9.2/106 votes#1 - Spinning Wheel
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2015
After Ducky is attacked by a man claiming to have information about his half-brother who died decades ago, the NCIS team searches for the perpetrator, as Ducky recalls the final emotional days he had with his sibling. Also, with the holidays approaching, Bishop and Jake discuss the future of their relationship.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Steven D. Binder
9.2/105 votes#2 - Everything Starts Somewhere
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 11/24/2020
Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to young, new-to-America Ducky.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Steven D. Binder
9.0/108 votes#3 - House Divided
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2017
Season 15 begins with the NCIS team tirelessly searching for Gibbs and McGee two months after they were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle. Meanwhile, Vance and Torres are summoned to a congressional hearing regarding the fallout from the Paraguay mission.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
9.0/107 votes#4 - Destiny's Child
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018
One month after Director Vance was kidnapped, Gibbs is assigned the role of acting director in his absence while the team searches worldwide for his whereabouts.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.8/104 votes#5 - 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: Steven D. Binder
8.5/104 votes#6 - Check
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 1/6/2015
The NCIS team investigates copy-cat crime scenes while Gibbs navigates two ex-wives relentlessly trying to get his attention.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.2/105 votes#7 - Baltimore
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2011
After Tony's ex-partner, Danny Price, appears to be the Port-to-Port Killer's latest victim, he revisits his days as a detective in Baltimore, including his first encounter with Gibbs.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.2/104 votes#8 - Into the Light
Season 17 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2019
With their lives in danger, Gibbs and Ziva’s rogue investigation takes an unexpected turn when a possible terrorist plot is revealed.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.2/104 votes#9 - Face the Strange
Season 19 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2021
The NCIS team investigates the death of a Navy officer whose body suddenly explodes before Jimmy can examine it.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Steven D. Binder
8.0/106 votes#10 - 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: Steven D. Binder
8.0/104 votes#11 - 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: Steven D. Binder
8.0/103 votes#12 - Unseen Improvements
Season 18 Episode 14 - Aired 5/11/2021
NCIS tracks a stolen laptop to the uncle of a young boy, Phineas, Gibbs’ former neighbor.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.8/104 votes#13 - 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: Steven D. Binder
7.8/106 votes#14 - 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: Steven D. Binder
7.8/104 votes#15 - Detour
Season 10 Episode 16 - Aired 2/26/2013
The NCIS team races to track down Ducky and Jimmy after the two disappear while transporting a body from a crime scene.
Director: Mario Van Peebles
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.8/105 votes#16 - Lockdown
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2015
While visiting a pharmaceutical lab on a murder case, Abby is trapped with no communication to the outside world after armed men take over the building and hold everyone hostage.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.8/106 votes#17 - The Tie That Binds
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2016
After the NCIS team tracks evidence from the murder of a Navy captain to Ducky’s deceased mother, Ducky looks back and questions a pivotal life choice he made 37 years ago. Also, the team exchanges holiday gifts, and Gibbs spends Christmas dinner with Fornell.
Director: Arvin Brown
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.7/107 votes#18 - 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: Steven D. Binder
- 7.7/106 votes
#19 - Reunion
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2009
The team discovers the bizarre death of a Marine and his two friends may be linked to their past, but its Gibbs who ends up taking a trip down memory lane.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.7/106 votes#20 - Secrets
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 2/14/2012
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
7.7/103 votes#21 - Schooled
Season 17 Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2020
The team searches for answers when the body of a well-regarded Navy technician in the Reserves is found floating in a lake where a popular community event is being held. Sloane is caught off-guard when her daughter makes an unexpected request.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.6/105 votes#22 - Escaped
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2006
Gibbs is forced to come back out of his retirement to help Fornell, who is being threatened by a convict that escaped from prison. The convict threatens both Fornell and his daughter Emily. Gibbs and the NCIS team re-open the convict's old robbery case, and question a retired sailor who is the only one who contacted the convict after he was sent to prison. The investigation will lead the NCIS team to a surprising discovery.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.6/105 votes#23 - Kill Screen
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2011
The dismembered fingertips and teeth of a murdered Marine are discovered in the stolen purse of a pickpocketer, launching NCIS on a mission to find a cold-blooded killer.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.6/105 votes#24 - Up in Smoke
Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/8/2012
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. Meanwhile, the festivities for Jimmy Palmer’s upcoming wedding continue with the bachelor party.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.6/107 votes#25 - Rendezvous
Season 14 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2017
When a Navy SEAL vanishes during an unsanctioned trip, Gibbs, McGee and Torres travel to an unpopulated area in Paraguay that's teeming with violent rebels.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
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"Spinning Wheel" is the best rated episode written by Steven D. Binder. It scored 9.2/10 based on 6 votes. It was directed by Terrence O'Hara. It aired on 12/15/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Everything Starts Somewhere".