NCIS

NCIS

8/10
CBS Running Drama • Action • Crime

23 Seasons · 507 Episodes · Premiered September 23, 2003

NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. With liberal doses of humor, it's a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine gunnery sergeant, whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, leads this troupe of colorful personalities. Rounding out the team are Anthony DiNozzo, an ex-homicide detective whose instincts in the field are unparalleled and whose quick wit and humorous take on life make him a team favorite; the youthful and energetic forensic specialist Abby Sciuto, a talented scientist whose sharp mind matches her Goth style and eclectic tastes; Caitlin Todd, an ex-Secret Service Agent; and Timothy McGee, an MIT graduate whose brilliance with computers far overshadows his insecurities in the field; Assisting the team is medical examiner Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, who knows it all because he's seen it all, and he's not afraid to let you know. From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, these special agents travel the globe to investigate all crimes with Navy or Marine Corps ties.

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Next Air Time: Wed, Apr 22 2026 12:00 AM GMT+0000

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

23 episodes
E01
Yankee White
Wed, Sep 24 2003 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A Marine mysteriously drops dead aboard Air Force One and jurisdiction problems force Gibbs to share the investigation with a Secret Service agent.
E02
Hung Out to Dry
Wed, Oct 1 2003 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A Marine dies when his parachute fails and he crashes through a car during a training exercise, and Gibbs suspects he was murdered.
E03
Seadog
Wed, Oct 8 2003 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
When the bodies of a Navy commander and two drug dealers wash up on the beach near each other, everyone, except Gibbs, believes the commander was involved in a drug deal.
E04
The Immortals
Wed, Oct 15 2003 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A Navy seaman is found at the bottom of the ocean in his dress whites with a ceremonial sword around his waist, attached to weights.
E05
The Curse
Wed, Oct 29 2003 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A hunter discovers a cargo pod stuffed with the mummified body of a Naval officer who vanished in 1994 and was believed to have stolen money from his ship.
E06
High Seas
Wed, Nov 5 2003 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
An NCIS agent (Joel Gretsch) who worked for Gibbs asks his help in the case of a seaman (Charlie Hofheimer) who tests positive for methamphetamines, but claims he never took the drug.
E07
Sub Rosa
Wed, Nov 19 2003 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The discovery of the body of a Navy submariner whose features are all but obliterated leads Gibbs to believe a terrorist has stolen the man's identity and is aboard a sub.
E08
Minimum Security
Wed, Nov 26 2003 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A Navy translator dies mysteriously soon after returning to the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay, and the investigation takes the team to Cuba.
E09
Marine Down
Wed, Dec 17 2003 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Gibbs and his team investigate when a dead Marine's wife receives a call from someone claiming to be her husband.
E10
Left for Dead
Wed, Jan 7 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A woman (Sherilyn Fenn) digs herself out of a shallow grave and doesn't know who she is, but is convinced that a bomb is on board a Navy ship.
E11
Eye Spy
Wed, Jan 14 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
A Naval officer hired by an outside agency to test a product for possible Navy use is murdered, and Gibbs finds that the case is cloaked in secrets and deceptions.
E12
My Other Left Foot
Wed, Feb 4 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The discovery of a leg with a Marine tattoo on the calf leads the team to a small town where they uncover a murder scheme involving deception and greed.
E13
One Shot, One Kill
Wed, Feb 11 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The team investigates the murder of a Marine recruitment officer, who was killed, as the team discovers, by a highly skilled sniper.
E14
The Good Samaritan
Wed, Feb 18 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The team investigates the murder of a Naval officer who was shot as he tried to help a stranded motorist.
E15
Enigma
Wed, Feb 25 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The FBI asks Gibbs to find his former Marine C.O., who they've accused of stealing money from a mission in Iraq. But Gibbs is convinced that the man who trained him is innocent.
E16
Bête Noire
Wed, Mar 3 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Ducky and Gerald are held hostage in the autopsy room of NCIS headquarters by an armed intruder (Rudolf Martin), whose purpose is unexplained.
E17
The Truth Is Out There
Wed, Mar 17 2004 1:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Gibbs is frustrated by the mystery surrounding the discovery of a dead petty officer who was dressed after he died and stuffed in the ceiling of a nightclub.
E18
UnSEALed
Wed, Apr 7 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Gibbs and his team search for a former Navy SEAL who escaped from Leavenworth, where he was serving time for killing his wife and her lover.
E19
Dead Man Talking
Wed, Apr 28 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The team investigates the murder of one of their own, an NCIS agent who was working on a cold case when he was shot and nearly disemboweled.
E20
Missing
Wed, May 5 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
The NCIS agents search for a missing marine, who unbeknownst to them, is being tortured in a cell by a mysterious captor.
E21
Split Decision
Wed, May 12 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
When a Marine is killed with a specialized military weapon, the agents investigate the illegal weapons market and find an undercover ATF agent (Bellamy Young) also working on the case, and Gibbs asks her to work with them to find the killer.
E22
A Weak Link
Wed, May 19 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Gibbs' team investigates the death of a SEAL during a training exercise, and come to suspect that it wasn't an accident, but a murder.
E23
Reveille
Wed, May 26 2004 12:00 AM GMT+0000 60 min
Gibbs' obsession with finding the terrorist Ari (Rudolf Martin) reaches its zenith, and is timed perfectly, as Ari is training men for an attack on Marine One with President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon on board.

Season 2

23 episodes

Season 3

24 episodes

Season 4

24 episodes

Season 5

19 episodes

Season 6

25 episodes

Season 7

24 episodes

Season 8

24 episodes

Season 9

24 episodes

Season 10

24 episodes

Season 11

24 episodes

Season 12

24 episodes

Season 13

24 episodes

Season 14

24 episodes

Season 15

24 episodes

Season 16

24 episodes

Season 17

20 episodes

Season 18

16 episodes

Season 19

21 episodes

Season 20

22 episodes

Season 21

10 episodes

Season 22

20 episodes

Season 23

20 episodes

Cast

Sean Murray
Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy "Tim" McGee
Mark Harmon
Mark Harmon as Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs
David McCallum
David McCallum as Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Donald Horatio "Ducky" Mallard
Pauley Perrette
Pauley Perrette as Forensics Specialist Abigail "Abby" Sciuto
Rocky Carroll
Rocky Carroll as Director Leon Vance
Brian Dietzen
Brian Dietzen as Assistant Medical Examiner Dr. Jimmy Palmer
Michael Weatherly
Michael Weatherly as Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo
Wilmer Valderrama
Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nicholas "Nick" Torres
Cote de Pablo
Cote de Pablo as Ziva David
Emily Wickersham
Emily Wickersham as Special Agent Eleanor Raye "Ellie" Bishop
Diona Reasonover
Diona Reasonover as Forensic Scientist Kasie Hines
Katrina Law
Katrina Law as Special Agent Jessica Knight

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