Mark Harmon REVEALS Why He Had To LEAVE NCIS..

Mark Harmon REVEALS Why He Had To LEAVE NCIS..
NCIS just isn’t the same without Mark Harmon. Harmon portrayed the iconic character of Leroy Jethro Gibbs for almost 20 years. It’s been years since viewers last saw Agent Gibbs, but fans still have questions over his exit. Why did Mark Harmon leave NCIS and what happened to Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs in the first place? Two years after he ended his stint as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Mark Harmon clarifies the real reason he left the show amid calls for his return. Want to know more? Stay tuned to find out!

[@CindiKirkVisser]

I miss Gibbs, Ziva, Tony and Abby. I know things have to evolve over the years and that the actors go through a grueling schedule filming this show. I'm in that same age group as Mark Harmon, so I appreciate him wanting to enjoy life a little more and work less. No matter who comes on newer episodes, it will never be the same as the original group of actors...they had chemistry and made that show great. Thanks to all for entertaining my family for so many years!

[@ginnyradcliffe7816]

Agree!!

[@cindyberg1398]

I don't watch it NCIS anymore it is not the same. I am hoping he will come back at least for some episodes

[@Futuro_Digital]

Agree :(

[@qianathomas7327]

and now adding Ducky to that list😞

[@ginnyradcliffe7816]

Yeah really sucks!!

[@user-jh5zf5su7x]

No one can replace Gibbs. He made the show

[@enkisdaughter4795]

He WAS the show

[@JennyJones-ng6vw]

So right!!!

[@angierose3310]

so true

[@OhiominkCoates]

Although I love Tim,he’s the only one left to make the show close enough for watching.❤ old cast members were the best.

[@annkynaston3605]

Tim and Jimmy Palmer.

[@jenniferd264]

Tobias Fornell aka Joe Spano has been on longer! He was on the 1st Episode 😊 Palmer joined Season 1 Episode 21 “Split Decision” They kinda slipped it past us He became a Doctor without actually going to Medical School lol He worked full time and then some and you don’t graduate medical school EARLY going part time lol then they suddenly said he was in med school in the episode where the Senators daughter was murdered. Again, he started working for NCIS at 22! Again, you don’t complete 12 years of medical school & Residency while working 80+ hours at a job and then do that in a fraction of those 12 years lol You do not need a medical degree to be a ME. But they call and credit jimmy as being a full MD lol The magic of TV lol

[@josephkaiser800]

We are very sorry to hear about your decision to leave NCIS we have really enjoyed the long run. Please relay our thoughts to Pam as well. All I can say is THANK YOU.

[@221NTZ]

I must be one of the few who actually like the show better now. I've watched it from day 1, and after so many of the characters left, it just wasn't the same. They gave Gibbs a good send off. They didn't kill him; he's just in Alaska. I think Gary Cole is a great addition, and I like the chemistry of the group; it's much more relaxed. What upsets me most is the passing of David McCallum. RIP, Ducky. You will be missed so much.

[@lindaelick6067]

I just can’t get into with Gibbs gone. I really like McGee and Tores, it’s just not the same.

[@whitmeister1190]

I like NCIS more now without Michael Weatherly and Mark Harmon.

[@carlaanderson3905]

Gary Cole passed away last year so I wonder how he will be written out of the story line, I noticed he was still in the first episode this new season.

[@patriciavanzyl747]

Gary Cole dead. Are you sure you are not mistaken.

[@whitmeister1190]

@@patriciavanzyl747 I believe Mr. Cole is still with us…..and NCIS

[@user-zv9zw6rb6c]

It is very sad that he left and every body has left and Ducky has died he is a very brilliant actor 😢

[@angelaprivette8810]

Everyone hasn't left. Honestly for me, those who have left this far, I have been okay with. Thise who have remained are great in what they di and it should not be diminished. Yes Gibbs was the leader. But we have seen how many times when for whatever reason Gibbs was let go, gone to help Zeva, which for was getting boring. The remaining actors have proven that they can still keep going just as strong without Gibbs. I will continue to watch them until theirbfinalndays qhichbi hope will be no time soon. The show still has it. Even without Gibbs.

