Emily Wickersham: 'NCIS' adds Emily Wickersham to cast

Actress will play Eleanor Bishop, a character who's essentially replacing the departed Cote de Pablo.

"NCIS," the top-rated drama on television, didn't take long to find a replacement for the departed Cote de Pablo.

CBS confirmed Monday that Emily Wickersham will join the show as a regular starting with the Nov. 19 episode.

Wickersham, who is known from "The Sopranos" and "Gossip Girl" among other shows, will play Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop.

She is described by CBS as "a mysterious mixture of analytic brilliance, fierce determination and idealism who specializes in international threat assessment and global preparation."

Just another girl next door.

Pablo, who played Ziva David for eight seasons, left early this year under somewhat mysterious circumstances.