NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)

NCIS: Los Angeles (season 1)
Season 1 U.S. DVD Cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 22, 2009 – May 25, 2010

The first season of the American television series NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009, and concluded on May 25, 2010.^[1] The series is set in Los Angeles, California, and follows the stories of the members of the Office of Special Projects, an undercover division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).^[2] The show and its characters were introduced during the sixth season episodes of NCIS titled "Legend (Part I)" and "Legend (Part II)". These episodes served as a backdoor pilot for the series.^[3]

Season one was originally planned to have thirteen episodes. On October 7, 2009, after rating as the most watched new show of the Fall 2009 U.S. television season, CBS ordered a full set of 22 episodes,^[4] which was extended to 24 episodes on November 4, 2009.^[5]

Crew

The first season was produced by CBS Television Studios and Shane Brennan Productions and aired on the CBS network. The series was created by Shane Brennan as a spin-off from NCIS, which was created by Donald P. Bellisario. Brennan and R. Scott Gemmill served as executive producers.^[6] The writers were Brennan, Gemmill, Dave Kalstein, Gil Grant, Speed Weed, Lindsay Sturman, Tim Clemente, Joseph C. Wilson, and Matt Pyken. Brennan served as the season's show runner.^[7]

Cast

Main

• Chris O'Donnell as G. Callen; the team's Supervisory Special Agent and a deep-cover operative.
• Peter Cambor as Nate Getz; an Operational Psychologist assigned to the team.
• Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye; a Special Agent and the team's forensic investigator.
• Adam Jamal Craig as Dominic Vail; a Probationary Agent with expertise in computers.
• Barrett Foa as Eric Beale; the teams Technical Operator.
• Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange; a Special Agent in Charge and the teams Operational Manager.
• LL Cool J as Sam Hanna; a Senior Field Agent and G. Callen's partner.

Recurring

• Kathleen Rose Perkins as Rose Schwartz; the Los Angeles' County Coroner.
• Brian Avers as Mike Renko; an NCIS Special Agent.
• Ronald Auguste as Mowahd "Moe" Dusa; Sam Hanna's Sudanese 'brother'.