[@tonyahutcherson135]

I don't watch it because he's not in it anymore. He's the reason I watched it for so long.

[@peterbeck-rasmussen8514]

"She got me fired" !!??? What POS headline is this ?? This video is a complete waste of time - the headline has NO bearing what so ever on the contents of this rediculous video that barely has a message !! The headline is just as big a piece of clickbait as the content of the video itself !! All the questions that the headline naturally creates is NEVER answered ................ NOBODY had Mark Harmon fired !!

[@luzrosado3725]

I agree 100% with you. 21+ minutes, a waste of time!!!

[@luzrosado3725]

Even more - 25+ minutes not 21+ as I wrote above.

[@123youable]

very misleading heading. total waste of time and no answers!

[@user-bf4mu6nl1e]

22:17 absolutely agree with you

[@barbarasantasiero4135]

Agree totally. Another nobody making stuff up for clicks!! Gibbs/Harmon never fired!!

[@juliehake2635]

Mark was handsome even as he aged gracefully. He entertained the public every week, and we were happy to spend the time with him. God bless him as he goes on with his life.

[@user-bh2mf5uv7c]

Loss of Gibbs equals loss of my watching. I understand Mark Harmon desire to retire. Come back for special series with Abby, and Jenny's twin sister who was deep undercover, who sometimes traded places with twin. How about Kelly's friend as a problem. OH the emotional twists these would bring to a run of 7 shows on a highly significant case. Even honor Duckys death. Please CBS show us you care for fans!

[@dianamitchell2230]

I still enjoy watching NCIS. I like the new characters, they add a new dimension to the show! Still a fan! 👍🏽

[@sheilapace7608]

I miss Gibbs and I can't get used to watching the show without him try as I may

[@lyndakempland4559]

I still watch NCIS. I know lots don't watch because Mark is no longer but I still watch it. I don’t like him gone. He made the show and maybe I'll flow away. But I loved all the characters that left. Such good chemistry.

[@316happycamper]

I stop watching after Harmon left. Feel sorry for "Tim" being left behind. Should let the series go. NCIS Sidney is a good replacement.

[@annkynaston3605]

Pity Tim couldn't go to NCIS Sydney seeing as Sean Murray has dual American/Australian nationality.

[@margaretbynoe8570]

I don’t watch NCIS anymore it will always be Gibbs,there’s no substance to the show anymore

[@janetcardassi8886]

I see Gibbs on a coffee mug, every morning. I could not get into NCIS after he left.

[@lindaelick6067]

It’s just not the same, I can’t watch it anymore either.

[@dorisdugger1611]

I miss Mark Harmon, but the show is still very interesting.

[@barbiehertz7216]

I watched the show because of Gibbs. Not interested anymore.

[@arnettebowman6640]

I watched one episode without Mark Harmond and it was awful and we didn’t ever watch it again and we had watched it from day one and we were die hard fans of the show and watched reruns of it, but now we don’t because we don’t want to see any of the newer shows that don’t have Leroy Gibbs in it. So we just quit watching the show all together.

[@carolprice2437]

I agree. Without mark harman there is no reason to watch the show

[@elainemarten]

I started watching less when Ziva left, and then almost quit watching completely, when Tony left...and it finished me completely when Gibbs left. In real life, Tim should be the boss, but......

[@karch6150]

I think he made a wise decision. I often thought he should be getting ready for retirement. Myself I’m happy for him and of course I’ll miss him, but I totally get why he left. One of the best exit I’ve seen on a show and yes I cried, but I was also happy quite content. I’ll continue to watch NCIS because it’s that good. Just as in life, people come and go.

