NCIS: Los Angeles
2009 military drama/police procedural television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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NCIS: Los Angeles is an American action crime drama television series combining elements of the military drama and police procedural genres, which premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009.[2] The series follows the exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments. NCIS: Los Angeles is the first spin-off of the successful series NCIS and the second series in the NCIS franchise. The series concluded on May 21, 2023, making it the second series in the NCIS franchise to end.[3][4][5][6][7](First being NCIS: New Orleans)
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Created by | Shane Brennan |
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Theme music composer | James S. Levine |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 14 |
No. of episodes | 323 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 42–44 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) – May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21) |
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The series originally starred Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, LL Cool J, Peter Cambor, Adam Jamal Craig, Linda Hunt and Barrett Foa. Cambor was demoted to recurring status, and Craig's character was killed off at the end of season 1, while Foa was written out at the end of season 12 and Hunt was demoted to "special guest star" status at the beginning of season 13. Other stars have included Eric Christian Olsen, Renée Felice Smith, Miguel Ferrer, Nia Long,[8][9][10] Medalion Rahimi, Caleb Castille, and Gerald McRaney. The show received mixed reviews from critics, but was a solid ratings hit for CBS.