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NCIS is one of the most iconic series out there. Its 22-season and 450+episode run put it among the top 10 longest-running scripted primetime shows on broadcast television. It's also spawned five spin-offs, many of which have gone on to enjoy long lives of their own. The latest spin-off, NCIS: Origins, follows a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he's just starting out. But speaking of spin-offs, how many fans know that NCIS itself is a spin-off?
Many of NCIS's main stars and settings were introduced to viewers in the eighth season of CBS' Jag. Like its successors, Jag was also a long-running military-based procedural drama. It ran for 10 seasons and 227 episodes between 1995 and 2005. Those are impressive stats until you note that NCIS has more than doubled all those marks. It's exceedingly rare for a spin-off to outrun its parent series.
NCIS is one of the most iconic series out there. Its 22-season and 450+episode run put it among the top 10 longest-running scripted primetime shows on broadcast television. It's also spawned five spin-offs, many of which have gone on to enjoy long lives of their own. The latest spin-off, NCIS: Origins, follows a younger Leroy Jethro Gibbs as he's just starting out. But speaking of spin-offs, how many fans know that NCIS itself is a spin-off?
Many of NCIS's main stars and settings were introduced to viewers in the eighth season of CBS' Jag. Like its successors, Jag was also a long-running military-based procedural drama. It ran for 10 seasons and 227 episodes between 1995 and 2005. Those are impressive stats until you note that NCIS has more than doubled all those marks. It's exceedingly rare for a spin-off to outrun its parent series.
- 2/9/2025
- by Adam Brown
- MovieWeb
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