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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10

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Every episode of NCIS Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10!

The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10

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...
  1. Background image for Extreme Prejudice
    7.4/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Extreme Prejudice

    S10:E1

    With NCIS headquarters damaged by the bomb, Gibbs goes on the hunt for Harper Dearing to bring him down once and for all.

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  2. Background image for Recovery
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Recovery

    S10:E2

    When the body of a missing NCIS facilities manager is found four months after disappearing on the day of the Navy Yard bombings, the NCIS team is assigned to investigate the strange case for one of their own.

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  3. Background image for Phoenix
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Phoenix

    S10:E3

    While on medical leave, Ducky orders the exhumation of a Navy Commander's body from a case closed 12 years ago. As a result, Gibbs tasks Ducky with a slightly different role on the investigation.

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  4. Background image for Lost at Sea
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #4 - Lost at Sea

    S10:E4

    When a helicopter crew is adrift at sea and later discovered on shore, the NCIS team must determine the cause of the crash and locate the missing pilot.

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  5. Background image for The Namesake
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The Namesake

    S10:E5

    A Petty Officer is gunned down in a billionaire’s Ferrari and the investigation leads the NCIS team to discover a link to a man Gibbs was named after.

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  6. Background image for Shell Shock (1)
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Shell Shock (1)

    S10:E6

    When a Navy Lieutenant who recently returned home from the Middle East is found dead from a brutal attack, the NCIS team questions the victim’s friend, Marine Captain Joe Wescott.

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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #7 - Shell Shock (2)

    S10:E7

    Gibbs continues to work with Captain Wescott while he retraces his steps in order to help the NCIS team track down a terrorist.

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  9. Background image for Gone
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Gone

    S10:E8

    As the NCIS team investigates a teenage girl’s abduction, Ziva and Abby work closely with her young friend who witnessed the kidnapping. As the investigation unfolds, Gibbs seeks help from a past contact, Miranda Pennebaker, a well-connected woman with questionable morals.

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  10. Background image for Devil's Trifecta
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Devil's Trifecta

    S10:E9

    Gibbs teams up with FBI Agent Fornell on a joint NCIS/FBI investigation after Fornell becomes the target of a shooting, but they face an unexpected twist in the case when their mutual ex-wife, Diane Sterling, gets involved.

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  11. Background image for You Better Watch Out
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - You Better Watch Out

    S10:E10

    It’s Christmas time and Tony DiNozzo can’t decide if he’ll be naughty or nice when his dad, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., comes to town for a visit.

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  12. Background image for Shabbat Shalom
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Shabbat Shalom

    S10:E11

    While the NCIS team investigates the link between a dead journalist and a Petty Officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father, who she hasn't seen in more than two years.

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  13. Background image for Shiva
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #12 - Shiva

    S10:E12

    In the aftermath of an event that strikes close to home, the NCIS team unites to seek answers and demand justice in order to protect their most vulnerable colleagues.

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  14. Background image for Hit and Run
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Hit and Run

    S10:E13

    The NCIS team investigates a Marine’s car accident and ignites some upsetting past memories for Abby as a young girl on the trail of her first “case”.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Canary
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - Canary

    S10:E14

    The NCIS team takes on a renowned hacker who could hold the key to tracking down the most-wanted cyber-terrorist in the world.

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  16. Background image for Hereafter
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Hereafter

    S10:E15

    On leave from NCIS while still grieving the loss of his wife and his kids’ mother, Director Vance discovers unexpected personal information that causes him to question everything.

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  17. Background image for Detour
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Detour

    S10:E16

    The NCIS team races to track down Ducky and Jimmy after the two disappear while transporting a body from a crime scene.

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  18. Background image for Prime Suspect
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Prime Suspect

    S10:E17

    A media frenzy surrounding an unidentified criminal prompts Gibbs’ barber to question his son’s involvement and ask for Gibbs’ help in ruling out his son as a prime suspect.

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  19. Background image for Seek
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Seek

    S10:E18

    A widowed Marine wife, whose husband was seemingly killed by a Taliban sniper, asks Gibbs for help to find out the truth.

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  20. Background image for Squall
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Squall

    S10:E19

    The team investigates death of a Navy medical officer aboard a ship that went through a storm.

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  21. Background image for Chasing Ghosts
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Chasing Ghosts

    S10:E20

    While the team takes a missing person case, Tony is disturbed by Ziva's way of coping with her father's death.

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  22. Background image for Berlin
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Berlin

    S10:E21

    Ziva continues to pursue revenge against Eli's killer, Ilan Bodnar, and Vance continues to endorse her actions despite orders from Homeland Security to rein them in.

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  23. Background image for Revenge
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Revenge

    S10:E22

    In retaliation for the murders of Eli David and Jackie Vance, the NCIS team feverishly searches for Bodnar despite orders from Homeland Security to relinquish the case.

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  24. Background image for Double Blind
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Double Blind

    S10:E23

    The team examines whether a Petty Officer is suffering from paranoia or if his claims of being followed are tied to a matter of national security.

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  25. Background image for Damned If You Do
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - Damned If You Do

    S10:E24

    The international manhunt for Eli David's killer turns into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and the team, which questions their unconventional methods and threatens their future at the agency.

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Extreme Prejudice" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 10. It scored 7.4/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Gary Glasberg, it aired on 9/25/2012. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Recovery".