NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)

NCIS: Los Angeles
Season 1
Season 1 U.S. DVD cover
Starring	Chris O'Donnell Peter Cambor Daniela Ruah Adam Jamal Craig Linda Hunt LL Cool J Barrett Foa
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) – May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Season chronology
← Previous Introductory episodes Next → Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the American television series NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009, and concluded on May 25, 2010. ^[1] It is the first spin-off series of NCIS . The series is set in Los Angeles, California, and follows the stories of the members of the Office of Special Projects, an undercover division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). ^[2] The show and its characters were introduced during the sixth-season episodes of NCIS titled "Legend (Part I)" and "Legend (Part II)". These episodes served as a backdoor pilot for the series. ^[3]

Season one was originally planned to have thirteen episodes. On October 7, 2009, after rating as the most watched new show of the Fall 2009 U.S. television season, CBS ordered a full set of 22 episodes, ^[4] which was extended to 24 episodes on November 4, 2009. ^[5]

NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #9 most watched series for the 2009-10 U.S. TV season with a total of 16.08 million viewers. ^[6]

Crew

The first season was produced by CBS Television Studios and Shane Brennan Productions and aired on the CBS network. The series was created by Shane Brennan as a spin-off from NCIS , which was created by Donald P. Bellisario. Brennan and R. Scott Gemmill served as executive producers. ^[7] The writers were Brennan, Gemmill, Dave Kalstein, Gil Grant, Speed Weed, Lindsay Sturman, Tim Clemente, Joseph C. Wilson, and Matt Pyken. Brennan served as the season's showrunner. ^[8]

Cast and characters

Main

• Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen, NCIS Senior Special Agent (SSA) for the Office of Special Projects (O.S.P.) in Los Angeles
• Peter Cambor as Dr. Nate Getz, NCIS Operational Psychologist And Special Agent
• Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Junior Field Agent
• Adam Jamal Craig as Dominic Vail, NCIS Junior Field Agent
• Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Operator
• Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS SSA and Operations Manager of the O.S.P.
• LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Field Agent, second in command

Recurring

• Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, LAPD Detective
• Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director stationed in Washington, D.C.
• Kathleen Rose Perkins as Rose Schwartz, M.E Doctor in Los Angeles
• Pauley Perrette as Abigail Sciuto, Forensic Specialist for NCIS in D.C. (Special Guest from NCIS )
• Brian Avers as Mike Renko, NCIS Special Agent and former member of the O.S.P. and Callen's team
• Ronald Auguste as Mohad "Moe" Dusa
• Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck

Guest appearances

• Kelly Hu as Lee Wuan Kai, NCIS target
• David Dayan Fisher as Trent Kort, CIA Agent
• Brandon Scott as Marine LCPL. Alex Walder

Overview

The first season had 7 actors get star billing. Chris O'Donnell portrayed G. Callen, an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects team in Los Angeles. ^[9] Though his friends call him "G" he does not know what his first name is. LL Cool J portrays Sam Hanna, a former Navy SEAL working as a Senior NCIS agent. ^[9] Sam is G's partner and is very curious about his past. Kensi Blye portrayed by Daniela Ruah, a Junior Field agent on the NCIS Office of Special Projects who comes from a Marine family, studied forensics and criminology in college, and is fluent in Portuguese, lip reading, and Morse code. ^[10] Adam Jamal Craig portrayed Dominic "Dom" Vail, the team's rookie agent. ^[11] After his character disappeared in the episode "Missing" he was changed to a guest star. ^[12] He was written out of the show in the episode "Found" when Dom was fatally wounded while trying to escape from his kidnappers. Peter Cambor portrayed Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Getz, the operational psychologist working with NCIS observing surveillance tapes and watching or conducting interrogations in order to create psychological profiles of suspects. ^[10] Nate briefly expressed interest in doing field work but was dissuaded by everyone on the team. Barrett Foa portrayed Eric Beale, the technical operator for the OSP who serves as the primary contact both for agents in the field and with Director Leon Vance. ^[13] Foa was changed from guest starring to a starring role as of the thirteenth episode of the season. Linda Hunt portrayed Henrietta "Hetty" Lange, the Operations Manager at NCIS in Los Angeles. ^[9] Hetty has been compared to the character Q in the James Bond novels and films. ^{[14] [15]} She guest-starred in the first episode before being upgraded as a series regular the following episode.

