NCIS (franchise)

Not to be confused with NCIS (TV series).
NCIS franchise
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NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is a media franchise of American television programs originally created by Donald P. Bellisario and currently broadcast on CBS, all of which deal with military related criminal investigations based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Department of the Navy, which includes the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps.

In 2003, NCIS was introduced via a backdoor pilot, from the TV show JAG with NCIS in turn spinning off NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans in 2009 and 2014, respectively. NCIS: Los Angeles had a proposed spin-off, but it was later not picked up by CBS.

As of December 20, 2014, 409 episodes of the NCIS franchise have aired.

Overview

NCIS, voted America's favourite Television Series in 2011,[1] finished its tenth season as the most-watched television series in the U.S. during the 2012–13 TV season[2] and is broadcast in over 200 territories worldwide.[3] Sister-show NCIS: Los Angeles remains TVs second most watched show, whilst JAG was seen in over 90 countries worldwide,[4] and remains to be heavily syndicated.

NCIS

Main article: NCIS (TV series)
Mark Harmon stars in NCIS

NCIS follows Special Agent in Charge Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Gunnery Sergeant and widower, he is a veteran NCIS agent who supervises the Major Case Response Team, stationed out of Washington, DC. Gibbs' team specialises in the investigations of murders, and consists of Senior Field Agent Anthony DiNozzo, a former Baltimore Detective; Presidential Proctor Caitlin Todd, a Special Agent who earned her stripes with the Secret Service; Ziva David, a Mossad Officer turned NCIS Agent; Ellie Bishop, a former NSA Security Analyst and the newest member of team Gibbs; Timothy McGee, a computer specialist originally stationed out of Norfolk; Forensic Scientist Abby Scuito; and Medical Examiners Donald Mallard and Jimmy Palmer. The team primarily deal with cases along the East Coast, and act under the direct supervision of successive NCIS Directors Jenny Shepard and Leon Vance, the former Gibbs' partner and seasoned politico, and the latter a Navy man with a desire to clean-house.

NCIS: Los Angeles

Main article: NCIS: Los Angeles

An elite counter-terrorist division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Office of Special Projects is responsible for any threats relating to National Security, as well as surplus murder cases that cannot be handled by NCIS' Southern satellite officers, or the travelling 'color teams'. Headed by Special Agent in Charge Henrietta Lange, a master of disguise and former prop-artisan turned Ops Manager, and supervised by Assistant Director Owen Granger, this group, consisting of Supervisory Special Agent G. Callen, a street-kid recruited by Hetty as a teenager; Sam Hanna, a Senior Special Agent, family-man and former SEAL; Kensi Blye, an NCIS field agent and forensic specialist; Marty Deeks, an LAPD liaison Detective; Dominic Vail, a MIT graduate computer-whizz and junior agent; Nell Jones, an Intelligence Analyst and one half of the technical dream-team; and her partner Eric Beale; are kept in line by Operational Psychologist Nate Getz, a deep-cover Operative who occasionally returns to his long-standing post to support the team.

NCIS: New Orleans

Main article: NCIS: New Orleans

The NOLA Team handle Naval and Marine related cases in Pensacola, Fla., through Mississippi and Louisiana to the Texas panhandle. A seasoned Supervisory Special Agent, Dwayne Cassius Pride heads this small satellite squad. Known as 'King' to his friends, Pride is a former Sheriffs Deputy and long-time friend of Gibbs. His team consists of Abigail Borin, a former CGIS Special Agent in Charge who now works as Prides partner; Chris LaSalle, a senior agent who was recruited from the Sheriffs office and helped with the Katrina clean-up; Meredith Brody, a senior career agent who earned her stripes afloat; Dr. Loretta Wade, the Jefferson Parish Coroner; and forensic specialist Sebastian Lund.

Series

All of the series were spun off with a two-part episode from another series used as a backdoor pilot.

