November 29, 2010

(NOTE TO EDITORS:  The following episode of NCIS has been substituted for the one previously scheduled for Dec. 7)

Ralph Waite ("The Waltons") Reprises His Role as Gibbs' Father, Jackson

Muse Watson ("Prison Break") Reprises His Role as Gibbs' Mentor, Mike Franks

Marco Sanchez ("Walker, Texas Ranger") Reprises His Role as Alejandro Rivera, a Mexican Justice Department Official

Jacqueline Obradors ("N.Y.P.D. Blue") Reprises Her Role as Paloma Reynosa, the Head of the Reynosa Drug Cartel

"Spider and the Fly" - With Paloma Reynosa still on the loose, Gibbs must take desperate measures to protect the ones he loves, on a rebroadcast of the eighth season premiere of NCIS, Tuesday, Dec. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  (Originally broadcast 9/21/10)

SERIES REGULARS

NCIS Special Agent

  Leroy Jethro Gibbs.................. Mark Harmon

NCIS Special Agent

  Anthony DiNozzo............. Michael Weatherly

Probationary Special

  Agent Ziva David..................... Cote de Pablo

Dr. Donald "Ducky"

   Mallard............................... David McCallum

Abby Sciuto............................. Pauley Perrette

NCIS Special Agent

  Timothy McGee......................... Sean Murray

NCIS Director

  Leon Vance............................. Rocky Carroll

RECURRING CAST

Jimmy Palmer.............................. Brian Dietzen

GUEST CAST

Jackson Gibbs.............................. Ralph Waite

Mike Franks.............................. Muse Watson

Alejandro Rivera...................... Marco Sanchez

Paloma Reynosa............... Jacqueline Obradors

West Virginia State Trooper

  Sergeant  Paul Westgard...... Andrew Thacher

Estaban Lopez............................. Burton Perez

DIRECTED BY:  Dennis Smith

WRITTEN BY:  Gary Glasberg

GENRE:  DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY

RATING:  TVPG-LV

On the Web:  http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ncis/

Photos are available at http://www.cbspressexpress.com/.

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