• Air date: 21 Sep '10 24 episodes
      The eighth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 21, 2010 in the same time slot as the previous season. The season story arc involved Ziva's largely unseen boyfriend, Ray, and the CIA continuing to meddle in NCIS's day-to-day workings. Notable events included the terrorism and internal affairs threat during the Enemies two-parter, and the arrival of another Major Case Response Team from Rota, Spain, the team that Tony was offered to be lead of in the beginning of
  • List of Episodes (24)
    • 1. Spider and the Fly

      21 Sep '10
      Gibbs must take desperate measures to protect his loved ones with Paloma Reynosa still on the loose.
    • 2. Worst Nightmare

      28 Sep '10
      The NCIS team has to find a young girl that was kidnapped, but their investigation turns into something else when her grandfather gets way too involved.
    • 3. Short Fuse

      05 Oct '10
      The team investigates a bomb tech's guarded personal life after she is attacked.
    • 4. Royals and Loyals

      12 Oct '10
      The team hopes to avoid an international incident when an American officer is killed on a British ship.
    • 5. Dead Air

      19 Oct '10
      The team uncovers a sinister plan when a controversial DJ and a naval officer are shot to death.
    • 6. Cracked

      26 Oct '10
      Abby becomes fixated on solving a murder; DiNozzo's latest fling leads to an interesting Halloween.
    • 7. Broken Arrow

      09 Nov '10
      The team is surprised when Gibbs asks Tony's father to join them in a murder investigation.
    • 8. Enemies Foreign (1)

      16 Nov '10
      The team is assigned to protect Ziva's father, when his attendance at a NCIS conference leads to some unexpected surprises.
    • 9. Enemies Domestic (2)

      23 Nov '10
      The team scrambles for answers after a shocking ambush reveals a new twist to their current investigation.
    • 10. False Witness

      14 Dec '10
      The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a Navy petty officer who is the sole witness in an upcoming murder trial.
    • 11. Ships in the Night

      11 Jan '11
      Gibbs and the NCIS team partner with a Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) Agent to solve the murder of a Marine gunned down on a dinner boat.
    • 12. Recruited

      18 Jan '11
      A petty officer's recruitment session at a college fair comes to a fatal end, prompting the NCIS team, accompanied by Dr. Mallard's predecessor, to solve his murder.
    • 13. Freedom

      01 Feb '11
      The NCIS team springs into action to find the assailant responsible for beating a Marine to death in his own backyard.
    • 14. A Man Walks Into a Bar ...

      08 Feb '11
      The NCIS team undergoes mandatory psych evaluations while investigating the death of a naval commander.
    • 15. Defiance

      15 Feb '11
      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. Meanwhile, Gibbs investigates the death of the U.S. Marine who was killed in the bombing.
    • 16. Kill Screen

      22 Feb '11
      The dismembered fingertips and teeth of a murdered Marine are discovered in the stolen purse of a pickpocketer, launching NCIS on a mission to find a cold-blooded killer.
    • 17. One Last Score

      01 Mar '11
      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. Meanwhile, a new special agent joins the office.
    • 18. Out of the Frying Pan...

      22 Mar '11
      Gibbs questions Vance's motives when he is asked to interrogate a teenage boy accused of killing his retired Marine father.
    • 19. Tell-All

      29 Mar '11
      NCIS connects a message in blood left by a murdered Navy commander to a manuscript that may contain classified military information.
    • 20. Two-Faced

      05 Apr '11
      To Gibbs' displeasure, Special Agent E.J. Barrett returns to lead the investigation of a seaman's death that may be connected to a series of port-related murders. Meanwhile, Ziva finally introduces her boyfriend, Ray, to the team.
    • 21. Dead Reflection

      12 Apr '11
      The NCIS team tracks a Navy lieutenant's killer after a Pentagon security camera reveals a petty officer committing the crime. Meanwhile, Gibbs announces that Agent Barrett and her team will take over the Port-to-Port serial killer case.
    • 22. Baltimore

      03 May '11
      After Tony's ex-partner, Danny Price, appears to be the Port-to-Port Killer's latest victim, he revisits his days as a detective in Baltimore, including his first encounter with Gibbs.
    • 23. Swan Song

      10 May '11
      After new evidence reveals that the Port-to-Port killer has infiltrated the agency, the NCIS teams chase every lead in a race to track him down.
    • 24. Pyramid

      17 May '11
      The lives of NCIS members are in jeopardy when they come face-to-face with the infamous Port-to-Port killer, on the eighth season finale of NCIS.