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NCIS (season 10)
Season 10
Season 10 U.S. DVD Cover
StarringMark Harmon
Michael Weatherly
Cote de Pablo
Pauley Perrette
Sean Murray
Brian Dietzen
Rocky Carroll
David McCallum
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) –
May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The tenth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on September 25, 2012, in the same time slot as the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8 pm. The season premiere was seen by 20.48 million viewers,[1] focusing on the aftermath of the bombing of the Navy Yard from the season-nine finale and concluding with the discovery of the whereabouts of Harper Dearing, who is subsequently killed by Gibbs.[2]

The season continues with mostly standalone episodes until the "Shabbat Shalom" and "Shiva" story arc, which focuses on the deaths of Eli David and Jackie Vance and sets the rest of the season into motion. Leon Vance and Ziva David soon discover that Mossad Deputy Director Ilan Bodnar was behind the attack, and set out for revenge. They track Bodnar to Berlin, but later learn that he had never left the United States. Going against orders from the Department of Homeland Security, Ziva finds Bodnar on a ship headed for South Africa and kills him. This sparks a massive investigation by the Department of Defense, headed by Richard Parsons. His sneaky and unprofessional methods cause the team to question his true intentions. Everyone soon realizes that he is not interested in Ziva or Vance, but has instead set his sights on Gibbs. Parsons pressures Gibbs to admit that he and his team have broken the law on countless occasions and to come forward and admit everything that he has done. After a long feud, Gibbs is freed of his charges and sent on a top-priority mission, while Ziva, DiNozzo, and McGee resign from the agency. The season ends with a cut to four months later, showing Gibbs aiming a sniper rifle at FBI agent Tobias Fornell. The season finale aired on May 14, 2013.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

On January 15, 2013, the episode "Shiva" delivered the biggest audience ever so far for an NCIS episode. 22.86 million people watched the episode, which surpassed the season eight episode "Freedom" by 10,000 viewers.[10]

Season ten also got NCIS to deliver its first 1st-place ratings achievement for the 2012–13 season. NCIS beat out NBC's Sunday Night Football to become the overall most watched program nationally.[11][12]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell, Senior FBI Special Agent
  • Alan Dale as Tom Morrow, Homeland Security Section Chief

Guest appearances

Production

Brian Dietzen, who was promoted to series regular for the season

On March 14, 2012, CBS renewed NCIS for a tenth season which premiered on September 25, 2012.[13] The season 10 production began in July 2012, a week after Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray and Pauley Perrette had signed their new contracts on the show.[14] David McCallum signed his contract back in April 2012, while the rest of the cast was under contract for season 10.[15] Also, Brian Dietzen, portraying Jimmy Palmer, was promoted to series regular for the season.[16] Dietzen has been a recurring character on NCIS since late season one.

Alan Dale, who returned as Tom Morrow, last seen in season three

The first part of the season consists of mostly standalone episodes, while the November two-part arc starts the "back half of the season".[17] According to executive producer Gary Glasberg, the theme for the season is "fallen heroes". "The theme that we've sort of been running with is fallen heroes and that picks up with the explosion that they go through, with the post-traumatic stress that they all experienced because of that".[18] As a part of the "theme", a two-part episode "Shell Shock" aired in November, which focused on post-traumatic stress in the Navy, while the January episodes "Shabbat Shalom" and "Shiva" included the deaths of Eli David and Jackie Vance.[18]

The season includes several recurring characters known from earlier seasons of NCIS, as well as JAG. Joe Spano, who portrays FBI agent Tobias Fornell, appeared in "Extreme Prejudice", "Devil's Trifecta", and "Damned If You Do". Diane Neal (Abigail Borin), Ralph Waite (Jackson Gibbs), Robert Wagner (Tony DiNozzo, Sr.), Michael Nouri (Eli David), and Paula Newsome (Jackie Vance) also appeared during the season.[19][20][21][22][23] Alan Dale returned as Tom Morrow, a character who left NCIS in the third season's episode "Kill Ari (Part I)".[24] Muse Watson appeared as Mike Franks in the season finale "Damned If You Do", together with John M. Jackson, who reprised his role as A. J. Chegwidden from JAG, making it his first appearance on NCIS.[25][26]

Beginning with season 10, CBS released "phoofs" from the episodes on cbs.com some days before the episodes aired.[27]

