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CBS Officially Breaks Up NCIS Franchise's Best Couple

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CBS Officially Breaks Up NCIS Franchise's Best Couple: The NCIS franchise is enduring the breakup of the best pair in the show''s universe as NCIS: New York gets ...

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CBS Is Officially Rewriting the Rules of 'NCIS' After 23 Years: The 'NCIS' franchise returns with 'NCIS: New York,' but the seventh spin-off in the franchise ...

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Sep 02

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tvfanatic.com Jul 01

NCIS Is Bringing Back Tony DiNozzo, and the Franchise’s Nostalgia Trifecta Is Complete

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Key FactsTony DiNozzo Returns in NCIS Season 24

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Michael Weatherly will return for a season-long storyline as Tony DiNozzo on NCIS.

Tony DiNozzo’s character shaped the show across 13 seasons and over 300 episodes.

The return acknowledges Tony’s life developments from the canceled spinoff with Ziva and their daughter Tali.

The franchise reconnects past and present with Weatherly’s and Harmon's returns alongside Sam Hanna’s ongoing role.

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