NCIS (franchise)
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| Original work | JAG |
| Owner | CBS Studios |
| Years | 2003–present |
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NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is a media franchise of American television programs originally created by Donald P. Bellisario and currently broadcast on CBS, all of which deal with military related criminal investigations based on the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Department of the Navy.
In 2003, NCIS was introduced via a backdoor pilot from the TV show JAG. Over the years, NCIS itself has spawned several spin-offs: NCIS: Los Angeles (2009), NCIS: New Orleans (2014), NCIS: Hawaiʻi (2021), NCIS: Sydney (2023), and NCIS: Origins (2024). NCIS: Los Angeles had a proposed spin-off, but it was not picked up by CBS.
Six television series make up the NCIS franchise: NCIS, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawaiʻi, Sydney, and Origins. All series in total amount to 1,055 episodes across 49 seasons of television. The main NCIS series, which is the longest-running show of the franchise, premiered its twenty-second season on October 14, 2024.