The eighth season of the police procedural drama NCIS premiered on CBS on September 21, 2010, and ended on May 17, 2011. The season maintained the time slot of the previous season, airing on Tuesdays at 8 pm for the entire season.
The season story arc involves Ziva's largely-unseen boyfriend, Ray, and the CIA continuing to meddle in NCIS's day-to-day workings. Notable events include 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 season four. The season ends on a five-part story arc involving the Port-to-Port killer that menaced both teams.
Cast and characters
Main
Also starring Brian Dietzen as Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS
Recurring
Guest appearances
Episodes
Ratings Episode Ratings Original airdate Viewers(millions) Rank Night Week "Spider and the Fly" September 21, 2010 19.41 1 2 "Worst Nightmare" September 28, 2010 19.15 1 3 "Short Fuse" October 5, 2010 19.81 1 2 "Royals & Loyals" October 12, 2010 19.20 1 2 "Dead Air" October 19, 2010 19.41 1 2 "Cracked" October 26, 2010 20.18 1 2 "Broken Arrow" November 9, 2010 19.87 1 3 "Enemies Foreign" November 16, 2010 19.43 1 3 "Enemies Domestic" November 23, 2010 18.78 2 4 "False Witness" December 14, 2010 19.87 1 2 "Ships in the Night" January 11, 2011 21.93 1 3 "Recruited" January 18, 2011 21.09 1 5 "Freedom" February 1, 2011 22.85 1 5 "A Man Walks Into a Bar... (NCIS)" February 8, 2011 20.35 1 4 "Defiance" February 15, 2011 19.40 1 3 "Kill Screen" February 22, 2011 21.32 1 5 "One Last Score" March 1, 2011 19.21 2 4 "Out of the Frying Pan" March 22, 2011 19.46 1 4 "Tell-All" March 29, 2011 18.73 2 5 "Two-Faced" April 5, 2011 19.40 1 5 "Dead Reflection" April 12, 2011 19.87 1 4 "Baltimore" May 3, 2011 17.87 1 4 "Swan Song" May 10, 2011 17.62 1 4 "Pyramid" May 17, 2011 18.62 1 4
DVD 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
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