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NCIS’: Will Pauley Perrette Return?

Pauley Perrette’s NC/S character Abby Sciuto is a fan-favorite. Her role as a forensic scientist is easily in the top three most popular characters in the history of the CBS series, including spinoffs.

Perrette left the series back in 2018. However, just recently, some of the decision-makers at the network were asked if her iconic character could return. Moreover, could it be for anything from a cameo to her own spinoff? Here is what they had to say.

Pauley Perrette left her role as the punky, ultra-intelligent forensic scientist wiz Abby Sciuto at the end of NCIS Season 15? Is there any chance she could return? Maybe.

According to a recent Deadline interview with CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach, as well as CBS Studios President David Stapf about this possibility.

The question was posed asking whether or not they could bring Pauley Perrette to reprise her role as Abby Sciuto on NCIS or do a new show a la Tony and Ziva. Spaft responded to this question.

Now that Michael Weatherly has made a surprise appearance on NCIS, fans are curious if another fan-favorite alum will return to the show. Is Pauley Perrette coming back to NCIS? Keep reading to find out.

NCIS is CBS’ procedural drama that follows the special agents of the Naval

Criminal Investigation Service as they investigate criminal activity involving the

Navy, the United States Marine Corps and their families. The series first premiered

in 2003 and it is the third longest-running scripted primetime series currently on air,

behind Law & Order and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Pauley Perrette starred as the beloved Abby Sciuto, a quirky forensic scientist for the NCIS Major Case Response Team, for the first 15 seasons. She exited the show in 2018, with her character moving to London following the death of Special Agent Clayton Reeves (Duane Henry). Although her departure leaned on the controversial side, fans are still holding out hope that Perrette will return to the series and reprise her role as Abby.

Michael Weatherly, who starred as Tony DiNozzo for seasons 1-13, recently returned to the show for the first time since his 2016 departure. Weatherly will also be reprising his role in the upcoming spinoff series that will center on Tony and Ziva David (played by Cote de Pablo).

Not a bad idea. We haven’t talked about it or thought about it. We love Pauley, and she’s always welcome in any of the NC/S franchises, but it hasn’t come to us from the writers and/or from her. I kind of was kidding when I said, it’s not a bad idea but it’s genuinely not a bad idea, she was a beloved character.

Pauley Perrette Had A Major Feud With Mark Harmon On The NCIS Set When Pauley Perrette left NC/S in 2018, it became clear that there was a problem on the set. The person in question was Mark Harmon. Perrette explained the situation in a series of social media messages. Mark had his big dog on the set and there was allegedly an altercation with a crew member on the set. Pauley supported that crew member and did not seem to act favorably toward Mark Harmon.

For many, this was a shocker. The irony is that in the series, Pauley and Mark’s characters Abby and Gibbs had a sort of father-daughter type of relationship. But, in reality, it was not so cut and dry.

The NCIS: Origins co-creator has previously had other on-set issues with the NC/S creator, Donald P. Bellisario. Bellisario, who also is Sean Murray’s stepfather, left the series.

After Pauley Perrette left NCIS, she starred in the CBS comedy Broke. However, after one season, it was canceled. Then, in July 2020, she announced that she had retired from acting.

Could Pauley Perrette decide to un-retire and return to NC/S in some capacity? This is not unheard of. Moreover, now that Mark Harmon is no longer on the hit CBS Military Procedural Series, she may feel more comfortable returning in a cameo. Or, better yet, in her own NCIS spinoff like the new Ziva and Tony series.

Fans, do you want to see Pauley Perrette return as Abby Sciuto?