The Best Episodes Written By Reed Steiner

Every TV Episode Written by Reed Steiner Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Fathers and Sins
    8.7/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Fathers and Sins

    S3:E9

    With General Grant's deadline only two days away, a gang of riders attacks Cheyenne while Cullen and Elam pay Durant a visit.

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  2. undefined Season 2 Episode 10 - Coyotes
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Coyotes

    S2:E10

    When Lanie's report on the Barn is leaked to the press early, everyone fears the prospect of losing their jobs, including Aceveda, who's mentioned as the reason for most of the precinct's problems. Meanwhile, Gilroy skips bail and winds up on Vic's doorstep looking for help, forcing Vic and Shane to deal with him while Lem shows Strike Team newcomer Tavon the ropes; and Claudette faces some of her own demons as she and Dutch try to uncover the culprit behind a possible robbery/homicide, while Danny comes to a startling realization.

    Director:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 9 - Child's Play
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Child's Play

    S7:E9

    A dead Marine's day job at a government think tank leads Gibbs and the team into the life of a 12-year-old prodigy who may be the killer's next target.

    Director:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 4 - Carte Blanche
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Carte Blanche

    S2:E4

    Now that Vic is back to work, he and Shane go undercover as dirty cops to find the man behind a robbery and murder. Dutch and Claudette track down an old rival of Claudette's after a turned-in gun is found connected to an unsolved case, while Aceveda assigns Julien and Danny to watch over a Korean parish in an attempt to secure the Asian vote in the election.

    Director:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 8 Episode 4 - Royals and Loyals
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Royals and Loyals

    S8:E4

    The team hopes to avoid an international incident when an American officer is killed on a British ship.

    Director:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Range War
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Range War

    S3:E3

    Cullen and Elam search for their stolen food on the prairie; a stranger's arrival threatens Elam's family.

    Director:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 8 Episode 11 - Ships in the Night
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - Two-Faced
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - About Face
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #9 - About Face

    S5:E17

    Palmer is put in grave danger when he becomes the target of an anonymous murderer, whom only he can recognize.

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Out of the Frying Pan...
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 11 - Tribes
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #11 - Tribes

    S5:E11

    After a young Muslim Marine is murdered near his Mosque, Ducky refuses to perform an autopsy due to his religious beliefs. The NCIS team try to talk to the father of the deceased, and they send McGee to plant a bug in the Mosque, only to discover that the FBI already planted their own bug.

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - Internal Affairs
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Internal Affairs

    S5:E14

    The dead body of La Grenouille surfaces and the entire NCIS is put under investigation by the FBI, with Jenny as the prime suspect for his murder.

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  13. undefined Season 9 Episode 21 - Rekindled
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Designated Target
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Designated Target

    S5:E8

    A murder investigation of a Navy Admiral takes a shocking turn when a woman, a political refugee, returns home to search for her husband.

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  15. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Power
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Power

    S1:E12

    After a visit to Mariel, Russel finds that Tom has taken the children on a vacation without asking permission. Someone is hiding outside of Mariel's house and is discovered by Russel. Larkin is suspicious of Russell's intentions towards Mariel.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Dredge
    7.2/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Dredge

    S1:E9

    Russell is suspected of committing a double murder. Larkin discovers Russell's criminal history and wonders about who he really is. Mariel insists that she saw a body in the water and demands that the bay be dredged.

    Director:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 6 Episode 15 - Deliverance
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Deliverance

    S6:E15

    Demons of the past come back to haunt Gibbs when he finds a cryptic message waiting for him at a crime scene.

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Reed Steiner Ratings Summary

"Fathers and Sins" is the best rated episode written by Reed Steiner. It scored 8.7/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 9/28/2013 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "Coyotes".