Series Years Television seasons Setting
2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
NCIS 2003–present Intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Washington, D.C.
NCIS: Los Angeles 2009–present Intro 1 2 3 4 5 6 Los Angeles
NCIS: New Orleans 2014–present Intro 1 New Orleans

Proposed spin-off

NCIS: RED was a proposed, but not picked up, spin-off from NCIS: Los Angeles. RED was to follow a group of elite agents who travel from port to port investigating crimes within NCIS' jurisdiction when regular NCIS agents were not available to do so. CBS declined to pick up the series but stated they would not be opposed to reconsidering if the premise was reconfigured to feature a different cast. Proposed stars included Kim Raver, John Corbett, Scott Grimes, Edwin Hodge and Gillian Alexy.

Main cast

Series Character Number of episode appearances Portrayer Duration
Franchise Universe Total franchise
episodes
NCIS[lower-alpha 1] L.A.[lower-alpha 2] N.O.[lower-alpha 3] JAG[lower-alpha 4] H 5-0[lower-alpha 5] Scorpion[lower-alpha 6]
NCIS Sciuto, AbbyAbby Sciuto 279 2 1 2 282 Perrette, PauleyPauley Perrette 2003–
DiNozzo, AnthonyAnthony DiNozzo 279 1 2 280 Weatherly, MichaelMichael Weatherly 2003–
Gibbs, Leroy JethroLeroy Jethro Gibbs 279 1 2 280 Harmon, MarkMark Harmon 2003–
Mallard, Donald "Ducky"Donald "Ducky" Mallard 279 1 2 280 McCallum, DavidDavid McCallum 2003–
McGee, TimothyTimothy McGee 264 264 Murray, SeanSean Murray 2003–
David, ZivaZiva David 189 189 de Pablo, CoteCote de Pablo 2005–13
Vance, LeonLeon Vance 170 10 3 183 Carroll, RockyRocky Carroll 2008–
Palmer, JimmyJimmy Palmer 180 180 Dietzen, BrianBrian Dietzen 2003–
Shepard, JennyJenny Shepard 65 65 Holly, LaurenLauren Holly 2005–08
Todd, CaitlinCaitlin Todd 49 49 Alexander, SashaSasha Alexander 2003–05; 11
Bishop, Eleanor "Ellie"Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop 30 30 Wickersham, EmilyEmily Wickersham 2013–
NCIS: Los Angeles Callen, G.G. Callen 2 141 1 143 O'Donnell, ChrisChris O'Donnell 2009–
Hanna, SamSam Hanna 2 141 1 143 J, LL CoolLL Cool J 2009–
Blye, KensiKensi Blye 2 141 1 143 Ruah, DanielaDaniela Ruah 2009–
Beale, EricEric Beale 2 141 143 Foa, BarrettBarrett Foa 2009–
Lange, Henrietta "Hetty"Henrietta "Hetty" Lange 141 1 141 Hunt, LindaLinda Hunt 2009–
Deeks, MartyMarty Deeks 120 120 Olsen, Eric ChristianEric Christian Olsen 2010–
Jones, NellNell Jones 115 115 Smith, Renée FeliceRenée Felice Smith 2010–
Granger, OwenOwen Granger 65 65 Ferrer, MiguelMiguel Ferrer 2012–
Getz, Nate "Doc"Nate "Doc" Getz 2 34 36 Cambor, PeterPeter Cambor 2009–
Vail, DominicDominic Vail 16 16 Craig, Adam JamalAdam Jamal Craig 2009–10
NCIS: New Orleans Pride, Dwayne Cassius "King"Dwayne Cassius "King" Pride 2 20 22 Bakula, ScottScott Bakula 2014–
LaSalle, ChristopherChristopher LaSalle 2 20 22 Black, LucasLucas Black 2014–
Brody, Meredith "Merri"Meredith "Merri" Brody 2 20 22 McLellan, ZoeZoe McLellan 2014–
Wade, LorettaLoretta Wade 2 20 22 Pounder, C. C. H.C. C. H. Pounder 2014–
Lund, SebastianSebastian Lund 20 20 Kerkovich, RobRob Kerkovich 2014–
Notes
  1. ↑ NCIS
  2. ↑ NCIS: Los Angeles
  3. ↑ NCIS: New Orleans
  4. ↑ JAG
  5. ↑ Hawaii Five-0
  6. ↑ Scorpion

Crossovers

This is a complete list of all crossovers, both within the franchise and out of it. All characters, main, recurring, and shared guest stars, are credited.

