‘NCIS’: Katrina Law Talks Ziva Recruiting Knight & Dynamic With Tony

Meredith Jacobs October 16, 2026, 2:34 pm

We may not be seeing Cote de Pablo onscreen (yet?) on NCIS, even with Michael Weatherly back and Tony now the agency’s director, but Ziva’s presence is very much felt and she’s making sure that he’s staying healthy. In the second episode, Knight (Katrina Law) reveals that Ziva called her, concerned — about Tony’s diet.

“I love that the writers came up with such a cool way for Knight and DiNozzo to interact because at first, we were like, ‘Well, how are they going to be? Do they know each other? Did my father know him? Did we have interactions before?'” Law told TV Insider when she stopped by our office to discuss all things NCIS and Knight. “And then to have Ziva, who is my favorite NCIS character of all time, call me and specifically say, ‘Watch his donut intake, genius.'”

As Knight explained to McGee (Sean Murray) and Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), Ziva called her because Tony only listens to strong women since they scare him. And later in the episode, as Knight threw away Tony’s latte (his third of the day), he realized why.

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Now, we just need to get those two onscreen. De Pablo exited NCIS in Season 11, then briefly returned in Seasons 16 and 17, while Law joined the cast in Season 18. Law is all for it.

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“I think if Knight and Ziva got together for an episode, one, the badassery that would ensue would just be epic for everybody, including myself. I would just be so happy,” she said. “But I feel like we would just watch Tony DiNozzo sweating for the entire episode, which is also highly entertaining. I think McGee would actually get a big kick out of Ziva and Knight being together and ganging up on Tony. I think it would just be revenge for years and years of probie-ness.”

What would you want to see from Knight and Ziva together onscreen? Let us know in the comments section below.

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