NCIS
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
NCIS is a long-running, traditional military crime procedural that leans patriotic and pro-service rather than progressive. It has a diverse, competent cast that fits its modern federal setting, but no identity-swapping, no preachy messaging, and essentially no LGBTQ+ focus. By WokeMeter standards it scores very low across the board.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original procedural with no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
10Features competent female agents (Kate, Ziva, Bishop) but never frames men as the problem; male leads like Gibbs and DiNozzo are central and heroic.
- Ziva David is a capable Mossad-trained agent
- Gibbs remains the respected team leader throughout
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
8Largely absent across most of the long run; only occasional minor references.
DEI Casting
20Diverse cast that fits a modern federal-agency setting without contradicting any lore.
- Varied team composition across many seasons
Preachiness
10A straightforward military-flavored crime procedural that prioritizes case-of-the-week storytelling over messaging.
- Patriotic, pro-military tone rather than activist sermons
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
8If anything the show celebrates military service and traditional heroism rather than critiquing masculinity or the West.
- Reverence for Marine Corps and Navy values
Source Betrayal
0Spun off from JAG but is an original concept with no betrayed source identity.
