NCIS: Los Angeles is an American television series that premiered on CBS on September 22, 2009.[1] The series is set in Los Angeles, California, and follows the stories of the members of the Office of Special Projects, an undercover division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS).[2] The program and its characters were introduced in a two-part episode during the sixth season of the television series NCIS on April 28 and May 5, 2009.[3] On May 20, 2010 CBS confirmed that the series has been renewed for a second season.[4] The second season will have 22 episodes.
As of December 14, 2010, 35 original episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles have aired.
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Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
Introductory | 2 | April 28, 2009 | May 5, 2009 | August 31, 2010 (includes introductory episodes) |
August 2, 2010 (includes introductory episodes) |
August 19, 2010 (includes introductory episodes) |
1 | 24 | September 22, 2009 | May 25, 2010 | |||
2 | 22 | September 21, 2010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NCIS: Los Angeles and its characters were introduced during the sixth season episodes of NCIS titled "Legend (Part 1)" and "Legend (Part 2)". These episodes served as a backdoor pilot for the series.[5]
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135 | 6x22 | "Legend (Part 1)"[6] | Tony Wharmby | Shane Brennan | April 28, 2009 | 16.32 million[7] |
When the body of a dead Marine is found in Arlington, Virginia, NCIS Special Agents Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) and Timothy McGee (Sean Murray) travel to Los Angeles to work with the NCIS Office of Special Projects (OSP). NCIS believes that the Marine's death was related to an arms dealer named Liam, whom they discover to be a "legend" or false identity. Special Agent G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell) adopts the identity of Liam in an effort to catch the killer. Meanwhile in Washington, Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) works with forensic specialist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) to discover the identity of Officer Ziva David's (Cote de Pablo) boyfriend. After reviewing footage from Ziva's undercover operation in Morocco, Tony and Abby discover that Ziva's mystery boyfriend is Mossad agent Michael Rivkin. |
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136 | 6x23 | "Legend (Part 2)"[9] | James Whitmore, Jr. | Shane Brennan | May 5, 2009 | 16.28 million[10] |
When Ziva identifies Rivkin as an undercover Mossad agent operating in the United States, Tony is forced to question her loyalty to NCIS. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Callen goes undercover as Liam in an effort to prevent a terrorist cell from obtaining weapons and launching an attack on Los Angeles. At OSP headquarters, psychologist Nate Getz (Peter Cambor) discovers the startling truth about Gibbs and Special Agent Lara Macy's (Louise Lombard) relationship. The episodes concludes with Callen being shot multiple times in the chest. Note: The result of Callen's injuries is unknown at the end of the episode. However, in the next NCIS episode, "Semper Fidelis", it is revealed that Callen was not killed but is in critical condition on life support.[8] |
The series' first season was originally planned to have thirteen episodes. On October 7, 2009, after rating as the most watched new show of the Fall 2009 U.S. television season, CBS ordered a full set of 22 episodes,[11] which was extended to 24 episodes on November 4, 2009.[12]
Series # | Season # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Prod. # | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1x01 | "Identity"[13] | James Whitmore, Jr. | Shane Brennan | September 22, 2009 | #101 | 18.73[14] |
In the series premiere, NCIS investigates the death of a Navy officer killed during an LAPD shootout with drug runners. Initially they think the officer was a hostage but when Special Agents G. Callen (Chris O'Donnell) and Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) find he has been picked up and dropped off daily by the drivers of the car and has been using his military clearance to send top secret satellite photos of a mounting anti-drug military mission to a drug cartel leader, they question his loyalty. Further investigation reveals that he was being forced to cooperate because his niece is being held hostage. When they learn the identity of the cartel leader, Callen and Sam go under cover posing as satellite experts, offering to replace the flow of secret information to him; their goal is to get close enough to find the dead Navy officer's niece. Guest star: Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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2 | 1x02 | "The Only Easy Day"[15] | Terrence O'Hara | R. Scott Gemmill | September 29, 2009 | #102 | 17.42[16] |
