document_title: List of NCIS episodes

question_text: when does the last episode of ncis air

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text: List of NCIS episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings[4][5]

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Rating

Intro
2
April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)
April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)
N/A
N/A

1
23
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
23
7.8

2
23
September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
22
8.8

3
24
September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
12
9.8

4
24
September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
15
9.0

5
19
September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
11
9.2

6
25
September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
5
10.9

7
24
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
4
11.5

8
24
September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
5
11.8

9
24
September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
2
12.3

10
24
September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
1
13.5

11
24
September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
1
12.6

12
24
September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
2
11.6

13
24
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)
1
12.8

14
24
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
2
11.4

15
24
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
TBA
TBA

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Introductory episodes[edit]

text: The program and its characters are introduced during the eighth season of JAG. The JAG episodes, "Ice Queen" and "Meltdown", served as pilot episodes for the show. The character Special Agent Vivian Blackadder (Robyn Lively) does not appear in the series because producer Donald Bellisario felt that "she was a little soft for this kind of role".[6] In October 2003, the two episodes were edited together and aired as "Navy NCIS: The Beginning".[7]

text:
Introductory episodes (JAG season 8)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

178
20
"Ice Queen"
Donald P. Bellisario
Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill
April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22)
178
13.84[8]

The NCIS team is called in to investigate the mysterious death of a JAG officer, Lieutenant Loren Singer, when a young Boy Scout looking for his stray arrow discovers her body. As a result, a full murder investigation is opened and the NCIS team are tasked with finding a suspect for Lt. Singer's murder while interviewing her former JAG colleagues. The episode ends with Harmon Rabb being read his rights before Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs officially declares him to be the main suspect in the case and as such, Rabb is arrested by NCIS for Lt. Singer's murder.

179
21
"Meltdown"
Scott Brazil
Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill
April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29)
179
13.63[9]

Harmon Rabb is court-martialed for the murder of Lieutenant Singer and he does not appear to have an alibi which means that if he is not proven innocent, he could end up in the brig for life. Soon Special Agent DiNozzo realizes the case is too perfect and starts searching for another possible suspect, one who might have a long-standing grudge against Rabb. Meanwhile, Gibbs tries to get information from Amad Bin Atwa, a terrorist, before there is another attack on an American ship.

text: Season 1 (2003–04)[edit]

text: Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) had a continuous arc starting with the seventh episode ("Sub Rosa").

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

1
1
"Yankee White"
Donald P. Bellisario
Teleplay by: Donald P. Bellisario
Story by: Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill
September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23)
101
13.04[10]

2
2
"Hung Out to Dry"
Alan J. Levi
Don McGill
September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30)
102
12.08[11]

3
3
"Seadog"
Bradford May
John C. Kelley & Donald P. Bellisario
October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07)
103
11.26[12]

4
4
"The Immortals"
Alan J. Levi
Darcy Meyers
October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14)
104
11.70[13]

5
5
"The Curse"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: Don McGill & Jeff Vlaming & Donald P. Bellisario
Story by: Donald P. Bellisario
October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28)
105
13.50[14]

6
6
"High Seas"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Jeff Vlaming & Larry Moskowitz
Story by: Jeff Vlaming
November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
106
11.77[15]

7
7
"Sub Rosa"
Michael Zinberg
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18)
107
13.21[16]

8
8
"Minimum Security"
Ian Toynton
Philip DeGuere, Jr. & Donald P. Bellisario
November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25)
108
12.71[17]

9
9
"Marine Down"
Dennis Smith
John C. Kelley
December 16, 2003 (2003-12-16)
109
12.03[18]

10
10
"Left for Dead"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Teleplay by: Don McGill & Donald P. Bellisario
Story by: Don McGill
January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06)
110
14.51[19]

11
11
"Eye Spy"
Alan J. Levi
George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Dana Coen
January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13)
111
14.00[20]

12
12
"My Other Left Foot"
Jeff Woolnough
Jack Bernstein
February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03)
112
12.31[20]

13
13
"One Shot, One Kill"
Peter Ellis
Gil Grant
February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10)
113
13.18[21]

14
14
"The Good Samaritan"
Alan J. Levi
Jack Bernstein
February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17)
114
13.49[22]

15
15
"Enigma"
Thomas J. Wright
John C. Kelley
February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24)
115
12.14[23]

16
16
"Bête Noire"
Peter Ellis
Donald P. Bellisario
March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02)
116
12.82[24]

17
17
"The Truth is Out There"
Dennis Smith
Jack Bernstein
March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16)
117
13.29[25]

18
18
"UnSEALeD"
Peter Ellis
Thomas L. Moran
April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06)
118
10.83[26]

19
19
"Dead Man Talking"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27)
119
11.64[27]

20
20
"Missing"
Jeff Woolnough
John C. Kelley
May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04)
120
10.13[28]

21
21
"Split Decision"
Terrence O'Hara
Bob Gookin
May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11)
121
11.07[29]

22
22
"A Weak Link"
Alan J. Levi
Jack Bernstein
May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18)
122
10.39[30]

23
23
"Reveille"
Thomas J. Wright
Donald P. Bellisario
May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25)
123
10.86[31]

text: Season 2 (2004–05)[edit]

text:
Sean Murray (Timothy McGee) was promoted to the main cast starting with the episode ("See No Evil").
Sasha Alexander (Special Agent Caitlin Todd) left the show after the season finale ("Twilight").

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

24
1
"See No Evil"
Thomas J. Wright
Chris Crowe
September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28)
201
14.33[32]

25
2
"The Good Wives Club"
Dennis Smith
Gil Grant
October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05)
202
14.28[33]

26
3
"Vanished"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12)
203
14.86[34]

27
4
"Lt. Jane Doe"
Dan Lerner
Teleplay by: Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle & Donald P. Bellisario & Gil Grant
Story by: Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle
October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19)
204
14.05[35]

28
5
"The Bone Yard"
Terrence O'Hara
John C. Kelley
October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26)
205
13.68[36]

29
6
"Terminal Leave"
Jeff Woolnough
Roger Director
November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16)
206
15.27[37]

30
7
"Call of Silence"
Thomas J. Wright
Roger Director
November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23)
207
14.71[38]

31
8
"Heart Break"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30)
208
15.65[39]

32
9
"Forced Entry"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern & John C. Kelley
December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07)
209
14.59[40]

33
10
"Chained"
Thomas J. Wright
Frank Military
December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14)
210
14.64[41]

34
11
"Black Water"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: John C. Kelley & Juan Carlos Coto
Story by: Juan Carlos Coto
January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11)
211
15.40[42]

35
12
"Doppelgänger"
Terrence O'Hara
Jack Bernstein
January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18)
212
14.53[43]

36
13
"The Meat Puzzle"
Thomas J. Wright
Frank Military
February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08)
213
12.74[44]

37
14
"Witness"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15)
214
13.04[45]

38
15
"Caught on Tape"
Jeff Woolnough
Chris Crowe & Gil Grant & John C. Kelley
February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22)
215
13.59[46]

39
16
"Pop Life"
Thomas J. Wright
Frank Military
March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01)
216
13.68[47]

40
17
"An Eye for an Eye"
Dennis Smith
Steven Kane
March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22)
217
14.86[48]

41
18
"Bikini Wax"
Stephen Cragg
David J. North
March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29)
218
14.27[49]

42
19
"Conspiracy Theory"
Jeff Woolnough
Frank Military
April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12)
219
13.89[50]

43
20
"Red Cell"
Dennis Smith
Christopher Silber
April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26)
220
13.67[51]

44
21
"Hometown Hero"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03)
221
13.55[52]

45
22
"SWAK"
Dennis Smith
Donald P. Bellisario
May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)
222
13.58[53]

46
23
"Twilight"
Thomas J. Wright
John C. Kelley
May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24)
223
14.74[54]

text: Season 3 (2005–06)[edit]

text:
Cote de Pablo (Ziva David) had a continuous arc starting with the first two episodes ("Kill Ari"), and later promoted to the main cast in the episode "Silver War".
Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard) was promoted to the main cast in the ninth episode ("Frame Up").
This was the first season to have 24 episodes.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

47
1
"Kill Ari (Part I)"
Dennis Smith
Donald P. Bellisario
September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20)
302
15.48[55]

48
2
"Kill Ari (Part II)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Donald P. Bellisario
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
304
15.09[56]

49
3
"Mind Games"
William Webb
Teleplay by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick & John C. Kelley
Story by: Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick
October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04)
301
16.87[57]

50
4
"Silver War"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: John C. Kelley
Story by: Joshua Lurie
October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11)
305
16.78[58]

51
5
"Switch"
Thomas J. Wright
Gil Grant
October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18)
303
17.69[59]

52
6
"The Voyeur's Web"
Dennis Smith
David J. North
October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
306
18.01[60]

53
7
"Honor Code"
Colin Bucksey
Christopher Silber
November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01)
307
18.08[61]

54
8
"Under Covers"
Aaron Lipstadt
L.D. Zlotoff
November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
308
17.79[62]

55
9
"Frame Up"
Thomas J. Wright
Laurence Walsh
November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
309
16.43[63]

56
10
"Probie"
Terrence O'Hara
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
310
18.17[64]

57
11
"Model Behavior"
Stephen Cragg
David J. North
December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13)
311
17.11[65]

58
12
"Boxed In"
Dennis Smith
Dana Coen
January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10)
313
17.19[66]

59
13
"Deception"
Leslie Libman
Jack Bernstein
January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17)
312
17.74[67]

60
14
"Light Sleeper"
Colin Bucksey
Christopher Silber
January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24)
314
16.97[68]

61
15
"Head Case"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)
315
16.05[69]

62
16
"Family Secret"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28)
316
15.14[70]

63
17
"Ravenous"
Thomas J. Wright
Richard C. Arthur
March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07)
317
17.21[71]

64
18
"Bait"
Terrence O'Hara
Laurence Walsh
March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14)
318
17.55[72]

65
19
"Iced"
Dennis Smith
Dana Coen
April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04)
319
15.52[73]

66
20
"Untouchable"
Leslie Libman
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18)
320
15.90[74]

67
21
"Bloodbath"
Dennis Smith
Steven D. Binder
April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25)
321
15.56[75]

68
22
"Jeopardy"
James Whitmore, Jr.
David J. North
May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02)
322
14.95[76]

69
23
"Hiatus (Part I)"
Dennis Smith
Donald P. Bellisario
May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09)
323
15.17[77]

70
24
"Hiatus (Part II)"
Dennis Smith
Donald P. Bellisario
May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16)
324
16.49[78]

text: Season 4 (2006–07)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

71
1
"Shalom"
William Webb
Teleplay by: John C. Kelley
Story by: Donald P. Bellisario & John C. Kelley
September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19)
401
13.80[79]

72
2
"Escaped"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Steven D. Binder
Story: Christopher Silber & Steven D. Binder
September 26, 2006 (2006-09-26)
402
14.12[80]

73
3
"Singled Out"
Terrence O'Hara
David J. North
October 3, 2006 (2006-10-03)
403
15.89[81]

