Global InformationUnder Covers information
| "Under Covers" | |
|---|---|
| NCIS episode | |
 Tony and Ziva undercover as a married couple | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Aaron Lipstadt |
| Written by | Lee David Zlotoff |
| Original air date | November 8, 2005 |
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"Under Covers" is the 8th episode of the third season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 54th episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on November 8, 2005. The episode is written by Lee David Zlotoff and directed by Aaron Lipstadt, and was seen live by 17.79 million viewers.[1]
Several recurring characters appear, including FBI Agent Tobias Fornell (Joe Spano) and lab assistant Charles "Chip" Sterling (Michael Bellisario). The episode, which was among the first to feature the character of Israeli Mossad Officer Ziva David, centers on an undercover assignment that requires Ziva and Tony DiNozzo to impersonate two married assassins when their bodies are found. Meanwhile, an attraction between them surfaces.
- ^ "CBS POSTS AN ACROSS-THE-BOARD VICTORY". CBS PressExpress. November 15, 2005. Retrieved May 5, 2013.[permanent dead link]