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The Best Episodes Written By Don Mcgill

Every TV Episode Written by Don Mcgill Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

Don McGill Ratings Summary

"Con Job" is the best rated episode written by Don McGill. It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Ralph Hemecker. It aired on 11/20/2009 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "7 Men Out".

  • Con Job
    8.7/103 votes

    #1 - Con Job

    Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2009

    Charlie and Don reluctantly enlist the help of imprisoned con man John Buckley to help them catch a crook who's using Buckley's M.O. to rob the Diamond Exchange..

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Don McGill

  • 7 Men Out
    8.5/102 votes

    #2 - 7 Men Out

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2009

    Don and his team are called in to investigate who is behind a deadly gambling ring that is running a high-stakes Russian roulette tournament. Also, Don and Charlie become concerned about Alan's financial health.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: Don McGill

  • The Fifth Man
    8.3/103 votes

    #3 - The Fifth Man

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/24/2009

    Don's life hangs in the balance after he is injured during a raid while investigating a series of home invasions.

    Director: Ken Sanzel

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Dark Matter
    8.2/104 votes

    #4 - Dark Matter

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 4/7/2006

    Don and his team investigate a school shooting. He learns two students could have a strong motive, so Charlie uses the school's radio frequency identification system to track the shooters' movements through the school's hallways. When Charlie detects an abnormal pattern, the agents take a look at the evidence and discover a third participant no one had suspected earlier.

    Director: Peter Ellis

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Bump and Grind
    8.1/108 votes

    #5 - Bump and Grind

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2010

    When shredded remains of a man are discovered, evidence leads to multiple possible suspects.

    Director: Michael Nankin

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Provenance
    8.0/103 votes

    #6 - Provenance

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2006

    Don and the rest of the team find themselves in the midst of a confusing case. The investigation into a missing painting turns grim as a murder plot surfaces. Add Nazis to the mix, and things take an even more interesting turn!

    Director: David Von Ancken

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Killer Chat
    8.0/103 votes

    #7 - Killer Chat

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2006

    Don and Charlie track a killer who has murdered several sex predators. The predators took advantage of teenage girls they met in chat rooms. Meanwhile, Larry is ready to begin an adventure with NASA.

    Director: Chris Hartwill

    Writer: Don McGill

  • End Game
    8.0/104 votes

    #8 - End Game

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2008

    Don and his team hunt for an ex-Marine wanted for murder. Things become confusing, however, when the Marine's family is kidnapped. Is there more to this case than meets the eye?

    Director: Dennis Smith

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Cello and Goodbye (2)
    8.0/108 votes

    #9 - Cello and Goodbye (2)

    Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011

    Langston becomes more determined than ever to track down Nate Haskell, the notorious "Dick & Jane" killer, after discovering that he's kidnapped his ex-wife, Gloria.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Don McGill

  • The Curse
    7.9/1011 votes

    #10 - The Curse

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2003

    A Navy lieutenant who was reported missing nearly ten years ago has been found by a deer hunter. When the NCIS team arrives at the scene to investigate, they see that his remains have been mummified. Now, they have to find out what happened to him and what happened to the one million dollars that he had on his ship.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Soft Target
    7.8/105 votes

    #11 - Soft Target

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2005

    Don and his team are summoned to locate the person who released potentially lethal gas in the city's subway system.

    Director: Andy Wolk

    Writer: Don McGill

  • The CSI Effect
    7.8/109 votes

    #12 - The CSI Effect

    Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2014

    Finlay must deal with a bomb planted in her car. Russell gets a call from someone claiming to be the Gig Harbor killer.

    Director: Alec Smight

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Burn Rate
    7.7/103 votes

    #13 - Burn Rate

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/2007

    When Don investigates a series of bombings, he calls in Charlie to help pinpoint the bomber. But the two disagree over who the culprit is. Is it a new terrorist, or an old enemy?