When three Navy SEALs interrupt a drug deal to steal the drug money, a SEAL and an undercover LAPD officer end up dead. NCIS watches the surveillance footage, and Sam Hanna recognizes a former Navy SEAL colleague, and the hunt is on to find the other team members and the evidence needed to convict them. Sam confronts his old friend, but gets little satisfaction. He's personally offended that his former brethren could violate their code so profoundly, particularly when one of their team turns up dead, having been killed in the initial robbery. In a surprise twist, the investigation leads NCIS to discover the undercover cop wasn't there to take down the drug dealers, but another police officer who is leading a double life selling drugs. Using their skills as interrogators as well as their undercover acumen, Sam, G. Callen and the team are able to arrest the SEALs involved, as well as take down the corrupt police officer. | |||||||
3 | 1x03 | "Predator"[17] | Tony Wharmby[18] | Dave Kalstein[18] | October 6, 2009 | #104 | 16.31[19] |
During a Marine Corps training exercise an MQ-1 Predator and Hellfire missile are hijacked, resulting in the death of a Marine. The team must locate this UAV before it can be used against America. | |||||||
4 | 1x04 | "Search and Destroy"[20] | Steve Boyum | Gil Grant | October 13, 2009 | #105 | 15.32[21] |
The search for the main culprit that killed an Iraqi businessman goes on with Special Agents Sam and Callen leading the investigation. | |||||||
5 | 1x05 | "Killshot"[22] | David Barrett | Shane Brennan | October 20, 2009 | #103 | 16.50[23] |
A defense contractor is killed, and the team fears that his classified-software secrets are lost until they find a suspect, a Korean assassin named Lee Wuan Kai, whom they also discover is connected to Vance's past. Guest stars: Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto and Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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6 | 1x06 | "Keepin' It Real"[24] | Leslie Libman | Matt Pyken | November 3, 2009 | #106 | 15.29[25] |
A Marine Corporal is found dead after dropping from the top of a high rise apartment building. The police say suicide, but NCIS is brought in and figure out he was murdered. As they investigate the death a major counterfeiting ring is uncovered. | |||||||
7 | 1x07 | "Pushback"[26] | Paris Barclay | Shane Brennan | November 10, 2009 | #107 | 16.19[27] |
The team investigates the murder of the Russian woman who was present when Callen was attacked. While searching through her files they discover a file concerning an operation codenamed "Cossack" that Callen was a part of in Russia. Callen, his partner in the DEA (where he was working then) and a CIA agent were betrayed before they could start their mission. The two other agents were also attacked and killed. Callen believes that their ex-KGB control officer was the traitor and he goes to him to find evidence that he was the traitor. It turned out that he too was attacked but survived and tried to warn the others using the Russian girl, Alina Rostoff, Callen's foster sister when he was 14. It soon turned out that the traitor was the CIA agent who had faked his death so as not to be suspected and who was now the leader of the Russia crime syndicate that was "Cossack"'s target. After arresting him, Callen went to the home where he and Alina had spent three months together as brother and sister. Guest star: Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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8 | 1x08 | "Ambush"[28] | Rod Holcomb | Lindsay Sturman | November 17, 2009 | #108 | 14.81[29] |
While Hetty is attending a Senate hearing in D.C., the investigation of a murdered Marine Lance Corporal leads the NCIS team to stolen anti-tank missiles and a dangerous militia group. Guest star: Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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9 | 1x09 | "Random on Purpose"[30] | Steven DePaul | Speed Weed | November 24, 2009 | #109 | 17.18[31] |
Forensic Scientist Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) joins the team when a murder case resembles the pattern of a serial killer she has been tracking. Guest stars: Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto and Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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10 | 1x10 | "Brimstone"[32] | Terrence O'Hara | R. Scott Gemmill | December 15, 2009 | #110 | 17.36[33] |
The team must put their holiday decorations on hold to investigate a Marine's death by his cell phone blowing up. They begin to realize that they need to locate his former unit to protect them from further explosions. | |||||||
11 | 1x11 | "Breach"[34] | Perry Lang | R. Scott Gemmill and Shane Brennan | January 5, 2010 | #111 | 17.96[35] |
When a Petty Officer is murdered, a connection to Sam's life is discovered. Hetty takes a closer look at the team and how they are handling the pressures of the job. | |||||||
12 | 1x12 | "Past Lives"[36] | Elodie Keene | Dave Kalstein | January 12, 2010 | #112 | 15.50[37] |
The murder of a recently released convict forces Callen to go undercover solo as an old alias, while Sam and the LA team track him from a distance. Note: Last appearance of Adam Jamal Craig as a regular cast member |
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13 | 1x13 | "Missing"[38] | David Barrett | Gil Grant and Matt Pyken | January 26, 2010 | #113 | 17.161[39] |
