Why So Many Stars Left NCIS

[@NickiSwift]

Which former NCIS star would you like to see come back?

[@kristihelton9778]

Tony

[@kristihelton9778]

Zeva

[@kristihelton9778]

Abby

[@jacquelineellis2469]

Tony!!!

[@monicamitchell9312]

Ziva

[@roganmuldoon3357]

The fact that it was a loooooong running show might have had a little to do with them moving on.

[@williamking3301]

I don't understand what some of you are bitching about, the original NCIS is still a good show even after some character changes, actors, actresses leaving. The writers are still writing some good plot lines and story arcs, and the cast is still performing their best.

[@aflatminor]

I stopped watching after Ziva went out, It just wasn't the same!

[@ms.newcomerteacher6554]

Tony and Ziva were the best.

[@Rebekahdavignon]

Tony was the only 40 yr old college Sophomore in the world. He never grew up.

[@ozziewarrens8804]

I also loved Lauren Holly's character. Was shocked when the writers killed her. That's when I stopped watching.

[@imisstoronto3121]

She wanted off the show

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Why? The usual reasons, greed, envy, chasing movie/ other TV roles, egos clashing, personality clashes, getting tired of long workdays...a day that ends in "y"...

[@jamesmurray1747]

To really know a person's true character, give him or her some power over others. That's who theve always been,

[@toddsands6000]

Jethro Gibbs is the ultimate ego maniac. He took down producer Don Belisario. Gibbs always goes insubordinate on every SECNAV - balls of steel! Gibbs even enjoyed locking horns with Director Vance at times. When you give an actor like Mark Harmon the reigns, it's always about him. Boss!....Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs, Gibbs....Let's be serious, if special agent Gibbs did any of those things against an active SECNAV, those actions would give him some serious brig time. I know, it's only a TV show. I think Mark Harmon in real life legally changed his name to Leroy Jethro Gibbs.

[@ronwade5433]

Bless Her, He used to be the sexiest man in America. Miss them all. That Lawyer guy, Bull was it? Was cool!

[@pjm329]

What happened to Alex Quinn? There was no explanation for her departure in the show at all.

[@jacquelineellis2469]

It just sucked after Ziva left, but then Tony?? Who wants to watch without them!? Nobody how much we love Mark Harmon! Then they hired these silly characters and the show just wasn’t good anymore. Tony and Ziva were that show!

[@kathleenhenson5833]

I totally agree. I liked Kate but Ziva was awesome. Very Special Agent Anthony Dinozo was the heart. He left so I left. I haven’t seen it since.

[@MateusHonrado]

This is why I prefer NCIS: Los Angeles over the original nowadays.

[@jacquelineellis2469]

@@MateusHonrado I can’t get into that! And I love the characters! But it just is weird for me!

[@FoxyMomma4ever]

@@jacquelineellis2469 I’ll admit that it took us a while to get LA it, too. But it turned out to be a damn good show. With the exception of killing off Dom. Especially since he had just actually become a special agent.

[@lisaredwine4857]

I miss Ziva, but I never liked Tony. He did get somewhat better as he grew up, but I still don't miss him.

[@christophertaylor9100]

About half way through the run, the writing began to suffer massively

[@tracyanderson6377]

Thank you NS channel!!! I was literally just wondering this as for first time streamed thru it and surprisingly large characters demise ♥️ TY for the upload

[@markybee7672]

Wow, Lauren Holly with long hair, gorgeous

[@Gamble661]

Lauren Holly in Dumb and Dumber...really gorgeous!

[@topshonuff]

I always like her with longer hair. I’m sure sure it gets hot, having to try to maintain long hair.

[@dalestarry5242]

Are we going to see any more of the hacker that was in the trailer in season 9 episode18, and what about Mcgee's sister or Torres father from season 18.12. That was a great episode

[@whyyeseyec]

Sometimes actors leave shows for other roles but mostly they 'leave' because these shows are expensive to produce and to save money, they do not renew the contracts of characters they feel are expendable.

