NCIS Season 16 finale

E722685

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.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf television episode
continuityImpact retcons Ziva David’s presumed death
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresActor Brian Dietzen NERFINISHED
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
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
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
cliffhanger ending involving Ziva David
series NCIS NERFINISHED
theme family
loyalty
secrecy
survival

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ziva David returnAppearance NCIS Season 16 finale