74
4
"Faking It"
Thomas J. Wright
Shane Brennan
October 10, 2006 (2006-10-10)
404
15.86[82]

75
5
"Dead and Unburied"
Colin Bucksey
Nell Scovell
October 17, 2006 (2006-10-17)
405
15.92[83]

76
6
"Witch Hunt"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven Kriozere
October 31, 2006 (2006-10-31)
407
15.94[84]

77
7
"Sandblast"
Dennis Smith
Robert Palm
November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)
406
15.44[85]

78
8
"Once a Hero"
Thomas J. Wright
Shane Brennan
November 14, 2006 (2006-11-14)
408
15.80[86]

79
9
"Twisted Sister"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
November 21, 2006 (2006-11-21)
409
17.00[87]

80
10
"Smoked"
Dennis Smith
John C. Kelley & Robert Palm
November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28)
410
17.96[88]

81
11
"Driven"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Richard C. Arthur & Nell Scovell & John C. Kelley
Story by: Richard C. Arthur
December 12, 2006 (2006-12-12)
411
17.39[89]

82
12
"Suspicion"
Colin Bucksey
Shane Brennan
January 16, 2007 (2007-01-16)
412
15.95[90]

83
13
"Sharif Returns"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
January 23, 2007 (2007-01-23)
413
14.83[91]

84
14
"Blowback"
Thomas J. Wright
Teleplay by: Christopher Silber & David J. North & Shane Brennan
Story by: Christopher Silber
February 6, 2007 (2007-02-06)
414
16.16[92]

85
15
"Friends & Lovers"
Dennis Smith
John C. Kelley
February 13, 2007 (2007-02-13)
415
15.36[93]

86
16
"Dead Man Walking"
Colin Bucksey
Nell Scovell
February 20, 2007 (2007-02-20)
416
15.90[94]

87
17
"Skeletons"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Jesse Stern
February 27, 2007 (2007-02-27)
417
16.16[95]

88
18
"Iceman"
Thomas J. Wright
Shane Brennan
March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
418
15.69[96]

89
19
"Grace Period"
James Whitmore, Jr.
John C. Kelley
April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
419
13.79[97]

90
20
"Cover Story"
Dennis Smith
David J. North
April 10, 2007 (2007-04-10)
420
14.38[98]

91
21
"Brothers in Arms"
Martha Mitchell
Steven D. Binder
April 24, 2007 (2007-04-24)
421
14.17[99]

92
22
"In the Dark"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder
May 1, 2007 (2007-05-01)
422
13.83[100]

93
23
"Trojan Horse"
Terrence O'Hara
Donald P. Bellisario & Shane Brennan
May 8, 2007 (2007-05-08)
423
13.88[101]

94
24
"Angel of Death"
Dennis Smith
Donald P. Bellisario
May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22)
424
14.14[102]

text: Season 5 (2007–08)[edit]

text:
Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) had a continuous arc starting with episode 14 ("Internal Affairs").
Lauren Holly (Jenny Shepard) left the show after the season finale ("Judgment Day").

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

95
1
"Bury Your Dead"
Thomas J. Wright
Shane Brennan
September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
501
13.89[103]

96
2
"Family"
Martha Mitchell
Steven D. Binder
October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
502
16.43[104]

97
3
"Ex-File"
Dennis Smith
Alfonso H. Moreno
October 9, 2007 (2007-10-09)
503
16.36[105]

98
4
"Identity Crisis"
Thomas J. Wright
Jesse Stern
October 16, 2007 (2007-10-16)
504
17.55[106]

99
5
"Leap of Faith"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 23, 2007 (2007-10-23)
505
17.26[107]

100
6
"Chimera"
Terrence O'Hara
Dan E. Fesman
October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)
506
16.33[108]

101
7
"Requiem"
Tony Wharmby
Shane Brennan
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
507
18.15[109]

102
8
"Designated Target"
Colin Bucksey
Reed Steiner
November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
508
17.39[110]

103
9
"Lost & Found"
Martha Mitchell
David J. North
November 20, 2007 (2007-11-20)
509
17.34[111]

104
10
"Corporal Punishment"
Arvin Brown
Jesse Stern
November 27, 2007 (2007-11-27)
510
17.04[112]

105
11
"Tribes"
Colin Bucksey
Reed Steiner
January 15, 2008 (2008-01-15)
511
15.82[113]

106
12
"Stakeout"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 8, 2008 (2008-04-08)
512
14.05[114]

107
13
"Dog Tags"
Oz Scott
Dan E. Fesman & Alfonso H. Moreno
April 15, 2008 (2008-04-15)
513
15.13[115]

108
14
"Internal Affairs"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern & Reed Steiner
April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)
514
14.24[116]

109
15
"In the Zone"
Terrence O'Hara
Linda Burstyn
April 29, 2008 (2008-04-29)
515
14.76[117]

110
16
"Recoil"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Teleplay by: George Schenck & Frank Cardea
Story by: Dan E. Fesman
May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06)
516
14.04[118]

111
17
"About Face"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Alfonso H. Moreno & Reed Steiner
Story by: Jesse Stern
May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13)
517
14.88[119]

112
18
"Judgment Day (Part I)"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder & David J. North
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
518
16.52[120]

113
19
"Judgment Day (Part II)"
Thomas J. Wright
Teleplay by: David J. North & Christopher J. Waild
Story by: Steven D. Binder
May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)
519
16.52[120]

text: Season 6 (2008–09)[edit]

text:
Rocky Carroll (Leon Vance) was promoted to the main cast starting with the episode ("Last Man Standing").
"Legend" serves as the two-part backdoor pilot for the spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

114
1
"Last Man Standing"
Tony Wharmby
Shane Brennan
September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)
601
18.03[121]

115
2
"Agent Afloat"
Thomas J. Wright
Dan E. Fesman & David J. North
September 30, 2008 (2008-09-30)
602
17.47[122]

116
3
"Capitol Offense"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
603
16.29[123]

117
4
"Heartland"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern
October 14, 2008 (2008-10-14)
604
18.04[124]

118
5
"Nine Lives"
Dennis Smith
Linda Burstyn & Dan E. Fesman & David J. North
October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)
605
17.23[125]

119
6
"Murder 2.0"
Arvin Brown
Steven D. Binder
October 28, 2008 (2008-10-28)
606
17.26[126]

120
7
"Collateral Damage"
Terrence O'Hara
Alfonso H. Moreno
November 11, 2008 (2008-11-11)
607
18.75[127]

121
8
"Cloak (Part I)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Jesse Stern
November 18, 2008 (2008-11-18)
608
17.99[128]

122
9
"Dagger (Part II)"
Dennis Smith
Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25)
609
18.12[129]

123
10
"Road Kill"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven Kriozere
December 2, 2008 (2008-12-02)
610
18.52[130]

124
11
"Silent Night"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
December 16, 2008 (2008-12-16)
611
19.94[131]

125
12
"Caged"
Leslie Libman
Alfonso H. Moreno
January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06)
612
19.10[132]

126
13
"Broken Bird"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Jesse Stern
January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)
613
18.62[133]

127
14
"Love & War"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder & David J. North
January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)
614
19.04[134]

128
15
"Deliverance"
Dennis Smith
Dan E. Fesman & Reed Steiner
February 10, 2009 (2009-02-10)
615
18.03[135]

129
16
"Bounce"
Arvin Brown
David J. North & Steven D. Binder
February 17, 2009 (2009-02-17)
616
18.06[136]

130
17
"South by Southwest"
Thomas J. Wright
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
February 24, 2009 (2009-02-24)
617
18.27[137]

131
18
"Knockout"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern
March 17, 2009 (2009-03-17)
618
15.84[138]

132
19
"Hide and Seek"
Dennis Smith
Dan E. Fesman
March 24, 2009 (2009-03-24)
619
17.83[139]

133
20
"Dead Reckoning"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
Story by: David J. North
March 31, 2009 (2009-03-31)
620
17.23[140]

134
21
"Toxic"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder
April 7, 2009 (2009-04-07)
621
17.81[141]

135
22
"Legend (Part I)"
Tony Wharmby
Shane Brennan
April 28, 2009 (2009-04-28)
622
16.70[142]

136
23
"Legend (Part II)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Shane Brennan
May 5, 2009 (2009-05-05)
623
16.72[143]

137
24
"Semper Fidelis (Part I)"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern
May 12, 2009 (2009-05-12)
624
16.20[144]

138
25
"Aliyah (Part II)"
Dennis Smith
David J. North
May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
625
16.51[145]

text: Season 7 (2009–10)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

139
1
"Truth or Consequences (Part III)"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern
September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)
701
20.61[146]

140
2
"Reunion"
Tony Wharmby
Steven D. Binder
September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)
702
21.37[147]

141
3
"The Inside Man"
Thomas J. Wright
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 6, 2009 (2009-10-06)
703
20.70[148]

142
4
"Good Cop, Bad Cop"
Leslie Libman
Teleplay by: Jesse Stern
Story by: David J. North
October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13)
704
21.04[149]

143
5
"Code of Conduct"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
Story by: Christopher J. Waild
October 20, 2009 (2009-10-20)
705
21.25[150]

144
6
"Outlaws and In-Laws"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern
November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)
706
20.18[151]

145
7
"Endgame"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gary Glasberg
November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
707
20.96[152]

146
8
"Power Down"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder & David J. North
November 17, 2009 (2009-11-17)
708
20.34[153]

147
9
"Child's Play"
William Webb
Reed Steiner
November 24, 2009 (2009-11-24)
709
20.35[154]

148
10
"Faith"
Arvin Brown
Gary Glasberg
December 15, 2009 (2009-12-15)
710
20.69[155]

149
11
"Ignition"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern
January 5, 2010 (2010-01-05)
711
21.37[156]

150
12
"Flesh and Blood"
Arvin Brown
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)
712
20.85[157]

151
13
"Jet Lag"
Tony Wharmby
Christopher J. Waild
January 26, 2010 (2010-01-26)
713
20.22[158]

152
14
"Masquerade"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
February 2, 2010 (2010-02-02)
714
19.23[159]

153
15
"Jack-Knife"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern
February 9, 2010 (2010-02-09)
715
19.75[160]

154
16
"Mother's Day"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Reed Steiner
March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02)
716
19.67[161]

155
17
"Double Identity"
Mark Horowitz
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
March 9, 2010 (2010-03-09)
717
19.58[162]

156
18
"Jurisdiction"
Terrence O'Hara
Lee David Zlotoff
March 16, 2010 (2010-03-16)
718
18.00[163]

157
19
"Guilty Pleasure"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06)
719
16.45[164]

158
20
"Moonlighting"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder & Jesse Stern
April 27, 2010 (2010-04-27)
720
16.29[165]

159
21
"Obsession"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
May 4, 2010 (2010-05-04)
721
15.10[166]

160
22
"Borderland (Part I)"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
May 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
722
17.23[167]

161
23
"Patriot Down (Part II)"
Dennis Smith
Gary Glasberg
May 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
723
15.96[168]

