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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10

Every episode of NCIS Season 10 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 10!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 10 Episode 11 - Shabbat Shalom
    8.7/10(1085 votes)

    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.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  2. NCIS Season 10 Episode 12 - Shiva
    8.6/10(1066 votes)

    S10:E12

    In the aftermath of an event that strikes close to home, the NCIS team unites to seek answers and demand justice in order to protect their most vulnerable colleagues.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writers:Christopher J. Waild, Scott Williams

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  3. NCIS Season 10 Episode 18 - Seek
    8.6/10(919 votes)

    S10:E18

    A widowed Marine wife, whose husband was seemingly killed by a Taliban sniper, asks Gibbs for help to find out the truth.

    Director:Michael Weatherly
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  4. NCIS Season 10 Episode 9 - Devil's Trifecta
    8.5/10(979 votes)

    S10:E9

    Gibbs teams up with FBI Agent Fornell on a joint NCIS/FBI investigation after Fornell becomes the target of a shooting, but they face an unexpected twist in the case when their mutual ex-wife, Diane Sterling, gets involved.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  5. NCIS Season 10 Episode 16 - Detour
    8.4/10(857 votes)

    S10:E16

    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

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  6. NCIS Season 10 Episode 24 - Damned If You Do
    8.4/10(919 votes)

    S10:E24

    The international manhunt for Eli David's killer turns into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and the team, which questions their unconventional methods and threatens their future at the agency.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  7. NCIS Season 10 Episode 1 - Extreme Prejudice
    8.3/10(1099 votes)

    S10:E1

    With NCIS headquarters damaged by the bomb, Gibbs goes on the hunt for Harper Dearing to bring him down once and for all.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  8. NCIS Season 10 Episode 14 - Canary
    8.3/10(839 votes)

    S10:E14

    The NCIS team takes on a renowned hacker who could hold the key to tracking down the most-wanted cyber-terrorist in the world.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  9. NCIS Season 10 Episode 5 - The Namesake
    8.2/10(848 votes)

    S10:E5

    A Petty Officer is gunned down in a billionaire’s Ferrari and the investigation leads the NCIS team to discover a link to a man Gibbs was named after.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:George Schenck

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  10. NCIS Season 10 Episode 21 - Berlin
    8.2/10(834 votes)

    S10:E21

    Ziva continues to pursue revenge against Eli's killer, Ilan Bodnar, and Vance continues to endorse her actions despite orders from Homeland Security to rein them in.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writers:Gina Lucita Monreal, Scott Williams

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  11. NCIS Season 10 Episode 22 - Revenge
    8.2/10(801 votes)

    S10:E22

    In retaliation for the murders of Eli David and Jackie Vance, the NCIS team feverishly searches for Bodnar despite orders from Homeland Security to relinquish the case.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  12. NCIS Season 10 Episode 8 - Gone
    8.1/10(842 votes)

    S10:E8

    As the NCIS team investigates a teenage girl’s abduction, Ziva and Abby work closely with her young friend who witnessed the kidnapping. As the investigation unfolds, Gibbs seeks help from a past contact, Miranda Pennebaker, a well-connected woman with questionable morals.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  13. NCIS Season 10 Episode 23 - Double Blind
    8.0/10(761 votes)

    S10:E23

    The team examines whether a Petty Officer is suffering from paranoia or if his claims of being followed are tied to a matter of national security.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Christopher J. Waild, Frank Cardea

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  14. NCIS Season 10 Episode 7 - Shell Shock (2)
    7.9/10(823 votes)

    S10:E7

    Gibbs continues to work with Captain Wescott while he retraces his steps in order to help the NCIS team track down a terrorist.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  15. NCIS Season 10 Episode 10 - You Better Watch Out
    7.9/10(857 votes)

    S10:E10

    It’s Christmas time and Tony DiNozzo can’t decide if he’ll be naughty or nice when his dad, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., comes to town for a visit.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:George Schenck

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  16. NCIS Season 10 Episode 2 - Recovery
    7.8/10(889 votes)

    S10:E2

    When the body of a missing NCIS facilities manager is found four months after disappearing on the day of the Navy Yard bombings, the NCIS team is assigned to investigate the strange case for one of their own.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  17. NCIS Season 10 Episode 6 - Shell Shock (1)
    7.7/10(798 votes)

    S10:E6

    When a Navy Lieutenant who recently returned home from the Middle East is found dead from a brutal attack, the NCIS team questions the victim’s friend, Marine Captain Joe Wescott.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  18. NCIS Season 10 Episode 17 - Prime Suspect
    7.7/10(737 votes)

    S10:E17

    A media frenzy surrounding an unidentified criminal prompts Gibbs’ barber to question his son’s involvement and ask for Gibbs’ help in ruling out his son as a prime suspect.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  19. NCIS Season 10 Episode 19 - Squall
    7.7/10(763 votes)

    S10:E19

    The team investigates death of a Navy medical officer aboard a ship that went through a storm.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Bill Nuss

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  20. NCIS Season 10 Episode 3 - Phoenix
    7.6/10(817 votes)

    S10:E3

    While on medical leave, Ducky orders the exhumation of a Navy Commander's body from a case closed 12 years ago. As a result, Gibbs tasks Ducky with a slightly different role on the investigation.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  21. NCIS Season 10 Episode 4 - Lost at Sea
    7.6/10(813 votes)

    S10:E4

    When a helicopter crew is adrift at sea and later discovered on shore, the NCIS team must determine the cause of the crash and locate the missing pilot.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  22. NCIS Season 10 Episode 13 - Hit and Run
    7.5/10(837 votes)

    S10:E13

    The NCIS team investigates a Marine’s car accident and ignites some upsetting past memories for Abby as a young girl on the trail of her first “case”.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS Season 10 Episode 20 - Chasing Ghosts
    7.4/10(730 votes)

    S10:E20

    While the team takes a missing person case, Tony is disturbed by Ziva's way of coping with her father's death.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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  24. NCIS Season 10 Episode 15 - Hereafter
    7.3/10(742 votes)

    S10:E15

    On leave from NCIS while still grieving the loss of his wife and his kids’ mother, Director Vance discovers unexpected personal information that causes him to question everything.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Nicole Mirante-Matthews

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Season 10 Ratings Summary

"Shabbat Shalom" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 10. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1085 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Christopher J. Waild, it aired on 1/8/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Shiva".