Within the NCIS franchise

Series A Series A episode title Air date Written by Series B Actors from series B appearing on series A Crossover type
NCIS "Legend (Part I)" April 28, 2009 Shane Brennan NCIS: Los Angeles Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Peter Cambor, LL Cool J, Barrett Foa, Brian Avers Backdoor pilot
"Legend (Part II)" May 5, 2009
"Endgame" November 10, 2009 Gary Glasberg Kelly Hu Character appearance
"Crescent City (Part I)" March 25, 2014 NCIS: New Orleans Scott Bakula, Lucas Black, Zoe McLellan, C. C. H. Pounder Backdoor pilot
"Crescent City (Part II)" April 1, 2014
NCIS: Los Angeles "Identity" September 22, 2009 Shane Brennan NCIS Rocky Carroll Character appearance
"Search and Destroy" October 13, 2009 Gil Grant
"Killshot" October 20, 2009 Shane Brennan Rocky Carroll, Pauley Perrette
"Pushback" November 10, 2009 Rocky Carroll
"Ambush" November 17, 2009 Lindsay Sturman
"Random on Purpose" November 24, 2009 Speed Weed Rocky Carroll, Pauley Perrette
"Hunted" May 11, 2010 Corey Miller Rocky Carroll
"Callen, G." May 25, 2010 Shane Brennan David Dayan Fisher
"Familia" May 17, 2011 Rocky Carroll
"Lange, H." September 25, 2011
"Praesidium" October 13, 2014 Erin Broadhurst, R. Scott Gemmill
TBC TBC TBC Michael Weatherly [5]
NCIS: New Orleans "Musician Heal Thyself" September 23, 2014 Jeffrey Lieber David McCallum
"Carrier" September 30, 2014 Gary Glasberg Rocky Carroll, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Meredith Eaton
"Breaking Brig" October 7, 2014 Laurie Arent Rocky Carroll, Mark Harmon
"It Happened Last Night" October 21, 2014 Jack Bernstein Rocky Carroll, Joe Spano
"The Abyss" January 13, 2015 Sam Humphrey Diane Neal
"The Walking Dead" February 3, 2015 David Appelbaum
"Rock-A-Bye Baby" April 14, 2015 Jonathan I. Kidd, Sonya Winton

Outside the NCIS franchise

Series A Series A episode title Air date Written by Series B Actors from series B appearing on series A Crossover type
JAG "Ice Queen" April 22, 2003 Donald P. Bellisario, Don McGill NCIS Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Alan Dale Backdoor pilot
"Meltdown" April 29, 2003
NCIS "Hung Out to Dry" September 30, 2003 Don McGill JAG Patrick Labyorteaux Character appearance
"UnSEALeD" April 6, 2004 Thomas L. Moran Alicia Coppola
"A Weak Link May 18, 2004 Jack Bernstein Adam Baldwin
"Call of Silence" November 23, 2004 Roger Director Alicia Coppola
"Hometown Hero" May 3, 2005 George Schenck, Frank Cardea
"Damned If You Do" May 14, 2013 Gary Glasberg John M. Jackson
Hawaii Five-0 "Ka Hakaka Maikaʻi"[lower-roman 1] October 24, 2011 Kyle Harimoto NCIS: Los Angeles Daniela Ruah
"Pa Make Loa"[lower-roman 2] April 30, 2012 Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters, R. Scott Gemmill Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J Two-night event
NCIS: Los Angeles "Touch of Death" May 1, 2012 Hawaii Five-0 Scott Caan, Daniel Dae Kim
Scorpion "True Colors" October 27, 2014 Elizabeth Beall NCIS: Los Angeles Linda Hunt Character appearance
Notes
  1. ↑ In Hawaiian, the title means "The Good Fight".
  2. ↑ In Hawaiian, the title means "Touch of Death".