Hetty receives an Agent needs assistance call from Special Agent Dom Vail. The Agents find his blood covered car, but soon become convinced that the blood is not his, leaving the team wondering if Dom is dead or alive. Notes: First appearance of Barrett Foa as a regular cast member; first appearance of Adam Jamal Craig as a recurring guest star. |
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14 | 1x14 | "LD50"[40] | Jonathan Frakes | Speed Weed and R. Scott Gemmill | February 2, 2010 | #114 | 16.422[41] |
The agents discover that a biochemical weapons expert suffering from Alzheimer's disease was tricked into producing a deadly toxin for an arms dealer. When Sam goes undercover to the auction they learn that there will be a demonstration of the weapon in a Los Angeles mall, and the team must hurry to stop it. | |||||||
15 | 1x15 | "The Bank Job"[42] | Terrence O'Hara | Dave Kalstein | February 9, 2010 | #115 | 17.91[43] |
While attempting to open a security deposit box at a bank, armed robbers hold hostage and then start battling with Special Agent Kensi Blye, leading to her being shot in the abdomen. The events of the day before are then revisited, revealing that Kensi's injuries are not as they seem and neither are the robbers. | |||||||
16 | 1x16 | "Chinatown"[44] | Alan J. Levi | Lindsay Sturman | March 2, 2010 | #116 | 14.975 |
The team suspects that the death of a naval officer ruled as a suicide could be a murder, and that the crime implies a threat to national security. | |||||||
17 | 1x17 | "Full Throttle"[45] | David Barrett | Joseph C. Wilson | March 9, 2010 | #117 | 16.928 |
The team investigates the death of a sailor who died in an underground street race, and they find that his car was sabotaged. Guest star: Dichen Lachman as Allison Pritchett/Allysia Takada. |
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18 | 1x18 | "Blood Brothers"[46] | Karen Gaviola | Tim Clemente | March 16, 2010 | #118 | 15.042 |
A Marine is killed in a gang-related drive-by shooting, and the team fears his younger brother may also be targeted. | |||||||
19 | 1x19 | "Hand-to-Hand"[47] | Paris Barclay | Matt Pyken | April 6, 2010 | #119 | 13.79[48] |
The investigation of a murdered marine leads the team to a gym, where Sam must go undercover. Guest star: Eric Christian Olsen guest stars as Marty Deeks. |
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20 | 1x20 | "Fame"[49] | Dennis Smith | Speed Weed | April 27, 2010 | #120 | 15.62[50] |
The death of a marine leads the team to Hollywood glitz and glamor. LAPD/NCIS Liasion Marty Deeks joins the team as requested by Hetty. Guest star: Eric Christian Olsen guest stars as Marty Deeks. |
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21 | 1x21 | "Found"[51] | James Whitmore, Jr. | R. Scott Gemmill | May 4, 2010 | #121 | 14.34[52] |
The team finally receives video evidence of Dom being held hostage several months after his original kidnapping in "Missing" and rushes to his aid. | |||||||
22 | 1x22 | "Hunted"[53] | Steven DePaul | Corey Miller | May 11, 2010 | #122 | 16.04[54] |
The team searches for a terrorist who escaped from Army custody during a secretive transfer. Guest star: Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance. |
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23 | 1x23 | "Burned"[55] | Steve Boyum | Dave Kalstein | May 18, 2010 | #123 | 15.230[56] |
Callen's cover is blown and he is forced to cut off all contacts with the team, and they must find the cause of the security breach. Meanwhile the team mourn the loss of Special Agent Lara Macy, who had her throat slit in Annapolis, before being set on fire. She was found by Agent Gibbs and his Major Case Response Team. Guest star: Peter Wingfield guest stars as Eugene Keelson. |
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24 | 1x24 | "Callen, G"[57] | Tony Wharmby | Shane Brennan | May 25, 2010 | #124 | 13.120[58] |
Callen and the others find Eugene Keelson's hideout filled with valuable information on Callen. Someone knows they are in the house, and attempts to blow it up. The team escape with their lives intact, but whatever information Keelson had is lost. Eugene knew that Callen was in 37 foster homes, and of the existence of G's sister, Amy Callen. Callen tracks her down, but she admits that her name is Hannah Lawson, and that she knew Callen's sister when they both lived in an orphanage together. Amy had died, however, when the two sneaked out at night to play in the river. When Hannah returned, she slept in Amy's bed, and the caretakers there never realized what had happened. When Amy's body was found a few months later, she was buried under Hannah's name. Callen later goes to visit that grave, and finds an obviously recent note left to "my Sweet daughter". During the episode, Nate Getz discovers that a list of all G's foster homes and orphanages was written by one person over a number of years, indicating that someone has been keeping an eye on him during that time. Note: Last appearance of Peter Cambor as a regular cast member |
Eric Christian Olsen (Marty Deeks) is now a series regular, while Peter Cambor (Dr. Nate Getz) is listed as a special guest star. Renée Felice Smith (Nell Jones) joined the team in episode 4 as a recurring character and is later promoted to a series regular.