Guest stars

• Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance; the Director of NCIS.
• Clare Carey as Helen McGuire.
• Mathew St. Patrick as Bobby Nixon.
• Alex Fernandez as Luis Perez.
• Ariel Gade as Emma Perez.
• Rod Rowland as LAPD Detective Douglas Grozen.
• Brian Gross as Morris Raspen.
• Seidy López as Gail Ramirez.
• Kinga Philipps as Heather.
• Matt Battaglia as Kurt Holgate.
• Warren Kole as Pete Briggs.
• Jonathan Adams as Peter Caldwell.
• Jay Malone as Adriano Carlson.
• Fay Wolf as Delores.
• Isaiah Mustafa as Brent Duffy.
• Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto; NCIS Washington's Forensic Investigator.
• Kelly Hu as Lee Wuan Kai.
• Kelvin Yu as Jimmy Su.
• Kathleen Munroe as Aimee Su.
• Michael Marisi Ornstein as Frank Davis.
• Monet Mazur as Secret Service Agent Natalie Giordano.
• Mark Rolston as Jerrold "Pallet" Mulhearn.
• Tyler Jacob Moore as Brandon Valdivia.
• Rachael Carpani as Amy.
• Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck.
• Charles Esten as John Cole / Ethan Stanhope.
• Andrew Rothenberg as Teddy Morgan.
• Jeronimo Spinx as Thompson.
• Michael Reilly Burke as Malcolm Tallridge.
• Richard Brake as John Bordinay.
• Kris Lemche as Tom Smith.
• Sean Wing as Ted Brock.
• Dawn Stern as Gretchen Jenkins.
• Assaf Cohen as Tariq Barad Al-jabiri.
• Nikki Hahn as Elly Johnson.
• Henri Lubatti as Safar Jaddalah.
• J. R. Bourne as Dallas.
• Josh Kelly as Mostel Renney.
• Bambadjan Bamba as Deng Oyat.
• Jeffrey Pierce as Neil Corby.
• Audrey Marie Anderson as Kristin Donnelly.
• Kenny Johnson as Tommy Boyd.
• David Monahan as Jon Donnelly.
• Michael Irby as Montrell Perez.
• Parry Shen as Ty.
• Julianna McCarthy as Esther Balmore.
• Andrew Connolly as Jacobus Troyger.
• Dameon Clarke as Gage Jensen.
• Devon Sawa as Matt Bernhart.
• Brian Goodman as Damien Salerno.
• Mac Brandt as Mick Benelli.
• Ian Harding as Curtis Lacross.
• Tzi Ma as Jun Lee.
• Elizabeth Sung as Ming Lee.
• James Harvey Ward as Vic Stearnard.
• Elaine Kao as Xue-Li.
• Rachael Stirling as Hot Girl.
• Katerina Mikailenko as Video Girl.
• Dichen Lachman as Allison Pritchett / Allysia Takada.
• Scout Taylor-Compton as Angela Rush.
• Jake McLaughlin as Keith Rush.
• David Andriole as Garrison Timmons.
• Walter Perez as Omar Alvares.
• Lew Temple as Mr. Loobertz.
• Helena Mattsson as Joanna.
• Sticky Fingaz as Rashad "Slide" Hollander.
• Paul James (actor) as James "Junior" Dobbs.
• Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks; a Deep Cover LAPD Detective
• Matt Gerald as Victor Janklow.
• Dayo Ade as Nelson Shabazz.
• Sean Carrigan as Craig Mangold.
• Dan Henderson as Himself.
• Frank Shamrock as Himself.
• Gilbert Melendez as Himself.
• Josh Thomson as Himself.
• K.J. Noons as Himself.
• Cung Le as Himself.
• Bernard White as Ben Darva.
• Faran Tahir as Hassad Al-Jahiri.
• Brook Kerr as Sapphire.
• Tom Winter as Nassir.
• Daniel Hugh Kelly as Man.
• Carlo Rota as Kalil Abramson.
• Abdoulaye N'Gom as Iza.
• Yancey Arias as Rick Medina.
• April Parker Jones as Susan Brosnan.
• Mark Saul as Ethan.
• Peter Wingfield as Eugene Keelson.
• Steve Bacic as Ruman Marinov.
• Gregory Alan Williams as Vendor Phil.
• Benjamin Byron Davis as Waiter.
• David Dayan Fisher as Trent Kort.
• Jacqueline McKenzie as Amy Taylor.
• Eli Danker as Karim Akbari.
• Nancy Linehan Charles as Jessica Haymes.

Overview

The first season had 7 actors get star billing. Chris O'Donnell portrayed G. Callen, an NCIS Special Agent in charge of the Office of Special Projects team in Los Angeles.^[8] Though his friends call him "G" he does not know what his first name is. LL Cool J portrays Sam Hanna, a former Navy SEAL working as a Senior NCIS agent.^[8] Sam is G's partner and is very curious about his past. Daniela Ruah portrayed Kensi Blye, a Junior Field agent on the NCIS Office of Special Projects who comes from a Marine family, studied forensics and criminology in college, and is fluent in Portuguese, lip reading, and Morse code.^[9] Adam Jamal Craig portrayed Dominic "Dom" Vail, the team's rookie agent.^[10] After his character disappeared in the episode "Missing" he was changed to a guest star.^[11] He was written out of the show in the episode "Found" when Dom was fatally wounded while trying to escape from his kidnappers. Peter Cambor portrayed Dr. Nathaniel "Nate" Getz, the operational psychologist working with NCIS observing surveillance tapes and watching or conducting interrogations in order to create psychological profiles of suspects.^[9] Nate briefly expressed interest in doing field work but was dissuaded by everyone on the team. Barrett Foa portrayed Eric Beal, the technical operator for the OSP who serves as the primary contact both for agents in the field and with Director Leon Vance.^[12] Foa was changed from guest starring to a starring role as of the thirteenth episode of the season. Linda Hunt portrayed Henrietta "Hetty" Lange, the Operations Manager at NCIS in Los Angeles.^[8] Hetty has been compared to the character Q in the James Bond novels and films.^[13][14]

Rocky Carroll had a recurring role as Leon Vance,^[15] the Director of NCIS.

