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Theme music composer | Numeriklab |
Opening theme | "NCIS Theme" |
Ending theme | "NCIS Theme" |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 20 |
No. of episodes | 457 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Billy Webb |
Running time | 39–44 minutes |
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Original network | CBS |
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Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo with audio descriptions on secondary audio (SAP on analog) |
Original release | September 23, 2003 – present |
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NCIS is an American police procedural television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service combining elements of the military drama, police procedural genres, and comedy. 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"). A spin-off from JAG, the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date, it has entered into the 20th full season and has gone into broadcast syndication on the USA Network. Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the NCIS franchise. As of 2022 [update] , NCIS is the third-longest-running scripted, non-animated U.S. primetime TV series currently airing, surpassed only by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–present) and Law & Order (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the seventh-longest running scripted U.S. primetime TV series overall.
The series originally had the partly redundant title Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service; this was later shortened to NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service and then to NCIS. In season six, a two-part episode led to a spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles . A two-part episode during the 11th season led to a second spin-off series, NCIS: New Orleans . Though initially slow in the ratings, barely cracking the top 30 in the first two seasons, the third season showed progress, consistently ranking in the top 20, and by its sixth season, it became a top-five hit, having remained there since. In 2011, NCIS was voted America's favorite television show in an online Harris Poll. The series finished its 10th season as the most-watched television series in the U.S. during the 2012–13 network television season. NCIS is on its 20th season. On February 21, 2023, NCIS was renewed for a 21st season.
NCIS is an American police procedural drama television series, revolving around a fictional team of special agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service responding to high visibility crimes. NCIS is the primary federal law-enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy, which investigates criminal activities (e.g. deaths, force protection, treason, etc.) involving the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps and their families. Based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, DC, the NCIS team was led until late season 18 by Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine Corps gunnery sergeant scout sniper and a skilled investigator. Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker, a former FBI special agent, now leads the team.
Only David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard has been credited to every episode since the show's inception.
As of May 22,2023, [update] 457 episodes of NCIS have aired, concluding the twentieth season.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
Intro | 2 | April 22, 2003 | April 29, 2003 | — | — | |
1 | 23 | September 23, 2003 | May 25, 2004 | 23 | 7.8 | |
2 | 23 | September 28, 2004 | May 24, 2005 | 22 | 8.8 | |
3 | 24 | September 20, 2005 | May 16, 2006 | 12 | 9.8 | |
4 | 24 | September 19, 2006 | May 22, 2007 | 15 | 9.0 | |
5 | 19 | September 25, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 11 | 9.2 | |
6 | 25 | September 23, 2008 | May 19, 2009 | 5 | 10.9 | |
7 | 24 | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | 4 | 11.5 | |
8 | 24 | September 21, 2010 | May 17, 2011 | 5 | 11.8 | |
9 | 24 | September 20, 2011 | May 15, 2012 | 2 | 12.3 | |
10 | 24 | September 25, 2012 | May 14, 2013 | 1 | 13.5 | |
11 | 24 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 1 | 12.6 | |
12 | 24 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 2 | 11.6 | |
13 | 24 | September 22, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 1 | 12.8 | |
14 | 24 | September 20, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 2 | 11.4 | |
15 | 24 | September 26, 2017 | May 22, 2018 | 2 | 10.3 | |
16 | 24 | September 25, 2018 | May 21, 2019 | 3 | 9.6 | |
17 | 20 | September 24, 2019 | April 14, 2020 | 3 | 10.1 | |
18 | 16 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 4 | 10.3 | |
19 | 21 | September 20, 2021 | May 23, 2022 | 4 | 11.9 | |
20 | 22 | September 19, 2022 | May 22, 2023 | 5 | 12.7 |
Two episodes of JAG season eight, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown", serve as the backdoor pilot of NCIS itself.
These JAG episodes introduced the characters of Jethro Gibbs, Anthony DiNozzo, Vivian Blackadder, Abby Sciuto, and Donald "Ducky" Mallard.
