The sixth season of the

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drama ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' premiered on September 23, 2008, and ended on May 19, 2009, on CBS. The new ''NCIS'' director List of NCIS characters#Leon Vance, Leon Vance (played by Rocky Carroll) became a regular cast character and Agent Gibbs's new team members were introduced: NCIS Agents List of NCIS characters#Michelle Lee, Michelle Lee from Legal, Daniel Keating from Cybercrime, and Special Agent List of NCIS characters#Brent Langer, Brent Langer from the FBI. Langer is killed in the first episode of the season. After the end of the second episode, McGee, Ziva, and Tony return to the team, while Lee and Keating are transferred back to Legal and Cybercrime, respectively. The two-part episode "#ep135, Legend" introduced the team who would later go on to appear in the Spin-off (media), spin-off TV series ''NCIS: Los Angeles''. This season currently holds the highest number of episodes (25 to be exact) in the series' history, making it the longest ''NCIS'' season.

Cast

Main

* Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, 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 * Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, Forensic Specialist for NCIS * Sean Murray (actor), Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Junior Special Agent * Rocky Carroll as List of NCIS characters#Leon Vance, Leon Vance, new NCIS Director * David McCallum as List of NCIS characters#Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS

Also starring

* Brian Dietzen as List of NCIS characters#Jimmy Palmer, Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS

Recurring

* Joe Spano as List of NCIS characters#Tobias Fornell, Tobias Fornell, FBI Senior Special Agent * Muse Watson as List of NCIS characters#Mike Franks, Mike Franks, retired Senior Special Agent for NCIS and Gibbs' former boss * Liza Lapira as List of NCIS characters#Michelle Lee, Michelle Lee, NCIS Special Agent * David Dayan Fisher as List of NCIS characters#Trent Kort, Trent Kort, CIA Agent * Jonathan LaPaglia as List of NCIS characters#Brent Langer, Brent Langer, former member of Gibbs' team, former FBI Special Agent, and re-recruited to NCIS * Aviva Baumann as young List of NCIS characters#Shannon Gibbs, Shannon Gibbs, Gibbs' deceased wife * Michael Nouri as List of NCIS characters#Eli David, Eli David, Ziva's father and Mossad Director * Ralph Waite as List of NCIS characters#Jackson Gibbs, Jackson Gibbs, Gibbs' father * Paula Newsome as List of NCIS characters#Jackie Vance, Jackie Vance, Leon Vance's wife * Khamani Griffin as Jared Vance, Leon Vance's son * China Anne McClain as Kayla Vance, Leon Vance's daughter * Kent Shocknek as Guy Ross, ZNN news anchor * Jude Ciccolella as List of NCIS characters#Phillip Davenport, Phillip Davenport, Secretary of the Navy * Merik Tadros as List of NCIS characters#Michael Rivkin, Michael Rivkin, Mossad Agent * Arnold Vosloo as Amit Hadar, Mossad Agent * Omid Abtahi as Saleem Ulman, NCIS target * Peter Jason as Robert King, Biological Weapons Specialist

Guest appearances

* Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen, NCIS Senior Special Agent attached to the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles * LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Special Agent at the O.S.P. * Louise Lombard as List of NCIS characters#Lara Macy, Lara Macy, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent at the O.S.P. * Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Special Agent at the O.S.P. * Peter Cambor as List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters#Nate "Doc" Getz, Nate Getz, NCIS Operational Psychologist for the O.S.P. * Barrett Foa as List of NCIS: Los Angeles characters#Eric Beale, Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Analyst for the O.S.P.

Episodes

DVD special features

*Cast and Crew Commentaries on Selected Episodes *"Bodies of Work" – Actor Brian Dietzen Gives a Tour of WM Creations, The Company that Created the "Bodies" used in N.C.I.S. *"Fear: A DVD Exclusive" – An Acoustic Version of Pauley Perrette's Song "Fear" *"Starting with a Bang" – A Look at the Season's Opening Arc *"Horsin' Around" – Featurette Based on "South by Southwest" Episode *"Season Six: Cruising Along" – Cast and Crew Reflect on Some of the Major Events of the Season *"Six Degrees of Conversation" – The Cast Talks about Season 6

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ncis Episodes Season 6 2008 American television seasons 2009 American television seasons NCIS (TV series) seasons, NCIS 06