NCIS
A Desperate Man
TV Flash files “A Desperate Man” as hour 199 of 508 in the TV Flash guide — NCIS (2003–present) on CBS, season 9, episode 13, aired 2012-01-10, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S09E13: listed hour 199 of 508 in the NCIS guide, hour 13 of 24 in season 9. It aired 2012-01-10 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Housekeeping” (S09E12). Next is “Life Before His Eyes” (S09E14). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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When a Navy lieutenant commander is found dead in a building under construction, NCIS must search for a killer while dealing with interruptions from her distraught detective husband. Meanwhile, Ray's return has Ziva thinking about her future.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Desperate Man sit in the NCIS guide?
S09E13 is listed hour 199 of 508 — hour 13 of 24 in season 9, season 9 episode 13.
When did NCIS S09E13 air?
A Desperate Man aired 2012-01-10 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need JAG before NCIS?
It launched via backdoor pilot episodes on JAG, but the mothership plays as its own squad-room ritual. Start with Gibbs's team, not a homework assignment.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Naval Criminal Investigative Service agents solve military-linked crimes with found-family banter and Gibbs's rules. Mark Harmon became a quiet ratings titan; the squad room is the serialized story. Sturdy CBS comfort that outlived fashion and multiplied into a carrier group of spinoffs.
Gibbs's rules, a squad room that is a second home, and a fandom that will fight you if you call it uncool — welcome to the quiet ratings titan the group chat pretends not to respect until someone dies in the bullpen. (Spoiler fence: mild. The team can bleed.) Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill's CBS series premiered September 23, 2003, after a *JAG* backdoor pilot, and became a flagship with well over twenty seasons. Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs for many years; Michael Weatherly's DiNozzo, Pauley Perrette's…
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