When NCIS premieres CBS during the 2003 autumn television season (originally as "Navy: NSIS), there was a good reason to expect a solid network contractor. Created by a spotted TV -Hitmaker Donald P. Belisario ("Magnum Pi," "Qualent Jump") and Don McGill, military procedurally entered the market during the moment of extreme war, in the United States, which was extracting its frustration of 11.09. For Iraq for reasons We now know they were extremely suspicious. Many viewers were reinforced for something that concerns Americans in uniform, and they already loved the crime of week crime, so this would surely hit one if not both sweet places.

NCIS also was also lucky enough to land real estate on Tuesday night at 8pm, where ABC and NBC fought to do some things on the sits of the Sito (like "8 simple rules" and "Whoopi"). The WB had a solid artist of "Gilmore Girls", while Fox would have a "American Idol" rating back in the winter, but by then NCIS was well positioned to win its time slot as a meat and potatoes for a long time. eminently desired Mark Harmon.

This was probably more than enough to guarantee that NCIS would hit the ground, but there was another element in its favor: it was Spinoff of the already established hit created by Belisari. 22 years later, you may not remember this show so well (especially if you jumped on the NCIS range later in its 22-season race so far), but it was a solid performer at the time, which made it ideal for expansion.

When Donald P. Belisari launched Jag (short for the 1995 NBC referee), it was a loser of the rating that the network could not cancel fast enough. Belisario, however, believed in the potential of the military legal drama starring David Jamesesii's Eliot and Catherine Bell's attractive likes, and brought the series to CBS, where he fought until he switched to the old Tuesday, 8pm. For several seasons, it was a reliable rating performer.

Although the "Jag" at times was characterized by action, it was mostly a show in the courtroom, so it is possible that Belisario may consider the success of the "law and order" and decided action -oriented action with special agents with a gun, will make a nice complement. He gave four nucleus "NCIS" characters - Ethetro Gibbs (Harmon), Anthony Dinoco (Michael Temples), Abi Skier (now retired Pauli Pereett)And Donald Malard (David McCallum) - Test During the Season 8 of "Jag" in the episodes "Ice Queen" and "Meltunun, and the rest is television history. broadcast on CBS.

What happened to "Jag"? When he gave up his NCIS slot in 2003, he moved on Friday at 9pm, where he only ran with rating juice. Given how spinof-happy CBS with "NCIS" (though some of these spinoff Since then canceled, as "NCIS: New Orleans"), perhaps the rebirth can get a traction 20 years after its cancellation. It is worth only for the acronym NCIS: Jag.