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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Stockholm Syndrome
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E12

    The wife of a man who Danny helped imprison for manslaughter detonates a bomb at the TAC offices and takes the team hostage in order to force Bull to prove her husband's innocence.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  2. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Heartland
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S6:E4

    When a murder investigation leads the team to Gibbs' hometown, secrets about his past are revealed.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  3. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Truth or Consequences
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    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.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  4. undefined Season 8 Episode 8 - Enemies Foreign (1)
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    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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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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

    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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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  6. undefined Season 6 Episode 18 - Knockout
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S6:E18

    The death of a boxer leads Vance to borrow the NCIS team and start investigating his death, while Gibbs digs into Vance's past.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  7. undefined Season 8 Episode 9 - Enemies Domestic (2)
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S8:E9

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

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  8. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - Blackout
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    S1:E13

    The NSA is hit with a computer virus--and Jake has to team up with the guy he hates most in the world: DuMont. However, DuMont has some plans of his own. Meanwhile, on Lou's orders, Jake is seeing an NSA shrink, who tells Lou that Jake is mourning the ""normal"" life he can now never have, thanks to the nanites.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 4 - Identity Crisis
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    S5:E4

    When Ducky realizes that one of his cadavers used for research is actually a victim of murder, the NCIS team identify him as a criminal genius who is capable of deleting the past.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 10 - Corporal Punishment
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    S5:E10

    While trying to track down a delusional and violent Marine who thinks he's still in Iraq, the NCIS team learn that the man has been the subject of a secret experiment - and it comes with a high price to pay.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  11. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Broken Bird
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S6:E13

    Secrets from Ducky's clandestine past come to the forefront after he's attacked at a crime scene.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  12. undefined Season 7 Episode 20 - Moonlighting
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S7:E20

    When an NCIS polygraph specialist's night job takes a dangerous turn, Gibbs, Fornell, and the team have to uncover the truth.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - About Face
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S5:E17

    Palmer is put in grave danger when he becomes the target of an anonymous murderer, whom only he can recognize.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - Callisto
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    S1:E4

    When Bull and Trial Analysis Corporation (TAC) help a young woman fight a drug patent lawsuit, they’re forced to travel to Callisto, the small Texan town where Bull suffered the only trial loss of his career.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  15. undefined Season 6 Episode 8 - Cloak
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    S6:E8

    A strange delivery in a box arrives at a Navy facility. The delivery driver and a Navy MP officer discover it is a sailor's corpse.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  16. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - Ignition
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    S7:E11

    When a Navy pilot is found dead under strange circumstances in a secluded area, the team finds themselves battling a no-nonsense attorney with a hidden agenda.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  17. undefined Season 7 Episode 6 - Outlaws and In-Laws
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S7:E6

    A murder investigation prompts Gibbs and the team to play family counselor to his former mentor, Mike Franks, in the hopes of preventing a bloody international conflict.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  18. undefined Season 7 Episode 24 - Rule Fifty-One
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    S7:E24

    Gibbs heads to Mexico to face his demons and make a startling decision.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  19. undefined Season 8 Episode 23 - Swan Song
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    S8:E23

    After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port Killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS team chases every lead in a race to track him down.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  20. undefined Season 6 Episode 24 - Semper Fidelis
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    S6:E24

    After a security breach at the SecNav's residence leads to the death of an ICE agent, Gibbs and the team are forced to work with ICE and the FBI to find his killer.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  21. undefined Season 5 Episode 14 - Internal Affairs
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    S5:E14

    The dead body of La Grenouille surfaces and the entire NCIS is put under investigation by the FBI, with Jenny as the prime suspect for his murder.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  22. undefined Season 8 Episode 17 - One Last Score
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    S8:E17

    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.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  23. undefined Season 23 Episode 8 - Stolen Moments
    7.3/10(6 votes)

    S23:E8

    When a man is shot by the Secret Service outside the vice president’s official residence, NCIS is aided in the case by a new member of the team: an AI chatbot being beta-tested by the Department of Justice.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - Skeletons
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S4:E17

    When an explosion at a military cemetery mausoleum reveals a crypt full of a mixture of body parts, the NCIS team must inform the families of the victims, hoping to find a connection and narrow down the suspects to find out who is behind the hideous crime.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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  25. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - The Curse of the Dark Storm
    7.0/10(6 votes)

    S1:E3

    When a nor’easter hits Horseshoe Bay, Ace warns everyone that the storm has been known to blow restless spirits ashore. Meanwhile, Nancy confronts Nick about the secrets he’s been keeping.

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    Writer:Jesse Stern

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Jesse Stern Ratings Summary

"Stockholm Syndrome" is the best rated episode written by Jesse Stern. It scored 9/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 1/24/2017 and is rated 0.7 points higher than their second-best episode, "Heartland".