NCIS (TV series)

NCIS
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(s) Brian Kirk
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 162 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Shane Brennan
Donald P. Bellisario
Chas. Floyd Johnson
Producer(s) David Bellisario
Avery C. Drewe
Mark Harmon
Location(s) Santa Clarita, California
Cinematography Billy Webb
Running time 42–44 minutes
Production company(s) Belisarius Productions
Paramount Television (2003–06)
CBS Paramount Television (2006–09)
CBS Television Studios (2009–present)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) – present
Chronology
Related shows JAG
NCIS: Los Angeles
External links
Official website

NCIS, also 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 will begin airing on September 21, 2010.[3]

Contents

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 NIS. 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 Main cast seasons Recurring cast seasons Short Biography
Leroy Jethro Gibbs Mark Harmon NCIS Special Agent in Charge 1–Present N/A Gibbs 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]
Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo Michael Weatherly NCIS Senior Field Agent 1–Present N/A DiNozzo 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] Gibbs compares himself with Anthony.
Ziva David Cote de Pablo NCIS Probationary Field Agent 3–Present 3 David 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. Her sister Talia 'Tali' David was killed in a Hamas terrorist suicide bombing when she was sixteen.
Abigail "Abby" Sciuto Pauley Perrette Forensics Specialist 1–Present N/A Sciuto is a Gothic forensics specialist assigned to the NCIS Major Case Response Team.
Timothy McGee Sean Murray NCIS Junior Field Agent 2–Present 1 McGee is a Special Agent and Junior Field Agent of the Major Case Response Team, he also serves as the team's computer hacker.
Leon Vance Rocky Carroll NCIS Director 6–Present 5 Vance, who was formerly the NCIS Deputy Director and right hand to Jenny Shepard became the Director of NCIS following her death at the end of the fifth season.
Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard David McCallum NCIS Chief Medical Examiner 1–Present N/A Mallard 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.
Jenny Shepard Lauren Holly NCIS Director 3–5 3 Shepard 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 manages to kill all of the assassins with the help of Mike Franks, but died from her wounds.
Caitlin Todd Sasha Alexander NCIS Field Agent 1–2 3 Todd 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.
Jimmy Palmer Brian Dietzen Assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Donald Mallard N/A 1–Present Palmer is the assistant Medical Examiner to Dr. Mallard since late season one. Although normally credited in a recurring role, Dietzen has been credited as "Also starring" since Season 6.
Tobias Fornell Joe Spano Senior FBI Agent N/A 1–Present Fornell is a senior 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.
Mike Franks Muse Watson Retired NIS Special Agent in Charge N/A 3–Present Franks is a retired Special Agent with NIS, and mentor to Gibbs. He is also close friends with DiNozzo, and Jenny Shepard.
Trent Kort David Dayan Fisher CIA Field Operative N/A 4–Present Kort is an undercover CIA Special Agent.
M. Allison Hart Rena Sofer Attorney N/A 7–Present Hart is an Attorney at law, and potential love interest for Gibbs.
Damon Worth Paul Telfer Marine Corporal N/A 5, 7 Marine Corporal Damon Werth appeared in one episode of season 5 and returned as a recurring character in season 7 for two episodes. Potential love interest for Ziva.
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.
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 "Bête Noire". He was Dr. Mallard's assistant two years prior to this and went into rehab after the incident.
Paula Cassidy Jessica Steen NCIS Special Agent in Charge N/A 1–4 Cassidy was a Special Agent with NCIS, she 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".
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.
Hollis Mann Susanna Thompson Army CID Investigator N/A 4–5 Mann was a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army assigned to the CID. She later retired, but remained a love interest of Gibbs throughout seasons 4–5.
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".