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25 | 2x01 | "Human Traffic"[59] | James Whitmore, Jr. | Shane Brennan | September 21, 2010 | #201 | 15.76[60] |
NCIS's LAPD liaison, detective and lawyer Marty Deeks, went missing undercover just after target, drug and extortion street gang leader Emilio Philip Ortega, and his bodyguard, Luis Manuel Fellano, were killed by a bomb in their car. Deeks posed as real estate expert to approach Serbian human trafficker Radovan Lazik, who hired Ortega for his smuggling contacts. LAPD detective Jess Traynor, Deeks's partner, dies from a similar car bomb just after briefing NCIS. Detective Frank Scarli is in charge for LAPD, which aborted the undercover operation. Marty contacts Hetty, lightly wounded, asking help to get Lazik. Special guest star: Peter Cambor as Dr. Nate Getz. |
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26 | 2x02 | "Black Widow"[61] | Kate Woods | Dave Kalstein | September 21, 2010 | #202 | 13.60[62] |
Hotel security cameras show NCIS agent Nathan Wilson, investigating illegal corrupt Navy arms sales, was fatally injected to simulate cardiac arrest by British vet hired killer Jon "White" Craig under cover of a sheik's entourage. LA airport customs spot Jon, but Callen decides to follow rather then just arrest him. Learning, with Beal's help, Craig was hired by the Chechen Muslim extremist Grozny Emirate, Callen poses as his back-up and thus learns the target is Emma Mastin, a housewife without a record like her husband, with an angelic six-year old son. The key is her Chechen past as 'black widow' of terrorist leader Vakar, who faked his death and hates her for refusing to be recruited and wants his son at all cost. | |||||||
27 | 2x03 | "Borderline"[63] | Terrence O'Hara | R. Scott Gemmill | September 28, 2010 | #203 | 16.51[64] |
Near Camp Pendleton base, San Diego, four marines are ambushed, presumably by a Mexican drug cartel. The only escapee reports the female was expecting a colleague's baby. Callen and Sam, who uses a dangerous former alias, check out Ortega's successor Memo Torres's drug gang, but also suspect a link with racketeered tycoon Donald Wexling. Special guest star: Peter Cambor as Dr. Nate Getz. |
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28 | 2x04 | "Special Delivery"[65] | Tony Wharmby | Gil Grant | October 5, 2010[66] | #204 | 16.19[67] |
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine with top-level security clearance after he is found dead and missing a hand in a Beverly Hills parking lot off Rodeo Drive. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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29 | 2x05 | "Little Angels"[65] | Steven DePaul | Frank Military | October 12, 2010[66] | #205 | 16.05[68] |
Special Agent Sam Hanna decides to take on a case on the request of Security Specialist Commander Jason Remy. Even though out of NCIS jurisdiction, Sam has strong sympathies with the case and goes above and beyond to solve it. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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30 | 2x06 | "Standoff"[69] | Dennis Smith | Joseph C. Wilson | October 19, 2010 | #206 | 16.00 [70] |
After a downtown Navy Recruitment Center is held hostage, Callen mediates with his ex-partner, Tracy Keller, to uncover information about a hijacked shipment of Spike missiles. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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31 | 2x07 | "Anonymous"[71] | Norberto Barba | Christina M. Kim | October 26, 2010 | #207 | 15.99[72] |
A State Department employee and plastic surgeon are murdered. The team discovers a terrorist cell had their faces altered. They must find the one person who can identify them. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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32 | 2x08 | "Bounty"[73] | Felix Alcala | Dave Kalstein | November 9, 2010 | #208 | 15.61[74] |
