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Long-time NCIS star Mark Harmon made his final appearance as a regular cast member on the procedural drama last night \u2013 but the show\u2019s boss has teased that it might not be the last we see of him just yet.<\/p>\n
Harmon\u2019s character Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs has been a major part of the show for 18 years, but in the most recent episode he announced that he\u2019d decided to end his law enforcement career in favour of a move to Alaska.<\/p>\n
Speaking about his departure, showrunner Steve Binder explained that Harmon would continue to be involved in the show as an executive producer and added that it was impossible to rule out a return later down the line.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo regarding the future of Gibbs, as long-time fans of the show may have noticed over the years\u2026 never count Leroy Jethro Gibbs out.\u201d<\/p>
Binder\u2019s comments echo sentiments shared by CBS President Kelly Kahl, who last month told Deadline<\/a>, \u201cMark\u2019s always been part of the show, Mark\u2019s always going to be part of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n She added, \u201cIn terms of his on-air appearances, we\u2019re just going to have to see how it plays out going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n Harmon\u2019s exit has been in the pipeline for a while, with his screen time having been steadily reduced over a number of months \u2013 but his departure will nonetheless come as sad news for longtime fans of the series.<\/p>\n 70-year-old Harmon has been part of the cast since the very first series in 2003 and has appeared in over 400 episodes, in addition to making 4 appearances in spin-off series NCIS: New Orleans.<\/p>\n Take a look at our other <\/b>Drama<\/b><\/span><\/a>\u00a0coverage or find out what else is on with our\u00a0<\/b>TV Guide<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/b><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 at 12:00 am Long-time NCIS star Mark Harmon made his final appearance as a regular cast member on the procedural drama last night \u2013 but the show\u2019s boss has teased that it might not be the last we see of him just yet. Harmon\u2019s character Special Agent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":5645,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/10\/ncis-boss-tells-fans-never-count-gibbs-out-as-mark-harmon-exits-after-18-years-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Patrick Cremona Published: Tuesday, 12 October 2021 at 12:00 am Long-time NCIS star Mark Harmon made his final appearance as a regular cast member on the procedural drama last night \u2013 but the show\u2019s boss has teased that it might not be the last we see of him just yet. Harmon\u2019s character Special Agent…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/5644"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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