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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 1

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

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to...
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  1. 8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - Bête Noire

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    S1:E16

    A terrorist holds Ducky, Gerald, and Kate hostage while NCIS investigate how exactly the terror organization member got a job at the navy base.

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  2. 8.2/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Reveille

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    S1:E23

    The terrorist from Bette Noir returns with a plan to attack the President. Gibbs and his team follow the clues to reveal his identity and find Kate who is kidnapped.

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  3. 8.1/10(2.0k votes)

    #3 - Yankee White

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    S1:E1

    While on Air Force One, a Navy commanding officer dies. Agents from the Navy NCIS decide to take the investigation into their own hands and also force a Secret Service Agent to help. Now the NCIS team has to figure out if the Navy Officer's death was of natural causes or not.

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  4. 8.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - Dead Man Talking

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    S1:E19

    An NCIS agent has been murdered while investigating a case and the team's job is to find out what happened...

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  5. 8.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Sub Rosa

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    S1:E7

    A decomposed body is discovered in a tub of acid at a naval base and Ducky and Abby learn that the victim was a submariner. Gibbs discovers that there have been no reports of a sub crewmember missing, so he deduces that one of the subs has an imposter on board. With this new information, the team must find out which sub the man posing as the victim is in and what intentions he may have towards the sub.

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  6. 8.0/10(1.0k votes)

    #6 - One Shot, One Kill

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    S1:E13

    The team investigates when a Marine recruitment officer is found shot to death by a sniper with a grudge, who leaves a white feather behind.

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    Director:Peter Ellis
    Writer:Gil Grant
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  8. 7.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - Marine Down

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    S1:E9

    After a marine widow receives a call from her dead husband, the NCIS team takes on the case and has to exhume the body to deduce whether the call was a prank or not.

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  9. 7.9/10(991 votes)

    #8 - Missing

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    S1:E20

    A marine goes missing after a date with a reporter. During the investigation, the team discovers that three former members of his unit are dead and suspect the unit commander to be a serial killer.

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  10. 7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #9 - The Curse

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    S1:E5

    A Navy lieutenant who was reported missing nearly ten years ago has been found by a deer hunter. When the NCIS team arrives at the scene to investigate, they see that his remains have been mummified. Now, they have to find out what happened to him and what happened to the one million dollars that he had on his ship.

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  11. 7.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #10 - My Other Left Foot

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    S1:E12

    The NCIS team is called in when a severed leg bearing a marine tattoo is found in a trash bin, leading them to a small town where a murder scheme is afoot.

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  12. 7.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #11 - Enigma

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    S1:E15

    Gibbs risks his career when his former commanding officer is accused of stealing the funds.

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  13. 7.7/10(992 votes)

    #12 - UnSEALed

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    S1:E18

    The team is looking for an ex-SEAL who escaped from prison in search of revenge. He is determined to find the real murderer of his wife.

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  14. 7.7/10(952 votes)

    #13 - Split Decision

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    S1:E21

    When a body of a murdered marine is found in the forest, the investigation leads to the local militia and a weapon deal gone wrong.

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  15. 7.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #14 - Left for Dead

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    S1:E10

    After being buried alive, a woman comes out of the grave with amnesia and the only thing she remembers is that there is a bomb aboard a Navy ship. While trying to help Jane Doe recover her identity, the team finds out that not everything is what it seemed at first.

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  16. 7.5/10(1.4k votes)

    #15 - Hung Out to Dry

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    S1:E2

    During a training exercise, a marine's parachute fails to open and he crashes into a parked car where two teenagers were making out. The NCIS team heads to the scene and has to determine if the marine's death was accidental or a murder.

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    Director:Alan J. Levi
    Writer:Don McGill
  17. 7.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #16 - Seadog

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    S1:E3

    When a Navy commander's body washes up on shore along with the bodies of two drug runners, Gibbs refuses to believe that the sailor who was killed was dirty.

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  18. 7.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - High Seas

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    S1:E6

    An NCIS agent who used to work under Gibbs asks for the team's help investigating a case where sailors on an aircraft carrier are dying of a drug overdose, but have no history of any kind of drug abuse.

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  19. 7.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #18 - Minimum Security

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    S1:E8

    The NCIS team head to Cuba to investigate a Navy translator's connection to smuggling at a detention center after he suddenly dies at the wheel of his car when returning to the U.S. from Guantanamo Bay.

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  20. 7.5/10(991 votes)

    #19 - Eye Spy

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    S1:E11

    When a Navy commander, who was a technical advisor to a civilian contractor for a Navy weapon, is found dead on the beach, the NCIS team investigates the murder using satellite technology.

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  21. 7.5/10(979 votes)

    #20 - The Good Samaritan

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    S1:E14

    A navy dentist stops near the parked car to help a stranded motorist who pulls out a gun. The team investigates a murder with the help from a local sheriff, Charley, when they find out about a the similar murder of the Navy civilian employee in the was going through the nasty divorce,the wife is suspected but her alibi is perfect.

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  22. 7.4/10(970 votes)

    #21 - The Truth Is Out There

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    S1:E17

    When the body of a sailor is found after a party in an illegal night club, the team investigates a number of possible leads - including blackmail and accidental death.

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  23. 7.4/10(967 votes)

    #22 - A Weak Link

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    S1:E22

    Gibbs' team investigates the death of a SEAL during a training exercise, and come to suspect that it wasn't an accident, but a murder.

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  24. 7.3/10(1.2k votes)

    #23 - The Immortals

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    S1:E4

    The NCIS team investigates when a seaman's body is found at the bottom of the sea in his dress whites, with a ceremonial sword. They discover that he was addicted to a MMORPG. Now, the team must figure out how involved he was in the game and how far he would go to get revenge on his arch enemy, another sailor.

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    Director:Alan J. Levi

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Bête Noire" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1233 votes. Directed by Peter Ellis and written by Donald P. Bellisario, it aired on 3/2/2004. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Reveille".