Rocky Carroll had a recurring role as Leon Vance, ^[16] the Director of NCIS.

Brian Avers appeared in three episodes as Special Agent Mike Renko; ^[17] Pauley Perrette appeared in two episodes as Abby Sciuto, ^[18] the forensic specialist at NCIS headquarters. Eric Christian Olsen guest starred in two episodes as Marty Deeks, ^[19] the NCIS / LAPD Liaison Officer.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Identity"	James Whitmore Jr.	Shane Brennan	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)	101	18.73 [20]
Having successfully recovered from his near-fatal shooting at the end of the pilot episode, "Legend", Callen rejoins the OSP team whose headquarters have since moved to a new location. His first case back involves a Navy commander who was kidnapped by a drug cartel and eventually killed in a shootout between the cartel and members of the LAPD. The team soon discovers that the commander's actions might have jeopardized a highly classified military operation against various drug cartels in Mexico and also put the life of his young niece in great danger, forcing the team to race against the clock to find and save the young girl before it's too late but all is not what it seems. Guest starring: Mathew St. Patrick, Clare Carey, Alex Fernandez, Ariel Gade
2	2	"The Only Easy Day"	Terrence O'Hara	R. Scott Gemmill	September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)	102	17.40 [21]
Sam is left feeling betrayed when he learns that a military-style hit on a drug dealer was carried out by a group of former SEALs, people that Sam himself trained, but the double-crossing might run much deeper than originally thought and might even involve a member of the LAPD. Guest starring: Rodney Rowland, Matt Battaglia, Brian Gross, Seidy Lopez, Whitney Anderson Note: The episode title is stated as being a motto of the SEALs. "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday"
3	3	"Predator"	Tony Wharmby	Dave Kalstein	October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)	103	16.31 [22]
During a Marine Corps training exercise, an MQ-1 Predator and Hellfire missile are hijacked and stolen leaving a Marine dead. The team is forced to step into the hacker underworld in order to get answers and also retrieve the missiles before they fall into enemy hands, thereby putting the entire country at risk from a rogue missile attack. Guest starring: Warren Kole, Andrew Borba, Christian Kieber, Brian Kubach
4	4	"Search and Destroy"	Steve Boyum	Gil Grant	October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)	104	15.38 [23]
A mentally unstable Iraq war veteran arrives in L.A. and his actions trigger a series of killings. As the team looks for the former Marine, a private security firm with its own deadly agenda muscles in, threatening the case. Guest starring: Jeanette Brox, Jonathan Adams, Chris Tardio, Rob Evors, Jay Malone, Fay Wolf
5	5	"Killshot"	David M. Barrett	Shane Brennan	October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)	105	16.48 [24]
A defense contractor is murdered while on a jet-ski, and the team fears that his classified-software secrets are lost until they find a suspect: a North Korean assassin named Lee Wuan Kai, who has possible connections to Director Vance and whose own presence has also haunted Vance for several years. Meanwhile, rookie Agent Dominic Vail goes on an undercover assignment for the first time. This is continued in the NCIS episode, "Endgame". Guest starring: Kelly Hu, Kelvin Yu, Kathleen Munroe, Michael Marisi Ornstein
6	6	"Keepin' It Real"	Leslie Libman	Matt Pyken	November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)	106	15.29 [25]
A Marine corporal is found dead after dropping from the top of a high rise apartment building. The LAPD think it to be suicide, but NCIS is brought in and soon figure out that he was murdered. As they investigate the death, a major counterfeiting ring is uncovered and a Secret Service agent arrives to help them with the case despite the team's best efforts to brush her off. Guest starring: Monet Mazur, Gregory Scott Cummins, Mark Rolston, Brandon Scott, Rachael Carpani, Tyler Jacob Moore, Burnadean Jones
7	7	"Pushback"	Paris Barclay	Shane Brennan	November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)	107	16.23 [26]
A range of surveillance photos found on the body of a murdered woman has the team tackling the cold case of Callen's near-fatal shooting several months ago. They eventually set up a very dangerous assignment: to find out who ordered for Callen to be killed and to also bring his would-be murderer to justice. Guest starring: Charles Esten, Andrew Rothenberg, Gregory Sims
8	8	"Ambush"	Rod Holcomb	Lindsay Sturman	November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)	108	14.87 [27]