162
24
"Rule Fifty-One (Part III)"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern
May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
724
16.30[169]

text: Season 8 (2010–11)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

163
1
"Spider and the Fly (Part IV)"
Dennis Smith
Gary Glasberg
September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21)
801
19.41[170]

164
2
"Worst Nightmare"
Tony Wharmby
Steven D. Binder
September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)
802
19.15[171]

165
3
"Short Fuse"
Leslie Libman
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05)
803
19.81[172]

166
4
"Royals and Loyals"
Arvin Brown
Reed Steiner
October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)
804
19.20[173]

167
5
"Dead Air"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
October 19, 2010 (2010-10-19)
805
19.41[174]

168
6
"Cracked"
Tony Wharmby
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
October 26, 2010 (2010-10-26)
806
20.18[175]

169
7
"Broken Arrow"
Arvin Brown
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 9, 2010 (2010-11-09)
807
19.87[176]

170
8
"Enemies Foreign (Part I)"
Dennis Smith
Jesse Stern
November 16, 2010 (2010-11-16)
808
19.43[177]

171
9
"Enemies Domestic (Part II)"
Mark Horowitz
Jesse Stern
November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
809
18.78[178]

172
10
"False Witness"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
December 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
810
19.87[179]

173
11
"Ships in the Night"
Thomas J. Wright
Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11)
811
21.93[180]

174
12
"Recruited"
Arvin Brown
Gary Glasberg
January 18, 2011 (2011-01-18)
812
21.09[181]

175
13
"Freedom"
Craig Ross, Jr.
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
February 1, 2011 (2011-02-01)
813
22.85[182]

176
14
"A Man Walks Into a Bar..."
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gary Glasberg
February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08)
814
20.35[183]

177
15
"Defiance"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
February 15, 2011 (2011-02-15)
815
19.40[184]

178
16
"Kill Screen"
Tony Wharmby
Teleplay by: Steven D. Binder
Story by: Steven Kriozere
February 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
816
21.32[185]

179
17
"One Last Score"
Michael Weatherly
Jesse Stern
March 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
817
19.21[186]

180
18
"Out of the Frying Pan"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
Story by: Leon Carroll, Jr.
March 22, 2011 (2011-03-22)
818
19.46[187]

181
19
"Tell-All"
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Andrew Bartels
March 29, 2011 (2011-03-29)
819
18.73[188]

182
20
"Two-Faced (Part I)"
Thomas J. Wright
Nicole Mirante-Matthews & Reed Steiner
April 5, 2011 (2011-04-05)
820
19.40[189]

183
21
"Dead Reflection (Part II)"
William Webb
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
821
19.87[190]

184
22
"Baltimore (Part III)"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03)
822
17.87[191]

185
23
"Swan Song (Part IV)"
Tony Wharmby
Jesse Stern
May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)
823
17.62[192]

186
24
"Pyramid (Part V)"
Dennis Smith
Gary Glasberg
May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17)
824
18.62[193]

text: Season 9 (2011–12)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

187
1
"Nature of the Beast (Part VI)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)
901
19.96[194]

188
2
"Restless"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)
902
19.51[195]

189
3
"The Penelope Papers"
Arvin Brown
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)
903
19.35[196]

190
4
"Enemy on the Hill"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 11, 2011 (2011-10-11)
904
18.98[197]

191
5
"Safe Harbor"
Terrence O'Hara
Reed Steiner & Christopher J. Waild
October 18, 2011 (2011-10-18)
905
19.41[198]

192
6
"Thirst"
Thomas J. Wright
Scott Williams
October 25, 2011 (2011-10-25)
906
19.43[199]

193
7
"Devil's Triangle"
Leslie Libman
Steven D. Binder & Reed Steiner
November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)
907
19.71[200]

194
8
"Engaged (Part I)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)
908
20.38[201]

195
9
"Engaged (Part II)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
909
20.00[202]

196
10
"Sins of the Father"
Arvin Brown
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 22, 2011 (2011-11-22)
910
18.50[203]

197
11
"Newborn King"
Dennis Smith
Christopher J. Waild
December 13, 2011 (2011-12-13)
911
19.13[204]

198
12
"Housekeeping"
Terrence O’Hara
Scott Williams
January 3, 2012 (2012-01-03)
912
19.81[205]

199
13
"A Desperate Man"
Leslie Libman
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)
913
21.03[206]

200
14
"Life Before His Eyes"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07)
914
20.98[207]

201
15
"Secrets"
Leslie Libman
Steven D. Binder
February 14, 2012 (2012-02-14)
915
19.59[208]

202
16
"Psych Out"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Reed Steiner
Story by: Gary Glasberg & Reed Steiner
February 21, 2012 (2012-02-21)
916
19.29[209]

203
17
"Need to Know"
Michelle MacLaren
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
917
18.20[210]

204
18
"The Tell"
Thomas J. Wright
Gina Lucita Monreal
March 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
918
19.06[211]

205
19
"The Good Son"
Terrence O'Hara
Nicole Mirante-Matthews & Scott Williams
March 27, 2012 (2012-03-27)
919
18.62[212]

206
20
"The Missionary Position"
Arvin Brown
Allison Abner
April 10, 2012 (2012-04-10)
920
17.66[213]

207
21
"Rekindled (Part I)"
Mark Horowitz
Christopher J. Waild & Reed Steiner
April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)
921
18.08[214]

208
22
"Playing with Fire (Part II)"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)
922
17.58[215]

209
23
"Up in Smoke (Part III)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)
923
18.20[216]

210
24
"Till Death Do Us Part (Part IV)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
924
19.05[217]

text: Season 10 (2012–13)[edit]

text: Brian Dietzen as M.E. Assistant (Jimmy Palmer) is promoted to the main cast as of this season.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

211
1
"Extreme Prejudice (Part V)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)
1001
20.48[218]

212
2
"Recovery"
Dennis Smith
Scott Williams
October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
1002
18.87[219]

213
3
"Phoenix"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
1003
18.51[220]

214
4
"Lost at Sea"
Tony Wharmby
Christopher J. Waild
October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)
1004
17.78[221]

215
5
"The Namesake"
Arvin Brown
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)
1005
18.83[222]

216
6
"Shell Shock (Part I)"
Leslie Libman
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)
1006
17.05[223]

217
7
"Shell Shock (Part II)"
Thomas J. Wright
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)
1007
16.47[224]

218
8
"Gone"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Teleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Reed Steiner
November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)
1008
19.76[225]

219
9
"Devil's Trifecta"
Arvin Brown
Steven D. Binder
December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)
1009
17.65[226]

220
10
"You Better Watch Out"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)
1010
19.59[227]

221
11
"Shabbat Shalom (Part I)"
Dennis Smith
Christopher J. Waild
January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)
1011
21.11[228]

222
12
"Shiva (Part II)"
Arvin Brown
Teleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Christopher J. Waild & Gary Glasberg
January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)
1012
22.86[229]

223
13
"Hit and Run"
Dennis Smith
Teleplay by: Gina Lucita Monreal
Story by: Gary Glasberg & Gina Lucita Monreal
January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)
1013
22.07[230]

224
14
"Canary"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)
1014
21.79[231]

225
15
"Hereafter"
Tony Wharmby
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
1015
21.08[232]

226
16
"Detour"
Mario Van Peebles
Steven D. Binder
February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)
1016
20.69[233]

227
17
"Prime Suspect"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)
1017
20.81[234]

228
18
"Seek"
Michael Weatherly
Scott Williams
March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19)
1018
19.79[235]

229
19
"Squall"
Thomas J. Wright
Bill Nuss
March 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)
1019
18.62[236]

230
20
"Chasing Ghosts (Part III)"
Arvin Brown
Nicole Mirante-Matthews
April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)
1020
17.22[237]

231
21
"Berlin (Part IV)"
Terrence O'Hara
Scott Williams & Gina Lucita Monreal
April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)
1021
17.33[238]

232
22
"Revenge (Part V)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)
1022
18.29[239]

233
23
"Double Blind (Part VI)"
Dennis Smith
Christopher J. Walid & Steven D. Binder
May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)
1023
17.56[240]

234
24
"Damned If You Do (Part VII)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14)
1024
18.79[241]

text: Season 11 (2013–14)[edit]

text:
Cote de Pablo as Special Agent (Ziva David) departed the show after the episode "Past, Present, and Future".
Emily Wickersham as Probationary Special Agent (Eleanor Bishop) is introduced in the episode "Gut Check", and was later promoted to the main cast in the episode "Kill Chain".
"Crescent City" serves as the two-part pilot for NCIS: New Orleans.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
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Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

235
1
"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Part VIII)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24)
1101
20.02[242]

236
2
"Past, Present, and Future (Part IX)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Teleplay by: Scott Williams & Gina Lucita Monreal
Story by: Gary Glasberg
October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)
1102
19.98[243]

237
3
"Under the Radar"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08)
1103
18.33[244]

238
4
"Anonymous Was a Woman"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
October 15, 2013 (2013-10-15)
1104
18.83[245]

239
5
"Once a Crook"
Arvin Brown
Christopher Silber
October 22, 2013 (2013-10-22)
1105
18.99[246]

240
6
"Oil & Water"
Thomas J. Wright
Jennifer Corbett
October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)
1106
19.30[247]

241
7
"Better Angels"
Tony Wharmby
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 5, 2013 (2013-11-05)
1107
19.18[248]

242
8
"Alibi"
Holly Dale
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 12, 2013 (2013-11-12)
1108
19.37[249]

243
9
"Gut Check"
Dennis Smith
Christopher J. Waild
November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
1109
19.66[250]

244
10
"Devil's Triad"
Arvin Brown
Steven D. Binder
December 10, 2013 (2013-12-10)
1110
19.30[251]

245
11
"Homesick"
Terrence O'Hara
Scott Williams
December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
1111
19.65[252]

246
12
"Kill Chain (Part I)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Christopher Silber
January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)
1112
20.84[253]

247
13
"Double Back (Part II)"
Tony Wharmby
Gina Lucita Monreal
January 14, 2014 (2014-01-14)
1113
19.72[254]

248
14
"Monsters and Men"
Dennis Smith
Jennifer Corbett
February 4, 2014 (2014-02-04)
1114
19.53[255]

249
15
"Bulletproof"
Leslie Libman
Christopher J. Waild
February 25, 2014 (2014-02-25)
1115
17.03[256]

250
16
"Dressed to Kill"
Thomas J. Wright
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
March 4, 2014 (2014-03-04)
1116
17.85[257]

251
17
"Rock and a Hard Place"
Arvin Brown
Steven D. Binder
March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
1117
17.11[258]

252
18
"Crescent City (Part I)"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gary Glasberg
March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
1118
17.52[259]

253
19
"Crescent City (Part II)"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
April 1, 2014 (2014-04-01)
1119
17.16[260]

254
20
"Page Not Found"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)
1120
17.39[261]

255
21
"Alleged"
Arvin Brown
Scott Williams
April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)
1121
17.12[262]

