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| [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]] || [[Mark Harmon]] || NCIS Special Agent in Charge || 1–Present || {{n/a}}* |
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| [[Anthony DiNozzo|Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo]] || [[Michael Weatherly]] || NCIS Senior Field Agent || 1–Present || {{n/a}}* |
| [[Anthony DiNozzo|Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo]] || [[Michael Weatherly]] || NCIS Senior Field Agent || 1–Present || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}* |
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| [[Ziva David]] || [[Cote de Pablo]] || NCIS Probationary Field Agent || 3–Present || 3 |
| [[Ziva David]] || [[Cote de Pablo]] || NCIS Probationary Field Agent || 3–Present || {{n/a}} || 3 |
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| [[Abby Sciuto|Abigail "Abby" Sciuto]] || [[Pauley Perrette]] || Forensics Specialist || 1–Present || {{n/a}} || |
| [[Abby Sciuto|Abigail "Abby" Sciuto]] || [[Pauley Perrette]] || Forensics Specialist || 1–Present || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}* |
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| [[Timothy McGee]] || [[Sean Murray (actor)|Sean Murray]] || NCIS Junior Field Agent || 2–Present || |
| [[Timothy McGee]] || [[Sean Murray (actor)|Sean Murray]] || NCIS Junior Field Agent || 2–Present || {{n/a}} || 1 |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Leon Vance|Leon Vance]] || [[Rocky Carroll]] || NCIS Director || 6–Present || |
| [[List of NCIS characters#Leon Vance|Leon Vance]] || [[Rocky Carroll]] || NCIS Director || 6–Present || {{n/a}} || 5 |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard|Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard]] || [[David McCallum]] || NCIS Chief Medical Examiner || 1–Present || {{n/a}} || |
| [[List of NCIS characters#Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard|Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard]] || [[David McCallum]] || NCIS Chief Medical Examiner || 1–Present || {{n/a}} || {{n/a}}* |
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| [[Jenny Shepard]] || [[Lauren Holly]] || NCIS Director || 3–5 || {{n/a}} || 3 |
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| [[Caitlin Todd|Caitlin "Kate" Todd]] || [[Sasha Alexander]] || NCIS Field Agent || 1–2 || 3 || {{n/a}} |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Jimmy Palmer|Jimmy Palmer]] || [[Brian Dietzen]] || Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Donald Mallard || {{n/a}} || |
| [[List of NCIS characters#Jimmy Palmer|Jimmy Palmer]] || [[Brian Dietzen]] || Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Donald Mallard || {{n/a}} || || 6-Present || 3-5 |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Tobias C. Fornell|Tobias Fornell]] || [[Joe Spano]] || Senior FBI Agent || {{n/a}} || 1–Present || Fornell is a senior [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Special Agent. He and Gibbs share an ex-wife, who wiped out their bank accounts in turn when she left. They have a spiky camaraderie. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Mike Franks|Mike Franks]] || [[Muse Watson]] || Retired NIS Special Agent in Charge || {{n/a}} || 3–Present || Franks is a retired Special Agent with NIS<!-- Do not change "NIS" to "NCIS". NIS was the abbreviation used at the time. --> and mentor to Gibbs. He is also close friends with DiNozzo and was close friends with Jenny Shepard up until her death. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Trent Kort|Trent Kort]] || [[David Dayan Fisher]] || CIA Field Operative || {{n/a}} || 4–Present || Kort is an undercover CIA Special Agent who always seems to have his own devious goals to pursue. Gibbs regards him as potentially very dangerous and does not trust him. |
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| M. Allison Hart || [[Rena Sofer]] || Attorney || {{n/a}} || 7–Present || Hart is an Attorney at law, and potential love interest for Gibbs. |
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| Thomas Morrow || [[Alan Dale]] || NCIS Director || {{n/a}} || 1–3 || Morrow was the first Director of NCIS seen in the series. He resigned as Director of NCIS in "Kill Ari Part 1" after being offered a job at the [[Department of Homeland Security]], and was succeeded by Jenny Shepard. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Gerald Jackson|Gerald Jackson]] || [[Pancho Demmings]] || Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Donald Mallard || {{n/a}} || 1, 3 || Jackson was the Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Mallard during the first season until he was shot by Ari Haswari in "[[List of NCIS episodes#ep16|Bête Noire]]". He was Dr. Mallard's assistant two years prior to this and went into rehab after the incident. