ZIVA QUESTIONS THE PURPOSE OF HER FATHER'S SECRET VISIT TO D.C. AND GIBBS AND VANCE HAVE REASON TO QUESTION HIS TIMING, ON A REBROADCAST OF "NCIS," SUNDAY, JAN. 17

Michael Nouri Returns as Ziva's Father

"Shabbat Shalom" - While the NCIS team investigates the link to a dead journalist and a Navy petty officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father, who she hasn't seen in more than two years. While Ziva questions the purpose of her father's visit as the Director of Mossad, her father insists he is in the U.S. strictly to see his daughter for Shabbat dinner, on a rebroadcast of NCIS, Sunday, Jan. 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Michael Nouri reprises his role as Ziva's father, Mossad Director Eli David. (Originally broadcast 1/8/13.)

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

Michael Nouri (Mossad Director Eli David)
Paula Newsome (Jackie Vance)
Nasser Faris (Arash Kazmi)
Scott MacArthur (Navy Petty Officer Second Class Luke Grismer)
Cameron Watson (Randy)
Joe Martin Thomas (Navy Petty Officer Third Class Dion Kelso)
Mateus Ward (Austin)
Ryan Locke (Roland James)
Bryan Lugo (Navy Petty Officer Third Class Bruce Smith)
Russell Pitts (Navy Petty Officer Third Class Judd Norwood)
Brent Chase (Navy Petty Officer Third Class Nathan Thomas)
Jack Axelrod (Shmeil Pinkhas)

WRITTEN BY: Christopher J. Waild

DIRECTED BY: Dennis Smith