Brian Avers appeared in three episodes as Special Agent Mike Renko;^[16] Pauley Perrette appeared in two episodes as Abby Sciuto,^[17] the forensic specialist at NCIS headquarters. Eric Christian Olsen guest starred in two episodes as Marty Deeks,^[18] the NCIS / LAPD Liaison Officer.

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Identity"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Shane Brennan	September 22, 2009	101	18.73[19]
Having successfully recovered from his near-fatal shooting at the end of the pilot episode, "Legend", Callen rejoins the OSP team whose headquarters have since moved to a new location. His first case back involves a Navy commander who was kidnapped by a drug cartel and eventually killed in a shootout between the cartel and members of the LAPD. The team soon discovers that the commander's actions might have jeopardized a highly classified military operation against various drug cartels in Mexico and also put the life of his young niece in great danger, forcing the team to race against the clock to find and save the young girl before it's too late.
2	2	"The Only Easy Day"	Terrence O'Hara	R. Scott Gemmill	September 29, 2009	102	17.42[20]
Sam is left feeling betrayed when he learns that a military-style hit on a drug dealer was carried out by a group of former SEALs, people that Sam himself trained, but the double-crossing might run much deeper than originally thought and might even involve a member of the LAPD.
3	3	"Predator"	Tony Wharmby	Dave Kalstein	October 6, 2009	104	16.31[21]
During a Marine Corps training exercise, an MQ-1 Predator and Hellfire missile are hijacked and stolen leaving a Marine dead. The team is forced to step into the hacker underworld in order to get answers and also retrieve the missiles before they fall into enemy hands, thereby putting the entire country at risk from a rogue missile attack.
4	4	"Search and Destroy"	Steve Boyum	Gil Grant	October 13, 2009	105	15.32[22]
A mentally unstable Iraq war veteran arrives in L.A. and his actions trigger a series of killings. As the team looks for the ex-Marine, a private security firm with its own deadly agenda muscles in, threatening the case.
5	5	"Killshot"	David M. Barrett	Shane Brennan	October 20, 2009	103	16.50[23]
A defense contractor is murdered while on a jet-ski, and the team fears that his classified-software secrets are lost until they find a suspect: a North Korean assassin named Lee Wuan Kai, who has possible connections to Director Vance and whose own presence has also haunted Vance for several years. Meanwhile, rookie Agent Dominic Vail goes on an undercover assignment for the first time. This is continued in the NCIS episode, "Endgame".
6	6	"Keepin' It Real"	Leslie Libman	Matt Pyken	November 3, 2009	106	15.29[24]
A Marine corporal is found dead after dropping from the top of a high rise apartment building. The LAPD think it to be suicide, but NCIS is brought in and soon figure out that he was murdered. As they investigate the death, a major counterfeiting ring is uncovered and a Secret Service agent arrives to help them with the case despite the team's best efforts to brush her off.
7	7	"Pushback"	Paris Barclay	Shane Brennan	November 10, 2009	107	16.19[25]
A range of surveillance photos found on the body of a murdered woman has the team tackling the cold case of Callen's near-fatal shooting several months ago. They eventually set up a very dangerous assignment: to find out who ordered for Callen to be killed and to also bring his would-be murderer to justice.
8	8	"Ambush"	Rod Holcomb	Lindsay Sturman	November 17, 2009	108	14.81[26]
While Hetty is attending a Senate hearing in D.C., the investigation of a murdered Marine Lance Corporal leads the NCIS team to stolen anti-tank missiles and a dangerous militia group which Special Agent Mike Renko has been investigating and as such, both Callen and Sam are caught in the middle.
9	9	"Random on Purpose"	Steven DePaul	Speed Weed	November 24, 2009	109	17.18[27]
When a Navy engineer is murdered, the team believe that international espionage might be the motive for his death but they're in for a shock when Forensic Scientist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette, reprising her role in the original NCIS) arrives in from the Navy Yard in Washington D.C, having traveled to Los Angeles with information suggesting that a possible serial killer, one she calls the Phantom is responsible. She also claims that what makes him so unique is his M.O. which is that his killings are totally random with no repeats and that the killer himself also leaves no physical evidence of any kind behind. However, when Abby herself is kidnapped after spending the evening at a bar with Eric, Callen and the team find themselves racing against the clock to save Abby's life and stop the murderer before it's too late.
10	10	"Brimstone"	Terrence O'Hara	Teleplay by: R. Scott Gemmill & Gil Grant Story by: R. Scott Gemmill	December 15, 2009	110	17.36[28]
A trio of Marine veterans are targeted by a bomber with one of them dying as a result of his cell-phone exploding and the evidence leads the team to a disfigured ex-serviceman who's been fingered for murder in Iraq.
11	11	"Breach"	Perry Lang	Teleplay by: Shane Brennan & R. Scott Gemmill Story by: R. Scott Gemmill	January 5, 2010	111	18.07[29]