[@user-tt3jl3tr5e]

I feel mixed on Gibbs return and retirement. I feel in one way as much as I will miss him TERRIBLY but I feel maybe at this point he has earned his peaceful retirement. I have to say again I WILL MISS THIS HANDSOME MAN TERRIBLY AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO TEXT WITH ANYMORE AND THAT MAKES ME VERY VERY SAD. I LOVE YOU MARK VERY MUCH AND ALWAYS WILL ❤️ ❤️ ❤LOVE.

[@JustSad66]

Here in UK many shows have continued successfully without the founding members... but i totally agree, NCIS started the slippery slope when Ziva, then DiNozzo left. Now i am just about to try to watch season 20... the storylines had better be brilliant or its a no. What did Ducky look like when he was young, asked Kate.... Ilya Kuryakin..best line ever!!!

[@robertjoebrito5923]

That LINE, since the first time I ever heard it, is Always in My Head...as being the best line Ever!!! Ilya Kuryakin...

[@ellacarson2048]

I was there for Ilya! All my friends and I had a huge crush on him back in the day!

[@barbaradevine2642]

With the passing of our beloved ‘Ducky’, Gibbs, Tony, Ziva, Talia, Ellie and Abby should return for his funeral. The old guard, so to speak, to hunt down Ducky’s cause of death. They end with Ziva and Tony finally get married. I hope the writers see this and give David one hell of a send off!

[@grammyjsue]

I would love to see a few reunion episode. Not just one, but maybe 3or4 while he visits and maybe gets drawn into a couple of cases. And please show us how Gibbs got the boat out of his basement. ❤ 😂

[@patriciaheeks7707]

I love Mark Harmon as Gibbs and I just love him he’s very talented and attractive and I recall the first time I saw him but I won’t mention because he probably wouldn’t want anyone to know how he started out but I do miss watching him on NCIS and really since he has left the show I don’t bother watching it anymore it’s just not the same show with most of the cast has gone and when David McCallum died it just wasn’t the same because he played his role so great and I just miss ducky and the rest of them so that’s why I don’t watch it

[@liudacerniauskas7502]

With Mark & the other characters gone, it's not the same. Never will be. 😢

[@user-uo6zw2rv2x]

Really miss Gibbs even though I like the replacement character. Watched the show from the very first.

[@darrelkinney9856]

NCIS will always be GIBBS , McGee , Leon only two original people, not been same with out Gibbs . Not watched since the change over. Been a poor year.

[@andrewmorgan1819]

McGee is not an original Character. Gibbs, Tony, and Ducky were the originals. Caitlin Todd joined in S1 Eps 2, McGee in S1 Eps 7. Leon Vance joined in Series five

[@marykey8269]

So. So sad that Gibbs is not on the show anymore. It would be nice if he had some visits every few years. He was the best. He could have come back for Duckie's funeral.

[@lindakeys2999]

It's not the same without them.

[@phyllisstahl9768]

Miss Mark Harmon's character on the show BUT still find it a great program.

[@christinezeiler]

I miss Gibs a lot, but I also support the other longtime characters in the show and I still watch. I watch the first years of NCIS on Netflix. I’ve gone through all the years 3 times. I don’t mind watching them over and over. I’m on my 4th time through. I also like how the new shows are going even though I miss Gibbs. It’s a great show! I’m looking forward when it begins again in Feb.

[@angelaprivette8810]

I loved Gibbs, and although harsbto not see him on the show. Thw fact that I love all the others has kept me watching. It was hard getting used to his replacement but I'm used to him, surprisingly he has fit in. The entire cast of NCIS are great actors and the stories have not changed, the family of the the show is still strong. I will continue watching it. This Monday is the tribute to Duckie. I will have my tissues handy.

[@Wintermoon62]

I haven't watched since Gibbs left!

