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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Truth or Consequences
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Truth or Consequences

    S7:E1

    As the hunt for Ziva's replacement begins, Gibbs and his remaining team members must head back to work with the past still weighing heavily on their minds.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 11 Episode 14 - Monsters and Men
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - Monsters and Men

    S11:E14

    A port authority officer's murder reveals a possible location for Parsa, while Bishop reveals a past connection to the terrorist.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - Let the Right One In
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Let the Right One In

    S1:E17

    When Stefan and Damon make a dangerous new enemy, Stefan suddenly finds himself in a perilous situation. Damon and Elena try to convince Alaric to work with them to help Stefan. Matt is hopeful that his mom, Kelly, may be back to stay. After her car breaks down in a storm, Caroline make a horrific discovery that shocks everyone in town.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 22 - SWAK
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #4 - SWAK

    S2:E22

    When Tony opens a mysterious letter thinking it's for him, a small puff of white powder comes out and releases a possible deadly virus. Soon Kate and Tony are isolated in a bio-hazard isolation room for precaution. McGee and Gibbs work to discover who sent the envelope and how to cure their friends before it's too late for them.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - August
    8.2/10(28 votes)

    #5 - August

    S2:E8

    The Observer chooses to do something other than observe, abducting a college student. However, when the Fringe team investigates, they discover that there is more than one Observer.. in both time and space.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Kill Ari (1)
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Kill Ari (1)

    S3:E1

    After the terrorist's attack, the NCIS team are shocked and are trying to cope with Kate's sudden death, each in their own way. Now, their mission is to collect all the possible info on Ari and find a way to stop him before he does any more damage.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 11 Episode 3 - Under the Radar
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Under the Radar

    S11:E3

    The NCIS team must rely on Twitter for a case involving a missing Navy Lieutenant.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - An Eye for an Eye
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #8 - An Eye for an Eye

    S2:E17

    When a sailor officer receives a pair of blue eyeballs, the NCIS team start investigating the case. Gibbs traces an ex-Navy agent that does illegal work.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Jack-Knife
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Jack-Knife

    S7:E15

    When a Marine is found dead, Gibbs, Fornell, and the team hit the open road to bust an illegal trucking operation.

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  10. undefined Season 8 Episode 8 - Enemies Foreign (1)
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Enemies Foreign (1)

    S8:E8

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

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 9 - Dagger
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Dagger

    S6:E9

    The team is forced to rely on information from questionable sources while trying to stop a criminal bent on stealing government secrets.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 6 Episode 25 - Aliyah
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Aliyah

    S6:E25

    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:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Escaped
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Escaped

    S4:E2

    Gibbs is forced to come back out of his retirement to help Fornell, who is being threatened by a convict that escaped from prison. Gibbs and the NCIS team re-open the convict's old robbery case.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Smoked
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Smoked

    S4:E10

    When a burnt and mummified body of a missing and wanted person is found in a furnace on a Marine base, NCIS must work with the FBI. The burnt man turns out to be a serial killer.

    Director:Dennis Smith
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  15. undefined Season 11 Episode 9 - Gut Check
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Gut Check

    S11:E9

    After discovering the Secretary of the Navy was bugged during a confidential briefing, NSA Analyst Eleanor Bishop, who predicted the security breach in exact detail two years ago, partners with the NCIS team on the case.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 10 Episode 11 - Shabbat Shalom
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Shabbat Shalom

    S10:E11

    While the NCIS team investigates the link between a dead journalist and a Petty Officer, Ziva is taken aback by the sudden emotional visit by her father, who she hasn't seen in more than two years.

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  17. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - The Fix
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #17 - The Fix

    S1:E6

    Reese becomes romantically involved with the newest Person of Interest: an attractive woman who isn't all that she seems.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - The Human Kind
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #18 - The Human Kind

    S5:E8

    Olivia encounters a very intuitive and oracle-like person named Simone as she looks to recover a key piece of equipment for Walter. Meanwhile, Peter finds himself in a perilous situation as he observes Windmark.

    Director:Dennis Smith
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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 6 - High Seas
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #19 - High Seas

    S1:E6

    An NCIS agent who used to work under Gibbs asks for the team's help investigating a case where sailors on an aircraft carrier are dying of a drug overdose, but have no history of any kind of drug abuse.

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Iced
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Iced

    S3:E19

    Gibbs and the team are called in when a couple of kids stumble upon the body of a missing Marine in a frozen lake. As the NCIS team search the frozen lake bed for clues, they come across three more bullet-ridden bodies.

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  21. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Defiance
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Defiance

    S8:E15

    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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 22 - Playing with Fire
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Playing with Fire

    S9:E22

    The NCIS investigation of a fire on a Navy vessel reveals evidence that elevates security at all U.S. Navy facilities worldwide.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 9 Episode 16 - Psych Out
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Psych Out

    S9:E16

    Gibbs clashes with Dr. Samantha Ryan over the truth behind a Navy reservist's possible suicide.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 12 Episode 8 - Semper Fortis
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Semper Fortis

    S12:E8

    Gibbs searches for a way to clear a Navy Hospital Corpsman after she's indicted for illegally providing medical aid to the victims of a hit and run accident.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:N/A

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  25. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - Hide and Seek
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Hide and Seek

    S6:E19

    When a young boy finds a murder weapon, the team must trace ownership of the gun to find who used it last and who was murdered.

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Dennis Smith Ratings Summary

"Truth or Consequences" is the best rated episode directed by Dennis Smith. It scored 8.5/10 based on 8 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/22/2009 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Monsters and Men".