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Even though at least one producer thought that Mark Harmon’s exit would doom NCIS , the CBS drama has continued to dominate broadcast TV in the subsequent years since Leroy Gibbs decided to make Alaska his new home. But not even McGee’s growing role or the addition of Gary Cole and others have stopped fans from wondering if and when Harmon could return for one or more appearances . Now, the former lead has at last addressed the issue himself, and he dropped a somewhat surprising detail in the process.

To be sure, both Mark Harmon and Leroy Gibbs will once again be part of the NCIS franchise as part of the 2024 TV schedule , just not through the long-running flagship drama. Harmon will be providing narration duties as Gibbs for the upcoming spinoff prequel NCIS: Origins , which he was on hand to promote during a Television Critics Association winter tour panel (via TVLine ). He addressed his exit as being a natural outcome, and not decision that was hammered down from the outset.



And while he also stated he loved the way the creative team handled Gibbs’ final (for now) outing, he’s as aware as anyone that his character’s possible return is a constant topic. When asked about exactly that during the panel, he answered with: I have been asked that a lot..

. I’ve always let the writers do what they want to do. That answer is about what one would expect from Mark Harmon, who obviously doesn’t want to break the fandom’s collective heart by saying he won’t return.

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