While Hetty is attending a Senate hearing in D.C., the investigation of a murdered Marine Lance Corporal leads the NCIS team to stolen anti-tank missiles and a dangerous militia group which Special Agent Mike Renko has been investigating and as such, both Callen and Sam are caught in the middle. Guest starring: Michael Reilly Burke, Brian Letscher, Owen Beckman, Richard Brake
9	9	"Random on Purpose"	Steven DePaul	Speed Weed	November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)	109	17.22 [28]
When a Navy engineer is murdered, the team believe that international espionage might be the motive for his death but they're in for a shock when Forensic Scientist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette, reprising her role in the original NCIS) arrives in from the Navy Yard in Washington D.C, having traveled to Los Angeles with information suggesting that a possible serial killer, one she calls the Phantom is responsible. She also claims that what makes him so unique is his M.O. which is that his killings are totally random with no repeats and that the killer himself also leaves no physical evidence of any kind behind. However, when Abby herself is kidnapped after spending the evening at a bar with Eric, Callen and the team find themselves racing against the clock to save Abby's life and stop the murderer before it's too late. Guest starring: Kris Lemche, Sean Wing, Dawn Stern, Tanya Clarke, Adrian LaTourelle
10	10	"Brimstone"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by : R. Scott Gemmill & Gil Grant Story by : R. Scott Gemmill	December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)	110	17.50 [29]
A trio of Marine veterans are targeted by a bomber with one of them dying as a result of his cell-phone exploding and the evidence leads the team to a disfigured ex-serviceman who's been fingered for murder in Iraq. Guest starring: Rich McDonald, Assaf Cohen, John Siciliano, Patrick Pankhurst, Caitlin Keats
11	11	"Breach"	Perry Lang	Teleplay by : Shane Brennan & R. Scott Gemmill Story by : R. Scott Gemmill	January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05)	111	18.07 [30]
When a petty officer is murdered, the team discover a plot at a strip club that involves intelligence secrets which are being extorted and presumably sold. Meanwhile, a vulnerable young friend of Sam's is unknowingly recruited by an Islamic militant. Guest starring: Henri Lubatti, Jana Kolesárová, JR Bourne, Ronald Auguste, Josh Kelly
12	12	"Past Lives"	Elodie Keene	Dave Kalstein	January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)	112	15.60 [31]
One of Callen's old aliases is brought back to life as he prepares to investigate the shooting of a sailor and in the process, he uncovers a shocking secret from his past. Guest starring: Jeffrey Pierce, Kenny Johnson, Audrey Marie Anderson, Michael Irby, David Monahan
13	13	"Missing"	David M. Barrett	Gil Grant & Matt Pyken	January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)	113	16.94 [32]
Hetty receives an "Agent needs assistance" call from Special Agent Dom Vail. The NCIS team find his blood covered car, but soon become convinced that the blood is not his, leaving the team wondering if Dom is dead or alive. The episode ends with the team struggling to come to terms with Dom's disappearance while Callen files a missing persons report for Dom, officially classifying his status as "Missing". Guest starring: Onahoua Rodriguez, Maurice Compte, Parry Shen, Gonzalo Menendez
14	14	"LD50"	Jonathan Frakes	Speed Weed & R. Scott Gemmill	February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)	114	16.42 [33]
The agents discover that a biochemical weapons expert suffering from Alzheimer's disease was tricked into producing a deadly toxin for an arms dealer. When Sam goes undercover to the auction they learn that there will be a demonstration of the weapon in a Los Angeles mall, and the team must hurry to stop it. Guest starring: Julianna McCarthy, Andrew Connolly, JR Bourne, Dameon Clarke, Burt Bulos
15	15	"The Bank Job"	Terrence O'Hara	Dave Kalstein	February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09)	115	17.91 [34]
While attempting to open a security deposit box at a bank, armed robbers hold hostage and then start battling with Special Agent Kensi Blye, leading to her being shot in the chest. The events of the day before are then revisited, revealing that Kensi's injuries are not as they seem and neither are the robbers. Guest starring: Devon Sawa, Brian Goodman, Mac Brandt, Scott Alan Smith, Ian Harding
16	16	"Chinatown"	Alan J. Levi	Lindsay Sturman	March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)	116	14.84 [35]
