Would Michael Weatherly’s NCIS Return Be Better Than Mark Harmon’s?

NCIS season 20 could see the return of Michael Weatherly’s Tony DiNozzo, could that be better than seeing Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs? CBS’ longest-running police procedural is marking a huge milestone when it returns on the small screen this fall. NCIS will officially enter its 20th season, which makes it one of the longest running scripted American prime time television series, alongside the likes of Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order. Given this, there’s an expectation that CBS will be going all out to celebrate this rare feat.

One of the best ways to make NCIS season 20 as memorable as possible is to bring back certain characters from its past. Being on the air for almost two decades, the show is not new to several cast reshuffles to both keep things fresh and adapt to actors leaving the show. Amidst a string of departures, however, Harmon and Weatherly’s respective exits are arguably the biggest ones. So, it isn’t outside the realm of possibility that CBS is planning to bring either of the two back.

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In an ideal world, both Weatherly and Harmon will be in NCIS season 20. However, in the event that only one can return, Weatherly’s reprisal as Tony DiNozzo would be better than his former boss. For starters, it has been almost 10 years since the “Very Special Agent” was seen on the police procedural. Ever since Weatherly exited NCIS, a lot has happened to him off-screen, as revealed by the re-emergence of Ziva (Cote de Pablo). It’s worth remembering that DiNozzo left the force after learning about the existence of his daughter with his former flame, who was believed to have died then. NCIS walked back on this and later revealed that Ziva is not only alive, but has also reunited with DiNozzo in Paris, where they are raising their child. It would be interesting to see how these turn of events have changed (or not) the usually jovial Tony DiNozzo. While it would also be great to see Gibbs back, since Harmon has just left NCIS, seeing him return this quickly doesn’t have as big of an impact as seeing Michael Weatherly.