The third season of the

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'' was originally broadcast between September 20, 2005, and May 16, 2006, on CBS. The third season opens in the aftermath of " Twilight", with the entire team in shock and Gibbs on a vendetta to seek revenge for Kate's murder. Matters are complicated by the intervention of Gibbs' former lover and new NCIS director

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, and

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officer Ziva David. This season begins to drop little hints about Gibbs' past, and is the first to reference his first wife, Shannon, and his daughter, Kelly. The season finale introduces his former boss, Mike Franks ( Muse Watson), who assists Gibbs in recovering from a near-fatal bomb blast. The season ends with Gibbs retiring, leaving DiNozzo in charge of the Major Case Response Team.

Cast

Main

Mark Harmon Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951) is an American actor. He is most famous for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs in '' NCIS''. He also appeared in a wide variety of roles since the early 1970s. After spending the majority of ...

Leroy Jethro Gibbs Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal I ...

, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard * Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo, NCIS Senior Special Agent, second in command of MCRT * Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS (episodes 4–24) * Pauley Perrette as

Abby Sciuto Abigail "Abby" Beethoven Sciuto is a fictional character from the '' NCIS'' television series on CBS Television, and is portrayed by Pauley Perrette. In a season 10 episode entitled "Hit and Run", a young Abby was played by Brighton Sharbino in ...

, Forensic Specialist for NCIS *

Sean Murray Sean Murray may refer to: * Sean Murray (field hockey) (born 1997), Lisnagarvey player and senior Ireland international * Sean Murray (footballer, born 1993), Dundalk FC player and Irish youth international * Sean Murray (Gaelic footballer), Dubli ...

as Timothy McGee, NCIS Probationary Special Agent * Lauren Holly as

, new NCIS Director (episodes 9–24) * David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS

Recurring

* Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS (episodes 1–2) * Lauren Holly as Jenny Shephard, new NCIS Director (episodes 1–2, 4, 6–8) *

Alan Dale Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequentl ...

as Thomas Morrow, departing NCIS Director * Joe Spano as

Tobias Fornell ''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series wa ...

, FBI Senior Special Agent * Pancho Demmings as Gerald Jackson, departing Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS and Ducky's first assistant * Jessica Steen as Paula Cassidy, NCIS Senior Special Agent * Rudolf Martin as

Ari Haswari '' NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was ...

, rogue Mossad Agent who killed Caitlin Todd * Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS * Nina Foch as Victoria Mallard, Ducky's mother * Tamara Taylor as Cassie Yates, NCIS Special Agent * Kent Shocknek as Guy Ross, ZNN news anchor * Mary Mouser as Kelly Gibbs, Gibbs' deceased daughter * Darby Stanchfield as

Shannon Gibbs ''NCIS'' is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The series was c ...

, Gibbs' deceased wife * Michael Bellisario as

Charles Sterling Charles Sterling (born Karol Sterling; 5 September 1901, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire – 9 January 1991, Paris, France) was a Polish art historian mainly active in France. He fought in the Polish–Soviet War in defence of ...

, Abby's lab assistant * Stephanie Mello as Cynthia Summer, NCIS Secretary to Director Shepard * Muse Watson as Mike Franks, retired Senior Special Agent for NCIS and Gibbs' former boss * Don Franklin as Ron Sacks, FBI Special Agent

Guest appearances

* Sasha Alexander as Caitlin Todd, deceased NCIS Special Agent who was killed by

Episodes

DVD special features

References

;General references * * *
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