When a petty officer is murdered, the team discover a plot at a strip club that involves intelligence secrets which are being exorted and presumably sold. Meanwhile, a vulnerable young friend of Sam's is unknowingly recruited by an Islamic militant.
12	12	"Past Lives"	Elodie Keene	Dave Kalstein	January 12, 2010	112	15.50[30]
One of Callen's old aliases is brought back to life as he prepares to investigate the shooting of a sailor and in the process, he uncovers a shocking secret from his past.
13	13	"Missing"	David M. Barrett	Gil Grant & Matt Pyken	January 26, 2010	113	17.16[31]
Hetty receives an "Agent needs assistance" call from Special Agent Dom Vail. The NCIS team find his blood covered car, but soon become convinced that the blood is not his, leaving the team wondering if Dom is dead or alive. The episode ends with the team struggling to come to terms with Dom's disappearance while Callen files a missing persons report for Dom, officially classifying his status as "Missing".
14	14	"LD50"	Jonathan Frakes	Speed Weed & R. Scott Gemmill	February 2, 2010	114	16.42[32]
The agents discover that a biochemical weapons expert suffering from Alzheimer's disease was tricked into producing a deadly toxin for an arms dealer. When Sam goes undercover to the auction they learn that there will be a demonstration of the weapon in a Los Angeles mall, and the team must hurry to stop it.
15	15	"The Bank Job"	Terrence O'Hara	Dave Kalstein	February 9, 2010	115	17.91[33]
While attempting to open a security deposit box at a bank, armed robbers hold hostage and then start battling with Special Agent Kensi Blye, leading to her being shot in the chest. The events of the day before are then revisited, revealing that Kensi's injuries are not as they seem and neither are the robbers.
16	16	"Chinatown"	Alan J. Levi	Lindsay Sturman	March 2, 2010	116	14.97[34]
The team suspects that the death of a naval officer ruled as a suicide could be a murder, and that the crime implies a possible threat to national security. And things get worse when it's discovered that the victim was actually a spy working for the Chinese government with technology capable of compromising an important mission he was due to embark on before his suicide. This revelation leads the team to a rogue sleeper cell and they must save the victim's family before it's too late.
17	17	"Full Throttle"	David M. Barrett	Joseph C. Wilson	March 9, 2010	117	16.99[35]
The team investigates the death of a sailor who died in an underground street race, and they find that his car was sabotaged, resulting in it later exploding, killing the sailor. Meanwhile, having been caught speeding again, Callen, on Hetty's orders and much to his own dismay, is forced to go to traffic school while the rest of the team handle the case.
18	18	"Blood Brothers"	Karen Gaviola	Tim Clemente	March 16, 2010	118	15.10[36]
A Marine is killed in a gang-related drive-by shooting, and the team fears his younger brother may also be targeted. They soon uncover evidence of an operation smuggling automatic weapons which are being taken from the Iraqi battlefields and placed into the hands of a local street gang.
19	19	"Hand-to-Hand"	Paris Barclay	Matt Pyken	April 6, 2010	119	13.79[37]
The investigation of an ex-marine's murder leads the team to a mixed martial arts gym, where Sam must go undercover.
20	20	"Fame"	Dennis Smith	Speed Weed	April 27, 2010	120	15.62[38]
The death of a marine leads the team to Hollywood glitz and glamor. Recruited by Hetty, Detective Marty Deeks officially joins the team as the NCIS/LAPD liaison officer.
21	21	"Found"	James Whitmore, Jr.	R. Scott Gemmill	May 4, 2010	121	14.34[39]
After months of getting nowhere, the team finally receives video evidence of Dom being held hostage several months after his original kidnapping in "Missing". With a deadline being issued by the group who also demand the release of its captured leader, the OSP team rushes to Dom's aid in hopes of saving him before the deadline expires but the final outcome might be something no-one was expecting and when it does happen, the team finds itself being forever changed as a result.
22	22	"Hunted"	Steven DePaul	Corey Miller	May 11, 2010	122	16.04[40]
The team searches for the head of the terrorist organization responsible for Dom Vail's kidnapping and who escaped from Army custody during a secretive transfer. Meanwhile the OSP team struggle to come to terms with Dom's tragic death and Hetty has second thoughts about continuing on as OSP's Operational Manager.
23	23	"Burned"	Steve Boyum	Teleplay by: Gil Grant & Dave Kalstein Story by: Dave Kalstein	May 18, 2010	123	15.23[41]
Callen's cover is blown and at the same time the NCIS OSP's computers are hacked, forcing the team to go off the grid for the time being. The team struggles to get back on its feet while at the same time investigating the source of the security breach which is later revealed to have come from a shadowy intelligence dealer who has ties to an Eastern European mafia group.
24	24	"Callen, G."	Tony Wharmby	Shane Brennan	May 25, 2010	124	13.12[42]
The NCIS team races against the clock to stop a brutal and murderous cabal who are hellbent on launching nuclear war in the Middle East while Callen finds himself embarking on a very personal and possibly the most dangerous mission of his entire career so far- to find the woman who might hold the answers to his true identity and past.

