‘NCIS’ Season 16 Premiere Date: Was Ziva Not Home When The Bomb Exploded? Cote de Pablo & Michael Weatherly Set To Return?

The current ratings of NCIS are still good enough to conclude that NCIS Season 17 is already a done deal, but it can’t be denied that the departure of Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly has affected the show. Now, fans think that CBS might add another twist to the action police procedural television series and bring Ziva and Tony back in NCIS Season 16.

Although Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) is considered dead at the moment, her death scene was so unclear that fans still feel that she will reappear in the show soon, possibly in NCIS Season 16. In fact, one viewer shared a concept of her return and pointed out that Anthony “Tony” DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) used the present tense in addressing the alleged dead Special Agent.

“In my scenario, Ziva was not home at the time. She was out of the country, and it was a sitter/nanny whose remains were found in the house,” the fan wrote. “If you listen carefully to that episode, they skirted around the question as to whether or not Ziva was actually verified to be dead. Even Tony, as he is leaving, says he is going to Paris because Ziva "likes" (present tense) Paris.”

This was a reply to an earlier comment by a fan, who also believed that Ziva might still be alive and could return in NCIS Season 16. The fan also noted that Ziva and Tony deserve a happy ending, so Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly’s permanent exit is not very ideal.

“I still long for the day that DiNozzo Sr. drops in with the news that Ziva actually survived the bomb (she was out of town at the time, and Talli was with a sitter or something) and she and Tony have found each other in Paris,” the fan shared. “I don't even care if neither of them ever shows up again - I just want them to have a happy ending; they both deserve it.”

Ziva and Tony’s return in NCIS Season 16 remains speculation for now. However, bringing Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly back on the show will undoubtedly shoot the ratings up and will make a lot of fans happy.

As for the NCIS Season 16 premiere date, CarterMatt predicted that it would be released on Tuesday, September 25. The site-based the possible air date to the show’s previous release dates, which usually happens between September 19 and September 28.