NCIS Season 17

NCIS Season 17 premiered on September 24, 2019 and concluded on April 14, 2020.

Cast

Name	Portrayed by	Role
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	Mark Harmon	NCIS Special Agent in Charge.
Timothy McGee	Sean Murray	NCIS Senior Special Agent who is the second in command of the team.
Nicholas Torres	Wilmer Valderrama	NCIS Special Agent.
Eleanor Bishop	Emily Wickersham	NCIS Special Agent.
Jacqueline Sloane	Maria Bello	NCIS Forensic Psychologist.
James Palmer	Brian Dietzen	NCIS Chief Medical Examiner.
Kasie Hines	Diona Reasonover	NCIS Forensic Scientist.
Leon Vance	Rocky Carroll	NCIS Director.
Donald Mallard	David McCallum	NCIS Historian and Archivist.

Cast notes

• No cast changes took place during NCIS Season 17.

Trivia

• NCIS Season 17 ended early due to the events concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.
• This is the first and only NCIS season to date not to have Joe Spano (Tobias Fornell) appear in a single episode, although he would’ve likely appeared had the season not been cut short.
• NCIS Season 17 aired alongside NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 and NCIS: New Orleans Season 6.
• Former series regular, Cote de Pablo, reprises her role as Ziva David for four episodes.

Episodes

As with previous seasons, all episodes were broadcast on Tuesday's at 8:00.

Season 17 comprised to be 20 episodes, as production was shut down early due to COVID-19.

NCIS Season 17 Episode List

 

Episode Number		Production	Title	Airdate	Summary
Series	Season	Code
379	1	1701	Out of the Darkness (episode)	September 24th, 2019	Ziva surprises Gibbs with a cryptic warning, prompting him to question why she remained underground for years while being presumed dead by her family and her former NCIS colleagues.
380	2	1702	Into the Light (episode)	October 1st, 2019	With their lives in danger, Gibbs and Ziva's rogue investigation takes an unexpected turn when a possible terrorist plot is revealed.
381	3	1703	Going Mobile (episode)	October 8th, 2019	After the body of a Marine Lieutenant is found hidden under an 18-wheeler, the NCIS team tracks the vehicle’s previous locations to pinpoint the crime scene and suspect. Also, Sloane encourages the team to sit down and talk about Ziva’s recent reappearance.
382	4	1704	Someone Else's Shoes (episode)	October 15th, 2019	The NCIS team links a bizarre crime scene at Arlington National Cemetery to a string of attacks on homeless veterans. Also, Vance orders McGee, Bishop and Torres to complete hours of evidence garage cleanup duty for withholding information.
383	5	1705	Wide Awake (episode)	October 22nd, 2019	NCIS investigates Marine Corporal Laney Alimonte after evidence suggests she murdered her neighbor while being treated for insomnia by a hypnotherapist. Also, Gibbs befriends his new neighbors after the 9-year-old’s baseball crashes through his window.
384	6	1706	Institutionalized (episode)	November 5th, 2019	When a petty officer’s son is found murdered at his “welcome home from prison” party, the evidence suggests Kasie’s lifelong best friend, Dante Brown, is the suspect.
385	7	1707	No Vacancy (episode)	November 12th, 2019	While investigating a Marine’s murder, the NCIS team uncovers a labyrinth of live-streaming spy cameras hidden in the rooms of a Virginia motel.
386	8	1708	Musical Chairs (episode)	November 19th, 2019	The team investigates the murder of a musician in the Navy's most elite band that performs at diplomatic events around the world.
387	9	1709	IRL (episode)	November 26th, 2019	The team investigates a petty officer's murder that was live-streamed on a popular gaming app. Also, Gibbs watches his 11-year-old neighbor, Phineas, when his mom must leave on a last-minute trip.
388	10	1710	The North Pole (episode)	December 17th, 2019	Gibbs and the team assist Ziva with "the one thing" she said she would need to take care of before returning to her family.
389	11	1711	In The Wind (episode)	January 7th, 2020	Gibbs must face the reality of his actions after he assists Ziva with “the one thing” she said she would need to take care of before returning to her family.
390	12	1712	Flight Plan (episode)	January 14th, 2020	The team investigates an F-18 crash and the subsequent disappearance of the pilot who operated the aircraft. Also, McGee reluctantly discusses a very personal decision with his teammates.
391	13	1713	Sound Off (episode)	January 21st, 2020	After a body is found at an unmanned aerial vehicle testing site, the team must determine if the death was murder or an accident. Also, Palmer carefully interviews medical examiner assistant candidates.
392	14	1714	On Fire (episode)	January 28th, 2020	After Torres and Bishop are victims of a hit-and-run, Torres fights for his life in the ICU.
393	15	1715	Lonely Hearts (episode)	February 11th, 2020	The lead suspect in a murder investigation is a woman Gibbs' friend, Phil Brooks, met on a dating site. Also, Sloane has a secret admirer on Valentine's Day.
394	16	1716	Ephemera (episode)	February 18th, 2020	While investigating the suicide of a retired Navy officer who left a rare, valuable - and possibly stolen - coin to the National Museum of the Navy, the team imagines themselves in his life story in order to piece together how the coin ended up in his possession.
395	17	1717	In a Nutshell (episode)	March 10th, 2020	As the team investigates the death of a Navy officer murdered the same way as his parents a decade ago, they stumble across a storage container filled with dollhouses that display recreations of murder scenes. Also, the team agrees to clean out their living spaces, but some have a harder time saying goodbye to their possessions than others.
396	18	1718	Schooled (episode)	March 24th, 2020	The team searches for answers when the body of a well-regarded Navy technician in the Reserves is found floating in a lake where a popular community event is being held. Also, Sloane is caught off-guard when her daughter, Faith, makes an unexpected request.
397	19	1719	Blarney (episode)	March 31st, 2020	When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewellery store robbery goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.
398	20	1720	The Arizona (episode)	April 14th, 2020	The team tries to verify the identity of Joe Smith, who claims he served on the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and wants to be buried there upon his death.

Description

• From the Region 2 DVD- "Solve the Mystery, Save the World"- Who is the deadly terrorist known only as "Sahar" and where will this cunning killer strike next? This central mystery runs throughout Season 17 as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and second-in-command Senior Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) race against time to identify, locate and neutralize Sahar and save countless lives- including their own. NCIS takes on some of the intense cases of their careers along the way, from murdered Marines and attacks at Arlington National Cemetery to crashed fighter jets and secrets that threaten to tear the team apart. Co-stars Wilmer Valderrama, Emily Wickersham, Maria Bello, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Rocky Carroll and David McCallum work together to deliver justice all over the world in this thrilling 5-disc, 20-episode collection.