Reception

Ratings

The series premiere drew approximately 18.7 million viewers on September 22, 2009. This made the series the most watched new show for the Fall 2009 television season. Ratings were behind the seventh season premiere of sister show NCIS.

Episode	US ratings		Canada ratings			Australia ratings			UK ratings
	Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Viewers (millions)	Rank		Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Week Rank	Original air date	Viewers (millions)	Week Rank
				Night	Week
"Identity"	September 22, 2009	18.06[19]	1.701[43]	2	14	September 30, 2009	0.935[44]	40	October 21, 2009	0.735[45]	5
"The Only Easy Day"	September 29, 2009	17.42[20]	1.927[46]	3	18	October 7, 2009	0.915[47]	40	October 21, 2009	0.554[45]	9
"Predator"	October 6, 2009	16.31[21]	1.926[48]	2	14	October 14, 2009	1.435[49]	38	October 28, 2009	0.563[45]	10
"Search and Destroy"	October 13, 2009	15.32[22]	1.857[50]	2	15	October 21, 2009	1.052[51]	29	October 28, 2009	0.576[45]	9
"Killshot"	October 20, 2009	16.50[23]	1.887[52]	2	13	October 28, 2009	1.429[53]	36	November 4, 2009	0.507[45]	10
"Keepin' It Real"	November 3, 2009	15.29[24]	1.788[54]	4	19	November 11, 2009	1.293[55]	40	November 4, 2009	0.580[45]	8
"Pushback"	November 10, 2009	16.19[25]	2.141[56]	2	13	November 18, 2009	1.302[57]	39	November 11, 2009	0.530[45]	8
"Ambush"	November 17, 2009	14.81[26]	1.890[58]	2	14	March 23, 2010	1.25[59][60]	40+	November 18, 2009	0.463[45]	9
"Random on Purpose"	November 24, 2009	17.18[27]	1.929[61]	3	13	March 30, 2010	1.3[62]	8	November 25, 2009	0.567[45]	5
"Brimstone"	December 15, 2009	17.36[28]	0.917[63][lower-alpha 1]	11	29	April 6, 2010	0.838[64]	40	March 15, 2010	<0.581	-
"Breach"	January 5, 2010	17.96[65]	1.582[66]	5	11	April 13, 2010	1.24[67]	38	March 22, 2010	<0.480	-
"Past Lives"	January 12, 2010	15.50[30]	1.399[68]	5	20	April 20, 2010	0.771[69]	64	March 29, 2010	0.564	9
"Missing"	January 26, 2010	17.16[31]	1.239[70]	4	21	April 27, 2010	0.898[71]	47	April 5, 2010	<0.511	-
"LD50"	February 2, 2010	16.42[32]	1.770[72]	3	16	May 4, 2010	1.36[73]	36	April 12, 2010	0.560	9
"The Bank Job"	February 9, 2010	17.91[33]	1.937[74]	3	18	May 11, 2010	1.32[75]	39	April 19, 2010	0.574	7
"Chinatown"	March 2, 2010	14.98	1.783[76]	2	17	May 18, 2010	1.44[77]	34	April 26, 2010	<0.496	-
"Full Throttle"	March 9, 2010	16.93	1.832[78]	3	16	May 25, 2010	1.42[79]	36	May 3, 2010
"Blood Brothers"	March 16, 2010	15.04	2.053[80]	3	6	June 1, 2010	0.964	13	May 10, 2010
"Hand-to-Hand"	April 6, 2010	13.79[37]	1.741[81]	3	14	June 8, 2010	0.916[82]	51	May 17, 2010
