NCIS season 3
Appearance
NCIS (season 3) | |
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Season 3 | |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 20, 2005 May 16, 2006 | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 20, 2005 and May 16, 2006 on CBS. The third season opens in the aftermath of "Twilight", with the entire team in shock and Gibbs on a vendetta to seek revenge for Kate's murder. Matters are complicated by the intervention of Gibbs' former lover and new NCIS Director Jenny Shepard, and Mossad Officer Ziva David.
Cast
Main
- Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Supervisory Special Agent assigned to Washington's Navy Yard
- Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo, Special Agent, second in command
- Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, Mossad Liaison Officer
- Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, Forensic Specialist attached to NCIS
- Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Special Agent
- Lauren Holly as Jenny Shepard, NCIS Director
- David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner
Supporting
- Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner
- Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell, Senior FBI Special Agent
- Michael Bellisario as Charles Sterling, Abby's Lab Assistant
- Muse Watson as Mike Franks, Gibbs' mentor
Guest appearances
- Jessica Steen as Paula Cassidy; an NCIS Special Agent in Charge
- Alan Dale as Thomas Morrow, departing NCIS Director
- Rudolf Martin as Ari Haswari; a rogue Mossad Agent who killed Caitlin Todd
- Sasha Alexander as Caitlin Todd, an NCIS Special Agent and who was killed by Ari Haswari
- Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, Ari Haswari's Mossad handler, who later joins the main NCIS team, replacing Agent Kate Todd while also becoming the Mossad Liaison Officer to NCIS
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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47 | 1 | "Kill Ari (Part I)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | September 20, 2005 | 302 | 15.48[1] |
48 | 2 | "Kill Ari (Part II)" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Donald P. Bellisario | September 27, 2005 | 304 | 15.09[2] |
49 | 3 | "Mind Games" | William Webb | Teleplay by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick & John C. Kelley Story by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick | October 4, 2005 | 301 | 16.87[3] |
50 | 4 | "Silver War" | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by: John C. Kelley Story by: Joshua Lurie | October 11, 2005 | 305 | 16.78[4] |
51 | 5 | "Switch" | Thomas J. Wright | Gil Grant | October 18, 2005 | 303 | 17.69[5] |
52 | 6 | "The Voyeur's Web" | Dennis Smith | David J. North | October 25, 2005 | 306 | 18.01[6] |
53 | 7 | "Honor Code" | Colin Bucksey | Christopher Silber | November 1, 2005 | 307 | 18.08[7] |
54 | 8 | "Under Covers" | Aaron Lipstadt | L.D. Zlotoff | November 8, 2005 | 308 | 17.79[8] |
55 | 9 | "Frame Up" | Thomas J. Wright | Laurence Walsh | November 22, 2005 | 309 | 16.43[9] |
56 | 10 | "Probie" | Terrence O'Hara | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | November 29, 2005 | 310 | 18.17[10] |
57 | 11 | "Model Behavior" | Stephen Cragg | David J. North | December 13, 2005 | 311 | 17.11[11] |
58 | 12 | "Boxed In" | Dennis Smith | Dana Coen | January 10, 2006 | 313 | 17.19[12] |
59 | 13 | "Deception" | Leslie Libman | Jack Bernstein | January 17, 2006 | 312 | 17.74[13] |
60 | 14 | "Light Sleeper" | Colin Bucksey | Christopher Silber | January 24, 2006 | 314 | 16.97[14] |
61 | 15 | "Head Case" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | February 7, 2006 | 315 | 16.05[15] |
62 | 16 | "Family Secret" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Steven D. Binder | February 28, 2006 | 316 | 15.14[16] |
63 | 17 | "Ravenous" | Thomas J. Wright | Richard C. Arthur | March 7, 2006 | 317 | 17.21[17] |
64 | 18 | "Bait" | Terrence O'Hara | Laurence Walsh | March 14, 2006 | 318 | 17.55[18] |
65 | 19 | "Iced" | Dennis Smith | Dana Coen | April 4, 2006 | 319 | 15.52[19] |
66 | 20 | "Untouchable" | Leslie Libman | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | April 18, 2006 | 320 | 15.90[20] |
67 | 21 | "Bloodbath" | Dennis Smith | Steven D. Binder | April 25, 2006 | 321 | 15.56[21] |
68 | 22 | "Jeopardy" | James Whitmore, Jr. | David J. North | May 2, 2006 | 322 | 14.95[22] |
69 | 23 | "Hiatus (Part I)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | May 9, 2006 | 323 | 15.17[23] |
70 | 24 | "Hiatus (Part II)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | May 16, 2006 | 324 | 16.49[24] |
DVD special features
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Services- The Complete Third Season[25] | |||||
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Release dates | |||||
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
April 24, 2007[26] | June 18, 2007[27] | March 15, 2007[28] |
References
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- ^ "AND THE STREAK GOES ON..." CBS PressExpress. October 11, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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- ^ "CBS STREAKS ON!". CBS PressExpress. November 1, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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- ^ "IN ANOTHER VIEWER VICTORY, CBS SPREADS THE WEALTH AS 9 PROGRAMS POST SERIES OR SEASON HIGH RATINGS". CBS PressExpress. December 6, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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- ^ "CBS PLACES FIRST IN VIEWERS FOR THE 17TH TIME IN 19 WEEKS". CBS PressExpress. January 31, 2006. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
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- ^ "CBS PLACES A SOLID SECOND IN VIEWERS, ADULTS 18–49". CBS PressExpress. March 14, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "MID-SEASON HITS "THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE" AND "THE UNIT," COLLEGE HOOPS LEAD CBS TO FIRST PLACE FINISH IN VIEWERS AND SECOND IN KEY DEMOGRAPHICS". CBS PressExpress. March 21, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "CBS PLACES FIRST IN VIEWERS FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WEEK". CBS PressExpress. April 11, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2009.
- ^ "CBS places first in viewers for sixth consecutive week". CBS. The Futon Critic. April 26, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "CBS'S TOTAL VIEWER WINNING STREAK HITS SEVEN". CBS PressExpress. May 2, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "CBS'S VIEWER WINNING STREAK REACHES 8 WEEKS". CBS PressExpress. May 9, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "CBS STREAKING TO THE SEASON'S FINISH LINE WITH ITS NINTH CONSECUTIVE WEEKLY WIN IN VIEWERS". CBS PressExpress. May 16, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
- ^ "CBS places first in the last full week of the season extending its winning streak to 10". CBS. The Futon Critic. April 23, 2006. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "NCIS Naval Criminal Investigative Service – The Complete Third Season". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "NCIS: The Complete Third Season (2003)". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) – Season 3 [DVD]". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "NCIS – The 3rd Season (6 Disc Set)". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- General references
- "NCIS Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- "Shows A-Z – ncis on cbs". the Futon Critic. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- "NCIS: Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 22, 2009.