NCIS - MAY 7, 2026 - TV INSIDER: NCIS BOSS EXPLAINS GIBBS HELPING TO AVENGE VANCE'S DEATH: "IT HAD TO BE WORTHY."
From May 7, 2026.
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"...What To Know
NCIS brought back Gibbs (Mark Harmon) in a way in the penultimate episode. Executive producer Steven D. Binder explains why it was done in this way.
NCIS shocked fans at the end of the penultimate episode by not only having Parker (Gary Cole) take care of Rogers (J. Paul Boehmer), the former Army CID director part of the weapons smuggling ring that Vance (Rocky Carroll) died helping to take down, rather than let him go into witness protection, but also having him enlist a very familiar sniper to do so.
As Parker revealed in the final moments, he was cooking salmon, fresh from Alaska, for his sister, Harriet (Nancy Travis). Only a sniper as skilled as Gibbs (Mark Harmon), who just so happens to be living in Alaska now, could have taken the shot. It’s a moment that executive producer Steven D. Binder tells TV Insider he’s very glad happened.
“Maybe if you gave me one hand to choose the things I’m most proud of on this series, that’s going to be on the hand for sure.” he says..."
The 23rd season finale episode airs on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 8/7C on CBS; and streams on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 on Paramount+.