Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

M
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14
E1
7.4
8.0
8.4
7.9
8.3
8.3
8.0
8.1
7.4
8.6
8.0
7.3
7.7
7.3
E2
7.2
7.9
7.8
7.7
8.1
8.1
8.4
8.2
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.7
5.8
7.4
E3
7.4
7.8
7.9
7.8
7.8
8.3
7.9
8.0
7.5
8.0
7.9
7.5
6.7
7.6
E4
7.6
7.6
7.6
7.5
8.0
8.3
8.4
7.7
7.8
7.8
8.0
6.9
7.5
7.6
E5
7.5
7.9
7.8
7.9
7.9
8.1
8.7
7.9
7.7
8.1
7.3
7.4
8.1
7.4
E6
7.5
7.8
7.6
7.9
7.7
8.2
7.8
7.8
7.7
8.1
7.6
7.8
7.5
7.7
E7
8.0
7.8
7.9
7.6
7.8
7.7
8.1
8.0
8.0
7.9
7.4
7.3
7.3
7.4
E8
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.8
7.6
8.0
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.7
7.5
6.9
7.2
E9
8.2
8.0
8.1
7.6
8.0
8.3
7.9
8.1
7.9
7.9
8.2
7.5
6.5
7.6
E10
7.5
8.2
8.3
8.1
8.2
7.7
8.6
7.9
7.8
7.9
8.6
6.3
7.2
8.2
E11
7.4
7.8
7.9
7.7
7.7
8.3
8.3
7.7
7.6
8.0
6.7
8.1
7.6
7.4
E12
7.9
7.6
7.8
7.8
8.2
8.4
8.2
7.6
7.4
7.9
7.5
7.6
7.5
7.6
E13
8.1
7.8
7.7
7.7
8.4
7.8
7.8
8.9
8.3
8.5
7.5
7.8
7.5
7.4
E14
7.7
7.8
7.9
8.1
7.8
8.0
8.0
8.5
8.5
8.3
7.7
7.7
7.2
6.6
E15
7.8
7.8
8.3
7.5
8.0
7.9
8.2
8.6
7.9
8.3
7.9
7.7
6.2
7.8
E16
7.5
8.0
8.3
7.6
7.9
8.3
8.1
8.1
7.9
8.0
7.6
7.8
7.3
7.9
E17
7.4
8.3
8.5
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.6
7.5
8.1
9.0
7.7
7.6
7.6
7.9
E18
7.5
7.8
8.0
7.5
7.9
8.0
7.9
8.0
7.9
7.7
7.5
8.0
7.4
7.3
E19
7.9
7.7
7.7
7.4
8.4
7.8
8.7
8.1
7.6
7.7
7.7
7.8
8.6
E20
7.9
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.7
8.1
7.9
7.9
8.0
7.3
7.2
7.3
7.8
E21
8.2
7.7
7.9
7.7
7.9
7.9
8.0
8.1
7.5
8.6
7.2
8.0
8.4
E22
7.7
8.1
8.6
7.8
7.8
7.7
8.1
8.0
7.6
8.3
8.3
8.0
E23
8.0
7.8
8.2
7.9
7.5
7.9
8.0
8.7
7.2
8.3
E24
8.1
8.4
8.4
8.4
8.2
8.1
8.6
8.6
7.6
8.4
Avg
7.7
7.9
8.0
7.8
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.1
7.8
8.1
7.7
7.5
7.3
7.6
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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.0

S10E17 Till Death Do Us Part

After months of planning, the NCIS family celebrates the wedding of Kensi and Deeks. Also, an old acquaintance, Anatoli Kirkin, pays Deeks a surprise visit on his wedding day and he isn’t alone.

#2
S8E13 8.9

Hot Water

The mole has once again compromised the NCIS team as planted evidence results in the arrests of Callen, Sam, Granger and Deeks, on the day Under Secretary Duggan (Jackson Hurst) returns for Hetty’s resignation.

#3
S7E5 8.7

Blame It on Rio

NCIS Special Agent DiNozzo partners with the NCIS: Los Angeles team to search the city after his prisoner escapes custody on a flight from Singapore to Los Angeles.

  1. 4. S7E19 "The Seventh Child" 8.7
  2. 5. S8E23 "Uncaged" 8.7
  3. 6. S3E22 "Neighborhood Watch" 8.6
  4. 7. S7E10 "Internal Affairs" 8.6
  5. 8. S7E24 "Talion" 8.6
  6. 9. S8E15 "Payback" 8.6
  7. 10. S8E24 "Unleashed" 8.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#323
S13E2 5.8

Fukushu

NCIS takes the case personally when an LAPD officer’s father, a beloved elderly Japanese American veteran, is the victim of a vicious hate crime.

  1. 322. S13E15 "Perception" 6.2
  2. 321. S12E10 "The Frogman's Daughter" 6.3
  3. 320. S13E9 "Under the Influence" 6.5
  4. 319. S14E14 "Shame" 6.6
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The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 55.96.87.78.69.5 Rating 33 66 99 132 165 198 231 264 297 330 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

Rating threshold:
150 Standouts
12 Infamous
133 Hidden Gems
28 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 5.86.47.17.78.49.0 Rating 194 267 367 505 695 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S10E17 Till Death Do Us Part
Most Infamous: S13E2 Fukushu
Best Hidden Gem: S8E24 Unleashed

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

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Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

6.577.588.59 Rating S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 S14 Season 10 9 8 7 6 5
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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

5678910 Rating S1 7.4 8.0 +0.6 S2 7.9 7.9 0.0 S3 7.8 8.2 +0.4 S4 7.8 7.8 0.0 S5 8.0 7.8 -0.2 S6 8.3 7.9 -0.4 S7 8.4 8.0 -0.4 S8 8.0 8.1 +0.1 S9 7.6 7.6 0.0 S10 8.0 8.3 +0.3 S11 7.9 7.5 -0.4 S12 7.4 7.8 +0.3 S13 7.5 7.8 +0.3 S14 7.4 7.9 +0.5
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Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

5678910 Rating S1 Typical avg 7.7 S2 Steady avg 7.9 S3 Typical avg 8.0 S4 Steady avg 7.8 S5 Steady avg 7.9 S6 Steady avg 8.0 S7 Typical avg 8.1 S8 Typical avg 8.1 S9 Typical avg 7.8 S10 Typical avg 8.1 S11 Typical avg 7.7 S12 Typical avg 7.5 S13 Uneven avg 7.3 S14 Typical avg 7.6 Episode Premiere/Finale

Each dot is an episode. Clustered dots = consistent quality. Scattered dots = variable season. Hover for episode details.

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