Patrick Labyorteaux appears on NCIS reprising his JAG role as Lt. Bud Roberts in the first-season episode "Hung Out to Dry", in the 14th-season episode "Rogue", and in the season-15 episode "Dark Secrets"; Alicia Coppola returned as Lt. Cmdr. Faith Coleman in "UnSEALed", "Call of Silence", and "Hometown Hero", while Adam Baldwin returned as Cmdr. Michael Rainer in "A Weak Link", and John M. Jackson appeared as retired Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden in the season-10 episode "Damned If You Do".
The two-part NCIS season-six episode "Legend" serves as the backdoor pilot of NCIS: Los Angeles .
"Legend" introduces Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen, LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, and Barrett Foa as Eric Beale.
Rocky Carroll recurs on NCIS: Los Angeles as his NCIS character Director Leon Vance, while Pauley Perrette has appeared twice as Abby, and Michael Weatherly has appeared once as Anthony DiNozzo. NCIS guest stars reprising roles between series include David Dayan Fisher as CIA Officer Trent Kort, in the season finale of NCIS: Los Angeles, and Kelly Hu as Lee Wuan Kai in NCIS: Los Angeles and later in an episode of NCIS.
John M. Jackson has appeared on NCIS: Los Angeles as his JAG character Admiral A. J. Chegwidden, while this series has also crossed over with Hawaii Five-0 and Scorpion .
The two-part NCIS season-11 episode "Crescent City" serves as the backdoor pilot of NCIS: New Orleans .
"Crescent City" introduces Scott Bakula as Dwayne Pride, Lucas Black as Christopher LaSalle, Zoe McLellan as Meredith Brody, and CCH Pounder as Loretta Wade.
Rocky Carroll recurs as Director Leon Vance, while NCIS series regulars Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, Emily Wickersham, Wilmer Valderrama, David McCallum, and Brian Dietzen have all appeared as their NCIS characters. NCIS recurring cast members Meredith Eaton, Joe Spano, Diane Neal, and Leslie Hope have all guest-starred on NCIS: New Orleans.
Before 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 redundant. The decision to use this name was reportedly made by CBS, over the objections of Bellisario, [1] who preferred the old title because he felt it would:
In 2011, NCIS was voted America's favorite television show in an online Harris poll. [3] NCIS finished its 10th season as the most-watched television series in the U.S. during the 2012–13 network television season. [4] Diona Reasonover joined the main cast in season 16, [5] following the departures of Duane Henry and Pauley Perrette. [6] NCIS was renewed for a seventeenth season on April 11, 2019, [7] which premiered on September 24, 2019, [8] and for an eighteenth season in May 2020. The season premiered on November 17, 2020. [9]
From the season two episode "Lt. Jane Doe" onwards, the series began showing two-second-long black-and-white clips. These clips (called "phoofs") [10] are shown at the beginning of every segment depicting the last two seconds of that segment, a segment being the five or six portions of the show meant to be separated by commercials. Additionally, starting with the season three premiere, "Kill Ari (Part I)," a freeze-frame shot was also used at the very end of most episodes as well.
It was reported in May 2007 that Donald P. Bellisario would be stepping down from the show. [11] Due to a disagreement with series star Mark Harmon, Bellisario's duties as showrunner/head writer were to be given to long-time show collaborators, including co-executive producer Chas. Floyd Johnson and Shane Brennan, with Bellisario retaining his title as executive producer. [12] In fall 2009,[ clarification needed ] Gary Glasberg joined the crew and became the new "day-to-day" runner of NCIS because Shane Brennan had to focus on his new show, the spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles . [13] On September 28, 2016, Glasberg died in his sleep at the age of 50. [14] [15]
NCIS airs on Network Ten and TV Hits (formerly TV1) [16] in Australia, [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Global (syndicated on sister channels Showcase and Lifetime) in Canada, TV3 and The Box in New Zealand, Seriale+ (premieres), TVN (free-TV premieres), TVN7 (reruns), AXN (reruns), (India) Fox Crime, Star World India (Pakistan) ARY Digital, ARY Zindagi, TVOne Pakistan and TV Puls (reruns) in Poland, Disney+ Hotstar and Rock Entertainment in Southeast Asia, CBS Justice, Channel 5 and 5USA in the United Kingdom, M6 in France, RTÉ2 in Ireland, Rai 2 in Italy, and Ion Television in USA.
