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Episode Power Rankings

The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.

#1
S21E2 9.5
The Stories We Leave Behind

As NCIS mourns the loss of Ducky, the agents find comfort in working on one of his unfinished cases involving a woman whose father was dishonorably discharged from the Marines.

#2
S14E13 9.3
Keep Going

During an NCIS hit-and-run investigation, Palmer joins a stranger on the outside ledge of a building in an attempt to save his life.

#3
S13E24 9.2
Family First

NCIS, the FBI, and MI6 continue an international manhunt for an escaped British spy who is targeting current and former agents.

#4 Call of Silence S2E7 9.1
#5 Truth or Consequences S7E1 9.1
#6 She S16E13 9.1
#7 The Arizona S17E20 9.1
#8 SWAK S2E22 8.9
#9 Twilight S2E23 8.9
#10 Requiem S5E7 8.9

Lowlights

#498 S18E11 Gut Punch 6.8

Vance assigns McGee, Torres, and Bishop to Covid compliance duty at a foreign affairs summit, where they discover a link to another NCIS team's murder case.

#497 First Steps S19E14 6.9
#496 Knockout S6E18 7.0
#495 Prime Cut S21E9 7.1
#494 The Good Fighter S20E6 7.1

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.

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Episode Engagement

High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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Series Trajectory

One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.

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Season Consistency

How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.

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