"Fame"	April 27, 2010	15.53[38]	N/A[lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 15, 2010	0.946[83]	52	May 24, 2010	0.484	10
"Found"	May 4, 2010	14.34[39]	N/A[lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 22, 2010	0.817[84]	63	May 31, 2010
"Hunted"	May 11, 2010	16.04[40]	N/A[lower-alpha 1]	N/A	N/A	June 29, 2010	0.828[85]	58	June 7, 2010	0.535	7
"Burned"	May 18, 2010	15.23[41]	1.037[86][lower-alpha 1]	10	30	July 6, 2010	1.046[87]	32	June 14, 2010	0.425	6
"Callen, G"	May 25, 2010	13.12[42]	0.785[88][lower-alpha 1]	12	30	July 13, 2010	0.930[89]	47	June 21, 2010	0.561	2

Notes

1. These episodes aired in Canada at 10 pm on the Monday preceding their U.S. broadcast.

Home media releases

DVD

Set details				Special features
Country	North America	United Kingdom	Australia	Bonus Featurettes: Inspired Television: NCIS: LA The L.A. Team: Meet the Cast and Crew Inside the Inner Sanctum: The Set Tour Do You Have a Visual? Inside the OPS Center Lights, Camera...ACTION! The Stunts of NCIS: LA Commentary Shane Brennan on "Identity"
# episodes	26
Aspect ratio	1.78:1
Running time	1032 minutes
Audio	Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles	English, French, Spanish	English SDH	N/A
No. of discs	6	6	6
Region	1 (NTSC)	2 (PAL)	4 (PAL)
Rating	NOT RATED	15	M
Release date	August 31, 2010[90]	August 2, 2010[91]	August 19, 2010[92]

Blu-Ray

Set details				Special features
Country	North America	United Kingdom	Australia	Bonus features:[93] Inspired Television: NCIS:LA The L.A. Team: Meet the Cast and Crew Inside the Inner Sanctum: The Set Tour Do You Have a Visual? Inside the OPS Center Lights, Camera...ACTION! The Stunts of NCIS:LA L.L. Cool J Music Video "No Crew Is Superior" The Making of... "No Crew Is Superior" Commentary track with Shane Brennan CBS Promos BD CONNECT
# episodes	26	26	N/A
Aspect ratio	1.78:1	1.78:1	N/A
Running time	1027 minutes	1027 minutes	N/A
Audio	English:5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio French: Stereo	English:5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio	N/A
Subtitles	English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles	English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles	N/A
No. of discs	5	6	N/A
Rating	NOT RATED	N/A	N/A
Region	A	B
Release dates	August 31, 2010[94]	N/A	N/A

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General references

• "NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 episodes". NCIS: Los Angeles Episodes. TV Guide. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
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External links

• Official website at CBS