‘NCIS’ shocker: Cote de Pablo’s Ziva to exit

By Marilyn Armstrong on 07/22/2013 • ( 10 )

CBS on Thursday confirmed that “NCIS” star Cote de Pablo will leave television’s most popular drama series during the upcoming season

De Pablo, who plays agent Ziva David, said in a statement: “I’ve had eight great years with NCIS and Ziva David. I have huge respect and affection for Mark (Harmon), Gary (Glasberg), Michael (Weatherly), David (McCallum), Rocky (Carroll), Pauley (Perrette), Brian (Dietzen), Sean (Murray), all of the team and CBS. I look forward to finishing Ziva’s story.

The news comes just ahead of the start of production on the show’s upcoming 11th season.

Ziva David (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

A CBS spokesperson said: “We respect Cote’s decision, thank her for being an important part of the NCIS team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David. Cote and CBS share a great respect for the NCIS audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva’s story.”

The actress joined NCIS in season 3, following the departure of Sasha Alexander. The show’s writers quickly established a friendship between her character and Weatherly’s Anthony DiNozzo. In recent seasons, the sexual tension increased and brought hints of a possible romance.

Marilyn Armstrong‘s insight:

Talk about missing a character, we will surely miss Ziva!

See on www.mercurynews.com

Cote De Pablo Leaving ‘NCIS’ Next Season (hollywoodlife.com)
Cote de Pablo leaving ‘NCIS’ after 8 years as Ziva David (upi.com)
NCIS Scoop: Cote de Pablo to Exit This Fall, Producers Promise ‘Appropriate Closure’ for Ziva (tvline.com)
Putting the ‘show’ in showbiz (reviews.cnet.com)
Cote De Pablo To Depart CBS’ ‘NCIS’ (deadline.com)

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bobmielke

07/22/2013 • 21:46

Boy am I going to miss Ziva. She fit in so well with DiNozzo & Mark Harmon.

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Teepee12
07/22/2013 • 21:48

Garry is in shock.

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- bobmielke
  07/22/2013 • 21:50
  
  Her character is such a hottie because of her strong personality traits. She easy on the eyes too. 🙂
  
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  - Teepee12
    07/22/2013 • 21:52
    
    And she speaks a LOT of languages. Not just for the show, but really. But I’m not surprised she’s leaving. She’s a singer and I suspect she wants to get back to music.
    
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    - bobmielke
      07/22/2013 • 21:58
      
      Considering she’s been on the top rated series for the past 6 years she can’t be hurting financially either. It’s still my favorite show. Another favorite in the show is David McCallum from Man From Uncle as Illya Nickovetch Kuryakin. I still remember his role in an episode of the original B&W The Outer Limits.
      
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      - Teepee12
        07/22/2013 • 22:26
        
        Did you catch the episode when someone says to Gibbs that Ducky reminds him of someone and he answers “Ilya Kuryakin”? Garry and I almost fell off the sofa.
        
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        bobmielke
        07/22/2013 • 22:27
        
        Darn, missed that one.
        
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        Teepee12
        07/22/2013 • 22:28
        
        I’ve been waiting for it to show up in reruns, but so far, no go. We live in hope.
        
        On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:27 PM, SERENDIPITY
        
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