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Leroy Jethro Gibbs is right where he oughta be, front and center (and in the diner!), in the key art poster for NCIS Season 19.
The poster features series frontman Mark Harmon, along with Wilmer Valderrama, Sean Murray, new series regular Katrina Law, Rocky Carroll, new series regular Gary Cole, Diona Reasonover, Brian Dietzen and David McCallum. It also touts the CBS procedural’s first time slot change ever, from Tuesday to Monday (where it will air at 9/8c, leading into the freshman offshoot NCIS: Hawai’i).
TVLine asked CBS Entertainment president Kelly Kahl about any “message” the poster might be sending, by prominently featuring Harmon in the wake of reports that the series vet might have a reduced presence this season. “We’re highlighting our cast in an interesting and fun and provocative way,” he answered. “That’s all it’s trying to say.”
Check out the full poster below, then read on for more.
In the Season 19 premiere, airing Monday, Sept. 20 and titled “Blood in the Water,” as the NCIS team searches for Gibbs after wreckage from his boat is discovered, they find out he was tracking a serial killer with Marcie Warren (played by Pam Dawber), the journalist who wrote an exposé on him.
Having seen Gibbs swim away from the fiery explosion of his newly finished boat at the close of the Season 18 finale, “We know he’s not dead right there, and we know he’s able to swim well enough,” showrunner Steven D. Binder noted to TVLine. “All things are still possible with Gibbs.”
Binder also said that, with the arc about Gibbs’ suspension winding down in some fashion, and having handled the exits of two characters (Jack and Ellie), TV’s most watched drama will soon return to its familiar formula.
“One of the things we said to ourselves was let’s get back to some interesting cases without any overarching arcs,” Binder shared. “I think it’s time for us to sort of regroup and get back to telling good mysteries of the week with interesting characters, interesting stories and emotional hooks, and a satisfying ending.”
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Love Gary Cole. Love Katrina Law.
Which channel is noise coming on
What is up with the person at the door whose face we cannot see?
Could it be Dinozzo?
Why on earth would it be DiNozzo? He and Ziva are GONE!
LOL!!For people obsessed with Tony and/or Ziva logic has nothing to do with it. I remember when Season 17 issued it’s Premier trailer there was one glimpse that showed a dark-haired white male on a rooftop—-never mind that all one had to do was focus in on the face to know it definitely was NOT MW…never mind that the full guest cast list had already been released and media interviews given…,.Some people still kept insisting on SM it was clearly DiNozzo right up til the end of the episode!
Tell me about it JANET. Just makes me roll my eyes.🙄
I didn’t even notice that! Good catch. I like that Duckie is there.
This explains why the NCIS twitter feed has been posting photos of the diner these last few days.
What I really want to know is, who is that coming through the door into the diner.
Grim Reaper…? :-O
Are they entering or exiting?
I think it looks like Deeks from LA….
It’s good to see everybody on the poster though I’m excited to see how the new characters fit in I really like Katrina‘s law character so I’m excited to see her more along with Gary Cole
Weird how Gibbs is front and center being part-time. Could Gary Cole be replacing Fornel?
Asked and answered: https://tvline.com/2021/08/31/the-rookie-season-4-spoilers-sergeant-tim-bradford/
Sorry, forgot about that article.
I’m interested to see how this and Dancing with the Stars do since I think they share an audience demographic.
Well, Gibbs’s drink is “to go.”
Of course he’s front and center. They still need to sell the show and he’s their selling point.
I don’t watch NCIS regularly, but if Gibbs is missing, I probably won’t watch at all
He’s pretty much a part-timer this season while it is understandable as Mark Harmon is 70 and that is old for anyone much less someone who plays an active role of a cop if he is got one foot out the door then its best to end the show with dignity instead of keeping up this charade.
70 is ‘old for anyone’? You don’t know too many 70-year-olds, do you?
Wish I could say I way excited been a fan forever but the cons of the season outweigh the so called pros. Gibbs being demoted to more or less a recurring role while its understandable that Mark is getting on in years but without the main man its better to end the show now. Gary Cole always tends to play shady douchebags and his character description is just more of the same. And I did not like the introduction to Jessica Knight she just seems like a mix of characters from past seasons like Kate she’s sassy, like Ziva she’s a bomb expert, like Paula Cassidy her team was killed brutally and she makes movie references that Tony was king of. That excitement I used to feel just isn’t there anymore added with the monday move it seems CBS wants to put the show in the ground.
I did post to say how poor this photoshop was, but given how awful this site is on mobile with all the ads I don’t know if it didn’t save or if someone deemed it necessary to delete my comment.
Regardless, it’s not a well put together poster at all.
Shame, as NCIS used to do great group posters in the early days.
(obviously the pandemic would be a part of this which is understandable)
Ha! NCIS has had many well -put together key art posters but also many that have had many poorly photoshopped going back to when Jenny Shepherd was in the cast –extra limbs or disappearing limbs have not been unusual. If you REALLY want to see an example of bad photoshop by a source you would not expect check out Vanity Fair’s “most powerful women in entertainment ” issue from a few years back—it’s hilarious how bad it was done and it was their cover!!
Yeah, “bad Photoshop” isn’t the sassy dig people think it is. Ninety-five percent of cast photos (if even attempted!) are bad Photoshop, so I always assume bad Photoshop — that was there is only room to be pleasantly surprised. Cast photo shoots are tricky as is, with schedules, etc. Add in COVID, and….
Be happy they’re not pasted together against a white seamless, folks.
I wish the writers of NCIS would bring back the original characters that have been the staples of the show from week to week
I dont like having to figure out why you keep bring in new people when what you had was working just fine. Bring back Ziva and Tony permanently
ILOVED NCIS NEW ORLEANS!! Why was it canceled?
I love this poster!
Ok, how did he get the boat out of the basement? I need to know…. I can’t wait until next Monday but I do wish it was on at 8pm. Oh well I will watch NCIS anytime it is on.
I’m convinced that when the series eventually ends, “How did Gibbs get those boats out of his basement?” will still be an unanswered question.
If you saw it Monday or in the last five days since it aired you should have the answer. :)
Michael
Sasna Alexander
Angela Harmon
RiZZoli &lSleS
Daughter not all hail and I
When is series 19 NCS coming to England
I hope McCallum retains his Main Cast Credit?
Is that a Ducky stand-in with Kasie and Jimmy? David McCallum hasn’t looked that young for years.
Likely D McC was not available at the time the montage was done, but don’t know why a more current photo was not used.Brian Dietzen (Palmer) already posted a new photo of himself and Ducky in costume on set filming this new Season.
Why does Gibbs have a takeout coffee when everyone else has a mug? Because he’s on his way out. #TVConspiracyLine
HELLO CBS HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE NCIS BACK OWN TUESDAY NIGHT NOT OWN MONDAY NIGHT I WATCH NCIS OWN TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8:00 PM
Why is NCIS NEW ORLEANS cancelled? It was our favorite!!