Mark Harmon exits 'NCIS' after 18 years on the show, will remain a producer
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Mark Harmon officially ended his run as a series regular on CBS’ long-running procedural drama “NCIS” Monday.
According to Deadline, Monday’s episode, "Great Wide Open," saw Gibbs and Special Agent Timothy McGee, played by Sam Murray, venture to Alaska to find a contract killer who was hired by a local company. In the aftermath of the case, Gibbs suddenly informed his partner and NCIS director, Vance (Rocky Carroll), that he would not be returning to law enforcement. Instead, he opted to stay in Alaska, noting that he had found a "sense of peace" in the north and wasn’t ready to give it up just yet.
The move comes as no shock to fans who had been speculating for months that Harmon's time on the show might be coming to an end. The Hollywood Reporter previously revealed that he signed a deal to return to the show in Season 19, but at a limited capacity. Although he’ll remain with the franchise as a producer, it seems his time in front of the camera on the show is at an end as of Monday.