[@sandraandrade5927]

I miss his beautiful smile. Never be the same program. I LOVED HIM. I watch when the old NCIS Gibbs come home

[@alanevans6935]

Im so sad that gibbs left NCIS I love the show I watch it all the time I love Abbie and Gibbs the most but I love all the team iv watched ducky since I was a kid me and my partner watch the show all the time so many times lol we love it times God bless you all xx

[@gillmorton1853]

We still watch....... in hope!

[@cherylbanquer6514]

I must admit I haven't watched NCIS since he left, and will always watch reruns of the old one❤hugs to all of the old team

[@ginnyradcliffe7816]

I watched this all the time one by one the great actors and actresses left... But without Gibbs there is no NCIS!!

[@dawnamccart4267]

I haven’t watched it since mark Harmon left. I think she needs to come back because she has sparkles in the program. I miss him he made the show. He’s a very great actor and he deserves to finish on the show if he needs to have fewer hours and give him fewer hours. 25:52 Dawna McCart of Wyoming 😂❤ I miss you very much mark I would love to see you back on the program

[@lorrainetafoya4715]

He made the whole program,his acting was the greatest

[@user-zi2zo3kl6w]

I truly hope Mark Harmon will be on the show periodically at least. His presence and acting skills truly add to the show.

[@0jonr]

I continue to watch the Gibbs episodes over and over. It’s a TV show, not reality but it is so well done it doesn’t get old.

[@johnacres4666]

Others have asked me if this would mess up cast and pointed out i would bring gibbs back as assistant director of ncis!

[@jackrichardson9277]

your catch phrases are very misleading?

[@user-cb3ue1zz6c]

❤❤ Nobody can take his place.NCIS is not the same.

[@teresab126]

Click bait

[@johnacres4666]

With cash i would assume it would be possible to allow at least limited return of tony and ziva and abby if adding cast???

[@MrGetarealgun]

Gibbs, DiNozzo, Todd, McGee, Schuto, Duck, Palmer, Sheppard, David. They made the show what it was. Fornell was a good supporting character. I miss the glory days of this show. Easily one one of the greatest ever produced.

[@elainemarten]

lol Alaska is not a city(7:39)

[@Paula-lt4he]

It’s not NCIS without Gibbs, the new crew aren’t the same ( Tony, ziva, Abby)

[@shawnbates1804]

Mcgee was part of the original crew

[@Randolini]

I have always been fond of Gary Cole and I enjoy his character of Alden Parker. He is a very different person than Gibbs. I will continue to watch the show. I believe that Gibbs will return for a show honoring M.E. Donald ( Ducky ) Mallard. Only time will tell.

[@redakroma1]

I like these videos but, I wish they could get the AI narrators to consistently pronounce words correctly.

[@barbarawalsh2875]

I don’t watch NCIS anymore. In fact, I quit watching it even before Gibbs was gone it got tiring. It was living up to its potential as a procedural, and it was getting old and even with the new people in it there wasn’t the spark there wasn’t the chemistry that was in the very beginning About the only thing I’m really sorry about the fact that I missed the last few rules that Dougie played in the show. I was a fan of David Mc Callum practically from the first time I saw him in Hallmark Hall of Fame‘s teacher teacher, which was an incredibly outstanding piece of work. Of course we all watched the man for uncle one Easter grandma and grandpa sent the boys and Napoleon solo and Eli Kuriakin boy I massacred that spelling.. action figures. My sister and I were delighted that Barbie had somebody to date other than G.I. Joe. I also am one of the people that believe that the character of Tim McGee should have been the new number one agent we’ve grown up with him with the exception of the first season when he was in periodically he’s been there all the time. I can even remember, the Rocky Carroll character made the comment to Gibbs that the face of NCIS was supposed to be McGee. That’s what the people would want to see when they saw agents at crime scene. Don’t get me wrong I like Mark I always have him getting his face sliced up in Saint elsewhere to many other movies and TV that he’s done. But I was tired needed a new bump still doesn’t have it I’ll watch the night they do the proper and God help them if they don’t send off for Donald.” ducky” mallard.

