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The Best Episodes of NCIS

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Every episode of NCIS ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of NCIS!

The Best Episodes of NCIS

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to...
  1. Background image for Great Wide Open
    9.5/10(4 votes)

    #1 - Great Wide Open

    S19:E4

    Gibbs and McGee head to Alaska while the team works at home to uncover the conspiracy behind the serial killer.

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  2. Background image for In the Spotlight
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - In the Spotlight

    S20:E19

    Agent Knight goes viral for saving a mother and child from a potentially fatal car accident.

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  3. Background image for Foreign Bodies
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Foreign Bodies

    S22:E2

    As Vance prepares to host diplomatic talks with Venezuela, the team is called in to investigate the dead body of one of his inside men.

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  4. Background image for The Trouble with Hal
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Trouble with Hal

    S22:E3

    NCIS is called in to investigate when a Lieutenant returns home on the eve of Halloween to find a surprise party being thrown for someone else at his place.

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  5. Background image for Spinning Wheel
    9.2/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Spinning Wheel

    S13:E11

    After Ducky is attacked by a man claiming to have information about his half-brother who died decades ago, the NCIS team searches for the perpetrator.

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  6. Background image for Keep Going
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Keep Going

    S14:E13

    During an NCIS hit-and-run investigation, Palmer joins a stranger on the outside ledge of a building in an attempt to save his life.

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  8. Background image for House Divided
    9.2/10(10 votes)

    #7 - House Divided

    S15:E1

    The NCIS team tirelessly search for Gibbs and McGee two months after they were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle.

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  9. Background image for She
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #8 - She

    S16:E13

    After a malnourished and confused 9-year-old is found hiding in a storage unit, NCIS reopens an old missing persons case when the girl is believed to be the daughter of a Navy recruit who disappeared 10 years ago. Also, Bishop discovers notes that Special Agent Ziva David kept on the case long after NCIS officially stopped investigating.

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  10. Background image for Everything Starts Somewhere
    9.2/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Everything Starts Somewhere

    S18:E2

    Flashbacks reveal the murder case that first introduced young Gibbs to NCIS and his introduction to young, new-to-America Ducky.

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  11. Background image for Destiny's Child
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Destiny's Child

    S16:E1

    One month after Director Vance was kidnapped, Gibbs is assigned the role of acting director in his absence while the team searches worldwide for his whereabouts.

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  12. Background image for The Helpers
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #11 - The Helpers

    S19:E13

    While investigating the death of an intruder at Quantico, Jimmy and Kasie are exposed to a deadly biotoxin. The NCIS team calls on Dr. Carol Wilson for help as they race to find the antidote.

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  13. Background image for Thick as Thieves
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #12 - Thick as Thieves

    S19:E15

    Parker's delinquent past resurfaces when NCIS is called to Philadelphia to investigate the death of a Petty Officer.

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  14. Background image for The Wake
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - The Wake

    S19:E16

    A gruesome mishap at a 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
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  15. Background image for Sticks & Stones
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Sticks & Stones

    S22:E4

    After receiving intelligence on deadly threats to multiple locations that could lead to a catastrophic war, NCIS is called in to try to neutralize the danger.

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  16. Background image for In from the Cold
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - In from the Cold

    S22:E5

    NCIS works with the CIA to discover what secrets are being kept by Captain Butler, an elderly former spy with dementia.

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  17. Background image for Knight and Day
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Knight and Day

    S22:E6

    Things become tense when Knight is assigned to protect his wife after the home of a high-level defense contractor is attacked.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
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  18. Background image for Out of Control
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Out of Control

    S22:E8

    NCIS investigates a murder related to a car that begins driving on its own.

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  19. Background image for Humbug
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Humbug

    S22:E9

    When a shocking tell-all threatens to ruin Christmas for a decorated Marine, NCIS must uncover the truth and deliver a holiday miracle - before the book hits shelves and turns a hero's legacy into a holiday disaster.

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  20. Background image for Killer Instinct
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Killer Instinct

    S22:E17

    After NCIS captures the hitman known as "The Poet," the team races to uncover who ordered the assassination of a Navy chief.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Twofer
    8.8/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Twofer

    S15:E2

    NCIS investigates when the body of a murdered Navy Lieutenant, who disappeared over a year ago, is found by a cemetery grounds crew while relocating caskets on the property.

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  22. Background image for ...and Executioner
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - ...and Executioner

    S16:E22

    After NCIS finds a secret government bank account that’s funding a nationwide network of vigilante justice, the team must determine who is acting as judge and jury.

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  23. Background image for On Fire
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - On Fire

    S17:E14

    After Torres and Bishop are victims of a hit-and-run, Torres fights for his life in the Intensive Care Unit.

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  24. Background image for Baker's Man
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Baker's Man

    S22:E10

    After NCIS learns that the owner of Parker's favorite bakery is being blackmailed, they hatch a plan to save her from the perpetrators.

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  25. Background image for For Better or Worse
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #24 - For Better or Worse

    S22:E11

    NCIS stages a fake wedding for two of its own in an attempt to take down the mob.

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  26. Background image for Fun and Games
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Fun and Games

    S22:E12

    NCIS investigates the fatal poisoning of one of Kasie's forensic scientists.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Great Wide Open" is the best rated episode of "NCIS". It scored 9.5/10 based on 4 votes. Directed by Terrence O'Hara and written by David J. North, Brendan Fehily, it aired on 10/11/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "In the Spotlight".