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NCIS (TV series)
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<p><i>NCIS</i> is an American <a href="/facts/Military_fiction/Ic29yuM7">military</a> <a href="/facts/Police_procedural/vylKjcPX">police procedural</a> series and the first show within the <a href="/facts/NCIS_(franchise)/D1EcK8qh">NCIS franchise</a>. The series revolves around a fictional team of <a href="/facts/Special_agent/CcwTFuUk">special agents</a> from the <a href="/facts/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service/a6t9JSto">Naval Criminal Investigative Service</a> (NCIS). The concept and characters were <a href="/facts/Television_pilot/V50qBUek">initially introduced</a> with two episodes of the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> series <i><a href="/facts/JAG_(TV_series)/l9RKaAMU">JAG</a></i> (<a href="/facts/JAG_season_8/BRnG3LG0">season eight</a> episodes 20 and 21: "<a href="/facts/NCIS_backdoor_pilot/cvp4PnGE">Ice Queen" and "Meltdown</a>"); as a spin-off from <i>JAG</i>, the series premiered on September 23, 2003, on CBS. To date, it has entered into the 21st full season and has gone into <a href="/facts/Broadcast_syndication/kdDQIW1Y">broadcast syndication</a> on the <a href="/facts/USA_Network/lgQGjABY">USA Network</a>. <a href="/facts/Donald_P._Bellisario/pup4Abh6">Donald P. Bellisario</a> and <a href="/facts/Don_McGill/AfrUy4C0">Don McGill</a> are co-creators and executive producers of the premiere member of the <a href="/facts/NCIS_(franchise)/D1EcK8qh"><i>NCIS</i> franchise</a>. As of 2022<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=NCIS_(TV_series)&action=edit">[update]</a>, <i>NCIS</i> is the <a href="/facts/List_of_longest-running_scripted_American_primetime_television_series/fphlDyAK">third-longest-running scripted, live-action American prime-time TV series currently airing</a>, surpassed only by <i><a href="/facts/Law_%26_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit/0KgSLVg9">Law & Order: Special Victims Unit</a></i> (1999–present) and <i><a href="/facts/Law_%26_Order/AVLVjFnb">Law & Order</a></i> (1990–2010; 2022–present); it is the seventh-longest-running scripted American prime-time TV series overall. </p><p>The series originally had the partly redundant title <i>Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service</i>; this was later shortened to <i>NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service</i> and then to <i>NCIS</i>. In season six, a <a href="/facts/NCIS_(season_6)/mo72A49a">two-part episode</a> led to a spin-off series, <i><a href="/facts/NCIS:_Los_Angeles/cKR6NEBY">NCIS: Los Angeles</a></i>. Another <a href="/facts/NCIS_(season_11)/mR0d5smF">two-part episode</a>, during the 11th season, led to a second spin-off series, <i><a href="/facts/NCIS:_New_Orleans/ra0fG4qG">NCIS: New Orleans</a></i>. </p><p>Though reception was initially tepid, with ratings barely cracking the top 30 during the first two seasons, the third season showed progress and consistently ranked in the top 20. In 2011, <i>NCIS</i> was voted "America's favorite television show" in an online <a href="/facts/Harris_Insights_%26_Analytics/vBLhXmT8">Harris Poll</a>. At the end of its 10th season, it was the most-watched television series in the U.S. during the <a href="/facts/2012%E2%80%9313_United_States_network_television_schedule/U6vNsLyn">2012–13 network television season</a>. <i>NCIS</i> also surpassed <i><a href="/facts/Gunsmoke/ovr7t5TL">Gunsmoke</a></i>'s record for longest-running scripted primetime television series to air on CBS. </p><p>On January 5, 2024, it was announced that the prequel, <i><a href="/facts/NCIS:_Origins/9ICcgAxz">NCIS: Origins</a></i>, will be aired during the <a href="/facts/2024%E2%80%9325_United_States_network_television_schedule/m3hKtK5M">2024–25 season</a>, as another spin-off series; a second spin-off, <i>NCIS: Tony & Ziva</i>, was announced on February 28, 2024, as a series exclusive to <a href="/facts/Paramount%2B/nNntGajF">Paramount+</a>. On April 9, 2024, <i>NCIS</i> was renewed for a <a href="/facts/NCIS_season_22/QD6lSWtb">22nd season</a>, which premiered on October 14, 2024. In February 2025, it was renewed for season 23. </p>