THE NCIS: LOS ANGELES TEAM HELPS NCIS SPECIAL AGENT DINOZZO SEARCH THE CITY FOR HIS ESCAPED PRISONER, ON “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” MONDAY, OCT. 19

“NCIS’s” Michael Weatherly Guest Stars as Special Agent Anthony “Tony” DiNozzo

“Blame It On Rio” – NCIS Special Agent DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) partners with the NCIS: Los Angeles team to search the city after his prisoner escapes custody on a flight from Singapore to Los Angeles, on NCIS: LOS ANGELES, Monday, Oct. 19 (9:59-11:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: #NCIS’s @M_Weatherly turns to the #NCISLA team to help locate a missing prisoner! Special crossover ep 10/19 9:59pm!

THE NCIS TEAM INVESTIGATES THE MURDER OF A PETTY OFFICER THAT HAS THE HALLMARKS OF A SERIAL KILLER OPERATING IN THE AREA, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, OCT. 27

Series Star Rocky Carroll Directs the Episode

Margo Harshman Returns as Delilah Fielding

“Viral” – When a petty officer’s murder matches the M.O. of a local serial killer, the NCIS team must determine if this is the killer’s latest victim or the work of a copycat. Also, McGee and Delilah must learn to compromise before moving in together, on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 27 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Series regular Rocky Carroll directed the episode and Margo Harshman returns as Delilah Fielding.

CHEAT TWEET: #McGee & #Delilah must learn to compromise before moving in together #DoesMcGeeHaveTooManyToys 10/27 8pm #CBS

ABBY BECOMES A HOSTAGE WHEN SHE TAKES A RARE TRIP OUT OF HER LAB TO TALK TO A PHARMACEUTICAL DOCTOR ABOUT A MURDER CASE, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, OCT. 20

Tony Gonzalez, Former NFL Player and Studio Analyst for “The NFL Today” on the Network and Contributor for “Thursday Night Football,” Guest Stars

“Lockdown” – While visiting a pharmaceutical lab on a murder case, Abby is trapped with no communication to the outside world after armed men take over the building and hold everyone hostage, on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network. Tony Gonzalez, former NFL player and studio analyst for THE NFL TODAY on the Network and contributor for THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, guest stars as NCIS Special Agent Tony Francis.

CHEAT TWEET: Abby leaves her lab but becomes a hostage in another! #GibbsHelp #NCIS 10/20 8p #CBS

VANCE PARTNERS WITH GIBBS AND RETURNS TO FIELD DUTY WHEN A MURDER CASE IS CONNECTED TO A FORMER NCIS AGENT HE LOCKED UP YEARS AGO, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, OCT. 13

“Double Trouble” – Vance partners with Gibbs and returns to field duty when a murder case is connected to a former NCIS agent he locked up for stealing evidence, on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 13 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: Vance & Gibbs are partners in the field when a murder is connected to a dirty Agent #NCIS 10/13 8pm #CBS

BISHOP AND McGEE GO UNDERCOVER AS A MARRIED COUPLE TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A MARINE WHO WAS KILLED HOURS BEFORE MEETING GIBBS ABOUT A POSSIBLE CASE, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, OCT. 6

“Incognito” – After a Marine is found murdered in Quantico hours after calling Gibbs to discuss a possible case, Bishop and McGee go undercover as a married couple to run surveillance on a Marine Lieutenant and his wife, on NCIS, Tuesday, Oct. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: McGee & Bishop get married?! The undercover murder investigation that strains their friendship #NCIS 10/6 8pm #CBS

The way CBS’ NCIS left things, Leroy Jethro Gibbs was down, but he is not out. (Spoiler alert?)

That said, the man who just barely survives the shooting at the hands of a young terrorist recruit may not be the same one that we, Tony, Ducky et al have gotten to know so well over the years. With the Season 13 premiere fast approaching (on Tuesday, Sept. 22), TVLine presents the bulk of our Fall Preview Q&A with Gary Glasberg, the showrunenr behind TV’s most watched drama.

TVLINE | How do you pay off a cliffhanger that some might argue is a foregone conclusion?
You know better — on NCIS it’s never a foregone conclusion!

