The article discusses the season premiere of the popular television show NCIS, titled "Stop the Bleeding." The show, which has been on for 12 seasons, has managed to maintain its high ratings by providing comfort to its mass audience. The main character, Special Agent Jethro Gibbs played by Mark Harmon, is in bad shape at the beginning of the new season after being shot twice in the previous season's finale.

In the premiere episode, Gibbs is brought aboard a Navy vessel in the Persian Gulf where a wisecracking surgeon played by Jon Cryer goes to work on his injuries. Meanwhile, back home, the rest of the team worries about Gibbs' condition. Eagle-eyed viewers will notice an interesting connection between Cryer's movie past and another member of Gibbs' circle.

During surgery, the audience is taken deep inside Gibbs' psyche where he meets old departed friends and loved ones.

They attempt to renew his sense of purpose and duty, despite his disillusionment from being fired upon by a young boy he had tried to rescue from a terrorist organization called the Calling. The team, led by Tony and the CIA's Joanna Teague, embark on a manhunt to track down the leader of the Calling, Daniel Budd, who is a merchant of death and corruptor of youth.

While the fight between good and evil is what fans expect from the show, the real shock comes later when Gibbs emerges from surgery and rehab with a fashion makeover. It seems that someone has given him a Brooks Brothers gift certificate as a get-well gift.

This new season premiere promises to deliver the action and drama that fans have come to expect from NCIS. With Gibbs' recovery and the pursuit of the Calling's leader, viewers are sure to be captivated by the show's effortlessly watchable military procedural format.