The first 19 seasons of NCIS have been released in Regions 1, 2, and 4. In Germany (Region 2), seasons 1–4 and 5–8 were released in two separate sets for each season. The first-season DVD omits the two introductory episodes from season eight of JAG , though they are featured on the JAG season eight DVD.
In 2010, CBS Interactive and GameHouse released a mobile video game, NCIS: The Game for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and BREW/J2ME. The game features five different cases written by the show's writers. [24]
On November 1, 2011, Ubisoft released a video game adaption of NCIS for the PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii. A Nintendo 3DS version was released on March 6, 2012. The video game was deemed as a mockery of the show by reviewers and players alike, and received a 2/10 rating on GameSpot. [25]
There is also a Facebook and mobile game called NCIS: Hidden Crimes. [26] [27]
In the UK, certain NCIS multi-part episodes were edited together to make a combined feature and shown on Channel 5, 5USA, CBS Action and Fox UK. These include:
Title | Episodes edited together | Air date | Runtime | Source |
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The NCIS Movie: Enemies | "Enemies Foreign" / "Enemies Domestic" | May 20, 2013 | 1 hr, 20 mins | [28] [29] |
The NCIS Movie: Judgement Day | "Judgment Day (Part I)" / "Judgment Day (Part II)" | June 10, 2013 | 1 hr, 40 mins | [30] |
The NCIS Movie: Legend (Legend Compilation) | "Legend (Part I)" / "Legend (Part II)" | June 10, 2013 | 1 hr, 45 mins | [31] [32] |
The NCIS Movie: Kill Ari | "Kill Ari (Part I)" / "Kill Ari (Part II)" | August 22, 2013 | 2 hrs | [33] [34] |
The NCIS Movie: War on Terror | "Engaged (Part I)" / "Engaged (Part II)" | February 1, 2014 | 1 hr, 20 mins | [35] |
The NCIS Movie: Payback | "Borderland" / "Patriot Down" / "Rule Fifty-One" | March 1, 2014 | 2 hrs, 35 mins | [36] |
The NCIS Movie: Shell Shock | "Shell Shock (Part I)" / "Shell Shock (Part II)" | April 11, 2014 | 1 hr, 30 mins | [37] |
Death Wish (Part I & II) | "Shabbat Shalom" / "Shiva" | April 16, 2014 (1) April 18, 2014 (2) | 1 hr, 40 mins | [38] [39] |
The NCIS Movie: Race Against Terror: Hiatus | "Hiatus (Part I)" / "Hiatus (Part II)" |
| 1 hr, 50 mins | [40] [41] |
CBS Records released the show's first soundtrack on February 10, 2009. [42] 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 [43] (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 Coté 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.
In 2016, The New York Times reported that NCIS "is most popular in rural areas", especially in rural Maine and Pennsylvania. [44]
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of NCIS.
