NCIS

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NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Premiere	September 23, 2003
Finale
Airs	On hiatus
Creator	Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill
Network	CBS
Style	60-minute crime drama
Company	Belisarius Productions Paramount Network Television (seasons 1–3) CBS Paramount Network Television (seasons 4—)
Episodes	165 (through season 7)
Seasons	7
Status	Renewed through season 8 (2010-11)
Origin	USA

NCIS (2003-), formerly Navy NCIS, a spinoff of Donald Bellisario's long-running military drama JAG, comes at the legal workings of the Navy and Marine Corps from a different angle than its predecessor: while JAG deals with the actual legal proceedings, NCIS deals with the Navy's investigative branch, showing a team of agents led by Special Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon) solving crimes committed against or by people connected to the Navy and Marine Corps.

The field team was originally composed of Special Agent Gibbs, Special Agent Caitlin Todd (a former Secret Service Presidential Detail agent) and Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo, a former police detective. At the beginning of the second season, Special Agent Timothy McGee, a computer specialist, was added to the field team. Two other primary characters appear as needed, those being Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, NCIS's medical examiner, and Abby Sciuto, a forensics scientist. Special Agent Todd (Sasha Alexander) left the show at the end of season two and was replaced by Mossad agent Ziva David (Cote de Pablo).

The fall of 2009 saw the premiere of a spin-off series, entitled NCIS: Los Angeles.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Mark Harmon	Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sasha Alexander	Special Agent Caitlin Todd	1	2	3
Michael Weatherly	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Cote de Pablo	Officer Ziva David			3	4	5	6	7	8
Pauley Perrette	Abby Sciuto	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sean Murray	Special Agent Timothy McGee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Lauren Holly	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard			3	4	5
Rocky Carroll	NCIS Director Leon Vance					5	6	7	8
David McCallum	Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Brian Dietzen	Jimmy Palmer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Joe Spano	FBI Agent Tobias Fornell	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Pancho Demmings	Gerald Jackson	1		3
Muse Watson	NIS Agent Mike Franks			3	4	5	6	7
Stephanie Mello	Cynthia Sumner			3	4
David Dayan Fisher	Trent Kort				4	5	6
Scottie Thompson	Jeanne Benoit				4	5
Liza Lapira	NCIS Special Agent Michelle Lee				4		6

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
CBS
Season One	September 23, 2003	May 25, 2004	23
Season Two	September 28, 2004	May 24, 2005	23
Season Three	September 20, 2005	May 16, 2006	24
Season Four	September 19, 2006	May 22, 2007	24
Season Five	September 25, 2007	May 20, 2008	19
Season Six	September 23, 2008	May 19, 2009	25
Season Seven	September 22, 2009	May 25, 2010	24
Season Eight	September 21, 2010	—	—

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	June 6, 2006	6	purchase
The Complete Second Season	November 14, 2006	6	purchase
The Third Season	April 24, 2007	6	purchase
The Fourth Season	October 23, 2007	6	purchase
The Fifth Season	August 26, 2008	5	purchase
The Sixth Season	August 25, 2009	6	purchase
The Seventh Season	August 24, 2010	6	purchase