[@benjihimself8287]

Ppl left not for money reasons, but for time. They wanted to move on in there careers.

[@lindaterrell5535]

I “left” NCIS because it became boring, too formulaic.

[@pabloseykata6930]

I'm sure some of the Actors/Actresses left the show because they were burned out. Being a Cast member on a TV Series is a grind for a schedule. And the guys producing NCIS have a rep for running a little above average shooting schedule in terms of filming schedule. Then some leave to do new things. Then another reason is the Producers decide to eliminate a Cast member's character. Sometimes for business reasons. Sometimes because they are peeved at the Actor/Actress.

[@enricomemmoli7596]

it's only a money problems,less income.

[@tracyanderson6377]

Can you say my ears are burning I was just literally wondering this as finally streamed the show Thank you

[@aleisterblacke]

You said it yourself with your first line, "Like many other long-running television shows". Do you want to devote a large chunk of your life to playing someone else? You get typecast. It gets stale. People you love on the set you wind up hating. You move on to something fresh.

[@madlenellul3430]

Me I’m an Abby fan. Give me a good solid father (Gibbs) daughter relationship any day .Cute and quirky!!… The day she left and the ‘woke’ actress replaced her was , in my opinion, the beginning of the real end for this great series.

[@karenpokorny77]

How many jobs have we had working with the exact same people for 18 years?

[@FoxyMomma4ever]

I don't know about you, but I know many people who works beyond 20 years for the same company, i.e. the same coworkers - if there's not a great overturning staff, that is. I have a feeling more people would do it more often these days if companies work so douchebaggy.

[@tomh5006]

Been at my job not 19 years almost 20 now.

[@Ghostaroni]

No explanation of why Quinn left? She was there a full season and also why ducky became a ‘less seen’ character??

[@kenlichtig8024]

"Ducky"is in his late 80's Tough old bird

[@jeaninewiltshire1095]

The man id OLD for God's sake, wanted to spend some real time as a real person at his age

[@Ghostaroni]

I get that he is older but I just wanted the video to say something And the Quinn thing? She literally vanished

[@Clapster]

@@Ghostaroni I noticed that

[@stumulne9542]

Me, I like the little blonde Ellie. But I'm not going to get upset if she pulls out. Well, not too upset.

[@skeeterspopi]

I quit watching both NCIS and NCIS New Orleans when they fired Zoe McLellan

[@YvetteArby]

Duane Henry’s death was heartbreaking!! I cried throughout that episode! 😭😭😭

[@Gamble661]

So, Sasha Alexander left because she couldn't deal with the work involved with an hour long drama series...then turned around and joined another hour long drama series for seven years, while also guest starring on a second show.....do you think maybe there was more to her exit from NCIS? Either that or she was just lying her ass off.

[@sherryy1743]

Or maybe she just didn't like being on the show. You don't need to be so rude when you don't know the truth of the situation. I'm glad she left. I enjoy watching her on Rizzoli & Isles.

[@Gamble661]

@@sherryy1743 Then she should have just said that. And you think THAT was being rude?? Wow.

[@imisstoronto3121]

@gamblast. No it was the 16 hour days. Harmon also blew up at the schedule. Bellisario isn’t a good time manager.

[@JRP357]

The hard work for big money is fine , till you have plenty money , then you are to good to work that hard .

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

Pissed that bishop is leaving!

[@erichayes2890]

Wow...There is unbeknownst to most people, a lot of interpersonal disharmony, that goes on behind the scenes, on a lot of these typeof of shows!

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

Any show that runs this long is bound to have that happen.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

I believe the stuff about Harmon. I'm old enough to remember that he was supposed to be Hollywood's "darling boy" / new all-American leading man 30 years ago. For some reason, after a few movie roles, things cooled off for him - dramatically. Rather than become "Captain Hollywood," he's been married to this TV show for far too long.

[@Gamble661]

Pretty good college quarterback in his day though....

