NCIS: Scoop on the possibility of Cote de Pablo returning to the show from TVLine's Michael Ausiello

Here's some scoop on NCIS from this week's (Posted on 2/4/14) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: Michael Weatherly has made a few statements recently which indicate that Cote de Pablo may return to NCIS full-time. What can you tell us about this? —Anne
Ausiello: Weatherly said on the red carpet at the People’s Choice Awards, “We miss her every day… and I really hope she comes back.” Period. Cue the “Telephone Game.” That said, it seems that de Pablo wouldn’t be guaranteed the warmest of homecomings. David “Ducky” McCallum recently expressed to DigitalSpy his “frustration and anger that someone should just walk out on us,” adding: “I just don’t understand how a leading lady in a show that’s worldwide, who ostensibly wants to have a career as an actress, suddenly walks away from such a gem and just vanishes a couple of days before we start production.”

Link to the full article:Is Cote de Pablo Returning to NCIS as Ziva in Season 11? - TVLine