Season | Episodes | Timeslot (ET) | Original airing | Live television ratings | |||||
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Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | Rank (viewers) | Key demographics (18–49) | ||||
1 | 23 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | September 23, 2003 | May 25, 2004 | 2003–04 | 11.84 [45] | 26th | N/A | |
2 | 23 | September 28, 2004 | May 24, 2005 | 2004–05 | 13.57 [46] | 22nd | N/A | ||
3 | 24 | September 20, 2005 | May 16, 2006 | 2005–06 | 15.27 [47] | 16th | N/A | ||
4 | 24 | September 19, 2006 | May 22, 2007 | 2006–07 | 14.54 [48] | 20th | N/A | ||
5 | 19 | September 25, 2007 | May 20, 2008 | 2007–08 | 14.41 [49] | 14th | N/A | ||
6 | 25 | September 23, 2008 | May 19, 2009 | 2008–09 | 17.77 [50] | 5th | N/A | ||
7 | 24 | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | 2009–10 | 19.33 [51] | 4th | 4.1 [51] | ||
8 | 24 | September 21, 2010 | May 17, 2011 | 2010–11 | 19.46 [52] | 5th | 4.1 [53] | ||
9 | 24 | September 20, 2011 | May 15, 2012 | 2011–12 | 19.49 [54] | 3rd | 4.0 [55] | ||
10 | 24 | September 25, 2012 | May 14, 2013 | 2012–13 | 21.34 [4] | 1st | 4.0 [4] | ||
11 | 24 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 2013–14 | 19.77 [56] | 3rd | 3.3 [57] | ||
12 | 24 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 2014–15 | 18.25 [58] | 3rd | 2.4 [59] | ||
13 | 24 | September 22, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 2015–16 | 16.61 [60] | 3rd | 2.2 [61] | ||
14 | 24 | September 20, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 2016–17 | 14.63 [62] | 3rd | 2.5 [63] | ||
15 | 24 | September 26, 2017 | May 22, 2018 | 2017–18 | 17.02 [64] | 5th | 2.2 [65] | ||
16 | 24 | September 25, 2018 | May 21, 2019 | 2018–19 | 15.57 [66] | 3rd | 1.9 [66] | ||
17 | 20 | September 24, 2019 | April 14, 2020 | 2019–20 | 15.33 [67] | 2nd | 1.7 [68] | ||
18 | 16 | November 17, 2020 | May 25, 2021 | 2020–21 | 12.58 [69] | 3rd | 1.2 [69] | ||
19 | 21 | Monday 9:00 PM | September 20, 2021 | May 23, 2022 | 2021–22 | 10.90 [70] | 3rd | 0.9 [70] | |
20 | 22 | September 19, 2022 | May 22, 2023 | 2022–23 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
NCIS has produced three spin-offs: NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023), NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2021) and NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021–).
In November 2008, it was reported that a first spin-off series set in Los Angeles would be introduced with a two-part backdoor pilot during the sixth season of NCIS. The episode title "Legend (Part I)" and "Legend (Part II)", airing on April 28, 2009, and May 5, 2009. [72] [73] [74] In May 2009, CBS picked up an NCIS spin-off series with the title NCIS: Los Angeles . [75]
The series stars Chris O'Donnell as Special Agent G. Callen, [76] LL Cool J as Special Agent Sam Hanna, [76] [77] Louise Lombard as Special Agent Lara Macy, Peter Cambor as Operational Psychologist Nate Getz, and Daniela Ruah as Special Agent Kensi Blye. [78] [79] Following the official pick-up by CBS, it was confirmed that Lombard would not continue her role as Special Agent Lara Macy. [80] Linda Hunt and Adam Jamal Craig were added the cast as OSP Manager Henrietta Lange and Special Agent Dom Vail respectively. [81] Craig, would not be returning for second season and was replaced by Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks promoted to series regular. [82]
Characters from NCIS have appeared in the spin-off. Rocky Carroll portrayed Leon Vance in a recurring role, [83] [84] [85] and Pauley Perrette portrayed Abby Sciuto, with a guest appearance in the season 1 episodes "Killshot" and "Random on Purpose". [84] [85] [86]
NCIS: Los Angeles was created by Shane Brennan. In April 2011, NCIS creator Donald Bellisario sued CBS over NCIS: Los Angeles because of his contract which gave him "first opportunity" to develop a spin-off or sequel; [87] the lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in June 2012. However, discussions continued between CBS and Bellisario, and in January 2013 the dispute was settled outside of court a week before it was set to go to trial; the terms of the agreement were not disclosed but were described as being amicable. [88] [89] [90]