The team suspects that the death of a naval officer ruled as a suicide could be a murder, and that the crime implies a possible threat to national security. And things get worse when it's discovered that the victim was actually a spy working for the Chinese government with technology capable of compromising an important mission he was due to embark on before his suicide. This revelation leads the team to a rogue sleeper cell and they must save the victim's family before it's too late. Guest starring: Tzi Ma, Elizabeth Sung, Angela Oh, James Harvey Ward
17	17	"Full Throttle"	David M. Barrett	Joseph C. Wilson	March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)	117	17.00 [36]
The team investigates the death of a sailor who died in an underground street race, and they find that his car was sabotaged, resulting in it later exploding, killing the sailor. Meanwhile, having been caught speeding again, Callen, on Hetty's orders and much to his own dismay, is forced to go to traffic school while the rest of the team handle the case. Guest starring: Dichen Lachman, Scout Taylor-Compton, Jake McLaughlin, Walter Perez, Lew Temple, David Andriole, Helena Mattsson
18	18	"Blood Brothers"	Karen Gaviola	Tim Clemente	March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)	118	15.10 [37]
A Marine is killed in a gang-related drive-by shooting, and the team fears his younger brother may also be targeted. They soon uncover evidence of an operation smuggling automatic weapons which are being taken from the Iraqi battlefields and placed into the hands of a local street gang. Guest starring: Sticky Fingaz, John Lafayette, Paul James, VJ Foster
19	19	"Hand-to-Hand"	Paris Barclay	Matt Pyken	April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06)	119	13.79 [38]
The investigation of an ex-marine's murder leads the team to a mixed martial arts gym, where Sam must go undercover. The team soon realize they've stumbled into an LAPD Case, and meet LAPD Detective Marty Deeks while he's undercover. The investigation becomes a joint operation. Guest starring: Matt Gerald, Graham Hamilton, Dayo Ade, Winston Story
20	20	"Fame"	Dennis Smith	Speed Weed	April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27)	120	15.62 [39]
Recruited by Hetty, Detective Marty Deeks officially joins the team as the NCIS/LAPD liaison officer. The death of a marine leads the team to Hollywood glitz and glamor in search of a young girl who may or may not be responsible for the marine's death and a series of high-society home invasions. At the end of the episode, Deeks leaves to go undercover on an LAPD op but promises to return. Guest starring: Bernard White, Faran Tahir, Cherilyn Wilson, Brook Kerr, Nick Jandl, Mandell Butler
21	21	"Found"	James Whitmore Jr.	R. Scott Gemmill	May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)	121	14.34 [40]
After months of getting nowhere, the team finally receives video evidence of Dom being held hostage several months after his original kidnapping in "Missing". With a deadline being issued by the group who also demand the release of its captured leader, the OSP team rushes to Dom's aid in hopes of saving him before the deadline expires but the final outcome might be something no-one was expecting and when it does happen, the team finds itself being forever changed as a result. Guest starring: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Carlo Rota, Ben Youcef, Abdoulaye N'Gom
22	22	"Hunted"	Steven DePaul	Corey Miller	May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)	122	16.04 [41]
The team searches for the head of the terrorist organization responsible for Dom Vail's kidnapping and who escaped from Army custody during a secretive transfer. Meanwhile the OSP team struggle to come to terms with Dom's tragic death and Hetty has second thoughts about continuing on as OSP's Operational Manager. Guest starring: Yancey Arias, April Parker Jones
23	23	"Burned"	Steve Boyum	Teleplay by : Gil Grant & Dave Kalstein Story by : Dave Kalstein	May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)	123	15.32 [42]
Callen's cover is blown and at the same time the NCIS OSP's computers are hacked, forcing the team to go off the grid for the time being. The team struggles to get back on its feet while at the same time investigating the source of the security breach which is later revealed to have come from a shadowy intelligence dealer who has ties to an Eastern European mafia group. Guest starring: Peter Wingfield, Steve Bacic, Gregory Alan Williams
24	24	"Callen, G."	Tony Wharmby	Shane Brennan	May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)	124	13.23 [43]
The NCIS team races against the clock to stop a brutal and murderous cabal who are hellbent on launching nuclear war in the Middle East while Callen finds himself embarking on a very personal and possibly the most dangerous mission of his entire career so far- to find the woman who might hold the answers to his true identity and past. Guest starring: David Dayan Fisher, Eli Danker, Nancy Linehan Charles, Jacqueline McKenzie

