# NCIS: Los Angeles season 8

The eighth season of NCIS: Los Angeles, premiered on CBS on Sunday, September 25, 2016 with a two-episode premiere and concluded on May 14, 2017. The season contained 24 episodes. For the 2016-17 U.S. television season, the eighth season of NCIS: Los Angeles ranked #11 with an average of 12.51 million viewers and in the 18–49 demographic ranked 43rd with a 1.8/6 Rating/Share.

## Cast
### Main

* Chris O'Donnell as Grisha "G." Callen, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Office of Special Projects (OSP) in Los Angeles
* Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Junior Special Agent
* Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, LAPD Detective and Liaison to NCIS
* Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Technical Operator
* Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones, NCIS Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst
* Miguel Ferrer as Owen Granger, NCIS Assistant Director (episodes 1–16)
* Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent and Operations Manager
* LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Agent, Second in Command

### Recurring

* Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck, Anna's father
* Peter Cambor as Nate Getz, NCIS Special Agent
* Erik Palladino as CIA Officer Vostanik Sabatino
* Aunjanue Ellis as Michelle Hanna, "Quinn", Sam's wife
* Jeronimo Spinx as NCIS Agent Thompson
* Elizabeth Bogush as Joelle Taylor, CIA Agent
* Bar Paly as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck, Arkady's daughter
* India de Beaufort as Alexandra Reynolds
* Jackson Hurst as Undersecretary of Defense Corbin Duggan
* Lisa Maley as Sue Chen
* Anslem Richardson as Tahir Khaled
* Kurt Yaeger as Sullivan / CIA Officer Ferris
* Adam Bartley as Carl Brown
* Tom Winter as Nassir, NCIS Special Agent
* Salvator Xuereb as Randall Sharov
* Sammy Sheik as Ahmed Han Asakeem
* John M. Jackson as Rear Admiral A. J. Chegwidden, JAGC, USN (Ret.)
* Pamela Reed as Roberta Deeks, Deeks' mother
* Karina Logue as LAPD Detective Ellen Whiting

### Guest appearances

* Salem Mikhael as Ben Mir (Episode 3)
* James Sayess as Gabriel Mir (episode 3)
* Alyssa Diaz as Jasmine Garcia (episode 3)
* Laura Harring as Julia Feldman (episodes 4 & 10)
* Byron Mann as Zhang Kiu (episode 4)
* Daniel Marin as Carlos Gutierrez (episode 4)
* TJ Ramini as John Martin / Tobin Shaked (episode 6)
* Soufiane El Khalidy as Sayid Lajani (episode 8)
* Daniel J. Travanti as Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov / Garrison, Callen's father (episodes 9 & 16)
* Eddie George as Byron Brown (episode 12)
* Marsha Thomason as Secret Service Special Agent Nicole Deschamps (episode 12)
* Martin Mull as Eddie O'Boyle (episode 12)
* Debra Jo Rupp as Ginger O'Boyle (episode 12)
* Azie Tesfai as King (episode 17)
* Bruce Thomas as LA District Attorney Frank Gibson (episode 17)
* Lester Speight as Max "Champ" Champion (episode 17)
* Scott Grimes as Digital Forensics Specialist Dave Flynn (episode 18; last seen in season 4 episodes "Red" and "Red-2")
* David Fumero as Air Marshal Miguel Salazar (episode 19)
* James Remar as Admiral Sterling Bridges (episodes 21 & 22)
* Carl Lumbly as Charles Langston (episodes 21 & 22)
* Jennifer Jalene as LAPD Detective Lisa Mayne (episode 23)
* David Paul Olsen as Tom Olsen, Sam’s former SEAL buddy (episode 23)