[@sallymiller1359]

He, Ducky and Tony and Ziva are irreplaceable, show was never the same

[@CatherineRyan-fg8yi]

Agree ... original cast great chemistry. RIP David McCallum . Such a lovely man

[@claytonfrans4826]

I believe Gibbs, Abbey and Bishop should all three return before the original NCIS series ends completely. The producer's pissed me off killing Jimmy Palmer's wife off the show! I almost stopped watching and collecting the series.

[@matthewfox3001]

Ok so I've made it through 5:30 seconds and have hit pause. Knowing before I clicked that it was bait (thumbnail) but to then to just throw out these explanations that are so far from the truth. the story line and live interviews with Legitimate news outlets that the exit of Mark Harmon (who himself explained) this was always the plan through the last few seasons as s17 was going to his last. This only changed when Cote De Pablo was to be written back in. Mark Himself said "it's time to take a break" multiple times. Many of the Characters that have left the show have stated many times that the show has a grueling and intense filming schedule that takes it's toll over the years.

[@joanstanton3644]

Now I miss Duckey. The episode was beautifully written and acted sorry Mark couldn't make the effort to say goodbye. Brian and Michael tied up the episode beautifully.

[@user-ks3iq7tv8w]

I have not watched NCIS since Mark Harmon left- - - this now is the third show I do not watch because of the main character leaving - I really enjoy watching the reruns.l. Keep well, Mark.

[@rodicastanciu4517]

Mulțumesc si eu pentru ocazia nemuritoare de a vedea acest spectacol MULȚUMESC FRUMOS Draga Mark

[@user-kx3ex6qf3j]

It’s not NCIS without Gibbs😢

[@audreyjenkins5725]

So Who got him fired???

[@KathySmith-qs7mj]

That is true it is not the same without Gibbs and Dinozo

[@sabanation07]

Didn't no one get Mark Harmon taken off of NCIS but Mark Harmon

[@ellenlyons4090]

NCIS was Gibbs the show was built around him. He was central to the show. It just isn’t the same without him.

[@user-zq5xd8lg7c]

It would be nice to have Gibbs to come back to the show I still watch the show no matter what I still Miss all the characters that are no longer on the

[@deesahmea3939]

I truly miss Gibbs. He was my hero and I thought he would never leave NCIS. I always thought He would come back. Now I find that I don't watch NCIS as loyally as I once did. I like Torres n McGee, but NCIS isn't as exciting as it once was.

[@corjp]

He was NCIS..from day 1 off, even when he showed up in an episode of JAG ( another of my favourites) He was the embodyment of Very Special Agent Gibbs.

[@miriamreiser9145]

HARMON ES UN ACTOR FANTASTICO EN VIGUINEN YO VEO ESTOS EPISODIOS SON MUY IMPORTANTE EL ES EL ALMA DE ESTOS EPISODIOS SON UNOS DE LOS MEJORES EPISODIOS❤

[@ritahoblit3547]

The city of Alaska, Alaska.?

[@barbarawalsh2875]

Yeah, I have to agree with you. Someone needed to look at a map before they made that comment. I’m sure that the good people of Alaska are thrilled to know that NCIS demoted them to a city.

[@gwenkaiser6836]

I don’t watch NCIS because Mark Harmon left. I miss Tony and Ziva

[@lesleywright6981]

Quite agree no show is the same when characters/ actors move and are replaced, there's just something missing, the same happened when 'Grissom' left CSI, I stopped watching that show then. I'm only watching nB

[@angierose3310]

though old or new joins, Mark is a must in the show.

[@Nana1953]

It took a season to continue watching NCIS but it grew on me. It seemed to be left open because Ginbs exit was when his boat blew up. His body was never found. In an interview he said he was leaving to spend more time with his wife, Pam Dawber. I thought he would hint he was alive when Ducky died.

