CBS has just confirmed that Cote de Pablo is not coming back for the 11th season of the network's hit drama NCIS this fall, though she will appear long enough for her character Ziva David to finish out her storyline. CBS and producer CBS TV Studios said in a joint statement today that the decision was de Pablo's to end her longtime run on the show. "We respect Cote's decision, thank her for being an important part of the NCIS team, and for eight terrific years playing Ziva David", the statement says. "Cote and CBS share a great respect for the NCIS audience, and we look forward to working with her and the producers on appropriate closure in this chapter of Ziva's story." De Pablo had been the only other cast member without a deal (it expired at the end of the most current season) after star Mark Harmon re-upped in February, an agreement that allowed CBS to renew network TV's most-watched drama soon after. Season 11 is set to premiere September 24. Most of the cast's contracts are on a different schedule, with only Harmon and de Pablo up the same year. Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, Pauley Perrette, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen and David McCallum also star. Said de Pablo in her own statement today: "I've had 8 great years with NCIS and Ziva David. I have huge respect and affection for Mark, Gary, Michael, David, Rocky, Pauley, Brian, Sean, all of the team and CBS. I look forward to finishing Ziva's story."
This past season NCIS topped even NBC's Sunday Night Football as TV's most-watched series, averaging around 22 million viewers — up about 7% from previous season. It also ranked No. 1 in the 25-54 demo. NCIS is also licensed in more than 200 markets and ranks as cable's No. 1 off-network drama in domestic syndication, boosting ratings for USA Network.
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I hope they don't kill her off. She needs to have a happy ending.
Quote from: Spooky on July 11, 2013, 04:42:57 PM
I hope they don't kill her off. She needs to have a happy ending.
I doubt they would, it would be too much like 'pulling a Kate'. I think she'll go to jail, taking the fall for someone/something.
Quote from: Spooky on July 11, 2013, 04:42:57 PM
I hope they don't kill her off. She needs to have a happy ending.
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I'd giver her a "happy ending" if you know what I mean and I think that you do .
;)
Darn it I hate that she is leaving. The relationship thing with Tony was the best part of the show anymore. This
is going to put a big hole in this show and certainly remove it's appeal for me. Have you heard why she is leaving?
She's been doing the show for 8 years, five longer than Sasha Alexander did. Probably tired of steady employment.
María José de Pablo Fernández is her given name.
:PSA:
She really hasn't done much aside from NCIS. Maybe she wants to try something new?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1580243/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1580243/)
Quote from: Spooky on July 12, 2013, 01:03:32 PM
She really hasn't done much aside from NCIS. Maybe she wants to try something new?
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1580243/ (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1580243/)
She's in "The Education of Max Bickford"
So's Katee sackhoff
:PSA:
BTW, Agents of SHIELD will air opposite NCIS this fall.
AOS is DOA.
Quote from: TinkTanker on July 12, 2013, 02:38:07 PM
BTW, Agents of SHIELD will air opposite NCIS this fall.
AOS is DOA.
Who's bright idea was that? :doh:
I guess they figure they will get the younger demo. :dontlike:
Quote from: TinkTanker on July 12, 2013, 02:38:07 PM
BTW, Agents of SHIELD will air opposite NCIS this fall.
AOS is DOA.
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Quote from: TinkTanker on July 12, 2013, 02:38:07 PM
BTW, Agents of SHIELD will air opposite NCIS this fall.
AOS is DOA.
At least Supernatural isn't until 9pm Central.
Good start. I <3 this show.
Love the new Kate/Ziva. I hope Ellie Bishop hangs around for a bit.
Quote from: Spooky on November 26, 2013, 07:42:11 PM
Love the new Kate/Ziva. I hope Ellie Bishop hangs around for a bit.
I think she is going to but I can't say I loved her. Too quirky, immature and frankly stupid when she went to
confront the bad guy and then just stood there frozen in place. Too much of the show was them watching her
do her thing with the computers. They may have been trying to blend Kate/Ziva but they didn't succeed with me.
