ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
- Mark Harmon left ‘NCIS’ after greater than 18 seaesons and 400 episodes
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ exit has not sat nicely with some followers
- Despite all the drama the scores had been truly up for the first episode in the post-Harmon period
NCIS followers are nonetheless in shock after the exit of Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs. After 18+ seasons and greater than 400 episodes, Harmon and his character apparently stated goodbye to TV’s most-watched drama in Season 18, Episode 4 “Great Wide Open.”
His departure has not gone over nicely with followers — with many declaring they may by no means watch the sequence once more. Nevertheless, the scores for the first episode in the post-Harmon period truly went up.
‘NCIS’ left Leroy Jethro Gibbs in Alaska
Harmon’s last episode discovered his character in Alaska whereas he adopted leads in the serial killer case he’d been engaged on since season 18. After Gibbs and McGee (Sean Murray) solved the case, Gibbs opted to remain behind. He defined that he’s nonetheless unsure what he’s searching for. However for the first time since his spouse and daughter died, Alaska’s introduced him a sense of peace.
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“I could not have hoped for anyone better to watch my back for the past 18 years than you, Tim,” Gibbs tells McGee earlier than they hug and each tells the different that he loves him.
As McGee heads out on a airplane, Gibbs stays behind in the water to fly fish. The final shot followers see is Gibbs in waders casting his line, with a smile on his face.
Showrunner Steven D. Binder points assertion about Harmon’s departure
CBS didn’t make any type of an announcement or assertion about Harmon’s exit from NCIS. However showrunner Steven D. Binder did say that the 70-year-old actor continues to be an vital a part of the present as the government producer. He additionally left the door open for the chance that followers might see Gibbs once more in the future.
“As an executive producer and dear friend, Mark continues to be an integral part of the fabric of the show. Our north star has always been staying true to our characters, and that truth has always guided the stories we tell and where those characters go. So regarding the future of Gibbs, as long-time fans of the show may have noticed over the years… never count Leroy Jethro Gibbs out,” Binder said.
‘NCIS’ followers declare they’ll by no means watch once more after Mark Harmon’s exit
Everybody at NCIS and CBS performed coy about Harmon’s doable exit from the present main as much as season 19. However nearly everybody might sense it was coming. When Harmon’s last episode aired, many followers took to social media to declare they had been executed with the long-running procedural if the iconic Particular Agent was now not in cost.
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“NCIS is Mark Harmon’s show and it won’t be the same without him,” one disenchanted fan wrote. One other added, “No Gibbs no NCIS.” And a third wrote, “I just can’t watch it without Gibbs!”
Combined response to Gary Cole’s Agent Alden Parker
NCIS followers aren’t pleased about Harmon’s exit, and lots of aren’t too happy together with his substitute — Gary Cole’s Agent Alden Parker. In Season 19, Episode 5 “Face the Strange,” the former FBI agent formally accepted the job supply at NCIS from Director Vance (Rocky Carroll). And lots of shared their disappointment.
“Please tell me this new FBI agent isn’t going to be a permanent fixture in the show. I’ll have to stop watching,” one NCIS fan wrote.
There have been a few followers who voiced their help for the Emmy-nominated actor. One wrote that Cole was a “fabulous” decide for crew chief. And one other stated he was “absolutely the best choice to replace Gibbs.”
‘NCIS’ scores truly went up after Mark Harmon’s final episode
Many anticipated the first NCIS episode with out Gibbs would see a important dip in the scores. However that’s not precisely what occurred. Episode 5 scored 7.4 million viewers with a 0.6 score in the demo, which was sufficient for the procedural to win the evening in phrases of complete viewers.
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These numbers had been nearly the similar as the earlier week when Harmon took his last bow. Really, there was a slight uptick. It doesn’t appear to be CBS has something to fret about simply but in relation to NCIS sans Harmon. If this scores development continues, it’s doubtless followers will see a season 20.
New episodes of NCIS — minus Mark Harmon — air Monday nights on CBS.