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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan
    10.0/10(3 votes)

    #1 - The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan

    S2:E14

    When the team's trusted K-9 agent, Gary Callahan, is critically wounded at a crime scene, NIS races to track down the culprit while a surprising pre-Pendleton chapter in Franks' life is revealed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  2. undefined Season 19 Episode 4 - Great Wide Open
    8.9/10(9 votes)

    #2 - Great Wide Open

    S19:E4

    Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska while the team works at home to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - Blue Bayou
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Blue Bayou

    S1:E10

    As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  4. undefined Season 19 Episode 18 - Last Dance
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Last Dance

    S19:E18

    When an infamous arms dealer, Reymundo Diaz, is released from prison and bodies start piling up, Torres is forced to face the repercussions of his actions during an undercover operation he worked on years ago.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  5. undefined Season 16 Episode 18 - Mona Lisa
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Mona Lisa

    S16:E18

    Torres relies on his team's investigative skills after he wakes up on a dilapidated fishing boat and is covered in blood and unable to remember the last 12 hours.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  6. undefined Season 16 Episode 22 - ...and Executioner
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - ...and Executioner

    S16:E22

    After NCIS finds a secret government bank account that’s funding a nationwide network of vigilante justice, the team must determine who is acting as judge and jury.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  7. undefined Season 17 Episode 14 - On Fire
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #7 - On Fire

    S17:E14

    After Torres and Bishop are victims of a hit-and-run, Torres fights for his life in the Intensive Care Unit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  8. undefined Season 20 Episode 7 - Love Lost
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Love Lost

    S20:E7

    NCIS must investigate the Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  9. undefined Season 18 Episode 5 - Head of the Snake
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Head of the Snake

    S18:E5

    Gibbs and Fornell's crusade to find the head of the drug ring responsible for Fornell's daughter Emily's overdose comes to a climax.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  10. undefined Season 18 Episode 10 - Watchdog
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Watchdog

    S18:E10

    NCIS uncovers a secret dogfighting ring, which leads to an unexpected move by one of the team members.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  11. undefined Season 17 Episode 6 - Institutionalized
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Institutionalized

    S17:E6

    After a Petty Officer’s son is found murdered at his “welcome home from prison” party, evidence suggests Kasie’s lifelong best friend, Dante Brown, is the suspect.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  12. undefined Season 18 Episode 16 - Rule 91
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Rule 91

    S18:E16

    While pursuing a dangerous arms dealer, the team is shocked when Bishop is implicated in an old NSA leak while Gibbs and Marcie realize the killer they've been tracking may be onto them.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  13. undefined Season 15 Episode 19 - The Numerical Limit
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #13 - The Numerical Limit

    S15:E19

    Gibbs is granted protective custody of a ten-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  14. undefined Season 7 Episode 8 - Power Down
    8.1/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Power Down

    S7:E8

    The team literally finds themselves in the dark when the investigation into the death of a Lieutenant is connected to a city-wide blackout.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 2 - Enter Sandman (2)
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #15 - Enter Sandman (2)

    S1:E2

    Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 4 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Good Cop, Bad Cop

    S7:E4

    When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  17. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Lost and Found
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Lost and Found

    S5:E9

    The NCIS team have to babysit a nine-year-old son of a missing man, a survivalist who is somehow connected to a cold case murder. The investigation leads the team into the wilderness, where they discover a shocking truth about the man's past.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Judgment Day (2)
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Judgment Day (2)

    S5:E19

    When one of their own is killed, the team must find the killer before they get to another member of the team, Gibbs. In an emotional investigation, the team tries to stay together, against the wishes of Assistant Director Vance.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Remember Me
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Remember Me

    S2:E10

    A serial killer claims to have clues about the murder of another prisoner; Frankie Jr. prepares to take the detectives exam.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  20. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Darlin', Don't Refrain
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Darlin', Don't Refrain

    S1:E17

    After the shocking developments in the Sandman case, the team works with the FBI to investigate further; while Wheeler struggles to hold onto his job, his family reaches a crisis point.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  21. undefined Season 6 Episode 25 - Aliyah
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Aliyah

    S6:E25

    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.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  22. undefined Season 5 Episode 18 - Judgment Day (1)
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Judgment Day (1)

    S5:E18

    When a former NCIS agent is found dead, the entire team is put in danger as they hunt after the killer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  23. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - Bounce
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #23 - Bounce

    S6:E16

    A murder prompts the reopening of one of Tony's old investigations, leading Gibbs and DiNozzo to reverse roles to solve the case.

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    Writer:David J. North

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  24. undefined Season 19 Episode 9 - Collective Memory
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Collective Memory

    S19:E9

    When a hotshot financial advisor is found shot at a Naval station, NCIS investigates the case by interviewing the victim’s three-dimensional hologram of herself, which she created before her death.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:David J. North

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  25. undefined Season 16 Episode 7 - A Thousand Words
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #25 - A Thousand Words

    S16:E7

    After a mural by a street artist and activist is stolen, the NCIS investigation leads to a conspiracy regarding a Navy contractor and the safety of ocean mammals.

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    Writer:David J. North

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David J. North Ratings Summary

"The Beautiful Ballad of Gary Callahan" is the best rated episode written by David J. North. It scored 10/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 4/7/2026 and is rated 1.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Great Wide Open".