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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 9

Every episode of NCIS Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 9!

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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 9 Episode 1 - Nature of the Beast
    8.2/10(1020 votes)

    #1 - Nature of the Beast

    S9:E1

    Gibbs and the NCIS team have to find answers regarding Tony's months-long assignment when an NCIS agent is found dead.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  2. NCIS Season 9 Episode 2 - Restless
    7.7/10(812 votes)

    #2 - Restless

    S9:E2

    The NCIS team uncovers a startling surprise after a young Marine shows up to his homecoming party with a fatal stab wound.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  3. NCIS Season 9 Episode 3 - The Penelope Papers
    7.5/10(835 votes)

    #3 - The Penelope Papers

    S9:E3

    The line between McGee's personal and professional life is blurred when NCIS uncovers a connection between his grandmother and the murder of a Navy Lieutenant.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  4. NCIS Season 9 Episode 4 - Enemy on the Hill
    7.8/10(856 votes)

    #4 - Enemy on the Hill

    S9:E4

    The NCIS team searches for the person and motive behind a contract killer targeting a Navy Lieutenant Commander.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  5. NCIS Season 9 Episode 5 - Safe Harbor
    7.7/10(820 votes)

    #5 - Safe Harbor

    S9:E5

    When a coast guard officer is gunned down on a cargo vessel, the NCIS team searches for the killer, but finds a Lebanese family seeking refuge on American soil.

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

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  6. NCIS Season 9 Episode 6 - Thirst
    7.4/10(832 votes)

    #6 - Thirst

    S9:E6

    An NCIS case changes from accidental death to murder when evidence reveals that a Navy Lieutenant died of forced over-hydration.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  7. NCIS Season 9 Episode 7 - Devil's Triangle
    8.1/10(872 votes)

    #7 - Devil's Triangle

    S9:E7

    The NCIS team searches for answers when the current husband of both Gibbs' and Fornell's ex-wife is suspiciously kidnapped.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  8. NCIS Season 9 Episode 8 - Engaged (1)
    8.1/10(851 votes)

    #8 - Engaged (1)

    S9:E8

    The NCIS team uncovers a discrepancy with DNA remains when investigating the crash of a military plane that had been transporting caskets.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  9. NCIS Season 9 Episode 9 - Engaged (2)
    8.2/10(848 votes)

    #9 - Engaged (2)

    S9:E9

    As the NCIS team continues its search for a missing Marine, Gibbs and Ziva travel to her last known whereabouts in Afghanistan.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  10. NCIS Season 9 Episode 10 - Sins of the Father
    7.6/10(780 votes)

    #10 - Sins of the Father

    S9:E10

    After Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. is found in a car with a dead body in the trunk and no memory of the previous night, the NCIS team must figure out if he is capable of murder.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  11. NCIS Season 9 Episode 11 - Newborn King
    8.0/10(885 votes)

    #11 - Newborn King

    S9:E11

    When a Navy Captain is killed in a hotel room, NCIS must track down and protect his very pregnant companion from unknown assailants.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  12. NCIS Season 9 Episode 12 - Housekeeping
    8.1/10(852 votes)

    #12 - Housekeeping

    S9:E12

    An investigation into the murder of a Navy Commander leads the NCIS team to E.J. Barrett’s whereabouts.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  13. NCIS Season 9 Episode 13 - A Desperate Man
    7.7/10(800 votes)

    #13 - A Desperate Man

    S9:E13

    When a Navy Lieutenant Commander is found dead in a building under construction, NCIS must search for a killer while dealing with interruptions from her distraught detective husband.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  14. NCIS Season 9 Episode 14 - Life Before His Eyes
    8.1/10(1195 votes)

    #14 - Life Before His Eyes

    S9:E14

    During a routine stop for his morning coffee, Gibbs finds himself staring down the barrel of a gun, forcing him to question choices he has made in the past and present.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  15. NCIS Season 9 Episode 15 - Secrets
    7.8/10(801 votes)

    #15 - Secrets

    S9:E15

    When a Navy Captain is found dead with an unusual costume hidden under his uniform, NCIS uncovers a secret society of real-life super heroes and must track down the villain.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  16. NCIS Season 9 Episode 16 - Psych Out
    7.7/10(780 votes)

    #16 - Psych Out

    S9:E16

    Gibbs clashes with Dr. Samantha Ryan over the truth behind a Navy reservist's possible suicide.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  17. NCIS Season 9 Episode 17 - Need to Know
    7.6/10(734 votes)

    #17 - Need to Know

    S9:E17

    Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer.

    Director:Michelle MacLaren
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  18. NCIS Season 9 Episode 18 - The Tell
    7.7/10(770 votes)

    #18 - The Tell

    S9:E18

    The Secretary of the Navy partners Gibbs with Dr. Samantha Ryan after top secret information is leaked by someone on the inside.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  19. NCIS Season 9 Episode 19 - The Good Son
    7.6/10(742 votes)

    #19 - The Good Son

    S9:E19

    A case hits close to home when the lead suspect in the murder of a Petty Officer is Director Vance's brother-in-law.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  20. NCIS Season 9 Episode 20 - The Missionary Position
    7.3/10(734 votes)

    #20 - The Missionary Position

    S9:E20

    Following the murder of a Marine, Tony and Ziva join Ziva’s longtime friend and mentor in Columbia in a search for a missing Marine Lieutenant and Navy Chaplain.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Allison Abner

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  21. NCIS Season 9 Episode 21 - Rekindled
    8.1/10(789 votes)

    #21 - Rekindled

    S9:E21

    After a warehouse fire reveals missing Navy documents, posing a potential threat to national security, the NCIS team joins the Baltimore P.D. investigation, reuniting Tony with a boy from his past.

    Director:Mark Horowitz
    Writers:Christopher J. Waild, Reed Steiner

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  22. NCIS Season 9 Episode 22 - Playing with Fire
    8.1/10(760 votes)

    #22 - Playing with Fire

    S9:E22

    The NCIS investigation of a fire on a Navy vessel reveals evidence that elevates security at all U.S. Navy facilities worldwide.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:George Schenck

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  23. NCIS Season 9 Episode 23 - Up in Smoke
    8.1/10(771 votes)

    #23 - Up in Smoke

    S9:E23

    The NCIS team analyzes what secrets could be in the hands of a terrorist targeting the Navy when a high-tech bug is found inside a probationary agent’s tooth.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  24. NCIS Season 9 Episode 24 - Till Death Do Us Part
    8.8/10(1111 votes)

    #24 - Till Death Do Us Part

    S9:E24

    Terrorism shakes the foundations of the Navy and NCIS to such an extent that Gibbs and the team face surprises that will devastate them.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Nature of the Beast" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 9. It scored 8.2/10 based on 1020 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Gary Glasberg, it aired on 9/20/2011. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Restless".