NCIS Season 19

NCIS Season 19 premiered on September 20, 2021 and concluded on May 23, 2022.
== Cast ==
Name 	Portrayed by 	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon 	NCIS Special Agent in Charge. Resigned. Episodes 1–4 only.
Timothy McGee 	Sean Murray 	NCIS Senior Special Agent.
Nicholas Torres 	Wilmer Valderrama	NCIS Special Agent.
Jessica Knight 	Katrina Law 	NCIS Special Agent who is also a former REACT Agent.
James Palmer 	Brian Dietzen 	Chief Medical Examiner and a former Medical Assistant.
Kasie Hines 	Diona Reasonover 	NCIS Forensic Specialist.
Donald Mallard 	David McCallum 	NCIS Historian who is also a former Chief Medical Examiner.
Leon Vance 	Rocky Carroll 	Director of NCIS.
Alden Parker 	Gary Cole 	NCIS Special Agent in Charge and a former FBI Special Agent. Episode 2– present.
==Cast notes==
With Mark Harmon having less appearances on NCIS, Gary Cole joined the series as FBI Special Agent Alden Parker while Katrina Law (Jessica Knight) was promoted to series regular and appeared in the opening credits, replacing Emily Wickersham (Eleanor Bishop).
The opening credits were also slightly altered as David McCallum (Donald Mallard) and Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) both shared the "With" credit, McCallum appearing before Carroll while Cole received the "And" credit.
After being on NCIS for eighteen years, Mark Harmon departed the show in the fourth episode of this season "Great Wide Open" although he would continue to remain in the opening credits for the rest of the season.
==Trivia==
*NCIS moved from its original timeslot of airing on Tuesdays at 8pm to its regular/current timeslot of airing on Mondays at 9pm.
*This season is also the first to have Katrina Law (Jessica Knight) and Gary Cole (Alden Parker) both appear on promotional artwork.
**Final season to feature Mark Harmon on promo artwork.
*First season to feature Gary Cole as Parker. 
*While this isn't the first season to feature Katrina Law as Knight as she previously appeared in the last two episodes of Season 18, this is the first to have her in the main cast and also the first to include her in the opening credits.
*This is the final season to feature Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs.
*NCIS Season 19 aired alongside NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 and NCIS: Hawaii Season 1. 
*First season to air without NCIS: New Orleans since NCIS Season 12 (first season alongside NCIS: New Orleans) as it ended in May 2021. 
==Episodes==
Episode Number	Episode Number	Production	Title 	Airdate 	Summary
Series 	Season 	Code 	Title 	Airdate 	Summary
415 	1 	1901 	Blood in the Water (episode) 	September 20, 2021	As the team searches for Gibbs after wreckage from his boat is discovered, they find out he was tracking a serial killer with journalist Marcie Warren, who wrote an exposé on him.
416 	2 	1902 	Nearly Departed (episode) 	September 27, 2021	While trying to find the serial killer Gibbs was after, the team discovers another person has been tracking the case as well.
417 	3 	1903 	Road to Nowhere (episode) 	October 4, 2021 	Gibbs and Parker go on a road trip to find one of the serial killer's victims. Also Knight goes undercover at a large manufacturing company with ties to the murders.
418 	4 	1904 	Great Wide Open (episode) 	October 11, 2021 	Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska while the team works at home to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.
419 	5 	1905 	Face the Strange (episode) 	October 18, 2021 	The team investigates the death of a Navy commander whose body suddenly explodes before Jimmy can examine it.
420 	6 	1906 	False Start (episode) 	November 1, 2021 	The team investigates the death of a beloved Navy commander who trained some of the top athletes in the country.
421 	7 	1907 	Docked (episode) 	November 8, 2021 	The team investigates the death of a man on a cruise ship whose body is discovered in the ship's sauna by none other than McGee's mother-in-law.
422 	8 	1908 	Peacekeeper (episode) 	November 29, 2021 	The team investigates the case of a Navy reservist whose body is found in a beat-up car at the end of a gun range. Also, Kasie weighs the pros and cons of buying a gun.
423 	9 	1909 	Collective Memory (episode) 	December 6, 2021 	When a hotshot financial advisor is found shot at a naval station, the team investigates the case of interviewing the victim's three-dimensional hologram of herself, which she created before her death.
