NCIS (season 13)

The thirteenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 22, 2015, in the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm.
NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was renewed for a thirteenth season by CBS on Monday, May 11, 2015. Michael Weatherly, who stars as Anthony DiNozzo on the show is set to depart the series after this season. On February 29, 2016, NCIS was renewed for seasons fourteen and fifteen.
== Production ==
The series was renewed for a thirteenth season by CBS on Monday, May 11, 2015. Production on the 13th season started in late July. On January 5, 2016, CBS announced Weatherly's departure from the series after thirteen seasons. Scottie Thompson returned as Jeanne Benoit, Tony's ex-girlfriend, in episode 8. She returned later on in the season.
=== Crossover with NCIS: New Orleans ===
Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, and Shalita Grant star in a crossover with NCIS: New Orleans, in the episode "Sister City (Part I)", as NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Pride, NCIS Special Agent Christopher LaSalle, Special Agent Meredith "Merri" Brody, and Sonja Percy, respectively.
== Cast ==
=== Main ===
* Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs; an NCIS Supervisory Special Agent.
* Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo; a Senior NCIS Special Agent.
* Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto; a forensic scientist.
* Sean Murray as Timothy McGee; an NCIS Special Agent.
* Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer; the Assistant Medical Examiner.
* Emily Wickersham as Ellie Bishop; a Probationary NCIS Special Agent.
* Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance; the Director of NCIS.
* David McCallum as ; NCIS' Chief Medical Examiner.
=== Recurring ===
* Mimi Rogers as CIA Officer Joanna Teague
* Leslie Hope as Secretary Sarah Porter
* Jon Cryer as Dr. Cyril Taft
* Margo Harshman as Delilah Fielding
* Jamie Bamber as NSA Attorney Jake Malloy
* Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell, Senior FBI Special Agent
* Robert Wagner as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr.
=== Guest ===
* Muse Watson as Mike Franks
* Diane Neal as CGIS Special Agent Abigail Borin
* David Andrews as U.S. Secretary of Defense Errol Coyne
* Giles Matthey as Daniel Budd
* Daniel Zolghadri as Luke Harris
* Adetokumboh McCormack as Matthew Rousseau
* Hector Hugo as Navy Commander Fred Lewis
* Kenny Leu as CIA Officer Kenny Young
* Katie Roberts as Navy Surgical Tech Ensign Joni Ryan
* Robert Knepper
* John Gabriel as DEA Special Agent Luis "Mitch" Mitchell
* Billy Lush as Fisher Hyland
* Bart Johnson as Marine Lieutenant Dean Hudson
* Stephanie Koenig as Lauren Hudson
* George Wyner as Randall Worthington
* Elyse Mirto as Marine Colonel Stefanie Collier
* Jason E. Kelley as Marine Master Sergeant Ramsey Dillon
* Eric Matheny as Former NCIS Agent Kip Klugman
* Gregory Scott Cummins as Kobe "Beef" Carver
* Heather Mazur as Laura Strike-DePalma
* Edward "Grapevine" Fordham Jr. as Burly Man A.K.A. "Lump"
* Brett DelBuono as Navy Seaman Apprentice Brian Dokes
* Diandra Lyle as Alexandria P.D. Karen Stradivarius
* Lucy Davis as Doctor Janice Brown
* Robert Neary as Travis Cook
* Seana Kofoed as CEO Virginia Wilson
* David Tom as Maple
* Marcus Henderson as Stu
* Priscilla Barnes as Mrs. Skalbe