I really didn't like the whole "Hey, the NSA isn't so bad" propaganda. Knowing that 0bama has willing partners in the media to pimp 0bamacare, it really isn't far-fetched to see them using NCIS is paint the NSA with a more friendly face.
Quote from: TinkTanker on November 27, 2013, 08:30:34 AM
I really didn't like the whole "Hey, the NSA isn't so bad" propaganda. Knowing that 0bama has willing partners in the media to pimp 0bamacare, it really isn't far-fetched to see them using NCIS is paint the NSA with a more friendly face.
I see a lot of propaganda in these dramas. Nothing annoys me more. Especially when they put the Presidents picture
up on the wall in prominent positions. Is there a network show out there that doesn't pull this kind of stunt? I'm really
tired of the brain washing.
I don't think they have a winner with the new gal. She is just not a team player and the
last shows have been all about her solving the problem at the expense of the other cast
members. Afraid they need to walk this one back which I got the feeling they might. I hadn't
heard of a husband in the mix until the last show so maybe they realize she is not working
and will give her an out with family. This is the first time I have not looked forward to
watching this show since she came on.
The more she's on the show, the less chemistry there is. Hopefully her husband will get transferred to Indiana or something and she leaves at the end of the season. The spark isn't there.
Quote from: TinkTanker on December 21, 2013, 03:37:01 PM
The more she's on the show, the less chemistry there is. Hopefully her husband will get transferred to Indiana or something and she leaves at the end of the season. The spark isn't there.
I agree, no spark and too much catering to her analyst abilities at the expense of the rest
of the team. She just pulls too many stupid social stunts and mannerisms get on my nerves.
I loved Kate for her humor and fun episodes and I loved Ziva for her kickass ability under a
beautiful exterior. There is nothing under the Bishop personality they have created that I like.
Agree to disagree. I like her on the show. :neener:
Quote from: Spooky on December 21, 2013, 06:47:20 PM
Agree to disagree. I like her on the show. :neener:
:)
Why?
Quote from: Phyll33 on December 22, 2013, 08:05:26 AM
Quote from: Spooky on December 21, 2013, 06:47:20 PM
Agree to disagree. I like her on the show. :neener:
:)
Why?
Aside from being mesmerized by Miss Wickersham's eyes, I like that Bishop has the ability to recognize patterns. I have always been fascinated by fictional characters who can do this. I think she will end up being a love interest for Tony for tony at some point. They keep bringing up that she is married and it feels like the writers really want that to stick in our head. The two main reasons for this, IMO, are that they want a clear boundary that Tony can't cross at the moment and that they are setting up something bad happening to him in the future.
Quote from: Spooky on December 22, 2013, 09:02:52 AM
Quote from: Phyll33 on December 22, 2013, 08:05:26 AM
Quote from: Spooky on December 21, 2013, 06:47:20 PM
Agree to disagree. I like her on the show. :neener:
:)
Why?
Aside from being mesmerized by Miss Wickersham's eyes, I like that Bishop has the ability to recognize patterns. I have always been fascinated by fictional characters who can do this. I think she will end up being a love interest for Tony for tony at some point. They keep bringing up that she is married and it feels like the writers really want that to stick in our head. The two main reasons for this, IMO, are that they want a clear boundary that Tony can't cross at the moment and that they are setting up something bad happening to him in the future.
If Tony falls for this bimbo then all bets are off on the future success of the show. She is
too young for him and soooo not his type. He has not showed any interest that way in her
at all and acts like she is a little kid of the group. They are holding Tony for a future return
of Ziva which I feel might happen. They set Bishop up with a husband for the simple reason
they didn't want any romance speculation and angst among the team right now. Tony and
Ziva's relationship let's face it gave the show great chemistry and I doubt if that spark is
going to be found around every corner. They need something else to perk things up and
they haven't found it yet.