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 169170 | 12 | "High-Value Target""Belly of the Beast" | Tawnia McKiernan Terrence O'Hara | R. Scott Gemmill | September 25, 2016 (2016-09-25) | 802801 | 10.34 |
| While investigating the theft of cesium from various hospitals, the team gets impaired by the arrival of Undersecretary of Defense Corbin Duggan, who intends to reorganize the department in the wake of their inability to find the mole. The team travels to Syria to capture a high-value target, but the mission goes awry when their chopper is shot down, leaving Kensi badly injured and the rest of the OSP team must work around Duggan to ensure they get out alive. ||||||||
| 171 | 3 | "The Queen's Gambit" | Dennis Smith | R. Scott Gemmill | October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) | 803 | 11.39 |
| The team investigates an abduction case while down two members, with Hetty being held in D.C. for questioning, and Kensi still in the ICU following the mission in Syria. ||||||||
| 172 | 4 | "Black Market" | James Hanlon | Jordana Lewis Jaffee | October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16) | 804 | 10.89 |
| After a Homeland Security agent is poisoned, the team's investigation leads them on the path of a Triad assassin and a possible traitor. ||||||||
| 173 | 5 | "Ghost Gun" | Benny Boom | Kyle Harimoto | October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23) | 805 | 11.40 |
| The murder of a navy machinist with high security clearance sends the team on a city-wide hunt tracking evidence. Also, Anna Kolcheck (Bar Paly) partners with Callen, and Sam assists Hetty in the ongoing mole investigation. ||||||||
| 174 | 6 | "Home Is Where the Heart Is" | Eric A. Pot | Joseph C. Wilson | October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30) | 806 | 9.74 |
| While investigating a failed break-in, the team discovers that the man responsible for stopping the break-in is more than he seems - and that he is a former Mossad agent targeted by a rogue comrade. While Anna partners with Nell on the case, Deeks tries to help Kensi deal with the extensive therapy required for her recovery. ||||||||
| 175 | 7 | "Crazy Train" | Diana C. Valentine | Frank Military | November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06) | 807 | 10.26 |
| After an NSA analyst is found eaten by a shark, the team's investigation leads them to a cartel's money-laundering scheme and sends Callen into a mental asylum to find a key witness; Kensi struggles with her therapy. ||||||||
| 176 | 8 | "Parallel Resistors" | Eric Laneuville | Joe Sachs | November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13) | 808 | 12.11 |
| The team's investigation into the electrocution of a college student working on a classified Navy project leads them to his inquisitive daughter, who may be the key to accessing his work. ||||||||
| 177 | 9 | "Glasnost" | John Peter Kousakis | Andrew Bartels | November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20) | 809 | 10.43 |
| After a woman is poisoned with polonium-210, the team's investigation into her past leads them to Callen's father - and his dark secrets. ||||||||
| 178 | 10 | "Sirens" | Jonathan Frakes | Erin Broadhurst | November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27) | 810 | 11.39 |
| After two fake sheriff's deputies are killed outside of Callen's house, the investigation leads them deeper into the mole problem, and Nell interrogates Carl Brown for more information. ||||||||
| 179 | 11 | "Tidings We Bring" | James Hanlon | Chad Mazero | December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18) | 811 | 10.37 |
| The team goes on the chase for a Navy analyst being held hostage, only to discover things aren't as simple as they seem. ||||||||
| 180 | 12 | "Kulinda" | Tawnia McKiernan | Kyle Harimoto | January 8, 2017 (2017-01-08) | 812 | 10.41 |
| After a city councilman's bodyguard is killed, Sam goes undercover inside the bodyguard's employer to figure out what got him killed. ||||||||
| 181 | 13 | "Hot Water" | Dennis Smith | Anastasia Kousakis | January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15) | 813 | 8.58 |
| On the day Undersecretary Duggan comes for Hetty's resignation, the team finds itself short-handed as Granger, Deeks, Sam, and Callen are arrested for planted evidence. While in custody, Granger is stabbed by an unknown assailant. ||||||||
| 182 | 14 | "Under Siege" | Ruba Nadda | R. Scott Gemmill | January 29, 2017 (2017-01-29) | 814 | 11.29 |
| While Hetty goes rogue on her own agenda to identify the mole, the team must regroup, but things go awry when Kensi is kidnapped by a man she thought she could trust. ||||||||
| 183 | 15 | "Payback" | Terrence O'Hara | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19) | 815 | 8.61 |
| As the team races to save Kensi from Ferris/Sullivan, they find themselves questioning who they can trust when old faces resurface. Note: This is the final appearance of Owen Granger due to Miguel Ferrer's death. ||||||||
| 184 | 16 | "Old Tricks" | Terence Nightingall | Andrew Bartels | March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05) | 816 | 9.46 |
| When a Navy lieutenant and his grandfather are kidnapped from a retirement home, the team's investigation leads them to a con artist couple and the hunt for a rare coin; Callen meanwhile has to deal with his father's actions when he kidnaps the father of his grandson (and Callen's nephew). Note: Owen Granger is written out of the show in this episode due to the death of Miguel Ferrer. Granger is said to have left the hospital and the team to "tend to some old business" and an in memoriam slide for Ferrer is displayed before the closing credits. ||||||||
| 185 | 17 | "Queen Pin" | Eric Laneuville | Joseph C. Wilson | March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12) | 817 | 9.26 |
| Sam resumes an old alias to bring down a major criminal kingpin; Callen and Anna's romantic night is interrupted when they are tasked with escorting a high-value prisoner to Los Angeles for questioning. ||||||||
| 186 | 18 | "Getaway" | Tony Wharmby | Erin Broadhurst | March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19) | 818 | 9.10 |
| After the U.S. Treasury Department is hacked, Nell and Eric go undercover inside a couple's retreat to track a tech-savvy husband and wife linked to the crime. Also, Digital Forensics Specialist Dave Flynn (Scott Grimes) arrives from the NCIS cyber office in San Diego to run ops while Eric and Nell are on assignment. ||||||||
| 187 | 19 | "767" | Benny Boom | Kyle Harimoto | March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26) | 819 | 11.17 |
| After a design engineer for a new Navy stealth vessel is killed, Callen and Sam board a flight to Tokyo to follow his colleague, who may have the stolen plans on him. ||||||||
| 188 | 20 | "From Havana with Love" | Dennis Smith | Joe Sachs | April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09) | 820 | 9.51 |
| The team investigates when a man claims his wife, a Navy contractor is selling state secrets, leading them to a Cuban club where Kensi and Deeks go undercover. ||||||||
| 189 | 21 | "Battle Scars" | James Whitmore Jr. | Jordana Lewis Jaffe & Andrew Bartels | April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23) | 821 | 9.44 |
| When a veteran kidnaps a corrupt VA administrator, the team must work with old friends of Hetty's, one of which being A.J. Chegwidden to find him and figure out what's going on. ||||||||
| 190 | 22 | "Golden Days" | Ruba Nadda | Joseph C. Wilson & Lee A. Carlisle | April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30) | 822 | 9.08 |
| The team works with Hetty's former Vietnam War colleagues to recover $40 million in stolen gold, though things get complicated when other parties invest themselves into the search. Deeks receives some surprising news from Detective Whiting about his IA case. ||||||||
| 191 | 23 | "Uncaged" | Frank Military | Frank Military | May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07) | 824 | 9.06 |
| The team races to rescue Michelle when she is kidnapped, with the kidnappers demanding the release of Sam's nemesis Tahir Khaled. ||||||||
| 192 | 24 | "Unleashed" | John Peter Kousakis | R. Scott Gemmill | May 14, 2017 (2017-05-14) | 823 | 9.40 |
| After Michelle's death, Sam goes off on his own to avenge her death and end Tahir Khaled once and for all. ||||||||

