These are the top-rated NCIS episodes from season one
Many crime shows came before and after NCIS, but season one marked a milestone in crime procedural history. The Mark Harmon-led series is among the most-watched crime shows. Nothing beats those first couple of seasons, and you can watch them on H&I during the show's Wednesday Day Shift starting at 12P | 11C.
While there are many gems in season one, a few scored 8.0/10 or higher on IMDb. Let's check them out.
Bête Noire
Rating: 8.5/10
Plot: A foreign agent enters the autopsy room by an unconventional method, then takes Ducky, Gerald, and later Kate captive. He demands evidence related to a body in the room and eventually asks to see Gibbs, who obliges.
Reveille
Rating: 8.2/10
Plot: Gibbs continues to focus on the unknown terrorist who shot him and escaped. The bad guy reappears, but Kate and Tony disappear temporarily. Gibbs eventually meets his quarry.
Yankee White
Rating: 8.1/10
Plot: Aboard Air Force One, a Navy officer dies after eating with POTUS. Then, a Marine officer connected with AF1 dies the same way in Georgetown. Abby identifies the cause, and Gibbs sets out to save the President.
One Shot, One Kill
Rating: 8.1/10
Plot: Two Marine recruiters die from a single gunshot on different days in the same office. Gibbs and the gang investigate, and they expect a third shooting to happen. Their plan is to set up a trap to catch the suspect.
Dead Man Talking
Rating: 8.1/10
Plot: A guard finds the disemboweled body of an NCIS agent in an elevator; the gang investigates. The victim had pursued a cold case involving the theft of over $12 million from the Navy.
Sub Rosa
Rating: 8.0/10
Plot: Workers find the decomposing body of a man, apparently a submariner, in a drum of acid. The team treats the case as murder and identity theft. Gibbs and Kate board a sub at sea, hoping to find the killer and save the crew.