Q: What is the name of the show that preceded NCIS? It had a very handsome leading man, but I’m blanking on the show and the star. — K.L.
A: JAG, which is a United States military acronym that stands for Judge Advocate General, debuted on NBC in 1995, but the show moved to CBS a year later and lasted another nine seasons. The handsome leading man was played by David James Elliott, who was previously known as one of Elaine’s boyfriends on the Seinfeld episode titled “The Couch.”
JAG also starred Catherine Bell, Patrick Labyorteaux and John M. Jackson, all of whom have guest-starred on its very successful spin-off NCIS. Mark Harmon, Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly launched the original NCIS series, which was currently just renewed for its 22nd season.
JAG ultimately led to five NCIS series in total, each set in a different city. Unfortunately, NCIS: Hawai‘i — the first one with a female headliner (Vanessa Lachey) — was recently canceled after three seasons. It was axed days before the network was planning to announce its fall schedule. Its series finale aired on May 6.
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Q: I recently read how much money Mark Cuban had to pay in taxes. Is he the richest of the Shark Tank investors? — E.E.
A: According to an article on TVInsider, the main panel members of ABC’s Shark Tank have collectively invested $200 million into products and investment opportunities featured on the
show. Barbara Corcoran has the least net worth at an estimated (gulp) $100 million. However, the top three wealthiest are Daymond John, the CEO of FUBU, who is worth $350 million; Kevin O’Leary (AKA “Mr. Wonderful”), who has an estimated $400 million net worth;
and Mark Cuban, the only billionaire in the group, who has about $6.86 billion.
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