Why isn’t Jimmy Palmer in every episode of NCIS? Brian Dietzen weighs in

Yesterday, we put an end to some of the ridiculous rumors surrounding Mark Harmon and his future at NCIS. For the article today, we are talking on a question that is a tad more valid and understandable: Why there haven’t been more appearances from Jimmy Palmer? While he may be a main character, he’s not in every episode — and we understand why that could cause some confusion.

This is a specific brand of confusion that star Brian Dietzen (who plays the character) clarified on Twitter. He’s not in every episode simply because he’s not contracted for every episode. Of course, he wishes that he was, but we know that this is a way to stretch out the cast somewhat and save a little money here and there for the studio. This is a subject that we also discussed recently with Willa Holland and Arrow. It may cause concern here and there for fans, but it decided upon for production far in advance.

Would we be down for more Jimmy consistently? Absolutely, especially since he had such a noteworthy episode earlier this season that led to a personal revelation about him. For the time being, though, let’s just be happy that he continues to be a part of the show and the family. The thing about this show is that it moves like clockwork. It may be depressing that we don’t get to see a lot of him right now, but there will be another feature episode for him potentially at some point. The thing that’s exciting is that Brian would love to be in more if given the opportunity. Fingers crossed that will happen in season 15! (Remember the show’s already been renewed for that.)

This has been a rather eventful past few days when it comes to NCIS; after all, we just reported earlier today about a big episode coming up that will offer up an opportunity to learn a little bit more about an organization that helps veterans.

Do you want to see more of Jimmy on NCIS at some point in the future? Let us know some of your thoughts now in the comments! (Photo: CBS