256
22
"Shooter"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29)
1122
17.25[263]

257
23
"The Admiral's Daughter"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Christopher Silber & Steven D. Binder
May 6, 2014 (2014-05-06)
1123
15.88[264]

258
24
"Honor Thy Father"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Gina Lucita Monreal
May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
1124
16.95[265]

text: Season 12 (2014–15)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

259
1
"Twenty Klicks"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Scott Williams
September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
1201
18.23[266]

260
2
"Kill the Messenger"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)
1202
18.84[267]

261
3
"So It Goes"
Leslie Libman
Steven D. Binder
October 7, 2014 (2014-10-07)
1203
17.30[268]

262
4
"Choke Hold"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
October 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
1204
17.26[269]

263
5
"The San Dominick"
Arvin Brown
Christopher Silber
October 21, 2014 (2014-10-21)
1205
17.13[270]

264
6
"Parental Guidance Suggested"
Thomas J. Wright
Jennifer Corbett
October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
1206
17.53[271]

265
7
"The Searchers"
Tony Wharmby
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
1207
17.49[272]

266
8
"Semper Fortis"
Dennis Smith
Matthew R. Jarrett & Scott J. Jarrett
November 18, 2014 (2014-11-18)
1208
18.10[273]

267
9
"Grounded"
Bethany Rooney
Scott Williams
November 25, 2014 (2014-11-25)
1209
16.01[274]

268
10
"House Rules"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
1210
17.53[275]

269
11
"Check"
Alrick Riley
Steven D. Binder
January 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
1211
19.76[276]

270
12
"The Enemy Within"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
January 13, 2015 (2015-01-13)
1212
19.87[277]

271
13
"We Build, We Fight"
Rocky Carroll
Jennifer Corbett
February 3, 2015 (2015-02-03)
1213
18.64[278]

272
14
"Cadence"
Tony Wharmby
Christopher Silber
February 10, 2015 (2015-02-10)
1214
18.77[279]

273
15
"Cabin Fever"
Bethany Rooney
Scott Williams
February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
1215
18.06[280]

274
16
"Blast from the Past"
Dennis Smith
David J. North
February 24, 2015 (2015-02-24)
1216
17.38[281]

275
17
"The Artful Dodger"
Terrence O'Hara
Gina Lucita Monreal
March 10, 2015 (2015-03-10)
1217
16.22[282]

276
18
"Status Update"
Holly Dale
Christopher J. Waild
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)
1218
16.23[283]

277
19
"Patience"
Thomas J. Wright
Steven D. Binder
March 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
1219
16.60[284]

278
20
"No Good Deed"
Arvin Brown
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
April 7, 2015 (2015-04-07)
1220
16.85[285]

279
21
"Lost in Translation"
Tony Wharmby
Jennifer Corbett
April 14, 2015 (2015-04-14)
1221
15.84[286]

280
22
"Troll"
Dennis Smith
Scott Williams
April 28, 2015 (2015-04-28)
1222
14.85[287]

281
23
"The Lost Boys"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gina Lucita Monreal
May 5, 2015 (2015-05-05)
1223
14.05[288]

282
24
"Neverland"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg
May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)
1224
14.94[289]

text: Season 13 (2015–16)[edit]

text: Michael Weatherly (Anthony DiNozzo) departed the series after the season finale "Family First".

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

283
1
"Stop the Bleeding"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Scott Williams
September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
1301
18.19[290]

284
2
"Personal Day"
Terrence O'Hara
Gina Lucita Monreal
September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)
1302
16.53[291]

285
3
"Incognito"
James Whitmore, Jr.
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)
1303
16.87[292]

286
4
"Double Trouble"
Dennis Smith
Christopher J. Waild
October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)
1304
16.04[293]

287
5
"Lockdown"
Bethany Rooney
Stephen D. Binder
October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)
1305
17.21[294]

288
6
"Viral"
Rocky Carroll
Jennifer Corbett
October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)
1306
16.81[295]

289
7
"16 Years"
Mark Horowitz
Brendan Fehily
November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)
1307
17.97[296]

290
8
"Saviors"
Tony Wharmby
Scott Williams
November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)
1308
16.68[297]

291
9
"Day In Court"
Dennis Smith
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)
1309
16.59[298]

292
10
"Blood Brothers"
Arvin Brown
Teleplay by: Jennifer Corbett
Story by: Gary Glasberg & Jennifer Corbett
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
1310
16.19[299]

293
11
"Spinning Wheel"
Terrence O'Hara
Steven D. Binder
December 15, 2015 (2015-12-15)
1311
15.53[300]

294
12
"Sister City (Part I)"
Leslie Libman
Christopher J. Waild
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)
1312
18.97[301]

295
13
"Déjà Vu"
Rocky Carroll
Matthew R. Jarrett & Scott J. Jarrett
January 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)
1313
17.51[302]

296
14
"Decompressed"
Thomas J. Wright
Brendan Fehily
February 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)
1314
16.94[303]

297
15
"React"
Bethany Rooney
Jennifer Corbett
February 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)
1315
17.34[304]

298
16
"Loose Cannons"
Alrick Riley
Scott Williams
February 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)
1316
17.47[305]

299
17
"After Hours"
Terrence O'Hara
Cindi Hemingway
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)
1317
15.44[306]

300
18
"Scope"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Gina Lucita Monreal
March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
1318
15.10[307]

301
19
"Reasonable Doubts"
Thomas J. Wright
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)
1319
15.90[308]

302
20
"Charade"
Edward Ornelas
Brendan Fehily
April 5, 2016 (2016-04-05)
1320
15.67[309]

303
21
"Return to Sender"
Leslie Libman
Christopher J. Waild
April 19, 2016 (2016-04-19)
1321
14.80[310]

304
22
"Homefront"
Dennis Smith
Gina Lucita Monreal & Jennifer Corbett
May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03)
1322
14.86[311]

305
23
"Dead Letter"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)
1323
16.04[312]

306
24
"Family First"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Scott Williams
May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)
1324
18.01[313]

text: Season 14 (2016–17)[edit]

text:
Jennifer Esposito (Alexandra "Alex" Quinn) and Wilmer Valderrama (Nicholas "Nick" Torres) join the cast. Jennifer Esposito departed in the season finale.
Duane Henry MI6 Senior Officer (Clayton Reeves) was promoted to the main cast in the fifth episode ("Philly").

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

307
1
"Rogue"
Tony Wharmby
Gary Glasberg & Jennifer Corbett
September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)
1401
15.99[314]

308
2
"Being Bad"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Steven D. Binder
September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)
1402
15.52[315]

309
3
"Privileged Information"
Edward Ornelas
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)
1403
14.44[316]

310
4
"Love Boat"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
1404
14.77[317]

311
5
"Philly"
Allan Arkush
Scott Williams
October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)
1405
14.76[318]

312
6
"Shell Game"
Thomas J. Wright
Brendan Fehily
October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)
1406
14.08[319]

313
7
"Home of the Brave"
Alrick Riley
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
1407
14.73[320]

314
8
"Enemy Combatant"
Tony Wharmby
Jennifer Corbett
November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)
1409
14.86[321]

315
9
"Pay to Play"
Arvin Brown
Cindi Hemingway
December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)
1408
14.64[322]

316
10
"The Tie That Binds"
Arvin Brown
Steven D. Binder
December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)
1411
14.74[323]

317
11
"Willoughby"
Tony Wharmby
Gina Lucita Monreal
January 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)
1412
15.79[324]

318
12
"Off the Grid"
Rocky Carroll
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
January 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)
1413
15.49[325]

319
13
"Keep Going"
Terrence O'Hara
Teleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Matthew R. Jarrett & Scott J. Jarrett
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)
1410
16.21[326]

320
14
"Nonstop"
Mark Horowitz
Brendan Fehily
February 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)
1414
15.57[327]

321
15
"Pandora's Box (Part I)"
Alrick Riley
Christopher J. Waild
February 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)
1416
15.29[328]

322
16
"A Many Splendored Thing"
Michael Zinberg
David J. North & Steven D. Binder
February 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)
1415
14.87[329]

323
17
"What Lies Above"
Leslie Libman
Scott Williams
March 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)
1417
14.17[330]

324
18
"M.I.A."
Thomas J. Wright
Jennifer Corbett
March 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)
1418
14.16[331]

325
19
"The Wall"
Bethany Rooney
Gina Lucita Monreal
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
1419
14.35[332]

326
20
"A Bowl of Cherries"
Edward Ornelas
Brendan Fehily
April 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)
1420
13.83[333]

327
21
"One Book, Two Covers"
Terrence O'Hara
David J. North
April 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)
1421
13.32[334]

328
22
"Beastmaster"
Bethany Rooney
Christopher J. Waild
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)
1422
12.88[335]

329
23
"Something Blue"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Jennifer Corbett & Scott Williams
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)
1423
13.39[336]

330
24
"Rendezvous"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Steven D. Binder
May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)
1424
13.33[337]

text: Season 15 (2017–18)[edit]

text:
Maria Bello (Jacqueline Sloane) made her series debut in episode 4, “Skeleton Crew”, before her promotion to series regular in episode 5, "Fake It 'Til You Make It".
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto) and Duane Henry (Clayton Reeves) departed the show in episode 22, “Two Steps Back”.

text:
No.
overall
No. in
season
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)

331
1
"House Divided"
Tony Wharmby
Steven D. Binder
September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)
1501
13.29[338]

332
2
"Twofer"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Scott Williams
October 3, 2017 (2017-10-03)
1502
13.50[339]

333
3
"Exit Strategy"
Terrence O'Hara
Christopher J. Waild
October 10, 2017 (2017-10-10)
1503
13.30[340]

334
4
"Skeleton Crew"
Rocky Carroll
Jennifer Corbett
October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17)
1504
12.85[341]

335
5
"Fake It 'Til You Make It"
Thomas J. Wright
David J. North
October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
1506
13.30[342]

336
6
"Trapped"
Bethany Rooney
Brendan Fehily
October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)
1505
12.11[343]

337
7
"Burden of Proof"
Dennis Smith
Gina Lucita Monreal
November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07)
1507
13.47[344]

338
8
"Voices"
Tony Wharmby
Steven D. Binder
November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14)
1508
13.08[345]

339
9
"Ready or Not"
Terrence O'Hara
Scott Williams
November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21)
1509
12.54[346]

340
10
"Double Down"
Alrick Riley
Christopher J. Waild
December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12)
1510
12.58[347]

341
11
"High Tide"
Tony Wharmby
David J. North & Steven D. Binder
January 2, 2018 (2018-01-02)
1512
14.10[348]

342
12
"Dark Secrets"
Bethany Rooney
George Schenck & Frank Cardea
January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)
1511
14.24[349]

343
13
"Family Ties"
Rocky Carroll
Brendan Fehily
January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)
1513
13.97[350]

344
14
"Keep Your Friends Close"
Mark Horowitz
Gina Lucita Monreal
February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)
1514
13.90[351]

345
15
"Keep Your Enemies Closer"
Thomas J. Wright
Jennifer Corbett
February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)
1515
12.45[352]

