Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva (Cote de Pablo) are NCIS’s most famous couple, even though both have not been regulars on the series for a long time. Therefore, Paramount+ decided to give them a series where they investigated crimes in Europe.
With all of that going on, it sounds like it will be a hit. Well, NCIS: Tony &Zi wasn’t. So, today, comes news that the show was cancelled after just one season.
“We feel incredibly lucky to have had the chance to play these characters once again and to tell the next chapter of Tony and Ziva’s story,” Weatherly and de Pablo said in a statement. “Our deepest thanks go to our extraordinary cast, crew, writers, directors, and producers, and to our partners at CBS Studios and Paramount+ who helped make this dream a reality. But most of all, we want to thank the fans around the world who joined us on this adventure and finally got to see Tony and Ziva find their happily ever after.”
Earlier this week, CBS announced that Mark Harmon will reprise his role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS: Origins. Today, they shared a photo of him dressed up as the character he played for over 18 years, and I can’t believe we have not seen him like that for four years.
So what would bring Harmon out of on-camera retirement (he is the narrator on the prequel)? His return is for a crossover episode between NCIS: Origins and NCIS: OG.
When a naval officer mysteriously dies in the ‘90s, Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and the team travel to the small dust-blown town of Serenity, Calif., where they encounter secret-harboring residents, an uncooperative sheriff and an investigation that will reverberate for decades.
CBS had a HUGE surprise for the fans of the NCIS franchise today. They announced that Mark Harmon will make an on-camera guest appearance on NCIS: Origins, the show on which he is the narrator, on Veterans’ Day.
In the crossover one-night event airing on Veterans Day, younger Gibbs (Austin Stowell) and the team investigate the small-town death of a naval officer in the ‘90s – a case that’s unexpectedly reopened in the present day.
Gibbs is still in Alaska, but he is not alone. So, who is he with? Please say, his real-life wife, Pam Dawber!
“I’m very proud of the storytelling that David and Gina are doing on ORIGINS,” Harmon said. “They continue to push boundaries and dive deeper into the characters’ backstories. They came to me with an idea for Gibbs that I liked, and it seemed like a good time to check in with him. I hope fans enjoy it.”
Maybe Harmon will like being on-camera again so much that he will come out of retirement?
Today was a good day for several series on CBS, Hulu, and ABC.
I will start the news off with CBS. The network picked up Tracker, Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Hollywood Squares, Elsbeth, Fire Country, NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney for another season.
But that is only eight shows. What is #9? Ghosts will haunt us for two more seasons.
Those nine join returning shows Matlock, FBI, Survivor, and The Amazing Race, new shows Fire County spinoff Sheriff Country, Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue, and singing competition The Road.
Over at Hulu, Dan Fogleman’s Paradise, which stars his This Is Us star Sterling K. Brown, will remain underground for another season.
Finally, ABC loves 9-1-1 so much that they are adding Nashville to the franchise next season. But before then, we are going to get a 9-1-1/Doctor Odyssey crossover in March. According to Variety, the episode takes part during Casino week, and “unexpected guest Athena Grant suspects two passengers are targeting the ship’s vault. Enlisting Max’s help, Athena raises the stakes in a dangerous game where not everyone will end up with a winning hand.”
I wish ABC and Ryan Murphy had picked someone else to take the cruise because it seems
unrealistic that she would get back on a ship so quickly after last year’s water disaster.
Even though we are seven months away from the 2025-2026 season, I can’t wait for it to start.
NCIS: Syndey was supposed to debut its second season premiere on January 31st. However, CBS announced today that they are moving it to February 7th.
Why? CBS said, “The shift is due to a soon-to-be-announced special.”
I think it is either Grammy related because they will air two days later on the Eye, or they will do a wrap up of FireAid, the musical fundraiser, on January 30th.