[@sherryy1743]

I think Harmon is the primary reason the show has run so long. I think he does an excellent job in the show, and I will watch it as long as it is on the air.

[@dustylong]

He didn't want to do movies anymore, because of the travelling it involves. He wanted to spent more time with his family. That's the official reason.

[@lottehendrickx3854]

Why do I have a feeling this is fake

[@FoxyMomma4ever]

That would be because this channel doesn't get it right most of the time. It's still entertaining though. I spend most of my time laughing at alot of their mistakes.

[@hankhicks1108]

I quit watching when Tony left.

[@trouble97018]

I quit when they broadcast "Dead Air". I have military and law enforcement in my family and that episode infuriated me.

[@lashlarue59]

So is the bottom line a lot of people who have left show hate Mark Harmon (even though they won't say his name)?

[@masondegaulle5731]

Yes.

[@aljensen3235]

@@masondegaulle5731 I'll hmm hmm hmm

[@carmelmhennessy9738]

Exactly

[@joeknowz4898]

They all sign non discloser clauses in their contracts....its a cult...from directors couch to the ending credits....

[@atsylor5549]

Ziva was the best character.

[@mr7354]

when she left, i left

[@gidool2251]

@@mr7354 same

[@jamesc6952]

Tony was the best character

[@chipgaasche4933]

She was no "Kate".

[@deplorabledave1048]

@@chipgaasche4933 FAR better than Kate! I was not a fan of her character at all. Ziva rules!

[@rah7868]

Maybe those that trash the show should give all the money back they made. A year or so of not liking the atmosphere and bolting is understandable. Beyond that is nothing short of arrogant, weak and crying for attention. How about thanks for liking me in the part, all the notoriety and money I made and leave it at that? Popular actors and actresses take themselves far too seriously.

[@FoxyMomma4ever]

I agree, wholeheartedly!

[@cw5059]

After watching NCIS:LA I found the original series lacking in imagination. The original series is based near the nations capital and it doesn't have half the technology available to the NCIS:LA crew and they never updated it. McGee getting punched out by girls is also inane.

[@Berainish]

After Abby left i stopped watching

[@didiermangeot7807]

oui, moi aussi, j'ai quitté là, c'était plus pareil, salutations.

[@dporter8537]

Not to many shows that last 18 years but as long as they get the ratings they will keep making them

[@albertshumate7688]

Here's something that struck me - I saw a picture of Pauley Perrette and Bettie Page and they could have been twins.

[@32anna2538]

Not a chance they look alike.

[@josephbalachick1879]

girl that replaced Abby?? is beyond pitiful

[@imisstoronto3121]

Can’t stand her

[@1948ForeverYoung]

Done with NCIS. Miss Abby a lot. But with the loss of Mark Harmon I’m done!

[@tomh5006]

The loss of Mark Harmon? Did I miss something? But if you're saying if he goes then yes cancel the show.

[@williamking3301]

Not so sure that Gibbs/Harmon is being written out; even though the season finale ending was a shock, he did move his body after that explosion.

[@tomh5006]

@@williamking3301 yes he swam away. He's not leaving until the end.

[@johnantoine9067]

Yes I agree ziva is the best on ncis

[@unegryffondor7531]

Me too

[@cherylsmith7282]

I miss Tony.

[@hjbutlerrb]

Pauley perette just made up an excuse I don't buy it.

[@MrRaynemaker]

She's a Karen.

[@thewizzard3150]

After 15 yrs on the show Pauley perette is 51 and when not air brushed on the show looks like your grandma. yes , really !

[@hartzell7407]

Yeah, the dog-bite thing just sounds weird...

[@lesiakelly1164]

Ziva David loved her

[@Paul_Wetor]

1) Some actors are glad for a steady paycheck or a steady acting job. Do you know how few those are in the acting biz? 2) Actors want to stretch themselves and play other roles instead of being typecast. 3) Not all actors are fans of the show they work on. To them it can be just a job. 4) Some actors relish their roles, others not so much. 5) Fans love the familiar, but actors may tire of the familiar. 6) Certain actors find fame in a role and think that it is because of themselves, only to leave and find out it was their character that people liked. 7) Sometimes actors just don't get along.

