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NCIS (franchise)
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), NCIS: Origins (2024), NCIS: Tony & Ziva (2025) and NCIS: New York (2026). NCIS: Los Angeles had a proposed spin-off, NCIS: Red, but it was not picked up by CBS.
Eight television series make up the NCIS franchise: NCIS, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawaiʻi, Sydney, Origins, Tony & Ziva, and New York. All series in total amount to 1,124 episodes across 53 seasons of television. The main NCIS series, which is the longest-running show of the franchise, premiered its twenty-third season on October 14, 2025.
The first three series (as well as the intended NCIS: Red), were spun off via a two-part episode from an established series, serving in effect as a backdoor pilot.
NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on September 22, 2009 as the first spin-off of NCIS. The series starred rapper LL Cool J and actor Chris O'Donnell as special agents Sam Hanna and Grisha Callen, who worked for the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles under operations manager Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (Linda Hunt). A two-part backdoor pilot for the series aired during the sixth season of NCIS earlier in the year. The series concluded on May 21, 2023, after its 13th and final season.
NCIS: New Orleans premiered on September 23, 2014, as the second spin-off of NCIS; it followed an NCIS division based in New Orleans led by Supervisory Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride (Scott Bakula) A two-part backdoor pilot aired during the eleventh season of NCIS.
NCIS: Hawaiʻi premiered September 20, 2021, as the third spin-off of NCIS; the series followed the staff of the NCIS Pearl Harbor Field Office in Hawaii led by Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey), the first female lead in the NCIS franchise. On April 26, 2024, the series was cancelled after three seasons.
On February 16, 2022, Paramount announced that a spin-off set in Sydney, Australia had been ordered by Network 10 and Paramount+; Shane Brennan had been announced as the showrunner for the spin-off, which would be the first set outside of the United States. The series premiered in Australia on Paramount+ on November 10, 2023, and aired on Network 10 from May 15, 2024. It was also announced that in the United States, amid the suspension of other NCIS productions due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, the series would also begin airing on a delayed basis on CBS from November 14. The series was available for streaming in selected territories internationally on Paramount+. Its second season premiered on February 7, 2025.
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NCIS (franchise)
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), NCIS: Origins (2024), NCIS: Tony & Ziva (2025) and NCIS: New York (2026). NCIS: Los Angeles had a proposed spin-off, NCIS: Red, but it was not picked up by CBS.
Eight television series make up the NCIS franchise: NCIS, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Hawaiʻi, Sydney, Origins, Tony & Ziva, and New York. All series in total amount to 1,124 episodes across 53 seasons of television. The main NCIS series, which is the longest-running show of the franchise, premiered its twenty-third season on October 14, 2025.
The first three series (as well as the intended NCIS: Red), were spun off via a two-part episode from an established series, serving in effect as a backdoor pilot.
NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on September 22, 2009 as the first spin-off of NCIS. The series starred rapper LL Cool J and actor Chris O'Donnell as special agents Sam Hanna and Grisha Callen, who worked for the Office of Special Projects in Los Angeles under operations manager Henrietta "Hetty" Lange (Linda Hunt). A two-part backdoor pilot for the series aired during the sixth season of NCIS earlier in the year. The series concluded on May 21, 2023, after its 13th and final season.
NCIS: New Orleans premiered on September 23, 2014, as the second spin-off of NCIS; it followed an NCIS division based in New Orleans led by Supervisory Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride (Scott Bakula) A two-part backdoor pilot aired during the eleventh season of NCIS.
NCIS: Hawaiʻi premiered September 20, 2021, as the third spin-off of NCIS; the series followed the staff of the NCIS Pearl Harbor Field Office in Hawaii led by Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant (Vanessa Lachey), the first female lead in the NCIS franchise. On April 26, 2024, the series was cancelled after three seasons.
On February 16, 2022, Paramount announced that a spin-off set in Sydney, Australia had been ordered by Network 10 and Paramount+; Shane Brennan had been announced as the showrunner for the spin-off, which would be the first set outside of the United States. The series premiered in Australia on Paramount+ on November 10, 2023, and aired on Network 10 from May 15, 2024. It was also announced that in the United States, amid the suspension of other NCIS productions due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, the series would also begin airing on a delayed basis on CBS from November 14. The series was available for streaming in selected territories internationally on Paramount+. Its second season premiered on February 7, 2025.