"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2003) TV series 2003-????

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Special Agent | Navy | Detective | Forensic Evidence | Criminal Investigation

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 8 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24	8:00 PM	CBS	Child's Play	#7.9
Wed. Nov. 25	5:00 PM	USA	Requiem	#5.7

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard / ... (147 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee (132 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David (100 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (76 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lauren Holly	...	NCIS Director Jenny Shepard (66 episodes, 2005-2008)

Also Known As:

NCIS (USA) (short title)
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service (USA) (new title)
Naval CIS (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 (DVD) | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (some episodes) | Singapore:PG (some episodes) | New Zealand:M (Season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (Original season 1 DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG (Cable Rating Season 1) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Belisarius Productions

Trivia:

Michael Bellisario (son of producer Donald P. Bellisario) who played Chip Sterling, previously played Michael Roberts on "JAG" (1995), the show NCIS spun-off from.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In an episode of NCIS, the team discusses the difference between ash and maple bats, explaining that ash, while more popular, tend to explode rather than just make a clean break like maple bats. In reality, it's the maple bats that explode, while ash bats make clean breaks.

Quotes:

Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Ducky. Got some good news for me?
Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard: That depends on your definition of good news.
Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs: Not the answer I was looking for.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#8.41)" (2009)

Abby makes the show

The character Abby is great and funny... She makes the whole show as far as I am concerned. I just wish she was more of a main character and they had her onscreen more... This is the first show where a Goth type character is shown as something more than some wierdo to be avoided. I wish more shows would do the same. The rest of the cast is ok...and the show has its moments. Not quite as intense as the other CIS shows but maybe that's why I like it. While the other shows seem so serious, NCIS adds humor (especially as mentioned above with the Goth Abby) which makes it great. David McCallum is an excellant actor and helps to make the show with his "Semi-absent minded professor" style where he seems to get off on tangents while explaining things. I hope they keep this show on the air...it is one of my favorites.