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Paula Cassidy|Paula Cassidy]] || [[Jessica Steen]] || NCIS Special Agent in Charge || {{n/a}} || 1–4 || Cassidy was a Special Agent with NCIS and was temporarily assigned to Gibbs' team following the death of Kate Todd, before getting her own team based in the Pentagon. She was killed by a suicide bomber in "Grace Period". |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Michelle Lee|Michelle Lee]] || [[Liza Lapira]] || NCIS Special Agent || {{n/a}} || 4–6 || Lee was a Special Agent with NCIS who was assigned to Special Agent DiNozzo's team at the start of Season 4, she was reassigned back to the Legal Department after Gibbs returned, and recurred during the fourth season, she then returned to Gibbs' team at the end of Season 5 in "Judgment Day Part 2" after being suspected as a mole, and was shot by Gibbs in "Dagger" (to hit her captor behind her) after it was revealed that her sister was captured and used to blackmail her. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Hollis Mann|Hollis Mann]] || [[Susanna Thompson]] || Army CID Investigator || {{n/a}} || 4–5 || Mann was a Lieutenant Colonel in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] assigned to the [[United States Army Criminal Investigation Command|CID]]. She later retired, but remained a love interest of Gibbs throughout seasons 4–5. |
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| [[List of NCIS characters#Jeanne Benoit|Jeanne Benoit]] || [[Scottie Thompson]] || Doctor || {{n/a}} || 4–5 || Jeanne was a Doctor at Monroe University Hospital and daughter of arms dealer René Benoit (also known as La Grenouille). She was used as part of an undercover operation and was the love interest of Special Agent DiNozzo in seasons 4–5; her last appearance was in "Internal Affairs". |
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*'''Special Agent in Charge [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]]''' ''([[Mark Harmon]])'' is a [[Special agent|Special Agent]] In Charge of the Major Case Response Team and former [[Gunnery Sergeant]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]] until 1991 when his first wife Shannon and daughter Kelly were killed while in the protection of NIS.<!-- Do not change "NIS" to "NCIS". NIS was the abbreviation used at the time. --><ref name="3.23">NCIS, Season 3, Episode 23 "Hiatus (Part 1)"</ref> After Gibbs had taken revenge on the drug dealer who killed his wife and daughter, he came back to Mike Franks and asked for a job.<ref name="3.24">NCIS, Season 7, Episode 24 "Rule Fifty-one"</ref> |
*'''Special Agent in Charge [[Leroy Jethro Gibbs]]''' ''([[Mark Harmon]])'' is a [[Special agent|Special Agent]] In Charge of the Major Case Response Team and former [[Gunnery Sergeant]] in the [[United States Marine Corps]] until 1991 when his first wife Shannon and daughter Kelly were killed while in the protection of NIS.<!-- Do not change "NIS" to "NCIS". NIS was the abbreviation used at the time. --><ref name="3.23">NCIS, Season 3, Episode 23 "Hiatus (Part 1)"</ref> After Gibbs had taken revenge on the drug dealer who killed his wife and daughter, he came back to Mike Franks and asked for a job.<ref name="3.24">NCIS, Season 7, Episode 24 "Rule Fifty-one"</ref> |
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*'''Senior Field Agent [[Anthony DiNozzo|Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo]]''' ''([[Michael Weatherly]])'' is a Special Agent and Senior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team and former [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Baltimore]] police officer before joining NCIS in 2001.<ref>NCIS, Season 1, Episode 6 "High Seas"</ref> Gibbs considers DiNozzo to be a younger version of himself, using his "gut" to solve cases, in the episode "Collateral Damage"<ref>NCIS, Season 6, Episode 7 "Collateral Damage"</ref> |
*'''Senior Field Agent [[Anthony DiNozzo|Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo]]''' ''([[Michael Weatherly]])'' is a Special Agent and Senior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team and former [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Philadelphia]], and [[Baltimore]] police officer before joining NCIS in 2001.<ref>NCIS, Season 1, Episode 6 "High Seas"</ref> Gibbs considers DiNozzo to be a younger version of himself, using his "gut" to solve cases, in the episode "Collateral Damage"<ref>NCIS, Season 6, Episode 7 "Collateral Damage"</ref> |
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*'''Probationary Field Agent [[Ziva David]]''' ''([[Cote de Pablo]])'' is a Special Agent and Probationary Field Agent of Major Case Response Team since season seven. For the four years previous was on the same team as [[Mossad]] Liaison Officer. Before joining NCIS David was in the Israeli Army for two years. She replaced Special Agent Kate Todd, who was shot and killed in the earlier seasons. |
