‘NCIS’ Day Reveals Celebratory Programming for 20th Anniversary on CBS

NCIS celebrates its 20th Anniversary on CBS with Monday, September 25, declared NCIS Day.

The special day will be packed with festivities, including a mini-marathon, an on-air QR/discount code running during said marathon for 205 off NCIS merchandise for a whole week, and the debut of “Bandium” for NCIS fans.

NCIS Day will provide fans exclusive content from the show, with special announcements and more to come.

NCIS Day occurs 20 years and two days after the show debuted with NCIS Season 1 Episode 1, “Yankee White,” on September 23, 2003.

Since the show launched, it has aired 459 episodes. The franchise — NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawai’i, and NCIS: Sydney — will reach 1,000 episodes when NCIS returns with Season 21.

The celebratory day will launch its on take on NCIS‘ “Bandium Internal Alerts/Communications App,” which Gary Cole’s Special Agent Alden Parker introduced during Season 19 to “revolutionize” how the team shares information.

CBS’ version of the social app is accessed via an opt-in messenger feature on Instagram and Facebook. When enabled, it will allow “special agent fans at home” to receive messages about exclusive content, personalized shareable content, special announcements, and more!

The NCIS franchise launched @NCISverse across all social media platforms on Monday, August 28, to give fans a more immersive experience.

Notably, NCIS Day will feature a mini-marathon on CBS Television Network with streaming available on Paramount+, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The marathon will include the first-ever NCIS episode featuring the original cast, NCIS Season 2 Episode 22, “SWAK,” and NCIS Season 19 Episode 11, “All Hands,” with the show’s current cast.

During the event, NCIS Day will feature a sneak peek at NCIS: Sydney, which debuts in November on CBS, as previously reported.

“Yankee White” Description (OAD: 9/23/2003): 

In the series’ premiere episode, NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) Special Agents Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and NCIS medical examiner Dr. “Ducky” Mallard (David McCallum) arrive on Air Force One to investigate what initially appears to be a death by natural causes. But their investigation is hampered by inter-agency squabbles with the FBI and Secret Service, each believing that they should be the primary investigating unit. Gibbs cunningly gets control of the case from the others, but still has to go head-to-head with Secret Service Agent Kate Todd (Sasha Alexander)*, who insists she remain on the case. As the investigation continues, the sudden death of another Marine officer with the same job as the first victim convinces Gibbs and Todd that they are dealing with a terrorist plot against the president – and the killer is getting closer. (*Alexander was a series regular in this series premiere episode of NCIS, becoming an NCIS special agent by the episode’s end.) Executive producer Donald P. Bellisario both directed the episode and wrote the script.

“SWAK” Description (OAD: 5/10/2005): 

When a letter sealed with a kiss is delivered to NCIS, Tony (Michael Weatherly) assumes it’s for him and opens it, only to release a mysterious powder into the NCIS squad room. Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and the team are forced into quarantine in the NCIS autopsy room pending the results of tests to identify the strange powder. As Abby (Pauley Perrette) discovers the substance is a genetically altered version of the plague, Tony and Kate (Sasha Alexander) are placed in a bio-hazard isolation ward for fear of exposure. In the clear of the deadly virus, Gibbs and McGee (Sean Murray) race to track down the sender before the deadly plague destroys one of their team members. Steven Eckholdt guest stars as the doctor who treats the infected NCIS agent; Mariette Hartley guest stars as a potential suspect. Dennis Smith directed the episode from a script by executive producer Donald P. Bellisario.

“All Hands” Description (OAD: 1/17/2022): 

After a civilian research vessel in the North Atlantic picks up a small boat of wounded Navy officers, Special Agent Parker (Gary Cole) and his NCIS team arrive on the ship and are forced to hide after discovering terrorists on board. Also, Special Agent Knight (Katrina Law) takes a paper doll with her on the mission to capture photos for her niece’s grade school class. Martha Mitchell directed the episode from a script written by Christopher J. Waild.

NCIS stars Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee, Wilmer Valderrama as Special Agent Nickolas “Nick” Torres, Katrina Law as Special Agent Jessica Knight, Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, and Diona Reasonover as forensic scientist Kasie Hines.

Rocky Carroll joins them as NCIS Director Leon Vance and Gary Cole as NCIS Special Agent Alden Parker.

Steven D. Binder, David North, Chas. Floyd Johnson, Mark Harmon, Scott Williams, and Chris Waild executive produce NCIS, created by Donald P. Bellisario. CBS Studios, in association with Belisarius Productions, produces the show.

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NCIS Day is on Monday, September 25.

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