In September 2013, it was reported that a second spin-off series set in New Orleans would be introduced with a two-part backdoor pilot during the eleventh season of NCIS. The episode title "Crescent City (Part I)" and "Crescent City (Part II)". The episodes were filmed in February 2014, and aired on March 25, 2014, and April 1, 2014. NCIS star Mark Harmon and showrunner Gary Glasberg are the executive producers of the series. [91] Glasberg discussed the idea of the episode with Harmon, who said "That's more than a sweeps episode" [92] (meaning an episode with provocative subject manner and top appeal for television ratings). The premise for the episodes are, according to Glasberg, "all about this tiny little NCIS office that's down [in New Orleans], and the kind of cases that they come across". [93] In May 2014, CBS picked up an NCIS second spin-off series with the title NCIS: New Orleans . [94]
The series stars Scott Bakula as Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride, Lucas Black as Special Agent Christopher LaSalle, Zoe McLellan as Special Agent Meredith "Merri" Brody, Rob Kerkovich as Sebastian Lund, and CCH Pounder as Dr. Loretta Wade. [95] [96] [97] [98] Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, Shalita Grant and Vanessa Ferlito joined the main cast later, portrayed as computer specialist Patton Plame, Special Agent Sonja Percy, and Special Agent Tammy Gregorio, respectively. [99] [100]
NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans have had two crossovers.
On February 16, 2021, it was reported that a spin-off set in Hawaii was in the works from NCIS: New Orleans executive producers Christopher Silber and Jan Nash. [101] On April 23, 2021, it was announced that CBS had given the production a straight-to-series order to the spin-off, and intended to include the franchise's first female lead character. [102] The show debuted on CBS on September 20, 2021, with Vanessa Lachey in the leading role.
On February 16, 2022, it was reported that a spin-off set in Sydney, Australia, was in the works. NCIS: Los Angeles producer Shane Brennan will be attached to the project. The series will be the first international spin-off for the NCIS franchise, and will feature local Australian actors and producers. It will air on Network 10 in Australia, and be available for streaming worldwide on Paramount+ in 2023. [103] [104] [105] [106]
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.
Anthony D. "Tony" DiNozzo, Jr. is a fictional character from the CBS TV series NCIS portrayed by American actor Michael Weatherly. An original cast character created by producer Donald P. Bellisario, he is credited in episode 306, but actually appearing in 305 of the series. He has also made guest appearances on the spin-offs NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.
"Hiatus (Part I)" and "Hiatus (Part II)" are the 23rd and 24th episodes of the third season of the American police procedural drama NCIS and the 69th and 70th episodes overall. They originally aired on CBS in the United States on May 9 and May 16, 2006. Both episodes were written by Donald Bellisario, the show's creator and executive producer at the time, and directed by Dennis Smith. They were seen live by 15.17 million and 16.49 million views, respectively.
Pauley Perrette is an American actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series NCIS from 2003 to 2018.
NCIS: Los Angeles was an American action television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres, which premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009. The series follows the exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments. NCIS: Los Angeles was the first spin-off of the successful series NCIS and the second series in the NCIS franchise. The series concluded on May 21, 2023, making it the second series in the NCIS franchise to end.
The second season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 28, 2004, and May 24, 2005, on CBS. This season shifts away from the naval setting of the show somewhat, and includes more character development than the first season.
The third season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 20, 2005, and May 16, 2006, on CBS. The third season opens in the aftermath of "Twilight", with the entire team in shock and Gibbs on a vendetta to seek revenge for Kate's murder. Matters are complicated by the intervention of Gibbs' former lover and new NCIS director Jenny Shepard, and Mossad officer Ziva David.
