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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 8

Every episode of NCIS Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 8!

The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 8

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 Spider and the Fly
    8.4/10(964 votes)

    #1 - Spider and the Fly

    S8:E1

    Gibbs must take desperate measures to protect his loved ones with Paloma Reynosa still on the loose.

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  2. Background image for Worst Nightmare
    8.0/10(797 votes)

    #2 - Worst Nightmare

    S8:E2

    The NCIS team has to find a young girl that was kidnapped, but their investigation turns into something else when her grandfather gets way too involved.

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  3. Background image for Short Fuse
    7.7/10(748 votes)

    #3 - Short Fuse

    S8:E3

    The team investigates a bomb tech's guarded personal life after she is attacked.

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  4. Background image for Royals and Loyals
    7.7/10(776 votes)

    #4 - Royals and Loyals

    S8:E4

    The team hopes to avoid an international incident when an American officer is killed on a British ship.

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    Director:Arvin Brown
  5. Background image for Dead Air
    7.4/10(760 votes)

    #5 - Dead Air

    S8:E5

    The team uncovers a sinister plan when a controversial DJ and a naval officer are shot to death.

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  6. Background image for Cracked
    7.5/10(763 votes)

    #6 - Cracked

    S8:E6

    Abby becomes fixated on solving a murder; DiNozzo's latest fling leads to an interesting Halloween.

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  8. Background image for Broken Arrow
    8.0/10(801 votes)

    #7 - Broken Arrow

    S8:E7

    The team is surprised when Gibbs asks Tony's father to join them in a murder investigation.

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  9. Background image for Enemies Foreign (1)
    8.2/10(848 votes)

    #8 - Enemies Foreign (1)

    S8:E8

    The team is assigned to protect Ziva's father, when his attendance at a NCIS conference leads to some unexpected surprises.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
  10. Background image for Enemies Domestic (2)
    8.4/10(895 votes)

    #9 - Enemies Domestic (2)

    S8:E9

    The team scrambles for answers after a shocking ambush reveals a new twist to their current investigation.

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    Director:Mark Horowitz
  11. Background image for False Witness
    7.6/10(737 votes)

    #10 - False Witness

    S8:E10

    The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a Navy petty officer who is the sole witness in an upcoming murder trial.

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  12. Background image for Ships in the Night
    8.0/10(769 votes)

    #11 - Ships in the Night

    S8:E11

    Gibbs and the NCIS team partner with a Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Agent to solve the murder of a Marine gunned down on a dinner boat.

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  13. Background image for Recruited
    7.8/10(842 votes)

    #12 - Recruited

    S8:E12

    A petty officer's recruitment session at a college fair comes to a fatal end, prompting the NCIS team, accompanied by Dr. Mallard's predecessor, to solve his murder.

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    Director:Arvin Brown
  14. Background image for Freedom
    7.5/10(733 votes)

    #13 - Freedom

    S8:E13

    The NCIS team springs into action to find the assailant responsible for beating a Marine to death in his own backyard.

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    8.4/10(1.0k votes)

    #14 - A Man Walks Into a Bar ...

    S8:E14

    The NCIS team undergoes mandatory psych evaluations while investigating the death of a naval commander.

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  16. Background image for Defiance
    7.7/10(723 votes)

    #15 - Defiance

    S8:E15

    A botched assassination attempt in Belgravia forces NCIS to protect the Defense Minister's daughter, who is studying in the U.S. and smitten with McGee. Meanwhile, Gibbs investigates the death of the U.S. Marine who was killed in the bombing.

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  17. Background image for Kill Screen
    7.6/10(774 votes)

    #16 - Kill Screen

    S8:E16

    The dismembered fingertips and teeth of a murdered Marine are discovered in the stolen purse of a pickpocketer, launching NCIS on a mission to find a cold-blooded killer.

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  18. Background image for One Last Score
    7.5/10(751 votes)

    #17 - One Last Score

    S8:E17

    NCIS discovers that one of its former investigative assistants found brutally stabbed to death was selling details for how to rob a warehouse full of valuable possessions belonging to a woman convicted of fraud. Meanwhile, a new special agent joins the office.

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  19. Background image for Out of the Frying Pan...
    7.9/10(778 votes)

    #18 - Out of the Frying Pan...

    S8:E18

    Gibbs questions Vance's motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.

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    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Tell-All
    7.5/10(703 votes)

    #19 - Tell-All

    S8:E19

    NCIS connects a message in blood left by a murdered Navy commander to a manuscript that may contain classified military information.

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  21. Background image for Two-Faced
    8.1/10(779 votes)

    #20 - Two-Faced

    S8:E20

    To Gibbs' displeasure, Special Agent E.J. Barrett returns to lead the investigation of a seaman's death that may be connected to a series of port-related murders. Meanwhile, Ziva finally introduces her boyfriend, Ray, to the team.

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  22. Background image for Dead Reflection
    8.0/10(758 votes)

    #21 - Dead Reflection

    S8:E21

    The NCIS team tracks a Navy lieutenant's killer after a Pentagon security camera reveals a petty officer committing the crime. Meanwhile, Gibbs announces that Agent Barrett and her team will take over the Port-to-Port serial killer case.

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  23. Background image for Baltimore
    8.5/10(908 votes)

    #22 - Baltimore

    S8:E22

    After Tony's ex-partner, Danny Price, appears to be the Port-to-Port Killer's latest victim, he revisits his days as a detective in Baltimore, including his first encounter with Gibbs.

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  24. Background image for Swan Song
    8.5/10(960 votes)

    #23 - Swan Song

    S8:E23

    After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS teams chase every lead in a race to track him down.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
  25. Background image for Pyramid
    8.4/10(919 votes)

    #24 - Pyramid

    S8:E24

    The lives of NCIS members are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with the infamous Port-to-Port killer, on the eighth season finale of NCIS.

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Spider and the Fly" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 8. It scored 8.4/10 based on 964 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Gary Glasberg, it aired on 9/21/2010. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Worst Nightmare".