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NCIS (TV series)

NCIS is an American military police procedural television series and the first installment within the NCIS media franchise. With production helmed by showrunner, Steven D. Binder, the series portrays a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). The concept and characters were initially introduced with two…

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Genre
Military · Action · Police procedural
Cinematography
Billy Webb
Composers
Brian Kirk · Steven Bramson · Joseph Conlan
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Donald P. Bellisario · Don McGill
Executive producers
Donald P. Bellisario · Steven D. Binder · Shane Brennan (2007–2015) · Frank Cardea · Gary Glasberg (2009–2016)

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NCIS (TV series)

Nodes199
Edges198
Triples49
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01005
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NCIS (TV series)

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Starring · 18
NCIS (TV series) → Brian Dietzen, Cote de Pablo, David McCallum, Diona Reasonover, Duane Henry, Emily Wickersham, Gary Cole, Jennifer Esposito, Katrina Law, Lauren Holly, Maria Bello, Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Rocky Carroll, Sasha Alexander, Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama
Executive producers · 9
NCIS (TV series) → Chas. Floyd Johnson, Donald P. Bellisario, Frank Cardea, Gary Glasberg (2009–2016), George Schenck (2011–2018), Mark Harmon, Mark Horowitz, Shane Brennan (2007–2015), Steven D. Binder
Composers · 3
NCIS (TV series) → Brian Kirk, Joseph Conlan, Steven Bramson
Genre · 3
NCIS (TV series) → Action, Military, Police procedural
Created by · 2
NCIS (TV series) → Don McGill, Donald P. Bellisario
Producers · 2
NCIS (TV series) → Avery C. Drewe, David Bellisario
Production companies · 2
NCIS (TV series) → Belisarius Productions, CBS Studios[a]
Cinematography · 1
NCIS (TV series) → Billy Webb
Country of origin · 1
NCIS (TV series) → United States
Network · 1
NCIS (TV series) → CBS

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NCIS (TV series)CinematographyBilly Webb1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ComposersBrian Kirk1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ComposersSteven Bramson1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ComposersJoseph Conlan1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Country of originUnited States1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Created byDonald P. Bellisario1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Created byDon McGill1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersDonald P. Bellisario1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersSteven D. Binder1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersShane Brennan (2007–2015)1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersFrank Cardea1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersGary Glasberg (2009–2016)1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersChas. Floyd Johnson1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersGeorge Schenck (2011–2018)1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersMark Harmon1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Executive producersMark Horowitz1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)GenreMilitary1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)GenreAction1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)GenrePolice procedural1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)NetworkCBS1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)No. of episodes507 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)No. of seasons231.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ProducersDavid Bellisario1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ProducersAvery C. Drewe1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Production companiesBelisarius Productions1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Production companiesCBS Studios[a]1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Production locationSanta Clarita, California1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)ReleaseSeptember 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) – present1.00infobox
NCIS (TV series)Running time39–44 minutes1.00infobox

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