[@imisstoronto3121]

Sean Murray is a great example of an actor not doing a damn thing after he settled into NCIS. I like him well enough but he’s a supporting role now acting as first string and he just doesn’t fill Tony’s shoes.

[@hathor2]

i gave the noobs a shot, sadly they are not being given the best material. just glad s18ep7 'the first day' is following covid restriction guidelines. kinda sad maria bello is leaving, just when i am finally used to a counselor on the show [when initially i thought, what's a counselor like a deanna troi character doing on a show like ncis? but then i answered my own question when i asked the same thing when the deanna troi character proved herself being there on tng, simarly how Jack filled a void, the void ducky sorta left.]

[@steph7373]

I adored Kate she was my favouite and I'm still sickened she died

[@lynnetrathen4587]

Lmao at paulie....scared of mark seriously wtf. You attack him on social media I’m thinking he was more scared of her 🤦🏻‍♀️ as for the dog incident crew had been told NOT to touch t....again you get what you deserve 😂😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@mdturnerinoz]

Pauly's replacement has done every bit as good a job. So glad to see the victim industry is alive and well for her and some of the others.

[@jal9603]

When a contract is signed, the working conditions are stipulated. How many hours a day, for how long a year. I don't understand the complaints about the schedules, in general women feel overwhelmed by everything. As we can see, most of the problems they had.

[@paulelliott4590]

They kill off LaSalle, but not kill DiNozzo.

[@adamantium112768]

How is possible to work 10 hours a day for a show that runs less than an hour after commercials are the actors that bad

[@alexblue6991]

Who could replace Abby

[@paulskillman7595]

What is NCIS?

[@cindystarling7401]

I stopped watching this when Paulie left

[@josephbalachick1879]

conjecture is truth??

[@BearNecesities1]

As much as I liked Jenny... Leon was necessary and filled the shoes better than anticipated

[@destroyerarmor2846]

NCIS is a long running soap opera

[@Hamzakhan-dt3gv]

Interesting video

[@camilladownes8412]

I stopped watching NCIS when they put it on stream TV. It was free, now you have to pay for it. That's crazy.

[@whatanitemare]

Hmmmm. They just started the new season. I watch on regular TV so not sure why you can't.

[@Paolo7219]

Why so many people leave NCIS? Because a better name for the Show is "The Mark Harmon Show". Mark's the Big Dog on NCIS and he has a lot of influence on the direction of the show. And the folks running NCIS are the same folks who run "Law and Order". The tactic used here is where the cast has planned turnover. The logic is you keep a long running show fresh by replacing a cast member or two every few years. And working on a prime time TV Series is a GRIND. It's easy to see how Actors/Actresses can say "Enough is enough.".

[@lexkanyima2195]

But it's a competition

[@PaulaSB12]

in reality mark harmon should be retired he is too old to be in ncis as they have mandatory retirement at 57 and he is 70

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@PaulaSB12 why ? 70 is not retirement for a actor

[@PaulaSB12]

@@lexkanyima2195 no but he is playing the character of someone who would have been out of his job 13 years ago let someone else take the lead

[@lexkanyima2195]

@@PaulaSB12 that's loyalty

[@asc_missions3080]

Seriously ear-shredding narration.

[@hog8head]

Ziva

[@Muck006]

Of course ... "racist, sexist, homophobic" ... and the ACCUSATION is all taken as TRUE ... WITHOUT EVIDENCE. In todays world these terms DO NOT MEAN ANYTHING ANYMORE.

[@AngeliqueKaga]

I've never liked NCIS, but I do like DUCKY

[@kellyobrien3875]

I wish they would quit killing off so many characters, just last night Fornells daughter dies from an overdose. If anyone from CBS reads this, please stop killing off characters, what are they going to do next, have Fornell commit suicide over the death of his daughter ?

