The twelfth season of the

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NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'' premiered on September 23, 2014, in the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm. This is the first season in which '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' did not air after ''NCIS''. This season, '' NCIS: New Orleans'' aired after ''NCIS''. The entire season eleven cast renewed their contracts and returned for the new season. The premiere episode aired on September 23, 2014 and was seen by 18.23 million people. The main antagonist of the season is Sergei Mishnev, played by Alex Veadov. This character first appears in the premiere episode "Twenty Klicks". In episode four, "Choke Hold", one of Sergei's associates is sent to the United States to kill a Russian scientist who refused to work with him. Anton Pavlenko (previously seen in "Twenty Klicks"), portrayed by

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, a Russian counselor, reappears in this episode. Veadov returns as Sergei in " Check" where he "gets personal" with Gibbs by killing Gibbs' ex-wife Diane in the same way that Caitlin Todd was killed, stalking Rebecca, another of Gibbs' ex-wives, and staging murders mimicking the deaths of Mike Franks and Jenny Shepard. Sergei returns again in " Cabin Fever", where he is killed by

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, who was also married to Diane at one point and who was dealing with intense grief and depression following Diane's murder. It is revealed that Sergei and

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 ...

are half brothers from Ari's mother, whereas Ari and Ziva David were half brother and sister from their father, Eli David.

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 *

Pauley Perrette Pauley Perrette (born March 27, 1969) is an American retired actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series '' NCIS'' from 2003 to 2018. Early life Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised throughout the so ...

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 Special Agent * Brian Dietzen as

Jimmy Palmer '' 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 ...

, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS * Emily Wickersham as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop, NCIS Probationary Special Agent *

Rocky Carroll Roscoe "Rocky" Carroll (born July 8, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is known for his roles as Joey Emerson on the Fox comedy-drama '' Roc'' (1991–94), as Dr. Keith Wilkes on the CBS medical drama ''Chicago Hope'', and as NCIS Direc ...

Leon Vance Leon Robert Vance Jr. (August 11, 1916 – July 26, 1944) was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Early life and family Leon Robert Vance Jr. was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma. Van ...

, NCIS Director * David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS

Recurring

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as Thomas Morrow, Homeland Security Section Chief and former NCIS Director * Joe Spano as

, FBI Senior Special Agent * Adam Campbell as young Donald Mallard * Salli Richardson-Whitfield as

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, former FBI Special Agent, turned criminal attorney * Susanna Thompson as

Hollis Mann '' 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 ...

, DoD Special Agent, Gibbs' former girlfriend and former Army CID Agent * Robert Wagner as Anthony Di Nozzo, Sr., Tony's father *

Michelle Pierce Michelle Pierce is an American actress. Life and career Pierce was born in Palo Alto, California. She has two sisters and one brother. Her great-grandmother was Helen Bray, star of many silent films during the early 20th century. Pierce attend ...

as Breena Palmer, Jimmy Palmer's wife * Tamer Hassan as Agah Bayar, NCIS target * Diane Neal as

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, CGIS Special Agent in Charge *

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as Kayla Vance, Leon Vance's daughter * Melinda McGraw as Diane Sterling, IRS Special Agent and Gibbs' and Fornell's ex-wife *

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as Ned Dorneget, NCIS Special Agent, Cyber Division * Leslie Hope as

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, Secretary of the Navy * Margo Harshman as Delilah Fielding, DoD Computer Specialist and McGee's girlfriend * Juliette Angelo as

Emily 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 was ...

, Tobias Fornell's daughter * Jamie Bamber as Jake Malloy, NSA Attorney and Bishop's husband * Kent Shocknek as Guy Ross, ZNN news anchor *

Tony Gonzalez Anthony David Gonzalez (born February 27, 1976) is an American former football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, he is the NFL's all-time leader ...

as Tony Francis, NCIS Special Agent * Marisol Nichols as Zoe Keates, ATF Special Agent and DiNozzo's girlfriend * Rafi Silver as Qasim Naasir, a translator who worked with NCIS * Mimi Rogers as Joanna Teague, CIA Agent and Ned Dorneget's mother * Alex Veadov as Sergei Mishnev, NCIS target

Guest appearances

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

* Jessica Steen as Paula Cassidy, deceased NCIS Senior Special Agent * Tim Kelleher as Chris Pacci, deceased NCIS Special Agent * Lauren Holly as Jenny Shepard, deceased NCIS Director * Muse Watson as Mike Franks, deceased retired Senior Special Agent for NCIS and Gibbs' former boss * Jeri Ryan as Rebecca Chase, Gibbs third wife and ex-wife #2 * Millie Bobby Brown as Rachel Barnes

Production

On March 13, 2014, CBS renewed ''NCIS'' for this season. On June 11, 2014, at the Cannes Film Festival, NCIS was cited as being the most-watched drama in the world, with 57.6 million viewers worldwide. Gary Glasberg, the executive producer of the show, said, "As NCIS enters its 12th season, we couldn't be happier to learn we're now the #1 drama in the world. It's no secret that determination and teamwork have allowed our cast and crew to continue to deliver a show we're truly proud of. We also know we wouldn’t be here without the support and loyalty of the best fans in television. Thanks to our worldwide audience for helping us start the new season off right." In the first half of July 2014, the cast was given the script for the premiere episode, "Twenty Klicks". Filming began on this episode in the last week of July.

Episodes

Ratings

International broadcast

The season airs simultaneously on Global in Canada. It began airing on September 30, 2014 on

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in Australia. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it premiered on January 9, 2015 on

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External links

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