*'''Probationary Field Agent [[Ziva David]]''' ''([[Cote de Pablo]])'' is a Special Agent and Probationary Field Agent of Major Case Response Team since season seven. For the four years previous was on the same team as [[Mossad]] Liaison Officer. Before joining NCIS David was in the Israeli Army for two years. She replaced Special Agent Kate Todd, who was shot and killed in the earlier seasons. |
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*'''Junior Field Agent [[Timothy McGee|Timothy "Tim" McGee]]''' ''([[Sean Murray]])'' is a Special Agent and Junior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team. He has a degree in [[Computer Forensics]] from [[MIT]] and, along with Abby Sciuto, acts as the team's technology specialist. |
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*'''Forensic, Ballistic and Evidence Specialist [[Abby Sciuto|Abigail "Abby" Sciuto]]''' ''([[Pauley Perrette]])'' is a forensics specialist assigned to the NCIS Major Case Response Team. She has an affinity for [[Gothic fashion]] and the fictional brand "Caf-Pow" caffeinated beverages. She also has a daughter-father-like relationship with Gibbs. |
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*'''Director [[Leon Vance]]''' ''([[Rocky Carroll]])'' was formerly the NCIS Deputy Director and right hand to Jenny Shepard, he became the Director of NCIS following her death at the end of the fifth season, he also recurs on ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' |
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*'''Chief Medical Examiner [[Ducky Mallard|Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard]]''' ''([[David McCallum]])'' is the Chief Medical Examiner assigned to NCIS, he spent some time as a Medical Examiner in Vietnam, Bosnia and Afghanistan before working for NCIS. He was close friends with Jenny Shepard and is best friends with Gibbs. |
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⚫ | *'''Field Agent [[Caitlin Todd|Caitlin "Kate" Todd]]''' ''([[Sasha Alexander]])'' worked as a Secret Service Agent until the beginning of Season 1, and was tasked with presidential protection detail. She resigned from the Secret Service and was offered a job at NCIS by Gibbs. She was killed by double agent Ari Haswari at the end of season 2. Her death hit the NCIS team hard, with Gibbs leaving flowers on the roof where she was shot, and, following her death, not letting anybody touch her desk or locker at NCIS. |
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⚫ | *'''Director [[Jenny Shepard|Jennifer "Jenny" Shepard]]''' ''([[Lauren Holly]])'' was the second director of NCIS, and formerly worked under Gibbs in Europe and was his lover. She was killed in "Judgement Day Part 1" after a former NCIS target, Natasha, hired assassins to kill her. Shepard managed to kill all of the assassins with the help of Mike Franks, but died from her wounds. |
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*'''Assistant Medical Examiner [[Jimmy Palmer]]''' ''([[Brian Dietzen]])'' is the assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Mallard and has been since late season 1. Following an Affair with Special Agent Michelle Lee, Palmer was reprimanded by Vance and Gibbs. Although not strictly a main cast member, nor is he a Guest Cast member, and instead is listed as "Also Starring", making his status in the show blurred. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
Revision as of 17:51, 13 November 2010
NCIS | |
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The show's opening logo. Intertitle for seasons 1 - 2. | |
Genre | Police procedural Drama |
Created by | Donald P. Bellisario Don McGill |
Starring | Mark Harmon Sasha Alexander Michael Weatherly Cote de Pablo Pauley Perrette Sean Murray Lauren Holly Rocky Carroll David McCallum Brian Dietzen |
Theme music composer | Numeriklab |
Opening theme | NCIS Theme |
Composer | Brian Kirk |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 169 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Shane Brennan Donald P. Bellisario Chas. Floyd Johnson |
Producers | David Bellisario Avery C. Drewe Mark Harmon |
Production location | Santa Clarita, California |
Cinematography | Billy Webb |
Running time | 42–44 minutes |
Production companies | Belisarius Productions Paramount Television (2003–06) CBS Paramount Television (2006–09) CBS Television Studios (2009–present) |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | September 23, 2003 present | –
Related | |
JAG NCIS: Los Angeles |
NCIS, formerly known as NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, is an American police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
The concept and characters were initially introduced in a two-part episode of the CBS series JAG (JAG episodes 8.20 and 8.21). The show, a spin-off from JAG, premiered on September 23, 2003 on CBS and, to date, has aired seven full seasons and has gone into syndicated reruns on USA Network, Sleuth and Ion Television. Donald Bellisario, who created JAG as well as the well-known series Magnum, P.I. and Quantum Leap, is co-creator and executive producer of NCIS.