346
16
"Handle with Care"
Alrick Riley
Matthew R. Jarrett & Scott J. Jarrett
March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)
1516
12.92[353]

347
17
"One Man's Trash"
Michael Zinberg
Scott Williams
March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13)
1517
13.26[354]

348
18
"Death from Above"
Rocky Carroll
Christopher J. Waild
March 27, 2018 (2018-03-27)
1518
11.94[355]

349
19
"The Numerical Limit"
Leslie Libman
David J. North & Steven D. Binder
April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)
1519
12.23[356]

350
20
"Sight Unseen"
Bethany Rooney
Brendan Fehily
April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)
1520
11.58[357]

351
21
"One Step Forward"
James Whitmore, Jr.
Gina Lucita Monreal
May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01)
1521
12.35[358]

352
22
"Two Steps Back"
Michael Zinberg
Jennifer Corbett
May 8, 2018 (2018-05-08)
1522
15.08[359]

353
23
"Fallout"
Terrence O'Hara
Story by : Christopher J. Waild
Teleplay by : David J. North & Christopher J. Waild
May 15, 2018 (2018-05-15)
1523
12.71[360]

354
24
"Date with Destiny"
Tony Wharmby
George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Scott Williams
May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
1524
12.07[361]

text: Home media[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
DVD release dates

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4
Discs

Intro
2
March 17, 2009[362]
June 21, 2010[363]
August 5, 2010[364]
5

1
23
June 6, 2006[365]
July 24, 2006[366]
August 10, 2006[367]
6

2
23
November 14, 2006[368]
October 16, 2006[369]
October 12, 2006[370]
6

3
24
April 24, 2007[371]
June 18, 2007[372]
March 15, 2007[373]
6

4
24
October 23, 2007[374]
May 19, 2008[375]
July 10, 2008[376]
6

5
19
August 26, 2008[377]
June 22, 2009[378]
May 7, 2009[379]
5

6
25
August 25, 2009[380]
July 19, 2010[381]
June 3, 2010[382]
6

7
24
August 24, 2010[383]
June 13, 2011[384]
July 7, 2011[385]
6

8
24
August 23, 2011[386]
July 30, 2012[387]
September 1, 2011[388]
6

9
24
August 21, 2012[389]
June 24, 2013[390]
August 1, 2012[391]
6

10
24
August 20, 2013[392]
August 18, 2014[393]
August 21, 2013[394]
6

11
24
August 19, 2014[395]
November 30, 2015[396]
August 20, 2014[397]
6

12
24
August 18, 2015[398]
October 24, 2016[399]
August 26, 2015[400]
6

13
24
August 23, 2016[401]
January 12, 2017[402]
September 29, 2016[403]
6

14
24
August 29, 2017[404]
February 1, 2018[405]
August 30, 2017[406]
6

15
24


document_title: Bye, Felicia

question_text: what movie is the line bye felicia from

question_tokens: what movie is the line bye felicia from

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text: Bye, Felicia

text: The phrase "Bye, Felicia" (actually spelled "Felisha" in the cast listing) came from a scene in the American stoner buddy crime comedy film Friday (1995). According to Ice Cube, who starred in the film and co-wrote its script, "Bye, Felicia" is "the phrase 'to get anyone out of your face'," and, as it was used in the Friday scene, is generally intended as a dismissive kiss-off.[1]

tag: p

text: Popular culture[edit]

text: The saying gained popularity and continues to be used, even by people who have never seen the film. In 2009, it entered the lexicon of RuPaul's Drag Race, an American reality competition television series. However, People said "even that wouldn't necessarily account for the phrase extending beyond the cultures that would watch either Friday, Drag Race or both. (Seriously, just look how often people use it on Twitter.)"[1] Furthermore, the magazine said of the phrase, "So when your square friend uses it, take a little bit of pleasure in knowing they're referencing a stoner comedy – or a drag reality show referencing a stoner comedy – even if they have no idea."[1]

text: In 2014, VH1 began airing a television show called Bye Felicia, and American R&B-pop singer Jordin Sparks released a mixtape titled #ByeFelicia.[1][2] According to Google Trends, the phrase reached its highest usage in mid-2015.[1]

text: On December 14, 2017, Robin Roberts, a host of ABC TV’s Good Morning America, used the phrase to conclude a segment about Omarosa Manigault Newman's departure from the Trump administration staff.[3]


document_title: Mass (liturgy)

question_text: the mass is divided into how many parts

question_tokens: the mass is divided into how many parts

text: Mass (liturgy)

text: Etymology[edit]

text: The English noun mass is derived from Middle Latin missa. The Latin word was adopted in Old English as mæsse (via a Vulgar Latin form *messa), and was sometimes glossed as sendnes (i.e. "a sending, dismission").[7] The Latin term missa itself was in use by the 6th century.[8] It is most likely derived from the concluding formula Ite, missa est ("Go; the dismissal is made"); missa here is a Late Latin substantive corresponding to classical missio.

text: Historically, however, there have been other explanations of the noun missa, i.e. as not derived from the formula ite, missa est. Fortescue (1910) cites older, "fanciful" etymological explanations, notably a latinization of Hebrew matzâh (מַצָּה) "unleavened bread; oblation", a derivation favoured in the 16th century by Reuchlin and Luther, or Greek μύησις "initiation", or even Germanic mese "assembly".[9] The French historian Du Cange in 1678 reported "various opinions on the origin" of the noun missa "mass", including the derivation from Hebrew matzah (Missah, id est, oblatio), here attributed to Caesar Baronius. The Hebrew derivation is learned speculation from 16th-century philology; medieval authorities did derive the noun missa from the verb mittere, but not in connection with the formula ite, missa est.[10] Thus, De divinis officiis (9th century[11]) explains the word as a mittendo, quod nos mittat ad Deo ("from 'sending', that which sends us towards God"),[12] while Rupert of Deutz (early 12th century) derives it from a "dismissal" of the "enmities which had been between God and men" (inimicitiarum quæ erant inter Deum et homines).[13]

text: Mass in the Catholic Church[edit]

text: The Catholic Church sees the Mass or Eucharist as "the source and summit of the Christian life", to which the other sacraments are oriented.[14] The Catholic Church believes that the Mass is exactly the same sacrifice that Jesus Christ offered on the Cross at Calvary. The term "Mass" is generally used only in the Latin Church, while the Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic Churches use the analogous term "Divine Liturgy" and other Eastern Catholic Churches have terms such as Holy Qurbana. Although similar in outward appearance to the Anglican Mass or Lutheran Mass,[15][16] the Catholic Church distinguishes between its own Mass and theirs on the basis of what it views as the validity of the orders of their clergy, and as a result, does not ordinarily permit intercommunion between members of these Churches.[17][18] However, in the Decree on Ecumenism, produced by Vatican II in 1964, the Catholic Church also notes its understanding that when other faith groups (such as Lutherans, Anglicans, and Presbyterians) "commemorate His death and resurrection in the Lord's Supper, they profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and look forward to His coming in glory."[18]

text: Within the fixed structure outlined below, which is specific to the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the Scripture readings, the antiphons sung or recited during the entrance procession or communion, and certain other prayers vary each day according to the liturgical calendar. For more information regarding the structure and history of the approved Extraordinary Form of the Mass in the Roman Rite, see Mass in the Catholic Church.

text: Introductory rites[edit]

text: The priest enters, with a deacon, if there is one, and altar servers (who may act as crucifer, torch-bearers and thurifer). After making the sign of the cross and greeting the people liturgically, he begins the Act of Penitence. This concludes with the priest's prayer of absolution, "which, however, lacks the efficacy of the Sacrament of Penance".[19] The Kyrie, eleison (Lord, have mercy), is sung or said,[20] followed by the Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the highest), an ancient praise, if appropriate for the liturgical season.[21] The Introductory Rites are brought to a close by the Collect Prayer.

text: Liturgy of the Word[edit]

text: On Sundays and solemnities, three Scripture readings are given. On other days there are only two. If there are three readings, the first is from the Old Testament (a term wider than "Hebrew Scriptures", since it includes the Deuterocanonical Books), or the Acts of the Apostles during Eastertide. The first reading is followed by a psalm, either sung responsorially or recited. The second reading is from the New Testament, typically from one of the Pauline epistles. A Gospel Acclamation is then sung as the Book of the Gospels is processed, sometimes with incense and candles, to the ambo. The final reading and high point of the Liturgy of the Word is the proclamation of the Gospel by the deacon or priest. At least on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation, a homily, a sermon that draws upon some aspect of the readings or the liturgy of the day, is then given.[22] Finally, the Creed is professed on Sundays and solemnities,[23] and it is desirable that in Masses celebrated with the people the Universal Prayer or Prayer of the Faithful should usually follow.[24]

text: Liturgy of the Eucharist[edit]

text: The Liturgy of the Eucharist begins with the preparation of the altar and gifts,[25] after which the congregation stands, as the priest gives the exhortation to pray, "Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father." The congregation responds: "May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of his name, for our good, and the good of all his holy Church." The priest then pronounces the variable prayer over the gifts.

text: The Anaphora, also commonly called ",the Eucharistic Prayer", "the centre and high point of the entire celebration",[26] then begins with a dialogue between priest and people. The oldest of the anaphoras of the Roman Rite is called the Roman Canon. The priest continues with one of many Eucharistic Prayer thanksgiving prefaces, which lead to the reciting of the Sanctus acclamation. The Eucharistic Prayer includes the epiclesis, a prayer that the gifts offered may by the power of the Holy Spirit become the body and blood of Christ.[27] The central part is the Institution Narrative and Consecration, recalling the words and actions of Jesus at his Last Supper, which he told his disciples to do in remembrance of him.[28] Immediately after the Consecration and the display to the people of the consecrated elements, the priest says: "The mystery of faith", and the people pronounce the acclamation, using one of the three prescribed formulae.[29] It concludes with a doxology, with the priest lifting up the paten with the host and the deacon (if there is one) the chalice, and the singing or recitation of the Amen by the people.

text: Communion rite[edit]

text: All together recite or sing the "Lord's Prayer" ("Pater Noster" or "Our Father"). The priest introduces it with a short phrase and follows it up with a prayer called the embolism and the people respond with the doxology. The sign of peace is exchanged and then the "Lamb of God" ("Agnus Dei" in Latin) litany is sung or recited, while the priest breaks the host and places a piece in the main chalice; this is known as the rite of fraction and commingling.

text: The priest then presents the transubstantiated elements to the congregation, saying: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb." Then all repeat: "Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed." The priest then receives Communion and, with the help, if necessary, of extraordinary ministers, distributes Communion to the people, who usually approach in procession and receives standing.[30] Singing by all the faithful during the Communion procession is encouraged, to highlight the communitarian nature of the Communion bread.[31] Silence is called for following the Communion procession. A Prayer After Communion is then proclaimed by the priest while all stand.

