9.3/103 votes#1 - In the Spotlight
Season 20 Episode 19 - Aired 5/1/2023
Agent Knight goes viral for saving a mother and child from a potentially fatal car accident.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Yasemin Yilmaz
8.5/102 votes#2 - The Wake
Season 19 Episode 16 - Aired 3/21/2022
A gruesome mishap at a Navy petty officer’s gender-reveal party leads NCIS to the case of a missing teacher that was popularized on a true crime podcast.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Katie White
8.0/104 votes#3 - Blarney
Season 17 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2020
When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewelry store robbery goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/103 votes#4 - Road to Nowhere
Season 19 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2021
Gibbs and Parker go on a road trip to find one of the serial killer's victims. Also, Agent Knight goes undercover at a large manufacturing company with ties to the murders.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Marco Schnabel
8.0/102 votes#5 - Peacekeeper
Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2021
NCIS investigates the case of a Navy reservist whose body is found in a beat-up car at the end of a gun range. Kasie weighs the pros and cons of buying a gun.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott Williams
8.0/102 votes#6 - Pledge of Allegiance
Season 19 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2022
NCIS is called in when Navy Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar is suspected of trying to sell stolen classified Navy software used to pilot combat drones.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Brendan Fehily
8.0/103 votes#7 - Love Lost
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2022
NCIS must investigate the Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: David J. North
7.8/104 votes#8 - Silent Service
Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/2019
Director Vance is notified by the Pentagon that the nuclear submarine Gibbs and Bishop are aboard to conduct a murder investigation has gone radio silent.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott J. Jarrett
7.7/103 votes#9 - Beneath the Surface
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2018
After NCIS arrives at a Halloween crime scene, Torres recognizes the victim as a friend from federal law enforcement training. Also, Jimmy thinks his lab is haunted by ghosts after objects keep mysteriously moving.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott J. Jarrett
7.7/103 votes#10 - The Last Link
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2019
An old family friend, Army Corporal John Sydney, beseeches Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military I.D. bracelet. Also, a Navy Lieutenant in NCIS protective custody is poisoned by an infamous drug dealer.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Brendan Fehily
7.7/103 votes#11 - Sunburn
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 1/19/2021
McGee and his wife Delilah's (Margo Harshman) Bahamian vacation turns into a high-stakes mission when a case NCIS is tracking of a dead escape room manager has ties to the island. Also, Gibbs fears the worst when his search for Fornell leads to blood.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Marco Schnabel
7.7/103 votes#12 - Big Rig
Season 20 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/2023
When an old pal of Torres’ comes to him, disheveled and bloodied for guidance amidst an undercover FBI operation and then disappears, NCIS helps track him down. Also, McGee prepares to be a contestant on a popular game show
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Marco Schnabel
7.6/105 votes#13 - Death from Above
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2018
The NCIS headquarters are evacuated after the team discovers a body as well as bomb materials on the roof of the squad room. Also, the team reads the first draft of Ducky’s book.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
7.6/105 votes#14 - In the Wind
Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2020
Gibbs must face the consequences of helping Ziva with "the one thing" she said she'd take care of before returning to her family.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott Williams
7.5/106 votes#15 - Off the Grid
Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2017
When Gibbs spots the brother of an "NCIS Most Wanted" suspect, he takes the opportunity to assume his former alias and go undercover with their infamous anti-government militia. This leaves the NCIS team to piece together where and what Gibbs is up to. Meanwhile, Bishop and Reeves partner up on an off-the-books investigation.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Frank Cardea
7.5/104 votes#16 - No Vacancy
Season 17 Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2019
While investigating a Marine’s murder, the NCIS team uncovers a labyrinth of live-streaming spy cameras hidden in the rooms of a Virginia motel.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Marco Schnabel
7.2/105 votes#17 - Viral
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2015
When a petty officer’s murder matches the M.O. of a local serial killer, the NCIS team must determine if this is the killer’s latest victim or the work of a copycat. Also, McGee and Delilah must learn to compromise before moving in together.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
7.0/103 votes#18 - Gut Punch
Season 18 Episode 11 - Aired 4/6/2021
Vance assigns McGee, Torres, and Bishop to Covid compliance duty at a foreign affairs summit, where they discover a link to another NCIS team's murder case.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
7.0/103 votes#19 - May the Best One Win
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2020
Magnum and Higgins are each hired by a different spouse who are in the middle of a contentious divorce to dig up dirt on the other, and Thomas and Higgins soon find themselves competing over resources. Also, Rick and TC look into the death of an unidentified man and must share the news with his estranged daughter.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Gene Hong
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"In the Spotlight" is the best rated episode directed by Rocky Carroll. It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. It was written by Yasemin Yilmaz. It aired on 5/1/2023 and is rated 0.8 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Wake".