Ziva David (played by Cote de Pablo) leaves NCIS in the early part of season 11, with her final regular appearance in the episode “Past, Present, and Future,” which first aired on October 1, 2013.

Quick Scoop: When did Ziva leave NCIS?

  • Ziva’s original exit happens in season 11, when she decides not to return to NCIS and stays in Israel.
  • The key goodbye episode is “Past, Present, and Future” (season 11, episode 2), aired October 1, 2013, which is generally treated as the point where she leaves the team.
  • In the story , she resigns along with Tony and McGee to protect Gibbs, but unlike them, she doesn’t come back to the agency and instead remains overseas.
  • Later seasons reveal she was presumed dead (season 13) and then secretly alive, leading to her return as a guest character in season 17, but that’s after her original departure.

If you’re just wondering “when did Ziva leave NCIS,” most fans and sites pin it to her season 11 departure in October 2013, in “Past, Present, and Future.”

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