Previous to starring as Dr. Jason Bull in Bull, Michael Weatherly was finest recognized for taking part in Tony DiNozzo in fellow CBS sequence NCIS for 13 seasons. With Bull having wrapped its six-season run in 2022, there’s been hypothesis since then about if Tony will return to NCIS sometime, and that’s been reignited by one in all Weatherly’s current social media posts. Simply days after posting a Gibbs slap throwback, the actor teased that “issues are beginning to occur” for him, so after all followers have ideas about this.
In the direction of the top of July, Weatherly tweeted a photograph of a good friend of his giving him the Gibbs slap, referencing how Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs would flippantly hit Tony on the again of the pinnacle every time he mentioned one thing irritating, silly, and many others. Shortly thereafter Weatherly introduced up the aforementioned tease whereas sharing the music “Shakedown Cruise” from Jay Ferguson, as you’ll see beneath.
This music exists to remind you that one summer season afternoon… within the late 1970’s… life was PERFECT. Incidentally- I really feel like issues are beginning to occur. Issues that will probably be very thrilling. Keep tuned. Within the meantime, take heed to this:Jay Ferguson – Shakedown Cruise…July 27, 2023
Whereas many of the feedback are merely folks being constructive about what Michael Weatherly has developing subsequent, naturally there have been some curious if that is NCIS-related, particularly with this tweet coming so quickly after the Gibbs slap submit. For instance, @ehkross mentioned this, together with posting an image of Tony:
How for much longer do we’ve got to attend?
Like Gibbs, Pauley Perrette’s Abby Sciuto and David McCallum’s Donald Mallard, Tony DiNozzo first appeared within the JAG episodes “Ice Queen” and “Meltdown,” which served because the NCIS backdoor pilot and aired in April 2003, a yr after Michael Weatherly’s time as Logan Cale on Darkish Angel concluded. Then in September 2003, NCIS started, and Tony was one in all its main characters for the primary TV seasons. So though it’s been practically a decade since Weatherly left the present, there are lots of people who bear in mind Tony fondly and want to see him return, like @apps_vg:
We’re excited for the Reunion Dinozzo
Weatherly departed NCIS within the Season 13 finale “Household First” after studying concerning the existence of his daughter Tali, whose mom was Cote de Pablo’s Ziva David, his NCIS teammate who exited the present early in Season 11. Though Ziva was mentioned to have been killed in “Household First,” Tony held out hope that she was nonetheless alive and left the legislation enforcement company to search for her and look after his daughter. Positive sufficient, within the NCIS Season 16 finale, titled “Daughters,” Ziva was revealed to be alive, and by Season 17’s “Within the Wind,” she left for Paris to reunite with Tony and Tali. So all these years later, you may’t blame folks for wanting Weatherly to cease by NCIS once more. Right here’s what @elbeesaid to his submit:
Tease.
A tweet from Michael Weatherly in January 2023 prompted hypothesis {that a} “Tiva” reunion could also be within the playing cards for NCIS, however greater than half a yr later, this has not been formally confirmed. It’s additionally price noting that since Mark Harmon left NCIS early into Season 19, if Tony DiNozzo was to resurface, it’s unlikely he would see Gibbs once more except an association was reached with Harmon too. Nonetheless, with Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Rocky Carroll and David McCallum all nonetheless on NCIS, it’s not like there’d be a scarcity of acquainted faces surrounding Weatherly. Let’s cap this off with @manko_gloria’s remark:
Hopefully you[r’e] again quickly! NCIS and Bull – each superior
In September 2022, NCIS showrunner Steven D. Binder sounded enthusiastic concerning the thought of Michael Weatherly stopping by once more, and the next November, the actor amusingly fed into the hype of probably reprising DiNozzo. For now although, nothing is about in stone, although so long as NCIS continues to air on CBS, there’ll all the time be an opportunity it may occur. For sure we’ll let if something is formally introduced on that entrance.
NCIS’ 20 seasons will be streamed with a Paramount+ subscription, and though the present has been renewed for Season 21, it’s unclear when it’ll arrive. Flick thru our 2023 TV schedule to see what programming is presently airing or arriving within the coming months.
