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The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11

Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11!

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The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 10 - Mother
    8.6/10(393 votes)

    S11:E10

    Akhos Laos , a former black ops agent originally recruited and trained by Hetty Lange, returns to seek revenge on Hetty for the life she introduced him to, on the 250th episode

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Eric Christian Olsen, Babar Peerzada

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  2. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 22 - Code of Conduct
    8.3/10(303 votes)

    S11:E22

    Sam, Callen and Rountree travel to Afghanistan when Marine Lieutenant Colonel Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie asks NCIS to help with a sensitive case after two SEALs claim their chief murdered an unarmed prisoner.

    Director:Frank Military
    Writer:Frank Military

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  3. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 9 - Kill Beale: Vol. 1
    8.2/10(318 votes)

    S11:E9

    Callen and Sam travel to San Francisco to search for Beale after he's kidnapped during a clandestine mission for Hetty.

    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writer:Samantha Chasse

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  4. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 1 - Let Fate Decide
    8.0/10(412 votes)

    S11:E1

    Callen and Sam work with Navy Capt. Harmon Rabb, Jr. to apprehend spies aboard the USS Allegiance. Also, Hetty partners with Marine Lt. Col. Sarah “Mac” Mackenzie to neutralize a missile attack in the Middle East, and Kensi and Deeks are trapped in a mobile CIA unit in Iraq while under attack by ISIS.

    Director:Christine Moore
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  5. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 4 - Yellow Jack
    8.0/10(303 votes)

    S11:E4

    While Callen and Sam are aboard the USS Allegiance, the ship is placed under quarantine for possible Ebola exposure. Also, Kensi and Deeks investigate the murder of a petty officer who recently departed the USS Allegiance and is linked to the Ebola exposure.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Andrew Bartels

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  6. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 3 - Hail Mary
    7.9/10(299 votes)

    S11:E3

    Callen and Sam run protection detail for retired Navy Admiral Kilbride in an operation to locate a missing Naval intelligence officer.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writers:R. Scott Gemmill, Frank Military

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  7. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 15 - The Circle
    7.9/10(276 votes)

    S11:E15

    Anna Kolcheck returns to warn Callen that he is in danger and he must now work with an archenemy to stop an underground trafficking ring.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Andrew Bartels

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  8. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 19 - Fortune Favors the Brave
    7.8/10(280 votes)

    S11:E19

    While Sam investigates the murder of an Iranian exile working to overthrow the current regime, he must also try to save Agent Rountree, a new agent who’s having an unexpectedly adventurous first day on the job, when he accidentally triggers a bomb. Also, Nell makes a decision about her future with NCIS.

    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  9. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 8 - Human Resources
    7.7/10(280 votes)

    S11:E8

    After a Navy lieutenant disappears from the scene of a car accident, the NCIS team processes the crime scene and discovers his laptop is missing along with recently accessed confidential information for retired Navy SEALs.

    Director:James Hanlon
    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  10. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 14 - Commitment Issues
    7.7/10(263 votes)

    S11:E14

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Naval warfare engineer at a spoken poetry event. Also, Callen asks Nell to assist him in a worldwide search for Anna's whereabouts.

    Director:James Hanlon
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  11. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 17 - Watch Over Me
    7.7/10(269 votes)

    S11:E17

    When an FBI agent is killed while trying to track the location of an undercover agent, NCIS must find the missing agent before the criminals he was investigating do

    Director:Dan Liu
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  12. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 2 - Decoy
    7.6/10(333 votes)

    S11:E2

    Faced with multiple cases worldwide, the NCIS team splits up, with Callen and Sam working with Mossad Agent Eliana Sapir in Tel Aviv, and Kensi partnering with DOJ Agent Lance Hamilton in Los Angeles.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  13. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 6 - A Bloody Brilliant Plan
    7.6/10(399 votes)

    S11:E6

    The NCIS team reluctantly aligns with two former criminals from England, Ricky Dorsey and Frankie Bolton, after a powerful arms dealer kidnaps Ricky’s daughter in an attempt to obtain a dangerous weapons system.

    Director:Terence Nightingall
    Writer:Frank Military

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  14. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 16 - Alsiyadun
    7.6/10(277 votes)

    S11:E16

    When Fatima is captured while on a mission and held for ransom, Callen and Sam enlist a deep undercover CIA agent, Kadri, to help get her back.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  15. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 12 - Groundwork
    7.5/10(272 votes)

    S11:E12

    CIA Officer Veronica Stephens asks the team for help when an agricultural engineer Hetty asked her to bring to the United States disappears

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:Erin Broadhurst

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  16. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 13 - High Society
    7.5/10(282 votes)

    S11:E13

    After a rise in deaths caused by black market opioid use, the NCIS team links the street drug to funding for terrorist activities

    Director:John Peter Kousakis
    Writer:Chad Mazero

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  17. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 18 - Missing Time
    7.5/10(271 votes)

    S11:E18

    While NCIS investigates the disappearance of a department of defense officer who was looking into a recent UFO sighting, Anna makes a bold decision about her future.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Andrew Bartels

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  18. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 7 - Concours d’Elegance
    7.4/10(289 votes)

    S11:E7

    The NCIS team links the theft of an undersea drone prototype to a video game streamer’s elaborate party. Also, Callen and Sam cross paths again with insurance broker Katherine Casillas, who insures the gamer’s property and processions.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Lee A. Carlisle

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  19. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 5 - Provenance
    7.3/10(336 votes)

    S11:E5

    The NCIS team searches for a stolen painting valued at $40 million after online chatter indicates the artwork is being sold on the black market to fund terrorist activity.

    Director:Lily Mariye
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  20. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 20 - Knock Down
    7.2/10(272 votes)

    S11:E20

    The team assists the DOJ in the investigation of an arsonist who targets an FBI safe house that's protecting a political activist seeking asylum; Eric deals with the aftermath of Nell leaving the team.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Jordana Lewis Jaffe

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  21. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 21 - Murder of Crows
    7.2/10(257 votes)

    S11:E21

    The team helps a former NCIS tech operator search for her missing ex-partner, whom they fear might be working with the gun runners they failed to take down years ago; Deeks reels when his bar gets a negative review.

    Director:Suzanne Misako Saltz
    Writer:Chad Mazero

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  22. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 11 - Answers
    6.6/10(375 votes)

    S11:E11

    While the team investigates the theft of a computer virus, Callen and Sam consider their future at the agency, Kensi and Deeks discuss having children, and Eric and Nell analyze the impact of Eric’s undercover assignment on their relationship. Also, the team tracks Mara a crooked upscale banker

    Director:Frank Military
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Mother" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 11. It scored 8.6/10 based on 393 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Eric Christian Olsen, Babar Peerzada, it aired on 12/1/2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Code of Conduct".