. . . . . . . . . . . . . "* Jade Carter as Sergei Zhukov"@en . . . "* Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs\n* Michael Weatherly as Anthony DiNozzo\n* Robyn Lively as Vivian Blackadder\n* Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto\n* Alan Dale as Thomas Morrow\n* Zoe McLellan as Jennifer Coates\n* Faran Tahir as Amad Bin Atwa\n* David McCallum as Donald Mallard\n* Tom Jay Jones as Don Dobbs"@en . . . . . . . "JAG"@en . . . "List of JAG episodes"@en . . . . . "20"^^ . "8"^^ . "* Tamlyn Tomita as Tracy Manetti"@en . . "2003-04-29"^^ . . "13742"^^ . . . . "NCIS backdoor pilot"@en . . . . . "66978494"^^ . . . "no"@en . . . . . "\"Ice Queen\" and \"Meltdown\" is the two-part backdoor pilot for the American crime drama NCIS. The episodes aired as the twentieth and twenty-first episodes of the eighth season of the American legal drama JAG. Both episodes were written by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. \"Ice Queen\" was directed by Bellisario and aired on CBS on April 22, 2003. \"Meltdown\" was directed by Scott Brazil and aired on April 29, 2003. Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Robyn Lively, Pauley Perrette, Alan Dale, Zoe McLellan, Faran Tahir, and David McCallum guest-starred in both episodes as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Anthony DiNozzo, Vivian Blackadder, Abby Sciuto, Thomas Morrow, Jennifer Coates, Amad Bin Atwa, and Donald Mallard, respectively. Harmon, Weatherly, Perrette, Dale, and McCallum all went on to play the same characters in NCIS. Alicia Coppola, who guest-starred in \"Meltdown\" as Faith Coleman, also reprised her role in NCIS. \"Ice Queen\" follows the NCIS team, led by Special Agent Gibbs, as they investigate the murder of Lieutenant Loren Singer and ultimately arrest Commander Harmon Rabb as their prime suspect. \"Meltdown\" shows Rabb's trial and the continued investigation by the NCIS team to find the real culprit. The subplot for both episodes involves the NCIS also working to prevent terrorist attacks. \"Ice Queen\" was watched live by 13.8 million viewers, while \"Meltdown\" was watched by 13.6 million viewers."@en . . . . . . . "1092276795"^^ . . . . "\"Ice Queen\" and \"Meltdown\" is the two-part backdoor pilot for the American crime drama NCIS. The episodes aired as the twentieth and twenty-first episodes of the eighth season of the American legal drama JAG. Both episodes were written by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill. \"Ice Queen\" was directed by Bellisario and aired on CBS on April 22, 2003. \"Meltdown\" was directed by Scott Brazil and aired on April 29, 2003."@en . . . . . "\"Ice Queen\" and \"Meltdown\""@en . "2003-04-22"^^ . . "Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "* W.K. Stratton as Ted Lindsey \n* Alicia Coppola as Faith Coleman \n* Michael Muhney as Jack McBurney \n* Nanci Chambers as Loren Singer \n* Paul Norwood as Judge \n* Joseph Hodge as Merchant Seaman \n* Vyto Ruginis as Agent Dawkins"@en . . . "* William Francis McGuire as Scout Leader"@en . . .