text: Concluding rite[edit]

text: The priest imparts a simple blessing or a solemn blessing to those present. The deacon or, in his absence, the priest himself then dismisses the people, choosing one of four formulas, of which the first is "Ite, missa est" in Latin or its equivalent in other languages. The congregation responds: "Thanks be to God." The priest and other ministers then leave, often to the accompaniment of a recessional hymn.

text: Mass in the Western Rite Orthodox Churches[edit]

text: As most Orthodox Christians use the Byzantine Rite, most Orthodox Churches call their Eucharistic service "the Divine Liturgy." However, there are a number of parishes within the Orthodox Church which use an edited version of the Latin Rite. Most parishes use the "Divine Liturgy of St. Tikhon" which is a revision of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, or "the Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory" which is derived from the Tridentine form of the Roman Catholic Mass. These rubrics have been revised to reflect the doctrine and dogmas of the Orthodox Church. Therefore, the filioque clause has been removed, an epiclesis has been added, and use of leavened bread has been introduced. [32]

text: Divine Liturgy of St. Gregory[edit]

text:
The Preparation for Mass
Confiteor
Kyrie Eleison
Gloria in excelsis deo
Collect of the Day
Epistle
Gradual
Alleluia
Gospel
Sermon
Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
Offertory
Dialogue
Preface
Sanctus
Canon
Lord's Prayer
Fraction
Agnus Dei
Prayers before Communion
Holy Communion
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Dismissal
Blessing of the Faithful
Last Gospel

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text: Mass in Anglicanism[edit]

text: "Mass" is one of many terms used to describe the Eucharist in the Anglican tradition. More frequently, the term used is either "Holy Communion", "Holy Eucharist", or the "Lord's Supper". Occasionally the term used in Eastern churches, the "Divine Liturgy", is also used.[33] In the English-speaking Anglican world, the term used often identifies the Eucharistic theology of the person using it. "Mass" is frequently used by Anglo-Catholics.

text: Structure of the rite[edit]

text: The various Eucharistic liturgies used by national churches of the Anglican Communion have continuously evolved from the 1549 and 1552 editions of the Book of Common Prayer which both owed their form and contents chiefly to the work of Thomas Cranmer, who had rejected the medieval theology of the Mass in about 1547.[34] Although the 1549 rite retained the traditional sequence of the Mass, its underlying theology was Cranmer's and the four-day debate in the House of Lords during December 1548 makes it clear that this had already moved far beyond traditional Catholicism.[35] In the 1552 revision, this was made clear by the restructuring of the elements of the rite while retaining nearly all the language so that it became, in the words of an Anglo-Catholic liturgiologist (Arthur Couratin) "a series of communion devotions; disembarrassed of the Mass with which they were temporarily associated in 1548 and 1549".[34] Some rites, such as the 1637 Scottish rite and the 1789 rite in the United States, went back to the 1549 model.[36] From the time of the Elizabethan Settlement in 1559 the services allowed for a certain variety of theological interpretation. Today's rites generally follow the same general five-part shape[37](some or all of the following elements may be altered, transposed or absent depending on the rite, the liturgical season and use of the province or national church):

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Gathering: Beginning with a Trinitarian-based greeting or seasonal acclamation ("Blessed be God: Father, Son and Holy spirit. And Blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen").[38] Then the Kyrie and a general confession and absolution follow. On Sundays outside Advent and Lent and on major festivals, the Gloria in Excelsis Deo is sung or said. The entrance rite then concludes with the collect of the day.
Proclaiming and Hearing the Word: Usually two to three readings of Scripture, one of which is always from the Gospels, plus a psalm (or portion thereof) or canticle between the lessons. This is followed by a sermon or homily; the recitation of one of the Creeds, viz., the Apostles' or Nicene; is done on Sundays and feasts.
The Prayers of the People: Very varied in their form.
The Peace: The people stand and greet one another and exchange signs of God's peace in the name of the Lord. It functions as a bridge between the prayers, lessons, sermon and creeds to the communion part of the Eucharist.
The Celebration of the Eucharist: The gifts of bread and wine are brought up, along with other gifts (such as money and/or food for a food bank, etc.), and an offertory prayer is recited. Following this, a Eucharistic Prayer (called "The Great Thanksgiving") is offered. This prayer consists of a dialogue (the Sursum Corda), a preface, the sanctus and benedictus, the Words of Institution, the Anamnesis, an Epiclesis a petition for salvation and a Doxology. The Lord's Prayer precedes the fraction (the breaking of the bread), followed by the Prayer of Humble Access and/or the Agnus Dei, and the distribution of the sacred elements (the bread and wine).
Dismissal: There is a post-Communion prayer, which is a general prayer of thanksgiving. The service concludes with a Trinitarian blessing and the dismissal.

text: The liturgy is divided into two main parts: The Liturgy of the Word (Gathering, Proclaiming and Hearing the Word, Prayers of the People) and the Liturgy of the Eucharist (together with the Dismissal), but the entire liturgy itself is also properly referred to as the Holy Eucharist. The sequence of the liturgy is almost identical to the Roman Rite, except the Confession of Sin ends the Liturgy of the Word in the Anglican rites in North America, while in the Roman Rite and in Anglican rites in many jurisdictions the Confession is near the beginning of the service.

text: Special Masses[edit]

text: The Anglican tradition includes separate rites for Nuptial Masses, Funeral Masses, and votive Masses. The Eucharist is an integral part of many other sacramental services, including ordination and Confirmation.

text: Ceremonial[edit]

text: Some Anglo-Catholic parishes use Anglican versions of the Tridentine Missal, such as the English Missal, The Anglican Missal, or the American Missal, for the celebration of Mass, all of which are intended primarily for the celebration of the Eucharist. Many Anglo-Catholic parishes in the Church of England use A Manual of Anglo-Catholic Devotion (successor to the earlier A Manual of Catholic Devotion). In the Episcopal Church USA, a traditional-language, Anglo-Catholic adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer has been published (An Anglican Service Book).

text: All of these books contain such features as meditations for the presiding celebrant(s) during the liturgy, and other material such as the rite for the blessing of palms on Palm Sunday, propers for special feast days, and instructions for proper ceremonial order. These books are used as a more expansively Catholic context in which to celebrate the liturgical use found in the Book of Common Prayer and related liturgical books.

text: These are often supplemented in Anglo-Catholic parishes by books specifying ceremonial actions, such as A Priest's Handbook by Dennis G. Michno, Ceremonies of the Eucharist by Howard E. Galley, Low Mass Ceremonial by C.P.A. Burnett, and Ritual Notes by E.C.R. Lamburn. Other guides to ceremonial include the General Instruction of the Roman Missal, Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite (Peter Elliott), Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described (Adrian Fortescue), and The Parson's Handbook (Percy Dearmer). In Evangelical Anglican parishes, the rubrics detailed in the Book of Common Prayer are sometimes considered normative.

text: Mass in Lutheranism[edit]

text: In the Book of Concord, Article XXIV ("Of the Mass") of the Augsburg Confession (1530) begins thus:

text: "Falsely are our churches accused of abolishing the Mass; for the Mass is retained among us, and celebrated with the highest reverence. We do not abolish the Mass but religiously keep and defend it... we keep the traditional liturgical form... In our churches Mass is celebrated every Sunday and on other holy days, when the sacrament is offered to those who wish for it after they have been examined and absolved (Article XXIV)".

text: Martin Luther rejected parts of the Roman Rite Catholic Mass, specifically the Canon of the Mass, which, as he argued, did not conform with Hebrews 7:27. That verse contrasts the Old Testament priests, who needed to make a sacrifice for sins on a regular basis, with the single priest Christ, who offers his body only once as a sacrifice. The theme is carried out also in Hebrews 9:26, 9:28, and 10:10. Luther composed as a replacement a revised Latin-language rite, Formula missae in 1523 and the vernacular Deutsche Messe in 1526.

text: As such, historically, the Lutheran Church has stated that the Lutheran Mass is "the only Mass founded in the Scriptures of God, in accordance with the plain and incontestable institution of the Saviour."[3][39]

text: In German, the Scandinavian languages, Finnish, and some English Lutherans, use the word "Mass" for their corresponding service,[40] but in most English-speaking churches, they call it the "Divine Service", "Holy Communion, or "the Holy Eucharist".

text: The celebration of the Mass in Lutheran churches follows a similar pattern to other traditions, starting with public confession (Confiteor) by all and a Declaration of Grace said by the priest or pastor. There follow the Introit, Kyrie, Gloria, collect, the readings with an alleluia (alleluia is not said during Lent), homily (or sermon) and recitation of the Nicene Creed. The Service of the Eucharist includes the General intercessions, Preface, Sanctus and Eucharistic Prayer, elevation of the host and chalice and invitation to the Eucharist. The Agnus Dei is chanted while the clergy and assistants first commune, followed by lay communicants. Postcommunion prayers and the final blessing by the priest ends the Mass. A Catholic or Anglican of the Anglo-Catholic party would find its elements familiar, in particular the use of the sign of the cross, kneeling for prayer and the Eucharistic Prayer, bowing to the processional crucifix, kissing the altar, incense (among some), chanting, and vestments.

text: Lutheran churches often celebrate the Eucharist each Sunday, if not at every worship service. This aligns with Luther's preference and the Lutheran confessions.[41] Also, eucharistic ministers take the sacramental elements to the sick in hospitals and nursing homes. The practice of weekly communion is increasingly the norm again in most Lutheran parishes throughout the world.[citation needed] The bishops and pastors of the larger Lutheran bodies have strongly encouraged this restoration of the weekly Mass.[citation needed]

text: The celebration of the Eucharist may form a part of services for weddings, funerals, retreats, the dedication of a church building and annual synod conventions. The Mass is also an important aspect of ordinations and confirmations in Lutheran churches.

text: Calendrical usage[edit]

text: The English suffix -mas (equivalent to modern English "mass") can label certain prominent (originally religious) feasts or seasons based on a traditional liturgical year, for example:

text:
Candlemas
Childermas
Christmas
Lammas
Martinmas
Michelmas


document_title: Big Brother (U.S. TV series)

question_text: who won the most hoh in big brother history

text: Big Brother (U.S. TV series)

text: History[edit]

text: Series[edit]

text: The series was bought by CBS in early 2000 for an estimated $20 million.[7] The United States version of the series officially premiered on July 5, 2000 when the original ten housemates entered the house.[8] Since its inception, the show has been hosted by television personality Julie Chen. It is produced by Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment and Endemol Shine North America (formerly Endemol USA).[9] The success of the series has spawned several spin-offs. The series airs once a year, during the summer, with the exception of the ninth season which aired in spring of 2008 and the Over the Top spinoff series broadcasting in fall 2016. Currently, 19 seasons of the show have aired, along with one digital season.[10] The show has aired a total of 545 episodes since it premiered, with the September 5, 2013 airing marking the 500th episode.[11] To date, there have been a total of 253 HouseGuests compete in the series. Upon entering the house, the HouseGuests who leave the house without permission are not allowed to return. Should a HouseGuest break the rules set in the house, they can be expelled from the house. To date, three HouseGuests have self-evicted for personal matters, while four HouseGuests were expelled from the house because of acts of violence and/or rule-breaking.

