Here’s our ranked list of the police procedural show’s most memorable installments.
28: When you need help, ask.
That’s why EW is here with a guide to the 25 essentialNCISepisodes.
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You’ll find plenty of old favorites and new classics to revisit.
6: Never say you’re sorry.
And thus, a TV dynasty was born.
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Behold, the birth of a legendary workplace dynamic.
We’d expect nothing less nerdy.
Yep, Tony fell for his mark.
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McGee to cyber crimes!
Tony to the middle of the ocean!
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“Heartland” (Season 6, Episode 4)
Two Gibbs backstory episodes on this list?
You bet, especially when it unpacks his fraught history with his father, Jackson (Ralph Waite).
And as a bonus, we see how he and Shannon met.
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“Couldn’t live without you.”
They’re welcome additions in all the future episodes when they pop up in to dispense wisdom and healing.
)in a mortar attack, but she left behind a daughter Tony didn’t know he’d fathered.
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This emotional, uplifting episode is a fan-favorite for a reason.
“She” (Season 16, Episode 13)
Ziva’s alive!
The big farewell episode finds Gibbs untangling a complicated case that takes him to Alaska.
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Despite fan fears, the show found new creative legs post-Gibbs, but Harmon still casts a long shadow.
But McGee saves the day.
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