* Ally Maki as Marie Manna
* Nick Gomez as Nicky Jones
* Kelli Williams as NCIS Special Agent Maureen Cabot
* Gregory Harrison as Navy Captain Roland Ebbakey
* Brad Benedict as Navy Lieutenant Nick Rossmore
* Kelly Frye as Navy Lieutenant Kara Gifford
* Ryan Kennedy as Former Navy Petty Officer First Class Peter Woodruff
* Andrew Hawkes as Metro P.D. Detective Dan Campbell
* Alisha Boe as Farrah Meyers
* Richard Riehle as Walt Osorio
* Matthew John Armstrong as Navy Seaman Michael Hayes
* Todd Louiso as Lyle Waznicki
* Chris Gartin as Jason Tupperman
* Nick Toren as Dwight's Father
* Paul Mabon as Lucas' Father
* Nate Scholz as Former Navy Seaman Todd Bennett
* Joe Pistone as Prison Guard
* Jessica Walter as Judith McKnight
* Scottie Thompson as Jeanne Benoit, Tony's ex-girlfriend
* Joel Gretsch as NCIS Special Agent Stan Burley
* David Chisum as Doctor David Woods
* Annie Tedesco as Navy Doctor Lieutenant Liz Cortland
* Gabriel Hogan a Navy Seal Commander Pete Grady
* Salli Richardson-Whitfield
* Jeremy Ratchford as Baltimore Police Detective Ramsey Malone
* Kelly Blatz as Navy Petty Officer Third Class Kyle Friedgen
* Tug Coker as Assistant State's Attorney Alan Wyner
* Erinn Westbrook
* Billy "Sly" Williams
* Tom T. Choi as Navy Commander Bradley Hall
* Miles Wood as Detective James Green
* Lindsey McKeon
* Lindsay Wagner as Barbara Bishop, Ellie Bishop's mother
* Ryan Doom as George Bishop, Ellie Bishop's brother
* Patricia Bethune as Paulette Quinn
* Harry Van Gorkum
* Grantham Coleman as Former Army Sergeant Richard Doogan
* Jack Mikesell
* Adam Campbell as Young Ducky
* Adam Croasdell as Young Angus Clarke
* Andy Walken as Young Nicholas Mallard
* Susan Duerden as Lorraine Mallard
* George Gerdes
* Kim Robillard
* Henrietta Meire
* Jon Beavers
* Nicole J. Butler
* Tyler Ritter as Luca Sciuto (Abby's brother)
* Lev Gorn
* Cassidy Freeman
* Bryan Batt
* Wendy Davis
* Alex Quijano
* Jamie Gray Hyder
* Ilia Volok
* Shi Ne Nielson as FBI Special Agent Daisy Milner
* Mike Bradecich as Former NSA Analyst Adam Connors
* Stephen Snedden
* William Charlton as Metro P.D. Jeff Katz
* Jean Paul San Pedro
* Christine Garver
* Shak Ghacha
* Devon McGinn
* Winston Story
* Morgan Obenreder as Navy Seaman Mary Burk
* Leonard Robinson as Metro Police Officer Jackson
* Maya Stojan as Meredith Ragen
* Greg Serano
* Henderson Wade
* Tim Conlon
* Brett Rice as Captain RJ Hammond
* John DeMita as Navy Admiral Jorge Morales
* Aaron Hendry
* Keston John
* Dahlia Salem
* Matthew Brenher
* Christina Chang as NCIS Special Agent Valeri Page
* Bruce Thomas
* Caitlin Carver
* Jake Borelli as Dean Campbell
* René Ashton as Justine Wolfe
* Brendan McCarthy
* Hervé Clermont as Christian Brodrick
* Laura San Giacomo as Doctor Grace Confalone
* Michael Cram as ATF Special Agent Earl Kitt
* Jodi Harris as Catherine Taft
* Alice Hunter as Navy Petty Officer First Class Janet Shor
* Walter Fauntleroy as Navy Petty Officer First Class Lamar Finn
* Max E. Williams as Louis Shekian
* Lachlan Buchanan as Navy Petty Officer Second Class James Muldoon
* Shannon Lucio as Amy Harrison
* Virginia Williams as Leah Ramsey
* Saidah Arrika Ekulona as 911 Dispatcher
* Connie Jackson as Elaine
* Taye Diggs Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis
* Samantha Logan Riley Davis
* Christopher Goodman NCIS Special Agent Michael West
* Maureen Sebastian Navy Chief Petty Officer Elaine Dodd