NCIS was originally referred to as Navy NCIS during Season 1; however, "Navy" was later dropped from the title as it was redundant. NCIS returned for a seventh season on September 22, 2009[1] at 8:00 p.m. EDT and was followed by its spin-off series NCIS: Los Angeles starring Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. On May 19, 2010, CBS renewed NCIS for an eighth season,[2] which began airing on September 21, 2010.[3]
Premise
NCIS follows a fictional team of Naval Criminal Investigative Service Major Case Response Team (MCRT) special agents headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. It is described by the actors and producers (on special features on DVD releases in the United States) as being distinguished by its comic elements, ensemble acting and character-driven plots.
NCIS is the primary law enforcement and counter-intelligence arm of the United States Department of the Navy, which includes the United States Marine Corps. NCIS investigates all major criminal offenses (felonies)—crimes punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice by confinement of more than one year—within the Department of the Navy. The MCRT is frequently assigned to high profile cases such as the death of the U.S. president's military aide, a bomb situation on a U.S. Navy warship, the death of a celebrity on a reality show set on a USMC base, terrorist threats, and kidnappings.
The MCRT is led by Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon). Gibbs’s team is composed of Special Agent and Senior Field Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), Special Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) and Probationary Special Agent (formerly Mossad liaison officer) Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), who replaced Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander) when she was shot by Ari Haswari (Rudolf Martin) at the end of season two. Ari was then killed by his half-sister Ziva at the beginning of season three. The team is assisted in their investigations by Chief Medical Examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), Medical Assistant Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen), who replaced Gerald Jackson (Pancho Demmings), and Forensic Specialist Abigail "Abby" Sciuto (Pauley Perrette).
It has been revealed through flashbacks that the 'original' head of the MCRT was Special Agent Mike Franks, who led the unit when it was part of the Naval Investigative Service (NIS), the predecessor agency of the NCIS. He recruited Gibbs shortly after Gibbs' retirement from the Marine Corps, eventually retiring himself some years later. After Franks' departure, Gibbs recruited DiNozzo from the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Section. The two were briefly joined by Vivian Blackadder, whom Gibbs recruited from the FBI. In the second part of the NCIS pilot, Blackadder allowed her emotions to nearly derail an anti-terror operation in Spain. Gibbs is noticeably disappointed, Blackadder is not present in the series' first regular episode. McGee first appears as a Field Agent assigned to the Norfolk Field Office. He uses his computer skills to aid the MCRT in subsequent investigations through the rest of the first season, until he is officially promoted with his own desk at the Navy Yard in the beginning of the second season.
NCIS is currently led by Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll). The first director seen in the series, Thomas Morrow (Alan Dale), left after being promoted to Deputy Director of DHS. Jenny Shepard (Lauren Holly) was appointed director after Morrow; she was killed in a shootout at the end of the fifth season, thus making Vance the director of the whole organization.