424 	10 	1910 	Pledge of Allegiance (episode)	January 3, 2022 	The team is called in when a Navy chief warrant officer is suspected of trying to sell stolen classified Navy software used to pilot combat drones.
425 	11 	1911 	All Hands (episode) 	January 17, 2022 	After a civilian research vessel in the North Atlantic picks up a small boat of wounded Navy officers, the team arrives on the ship and is forced to hide after discovering terrorists on board. Also, Knight takes a paper doll with her on the mission to capture photos for her niece's grade school class.
426 	12 	1912 	Fight or Flight (episode) 	January 24, 2022 	When the body of a Navy lieutenant is discovered missing an eye, the team investigation leads to the world of cage fighting.
427 	13 	1913 	The Helpers (episode) 	February 28, 2022 	While investigating the death of an intruder at Quantico, Jimmy and Kasie are exposed to a deadly biotoxin, and the team calls on Carol Wilson for help as they race to find the antidote. Also, Torres tries to distract Jimmy's daughter who came to the office to spend the day with her dad.
428 	14 	1914 	First Steps (episode) 	March 7, 2022 	As the team investigates the cause of death of a reservist Navy Seal surgeon, they're forced to bring Vance's daughter, who recently trained with NCIS, to help with a highly dangerous mission.
429 	15 	1915 	Thick As Thieves (episode) 	March 14, 2022 	Parker's delinquent past resurfaces when the team is called to Philadelphia to investigate the death of a Navy petty officer.
430 	16 	1916 	The Wake (episode) 	March 21, 2022 	A gruesome mishap at a Navy petty officer's gender-reveal party leads the team to the case of a missing teacher that was popularized on a true crime podcast.
431 	17 	1917 	Starting Over (episode) 	March 28, 2022 	The team investigates the apparent suicide of a retired Navy officer who was in Palmer and Knight's grief group. Also, Torres gets a call from Jane Tennant to come to Hawai'i when she gets a lead on a witness from a case they worked on together.
432 	18 	1918 	Last Dance (episode) 	April 18, 2022 	When an infamous arms dealer is released from prison and bodies start piling up, Torres is forced to face the repercussions of his actions during an undercover operation he worked on years ago.
433 	19 	1919 	The Brat Pack (episode) 	May 2, 2022 	The team investigates a ring of clever teenage partygoers when a string of break-ins takes place at Marine Base Quantico. Whereas working the case, McGee forms a bond with one of the teens.
434 	20 	1920 	All or Nothing (episode) 	May 16, 2022 	The team investigates the unexpected death of a Navy reservist who was an investigative journalist while Knight and Jimmy's budding romance is put on hold when a vital organ transfer goes fatally wrong.
435 	21 	1921 	Birds of a Feather (episode) 	May 23, 2022 	When Parker is framed for murder, the team puts their jobs and lives on the line in order to buy time and uncover the truth.
==DVD Description==
Legends Never Say Bye!
The momentous season that changed NCIS forever. In Season 19, legendary Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) unexpectedly retires and former FBI agent Alden Parker (Gary Cole) joins the team. Parker is instantly put to the test as the team take on a series of life-and-death cases. A bioterror attack exposes Jimmy (Brian Dietzen) and Kasie (Diona Reasonover) to a deadly toxin. McGee's (Sean Murray) mother-in-law is targeted by a killer. Vance's (Rocky Carroll) daughter is kidnapped by a cartel. Torres (Wilmer Valderrama) confronts danger and a love from his undercover past. New agent Jessica Knight (Katrina Law) risks her life to investigate a true crime podcast. To top it off, fan favorite Dr. Ducky Mallard (David McCallum) makes a surprise return. This 5-disc DVD set includes every episode from Season 19, plus exclusive features:
*”NCIS” On Location in Alaska.
*Brian Dietzen and Scott Williams On “The Helpers”
*Torres and Tennant
*Gary Cole and Katrina Law Join “NCIS”
*Being Gibbs
*Cast of Characters 
*”T'N'T” (NCIS: Hawai'i episode - part 2 of crossover)
Category:NCIS Seasons