When Cote de Pablo joined NCIS at the beginning of Season 3 in 2006 to play Ziva David, it didn’t take long for fans to embrace Ziva’s ‘will they, won’t they’ dynamic with Michael Weatherly’s Tony DiNozzo and eventually ship them as Tiva. Now, we’re just weeks away from seeing these two paired back together onscreen for the first time in over a decade thanks to NCIS: Tony & Ziva’s impending premiere on the 2025 TV schedule. However, before de Pablo signed onto the Paramount+ subscription-exclusive spinoff, she had one request for Weatherly about Tony and Ziva’s relationship was going to be handled.
In addition to being on the NCIS: Tony & Ziva panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where topics like how the spinoff will welcome newcomers and the touching statement Michael Weatherly made when filming ended, the actors also spoke with a variety of press outlets during the event, include ScreenRant. During that interview, Cote de Pablo was asked if she wanted Tony and Ziva to get together while making this new show or if she preferred them continuing to be a “slow burn” ship. The actress answered:
