NCIS Season 16 finale
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The NCIS Season 16 finale is the episode that dramatically reveals former agent Ziva David is still alive, setting up her surprise return to the series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NCIS Season 16 finale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8267797 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: NCIS Season 16 finale Context triple: [Ziva David, returnAppearance, NCIS Season 16 finale]
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A.
NCIS: Sydney
NCIS: Sydney is an Australian-set police procedural television series in the NCIS franchise that follows a team of U.S. NCIS agents and Australian Federal Police working together to investigate naval-related crimes.
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NCIS: Hawaiʻi
NCIS: Hawaiʻi is an American television crime drama series set in Hawaii that follows a team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents as they solve cases involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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C.
NCIS
NCIS is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps.
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D.
NCIS
NCIS is a long-running American television crime drama series that follows a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they solve cases involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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E.
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles is an American action-drama television series that follows a team of undercover agents in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Office of Special Projects as they tackle high-risk national security cases in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: NCIS Season 16 finale Target entity description: The NCIS Season 16 finale is the episode that dramatically reveals former agent Ziva David is still alive, setting up her surprise return to the series.
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A.
NCIS: Sydney
NCIS: Sydney is an Australian-set police procedural television series in the NCIS franchise that follows a team of U.S. NCIS agents and Australian Federal Police working together to investigate naval-related crimes.
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B.
NCIS: Hawaiʻi
NCIS: Hawaiʻi is an American television crime drama series set in Hawaii that follows a team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents as they solve cases involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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C.
NCIS
NCIS is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for investigating crimes involving the Navy and Marine Corps.
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D.
NCIS
NCIS is a long-running American television crime drama series that follows a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as they solve cases involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
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E.
NCIS: Los Angeles
NCIS: Los Angeles is an American action-drama television series that follows a team of undercover agents in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service’s Office of Special Projects as they tackle high-risk national security cases in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| continuityImpact | retcons Ziva David’s presumed death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresActor |
Brian Dietzen
NERFINISHED
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Cote de Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ David McCallum NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily Wickersham NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Harmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Carroll NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilmer Valderrama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dr. Donald Mallard
NERFINISHED
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Ellie Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Palmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Vance NERFINISHED ⓘ Leroy Jethro Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ Timothy McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziva David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsEvent | apparent death of Ziva David in earlier NCIS seasons ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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police procedural ⓘ |
| hasFandomResponse | generated significant fan excitement over Ziva David’s return NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Ziva David’s on-screen return in NCIS Season 17 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | sets up Ziva David’s surprise return to NCIS ⓘ |
| notableFor | dramatic reveal that Ziva David is still alive ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOfSeason | NCIS Season 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Ziva David secretly warns Leroy Jethro Gibbs of impending danger
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cliffhanger ending involving Ziva David ⓘ |
| series | NCIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
family
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loyalty ⓘ secrecy ⓘ survival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: NCIS Season 16 finale Description of subject: The NCIS Season 16 finale is the episode that dramatically reveals former agent Ziva David is still alive, setting up her surprise return to the series.
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