NCIS (also known as
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is an American
police procedural drama television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the
Naval Criminal Investigative Service which conducts criminal investigations involving the
U.S. Navy and
Marine Corps.
The concept and characters were initially introduced in a two-part episode of the
CBS series
JAG (
JAG episodes 8.20 and 8.21). The show, a
spin-off from
JAG, premiered on September 23, 2003 on CBS and, to date, has aired six full seasons and has gone into syndicated reruns on
USA Network,
Sleuth and
Ion Television.
Donald Bellisario, who created
JAG as well as the well-known series
and
Quantum Leap, is co-creator and
executive producer of
NCIS.
