The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 6
Every episode of NCIS Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 6!
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 Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.
Season 6 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "NCIS" season 6 is "Last Man Standing", rated 8.1/10 from 941 user votes. It was directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Shane Brennan. "Last Man Standing" aired on 9/23/2008 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Agent Afloat".
8.1/10 941 votes#1 - Last Man Standing
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2008
When a petty officer is found murdered, Gibbs learns about the mysterious connection between the disbanding of his team and the case.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Shane Brennan
7.8/10 828 votes#2 - Agent Afloat
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2008
DiNozzo's investigation into a Navy Lieutenant's apparent suicide takes a surprising and deadly turn when its seems that it might have a connection to a larger, deadly scheme.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: David J. North
7.5/10 780 votes#3 - Capitol Offense
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2008
A distinguished senator asks Gibbs for help in solving the murder of a young female Naval officer.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck
8.9/10 1,304 votes#4 - Heartland
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2008
When a murder investigation leads the team to Gibbs' hometown, secrets about his past are revealed.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
7.5/10 758 votes#5 - Nine Lives
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2008
Gibbs' hunt for the killer of a marine puts him on a collision course with an old friend.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: David J. North
- 8.2/10 882 votes
#6 - Murder 2.0
Season 6 Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2008
Gibbs and his team are searching for a cyber serial killer who takes videos of his victims. The team quickly finds out that the video's of the dead victims are false.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.8/10 773 votes#7 - Collateral Damage
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2008
A Navy bank has been robbed. NCIS is responsible for the investigation. One of the new recruits assigned to the fraud unit, Special Agent Dwayne Wilson, joins the team to help.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Alfonso H. Moreno
8.5/10 876 votes#8 - Cloak
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2008
A strange delivery in a box arrived at the Navy facilities: The delivery driver and a Navy MP officer discover it is a sailor's corpse. A shocking revelation comes to light after the team is forced into playing a dangerous war game.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jesse Stern
8.2/10 860 votes#9 - Dagger
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2008
The team is forced to rely on information from questionable sources while trying to stop a criminal bent on stealing government secrets.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
7.4/10 739 votes#10 - Road Kill
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2008
The team investigates the death of a petty officer and discovers he may have been leading a violent secret life.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Steven Kriozere
- 7.9/10 860 votes
#11 - Silent Night
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/2008
During the week of Christmas, The Team is Forced to work overtime when they discover their prime suspect had been dead for 17 years.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck
- 7.9/10 814 votes
#12 - Caged
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 1/6/2009
The NCIS team must reveal the truth behind the murder of a jail guard which resulted in a prison riot and McGee being held captive by the inmates.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Alfonso H. Moreno
- 7.7/10 822 votes
#13 - Broken Bird
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2009
Secrets from Ducky's clandestine past come to the forefront after he's attacked at a crime scene. The team uncovers disturbing secrets from the good doctor's past.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 7.5/10 724 votes
#14 - Love and War
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2009
The team discovers a link between a sergeant's murder and his possibly treasonous private life.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Steven D. Binder, David J. North
- 7.6/10 743 votes
#15 - Deliverance
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2009
Demons of the past come back to haunt Gibbs when he finds a cryptic message waiting for him at a crime scene.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Dan E. Fesman, Reed Steiner
- 7.9/10 792 votes
#16 - Bounce
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/17/2009
A murder prompts the reopening of one of Tony's old investigations, leading Gibbs and DiNozzo to reverse roles to solve the case.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Steven D. Binder, David J. North
- 7.8/10 786 votes
#17 - South by Southwest
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/24/2009
When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS teams heads into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck
- 7.0/10 817 votes
#18 - Knockout
Season 6 Episode 18 - Aired 3/17/2009
The death of a boxer leads Vance to borrow the NCIS team and start investigating his death, while Gibbs digs into Vance's past.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 7.5/10 739 votes
#19 - Hide and Seek
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/2009
When a young boy finds a murder weapon, the team must trace ownership of the gun to find who used it last and who was murdered.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Dan E. Fesman
- 7.7/10 736 votes
#20 - Dead Reckoning
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/2009
Gibbs and the team must work with the shady Trent Kort to put away one of NCIS's most wanted.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Christopher J. Waild, David J. North
- 7.8/10 706 votes
#21 - Toxic
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/2009
When a government scientist goes missing, Abby is recruited to carry on his work, but the team worries that she may meet the same fate as her predecessor.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.0/10 880 votes#22 - Legend (1)
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2009
The body of a Marine leads Gibbs and McGee to the NCIS OSP division in Los Angeles, where a murder investigation quickly climbs to a matter of national security in which the two offices must work together to resolve. Meanwhile, Tony begins to snoop into Ziva's personal life.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Shane Brennan
8.1/10 846 votes#23 - Legend (2)
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/5/2009
With the appearance of Mossad agent Michael Rivkin, Tony is forced to question Ziva’s loyalty to NCIS. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Special Agent Callen goes undercover to try to catch a terrorist cell while OSP psychologist Nate Getz discovers the startling truth about Gibbs and Special Agent Lara Macy’s relationship.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Shane Brennan
- 8.3/10 866 votes
#24 - Semper Fidelis
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 5/12/2009
After a security breach at the SecNav's residence leads to the death of an ICE agent, Gibbs and the team are forced to work with ICE and the FBI to find his killer. Meanwhile, Tony finally comes face-to-face with Michael Rivkin.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
- 8.5/10 967 votes
#25 - Aliyah
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 5/19/2009
Ziva's homecoming to Israel with Gibbs and the team is not a happy reunion with her father, the enigmatic and powerful head of Mossad. As tensions rise, Gibbs is forced to make a decision that sends shock waves through NCIS.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: David J. North