NCIS: Tony & Ziva Episode 9- Release date news, time, streaming details, cast and more

Paramount+'s NCIS: Tony & Ziva is gearing up for its season finale. The penultimate episode of NCIS: Tony & Ziva, titled "Ride or Die," is all set to release on October 16, 2025. Get ready for more twists, betrayals, and emotional confrontations as now not only Ziva and Tony, but also Martine might take revenge on Jonah.

Previously, we saw how Jonah betrays Martine and steals the drive. If Martine had listened to Ziva's warnings earlier, she wouldn't be in this position. This betrayal leaves her furious. Martine now trusts no one. She points a gun at Dejan in the end and takes his phone away. On the other hand, Claudette informs Ziva that Tony is following Jonah, but they have lost track of him. Ziva assures Claudette they will find him.

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NCIS: Tony & Ziva Episode 9: Release date, streaming details, and more

Episode 9 of NCIS: Tony & Ziva will release on Thursday, October 16, 2025, on Paramount+. The episode will drop in its usual timeslot, ie, at 3 am ET. The finale episode is all set to release the following week on October 23, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+. For a seamless watching experience, viewers will need a Paramount+ subscription plan.

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Streaming time details as per different zones:

Time zone	Release date	Release time
Pacific Time	Thursday, October 16, 2025	12 am
Central Time	Thursday, October 16, 2025	2 am
Eastern Time	Thursday, October 16, 2025	3 am
Greenwich Mean Time	Thursday, October 16, 2025	7 am
Central European Time	Thursday, October 16, 2025	9 am

NCIS: Tony & Ziva Episode 8 recap: Where we left off?

Episode 8 opens with a flashback as Tony and Ziva plan for their upcoming wedding. They argue about the guest list. Tony wants to invite everybody he knows, while Ziva wants it to be an intimate one. During the argument, Ziva suffers from a panic attack.

In the present, Tony and Ziva are being framed for a crime, and they figure out that they need to find evidence on Jonah, the one who killed Henry. With Claudette and Boris by his side, Tony infiltrates a Paris weapons convention to retrieve crucial Reigning Fire drone footage. His charm and quick wit help him maneuver past tight security, while Claudette faces a tense showdown with her frenemy Freda, and Boris provides much-needed comic relief amid the chaos.

The plan starts to unravel when Martine and hacker Dejan arrive first, forcing Claudette to pivot and hack the drone itself. Tony struggles with tech, but Caludette cleverly guides him, and he gets to extract the audio.

Elsewhere, Ziva and Boris take down Dejan, but Martine escapes with the drive even though Ziva warns her not to give that to Jonah.

The real threat emerges as Aaron Graves unveils a robotic animal designed to eliminate human targets.

Jonah hijacks the system and turns it on, Tony and his team. During the chaos, Ziva suffers a panic attack but regains control using the grounding technique. Graves shuts down the robotic animal with an EMP, but this erases all the evidence that they got.

In the end, Jonah steals the drive from Martine, betraying her. While Tony pursues Jonah. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, leaving viewers hooked.

NCIS: Tony & Ziva Episode 9: What to expect?

Expect relentless action sequences and clever tactical heists as the team races to reclaim the stolen drive. Character dynamics might alter as Martine's trust in Jonah is now strained. Claudette's resourcefulness will be tested under pressure. Tony and Ziva's heartfelt moments will provide a calm amid the storm. Meanwhile, Boris' comic elements will lighten the viewers' mood in between the tense sequences.