NCIS season 11
NCIS (season 11) | |
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Season 11 | |
Starring | Mark Harmon Michael Weatherly Cote de Pablo Pauley Perrette Sean Murray Brian Dietzen Rocky Carroll David McCallum Emily Wickersham |
No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 24, 2013 May 13, 2014 | –
Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 24, 2013, in the same time slot as the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm.[1] Special Agent Ziva David (de Pablo), departs during the season with her final appearance being in "Past, Present and Future".[2] The episode "Crescent City (Part I)", which aired on March 25, 2014, serves as the first of a two-part backdoor pilot of a second spin off from NCIS called NCIS: New Orleans based in New Orleans.
Cast
Main
- Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS Senior Special Agent (SSA) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard
- Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo, NCIS Special Agent, second in command
- Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, NCIS Special Agent (Episodes 1–2)
- Pauley Perrette as Abigail Sciuto, Forensic Specialist attached to NCIS
- Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Special Agent
- Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS
- Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director
- David McCallum as Dr. Donald Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS
- Emily Wickersham as Eleanor Bishop, former NSA Analyst recruited to NCIS (Episodes 12–24)
Recurring
- Alan Dale as Thomas Morrow, Homeland Security Section Chief and former NCIS Director
- Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell, FBI Senior Special Agent
- Susanna Thompson as Hollis Mann, Department of Defense Special Agent, Gibbs' former girlfriend and former Army CID Agent
- Ralph Waite as Jackson Gibbs (Gibbs' father)
- Robert Wagner as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. (Tony's father)
- Michelle Pierce as Breena Palmer, Jimmy Palmer's wife
- Jackie Geary as Susan Grady, NCIS Polygraph Specialist
- Diane Neal as Abigail Borin, CGIS Special Agent in Charge
- Marco Sanchez as Alejandro Rivera
- Akinsola Aribo as Jared Vance, Leon Vance's son
- Kiara Muhammad as Kayla Vance, Leon Vance's daughter
- Melinda McGraw as Diane Sterling, Gibbs' and Fornell's ex-wife
- Emily Wickersham as Eleanor Bishop, NSA Analyst (Episodes 9-11)
- Leslie Hope as Sarah Porter, new Secretary of the Navy
- Margo Harshman as Delilah Fielding, Department of Defense Computer Specialist (McGee's girlfriend)
- Juliette Angelo as Emily Fornell (Tobias Fornell's daughter)
- Kelli Williams as Maureen Cabot, NCIS Special Agent
Guest appearances
- Muse Watson as Mike Franks, deceased retired Senior Special Agent for NCIS (Gibbs' old boss)
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Carrie Clark, former FBI agent, turned criminal attorney
- Scott Bakula as Dwayne Cassius Pride, NCIS Senior Special Agent in New Orleans
- Lucas Black as Christopher LaSalle, NCIS Special Agent in New Orleans, second in command
- Zoe McLellan as Meredith Brody, NCIS Special Agent in Chicago
- C. C. H. Pounder as Loretta Wade, Jefferson Parish Medical Examiner for NCIS in New Orleans
Production
On February 1, 2013, CBS renewed NCIS for this season.[3] The same date Mark Harmon extended his contract on the show with a new "multiyear deal" with CBS.[4] It was announced on July 10, 2013 that Cote de Pablo, who plays Ziva David, had chosen not to return for the eleventh season as a regular. She will appear in enough episodes to close out her character's storylines.[2] Because of de Pablo's exit, showrunner Gary Glasberg had to change his planned storyline for season 11. "Someone asked me if I was planning for this, but I really wasn't, so basically the minute that this became real, I had to throw out a lot of what I was planning to do and start from scratch".[5] Glasberg has stated that there will be rotating characters coming to fill Ziva's role.
The theme for the season is "unlocking demons", both figurative and literal according to Glasberg. A "pretty interesting adversary" about the theme will be introduced, and "that will carry through the season".[6]
Casting
Colin Hanks returned for the premiere episode as Defense Department investigator Richard Parsons, a character introduced at the end of the tenth season,[7] while Marina Sirtis returned in the second episode as Mossad Director Orli Elbaz. Joe Spano also reprised his role as Senior FBI Agent Tobias C. Fornell in the first two episodes. Muse Watson (as Mike Franks) appeared in the fourth episode. Ralph Waite (as Gibbs' father Jackson Gibbs) and Robert Wagner (as Tony's father Anthony DiNozzo, Sr.) are also confirmed to return.[8] Diane Neal reprises her role CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin in episode six "Oil & Water".
