Will Tony & Ziva Return to ‘NCIS’ After Spinoff Cancellation?
The NCIS universe is a little smaller now that Paramount+ has canceled the spinoff NCIS: Tony & Ziva.
Luckily, the spinoff’s one and only season left Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) in a solid place, but fans are still craving more of the couple.
So, is there a chance the two characters will return to the flagship NCIS series? Here’s our breakdown of the chances…
There’s been no word about Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo returning to NCIS after Tony & Ziva’s end.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem that anyone at CBS and Paramount+ or in the NCIS and Tony & Ziva writers rooms has indicated that Weatherly and de Pablo could come back to the mothership.
Then again, Tony & Ziva’s cancellation just became public knowledge two days ago, so plans might still be in the works.
The two actors described the spinoff as the “next chapter” of Tony and Ziva’s story.
In the joint statement Weatherly and de Pablo released on Friday, the actors said the now-canceled spinoff representing the “next chapter” of Tony and Ziva’s story, not the last chapter.
“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,” they told fans.
Then again, Weatherly and de Pablo suggested more finality later in the statement, thanking the fans who “joined us on this adventure and finally got to see Tony and Ziva find their happily ever after.”
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Both actors have made surprise appearances on NCIS before.
Weatherly left NCIS after that show’s 13th season but returned in Season 21 to join his colleagues in mourning their team member Ducky (David McCallum), just a week or so before Paramount+’s Tony & Ziva order made headlines.
De Pablo, on the other hand, resurfaced in the Season 16 finale and then recurred in Season 17. It seems that the door at NCIS is always open for these two.
Weatherly has already speculated about what the following chapter of the characters’ lives might be.
The Tony & Ziva writers already had an idea for continuing the characters’ story: They had even plotted an alternate ending for the Season 1 finale to set up a prospective Season 2.
And Weatherly shared his musings about Season 2 in a TV Insider interview this October. “What’s the next level of [Tony & Ziva’s] relationship?” he said. “Does that mean that they have established the trust and that they are going to have a proper wedding and that [daughter] 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.”
Undoubtedly, fans are hoping to see that blow-up — or just a catch-up — on NCIS.
NCIS, Midseason Return, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 8/7c, CBS
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J
Had Paramount+ just for Tony & Ziva!
Good bye subscription!!!
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Same
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No reason to keep paramount now
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Same
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I want to watch it very much but I can’t afford to buy a Paramount Subscription. Who can I write to to tell them I want to see Tony & Ziva and they should put it back on CBS with the others.
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CBS might show it this summer since it was canceled.
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I couldn’t agree with you more. I’m on Social Security and can’t afford to pay for a Paramount subscription
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If they appear in an episode or 2 as guest stars, that would fine. But there is no reason for them to return full time. The crew that is there now is just fine.
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NCIS Tony and Ziva is the only reason I subscribed to Paramount +. I will no longer need my subscription. I know others feel the same way.
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LIKE Tony and Ziva and would love to see them on again I prefer the the old actor to the new ones
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I have zero desire to see 50-something year old Tony being told to grab his gear. Please, no. The OG show has a winter hiatus. Why doesn't CBS air the spinoff for all those who won't subscribe to Paramount+?
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M
They’re gone! Keep it that way.
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WE NEVER GIVE UP. ALL THE FANS WANT A SECOND SEASON.
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So sad that Tony & Ziva were canceled after one season.so many really loved this show and were waiting finally for a Tiva wedding. Just so wrong. Canceled Paramount+.
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K
While I’d welcome any way of seeing these characters in the future, having their own show that could dive into the characters more deeply, and was beautifully executed in Tony and Ziva, is what I truly want to watch. As a longtime Paramount+ subscriber, I’m very disappointed in their decision not to give the show a renewal. Shows like this one, allowed for thoughtful storytelling that took viewers and fans on an emotional journey. Plus Cote and Michael bring an authenticity to the relationship that is truly special. I truly hope they’ll reconsider giving the show another chance.
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WE ALL WANT THE WEDDING OF TONY AND ZIVA, TONY CRYING AT WEDDING VOWS, HONEYMOON, ZIVA PREGNANT AGAIN, ZIVA IN LABOUR WITH TONY BY HER SIDE, A THIRD DINOZZO A BOY, MUCH MORE FAMILY SCENES WITH ISLA, MORE PROCEDURAL SCENES FOR AGENCY OF TONY.
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Who is we? You're not talking for me. I don't want to see his face in any tv show.
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I vote "no."
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I vote super yes for crossovers of tiva.
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J
This show would have succeeded if it was put on Regular TV instead of Paramount. They could have put NCIS Sydney over on Paramount.Then Tony and Ziva would have succeeded, an since Robert Wagner has passed away they could have murdered him on a Naval base and which would have brought in Tim Mcgee, along with Tony&Ziva with there agents to start the show off the right way.
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I knew that show wouldn’t last. I watched the first episode and didn’t want to watch any more of it. It was horribly written. But I don’t care to see them in the new NCIS. Actually I stopped watching NCIS four years ago. I just don’t like the show anymore. The good TV shows they cancel and shows like NCIS last twenty years and I don’t understand. Because it lost its flavor a long time ago. But I guess everybody don’t feel that way
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I love Tony and Ziva! Bring them back. The only show I watch on Paromount +
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I thought Tony and Ziva was soooo much fun to watch. I love the banter and the chemistry is amazing. To say that I am sorry to see it end is an understatement. I hope they bring it back again. Tony and Ziva are just FUN!
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I reeaaallly need for them to come back!! They were so cute and I just love tali
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K
Tony and Ziva was such a great series! I could not wait to watch the next episode. I hope you will bring the great duo back 🤞🤞. Listen to your viewers!
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Don’t need Paramount + now that Tony & Ziva is canceled. 😢
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I want to. See it continue have some of the old characters make an appearance the series is good get better new writers to keep it going I I would miss. It
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L
If Tony and Ziva had been on regular Paramount plus instead of having to stream, there would have been a second season. Love them both but not enough to pay for another channel.
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C
NCIS is about solving crimes. Tony and Zika was about them running for their lives. Way different for me. Would love to see them return to NCIS once in a while.
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M
Such a bummer that it's not returning, but I am so thrilled we got to see them again at all, and don't mind where it ended.
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I see your comment.
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Now I will say it because I do not care is you post this or not. He lives in the WHITE HOUSE
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I see this comment too.
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