Season 8 contract negotiations

At the end of the seventh season, the contracts for Michael Weatherly, David McCallum, Pauley Perrette, and Sean Murray expired, and would not be renewed until an agreement of pay had been met between CBS and the actors, who believed they were being underpaid.[8][9] On April 30, 2010, David McCallum confirmed his return to the show, with his manager saying "he's excited to be coming back and to see everybody."[10] On June 4, 2010, it was reported that Pauley Perrette had signed a multi-year contract,[11] and on June 14, 2010, Michael Weatherly signed a new multi-year deal to stay with the show.[12] On June 21, 2010, it was reported that Sean Murray had signed a new, multi-year contract.[13] As such, all cast members whose contracts were in limbo have been confirmed to stay for the next season.

Production

The filming crew in 2009.

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:

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.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

Episodes

Main article: List of NCIS episodes

Seven seasons of NCIS have been aired, with the seventh season ending on May 25, 2010. NCIS has been renewed for an eighth season on the 2010-11 TV Season on CBS.[2]

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Introductory 2 April 22, 2003 April 29, 2003 March 17, 2009
included on JAG season 8 DVD		 June 21, 2010
included on JAG season 8 DVD		 August 5, 2010
included on JAG season 8 DVD
1 23 September 23, 2003 May 25, 2004 June 6, 2006 July 24, 2006 August 10, 2006
2 23 September 28, 2004 May 24, 2005 November 14, 2006 October 2, 2006 October 12, 2006
3 24 September 20, 2005 May 16, 2006 April 24, 2007 June 25, 2007 March 15, 2007
4 24 September 19, 2006 May 22, 2007 October 23, 2007 May 19, 2008 July 10, 2008
5 19 September 25, 2007 May 20, 2008 August 26, 2008 June 22, 2009 May 7, 2009
6 25 September 23, 2008 May 19, 2009 August 25, 2009 August 2, 2010 June 3, 2010
7 24 September 22, 2009 May 25, 2010 August 24, 2010 N/A N/A
8 24[18] September 21, 2010[19] N/A N/A N/A N/A

Crossovers

NCIS has had crossovers with two other CBS shows:

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)
Season premiere Season finale TV season
1st 23 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 23, 2003 May 25, 2004 2003–04 #26 11.84[20]
2nd 23 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 28, 2004 May 24, 2005 2004–05 #22 13.63[21]
3rd 24 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 20, 2005 May 16, 2006 2005–06 #16 15.30[22]
4th 24 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 19, 2006 May 22, 2007 2006–07 #18 14.50[23]
5th 19 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 25, 2007 May 20, 2008 2007–08 #10 15.65[24]
6th 25 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 23, 2008 May 19, 2009 2008–09 #5 17.89[25]
7th 24 Tuesday 8:00 PM September 22, 2009 May 25, 2010 2009–10 #4 19.33[26]

Other ratings

DVR ratings:

Cable ratings:

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
Season 1 June 6, 2006[36] July 24, 2006[37] August 10, 2006[38]
Season 2 November 14, 2006[39] October 16, 2006[40] October 12, 2006[41]
Season 3 April 24, 2007[42] June 25, 2007[43] March 15, 2007[44]
Season 4 October 23, 2007[45] May 19, 2008[46] July 10, 2008[44]
Season 5 August 26, 2008[47] June 22, 2009[48] May 7, 2009[49]
Season 6 August 25, 2009[50] June 23, 2010[51] June 3, 2010[52]
Season 7 August 24, 2010 [53] TBA TBA

Soundtrack

CBS Records released the show's first soundtrack on February 10, 2009.[54] 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[55] (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

Main article: NCIS: Los Angeles

CBS has picked up an NCIS spin-off series with the title NCIS: Los Angeles.[56][57][58][59] 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.[57] The characters listed were: G. Callen, Lara Macy, Nate "Doc" Getz, Kensi Blye, and Sam Hanna.[60] Crew members will include Michael B. Kaplan, Lev L. Spiro, Jerry London, Sheldon Epps and Mark Saraceni.[61]

Chris O'Donnell plays the lead character, G. Callen.[62] 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."[58] 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.[60]

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[63], 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

ALMA Award

ASCAP Award

BMI Film & TV Awards

California on Location Awards

Emmy Awards

NAACP Image Awards

People's Choice Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards

Imagen Foundation Awards

Young Artist Awards

International distribution

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