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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10

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

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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 10 Episode 1 - Extreme Prejudice
    8.3/10(1080 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  2. NCIS Season 10 Episode 2 - Recovery
    7.8/10(859 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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  3. NCIS Season 10 Episode 3 - Phoenix
    7.6/10(786 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  4. NCIS Season 10 Episode 4 - Lost at Sea
    7.6/10(781 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  5. NCIS Season 10 Episode 5 - The Namesake
    8.2/10(823 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:George Schenck

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  6. NCIS Season 10 Episode 6 - Shell Shock (1)
    7.7/10(768 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.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  7. NCIS Season 10 Episode 7 - Shell Shock (2)
    7.9/10(792 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.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  8. NCIS Season 10 Episode 8 - Gone
    8.1/10(817 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  9. NCIS Season 10 Episode 9 - Devil's Trifecta
    8.5/10(954 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  10. NCIS Season 10 Episode 10 - You Better Watch Out
    7.8/10(829 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:George Schenck

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  11. NCIS Season 10 Episode 11 - Shabbat Shalom
    8.7/10(1068 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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  12. NCIS Season 10 Episode 12 - Shiva
    8.6/10(1055 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writers:Scott Williams, Christopher J. Waild

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  13. NCIS Season 10 Episode 13 - Hit and Run
    7.5/10(802 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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  14. NCIS Season 10 Episode 14 - Canary
    8.2/10(814 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  15. NCIS Season 10 Episode 15 - Hereafter
    7.3/10(713 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  16. NCIS Season 10 Episode 16 - Detour
    8.4/10(836 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.

    Director:Mario Van Peebles
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  17. NCIS Season 10 Episode 17 - Prime Suspect
    7.7/10(709 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  18. NCIS Season 10 Episode 18 - Seek
    8.6/10(894 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.

    Director:Michael Weatherly
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  19. NCIS Season 10 Episode 19 - Squall
    7.7/10(733 votes)

    #19 - Squall

    S10:E19

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

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Bill Nuss

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  20. NCIS Season 10 Episode 20 - Chasing Ghosts
    7.4/10(703 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  21. NCIS Season 10 Episode 21 - Berlin
    8.2/10(805 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Scott Williams, Gina Lucita Monreal

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  22. NCIS Season 10 Episode 22 - Revenge
    8.2/10(781 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  23. NCIS Season 10 Episode 23 - Double Blind
    8.0/10(736 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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Frank Cardea, Christopher J. Waild

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  24. NCIS Season 10 Episode 24 - Damned If You Do
    8.4/10(897 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Extreme Prejudice" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 10. It scored 8.3/10 based on 1080 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Gary Glasberg, it aired on 9/25/2012. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Recovery".