{"id":3581,"date":"2025-09-25T15:54:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:54:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:54:25","slug":"ncis-could-be-welcoming-back-its-biggest-star-insiders-say-mark-harmon-is-seriously-considering-a-return-to-the-long-running-series-after-ratings-slipped-to-no-10-a-sharp-drop-for-a-show-that-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncisnews.com\/?p=3581","title":{"rendered":"NCIS could be welcoming back its biggest star. Insiders say Mark Harmon is seriously considering a return to the long-running series after ratings slipped to No. 10, a sharp drop for a show that once reigned as the most-watched drama on television. \u201cPeople are nervous, and it feels like a bad omen,\u201d a source reveals. \u201cNow there\u2019s talk of Mark coming back on at least a recurring basis \u2013 maybe even full-time \u2013 to turn things around.\u201d Harmon, 73, played Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 18 seasons before leaving early in season 19. While he\u2019s stayed on as executive producer, he has largely kept a low profile. Recently, though, he\u2019s reemerged as executive producer and narrator of NCIS: Origins, which follows a younger Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell. His behind-the-scenes involvement has fueled speculation that a bigger on-screen comeback is next. Not everyone, however, is thrilled. Some insiders complain Harmon has already been \u201cthrowing his weight around\u201d as an executive producer and fear he\u2019ll interfere with their work. But the actor isn\u2019t letting that stop him. \u201cMark doesn\u2019t care who he ruffles,\u201d says a source. \u201cIf ratings are sinking, he feels he has every right to come back, steady the ship, and help NCIS reign again. Otherwise, the show could go down the drain.\u201d Fans may recall Harmon\u2019s brief cameo connection through Origins, which teased the possibility of more appearances. Now, with NCIS itself in crisis mode, Harmon appears ready to step out of semi-retirement and make his presence felt once again. \u201cIf anyone can save this show,\u201d the source adds, \u201cit\u2019s Mark.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCIS could be welcoming back its biggest star. Insiders say Mark Harmon is seriously considering a return to the long-running series after ratings slipped to No. 10, a sharp drop for a show that once reigned as the most-watched drama on television.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are nervous, and it feels like a bad omen,\u201d a source reveals. \u201cNow there\u2019s talk of Mark coming back on at least a recurring basis \u2013 maybe even full-time \u2013 to turn things around.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Harmon, 73, played Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 18 seasons before leaving early in season 19. While he\u2019s stayed on as executive producer, he has largely kept a low profile. Recently, though, he\u2019s reemerged as executive producer and narrator of\u00a0NCIS: Origins<\/em>, which follows a younger Gibbs, played by Austin Stowell. His behind-the-scenes involvement has fueled speculation that a bigger on-screen comeback is next.<\/p>\n

Not everyone, however, is thrilled. Some insiders complain Harmon has already been \u201cthrowing his weight around\u201d as an executive producer and fear he\u2019ll interfere with their work. But the actor isn\u2019t letting that stop him.<\/p>\n

\u201cMark doesn\u2019t care who he ruffles,\u201d says a source. \u201cIf ratings are sinking, he feels he has every right to come back, steady the ship, and help\u00a0NCIS<\/em>\u00a0reign again. Otherwise, the show could go down the drain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fans may recall Harmon\u2019s brief cameo connection through\u00a0Origins<\/em>, which teased the possibility of more appearances. Now, with\u00a0NCIS<\/em> itself in crisis mode, Harmon appears ready to step out of semi-retirement and make his presence felt once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone can save this show,\u201d the source adds, \u201cit\u2019s Mark.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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