The BEST episodes of NCIS season 8

Every episode of NCIS season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 8!

Explore the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done.

Last Updated: 11/22/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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Pyramid
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8.02
3151 votes

#1 - Pyramid

Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2011

The lives of NCIS members are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with the infamous Port-to-Port killer, on the eighth season finale of NCIS.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Swan Song
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7.92
3261 votes

#2 - Swan Song

Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2011

After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS teams chase every lead in a race to track him down.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Jesse Stern
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A Man Walks Into a Bar...
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7.83
3251 votes

#3 - A Man Walks Into a Bar...

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2011

The NCIS team undergoes mandatory psych evaluations while investigating the death of a naval commander.

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Two-Faced
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7.83
3323 votes

#4 - Two-Faced

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2011

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. Meanwhile, Ziva finally introduces her boyfriend, Ray, to the team.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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Spider and the Fly
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7.82
3623 votes

#5 - Spider and the Fly

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2010

Gibbs must take desperate measures to protect his loved ones with Paloma Reynosa still on the loose.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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Enemies Domestic (2)
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7.82
3148 votes

#6 - Enemies Domestic (2)

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2010

The team scrambles for answers after a shocking ambush reveals a new twist to their current investigation.

Directors: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Jesse Stern
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Baltimore
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7.81
3063 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.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Dead Reflection
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7.74
3213 votes

#8 - Dead Reflection

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/12/2011

The NCIS team tracks a Navy lieutenant's killer after a Pentagon security camera reveals a petty officer committing the crime. Meanwhile, Gibbs announces that Agent Barrett and her team will take over the Port-to-Port serial killer case.

Directors: William G. Webb
Watch Now:Apple TV
Enemies Foreign (1)
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7.74
3151 votes

#9 - Enemies Foreign (1)

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2010

The team is assigned to protect Ziva's father, when his attendance at a NCIS conference leads to some unexpected surprises.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Writer: Jesse Stern
Watch Now:Apple TV
Ships in the Night
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7.73
3329 votes

#10 - Ships in the Night

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2011

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.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
Watch Now:Apple TV
Worst Nightmare
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7.72
3084 votes

#11 - Worst Nightmare

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2010

The NCIS team has to find a young girl that was kidnapped, but their investigation turns into something else when her grandfather gets way too involved.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV
Broken Arrow
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7.72
2982 votes

#12 - Broken Arrow

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2010

The team is surprised when Gibbs asks Tony's father to join them in a murder investigation.

Directors: Arvin Brown
Watch Now:Apple TV
False Witness
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7.71
3225 votes

#13 - False Witness

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/14/2010

The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a Navy petty officer who is the sole witness in an upcoming murder trial.

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Out of the Frying Pan
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7.64
3239 votes

#14 - Out of the Frying Pan

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/22/2011

Gibbs questions Vance's motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Watch Now:Apple TV
Kill Screen
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7.63
3220 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV
Freedom
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7.63
2972 votes

#16 - Freedom

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2011

The NCIS team springs into action to find the assailant responsible for beating a Marine to death in his own backyard.

Directors: Craig Ross Jr.
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tell-All
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7.63
3350 votes

#17 - Tell-All

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/29/2011

NCIS connects a message in blood left by a murdered Navy commander to a manuscript that may contain classified military information.

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Defiance
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7.63
3163 votes

#18 - Defiance

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2011

A botched assassination attempt in Belgravia forces NCIS to protect the Defense Minister's daughter, who is studying in the U.S. and smitten with McGee. Meanwhile, Gibbs investigates the death of the U.S. Marine who was killed in the bombing.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Short Fuse
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7.62
3042 votes

#19 - Short Fuse

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2010

The team investigates a bomb tech's guarded personal life after she is attacked.

Directors: Leslie Libman
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dead Air
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7.53
3081 votes

#20 - Dead Air

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2010

The team uncovers a sinister plan when a controversial DJ and a naval officer are shot to death.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Watch Now:Apple TV
Recruited
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7.53
3265 votes

#21 - Recruited

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2011

A petty officer's recruitment session at a college fair comes to a fatal end, prompting the NCIS team, accompanied by Dr. Mallard's predecessor, to solve his murder.

Directors: Arvin Brown
Watch Now:Apple TV
One Last Score
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7.52
3297 votes

#22 - One Last Score

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2011

NCIS discovers that one of its former investigative assistants found brutally stabbed to death was selling details for how to rob a warehouse full of valuable possessions belonging to a woman convicted of fraud. Meanwhile, a new special agent joins the office.

Writer: Jesse Stern
Watch Now:Apple TV
Royals and Loyals
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7.45
3093 votes

#23 - Royals and Loyals

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2010

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

Directors: Arvin Brown
Writer: Reed Steiner
Watch Now:Apple TV
Cracked
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7.44
3030 votes

#24 - Cracked

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2010

Abby becomes fixated on solving a murder; DiNozzo's latest fling leads to an interesting Halloween.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV