But it’s not like the hit CBS drama can just let his absence go without addressing it in full, and one big step was made today as TV mainstay Wilmer Valderrama was cast as a series regular for Season 14.
And while Michael Weatherly was one of the reasons people were watching, he definitely wasn’t the only one.
He was cast in the CBS drama pilot Four Stars earlier this year, but nothing ever became of that.
When we catch up with Wilmer Valderrama this fall, he’ll be playing a man broken by the job he dedicated his life to.