NCIS Season 8

NCIS Season 8 premiered on September 21, 2010 and ended on May 17, 2011.

Cast

Series Regulars

Season Eight Cast

Name	Occupation	Portrayed by
Leroy Jethro Gibbs	NCIS Special Agent in charge of the main NCIS Major Case Response Team.	Mark Harmon
Anthony DiNozzo	Senior Special Agent and second-in-command on the NCIS Major Case Response Team.	Michael Weatherly
Ziva David	NCIS Probationary Agent.	Cote de Pablo
Timothy McGee	NCIS Special Agent.	Sean Murray
Abigail Sciuto	NCIS's Chief Forensic Scientist.	Pauley Perrette
Leon Vance	NCIS Director.	Rocky Carroll
Donald Mallard	NCIS's Chief Medical Examiner.	David McCallum

Cast Notes

No changes during Season Eight although it should be noted that recurring character, Michael Franks was killed off in the Season Eight episode, Swan Song (episode).

Episodes

NCIS Season 8 Episode List

 

Episode Number		Title	Airdate	Notes
Series	Season
163	1	Spider and the Fly (episode)	September 21, 2010.	The NCIS team go head to head against Paloma Reynosa and her brother, Alejandro Rivera in one final battle that could ultimately determine the fate of everyone Gibbs loves while Mike Franks returns to help Gibbs.
164	2	Worst Nightmare (episode)	September 28, 2010.	A gas attack results in the disappearance of a young girl. As NCIS fight to find and save the girl, they face resistance from the girl's grandfather.
165	3	Short Fuse (episode)	October 5, 2010.	The NCIS team investigate the shooting of an alleged home invader, only to discover that the supposed invader was actually a hitman.
166	4	Royals and Loyals (episode)	October 12, 2010.	The NCIS team investigate when an American sailor is found dead in a bathtub, leading them to uncover a web of espionage concerning a corrupt CIA agent and a Major with the British Navy who's more than he appears to be.
167	5	Dead Air (episode)	October 19, 2010.	Three men at a radio station are brutally gunned down and as the NCIS team investigate, they find evidence suggesting that a home-grown terrorist group may be behind the killings.
168	6	Cracked (episode)	October 26, 2010.	A Navy researcher dies after being struck by a bus and as the NCIS team investigate her death, Abby develops a fixation on solving the codes on the victim's body.
169	7	Broken Arrow (episode)	November 9, 2010.	The NCIS team investigate the death of a high-level executive and soon find evidence that a nuclear weapon that went missing 54 years ago may now in the hands of a lone group while Tony DiNozzo Senior returns and Gibbs enlists his help to solve the case much to Tony DiNozzo Junior's dismay.
170	8	Enemies Foreign (episode)	November 16, 2010.	The NCIS team are given the assignment of guarding Eli David, the Director of Mossad and Ziva's estranged father who is being targeted by a rogue Palestinian terrorist group.
171	9	Enemies Domestic (episode)	November 23, 2010.	In the aftermath of the attack that has left a Mossad officer dead and Vance badly injured, the NCIS team investigate the case while Gibbs digs into Vance's past and discover the truth behind Vance's friendship with Eli David.
172	10	False Witness (episode)	December 14, 2010.	When a Petty Officer who's also the sole witness in an upcoming murder case goes missing, a Deputy D.A. enlists the NCIS team's help to find him while McGee and Ziva try to find out why Tony has been acting so unusual.
173	11	Ships in the Night (episode)	January 11, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate when a Marine is shot dead while on a dinner boat with his family and are assisted by CGIS agent Abigail Borin.
174	12	Recruited (episode)	January 18, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate when a Naval recruiter is killed on the campus of a high school while Ducky's predecessor pays the NCIS office a visit.
175	13	Freedom (episode)	February 1, 2011.	A Marine is found dead in his backyard and the NCIS team must investigate but they soon discover that the Marine's wife has a dark secret.
176	14	A Man Walks into a Bar (episode)	February 8, 2011.	The NCIS team undergo psychological evaluations and meet someone who has a connection to a former member of the team.
177	15	Defiance (episode)	February 15, 2011.	The NCIS team are assigned to protect the daughter of the Belgravian Defense Minister.
178	16	Kill Screen (episode)	February 22, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate when a Marine is murdered and discovered that it could be connected to a potential attack on the Pentagon's computers.
179	17	One Last Score (episode)	March 1, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate the death of a former investigative assistant which may be connected to a high-profile fraud case while a new agent joins the Washington D.C. branch.
180	18	Out of the Frying Pan (episode)	March 22, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate the death of a retired Marine Colonel while Gibbs begins questioning Vance's motives for giving them the case.
181	19	Tell-All (episode)	March 29, 2011.	The NCIS team along with FBI agent Tobias Fornell search for a manscript that may be connected to the death of a Naval officer and an FBI agent.
182	20	Two-Faced (episode)	April 5, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate the death of a Naval seaman and discover that the murder could be connected to a series of killings that have occurred at Naval ports all over the world.
183	21	Dead Reflection (episode)	April 12, 2011.	As EJ Barrett and her team tackle the Port-to-Port case, Gibbs and his team handle their latest case: the murder of a Naval officer who worked at the Pentagon. It looks like a simple case but all is not what it seems.
184	22	Baltimore (episode)	May 3, 2011.	When his former partner is found murdered, DiNozzo investigates and finds himself remembering a series of events that led him from the Baltimore Police Department and later inspired him to join NCIS.
185	23	Swan Song (episode)	May 10, 2011.	The NCIS team investigate upon discovering that the Port-to-Port killer has managed to infiltrate the Navy Yard but they're all left shocked and devastated when a friend of the team becomes the serial killer's latest victim.
186	24	Pyramid (episode)	May 17, 2011.	A series of events lead NCIS into a final showdown with the psychopathic yet elusive Port-to-Port serial killer and the NCIS team find themselves on the hunt after two members of the agency are kidnapped.

