Don McGill

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Don McGill
Born
Don McGill

(1963-04-18) April 18, 1963 (age 61)
Occupation(s)Writer and Producer
EmployerCBS TV Studios [1]
Known for CSI , JAG , NUMB3RS , NCIS

Don McGill is an American television producer and writer who assisted with producing and even starred in some episodes of JAG ; he also aided in the production and/or writing of such TV series as CSI , NUMB3RS , and NCIS . [2]

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Television career

McGill wrote for the TV show NUMB3RS for which he acted as executive producer. He was a producer alongside Donald P. Bellisario on JAG and helped him create NCIS , which McGill also wrote for. [3]

He became the sole executive producer of CSI for the show's fifteenth season after long-time show producer Carol Mendelsohn departed from the series, [4] and remained with the series until its cancellation.

Filmography

Television

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes
CreatorWriterExecutive
producer
JAG 2001–05NoYes (16)No NBC
USA Network
CBS
story editor (2002–03: 29 episodes), producer (2003: 5 episodes), supervising producer (2004–5: 31 episodes), co-executive producer (2005: 3 episodes)
NCIS 2003–presentYesYes (4)NoCBSsupervising producer (2003: 9 episodes)
Numbers 2005–09NoYes (13)YesCBSco-executive producer (2005–07: 48 episodes), executive producer (2007–10: 57 episodes)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2010–15NoYes (9)YesCBS
Bull 2016–17NoNoNoCBSconsulting producer (9 episodes)

Notes

  1. "'CSI' Co-Showrunner Don McGill Signs New Deal With CBS TV Studios". Nellie Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. "Don McGill". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "Don McGill". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. "'CSI' Co-Showrunner Don McGill Signs New Deal With CBS TV Studios". Nellie Andreeva. Deadline Hollywood. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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