Cast and characters
Character | Portrayed by | Role | Starring | Also Starring | Guest Starring | |
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Leroy Jethro Gibbs | Mark Harmon | NCIS Special Agent in Charge | 1–Present | — | —* | |
Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo | Michael Weatherly | NCIS Senior Field Agent | 1–Present | — | —* | |
Ziva David | Cote de Pablo | NCIS Probationary Field Agent | 3–Present | — | 3 | |
Abigail "Abby" Sciuto | Pauley Perrette | Forensics Specialist | 1–Present | — | —* | |
Timothy McGee | Sean Murray | NCIS Junior Field Agent | 2–Present | — | 1 | |
Leon Vance | Rocky Carroll | NCIS Director | 6–Present | — | 5 | |
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard | David McCallum | NCIS Chief Medical Examiner | 1–Present | — | —* | |
Jenny Shepard | Lauren Holly | NCIS Director | 3–5 | — | 3 | |
Caitlin "Kate" Todd | Sasha Alexander | NCIS Field Agent | 1–2 | 3 | — | |
Jimmy Palmer | Brian Dietzen | Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Donald Mallard | — | 6-Present | 3-5 |
- Special Agent in Charge Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) is a Special Agent In Charge of the Major Case Response Team and former Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps until 1991 when his first wife Shannon and daughter Kelly were killed while in the protection of NIS.[4] After Gibbs had taken revenge on the drug dealer who killed his wife and daughter, he came back to Mike Franks and asked for a job.[5]
- Senior Field Agent Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) is a Special Agent and Senior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team and former Peoria, Philadelphia, and Baltimore police officer before joining NCIS in 2001.[6] Gibbs considers DiNozzo to be a younger version of himself, using his "gut" to solve cases, in the episode "Collateral Damage"[7]
- Probationary Field Agent Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) is a Special Agent and Probationary Field Agent of Major Case Response Team since season seven. For the four years previous was on the same team as Mossad Liaison Officer. Before joining NCIS David was in the Israeli Army for two years. She replaced Special Agent Kate Todd, who was shot and killed in the earlier seasons.
- Junior Field Agent Timothy "Tim" McGee (Sean Murray) is a Special Agent and Junior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team. He has a degree in Computer Forensics from MIT and, along with Abby Sciuto, acts as the team's technology specialist.
- Forensic, Ballistic and Evidence Specialist Abigail "Abby" Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) is a forensics specialist assigned to the NCIS Major Case Response Team. She has an affinity for Gothic fashion and the fictional brand "Caf-Pow" caffeinated beverages. She also has a daughter-father-like relationship with Gibbs.
- Director Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) was formerly the NCIS Deputy Director and right hand to Jenny Shepard, he became the Director of NCIS following her death at the end of the fifth season, he also recurs on NCIS: Los Angeles
- Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum) is the Chief Medical Examiner assigned to NCIS, he spent some time as a Medical Examiner in Vietnam, Bosnia and Afghanistan before working for NCIS. He was close friends with Jenny Shepard and is best friends with Gibbs.
- Field Agent Caitlin "Kate" Todd (Sasha Alexander) worked as a Secret Service Agent until the beginning of Season 1, and was tasked with presidential protection detail. She resigned from the Secret Service and was offered a job at NCIS by Gibbs. She was killed by double agent Ari Haswari at the end of season 2. Her death hit the NCIS team hard, with Gibbs leaving flowers on the roof where she was shot, and, following her death, not letting anybody touch her desk or locker at NCIS.
- Director Jennifer "Jenny" Shepard (Lauren Holly) was the second director of NCIS, and formerly worked under Gibbs in Europe and was his lover. She was killed in "Judgement Day Part 1" after a former NCIS target, Natasha, hired assassins to kill her. Shepard managed to kill all of the assassins with the help of Mike Franks, but died from her wounds.
- Assistant Medical Examiner Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) is the assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Mallard and has been since late season 1. Following an Affair with Special Agent Michelle Lee, Palmer was reprimanded by Vance and Gibbs. Although not strictly a main cast member, nor is he a Guest Cast member, and instead is listed as "Also Starring", making his status in the show blurred.
Production
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Name
Prior to the launch of the first season, advertisements on CBS identified the show as "Naval CIS". By the time of the launch of the first episode, NCIS was airing under the name Navy NCIS, the name it held for the entire first season. Since the "N" in NCIS stands for "Naval", the name Navy NCIS was technically redundant. The decision to use this name was reportedly made by CBS, over the objections of Bellisario, in order to:
- Attract new viewers (particularly those of JAG), who might not know the NCIS abbreviation.
