NCIS co-creator Don McGill has said he’s not surprised that the show was never considered for an Emmy award.
The hugely popular police procedural, which first premiered on September 23, 2003, has launched four spin-off series and currently stands as the number 1 broadcast drama on CBS.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter to celebrate the show’s twentieth anniversary, McGill, who co-created the series alongside Donald P. Bellisario, said the show never really intended to win awards.
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“I don’t think it’s necessarily the kind of show that was out to get awards,” said McGill. “It was really a show that was out to get eyeballs, and so I’m not surprised that it wasn’t ever really in Emmy consideration.”
This is clearly a sentiment the show’s executive producer Mark Horowitz agrees with. The producer likened the series to chocolate cake….