text: Companion shows[edit]

text: Since its premiere, there have been numerous companion programs to the show. In 2004, the web series House Calls: The Big Brother Talk Show (2004–08) began airing.[12] The series, which lasted for thirty minutes and aired on weeknights, allowed fans to call in and discuss the events of the game.[13] This made House Calls the first live Internet talk show produced exclusively for a television network.[14] The series was initially hosted by Gretchen Massey and Big Brother 3 (2002) HouseGuest Marcellas Reynolds during its first two seasons.[15] Beginning with the show's third season, a new co-host was featured on the series each day, with some returning more than once.[16] During the show's fifth and sixth seasons, each co-host was given a designated day of the week to host alongside Gretchen.[17] Following the show's sixth season, it was confirmed that it would not be renewed.[18]

text: Big Brother: After Dark, a second companion series, was debuted in 2007 and aired on Showtime Too nightly from 12 a.m. to 3 a.m. Eastern Time.[19] The series continued this schedule until 2013, when it was moved to TVGN (now Pop).[20][21]

text: Former HouseGuest Jeff Schroeder began hosting the Big Brother: Live Chat online discussion show in 2012, where he interviewed the HouseGuests both before they enter the house and following their evictions. He also performed post-finale backyard interviews with the cast.[22] On August 10, 2017, Schroeder announced that he was moving to Colorado and would no longer be able to do the interviews.[23]

text: Spin-offs[edit]

text: There have been two spin-off editions of Big Brother. In October 2016, CBS premiered a spin-off web series, Big Brother: Over the Top, as an original series for CBS All Access. Unlike the flagship, television version, it was broadcast exclusively online with a shorter, 10-week season.[24][25]

text: The second spin-off, Celebrity Big Brother, was aired on CBS on February 7, 2018.[4]

text: Though not an actual spin-off, the Canadian edition of the series is the first and currently only series to adopt the American format of Big Brother.[26] However, other franchises such as Big Brother Brasil soon adopted the Veto Competition, Have/Have-Nots, and Head of Household into their formate while still incorporating the international public vote format.[27][better source needed]

text: Format[edit]

text: Big Brother is a game show in which a group of contestants, referred to as HouseGuests, live in a custom-built "house" (actually a set built on a CBS stage in Los Angeles, Stage 18 in recent editions), constantly under video surveillance.[28] While in the house, the contestants are completely isolated from the outside world, meaning no phone, television, internet, magazines, newspaper, or contact with those not in the house.[29] This rule could be broken, however, in the event of a medical injury, a family emergency or death.[30] The format of the series is mainly seen as a social experiment, and requires HouseGuests to interact with others who may have differing ideals, beliefs, and prejudices.[31][32] While a competition, the series allows viewers to witness the relationships formed in the house and the behavior of the HouseGuests.[33] Though locked in the house, the HouseGuests are free to quit the game, though will not be allowed entry back into the house.[34] Should a HouseGuest break the rules of the game, they could be expelled from the house, and unable to return.[35][36] The contestants compete for a grand prize of $500,000.[37][38]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: The premiere season used the original format of the series, which originated in the Netherlands. HouseGuests were required to nominate two of their fellow contestants for potential banishment, and the two with the most votes would be nominated.[39] Should multiple HouseGuests receive the most nominations, then more than two HouseGuests were marked for banishment.[40] This process was mandatory for all HouseGuests, and failure to comply could result in expulsion from the house.[41] The HouseGuests in these seasons were forbidden from discussing nominations, and doing so could result in punishment.[42][43] The public, through a vote conducted by phone, would vote to banish one of the nominated HouseGuests from the house, and the HouseGuest with the most votes from the viewers would be banished from the house.[44] When only three HouseGuests remained, the viewers would vote for which of them should win the series, and the HouseGuest with the most votes would become the winner.[40] The format, during that season, was plagued with a negative reception from both critics and viewers.[45]

text: Season 2–present[edit]

text: Having spent millions on the series, CBS issued a second season of the series and announced that various changes would occur with the format.[46] The current format of the series is focused more on competition and strategy than the original series, which makes resemblance to the format from another CBS show, Survivor. At the start of each week in the house, the HouseGuests compete for the title of Head of Household.[47] The Head of Household for each week is given luxuries such as their own personal bedroom and free laundry service, but is responsible for nominating two HouseGuests for eviction. The Head of Household would not be able to compete in the following week's Head of Household competition, meaning that a HouseGuest could not hold the title for two weeks in a row, except for the final week or other stated circumstances.[48][49][50] All HouseGuests excluding the Head of Household and nominees later vote to determine which of the two nominees should be evicted, and the nominated HouseGuest who received the most votes is evicted during a live episode. If there is a tie in the voting, the reigning Head of Household is required to make the tie-breaker decision.[51] Unlike other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. The HouseGuests also competed in Have-Not competitions, in which the losers were required to solely eat slop for the rest of the week, as well as sleep in a special bedroom.[52] Upon reaching a point in the game, the evicted HouseGuests go on to become members of the Jury; the Jury is responsible for choosing who wins the series. The members of the Jury are not shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations.[53] Once only two HouseGuests remain, the members of the Jury cast their votes for who should win the series.[54]

text: To keep the series intriguing, each season typically features a new twist to change the format of the game. This began with Big Brother 3 (2002) and the "Expect the Unexpected" twist.[55] Other seasons feature smaller twists that have a smaller impact on the game, usually affecting that sole week. The most notable example of this is Pandora's Box, a twist that originated in Big Brother 11 (2009).[56] The twist sees the current Head of Household for that week being tempted by the box, and can choose to either open the box or leave it. Should a HouseGuest choose to open Pandora's Box, both good and bad consequences could be unleashed into the house; these can affect not only the Head of Household but the other housemates.[57][58] Similar formats are applied in later seasons, for example, the Den of Temptation introduced in season 19. Secret powers have also appeared in the past. Mike Malin was the first HouseGuest to receive a secret power, earning the Coup d'État during Big Brother: All-Stars (2006).[59] The Coup d'État allowed the holder to remove one or both nominees from the block on eviction night, as well as choose who is nominated in their place.[60] Malin chose not to use the power, and it subsequently returned during Big Brother 11 (2009) when Jeff Schroeder was given the power by the viewers.[61] Matt Hoffman was given a Diamond Power of Veto during Big Brother 12 (2010), which allowed him to remove one HouseGuest from the block and choose the replacement nominee.[62] During Big Brother 14 (2012), HouseGuest Ian Terry won a second Power of Veto, which could be used the same as the normal Power of Veto.[63]

text: There have been many seasons in which there has been a twist that allows an evicted HouseGuest to return to the game as if they never left. This happened by either a vote or by a competition. From season 18 onward this was referred to as the Battle Back Competition. After being evicted the HouseGuests remained sequestered either separately from each other or (if occurring post-jury) together in the jury house. Those who elected to leave sequester or who leave the game voluntarily were ineligible to return. In Big Brother 3, the first four evictees competed in a competition where they were asked questions about how much they would give up to re-enter the house. The two who gave up the most faced a vote of the house as to who would return. In Big Brother 6, three of the first four evictees were voted on by an America's Vote where the winner returned to the house. In Big Brother 9 and Big Brother 13, the first few evictees were also voted on by the public. Then a house vote was held on whether to bring back the most recent evictee or the person America chose known only to them as the "mystery HouseGuest". During Big Brother 18 and Big Brother 19 there was a competition to determine who would return to the house

text: Jessie Godderz has made the most Big Brother appearances in the show's history, appearing in seasons 10 and 11 as a HouseGuest and in seasons 12–14 and 17–19 as well as the Celebrity edition in a special guest appearance.

text: Victor Arroyo became the first HouseGuest to reenter the house for a third time in the same season while Paul Abrahamian became the first HouseGuest to make it to the final two twice but still not win.

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Since its launch in the United States, Big Brother has aired on CBS.[64] The show is simulcast in Canada on Global.[65] The fourth and ninth seasons have both aired in the United Kingdom, the latter airing in the Spring season.[66] The first season featured a total of six episodes per week, though all future installments would air three nights per week.[67] Of these three episodes, the weekly eviction episode is the only one that is live; this is the only episode to feature host Julie Chen. This show generally airs on Thursdays.[68] To date, there have been a total of 558 episodes of the series to air.[69] With the exception of the ninth season, the series typically airs once a year during the Summer season.[70][71] The first fifteen seasons aired in standard definition, with the sixteenth season being the first to be produced in HD.[72][73] Before the series made the transfer, it was the last remaining regularly scheduled Primetime series to remain in standard definition.[74][75] CBS released the entire third season as a nine-disc set on Region 1 DVD.[76] This made it the first season to receive an official release, and has since become a rare item to find.[77] The fourth season saw the release of a two-disc highlights DVD, featuring previously unseen footage deemed too racy for the main broadcast.[78] To date, these are the only seasons to see a physical release. Beginning with the seventh season, all future seasons are available for purchase on digital retail sites.[79] With the fifteenth season, TVGN (now Pop) began airing re-runs of the series at later dates, making it the first season to be aired following its premiere; this continued with the sixteenth season.[80]

text: Subscribers to CBS All Access are able to stream the complete run of Big Brother, including the differently-formatted first season, and an episode of Big Brother 2 that did not air in most markets due to ongoing coverage of the September 11 attacks.

text: One of the main aspects of the series is the live feeds, in which viewers can view inside the house at any time.[81] The live feeds have been a part of the series since its inception, initially being offered as a free service during the first season.[82] From the second season onward, a subscription to the live feeds has been required, with the price ranging each year.[83] The first season's feeds were available on the show's official site, hosted by AOL.[84] From the second season to the fourteenth season, the feeds were available through RealNetworks either as a subscription or as a free addition for Gold members.[85] With the fifteenth season onward, the live feeds have aired on the official CBS website, again requiring a subscription from users.[86] Though advertised as being available at any time, the feeds are shut off during the weekly nomination ceremony, Power of Veto ceremony, and the competitions and evictions for that week; this is to provide suspense for the series.[87] Slanderous statements and singing of copyrighted music are also blocked for legal reasons.[88][89][90]

text: CBS aired the spin-off series Celebrity Big Brother from February 7–25, 2018. It was the first spin-off to air on the broadcast network, and the second season overall to air in the winter television season. The celebrity edition aired in a concentrated run with fewer episodes, but with multiple episodes each week.[3]

text: Competitions[edit]

text: Head of Household (HOH)[edit]

text: The Head of Household competition is held at the beginning of each week, and is most often performed on the live eviction episode.[91] Most often, the first Head of Household competition will require HouseGuests to participate either in pairs or in teams.[92] While the fourth, fifth, and eighth seasons had the HouseGuests competing in pairs,[93] the sixth, seventh, eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth editions all saw HouseGuests competing as part of a group.[94][95] The live Head of Household competitions are typically question based, and will see HouseGuests eliminated each round.[96] Competitions such as "Majority Rules" have been used numerous times, with the game being played in the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, tenth, and twelfth seasons;[97][98] a variation of the competition was used in the seventh season.[99] Some competitions will attempt to cause drama in the house, such as the "En Garde" Head of Household competition in which the winner of each round selected the next two to face off against one another.[100] This competition was later used in the tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth seasons.[101][102] Various competitions throughout the season will be endurance, requiring HouseGuests to be the last one remaining in the competition.[103] Endurance competitions are often held after game changing announcements, such as when a previously evicted HouseGuest returns.[104] Various endurance competitions may have punished or reward contestants who either fall off first or last.[105] Skill based competitions also appear frequently throughout the season, some of which may last for numerous hours.[106] Skill competitions, such as the thirteenth season's "Big Brother Open", are finished during the live eviction broadcast.[107] The final Head of Household competition of each season features three rounds; the first is endurance, the second is skill, and the final is question based.[108] The record for most Head of Household competitions won in a single season is held by Drew Daniel, Janelle Pierzina, Hayden Moss, Rachel Reilly, Ian Terry, Aaryn Gries, Caleb Reynolds, Vanessa Rousso and Steve Moses in terms of reigns. Frankie Grande won HOH 5 times the sixteenth season, however he was dethroned twice due to the dual HoH twist that was in play during his season, and third reign was rewound due to the rewind button twist. This leaves Frankie with just two full reigns as HoH. Ian Terry has the record for most consecutive Head of Household wins, with four (winning at the Final 9, 7, 5 and 3 rounds) .[109] One of the Head of Household's duties is to nominate 2 people for eviction. Victoria from the sixteenth season holds the record for most times being nominated with nine.

