NCIS (TV series)

NCIS is a CBS network television series about a team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Navy, who investigate crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The concept and characters were initially introduced in a two part episode of the CBS series JAG. The show premiered in September 2003. Its executive producer is Donald Bellisario.

Main characters

• Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) — Chief investigator of the NCIS. An experienced ex-Marine, Agent Gibbs is a highly skilled investigator and interrogator, coupled with infallible intuition he uses these skills to his advantage while working on a case.
• Agent Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), a streetwise homicide detective.
• Agent Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander), a former Secret Service agent who often questions authority, Gibbs included.
• Probationary Agent Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), A young agent, making DiNozzo feel nervous about his job.
• Forensic scientist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette), who is best known for her gothic style of dress.
• Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), a medical examiner who assists the team.

Recurring characters

• Tobias Fornell, a senior FBI agent who is friends with Gibbs. He was framed for revealing the identity of a undercover agent to the Mafia, but was cleared with help of Agent Gibbs.
• Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen), frequent assistant to Dr. Mallard.

Naming the show

During its first season, NCIS aired under the name "Navy NCIS". Since the "N" in NCIS stands for "Naval", the name "Navy NCIS" was technically redundant (an example of RAS syndrome). The decision to use this name was reportedly made by CBS, over the objections of Bellasario, in order to:

• Attract new viewers (particularly those of JAG), who might not know the NCIS acronym.
• Disambiguate between NCIS and the similarly-themed and similarly-spelled CBS series CSI and its spinoffs. (Initially, some had erroneously referred to the series as "Navy CSI".)

After its successful first season, when presumably the show had established its own identity, the name of the series was shortened to NCIS.

Season 1

•  – Date Year Episode Title  –
• 23 Sep 2003 01x01 – Yankee White
• 30 Sep 2003 01x02 – Hung Out to Dry
• 07 Oct 2003 01x03 – Seadog
• 14 Oct 2003 01x04 – The Immortals
• 28 Oct 2003 01x05 – The Curse
• 04 Nov 2003 01x06 – High Seas
• 18 Nov 2003 01x07 – Sub Rosa
• 25 Nov 2003 01x08 – Minimum Security
• 16 Dec 2003 01x09 – Marine Down
• 06 Jan 2004 01x10 – Left for Dead
• 13 Jan 2004 01x11 – Eye Spy
• 03 Feb 2004 01x12 – My Other Left Foot
• 10 Feb 2004 01x13 – One Shot, One Kill
• 17 Feb 2004 01x14 – The Good Samaritan
• 24 Feb 2004 01x15 – Enigma
• 02 Mar 2004 01x16 – Bête Noire
• 16 Mar 2004 01x17 – The Truth Is Out There
• 06 Apr 2004 01x18 – UnSEALed
• 27 Apr 2004 01x19 – Dead Man Talking
• 04 May 2004 01x20 – Missing
• 11 May 2004 01x21 – Split Decision
• 18 May 2004 01x22 – A Weak Link
• 25 May 2004 01x23 – Reveille

Season 2

•  – Date Year Episode Title  –
• 28 Sep 2004 02x01 – See No Evil
• 05 Oct 2004 02x02 – The Good Wives Club
• 12 Oct 2004 02x03 – Vanished
• 19 Oct 2004 02x04 – Lt. Jane Doe
• 26 Oct 2004 02x05 – The Bone Yard
• 16 Nov 2004 02x06 – Terminal Leave
• 23 Nov 2004 02x07 – Call of Silence
• 30 Nov 2004 02x08 – Heart Break
• 07 Dec 2004 02x09 – Forced Entry
• 14 Dec 2004 02x10 – Chained
• 11 Jan 2004 02x11 – Blackwater
• 18 Jan 2005 02x12 – Doppelgänger
• 08 Feb 2005 02x13 – The Meat Puzzle
• 15 Feb 2005 02x14 – Witness
• 22 Feb 2005 02x15 – Caught on Tape
• 01 Mar 2005 02x16 – Pop Life
• 22 Mar 2005 02x17 – An Eye for An Eye
• 29 Mar 2005 02x18 – Bikini Wax
• 12 Apr 2005 02x19 – Conspiracy Theory
• 26 Apr 2005 02x20 – Red Cell
• 03 May 2005 02x21 – Hometown Hero
• 10 May 2005 02x22 – SWAK
• 24 May 2005 02x23 – Twilight

External links

• CBS Navy NCIS official site
• IMDb entry for NCIS
• TvTome entry for NCIS