Theme songs

Series Theme song
NCIS "NCIS Theme"
NCIS: Los Angeles "No Crew Is Superior"
NCIS: New Orleans "Boom Boom"

NCIS TV movies

In the UK, certain NCIS two-part episodes were edited together to make a combined feature and shown on Channel 5, 5USA, CBS Action and Fox UK. These include:

Series Title Episodes edited together Air date Runtime Source
NCIS The NCIS Movie: Enemies "Enemies Foreign" / "Enemies Domestic" May 20, 2013 1 hr, 20 mins [6][7]
The NCIS Movie: Judgement Day "Judgment Day (Part I)" / "Judgment Day (Part II)" June 10, 2013 1 hr, 40 mins [8]
The NCIS Movie: Legend
(Legend Compilation)		 "Legend (Part I)" / "Legend (Part II)" June 10, 2013 1 hr, 45 mins [9][10]
The NCIS Movie: Kill Ari "Kill Ari (Part I)" / "Kill Ari (Part II)" August 22, 2013 2 hr [11][12]
The NCIS Movie: War on Terror "Engaged (Part I)" / "Engaged (Part II)" February 1, 2014 1 hr, 20 mins [13]
The NCIS Movie: Payback "Borderland" / "Patriot Down" / "Rule Fifty-One" March 1, 2014 2 hr, 35 mins [14]
The NCIS Movie: Shell Shock "Shell Shock (Part I)" / "Shell Shock (Part II)" April 11, 2014 1 hr, 30 mins [15]
Death Wish (Part I & II) "Shabbat Shalom" / "Shiva" April 16, 2014 (1)
April 18, 2014 (2)		 1 hr, 40 mins [16][17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Seidman, Robert (May 5, 2011). "'NCIS' Voted America's All-Time Favorite TV Show; 'Two and a Half Men,' 'Bones,' 'House,' Several Current Shows Rank". Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ↑ Patten, Dominic (May 23, 2013). "Full 2012–2013 TV Season Series Rankings". Deadline. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Guider, Elizabeth (October 9, 2012). "Mipcom 2012: 10th Season of CBS's 'NCIS' Has Promise". Retrieved May 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ JAG – About the show at the Wayback Machine (archived November 10, 2000) Official Paramount site from January 2000, retrieved through archive.org. Retrieved on October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/ncis_los_angeles/news/1004150/dinozzo-deplanes-in-los-angeles/
  6. ↑ "NCIS: The Movie | NCIS". Channel 5. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "NCIS | The NCIS Movie: Enemies". Radio Times. April 8, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "NCIS Movie: Judgement Day (Judgement Day – Parts One and Two) on Channel 5 +1, Sat 15 Feb 9:30pm – Your UK TV Listings at". Tvguide.co.uk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Legend Compilation | NCIS". Channel 5. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  10. ↑ "NCIS | The NCIS Movie: Legend". Radio Times. April 8, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "NCIS". RadioTimes. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ↑ "The NCIS Movie: Kill Ari". TVGuide.co.uk. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ "NCIS | The NCIS Movie: War on Terror: Engaged – Parts One and Two". Radio Times. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "The NCIS Movie: Payback on Channel 5 +1, Sat 1 Mar 7:30pm – Your UK TV Listings at". Tvguide.co.uk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The NCIS Movie: Shell Shock | NCIS". Channel 5. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Season 10 - Episode 11: Death Wish (Part I)". Channel 5. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Season 10 - Episode 12: Death Wish (Part II)". Channel 5. Retrieved August 3, 2014.