"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

Release Date:

23 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

The cases of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service

Plot Keywords:

Military | Detective | Naval Uniform | Ex Cop | Teamwork

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6	5:00 PM	USA	Bait	#3.18
Mon. July 6	6:00 PM	USA	Family Secret	#3.16

Cast

Mark Harmon	...	Special Agent Jethro Gibbs / ... (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michael Weatherly	...	Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo / ... (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Pauley Perrette	...	Abby Sciuto (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
David McCallum	...	Dr. Donald 'Ducky' Mallard (138 episodes, 2003-2009)
Sean Murray	...	Special Agent Timothy McGee / ... (123 episodes, 2003-2009)
Cote de Pablo	...	Officer Ziva David (91 episodes, 2005-2009)
Brian Dietzen	...	Jimmy Palmer (73 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

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 (DVD) | Australia:MA | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 | 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:

DiNozzo is a fan of the shows "Airwolf" (1984) and "Magnum, P.I." (1980), both also created by Donald P. Bellisario.

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:

Agent Caitlin 'Kate' Todd: You think he knows more than he's telling us?
Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo: C'mon, Kate, this is Gibbs we're talking about. Of course he does.

Movie Connections:

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

Great New Series on TV this season+

This is a great series to watch. I have been hooked on this show since the beginning because I love watching mysteries and crime like CSI and CSI Miami. Harmon's so sexy in this role and McCallum is always a joy to watch as Ducky especially when he's on the role over various anthropology lectures which to my amusement everyone on that shows roll up their eyeballs.