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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!

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...

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  1. 8.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #1 - Shabbat Shalom

    S10:E11

    While the NCIS team investigates the link to a dead journalist and a Navy petty officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father, who she hasn't seen in more than two years. While Ziva questions the purpose of her father's visit as the Director of Mossad, her father insists he is in the U.S. strictly to see his daughter for Shabbat dinner.

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  2. 8.6/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. 8.5/10(917 votes)

    #3 - 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. Meanwhile, rumors run wild among the group after Diane stays overnight at McGee’s.

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  4. 8.5/10(862 votes)

    #4 - Seek

    S10:E18

    A widowed Marine wife, whose husband was seemingly killed by a Taliban sniper, asks Gibbs' help to find out the truth. Meanwhile Vance is conducting interviews for a nanny.

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  5. 8.4/10(868 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. 8.3/10(806 votes)

    #6 - 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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  8. 8.2/10(1.0k votes)

    #7 - Extreme Prejudice

    S10:E1

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

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  9. 8.2/10(788 votes)

    #8 - 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, on NCIS.

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  10. 8.2/10(752 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. 8.1/10(788 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 8.1/10(784 votes)

    #11 - 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. Meanwhile, Tony gets jealous when he learns Ziva is making plans with a mysterious man.

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  13. 8.1/10(773 votes)

    #12 - 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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  14. 7.9/10(708 votes)

    #13 - Double Blind

    S10:E23

    A Department of Defense investigator scrutinizes the NCIS team’s response to the Bodnar case involving the murder of Ziva’s father and Vance’s wife. Meanwhile, 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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  15. 7.8/10(824 votes)

    #14 - 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. Meanwhile, the team is required to complete mandatory psych evaluations with a crisis counselor, and Gibbs is most concerned about Abby’s recurring nightmares since the bombing.

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  16. 7.8/10(763 votes)

    #15 - 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. With Thanksgiving on the horizon, Abby’s enthusiasm for the NCIS family dinner is building, and Tony’s curiosity is peaking when he learns Ziva is making special plans for the opera.

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  17. 7.8/10(799 votes)

    #16 - 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. Meanwhile, the NCIS team is “following the money” in order to solve a murder investigation, and Abby is bursting with excitement over all the holiday festivities.

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  18. 7.7/10(684 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. 7.7/10(704 votes)

    #18 - Squall

    S10:E19

    The team investigates death of a navy medical officer aboard a ship that went through a storm. The prime suspect turns out to be a 4-star admiral, who is also McGee's estranged father.

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  20. 7.6/10(739 votes)

    #19 - 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. Gibbs realizes the Captain is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, but knows his experience overseas may also provide a key link to the crime.

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  21. 7.5/10(756 votes)

    #20 - 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. Meanwhile, the NCIS team investigates the recent death of a Marine. As both cases unfold, the team begins to question whether the two are somehow connected.

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  22. 7.5/10(753 votes)

    #21 - 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. Meanwhile, Tony and McGee channel their inner “Maverick” and “Iceman,” a la “Top Gun,” and Ziva challenges them to a dare.

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  23. 7.5/10(772 votes)

    #22 - 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”.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.4/10(677 votes)

    #23 - Chasing Ghosts

    S10:E20

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

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  25. 7.3/10(688 votes)

    #24 - 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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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Shabbat Shalom" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 10. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1032 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Christopher J. Waild, it aired on 1/8/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Shiva".