Episodes

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
2111"Extreme Prejudice"Tony WharmbyGary GlasbergSeptember 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)100120.48[1]
2122"Recovery"Dennis SmithScott WilliamsOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)100218.87[28]
2133"Phoenix"Terrence O'HaraSteven D. BinderOctober 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)100318.51[29]
2144"Lost at Sea"Tony WharmbyChristopher J. WaildOctober 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)100417.78[30]
2155"The Namesake"Arvin BrownGeorge Schenck & Frank CardeaOctober 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)100518.83[31]
2166"Shell Shock (Part I)"Leslie LibmanNicole Mirante-MatthewsNovember 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)100617.05[32]
2177"Shell Shock (Part II)"Thomas J. WrightGina Lucita MonrealNovember 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)100716.47[33]
2188"Gone"James Whitmore, Jr.Teleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Reed Steiner		November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)100819.76[34]
2199"Devil's Trifecta"Arvin BrownSteven D. BinderDecember 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)100917.65[35]
22010"You Better Watch Out"Tony WharmbyGeorge Schenck & Frank CardeaDecember 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)101019.59[36]
22111"Shabbat Shalom"Dennis SmithChristopher J. WaildJanuary 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)101121.11[37]
22212"Shiva"Arvin BrownTeleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Christopher J. Waild & Gary Glasberg		January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)101222.86[10]
22313"Hit and Run"Dennis SmithTeleplay by: Gina Lucita Monreal
Story by: Gary Glasberg & Gina Lucita Monreal		January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)101322.07[38]
22414"Canary"Terrence O'HaraChristopher J. WaildFebruary 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)101421.79[39]
22515"Hereafter"Tony WharmbyNicole Mirante-MatthewsFebruary 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)101521.08[40]
22616"Detour"Mario Van PeeblesSteven D. BinderFebruary 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)101620.69[41]
22717"Prime Suspect"James Whitmore, Jr.George Schenck & Frank CardeaMarch 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)101720.81[42]
22818"Seek"Michael WeatherlyScott WilliamsMarch 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)101819.79[43]
22919"Squall"Thomas J. WrightBill NussMarch 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)101918.62[44]
23020"Chasing Ghosts"Arvin BrownNicole Mirante-MatthewsApril 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)102017.22[45]
23121"Berlin"Terrence O'HaraScott Williams & Gina Lucita MonrealApril 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)102117.33[46]
23222"Revenge"James Whitmore, Jr.George Schenck & Frank CardeaApril 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)102218.29[47]
23323"Double Blind"Dennis SmithChristopher J. Walid & Steven D. BinderMay 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)102317.56[48]
23424"Damned If You Do"Tony WharmbyGary GlasbergMay 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)102418.79[49]

Ratings

Episode Ratings
Original air date Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
Night Week
"Extreme Prejudice" September 25, 2012 20.48[1] 1 2[1]
"Recovery" October 2, 2012 18.87[28] 1 1[28]
"Phoenix" October 9, 2012 18.51[29] 1 2[29]
"Lost at Sea" October 23, 2012 17.78[30] 1 1[30]
"The Namesake" October 30, 2012 18.83[31] 1 2[31]
"Shell Shock (Part I)" November 13, 2012 17.05[32] 1 3[32]
"Shell Shock (Part II)" November 20, 2012 16.47[33] 1 3[33]
"Gone" November 27, 2012 19.76[34] 1 2[34]
"Devil's Trifecta" December 11, 2012 17.65[35] 1 3[35]
"You Better Watch Out" December 18, 2012 19.59[36] 1 1[36]
"Shabbat Shalom" January 8, 2013 21.11[37] 1 2[37]
"Shiva" January 15, 2013 22.86[10] 1 3[10]
"Hit and Run" January 29, 2013 22.07[38] 1 4[38]
"Canary" February 5, 2013 21.79[39] 1 2[39]
"Hereafter" February 19, 2013 21.08[40] 1 3[50]
"Detour" February 26, 2013 20.69[41] 1 1[41]
"Prime Suspect" March 5, 2013 20.81[42] 1 1[51]
"Seek" March 19, 2013 19.79[43] 1 1[52]
"Squall" March 26, 2013 18.62[44] 1 1[53]
"Chasing Ghosts" April 9, 2013 17.22[45] 1 2[54]
"Berlin" April 23, 2013 17.33[46] 1 1[55]
"Revenge" April 30, 2013 18.29[47] 1 1[56]
"Double Blind" May 7, 2013 17.56[48] 1 1[57]
"Damned If You Do" May 14, 2013 18.79[49] 1 1[58]

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