- Disambiguate between NCIS and the similarly-themed and similarly-spelled CBS series CSI and its spinoffs. (The original title, for instance, was often misquoted and parodied as "Navy CSI", something the show itself referenced in the first episode).[8]
After its successful first season, the name of the series was shortened to NCIS.
Filming location
NCIS is set in the Washington, D.C. area but is filmed in Santa Clarita, California.[9] The sound stages are in Santa Clarita. The series is shot throughout southern California.
Crew changes
It was reported in May 2007 that Donald Bellisario would be stepping down from the show.[10] Due to a disagreement with series star Mark Harmon, Bellisario's duties as show runner/head writer were to be tasked to long-time show collaborators, including co-executive producer Chas. Floyd Johnson and Shane Brennan, with Bellisario retaining his title as executive producer.[11]
Episodes
Seven complete seasons of NCIS have been aired, with the seventh season ending on May 25, 2010. The eighth season premiered on September 21, 2010. As of November 9, 2010, a total of 169 episodes have aired.
As of May 6, 2024,[update] 169 episodes of NCIS have aired, concluding the twenty-first season.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
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Intro | 2 | April 22, 2003 | April 29, 2003 | — | — | |
1 | 23 | September 23, 2003 | May 25, 2004 | 23 | 7.8 | |
2 | 23 | September 28, 2004 | May 24, 2005 | 22 | 8.8 | |
3 | 24 | September 20, 2005 | May 16, 2006 | 12 | 9.8 | |
4 | 24 | September 19, 2006 | May 22, 2007 | 15 | 9.0 | |
5 | 19 | September 25, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 11 | 9.2 | |
6 | 25 | September 23, 2008 | May 19, 2009 | 5 | 10.9 | |
7 | 24 | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | 4 | 11.5 | |
8 | 24 | September 21, 2010 | May 17, 2011 | 5 | 11.8 | |
9 | 24 | September 20, 2011 | May 15, 2012 | 2 | 12.3 | |
10 | 24 | September 25, 2012 | May 14, 2013 | 1 | 13.5 | |
11 | 24 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 1 | 12.6 | |
12 | 24 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 2 | 11.6 | |
13 | 24 | September 22, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 1 | 12.8 | |
14 | 24 | September 20, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 2 | 11.4 | |
15 | 24 | September 26, 2017 | May 22, 2018 | 2 | 10.3 | |
16 | 24 | September 25, 2018 | May 21, 2019 | 3 | 9.6 | |
17 | 20 | September 24, 2019 | April 14, 2020 | 3 | 10.1 | |
18 | 16 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 4 | 10.3 | |
19 | 21 | September 20, 2021 | May 23, 2022 | 4 | 11.9 | |
20 | 22 | September 19, 2022 | May 22, 2023 | 3 | 12.7 | |
21 | 10 | February 12, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | TBA | TBA | |
22 | TBA | October 14, 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Crossovers
NCIS has had crossovers with two other CBS shows:
- JAG: The pilot of NCIS was made up of two episodes of JAG, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" from JAG's eighth season. These JAG episodes introduced Mark Harmon as Gibbs, Michael Weatherly as Tony, Pauley Perrette as Abby, and David McCallum as Ducky. Patrick Labyorteaux reprised his role as Lt. Bud Roberts in the first season episode "Hung Out to Dry", while Alicia Coppola and Adam Baldwin reprised their JAG roles in "Hometown Hero" and "A Weak Link" respectively.
- NCIS: Los Angeles: Rocky Carroll appears on NCIS: Los Angeles as his NCIS character Director Leon Vance, while Pauley Perrette has appeared twice as Abby. Also, on the season finale of NCIS: Los Angeles, David Dayan Fisher reprises his role as CIA Officer Trent Kort. Additionally, Kelly Hu appears as Lee Wuan Kai in NCIS: Los Angeles and later appears in an episode of NCIS. Also, many of the characters working at the Office of Special Operations in NCIS: Los Angeles are introduced near the end of Season 6 of NCIS. In the Season 7 finale of NCIS, Vance mentions he has spent a lot of time getting the new Los Angeles branch up and running the past year, and tells Gibbs that Hetty took him on a tour of Warner Bros Studios.