The second episode includes a character named Sarah Porter, played by Leslie Hope, who is the new Secretary of the Navy,[9] while Margo Harshman has been cast in a potentially recurring role as Timothy McGee's girlfriend, Delilah Fielding.[10] The third episode introduces retiring NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland (Roma Maffia) who has known Gibbs for many years.[11]
On August 13, 2013, "casting intel" on a new female character named Bishop was published, with filming scheduled to mid-October.[12] Bishop is described as a "twentysomething female[;] bright, educated, athletic, attractive, fresh-faced, focused and somewhat socially awkward. She has a mysterious mixture of analytic brilliance, fierce determination and idealism. She's traveled extensively, but only feels comfortable at home." Emily Wickersham was cast to play the character, named NSA Analyst Ellie Bishop.[13][14][15] Wickersham was promoted to the main cast, two weeks prior of her debut appearance.[16] Her first appearance is in episode nine, "Gut Check".[17]
Scott Bakula was considered for an undisclosed recurring role this season.[18][19] He was later cast as Dwayne Pride in NCIS: New Orleans.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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235 | 1 | "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" | Tony Wharmby | Gary Glasberg | September 24, 2013 | 1101 | 20.02[20] |
236 | 2 | "Past, Present, and Future" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Teleplay by: Scott Williams & Gina Lucita Monreal Story by: Gary Glasberg | October 1, 2013 | 1102 | 19.98[21] |
237 | 3 | "Under the Radar" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | October 8, 2013 | 1103 | 18.33[22] |
238 | 4 | "Anonymous Was a Woman" | Terrence O'Hara | Steven D. Binder | October 15, 2013 | 1104 | 18.83[23] |
239 | 5 | "Once a Crook" | Arvin Brown | Christopher Silber | October 22, 2013 | 1105 | 18.99[24] |
240 | 6 | "Oil & Water" | Thomas J. Wright | Jennifer Corbett | October 29, 2013 | 1106 | 19.30[25] |
241 | 7 | "Better Angels" | Tony Wharmby | Gina Lucita Monreal | November 5, 2013 | 1107 | 19.18[26] |
242 | 8 | "Alibi" | Holly Dale | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | November 12, 2013 | 1108 | 19.37[27] |
243 | 9 | "Gut Check" | Dennis Smith | Christopher J. Waild | November 19, 2013 | 1109 | 19.66[28] |
244 | 10 | "Devil's Triad" | Arvin Brown | Steven D. Binder | December 10, 2013 | 1110 | 19.30[29] |
245 | 11 | "Homesick" | Terrence O'Hara | Scott Williams | December 17, 2013 | 1111 | 19.65[30] |
246 | 12 | "Kill Chain" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Christopher Silber | January 7, 2014 | 1112 | 20.84[31] |
247 | 13 | "Double Back" | Tony Wharmby | Gina Lucita Monreal | January 14, 2014 | 1113 | 19.72[32] |
248 | 14 | "Monsters and Men" | Dennis Smith | Jennifer Corbett | February 4, 2014 | 1114 | 19.53[33] |
249 | 15 | "Bulletproof" | Leslie Libman | Christopher J. Waild | February 25, 2014 | 1115 | 17.03[34] |
250 | 16 | "Dressed to Kill" | Thomas J. Wright | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | March 4, 2014 | 1116 | 17.85[35] |
251 | 17 | "Rock and a Hard Place" | Arvin Brown | Steven D. Binder | March 18, 2014 | 1117 | 17.11[36] |
252 | 18 | "Crescent City (Part I)" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Gary Glasberg | March 25, 2014 | 1118 | 17.52[37] |
253 | 19 | "Crescent City (Part II)" | Tony Wharmby | Gary Glasberg | April 1, 2014 | 1119 | 17.16[38] |
254 | 20 | "Page Not Found" | Terrence O'Hara | Christopher J. Waild | April 8, 2014 | 1120 | 17.39[39] |
255 | 21 | "Alleged" | Arvin Brown | Scott Williams | April 15, 2014 | 1121 | 17.12[40] |
256 | 22 | "Shooter" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | April 29, 2014 | 1122 | 17.25[41] |
257 | 23 | "The Admiral's Daughter" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Christopher Silber & Steven D. Binder | May 6, 2014 | 1123 | 15.88[42] |
258 | 24 | "Honor Thy Father" | Tony Wharmby | Gary Glasberg & Gina Lucita Monreal | May 13, 2014 | 1124 | 16.95[43] |
Ratings
Episode | Ratings | |||
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Original airdate | Viewers (millions) |
Rank | ||
Night | Week | |||
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" | September 24, 2013 | 20.02[20] | 1 | 3[20] |
"Past, Present, and Future" | October 1, 2013 | 19.98[21] | 1 | 2[21] |
"Under the Radar" | October 8, 2013 | 18.33[22] | 1 | 2[22] |
"Anonymous Was a Woman" | October 15, 2013 | 18.83[23] | 1 | 2[23] |
"Once a Crook" | October 22, 2013 | 18.99[24] | 1 | 1[24] |
"Oil & Water" | October 29, 2013 | 19.30[25] | 1 | 1[25] |
"Better Angels" | November 5, 2013 | 19.18[26] | 1 | 2[26] |
"Alibi" | November 12, 2013 | 19.37[27] | 1 | 2[27]} |
"Gut Check" | November 19, 2013 | 19.66[28] | 1 | 2[28] |
"Devil's Triad" | December 10, 2013 | 19.30[29] | 1 | 1[29] |
"Homesick" | December 17, 2013 | 19.65[30] | 1 | 1[30] |
"Kill Chain" | January 7, 2014 | 20.84[31] | 1 | 3[31] |
"Double Back" | January 14, 2014 | 19.72[32] | 1 | 3[32] |
"Monsters and Men" | February 4, 2014 | 19.53[33] | 1 | 5[33] |
"Bulletproof" | February 25, 2014 | 17.03[34] | 1 | 5[34] |
"Dressed to Kill" | March 4, 2014 | 17.85[35] | 1 | 2[35] |
"Rock and a Hard Place" | March 18, 2014 | 17.11[36] | 1 | 1[36] |
"Crescent City (Part I)" | March 25, 2014 | 17.52[37] | 1 | 1[37] |
"Crescent City (Part II)" | April 1, 2014 | 17.16[38] | 1 | 2[38] |
"Page Not Found" | April 8, 2014 | 17.39[39] | 1 | 2[39] |
"Alleged" | April 15, 2014 | 17.12[40] | 1 | 1[40] |
"Shooter" | April 29, 2014 | 17.25[41] | 1 | 1[41] |
"The Admiral's Daughter" | May 6, 2014 | 15.88[42] | 1 | 1[42] |
"Honor Thy Father" | May 13, 2014 | 16.95[43] | 1 | 1[43] |
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