{"id":2484070,"date":"2026-07-01T20:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2484070"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:48:48","slug":"michael-weatherly-to-return-to-ncis-after-cancellation-of-tony-ziva-spinoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/michael-weatherly-to-return-to-ncis-after-cancellation-of-tony-ziva-spinoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Weatherly to return to \u201cNCIS\u201d after cancellation of \u201cTony &#038; Ziva \u201dspinoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Michael Weatherly is returning to <em>NCIS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actor previously starred as Tony DiNozzo for 13 seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weatherly and Cate de Pablo headlined their own spinoff, which was canceled in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tony is back on the case!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ncis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:NCIS;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NCIS&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>NCIS<\/em><\/a> fan favorite <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michael-weatherly\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Michael Weatherly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Michael Weatherly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Michael Weatherly<\/a> is set to return to the flagship series for a season-long arc, CBS announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An original cast member, Weatherly starred on <em>NCIS<\/em> for 13 seasons as Tony DiNozzo, a charming member of the Major Case Response Team. Weatherly departed the series in 2016, but he reprised the role in the 2025 spinoff, <em>NCIS: Tony &amp; Ziva<\/em>, which paired him with fellow OG Cote de Pablo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Michael Weatherly and Cote De Pablo on &#8216;NCIS: Tony &amp; Ziva&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Marcell Piti\/Paramount+<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In December, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/paramount-cancels-ncis-tony-and-ziva-after-1-season-11873588\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Paramount+ surprisingly canceled Tony &amp; Ziva;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Paramount+ surprisingly canceled Tony &amp;amp&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Paramount+ surprisingly canceled <em>Tony &amp; Ziva<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;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&#8217;s story,&#8221; Weatherly and de Pablo\u00a0said in a joint statement. &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pair continued, &#8220;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.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The news of Weatherly&#8217;s <em>NCIS<\/em> return comes the day after his former costar Mark Harmon was revealed to be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/mark-harmon-returning-as-gibbs-ncis-origins-season-3-12009961\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:stepping back into the universe;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;stepping back into the universe&quot;}\" class=\"link \">stepping back into the universe<\/a> with his own extended arc on the <em>NCIS<\/em> prequel <em>Origins<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Featuring Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law, and Gary Cole, season 24 of <em>NCIS<\/em> premieres this fall on CBS.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/michael-weatherly-to-return-to-ncis-after-cancellation-of-tony-and-ziva-12010954\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Michael Weatherly is returning to NCIS. The actor previously starred as Tony DiNozzo for 13 seasons. Weatherly and Cate de Pablo headlined their own spinoff, which was canceled in December. Tony is back on the case! NCIS fan favorite Michael Weatherly is set to return to the flagship series for a season-long arc, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2484071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[361330,342748,315761,361331,362520],"class_list":["post-2484070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-cote-de-pablo","tag-michael-weatherly","tag-ncis","tag-tony-and-ziva","tag-tony-dinozzo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Michael-Weatherly-to-return-to-NCIS-after-cancellation-of-Tony.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484070"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484072,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484070\/revisions\/2484072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}