Reception

Critic reception

NCIS: Los Angeles' first season received mixed to positive reviews from television critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 65% approval rating. ^[44]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2010	People's Choice Awards	Favorite New TV Drama	–	Nominated	[45]
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Action Show	–	Won	[46]
		Choice Actor Action	LL Cool J	Nominated
		Choice Actress Action	Daniela Ruah	Nominated
	Golden Globes (Portugal)	Revelation	Daniela Ruah	Won	[47]

Ratings

The series premiere episode, "Identity", drew approximately 18.73 million viewers with a 4.4/11 share in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic and therefore won its timeslot. It was the second most watched show of the week, behind the seventh season premiere of sister show NCIS which accumulated 20.61 million viewers. ^[48] However, ratings were down from the ninth season premiere of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from the previous year, but was higher than the series premiere of The Mentalist , which occupied the same timeslot during the 2008-09 television season. The season finale, "Callen, G." was watched by 13.1 million viewers. For its first season, NCIS: Los Angeles was the 9th most watched new series on CBS with a total of 16.08 million viewers.

Episode	US ratings		Canada ratings			Australia ratings			UK ratings
	Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Viewers (millions)	Rank		Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Week Rank	Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Week Rank
				Night	Week
"Identity"	September 22, 2009	18.73 [20]	1.701 [49]	2	14	September 30, 2009	0.935 [50]	40	October 21, 2009	0.735 [51]	5
"The Only Easy Day"	September 29, 2009	17.40 [21]	1.927 [52]	3	18	October 7, 2009	0.915 [53]	40	October 21, 2009	0.554 [51]	9
"Predator"	October 6, 2009	16.31 [22]	1.926 [54]	2	14	October 14, 2009	1.435 [55]	38	October 28, 2009	0.563 [51]	10
"Search and Destroy"	October 13, 2009	15.38 [23]	1.857 [56]	2	15	October 21, 2009	1.052 [57]	29	October 28, 2009	0.576 [51]	9
"Killshot"	October 20, 2009	16.48 [24]	1.887 [58]	2	13	October 28, 2009	1.429 [59]	36	November 4, 2009	0.507 [51]	10
"Keepin' It Real"	November 3, 2009	15.29 [25]	1.788 [60]	4	19	November 11, 2009	1.293 [61]	40	November 4, 2009	0.580 [51]	8
"Pushback"	November 10, 2009	16.23 [26]	2.141 [62]	2	13	November 18, 2009	1.302 [63]	39	November 11, 2009	0.530 [51]	8
"Ambush"	November 17, 2009	14.87 [27]	1.890 [64]	2	14	March 23, 2010	1.25 [65] [66]	40+	November 18, 2009	0.463 [51]	9
"Random on Purpose"	November 24, 2009	17.22 [28]	1.929 [67]	3	13	March 30, 2010	1.3 [68]	8	November 25, 2009	0.567 [51]	5
"Brimstone"	December 15, 2009	17.50 [29]	0.917 [69] [lower-alpha 1]	11	29	April 6, 2010	0.838 [70]	40	March 15, 2010	<0.581	-
