NCIS (TV Series)

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NCIS
Genre	Police procedural Drama
Created by	Donald P. Bellisario Don McGill
Starring	Mark Harmon Sasha Alexander Michael Weatherly Pauley Perrette David McCallum Sean Murray Cote de Pablo Lauren Holly Rocky Carroll Brian Dietzen Emily Wickersham Wilmer Valderrama Jennifer Esposito Duane Henry
Theme music composer	Numeriklab
Opening theme	NCIS theme
Ending theme	NCIS theme
Composer(s)	Joseph Conlan Brian Kirk
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of Seasons	14
No. of episodes	322 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Donald P. Bellisario Gary Glasberg (2009–16) Shane Brennan (2007–15) Chas. Floyd Johnson Mark Horowitz Mark Harmon Frank Cardea George Schenck
Producer(s)	David Bellisario Avery C. Drewe
Cinematography	Billy Webb
Running time	42–44 minutes
Production company(s)	Belisarius Productions Paramount Network Television (2003–06) CBS Paramount Network Television (2006–09) CBS Television Studios (2009–present)
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Picture format	480i (SDTV)|HDTV 1080i
Original run	September 23, 2003 – present
Chronology
Related shows	JAG NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: New Orleans
Official website

NCIS is an American action police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which investigates crimes involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

The concept and characters were initially introduced in two episodes of the CBS series JAG (season eight episodes 20 and 21: "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown"). The show, a spin-off from JAG, premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date it has aired for thirteen full seasons and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network and Cloo. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the NCIS franchise. It is the second longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present), and is the 15th longest-running scripted U.S. primetime TV series overall.

NCIS was originally referred to as Navy NCIS during season one; "Navy" was later dropped from the title as it was redundant (the "N" in "NCIS" stands for "Naval"). In season six, a two-part episode led to a spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles. A two-part episode during the eleventh season led to a second spin-off series, NCIS: New Orleans.

While initially slow in the ratings, barely cracking the Top 30 in the first four seasons, by its sixth season, it became a top five hit, and has remained there since. In 2011, NCIS was voted America's favorite television show. The series finished its tenth season as the most-watched television series in the U.S. during the 2012–13 TV season. On February 29, 2016, NCIS was renewed for its fourteenth and fifteenth seasons. while Duane Henry, Jennifer Esposito, and Wilmer Valderrama joined the cast as series regulars, replacing departing original cast member Michael Weatherly.

NCIS has had positive reviews, including a user rating of 8.1/10 on Metacritic.

Contents 1 Premise 2 Plot 3 Cast and characters 4 Production 4.1 Name 4.2 Flair 4.3 Crew changes 5 Episodes 5.1 Backdoor pilots 5.1.1 JAG 5.1.2 NCIS: Los Angeles 5.1.3 NCIS: New Orleans 6 Release 6.1 Broadcast 6.2 Home video releases 6.3 Other releases 6.4 TV movies 6.5 Soundtrack 7 Reception 7.1 Broadcast ratings 7.2 DVR 7.3 Cable 8 Franchise 8.1 NCIS: Los Angeles 8.2 NCIS: New Orleans 9 Awards and nominations 10 References 11 External links

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[edit] Cast and characters

Main article: List of NCIS cast members

• Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent
• Sasha Alexander as Caitlin Todd, Secret Service Agent, NCIS Special Agent (seasons 1-2; guest: 3)
• Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo, NCIS Senior Special Agent (seasons 1-13)
• Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, NCIS Forensic Specialist
• David McCallum as Dr Donald "Ducky" Mallard, NCIS Chief Medical Examiner
• Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Senior Special Agent (seasons 2-; recurring: 1)
• Cote de Pablo as Ziva David, Mossad Officer, NCIS Special Agent (seasons 3-11 episode 2)
• Lauren Holly as Jenny Shepard, NCIS Director (seasons 3-5)
• Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director (seasons 6-; recurring: 5)
• Brian Dietzen as Dr Jimmy Palmer, NCIS Assistant Medical Examiner (seasons 10-; recurring: 1-9)
• Emily Wickersham as Eleanor Bishop, NSA Analyst, NCIS Special Agent (seasons 11-)
• Wilmer Valderrama as Nicholas Torres, NCIS Special Agent (seasons 14-)
• Jennifer Esposito as Alexandra Quinn, NCIS Special Agent (seasons 14-)
• Duane Henry as Clayton Reeves, Secret Intelligence Service Officer (seasons 14-; recurring: 13)

[edit] Production

[edit] Name

[edit] Flair

[edit] Crew changes

[edit] Episodes

Main article: List of NCIS episodes

[edit] Backdoor pilots

[edit] JAG

[edit] NCIS: Los Angeles

[edit] NCIS: New Orleans

[edit] Release

[edit] Broadcast

[edit] Home video releases

Main article: List of NCIS home video releases

[edit] Other releases

[edit] TV movies

NCIS (Franchise)

[edit] Soundtrack

Main article: NCIS (soundtrack)

[edit] Reception

[edit] Broadcast 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.

Broadcast ratings

Season	Episodes	Timeslot (EST)	Original airing			Live television ratings
			Season premiere	Season finale	TV season	Viewers (in millions)	Rank (viewers)	Key demographics (18–49)

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[edit] Cable

[edit] Franchise

Main article" NCIS (franchise)

[edit] NCIS: Los Angeles

Main article: NCIS: Los Angeles

[edit] NCIS: New Orleans

Main article NCIS: New Orleans

[edit] Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by NCIS

NCIS has received many awards and nominations since it premiered on September 23, 2003 including the ALMA Awards, ASCAP Awards, BMI Film & TV Awards, Emmy Awards, and People's Choice Awards.

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[edit] External links

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