NCIS: Tony & Ziva Cancelled: Beloved Spinoff Ends After One Season
Beloved NCIS Characters Return, But Not for Long
Paramount+ has canceled “NCIS: Tony & Ziva,” starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo, after just one season. The announcement, made on 20 December 2025, comes as disappointing news to fans who had eagerly anticipated the reunion of two of NCIS’s most beloved characters. The spinoff series starring Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo as the beloved titular characters has been cancelled just two months after the release of the Season 1 finale.
The Show’s Journey and Performance
The series stars Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo reprising their roles as former NCIS special agents Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, respectively, and marks their first time appearing together in 12 years since NCIS season 11 episode “Past, Present, and Future”. The series premiered on September 4, 2025. The series followed Tony and Ziva as they raised their daughter Tali in Paris, with Tony running a security company and Ziva owning a language school.
Despite opening with solid viewership, the 10-episode spinoff series debuted on Sept. 4 and opened solid for the streamer — but then saw a rapid 51% drop-off across the first three episodes, according to Luminate data. This steep decline likely contributed to Paramount+’s decision not to renew the series.
Stars Thank Fans for Their Support
In a joint statement, Weatherly and de Pablo expressed their gratitude. “We feel incredibly lucky to have had the chance to play these characters once again and to tell the next chapter of Tony and Ziva’s story. Our deepest thanks go to our extraordinary cast, crew, writers, directors, and producers, and to our partners at CBS Studios and Paramount+ who helped make this dream a reality. But most of all, we want to thank the fans around the world who joined us on this adventure and finally got to see Tony and Ziva find their happily ever after.”
What the Cancellation Means for NCIS Fans
It’s the seventh series set within the NCIS universe—also referred to as the “NCIS-verse”—and the first developed exclusively for a streaming platform. The cancellation leaves fans with just the single 10-episode season, though the series did provide closure for the characters. The 10-episode season ended with Tony, Ziva, their daughter Tali and the rest of the team solving an intricate case that took them across Europe. The couple, long beloved by “NCIS” fans, also managed to work through decades-worth of baggage to start dating again — securing their happy ending.
While NCIS: Tony & Ziva may have ended prematurely, the season remains available to stream on Paramount+, allowing fans to revisit the reunion they had waited over a decade to see.