* Paul Bartholomew Spencer Dodd
* Melora Walters
* Alicia Lagano
* Jama Williamson
* Andy Hoff
* Vince Duvall
* Matt Orduna
* Matt Champagne
* Frank Crim
* Jeff Boehm
* Virginia Williams as Leah Ramsey
* Matt McCoy as Senator Thomas Bransfield
* Jonathan Kells Phillips as Senator Shawn Kelly
* Ben Giroux as Tiny Tony
* Adam Mayfield as Tall Tony
* Sharon Brathwaite as Lisa Marsden
* Brad Lee Wind as Metro P.D. Sergeant John Dunn
* Daniel Cummings as Sheriff's Deputy Hicks
* Vince Nappo as Jacob Scott
* Dan Hildebrand as Cassio Chavez
* Kate Vernon as Caroline Morrow
* Andy Beckwith as HM Prison Service Custodial Manager Chester Grimm
* Douglas Olsson as Zaynak Darbenian
* Tiffany Ariany as Katie Darbenian
* Jill Czarnowski as NCIS Tech
=== Special guest stars ===
* Scott Bakula as NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Pride
* Lucas Black as NCIS Special Agent Christopher Lasalle
* Zoe McLellan as Special Agent Meredith "Merri" Brody
* Shalita Grant as Sonja Percy
=== Special appearance ===
* Tony Gonzalez as NCIS Special Agent Tony Francis
== Episodes ==
== Ratings ==
Episode 	U.S. ratings 	U.S. ratings	U.S. ratings	U.S. ratings	U.S. ratings	U.S. ratings	U.S. ratings	Canadian ratings 	Canadian ratings	Canadian ratings	Canadian ratings	Australian ratings	Australian ratings	Australian ratings	Australian ratings
Episode 	Original air date	Live 	Live 	Rank(18–49) 	Rank(18–49) 	Live+7 	Live+7 	Original air date	Live+7 	Rank(viewers) 	Rank(viewers) 	Original air date 	Live 	Rank(viewers) 	
Episode 	Original air date	 	 	Night 	Week 	 	 	Original air date	 	Night 	Week 	Original air date 	 	Night 	
"Stop the Bleeding" 	 	18.19 	2.5/8 	3 	17 	22.47 	3.6 	 	2.695 	1 	2 	 	0.348 	19 	
"Personal Day" 	 	16.53 	2.2/8 	2 	19 	20.46 	3.1 	 	2.614 	1 	1 	 	0.393 	17 	
"Incognito" 	 	16.87 	2.2/7 	2 	12 	20.74 	3.2 	 	2.569 	1 	1 	 	0.401 	19 	
"Double Trouble" 	 	16.04 	2.1/7 	2 	14 	19.67 	2.9 	 	2.523 	1 	1 	 	0.349 	19 	
"Lockdown" 	 	17.21 	2.2/7 	2 	14 	20.97 	3.1 	 	2.664 	2 	3 	 	0.340 	21 	
"Viral" 	 	16.81 	2.1/7 	3 	16 	20.74 	3.0 	 	2.624 	1 	2 	 	0.340 	20 	
"16 Years" 	 	17.97 	2.3/8 	1 	11 	21.64 	3.1 	 	2.801 	1 	2 	 	0.337 	19 	
"Saviors" 	 	16.68 	2.3/7 	2 	11 	20.71 	3.2 	 	2.596 	1 	2 	 	0.353 	18 	
"Day in Court" 	 	16.59 	2.2/7 	2 	14 	20.37 	3.1 	 	2.624 	1 	2 	 	0.443 	19 	
"Blood Brothers" 	 	16.19 	2.2/7 	2 	10 	20.46 	3.1 	 	2.832 	1 	2 	 	0.368 	17 	
"Spinning Wheel" 	 	15.53 	2.1/7 	2 	10 	 	 	 	2.462 	1 	2 	 	 	 	
"Sister City (Part I)"	 	18.97 	2.7/9 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Déjà Vu" 	 	17.51 	2.4/8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Decompressed" 	 	16.94 	2.4/8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"React" 	 	17.34 	2.3/8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Loose Cannons" 	 	17.47 	2.4/8 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"After Hours" 	 	15.44 	2.0/7 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Scope" 	 	15.10 	2.0/7 	2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Reasonable Doubts" 	 	15.90 	2.0/7 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Charade" 	 	15.67 	2.0/7 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
"Return to Sender" 	 	14.80 	1.9/7 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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