    Director: Frederick King Keller

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Thirteen
    7.7/103 votes

    #14 - Thirteen

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2007

    Don, Charlie, and the team attempt to stop a serial killer who is seemingly obsessed with people resembling Biblical figures.

    Director: Ralph Hemecker

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Jacked
    7.2/104 votes

    #15 - Jacked

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/16/2009

    Don and his team must race to save the hostages being held on a hijacked bus.

    Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Left for Dead
    7.2/109 votes

    #16 - Left for Dead

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2004

    After being buried alive, a woman comes out of the grave with amnesia and the only thing she remembers is that there is a bomb aboard a Navy ship. While trying to help Jane Doe recover her identity, the team finds out that not everything is what it seemed at first.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Hung Out to Dry
    7.1/1018 votes

    #17 - Hung Out to Dry

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2003

    During a training exercise, a marine's parachute fails to open and he crashes into a parked car where two teenagers were making out. The NCIS team heads to the scene and has to determine if the marine's death was accidental or a murder.

    Director: Alan J. Levi

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Double Down
    6.7/107 votes

    #18 - Double Down

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2006

    A murder investigation at a Los Angeles card club leads the FBI to a complicated card-counting scheme involving college students.

    Director: Alex Zakrzewski

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Yankee White
    6.6/1026 votes

    #19 - Yankee White

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2003

    While on Air Force One, a Navy commanding officer dies. Agents from the Navy NCIS decide to take the investigation into their own hands and also force a Secret Service Agent to help. Now the NCIS team has to figure out if the Navy Officer's death was of natural causes or not.

    Director: Dennis Smith

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Scan Man
    6.5/104 votes

    #20 - Scan Man

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2008

    The team investigates a crew stealing high-end goods from a shipping service; Don questions his faith in the FBI when one of his men is killed on duty.

    Director: Craig Ross Jr.

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Ice Queen (1)
    6.5/102 votes

    #21 - Ice Queen (1)

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/22/2003

    A murdered JAG officer teams up the JAG staff with agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Services (NCIS).

    Director: Donald P. Bellisario

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Meltdown (2)
    6.5/102 votes

    #22 - Meltdown (2)

    Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/2003

    NCIS Agent Gibbs continues his investigation on the terrorist, Amad Bin Atwa to avert another attack on a Navy ship. Harm is court-martialed for the murder of Lt. Singer.

    Director: Scott Brazil

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Ambush
    6.0/101 votes

    #23 - Ambush

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2001

    **November 2, 2001** Harm defends a Marine who says he was obeying verbal orders when his violation of the rules of engagement led six soldiers to their deaths in a ambush.

    Director: Bradford May

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Capital Crime
    6.0/101 votes

    #24 - Capital Crime

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/2002

    Mac's psychic vision talents come into play when a female Naval officer is found with her throat slashed in a local park. What originally seems like an open and shut case involving a love triangle that led to murder becomes much more when Mac's "visions" show her puzzling images that lead to evidence of an international conspiracy. Together with Sturgis Turner, Mac follows the clues to uncover information that leads them to a possible terrorist plot in Russia to steal nuclear weapons.

    Director: Richard Compton

    Writer: Don McGill

  • Head to Toe
    6.0/101 votes

    #25 - Head to Toe

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2002

    Harm and Mac are sent to Saudi Arabia to defend a female U.S. Naval pilot who refuses to follow the local laws and wear traditional Saudi dress and veils. Lt. Joanne Donato's outspoken refusal to be escorted by males in public and to wear proper attire causes a strain on relations between a U.S. base commander and a local Muslim cleric. It also causes Mac to feel that the lieutenant is simply being a bad soldier and disobeying orders - that is until Mac is forced to abide by the policies herself. Meanwhile, Commander Turner and Rep. Bobbi Latham have a rocky first date, making the possibility of a second seem remote until Harriet and Bud come to the rescue.

    Director: Terrence O'Hara

    Writer: Don McGill