Ratings
American ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of NCIS.
- Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season | Episodes | Timeslot (EST) | Original Airing | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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1st | 23 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 23, 2003 | May 25, 2004 | 2003–04 | #26 | 11.84[12] |
2nd | 23 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 28, 2004 | May 24, 2005 | 2004–05 | #22 | 13.63[13] |
3rd | 24 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 20, 2005 | May 16, 2006 | 2005–06 | #16 | 15.30[14] |
4th | 24 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 19, 2006 | May 22, 2007 | 2006–07 | #18 | 14.50[15] |
5th | 19 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 25, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 2007–08 | #10 | 15.65[16] |
6th | 25 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 23, 2008 | May 19, 2009 | 2008–09 | #5 | 17.89[17] |
7th | 24 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | 2009–10 | #4 | 19.33[18] |
8th | 22 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 21, 2010 | — | 2010–11 | — | — |
- NCIS became a top 10 program in its fifth season, averaging 15.65 million viewers, despite a WGA strike. The show is one of the few that has actually increased in viewership as it progresses, as opposed to most shows which decrease in popularity as they fade, and has even been able to finish second to Fox's American Idol, a time slot seen by many as a "death slot" for most series.
- NCIS delivered its largest audience to date in the Season 7 episode "Reunion", averaging 21.37 million viewers. It won its time slot on September 29, 2009 in households (12.9/21), viewers (21.37m), adults 25–54 (6.4/17), and adults 18–49 (4.8/14).[19]
Other ratings
DVR ratings:
- The show ranked number four in DVR playback (2.714 million viewers), according to Nielsen prime DVR lift data from January 5–11, 2009.[20]
- The show ranked number thirteen in DVR playback (2.743 million viewers), according to Nielsen prime DVR lift data from February 9–15, 2009.[21]
- The show ranked number nine in DVR playback (3.007 million viewers), according to Nielsen prime DVR lift data from April 6–12, 2009.[22]
Cable ratings:
- The show ranked number eighteen (4.793 million viewers) in the list of Nielsen ratings top twenty most-watched cable shows for the week ending January 25, 2009.[23]
- The show ranked number ten (4.535 million viewers), twelve (4.264 million viewers), thirteen (4.221 million viewers), fifteen (4,161 million viewers), seventeen (4.132 million viewers), and twenty (4.081 million viewers) in the list of Nielsen ratings top twenty most-watched cable shows for the week ending March 1, 2009.[24]
- The show ranked sixteen (4.091 million viewers), seventeen (4.084 million viewers), eighteen (4.072 million viewers), and twenty (4.006 million viewers) in the list of Nielsen ratings top twenty most-watched cable shows for the week ending March 29, 2009.[25]
- The show ranked number five (4.492 million viewers), six (4.467 million viewers), eight (4.394 million viewers), nine (4.214 million viewers), fifteen (3.962 million viewers), and seventeen (3.8.58 million viewers) in the list of Nielsen ratings top twenty most-watched cable shows for the week ending May 3, 2009.[26]
- The show ranked number three (4.82 million viewers), six (4.38 million viewers), ten (3.82 million viewers), eleven (3.88 million viewers), and fourteen (3.87 million viewers) in the list of Nielsen ratings top fifteen most-watched cable shows for the week ending November 1, 2009.[27]
DVD releases
The first six seasons of NCIS have been released as full-season boxed sets in Regions 1, 2 and 4. In Germany (which belongs to Region 2), each of season 1 – 4 was released in two DVD-boxes. The first season DVD release omits the two part introductory episode that aired as part of the eighth season of JAG.