## Ratings

| No. | Episode | Air date | 18-49 rating | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "High-Value Target" | September 25, 2016 | 1.5/5 | 10.34 |
| 2 | "Belly of the Beast" | September 25, 2016 | 1.5/5 | 10.34 |
| 3 | "The Queen's Gambit" | October 2, 2016 | 1.5/5 | 11.39 |
| 4 | "Black Market" | October 16, 2016 | 1.4/5 | 10.89 |
| 5 | "Ghost Gun" | October 23, 2016 | 1.7/5 | 11.40 |
| 6 | "Home Is Where the Heart Is" | October 30, 2016 | 1.2/4 | 9.74 |
| 7 | "Crazy Train" | November 6, 2016 | 1.4/5 | 10.26 |
| 8 | "Parallel Resistors" | November 13, 2016 | 1.6/5 | 12.11 |
| 9 | "Glasnost" | November 20, 2016 | 1.5/4 | 10.43 |
| 10 | "Sirens" | November 27, 2016 | 1.5/5 | 11.39 |
| 11 | "Tidings We Bring" | December 18, 2016 | 1.4/5 | 10.37 |
| 12 | "Kulinda" | January 8, 2017 | 1.3/4 | 10.41 |
| 13 | "Hot Water" | January 15, 2017 | 1.0/3 | 8.58 |
| 14 | "Under Siege" | January 29, 2017 | 1.4/5 | 11.29 |
| 15 | "Payback" | February 19, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 8.61 |
| 16 | "Old Tricks" | March 5, 2017 | 1.3/4 | 9.46 |
| 17 | "Queen Pin" | March 12, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 9.26 |
| 18 | "Getaway" | March 19, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 9.10 |
| 19 | "767" | March 26, 2017 | 1.6/6 | 11.17 |
| 20 | "From Havana with Love" | April 9, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 9.51 |
| 21 | "Battle Scars" | April 23, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 9.44 |
| 22 | "Golden Days" | April 30, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 9.08 |
| 23 | "Uncaged" | May 7, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 9.06 |
| 24 | "Unleashed" | May 14, 2017 | 1.2/5 | 9.40 |

## Home video release

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Eighth Season :
| Set details | Set details | Special features | Special features | Special features | Special features |
| Media Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC | Media Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC | | | | |
| DVD release dates ||||||
| Region 1 | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region 4 |
| August 22, 2017 | August 22, 2017 | September 18, 2017 | September 18, 2017 | August 30, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |