"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:

Murder Investigation | US Navy | Spin Off | Forensic Evidence | Pathologist

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 6 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Aug. 26	8:00 PM	CBS	Internal Affairs	#5.14
Sat. Aug. 30	9:00 PM	CBS	In the Zone	#5.15

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Leroy Jethro Gibbs / ... (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Michael Weatherly	...	Anthony DiNozzo / ... (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (135 episodes, 2003-2008)
Sean Murray	...	Timothy McGee / ... (120 episodes, 2003-2008)
Cote de Pablo	...	Ziva David / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2008)
Lauren Holly	...	Jenny Shepard / ... (66 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (62 episodes, 2004-2008)

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:

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

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Trivia:

DiNozzo's wealthy father cut him off from his inheritance when he was 12 years old. Michael Weatherly's father cut him off from his inheritance when he decided to pursue acting.

Goofs:

Throughout the series, characters are shown taking pictures with Nikon digital SLR cameras. These cameras are used held to the eye, not at arms length as depicted, as the rear monitors are for review purposes and not image capture.

Quotes:

Gibbs: Go tell Abby that I want her. Now.
Abby Sciuto: [walks in pushing evidence cart] Oh, Gibbs! I never never knew!

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)