CHEAT TWEET: The #NCIS team demands answers & seeks justice after a tragedy impacts them profoundly, on #NCIS 1/15 8pm ET/PT http://bit.ly/Ucnp1w

“Shiva”– In the aftermath of an event that strikes close to home, the NCIS team unites to seek answers and demand justice in order to protect their most vulnerable colleagues, on NCIS, Tuesday, Jan. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Greg Germann (“Ally McBeal”) guest stars as Deputy Director Jerome Craig.

SERIES REGULARS

Mark Harmon     (NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs)      

Michael Weatherly     (NCIS Special Agent Anthony “Tony” DiNozzo)  

Cote de Pablo     (NCIS Special Agent Ziva David)

David McCallum     (Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard)    

Pauley Perrette     (Abby Sciuto)    

Sean Murray     (NCIS Special Agent Timothy McGee)  

Rocky Carroll     (NCIS Director Leon Vance)  

Brian Dietzen     (Jimmy Palmer)

GUEST CAST

Matt Craven     (Secretary of The Navy)

Oded Fehr     (Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar)

Greg Germann     (NCIS Deputy Director Jerome Craig)

Nasser Faris     (Arash Kazmi)

Forry Smith     (Duane Gustafson)

Jack Axelrod     (Shmeil Pinkhas)

Georgia Hatzis     (Gavriela Adel)

Akinsola Aribo     (Jared Vance)

Kiara Muhammad     (Jared Vance)

Gabi Coccio     (13-Year Old Ziva David)

Ben Morrison     (Young Eli David)

Kim Estes     (Minister)

Ryan Locke     (Roland Ames)

Paula Newsome     (Jackie Vance)

Zuanna Sherman     (Bodyguard)

WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild, Gary Glasberg and Scott Williams

DIRECTED BY:  Arvin Brown

GENRE: DRAMA, CRIME, MYSTERY

RATING:  To Be Announced

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Cast on Twitter:

Michael Weatherly     @M_Weatherly

Sean Murray     @SeanHMurray

Pauley Perrette     @PauleyP

Rocky Carroll     @RockyCOfficial

Brian Dietzen     @BrianDietzen

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