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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 15 Episode 24 - Date with Destiny
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Date with Destiny

    S15:E24

    Sloane is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 17 - South by Southwest
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    #2 - South by Southwest

    S6:E17

    When a fellow agent is murdered, the NCIS team head into the desert to locate a woman who might hold the answer to the mystery murder.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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

    #3 - Under the Radar

    S11:E3

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

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - Silent Night
    8.1/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Silent Night

    S6:E11

    During the week of Christmas, the NCIS team is forced to work overtime when they discover their prime suspect had been dead for 17 years.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Sub Rosa
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Sub Rosa

    S1:E7

    A decomposed body is discovered in a tub of acid at a Naval base and Ducky and Abby learn that the victim was a submariner. However, there have been no reports of a sub crewmember missing.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  6. undefined Season 11 Episode 8 - Alibi
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Alibi

    S11:E8

    The team is forced to take another look at a hit-and-run murder case.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  7. undefined Season 14 Episode 24 - Rendezvous
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Rendezvous

    S14:E24

    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:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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

    #8 - 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:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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

    #9 - 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:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  10. undefined Season 14 Episode 12 - Off the Grid
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Off the Grid

    S14:E12

    When Gibbs spots the brother of an "NCIS Most Wanted" suspect, he takes the opportunity to assume his former alias and go undercover with their infamous anti-government militia.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  11. undefined Season 12 Episode 12 - The Enemy Within
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Enemy Within

    S12:E12

    The NCIS team searches for a home-grown terrorist after a rescue mission in Syria reveals an American was involved in the capture of a social worker.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  12. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Leap of Faith
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Leap of Faith

    S5:E5

    The NCIS team are called in to stop a Naval officer from committing suicide by jumping off a rooftop, but when the suicide attempt turns into a murder, the NCIS team will have to find out who did it.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  13. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Mind Games
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Mind Games

    S3:E3

    Gibbs is ordered to talk to a convict that is about to be executed, in order to discover information about the place where he hid his victims, but when the plan doesn't work, the team must solve the case in their own way.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 10 - Probie
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Probie

    S3:E10

    While on duty, McGee kills a man who is later discovered to be an undercover police officer. When Jen decides to approve the investigation on McGee, the NCIS team are forced to prove that McGee is not guilty, pushing Gibbs' relationship with Jen to the limit.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  15. undefined Season 16 Episode 9 - Tailing Angie
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Tailing Angie

    S16:E9

    When the lead suspect of an unsolved and high-profile robbery case is released from prison, the NCIS team resumes their investigation with an undercover stakeout.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  16. undefined Season 10 Episode 22 - Revenge
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Revenge

    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:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  17. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Witness
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Witness

    S2:E14

    Erin Kendall claims to have seen a murder of a sailor in an apartment across from hers. Gibbs assigns the case to McGee who believes that he can resolve it himself. However, due to the lack of physical evidence, McGee turns to the team to help him.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  18. undefined Season 9 Episode 17 - Need to Know
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Need to Know

    S9:E17

    Top-secret clearance from a Naval research laboratory is jeopardized when the murder of a Chief Petty Officer is connected to an international arms dealer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  19. undefined Season 10 Episode 5 - The Namesake
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - The Namesake

    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:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - Head Case
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #20 - Head Case

    S3:E15

    While discovering an illegal automotive chop shop, the NCIS team stumble upon a severed head of a Marine, hidden in one of the cars from the shop. When they find possible suspects, the team will have to find the rest of the body and find the murderer.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  21. undefined Season 9 Episode 4 - Enemy on the Hill
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Enemy on the Hill

    S9:E4

    The NCIS team searches for the person and motive behind a contract killer targeting a Navy Lieutenant Commander.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  22. undefined Season 11 Episode 22 - Shooter
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Shooter

    S11:E22

    When a Marine photographer disappears prior to providing his testimony in an Army court-martial hearing, the NCIS team investigates both the murder he witnessed as well as his current piece on military veterans who are homeless in the D.C. area.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  23. undefined Season 13 Episode 3 - Incognito
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Incognito

    S13:E3

    After a Marine is found murdered in Quantico hours after calling Gibbs to discuss a possible case, Bishop and McGee go undercover as a married couple to run surveillance on a Marine Lieutenant and his wife.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  24. undefined Season 7 Episode 3 - The Inside Man
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #24 - The Inside Man

    S7:E3

    The team must take a second look into the death of a Lieutenant after the blogger who accused them of a cover-up ends up dead.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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  25. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Flesh and Blood
    7.5/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Flesh and Blood

    S7:E12

    Gibbs is worried about Tony's ability to handle his job when Tony's father turns out to be linked to their newest investigation, an assassination attempt on a foreign prince.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:George Schenck

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George Schenck Ratings Summary

"Date with Destiny" is the best rated episode written by George Schenck. It scored 8.6/10 based on 7 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/22/2018 and is rated 0.4 points higher than their second-best episode, "South by Southwest".