S13·E1 Stop the Bleeding

Episode recap

Following being shot, Leroy Jethro Gibbs fights for his life aboard a Navy hospital ship. Meanwhile, Tony DiNozzo and Joanna travel to Shanghai in an attempt to take down the Calling. NCIS follows the Major Case Response Team as they investigate criminal cases connected to United States Navy and Marine Corps personnel and their families. The long-running television series features a cast that includes Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs and Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo. Additional cast members associated with the production include Sean Murray, David McCallum, Brian Dietzen, Sasha Alexander, and Rocky Carroll. Created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill, the mothership series originated as two backdoor pilot episodes of an existing show, JAG, which aired in April 2003.