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NCIS has made a lot of cast changes over the years.

Many of the fan favorite stars are still part of the show, including David McCallum‘s Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard, however, there are a handful of stars who have left the show over the 20 seasons.

We’re taking a deep dive into just why the actors left the show, and some of the reasons include boredom, the insane working schedule, and more.

New episodes of NCIS air on Monday nights at 9pm ET on CBS.

Head inside to find out the reasons why all the main characters from NCIS left the show…

The NCIS: Origins cast is rounding out!

Several stars have since signed on as series regulars in the cast of the CBS prequel series, which got a straight-to-series order for the 2024-2025 broadcast season.

Here’s a plot summary, via Deadline: executive produced and narrated by Mark Harmon, Origins begins in 1991, years prior to the events of NCIS, and chronicles Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ younger years. In the prequel, Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.

Click through to see the five cast members confirmed so far for NCIS: Origins…

Kyle Schmid is joining the NCIS franchise!

The 39-year-old has just been cast as a lead, playing young Mike Franks in the upcoming prequel NCIS: Origins, Deadline reports.

Mike Franks was previously portrayed by Muse Watson on the original, flagship series.

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The NCIS franchise is expanding, and it’s thriving more than ever.

In celebration of the series’ 1,000th episode airing on April 15, CBS Studios President David Stapf and CBS’ Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach sat down for an interview with Deadline about the future of the successful series.

NCIS is now the largest procedural franchise ever with five current series, with an estimated global audience of more than 300 million viewers!

During the conversation, they spoke about the expanded NCIS universe, storylines involving fan-favorite characters, and much more.

Click through to find out what they had to say…

NCIS is one of CBS’ biggest franchises, and they just announced a renewal of one of the hits!

As of right now, there are three NCIS shows that are either airing now or very recently aired on the network.

Two are still awaiting announcements.

Keep reading to see the recap…

There’s a big NCIS crossover coming!

Two big stars from the NCIS universe will be appearing on the Monday, April 15 episode of NCIS for the franchise’s 1,000th episode.

The two stars will not appear “in person” alongside the NCIS team, but the appearances will “nonetheless be quite fun,” TVLine reports.

Director Leon Vance’s son Jared, to be played by Spence Moore II, will also appear, TVLine also reports.

NCIS co-showrunner David North told the outlet: “One of our own beloved characters is going to end up in grave danger, and you’re go to see all of the different franchises brought into this in a little bit of a different way.”

Co-showrunner Steven D. Binder added: “There’ll be a personal storyline, and this one will circle around Director Vance,” played by Rocky Carroll.

“We’re going to play plenty of homage to the past,” David North said, and they will scatter “some Easter eggs for longtime fans of the show,” Steven D. Binder added.

“If you’re watching it in 4K, you might have to blow somethings things up, but they’re going to be there,” he added.

Find out who is appearing on NCIS…

There have been rumors for years that Jennifer Aniston was considered for a role on NCIS back when it was first being cast.

In the oral history of the hit CBS procedural series from THR, the show’s creators, casting directors, former network heads, and more came together to share secrets from the show that fans might not have known – and one of them was about Jennifer‘s interest in the show.

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