NCIS: Los Angeles

The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1

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Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1!

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
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24
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  1. 8.2/10(437 votes)

    #1 - Found

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    S1:E21

    The NCIS team races to save one of their own when they receive video evidence of Special Agent Dominic Vail being held hostage months after he was kidnapped.

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  2. 8.1/10(503 votes)

    #2 - Random on Purpose

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    S1:E9

    Forensic scientist Abby Sciuto joins the Los Angeles NCIS team when a murder case resembles the pattern for a serial killer she has been tracking.

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    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:Speed Weed
  3. 8.1/10(416 votes)

    #3 - Callen, G

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    S1:E24

    Callen races against a ruthless adversary to locate a woman who knows the whereabouts of a forgotten fortune earmarked to fund a new war in the Middle East - and also holds the tantalizing key to his unknown past.

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  4. 8.0/10(462 votes)

    #4 - Missing

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    S1:E13

    The team rushes to a crime scene after receiving an "agent needs assistance" page and learns that one of their own is in peril.

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    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:Gil Grant
  5. 7.9/10(474 votes)

    #5 - Pushback

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    S1:E7

    Following the murder of a Russian woman, the NCIS team uncovers evidence that answers who and why Callen was shot six months ago.

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  6. 7.9/10(464 votes)

    #6 - Ambush

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    S1:E8

    While Hetty is attending a Senate hearing in D.C., the investigation of a murdered Marine Lance Corporal leads the NCIS team to stolen anti-tank missiles and a dangerous militia group.

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    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 7.9/10(437 votes)

    #7 - Past Lives

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    S1:E12

    The murder of a recently released convict forces Callen to go undercover solo as an old alias, while Sam and the LA team track him from a distance.

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    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.9/10(457 votes)

    #8 - Hand-to-Hand

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    S1:E19

    When an undercover operation has the NCIS team investigating a MMA gym and its fighters, Sam Hanna is tasked with donning gloves and entering the cage for a one-on-one fight.

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    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.9/10(400 votes)

    #9 - Burned

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    S1:E23

    After Callen's cover is blown and compromises the unit, the NCIS team races to find out who is behind the security breach.

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    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.8/10(427 votes)

    #10 - The Bank Job

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    S1:E15

    While opening a safety deposit box at a local bank, NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye is shot after three armed assailants enter and hold everyone in the building hostage.

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    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.8/10(422 votes)

    #11 - Fame

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    S1:E20

    NCIS investigates the murder of a Navy officer entangled in the world of Hollywood glitz and glamour as the team is joined at Hetty's request by LAPD liaison Marty Deeks.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Speed Weed
  13. 7.6/10(418 votes)

    #12 - LD50

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    S1:E14

    A crime scene poses a national security risk when the LA team discovers the location was used to create a deadly toxin which is now missing.

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  14. 7.6/10(385 votes)

    #13 - Hunted

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    S1:E22

    The NCIS team is on the hunt for a terrorist who escaped Army custody during a secretive transfer in Los Angeles.

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    Director:Steven DePaul
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.5/10(463 votes)

    #14 - Search and Destroy

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    S1:E4

    The NCIS team searches Los Angeles for the lead suspect of a murdered Iraqi businessman, a former Marine who had been hired by a private security firm to protect him.

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    Director:Steve Boyum
    Writer:Gil Grant
  16. 7.5/10(477 votes)

    #15 - Killshot

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    S1:E5

    When a United States citizen of North Korean descent is murdered, the secrets to classified software are thought to be lost until NCIS uncovers a suspect from Director Vance's past.

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  17. 7.4/10(687 votes)

    #16 - Identity

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    S1:E1

    Callen returns back to the NCIS Office of Special Projects to solve a kidnapping case.

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  18. 7.4/10(458 votes)

    #17 - Keepin' It Real

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    S1:E6

    The NCIS team must find a motive when they discover the body of a marine who had been living a double life as a wealthy bachelor.

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    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.4/10(436 votes)

    #18 - Brimstone

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    S1:E10

    As the courtyard is being transformed with holiday decorations, the NCIS team races to solve the murder of a Marine by an exploding cell phone and to find the remaining men of his former EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) unit before another deadly explosion kills someone else.

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  20. 7.4/10(403 votes)

    #19 - Chinatown

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    S1:E16

    The death of a lieutenant commander appears to be suicide but the NCIS team uncovers evidence corresponding to murder. Also, Operational Psychologist Nate Getz joins Special Agent Kensi Blye in the field.

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    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.4/10(384 votes)

    #20 - Blood Brothers

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    S1:E18

    The investigation of a drive-by shooting has the NCIS team searching Los Angeles for the dead marine's younger brother who may be the next target and the one with the answers.

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    Director:Karen Gaviola
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.3/10(492 votes)

    #21 - Predator

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    S1:E3

    The team is assigned to track down a missing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) after it is compromised during a training exercise killing a marine before it disappears.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.3/10(409 votes)

    #22 - Breach

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    S1:E11

    The death of a Petty Officer leads the NCIS team to a teenager in Sam's life. Meanwhile, Hetty is concerned about the effect that the workload is having on the team.

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  24. 7.3/10(412 votes)

    #23 - Full Throttle

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    S1:E17

    After a sailor is killed during an underground street race, the NCIS team determines that his car had been sabotaged and contained confidential Navy equipment. Meanwhile, Callen is forced to take traffic school.

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    Director:David Barrett
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.1/10(547 votes)

    #24 - The Only Easy Day

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    S1:E2

    A case involving the murder of a drug dealer turns personal for Special Agent Sam Hanna when he discovers his former Navy Seal comrades are involved.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Found" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 1. It scored 8.2/10 based on 437 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by R. Scott Gemmill, it aired on 5/4/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Random on Purpose".