TVLINE | OK, but this is. [Laughs]
I’m not going to try to tell you that Gibbs isn’t coming back. Gibbs is coming back. But he goes through a really traumatic experience in this that changes him. We pick up right where we left off, and he’s rushed into surgery on an aircraft carrier, where we hook him up with a surgeon played by Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men). The whole first half of the show is this emotional roller coaster ride of Gibbs’ surgery and with this new character. Stop the BleedingI was a huge M*A*S*H fan when I was a kid, and I think there are many similarities humorwise in the type of work that we do on NCIS, so I really wanted to create this homage to the kind of writing that was done on that show, with Jon’s character — and Jon really delivers. At the end of it, he and Gibbs have established this doctor/patient bond, and in Gibbs going through this we’re going to see a more emotionally accessible Gibbs. We’re going to see some changes in Gibbs that are going to throw people a little bit. [Mark] Harmon is really doing some fantastic work right now in just little subtle nuances and changes. Physically you’re going to see changes. Emotionally you’re going to see changes. Things that you wouldn’t normally associate with Leroy Jethro Gibbs are going to happen.

TVLINE | I was going to ask: What were Mark Harmon’s hopes and wishes for the storyline?
My goal 13 seasons into a show is to give him something fresh and different and new to work with. By going through this sort of life-altering moment, it changes Gibbs’ perspective on the world. You have this very old-school view of what his job is and what being a federal agent is about, and then you end up getting shot and seriously injured by a 12-, 13-year-old kid. That in our mind changes everything.

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Get ready to see some familiar faces on the upcoming 13th season of NCIS.

As Gibbs (Mark Harmon) recovers from the gunshot wound he suffered at the end of last season, his past will come back to haunt him – in more ways than one.

While he drifts in and out of consciousness post-surgery (which will be performed by guest star Jon Cryer), Gibbs once again begins having hallucinations involving Mike Franks (Muse Watson), his former colleague/mentor who was killed in Season 8. But, unlike his previous visions, these don’t stop with Mike.

“You have to remember that Gibbs is in a difficult place,” showrunner Gary Glasberg tells TVGuide.com. “He’s going to see some things and talk with some people that might surprise everybody. It’s no surprise that Mike is there, but there are some other people from his past who he also interacts with, in some really touching scenes.”

And not all of the returning faces will be apparitions. Episode 2 finds an old friend bringing a case to Gibbs “that sheds a bunch of light on Gibbs’ past and things that we still don’t know about,” Glasberg teases. But – sorry, Cote de Pablo fans – there is one important figure from Gibbs’ past who won’t be returning, in any capacity. “There’ll definitely be some surprise appearances of people from our NCIS past, but Ziva David is not one of them,” Glasberg says adamantly.

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NCIS ASSISTS THE DEA ON A DRUG-RUNNING CASE AFTER GIBBS AGREES TO HELP A FRIEND WHO SHARES A TRAGIC PAST, ON “NCIS,” TUESDAY, SEPT. 29

“Personal Day” – Gibbs calls on the team to assist DEA Agent Luis Mitchell (John Gabriel) with a case that keeps going cold, but DiNozzo discovers there is more to Gibbs’ personal connection to the agent and his desire to help him succeed. Also, the team gossips about Gibbs’ new look after he replaces his standard military haircut and polo shirt for a modern cut and tailored dress shirt, on NCIS, Tuesday, Sept. 29 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), on the CBS Television Network.

CHEAT TWEET: A new look for Gibbs & a friend who shares a tragic past #NCIS 9/29 8p #CBS

Question: Will Ziva ever come back to NCIS? —Janet
Ausiello: Isn’t that forever the million-dollar question? And while we (obviously) have no news on that particular front, Michael Weatherly — he plays Ziva’s former colleague, Tony — did tease some very special guests to come. “I have come to understand that there will be, later in the year, some guest stars that will melt the avid NCIS viewer’s brain,” he shared. (Presented with and amused by Weatherly’s provocative sell, show boss Gary Glasberg would only confirm, “We’ve got some really fine guest spots that aren’t locked in yet.”)

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