9.3/103 votes#1 - Great Wide Open
Season 19 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2021
Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska while the team works at home to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: David J. North
9.0/103 votes#2 - Enter Sandman (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2024
Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Writer: David J. North
8.8/104 votes#3 - ...and Executioner
Season 16 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2019
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.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: David J. North
8.8/104 votes#4 - On Fire
Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/2020
After Torres and Bishop are victims of a hit-and-run, Torres fights for his life in the Intensive Care Unit.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: David J. North
8.7/103 votes#5 - Mona Lisa
Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2019
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: Alrick Riley
Writer: David J. North
8.3/103 votes#6 - Head of the Snake
Season 18 Episode 5 - Aired 1/19/2021
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. Also, Gibbs and Vance finally let the team in on a case that has dangerous implications.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: David J. North
8.2/104 votes#7 - Institutionalized
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2019
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.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: David J. North
8.0/106 votes#8 - Good Cop, Bad Cop
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2009
When a Marine's body surfaces halfway around the world, the investigation forces Ziva to dig up a buried chapter of her life.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: David J. North
8.0/106 votes#9 - Power Down
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2009
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: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: David J. North
8.0/104 votes#10 - The Numerical Limit
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2018
Gibbs is granted protective custody of a 10-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: David J. North
8.0/103 votes#11 - Watchdog
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 3/16/2021
NCIS uncovers a secret dogfighting ring, which leads to an unexpected move by one of the team members.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: David J. North
8.0/103 votes#12 - Rule 91
Season 18 Episode 16 - Aired 5/25/2021
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.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: David J. North
8.0/102 votes#13 - Last Dance
Season 19 Episode 18 - Aired 4/18/2022
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: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: David J. North
8.0/104 votes#14 - Love Lost
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2022
NCIS must investigate the Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: David J. North
8.0/104 votes#15 - Remember Me
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/12/2011
A serial killer claims to have clues about the murder of another prisoner; Frankie Jr. prepares to take the detectives exam.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: David J. North
8.0/102 votes#16 - Enter Sandman (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2024
Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team.
Director: Niels Arden Oplev
Writer: David J. North
7.9/108 votes#17 - Lost and Found
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2007
The NCIS team has to babysit a 9-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.
Director: Martha Mitchell
Writer: David J. North
7.9/107 votes#18 - Once Bitten, Twice Die
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2015
When a conflict in Eastern Europe threatens to escalate, Team Scorpion is called on to help facilitate secret peace talks to prevent World War III.
Director: Guy Ferland
Writer: David J. North
7.8/104 votes#19 - Judgment Day (2)
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2008
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: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: David J. North
- 7.8/106 votes
#20 - 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: David J. North
- 7.8/106 votes
#21 - 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
7.8/105 votes#22 - One Book, Two Covers
Season 14 Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/2017
A Marine's murder has connections to a dirt bike gang that Torres joined while on an old undercover operation.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: David J. North
7.8/104 votes#23 - A Thousand Words
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018
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. Also, Bishop shares a special connection with the street artist.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: David J. North
7.7/107 votes#24 - Judgment Day (1)
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2008
When a former NCIS agent is found dead, the entire team is put in danger as they hunt after the killer.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: David J. North
7.4/107 votes#25 - A Many Splendored Thing
Season 14 Episode 16 - Aired 2/21/2017
Bishop is more determined than ever to seek revenge for the murder of Qasim, her late boyfriend, after Gibbs and the team find a new lead in the Chen case. Also, Torres teaches the agents the art of pickpocketing.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: David J. North
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"Great Wide Open" is the best rated episode written by David J. North. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Terrence O'Hara. It aired on 10/11/2021 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Enter Sandman (2)".