[@HariSeldon913]

Don't give them ideas.

[@robertheinkel6225]

I heard that this is their final season.

[@Chameleons4u]

I hope so!

[@jackiemusgrove6956]

They will let Harmon get away with anything, no show without him.

[@enricomemmoli7596]

less income?

[@kimberlypotts516]

Abby made ncis than the couple of ziva and donozo which abby and mcgee belonged together so they lost me for awhile but am bored with the others

[@paulm7475]

Never watched a single episode of this show.

[@robertburgett9592]

Yet you're here and commenting.

[@annademo]

Oh shut up, Pauley..... Nobody cares about your leaving. Your replacement (Diona) is charming!

[@lencroft7305]

i doubt you would know!

[@sleepytickle]

Oh, I'm sure they were paid quite well. This doesn't sound like shit.

[@NiteGambler]

Never watched this series

[@DraGnFly007]

Agent Todd want a life! Good for her!

[@allan9603]

Rumor has it Perrette left after she was caught in an unnamed man's dressing room giving him the "human Dyson", and couldn't put up with the constant snickering.

[@landtuna8061]

First couple of seasons not too bad. After the Agent-in-the-buried-anthill episode LET ME OUTTA HERE. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

[@colinsimpson6470]

Ziva was the sexiest lady on the cast.

[@craigsavarese8631]

What about Shalita Grant?

[@georgesmith8255]

Tony and Ziva…..

[@stevelewis7263]

Sasha Alexander and Lauren Holly two incredibly beautiful and sexy women, and both fabulous actresses

[@joecook8352]

NCIS and pretty much every cbs show is getting too woke for me anyway, and with most of the original cast gone, plus weak writing I’m out

[@KimKim-pp5fn]

definitely Perette is a crazy , odd woman

[@catjudo1]

Being merely odd and being crazy are two different things, but in her case I'm in complete agreement.

[@albatross5466]

Nicki. Do your homework. It's not quixotic, it's key ho tic. I think your entire presentation has a negative and self serving tone.

[@ЕвгенийИванов-й6щ]

Потому что сценарии Морской полиции стали очень примитивными. Для дошкольников. Сериал пора в этом году закрывать.

[@topshonuff]

Missed Kate, Ziva, Tony, Abby, and Jenny Shepard. Netflix needs newer episodes. Now found out Bishop left. Sad face

[@TheWolfsnack]

Amazing...so tough and assured on the screen....such wusses off screen.

[@stevelong5690]

So Harmon got too big for his boots.

[@wren9463]

my gut feeling wins again...Harmon has ALWAYS given me the creeps

[@harpomarx7777]

I remember the original NIS organization ... the REAL organization ... from my time in the Navy. They were true NAZIs who terrorized anybody they damned well pleased because, well ... they COULD. You had basically no rights as a sailor back in the 80s and 90s. If they wanted to railroad you to get you to testify against a fellow sailor, they just lied and threatened you with arrest and jail. So when the organization changed the name to NCIS ... and this television series came on, I had no desire to watch it and remember those jackbooted thugs and the way they treated sailors.

[@philipbuckley759]

after a while, it just becomes a soap opera.....

[@jimmorrison4163]

Sounds like Pauly is lying and hears what she wants to hear. Millionaire playing a victim.

[@rhodyreport8949]

Eliza, career was going no where after her Buffy the Vampire, role, and needed the publicity!

[@sergioalvarez5949]

The only reason she was worth watching was because of her looks. I remeber her guest role on that 70s show, then she pulls the harrassment BS on Micheal Weatherly? SMH.

[@speshul7525]

Woke

[@relaxinmaxin7246]

These actors complain about their feelings being hurt or a sexual innuendo while making millions. Waaaaaaaaaaa! Whiney baby booby pee pee pants. Just do your job get paid and go home. Make the best of it. That is what we working people do.

[@johncool5429]

Often these people make money they say whatever they want all rubbish you'll see when they run out of money was going to happen

[@deeking3683]

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