camp Pendleton era, continuing the franchise’s shift toward serialized storytelling.
NCIS Season 23 Episode 18, “Bad Impressions,” airs on CBS (8:00–9:00 PM ET/PT) on April 28 and streams on Paramount+. The team must clear one of their own who’s been framed for murder while uncovering a dangerous national-security conspiracy, with LL Cool J returning as Sam Hanna in a high-stakes, personal case; the article also highlights a photo gallery and behind-the-scenes looks from the episode.
CBS unveiled NCIS: New York, a fast-tracked spinoff centered on LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna returning to his New York City roots to lead a new team alongside co-lead Scott Caan. The project moved from first conversations to greenlight in about five months, with R. Scott Gemmill scripting, Byron Balasco set to run the series, and a 20-episode order anticipated. The setup allows crossovers with the mothership NCIS and builds on LL Cool J’s long-running portrayal of Sam Hanna (17 years), described as a “superhero” who puts life on the line for partners and country.
CBS orders NCIS: New York for the 2026-27 season, bringing LL Cool J back as Sam Hanna with Scott Caan joining as a rogueish team leader. The eighth NCIS series will air on Tuesdays in the fall, between the flagship NCIS and NCIS: Origins, with NCIS: Sydney taking midseason.
CBS chief Amy Reisenbach says the network chose NCIS: New York with LL Cool J’s Sam Hanna for a fresh NYC/navy-driven spin-off, instead of reviving Tony & Ziva, which was canceled after one season on Paramount+. NCIS: NY will join the mothership NCIS and NCIS: Origins on Tuesdays, with Origins reduced and Sydney returning midseason.
NCIS executive producer Steven D. Binder explains that Director Leon Vance’s death in the 500th episode was a long-planned, high-stakes move to deepen the series and deliver an epic, emotional payoff, while keeping doors open for Vance’s occasional return as a director and fan-friendly closure for his arc.
In NCIS's 500th episode, Director Leon Vance, played by Rocky Carroll, is fatally shot after helping prove a petty officer's innocence, delivering a gut-punch exit after 18 years on the show; Carroll has confirmed he’ll continue working behind the scenes and says he learned of the death in November.
In NCIS’s milestone 500th episode, Director Leon Vance is killed in a betrayal-driven twist as an Army CID agent within the team’s case is exposed, reshaping the squad's future as the conspiracy behind the agency's shutdown is unveiled.
In NCIS's 500th episode, Director Leon Vance is fatally shot, with a twist revealing a young Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard as the interviewer; Vance dies after the gunfight (he wasn’t wearing a vest), marking a tragic moment in the long-running series.