Trivia

• NCIS Season 8 aired alongside NCIS: Los Angeles Season 2 and Hawaii Five-0 Season 1.
• This is also the first DVD to have Brian Dietzen (James Palmer) appear on the cover.

Production Notes

Initially CBS Entertainment ordered twenty-two episodes for the eighth season. On October 19, 2010 CBS announced that it had placed an order for two additional episodes, bringing the total number of episodes for season eight to twenty-four.

Description

• The Region 2 DVD version*

NCIS: The Eighth Season- Just when you think you've seen every twist and turn, the NCIS team is back with another adrenaline-packed season. Special Agent Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and company are tested like never before with a flurry of high-stakes cases involving international espionage, al Qaeda plots, brutal serial killings and double agents. Along with co-stars Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Sean Murray, Pauley Perette, Rocky Carroll, Brian Dietzen and David McCallum, this 6-disc set contains every heart-pounding minute of all 24 episodes- including behind-the-scenes DVD-exclusive special features. As the NCIS team races to hunt down the truth, they discover the hardest part of the job isn't always solving the crime: it's knowing who to trust.

Special Features

• "I Have a Question For..." – Questions from the fans- The main NCIS cast answer fan questions.
• Technically Speaking – A conversation with Technical adviser Leon Carroll, Jr.- A talk with Leon Carroll Jr, a former agent with the real-life NCIS agency and also a technical adviser.
• Practical Magic: Turning Back Time on Director Vance- A behind-the-scenes feature on how the NCIS make-up team managed to create a younger version of Leon Vance played by Rocky Carroll.
• Lights! Camera! Weatherly! – Michael Weatherly directs an episode- A behind-the-scenes feature documenting how Michael Weatherly (NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo) made his directional debut by directing the Season 8 episode, "One Last Score".
• Grab Your Gear: A Look at Season 8- A behind-the-scenes look at NCIS Season 8.
• Very Special Effects- A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the special effects and visual effects used during episodes of NCIS Season 8.
• Murder, They Wrote – The Writers talk about NCIS- Various NCIS writers discuss the episodes they've written during NCIS Season 8.
• Cast and Crew Commentaries on Selected Episodes (Region 1 and 2): Commentary on "Cracked" by Pauley Perrette and Tony Wharmby. Commentary on "Enemies Domestic" by Rocky Carroll, Jesse Stern and Mark Horowitz. Commentary on "A Man Walks Into a Bar..." by Mark Harmon, Gary Glasberg and James Whitmore, Jr. Commentary on "One Last Score" by Michael Weatherly and Mark Horowitz