DVD Name | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
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Season 1 | June 6, 2006[28] | July 24, 2006[29] | August 10, 2006[30] |
Season 2 | November 14, 2006[31] | October 16, 2006[32] | October 12, 2006[33] |
Season 3 | April 24, 2007[34] | June 25, 2007[35] | March 15, 2007[36] |
Season 4 | October 23, 2007[37] | May 19, 2008[38] | July 10, 2008[36] |
Season 5 | August 26, 2008[39] | June 22, 2009[40] | May 7, 2009[41] |
Season 6 | August 25, 2009[42] | June 23, 2010[43] | June 3, 2010[44] |
Season 7 | August 24, 2010 [45] | TBA | TBA |
Soundtrack
CBS Records released the show's first soundtrack on February 10, 2009.[46] The Official TV Soundtrack is a two-disc, 22-track set that includes brand new songs from top artists featured prominently in upcoming episodes of the series as well as the show’s original theme by Numeriklab[47] (available commercially for the first time) and a remix of the theme by Ministry. The set also includes songs performed by series regulars Pauley Perrette and Cote de Pablo.
A sequel to the soundtrack was released on November 3, 2009. NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack; Vol. 2 is a single disc, 12 track set that covers songs (many previously unreleased) featured throughout the seventh season of the show, including one recording titled "Bitter and Blue" by Weatherly, as well as two songs used in previous seasons.
Spin-off
CBS has picked up an NCIS spin-off series with the title NCIS: Los Angeles.[48][49][50][51] Filming began in February 2009, with the characters introduced in a two-part NCIS episode entitled "Legend" which aired on April 28, 2009 and May 5, 2009.[49] The characters listed were: G. Callen, Lara Macy, Nate "Doc" Getz, Kensi Blye, and Sam Hanna.[52] Crew members will include Michael B. Kaplan, Lev L. Spiro, Jerry London, Sheldon Epps and Mark Saraceni.[53]
Chris O'Donnell plays the lead character, G. Callen.[54] LL Cool J, plays the role of Special Agent Sam Hanna, a former Navy SEAL, who works in the undercover unit of NCIS in Los Angeles, and is also fluent in Arabic and an expert on Middle Eastern culture."[50] Peter Cambor and Daniela Ruah were confirmed to be cast as leads of the new spin-off, playing a psychologist (called "Nate") and forensic investigator (called "Kensi") respectively.[52]
Following the shows official pick up Louise Lombard was not signed for the role of Special Agent Lara Macy, that she had played in the pilot, Linda Hunt and Adam Jamal Craig were confirmed to replace her, playing OSP Manager Henrietta Lange and Special Agent Dom Vail, both starring roles. Craig left the series in episode 21 of Season 1, and has been replaced by Eric Christian Olsen playing Marty Deeks,[55] the LAPD/NCIS Liaison. The Series will start its second season with a 2 hour premier in September 2010.
Characters from NCIS have appeared in the spin-off; Leon Vance has a recurring role and Abby Sciuto appeared in the episodes "Random on Purpose" and "Killshot".
Awards and nominations
- Nominated – Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series – Cote de Pablo (2008)
- Won – Top TV Series – Matt Hawkins, Maurice Jackson, Neil Martin (2009)
- Won – Top TV Series – Matt Hawkins, Maurice Jackson, Neil Martin (2008)
- Won – Top TV Series – Matt Hawkins, Maurice Jackson, Neil Martin (2007)
- Won – Top TV Series – Matt Hawkins, Maurice Jackson, Neil Martin (2006)
- Won – Top TV Series – Matt Hawkins, Maurice Jackson, Neil Martin (2004)
- Won – Top TV Series – Steven Bramson (2004)
BMI Film & TV Awards
- Won – BMI TV Music Award – Brian Kirk (2009)
- Won – BMI TV Music Award – Brian Kirk (2008)
- Won – BMI TV Music Award – Joseph Conlan (2005)
California on Location Awards
- Won – Location Team of the Year (Episodic Television) – Emily Kirylo, Jim McClafferty, Joel Sinderman, Michael Soleau (2008)
- Nominated – Outstanding Stunt Coordination – Diamond Farnsworth, "Requiem" (2008)
- Nominated – Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series – Charles Durning (2005)
- Nominated – Outstanding Drama Series (2010)
- Nominated – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series – Rocky Carroll (2010)
- Nominated – Favorite TV Drama (2009)
- Nominated – Favorite TV Drama Actor – Mark Harmon (2009)
- Nominated – Best Supporting Actress/Television – Cote de Pablo (2009)
- Won – Best Supporting Actress/Television – Cote de Pablo (2006)
- Nominated – Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor – Dominic Scott Kay, "Lost & Found" (2008)
International distribution
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