text: Power of Veto (POV)[edit]

text: The Power of Veto is a power first introduced in Big Brother 3.[110] During its first season, it did not allow a nominated HouseGuest to use it on themselves.[111] The final Power of Veto that season was the Golden Power of Veto, and allowed a nominated HouseGuest to remove themself from the block.[112] Following this, the Golden Power of Veto was used in all subsequent seasons.[113][114] The Diamond Power of Veto, used in Big Brother 12 allowed one HouseGuest to remove themselves from the block,[115] as well as choose the replacement nominee only moments before the live eviction.[116] Power of Veto competitions differ drastically from the Head of Household competition, with PoV competitions being more skill based in nature.[117] Competitions such as the "Pop Goes the Veto!" competition, which required HouseGuest to find letter tiles and spell the longest word, have been used in numerous consecutive seasons.[118][119] Competitions such as the "Big Brother Boardwalk" competition see HouseGuests attempting to guess how much of an item there is; this is one of various competitions that do not require HouseGuests to compete in a physical based competition.[120][121] The "How Bad Do You Want It?" Power of Veto competition, first introduced in the seventh season, saw HouseGuests taking punishments in exchange for advancing in the competition.[122] Variations of this competition have been used in numerous subsequent seasons.[123] HouseGuests Janelle Pierzina, Daniele Donato & Paul Abrahamian currently hold the record for most Power of Veto wins in a single season, with five wins each.[124] HouseGuests James Zinkand, Frank Eudy, and Shane Meaney all hold the record for most consecutive Power of Veto wins, with three each.[125]

text: Food and luxury[edit]

text: Food and luxury competitions have been a part of the series since it first premiered. In early seasons, the losers of the food competition would be placed on a peanut butter and jelly diet, and would not be permitted to eat any other foods.[126] Beginning with Big Brother 7, the losers of the Have-Not competition were required to eat "Big Brother Slop" for food, sleep in the Have-Not bedroom, and take cold showers for the week.[127][128][129][130] Slop has proven to be an issue for some HouseGuests; Hypoglycemic HouseGuest Amanda Hansen fainted and had a seizure after only a few days of being on the slop diet,[127] while HouseGuest Allison Nichols had an allergic reaction to the slop (both of these cases occurred in Big Brother 9).[131][132] Both women were medically evacuated from the house, though they returned the following morning.[133] HouseGuests who choose to break the slop rule are punished by Big Brother. HouseGuest Jen Johnson from Big Brother 8 was the first HouseGuest to break the food restriction rules, and earned a penalty eviction vote for doing so; she was ultimately evicted that week.[134][135] Audrey Middleton from Big Brother 17 and Matt Clines from Big Brother 19 also broke the rules and earned a penalty vote and ultimately evicted. HouseGuests Jeff Schroeder and Kevin Campbell of Big Brother 11 also broke the rules, to a lesser degree, and earned an extra day on the slop diet.[136] The HouseGuests also frequently compete in luxury competitions during their time in the house. Most frequently, HouseGuests will compete for the right to watch a film or television show in the house.[137] When competitions for films or television shows occur, an actor or actress from the series may enter the house to host the competition or speak with the HouseGuests. Actors such as Jeremy Piven,[138] David Hasselhoff,[139] and Neil Patrick Harris have all entered the house to participate in luxury competitions or rewards.[140]

text: Battle of the Block[edit]

text: The Battle of the Block was first introduced during Big Brother 16, and was reintroduced during the premiere of Big Brother 17. Instead of the normal singular Head of Household (HOH), two HOHs were named for that week. Each would then nominate a pair of nominees. These two pairs of nominees would compete against each other in a competition. The winning pair was safe from eviction and dethroned the HOH that nominated, allowing for the other HOH to remain in power for the rest of the week. While the winning pair was safe from eviction for the rest of the week, the dethroned HOH was not. There were eight Battle of the Block competitions in season 16 and five in season 17.

text: Battle Back[edit]

text: The Battle Back Competition allows an evicted house guest to return into the house and play as if they had never left. This competition was first introduced in Season 18 and returned to play a role in Season 19 as well.

text: During Season 18, the first two evicted house guests battled one on one, and the winner went on to compete against the third. The winner of that matchup would face the next evicted HouseGuest, and the winner of the final match-up re-entered the game. Victor Arroyo was the winner. Also that season, jury members competed alongside the HouseGuests still in the game. The last HouseGuest standing became the new HoH while the last Jury member standing returned to the game. Victor won this Battle Back making him the first HouseGuest in Big Brother history to reenter the game in the same season for a third time. This version of the Battle Back did not return for season 19.

text: During Season 19, the four evicted house guests played against each other in one competition. The top two then played head-to-head, and the winner then had to face off against a member inside the house. If the evicted house guest won, they would re-enter the game. However, if the non-evicted house guest won, no one would re-enter the game and all four evicted house guests would be permanently eliminated. Cody Nickson beat Paul Abrahamian in the final round and reentered the game.

text: Series details and viewership[edit]

text: Main edition[edit]

text:
Season
Launch date
Finale date
Days
HouseGuests
Winner
Runner-Up
Final Vote
Average
viewers
(millions)
Episodes

1
July 5, 2000
September 29, 2000
88
10
Eddie McGee
Josh Souza
59–27–14%1
9.10
70

2
July 5, 2001
September 20, 2001
82
12
Will Kirby
Nicole Schaffrich
5–2
7.90
30

3
July 10, 2002
September 25, 2002
Lisa Donahue
Danielle Reyes
9–1
8.70
33

4
July 8, 2003
September 24, 2003
13
Jun Song
Alison Irwin
6–1
8.80
33

5
July 6, 2004
September 21, 2004
14 !142
Drew Daniel
Michael "Cowboy" Ellis
4–3
8.30
31

6
July 7, 2005
September 20, 2005
80
14
Maggie Ausburn
Ivette Corredro
7.24
30

7
July 6, 2006
September 12, 2006
72
14 !14 (All Returnees)3
Mike "Boogie" Malin
Erika Landin
6–1
7.56
28

8
July 5, 2007
September 18, 2007
81
14
"Evel" Dick Donato
Daniele Donato
5–2
7.52
33

9
February 12, 2008
April 27, 2008
16
Adam Jasinski
Ryan Quicksall
6–1
6.56
33

10
July 13, 2008
September 16, 2008
71
13
Dan Gheesling
Memphis Garrett
7–0
6.72
29

11
July 9, 2009
September 15, 2009
73
13 !13 (1 Returnee)4
Jordan Lloyd
Natalie Martinez
5–25
7.19
30

12
July 8, 2010
September 15, 2010
75
13
Hayden Moss
Lane Elenburg
4–3
7.76
30

13
July 7, 2011
September 14, 2011
14 !14 (6 Returnees)
Rachel Reilly
Porsche Briggs
7.95
29

14
July 12, 2012
September 19, 2012
16 !16 (4 Returnees)
Ian Terry
Dan Gheesling
6–1
6.79
30

15
June 26, 2013
September 18, 2013
90
16
Andy Herren
GinaMarie Zimmerman
7-2
6.47
36

16
June 25, 2014
September 24, 2014
97
Derrick Levasseur
Cody Calafiore
6.41
40

17
June 24, 2015
September 23, 2015
98
17 !176
Steve Moses
Liz Nolan
6–3
6.18
40

18
June 22, 2016
September 21, 2016
99
16 (4 Returnees)
Nicole Franzel
Paul Abrahamian
5–4
5.78
42

19
June 28, 2017
September 20, 2017
92
17 (1 Returnee)7
Josh Martinez
6.06
39

20[5]
June 27, 2018
Fall 2018
TBA

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text: Celebrity edition[edit]

text:
Season
Launch date
Finale date
Days
HouseGuests
Winner
Runner-Up
Final Vote
Average
viewers
(millions)
Episodes

1
February 7, 2018
February 25, 2018
26
11
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Ross Mathews
6-3
5.04
13

2[141]
TBA

text: Digital[edit]

text:
Season
Launch date
Finale date
Days
HouseGuests
Winner
Runner-Up
Final Vote
Average
viewers
(millions)
Episodes

Over the Top
September 28, 2016
December 1, 2016
65
13 (1 Returnee)8
Morgan Willett
Jason Roy
America's Vote1
N/A
10

text:
^1 For the first season of the main edition and Over the Top, the public voted to determine the winner between the three finalists. However, the voting percentages were not revealed for Over the Top.
^2 Thirteen HouseGuests were originally announced with a set of identical twins secretly playing as one HouseGuest. After surviving the first four evictions, the twins were allowed to compete as individuals.
^3 The 14 returning HouseGuests were chosen among 20 candidates—eight through public vote, and six by the producers.
^4 The returning HouseGuest was chosen among four candidates, determined by a competition.
^5 One of the HouseGuests was expelled from the house during the season. Due to this, their vote was instead decided by the American public.
^6 Sixteen HouseGuests were originally announced with a set of identical twins secretly playing as one HouseGuest. After surviving the first five evictions, the twins were allowed to compete as individuals.
^7 The returning HouseGuest entered the house as a result of an opening night twist.
^8 The returning HouseGuest was chosen among two candidates, determined by public vote. The candidates were from the main edition.

text: Controversy and criticism[edit]

text: Since its inception, Big Brother has been criticized following reports of "HIB" (Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying),[142] violence in the house, obscene language,[143][144][145][146] breach of integrity,[147][148] and the physical and mental strain of appearing on the series.[149]