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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(979 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(816 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(764 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(792 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
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  5. Background image for Dead Air
    7.4/10(776 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(778 votes)

    #6 - Cracked

    S8:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Broken Arrow
    8.0/10(815 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(863 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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
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  10. Background image for Enemies Domestic (2)
    8.4/10(911 votes)

    #9 - Enemies Domestic (2)

    S8:E9

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

    Director:Mark Horowitz
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  11. Background image for False Witness
    7.6/10(752 votes)

    #10 - False Witness

    S8:E10

    The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a 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(786 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(860 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.

    Director:Arvin Brown
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  14. Background image for Freedom
    7.5/10(749 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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  15. Background image for A Man Walks Into a Bar ...
    8.4/10(1.1k 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(741 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.

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  17. Background image for Kill Screen
    7.7/10(792 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(767 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.

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  19. Background image for Out of the Frying Pan...
    7.9/10(797 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.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Tell-All
    7.5/10(720 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(795 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.

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  22. Background image for Dead Reflection
    8.0/10(775 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.

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  23. Background image for Baltimore
    8.5/10(926 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(978 votes)

    #23 - Swan Song

    S8:E23

    After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port Killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS team chases every lead in a race to track him down.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
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  25. Background image for Pyramid
    8.4/10(938 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.

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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 979 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".