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

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off | Fingerprints | DNA | Teamwork | Federal Agent

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 8	8:00 PM	CBS	Friends and Lovers	#4.15
Tue. July 15	8:00 PM	CBS	Skeletons	#4.17

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs / ... (112 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo / ... (112 episodes, 2003-2008)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (112 episodes, 2003-2008)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (112 episodes, 2003-2008)
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee / ... (97 episodes, 2003-2008)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David / ... (65 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lauren Holly	...	Jenny Shepard / ... (65 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (61 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sasha Alexander	...	Caitlin 'Kate' Todd (48 episodes, 2003-2005)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

The pilot for this series aired as a two-part episode of "JAG" (1995) in the spring of 2003. Two major changes were made for the series. A gimmick in which Ducky is shown talking to corpses - from the corpse's point of view - was dropped, and a character named Viv Blackadder (played by Robyn Lively) was replaced by the character played by Sasha Alexander.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Throughout the series you see all government personnel with SIG pistols, although the US military has issued the M9 Beretta to all Army Navy and Air force personnel.

Quotes:

Tony: McGee and I watched the sunrise together. It was very Brokeback Mountain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Nip/Tuck: August Walden (#5.13)" (2008)

Love the show

At first when my husband would watch this show I wasn't really paying much attention and I would see this goth girl in the lab and think "what on earth is THAT?!?!?!" Then, one night I sat and watched along with him and now I am totally hooked. Mark Harmon's character appears to be annoyed sometimes by the other characters actions etc. but you get the feeling he really likes his coworkers. I like David McCallum's character and the way they tease him about going on and on. I get the feeling he knows they really do like him but his stories just get to be too much for them and he understands. My favorite though is Pauley Perrette's character. She is just a lot of fun. I hope the show stays on a long time- Tuesday nights wouldn't be the same with out it.