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.