Cote de Pablo Reacts to ‘NCIS’ Spinoff Cancellation: ‘May Tony and Ziva Walk Into Their Forever’
Hours after news broke that NCIS: Tony & Ziva has been canceled and will not be returning for a second season on Paramount+, Cote de Pablo has shared a separate statement and memory from her time on both the mothership and the spinoff from the one released with Michael Weatherly.
“Twelve years ago, after my final scene on NCIS, Michael and I walked back to our trailers and this photo was taken. We had no idea then that Tony and Ziva’s story would one day come full circle,” de Pablo wrote in the caption of a photo on Instagram of her and Weatherly walking away from the camera. (De Pablo exited as a series regular in Season 11, then later returned in a surprise arc.) “Today, this photo carries a beautiful new meaning. May Tony and Ziva walk into their forever. Thank you all for your love and support ❤️”
Brian Dietzen, who stars as Dr. Jimmy Palmer on NCIS and was Weatherly’s costar for 13 seasons and de Pablo’s for eight, left a heart in the comments section. See the post and a screenshot below.
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Earlier in the day, de Pablo and Weatherly said in a joint statement, “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. 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.” Both stars shared that on their Instagram accounts as well, over a photo of them as Tony and Ziva together in what is now the series finale.
Because an alternate finale ending was scrapped — plans were for it to kick off a second season, showrunner John McNamara told TV Insider — we did leave Tony and Ziva in a happy place. They had gotten back together, they were raising their daughter together, and the future looked bright since they were no longer on the run, having cleared their names after Tony’s security company was framed.
Looking ahead while discussing the Season 1 finale, de Pablo told TV Insider in a video interview that she wasn’t sure if the couple needed to try to get married again after their first wedding day fell apart. “I do think that when two people are together, whether they are married or not, they’re still together. There’s an energy thing, and that it just is. And so, I don’t think they have to. I think what they need to do is really kind of acknowledge what they feel in honesty, and I think that’s the strength of the relationship,” she said.
When it came to Tony and Ziva moving forward, Weatherly wondered, “What’s the next level of their relationship? Does that mean that they have established the trust and that they are going to have a proper wedding and that Tali is going to start going to high school? I think there’s something about moving into a very solid place, and just when you think that everything is super solid, some other aspect of everything blows up.”
The official NCISverse Instagram account also posted a series of photos, with #TIVAFOREVER, of Weatherly and de Pablo from the show — and Dietzen wearing a hat expressing the same sentiment, which you can see below.
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What are you going to miss most about NCIS: Tony & Ziva? Let us know in the comments section below.
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I thought it was great and definitely would have watched as many years as Paramount would have given us of the 2 of them together. Really surprised and disappointed. Maybe one day it will be brought back but unless ratings were low I don't understand
But they have also cancelled very successful shows so there is that.
But glad we at least had one season.
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It’s not over yet!!! We need more of this show!! We’re going to fight like hell to bring them back to us… again!! #SaveTonyandZiva #TivaForever
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If this had been televised on a network like cbs it would have succeeded!!
Poor decision by Harmon and CBS not to do that.
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I probably would have been a loyal viewer if it had been shown on CBS, but I just didn’t want to pay for another streaming service.
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Please Please 🙏 save Tony and Ziva!! Love these two together ❤️
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I think they've made a mistake. I've already watched then entire season 3 times.
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So sad! I would have continued watching every new season! It was a great show and I have no idea why it is not being renewed! I hope Paramount will rethink this bad decision.
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I didn’t get to watch it, I am on a fixed income and couldn’t afford to pay for paramount plus, I would have watched it if you would have had it on the same channel as NCIS,
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From the beginning I didn’t think this series was going anywhere. I thought that I had an idea of how Tony & Zina were in NCIS and believed that it might have worked if there was an international NCIS, that Tony & Zina could have been part of. This new series was all over the place. Sorry to see them go. Tony & Zina the original characters were terrific.
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As a NCIS fan I really struggled with the series, felt there was a cold start- from editing out scenes with other NCIS characters, no links to the remaining cast- Palmer, Vance or McGee, even Gibbs.
It distanced itself from the mothership too much. The story was all over the place & globe trotting too much all over.
No, I don't get joy for admitting this either.
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I have Paramount Plus but I also watch NCIS on it. Had it been on CBS they would have had to screen some of the language. You don't need the F word or GD or other cuss words and it was a lot. I was hoping it would be more like NCIS but it wasn't. It was an entire season of one story and lots of flashbacks making it more confusing. I loved them on NCIS but it just didn't seem the same chemistry.
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I am very disappointed as it was a great show. At least they ended the show with them finally having a happy ending. No surprise since it seems like the great shows are canceled and the crappy shows are kept running far past the time.
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I am so disappointed! I love 💕 these two and want so much more of them!! Please, please save this show!
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I loved the show. It was so nice to see Tony and ziva together with there daughter. Was nice. Now paramount wants cancel it. There stupid. Go find another streaming service. Or go to CBS.
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I thought it was great as well as 50 percent of Americans did. Not all are watchers of NCIS. My family is crushed that the series ended so soon. Took me forever to find it because.it was coming out then didn't. I really think the mangers and production company didn't want it to work. This is a sad moment in history when some of the foul mouth shows can make and not a family favorite show can't.
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If only it was on cbs
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Would have loved to have watched it but not subscribing to
Paramount + to watch one show
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I think they are wrong about canceling the show. With Tony’s security business there are a number of things that could happen that would involve Tony and Ziva into needing to protect their family and business.
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Tired of tv studios crying after canceling shows that they were to expensive. Tony and Ziva was good tv, which there isn’t much anymore. Maybe if they put on CBS so everyone could watch they would have made more money. Bad on Paramount.
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I wanted to like it, but ultimately couldn't.
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Daytime soap's go on for years - yet, the prime time shows get axed like they are nothing. Not just this show, many favorites have been canned for who knows what the real reason it. They should have a season 2. I watched all of 1. Bring the show back!
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Loved watching the show with them being back together. Very disappointed it was canceled after just one season. Awful shows are usually run more than one season.
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Loved seeing these two characters back together again after all these years! Finally found out what happened to them however, now I want MORE! Please rethink your plans Paramount, CBS.
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Looked forward to more seasons. These two actors made NCIS, and I was sure Tony and Ziva would last longer.
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Such a rude disappointment. Guess it's time to lose the Paramount subscription and go to something that consistently provide a show that's worth watching.
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