 The loss of agent Todd was received as a shock by fans, and series creator Bellisario had to point out it was Alexander's own choice to leave the show.Before, the press had shown little interest about "NCIS", but with the death of one of the main characters, the situation became different.The reruns in the summer also got high numbers of viewers, which the producers explained to be because of the press cover in the aftermath of agent Todd's death.