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

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Creators:

Donald P. Bellisario
Don McGill

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | 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:

Sat. Nov. 7	4:00 PM	USA	Jeopardy	#3.22
Sat. Nov. 7	5:00 PM	USA	Identity Crisis	#5.4

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs (145 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo (145 episodes, 2003-2009)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (145 episodes, 2003-2009)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald Mallard / ... (145 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David (98 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (75 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:

Rocky Carroll and Michael Weatherly were born exactly five years apart. Carroll on July 8th, 1963 and Weatherly on July 8th, 1968.

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

Something For Everyone

Being a big Dark Angel fan (at least a Season One Dark Angel fan), my main reason for watching NCIS originally was Michael Weatherly. Seeing how he could play someone so different from Logan Cale was fascinating for me. That fact that Mark Harmon (whom I've always enjoyed watching)and David McCallum (fan of the Shaphire and Steel program)were also in the program was a bonus. My sister in law is a Mark Harmon fan, so she got something out of the program and everybody (my father included) loves Abby. This is a program that everyone in the family can get something out of. The occasional Dark Angel reference thrown in adds to my fun. (i.e William Gregory Lee who played Zack in Dark Angel was a guest star and was the actor who played Logan's Uncle Jonas)