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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 will see the premiere of a spin-off series, entitled NCIS: Los Angeles.

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

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Mark Harmon	Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Michael Weatherly	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Sasha Alexander	Special Agent Caitlin Todd	1	2	3
David McCallum	Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Pauley Perrette	Abby Sciuto	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Sean Murray	Special Agent Timothy McGee	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Cote de Pablo	Officer Ziva David			3	4	5	6	7
Lauren Holly	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard			3	4	5
Rocky Carroll	NCIS Director Leon Vance					5	6	7
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Brian Dietzen	Jimmy Palmer	1	2	3	4	5	6
Rudolph Martin	Ari Haswari	1	2	3
Joe Spano	FBI Agent Tobias Fornell	1	2	3	4	5
Jessica Steen	Special Agent Paula Cassidy	1	2	3	4
Alan Dale	NCIS Director Thomas Morrow	1	2	3
Pancho Demmings	Gerald Jackson	1		3
Michael Bellisario	Charles "Chip" Sterling			3
Liza Lapira	NCIS Special Agent Michelle Lee				4		6
Scottie Thompson	Jeanne Benoit				4	5
Susanna Thompson	Army Lt. Col. Hollis Mann				4	5
Jonathan LaPaglia	Special Agent Brent Langer					5	6
Jonathan Magnum	Special Agent Daniel Keating						6
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.

[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	18
Season Six	September 23, 2008	May 19, 2009	28
Season Seven	September 22, 2009	—	—

[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

[edit] External Sites

• Official CBS website for NCIS
• NCIS Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• NCIS at the Internet Movie Database