[@miriamreiser9145]

Es el mejor ECIS que yo e visto en mi vida❤ es numero 1

[@kayfrost5177]

I don't watch NCIS it's not the same Gibbs made NCIS I only watch reruns bring back Gibbs please

[@angierose3310]

Mark you are always the best, I have with you since the NCIS Season 1 till you left, and still watching cos hoping you would return in Duky's funeral buy you did not come sad

[@user-jf9sl6dq5x]

Still don't say why he leaves the show really you tell the show he was on it that it does not mean anything to me

[@josephcyr2974]

I have 19 video tapes of NCIS, Season 1 to 19 Season and stop, cause Gibb's left.

[@user-zv9zw6rb6c]

Hi I know that I still watch it they are great actors I all ready said that ❤

[@janehamilton158]

I miss Gibbs it's just not the same without him. I would really love to it if Gibbs made a comeback. 😊

[@OllaTucker]

They are like a family no one r the same but all have a place respect is like medicine

[@hemwattiepasram6351]

I wish they all come back to the show 😪 NCIS.

[@flstni2005]

It is not the same nor will it ever be. Miss Leroy Jethro Gibbs!

[@TraceyBecker-rk6jt]

I keep watching the show on Netflix over and over I again

[@joanstanton3644]

I miss Mark/Leroy 😢😢

[@thegramminator8548]

Very informative)

[@margaretwilson7021]

I Love Watching NCIS and Cast. I hope Gibbs, Zeva and Tony all Come back to NCIS 🥰

[@tammyculp2260]

What a wonderful show high quality actors

[@lyndakempland4559]

Alaska is not a city

[@antoniofranco7173]

I stopped watching NCIS right after Mark Harmon left the show he was NCIS,without him it was as though the heart of the show was missing and no matter who they put in his place there will always be something missing.it’s sad how stupid some network executives can be.I am sure the ratings have dropped and I am surprised that the show is still on the air as for me I will never watch that show again without Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) it’s as though 20 years were a waste of time. 😢😡🤬 I was a US Marine in Vietnam as a Door Gunner on a UH1 Huey Gunship and 18yrs as an undercover narcotics detective sergeant before I was shot in the line of duty and left paralyzed from the waist down. 👮🏻‍♂️

[@angierose3310]

i always loved the narrators voice.

[@trishaherom5302]

WHAT A WASTE OF 25 MINUTES AND 53 SECONDS ......

[@bobellis814]

He didn’t even come back for Duckies funeral. That says it all!

[@JennyJones-ng6vw]

Wow i didn't know he was that old . He doesn't look like it . But I'll still watch it I've been watching it since season 1 and episode 1 . Im a true fan . And im sorry when I was saying that it would have been nice to have seen all of them i forgot about Abby , so yes it would have been nice to have seen her also . At Ducky's i guess funeral.

[@dbugs58]

I always have hoped that Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo would come back and take over the unit

[@tiffanyhayes8961]

NO WAY!!!! NOT Pablo!!!!!

[@stephaniewade2973]

I don't stopped watching after Tony left.

[@dalelafollette1585]

So upset that Gibbs left and Abby left and Denosa left.... I wished they would come back 😩😔😢😢😢... and now Ducky is gone.... so sad.....😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@goldiegill2261]

I have not watched NCIS since Gibbs, Ziva, and Tony have left the show. It's not the same show with the same emotions and feeling that they give to the show. I only watch reruns with them in it.

[@patfrontuto5342]

It needs to end! It is gone thru so many losses and changes, and now a supposed Tony and Ziva and a Younger Harmon show on the rise!

[@johnacres4666]

How much would it cost to gain complete control of ncis and as owner allow gibbs / Mark Harmon to return to the show?? How much money would one think Mark would require per episode???

[@KathySmith-qs7mj]

I love Mark Harmon and Michael weatherly!!!!❤❤❤😂