NCIS season 11

Main Recurring Guests == Production ==

On February 1, 2013, CBS renewed NCIS for this season. The same date Mark Harmon extended his contract on the show with a new "multiyear deal" with CBS. 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. 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". Casting Colin Hanks returned for the premiere episode as Defense Department investigator Richard Parsons, a character introduced at the end of the tenth season, 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. 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, while Margo Harshman has been cast in a potentially recurring role as Timothy McGee's girlfriend, Delilah Fielding. The third episode introduces retiring NCIS Special Agent Vera Strickland (Roma Maffia) who has known Gibbs for many years. On August 13, 2013, "casting intel" on a new female character named Bishop was published, with filming scheduled to mid-October. 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. Wickersham was promoted to the main cast, two weeks prior of her debut appearance. Her first appearance is in episode nine, "Gut Check". Scott Bakula was considered for an undisclosed recurring role this season. He was later cast as Dwayne Pride in NCIS: New Orleans. == Episodes ==

• Celebrating 250 - The NCIS cast and crew celebrate the airing of the NCIS Season 11/200th episode, "Dressed to Kill". • NCIS in New Orleans - The NCIS cast and crew talk about filming the backdoor pilot episodes for NCIS: New Orleans, Crescent City Part 1 and Crescent City Part 2, on site in the city of New Orleans in Louisiana. • Game Change - The NCIS cast and crew reflect on NCIS Season 11. • Remembering Jackson Gibbs: A tribute to Ralph Waite - The NCIS cast and crew reflect on the late actor Ralph Waite who played Jackson Gibbs. • On the Record - A behind-the-scenes feature showing Michael Weatherly recording his new song, "Under the Sun". • Finding Ellie Bishop - The NCIS cast and crew discuss the newest addition to the team, Eleanor Bishop played by Emily Wickersham. • In the Stills of the Night - A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the various "photographs" taken during numerous episodes of NCIS. • Background Check - A behind-the-scenes feature on the extras seen in the background of the NCIS Squadroom. • Joe Spano - Fornell For Real- The NCIS cast and crew talk about FBI Special Agent Tobias Fornell played by Joe Spano. • Cast and Crew Commentaries on Selected Episodes (Region 1 and 2): Commentary on "Past, Present, and Future" with Michael Weatherly, James Whitmore Jr, Scott Williams and Gina Lucita Monreal, Commentary on "Crescent City" with Mark Harmon and Gary Glasberg, Commentary on "Shooter" with Pauley Perette, Sean Murray and Frank Cardea. ==References==