"Breach"	January 5, 2010	18.07 [71]	1.582 [72]	5	11	April 13, 2010	1.24 [73]	38	March 22, 2010	<0.480	-
"Past Lives"	January 12, 2010	15.60 [31]	1.399 [74]	5	20	April 20, 2010	0.771 [75]	64	March 29, 2010	0.564	9
"Missing"	January 26, 2010	16.94 [32]	1.239 [76]	4	21	April 27, 2010	0.898 [77]	47	April 5, 2010	<0.511	-
"LD50"	February 2, 2010	16.42 [33]	1.770 [78]	3	16	May 4, 2010	1.36 [79]	36	April 12, 2010	0.560	9
"The Bank Job"	February 9, 2010	17.91 [34]	1.937 [80]	3	18	May 11, 2010	1.32 [81]	39	April 19, 2010	0.574	7
"Chinatown"	March 2, 2010	14.84 [35]	1.783 [82]	2	17	May 18, 2010	1.44 [83]	34	April 26, 2010	<0.496	-
"Full Throttle"	March 9, 2010	17.00 [36]	1.832 [84]	3	16	May 25, 2010	1.42 [85]	36	May 3, 2010
"Blood Brothers"	March 16, 2010	15.10 [37]	2.053 [86]	3	6	June 1, 2010	0.964	13	May 10, 2010
"Hand-to-Hand"	April 6, 2010	13.79 [38]	1.741 [87]	3	14	June 8, 2010	0.916 [88]	51	May 17, 2010
"Fame"	April 27, 2010	15.62 [39]	N/A [lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 15, 2010	0.946 [89]	52	May 24, 2010	0.484	10
"Found"	May 4, 2010	14.34 [40]	N/A [lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 22, 2010	0.817 [90]	63	May 31, 2010
"Hunted"	May 11, 2010	16.04 [41]	N/A [lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 29, 2010	0.828 [91]	58	June 7, 2010	0.535	7
"Burned"	May 18, 2010	15.32 [42]	1.037 [92] [lower-alpha 1]	10	30	July 6, 2010	1.046 [93]	32	June 14, 2010	0.425	6
"Callen, G"	May 25, 2010	13.23 [43]	0.785 [94] [lower-alpha 1]	12	30	July 13, 2010	0.930 [95]	47	June 21, 2010	0.561	2

Notes

1. These episodes aired in Canada at 10 pm on the Monday preceding their U.S. broadcast.

Home video release

NCIS: Los Angeles: The First Season
Set details		Special features
24 episodes Aspect ratio: 1.78:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Hindi English SDH		Bonus Featurettes: Inspired Television: NCIS: LA The L.A. Team: Meet the Cast and Crew Inside the Inner Sanctum: The Set Tour Do You Have a Visual? Inside the OPS Center Lights, Camera...ACTION! The Stunts of NCIS: LA Commentary Shane Brennan on "Identity" Blu-ray: Bonus features: [96] Inspired Television: NCIS:LA The L.A. Team: Meet the Cast and Crew Inside the Inner Sanctum: The Set Tour Do You Have a Visual? Inside the OPS Center Lights, Camera...ACTION! The Stunts of NCIS:LA L.L. Cool J Music Video "No Crew Is Superior" The Making of... "No Crew Is Superior" Commentary track with Shane Brennan CBS Promos BD CONNECT
DVD release dates
Region 1		Region 2		Region 4
August 31, 2010 (2010-08-31) [97]		August 2, 2010 (2010-08-02) [98]		August 19, 2010 (2010-08-19) [99]
Blu-ray release dates
Region A			Region B
August 31, 2010 [100]

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External links

• Official website at CBS