The team investigates the murder of Marine who had recently retired. He was part of an elite unit that tracked down high profile targets. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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33 | 2x09 | "Absolution"[75] | Steven DePaul | R. Scott Gemmill | November 16, 2010 | #209 | 15.81[76] |
A murdered antiques dealer has Hetty and the NCIS team searching for his missing book containing top-secret information. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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34 | 2x10 | "Deliverance"[77] | Tony Wharmby | Frank Military & Shane Brennan | November 23, 2010 | #210 | 14.96[78] |
Hetty and the NCIS team continue to search for an elusive book that has the attention of several foreign security agencies, in the conclusion of a two-part episode. Recurring characters: Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones. |
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35 | 2x11 | "Disorder"[80] | Jonathan Frakes | David Kalstien & Gill Grant | December 14, 2010 | #211 | 16.82[81] |
When two men are killed in a shootout, the NCIS team must rely on a former Navy intelligence officer with post traumatic stress disorder to help them solve the case. Notes:
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"Identity" | September 22, 2009 | 18.06[14] | 1.70 [82] | 1 | September 30, 2009 | 0.935[83] | 40 | October 21, 2009 | 0.735[84] | 5 | |
"The Only Easy Day" | September 29, 2009 | 17.42[16] | October 7, 2009 | 0.915[85]| | 40 | October 21, 2009 | 0.554[84] | 9 | |||
"Predator" | October 6, 2009 | 16.31[19] | October 14, 2009 | 1.435[86] | 38 | October 28, 2009 | 0.563[84] | 10 | |||
"Search and Destroy" | October 13, 2009 | 15.32[21] | 21 October 2009 | 1.052[87] | 29 | October 28, 2009 | 0.576[84] | 9 | |||
"Killshot" | October 20, 2009 | 16.50[23] | October 28, 2009 | 1.429[88] | 36 | November 4, 2009 | 0.507[84] | 10 | |||
"Keepin' It Real" | November 3, 2009 | 15.29 [25] | November 11, 2009 | 1.293[89] | 40 | November 4, 2009 | 0.580[84] | 8 | |||
"Pushback" | November 10, 2009 | 16.19[27] | November 18, 2009 | 1.302[90] | 39 | November 11, 2009 | 0.530[84] | 8 | |||
"Ambush" | November 17, 2009 | 14.81[29] | March 23, 2010 | 1.25[91][92] | 40+ | November 18, 2009 | 0.463[84] | 9 | |||
"Random on Purpose" | November 24, 2009 | 17.18[31] | March 30, 2010 | November 25, 2009 | 0.567[84] | 5 | |||||
"Brimstone" | December 15, 2009 | 17.36[33] | 1.582 [93] | 5 | 11 | April 6, 2010 | March 15, 2010 | <0.581 | - | ||
"Breach" | January 5, 2010 | 17.96[35] | 1.399 [94] | 5 | 20 | April 13, 2010 | 1.24[95] | 38 | March 22, 2010 | <0.445 | - |
"Past Lives" | January 12, 2010 | 15.50[37] | 1.239 [96] | 4 | 21 | April 20, 2010 | March 29, 2010 | ||||
"Missing" | January 26, 2010 | 17.16[39] | April 27, 2010 | April 5, 2010 | |||||||
"LD50" | February 2, 2010 | 16.42[41] | May 4, 2010 | 1.36[97] | 36 | April 12, 2010 | |||||
"The Bank Job" | February 9, 2010 | 17.91[43] | May 11, 2010 | 1.32[98] | 39 | April 19, 2010 | |||||
"Chinatown" | March 2, 2010 | 14.98 | May 18, 2010 | 1.44[99] | 34 | April 26, 2010 | |||||
"Full Throttle" | March 9, 2010 | 16.93 | May 25, 2010 | 1.42[100] | 36 | May 3, 2010 | |||||
"Blood Brothers" | March 16, 2010 | 15.04 | June 1, 2010 | 0.964 | 13 | May 10, 2010 | |||||
"Hand-to-Hand" | April 6, 2010 | 13.79 | June 8, 2010 | May 17, 2010 | |||||||
"Fame" | April 27, 2010 | 15.53[101] | June 15, 2010 | May 24, 2010 | |||||||
"Found" | May 4, 2010 | 14.34[52] | TBA | TBA | |||||||
" Hunted" | May 11, 2010 | 16.04[54] | TBA | TBA | |||||||
"Burned" | May 18, 2010 | 15.230[102] | TBA | TBA | |||||||
"Callen, G" | May 25, 2010 | 13.120[103] | TBA | TBA |
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