The fourth season of the police procedural drama NCIS was originally broadcast between September 19, 2006, and May 22, 2007. Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs left NCIS at the end of season three after a terrorist attack had been successful because his superiors did not heed his warnings in time. The team is now led by Anthony DiNozzo for a short time until Gibbs' eventual return. New characters introduced in this season are Michelle Lee, who was briefly on DiNozzo's team and was transferred to the legal department upon Gibbs' return, and Gibbs' former boss and mentor Mike Franks, both as recurring characters. Also, albeit later in the season, Army CID Lieutenant Colonel Hollis Mann is introduced as another love interest for Gibbs.
The fifth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 25, 2007 and marks the end of Donald P. Bellisario's involvement as show runner. The new showrunner, starting from this season, is Shane Brennan. It concludes the La Grenouille storyline which ended with a cliffhanger in season four's finale, "Angel of Death". This season also reveals more background information about Gibbs.
The sixth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 23, 2008. The new NCIS director Leon Vance became a regular cast character and Agent Gibbs's new team members were introduced: NCIS Agents Michelle Lee from Legal, Daniel Keating from Cybercrime, and Special Agent Brent Langer from the FBI. Langer is killed in the first episode of the season. After the end of the second episode, McGee, Ziva, and Tony return to the team, while Lee and Keating are transferred back to Legal and Cybercrime, respectively.
Shane Brennan is an Australian television writer and producer, best known as the executive producer of the American CBS drama NCIS, as well as the creator of the NCIS spin-off series, NCIS: Los Angeles.
"Hit and Run" is the thirteenth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 223rd episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on January 29, 2013. The episode is written by Gary Glasberg and Gina Lucita Monreal and directed by Dennis Smith, and was seen by 22.07 million viewers.
The eighth season of JAG premiered on CBS on September 24, 2002, and concluded on May 20, 2003. The season, starring David James Elliott and Catherine Bell, was produced by Belisarius Productions in association with Paramount Television.
The eleventh season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 24, 2013, in the same time slot as the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm. Special Agent Ziva David, departs during the season with her final appearance being in "Past, Present and Future". The episode "Crescent City ", which aired on March 25, 2014, serves as the first of a two-part backdoor pilot of a second spin off from NCIS called NCIS: New Orleans based in New Orleans.
NCIS: New Orleans is an American action crime drama and police procedural television series that premiered on CBS on September 23, 2014, following the twelfth season of NCIS. The pilot was written by Gary Glasberg. Produced by CBS Studios, Wings Productions and, for the first four seasons, When Pigs Fly Incorporated, the series stars Scott Bakula and CCH Pounder. The series, set and filmed in New Orleans, is the third series of the NCIS franchise. In May 2020, the show was renewed for the seventh season, which premiered on November 8, 2020. In February 2021, CBS announced that the seventh season would be the series' final one. The series concluded on May 23, 2021, making it the first show in the NCIS franchise to end.
NCIS 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.
The first season of NCIS: New Orleans, an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired on CBS from September 23, 2014, through May 12, 2015. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Gary Glasberg as showrunner and executive producer. The pilot was aired on March 25, 2014, to April 1, 2014, serves as the first of a two-part backdoor pilot during the eleventh season of NCIS and ordered to series in May 2014. On October 27, 2014, CBS picked up NCIS: New Orleans for a full season of 23 episodes.
The fourteenth season of NCIS an American police procedural drama originally aired on CBS from September 20, 2016, through May 16, 2017.
The fifteenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 26, 2017, in the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 PM. The season premiere was watched by 17.42 million viewers, picking up two months after Gibbs and McGee were last seen fighting a group of rebels in Paraguay and focused on the aftermath of those events. The season concluded on May 22, 2018 and contained 24 episodes.
"Ice Queen" and "Meltdown" is the two-part backdoor pilot for the American crime drama NCIS. The episodes aired as the twentieth and twenty-first episodes of the eighth season of the American legal drama JAG. Both episodes were written by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. "Ice Queen" was directed by Bellisario and aired on CBS on April 22, 2003. "Meltdown" was directed by Scott Brazil and aired on April 29, 2003.