8.2/10458 votes#1 - Ascension
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2013
While Sam and Deeks recover from traumatic torture that will have a lasting impact on their personal and professional relationships, lives are still in jeopardy as the NCIS: LA team searches for stolen nuclear weapons.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10384 votes#2 - Impact
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2013
In an effort to help Sam and Deeks return to work, Hetty calls upon Operational Psychologist Nate Getz to help them cope with their traumatic experience. Meanwhile, the rest of the NCIS: LA team investigates the murder of a former Navy Admiral and a controversial journalist aboard a private jet.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: N/A
7.8/10348 votes#3 - Omni
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2013
The NCIS: LA team must find who compromised a classified vaccine project from a bio tech company. Meanwhile, Deeks struggles with his emotions upon returning to the field.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10381 votes#4 - Reznikov, N.
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2013
The NCIS: LA team finds themselves in danger while investigating a kidnapping case of a man claiming to be Callen’s father.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10346 votes#5 - Unwritten Rule
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2013
Analyst Nell Jones joins the NCIS: LA team in the field when a former Navy officer’s girlfriend is kidnapped in exchange for Navy intelligence. Meanwhile, Deeks unknowingly breaks one of Hetty’s rules.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10352 votes#6 - Big Brother
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2013
When a 15-year-old hacker compromises missions, Callen goes under cover at a prestigious high school.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10348 votes#7 - The Livelong Day
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2013
The team must alert Homeland Security when they uncover a threat to a Los Angeles-based train during a murder investigation.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10331 votes#8 - Fallout
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2013
The team must locate and retrieve a stolen antiterrorism device before the city is attacked; Hetty is haunted by her past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10377 votes#9 - Recovery
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2013
Kensi goes undercover as a nutritionist and Deeks poses as a new patient at a rehab center to investigate the death of a Navy officer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10438 votes#10 - The Frozen Lake
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2013
Callen and Sam enlist the help of a Gurkha, an elite Nepali soldier specializing in knife fighting, to retrieve a missing thumb drive. Meanwhile, Kensi and Deeks struggle to find a balance in their partnership.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10342 votes#11 - Iron Curtain Rising
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2013
When a former Romanian Communist leader and suspected war criminal is discovered to be living in Los Angeles under a false identity, the NCIS: LA team must locate him before he disappears again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10378 votes#12 - Merry Evasion
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2013
A senator’s daughter is the victim of a home invasion. The team investigate to determine if it was a random crime or a targeted attack due to her father’s crackdown on international cyber warfare. Meanwhile, Kensi’s holiday spirit changes after she receives a surprise Christmas gift.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10402 votes#13 - Allegiance
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/2014
While in Afghanistan, Kensi and Granger join the team on a joint case when a federal agent in Los Angeles tied to Hawala, an ancient system of money transfer, is murdered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10323 votes#14 - War Cries
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2014
The investigation into the murder of two private military contractors ends up putting a member of the team in grave danger; Sam arranges a blind date for Callen.
Director: James Hanlon
Writer: N/A
7.9/10356 votes#15 - Tuhon
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2014
Callen and Sam search for a murder suspect -- a retired assassin (Danny Trejo) they encountered on their first case together.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10342 votes#16 - Fish Out of Water
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2014
Following an explosion at a fish market, the NCIS: LA team partners with an undercover DEA agent to determine if the incident is an act of terrorism or a botched drug smuggling deal. Meanwhile, in Afghanistan, Granger and Kensi investigate a helicopter crash that could be tied to their ongoing search for the infamous white ghost.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10314 votes#17 - Between the Lines
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/18/2014
When a gang identifies and executes an undercover agent, the team must locate a mole before other agents are put in danger.
Director: Dennis Smith
Writer: Joseph C. Wilson
7.9/10317 votes#18 - Zero Days
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 3/25/2014
Eric witnesses his friend, a computer systems expert, being attacked by people who want information that could redirect a missile; Kensi runs into a familiar face in Afghanistan.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Andrew Bartels
8.3/10398 votes#19 - Spoils of War
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/1/2014
After learning that Special Agent Kensi Blye disappeared and the Taliban may be he holding her captive, Hetty sends the NCIS: LA team to Afghanistan on a rescue mission.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10316 votes#20 - Windfall
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/2014
Nell joins Deeks in the field on a case involving a former Marine who is being tracked by al-Qaida after embezzling money from Iraq.
Director: Eric A. Pot
Writer: Gil Grant
7.8/10350 votes#21 - Three Hearts
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/15/2014
The team takes an undercover agent who is suspected of working for the smuggler he is supposed to be investigating into custody; Kensi and Deeks discuss their relationship.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10315 votes#22 - One More Chance
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/29/2014
Sam is convinced that the theft of software for a new unmanned aerial vehicle is connected with the disappearance of the lead engineer's 10-year-old daughter, a girl Sam once provided protection detail for in Saudi Arabia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10315 votes#23 - Exposure
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/6/2014
When a news reporter announces the group responsible for the deadly explosion at a military-sponsored charity event, the team must investigate her claims and search for the attacker.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10380 votes#24 - Deep Trouble (1)
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/13/2014
When the NCIS: Los Angeles team and DEA uncover the cartel's plans to slyly transport billions of dollars’ worth of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S. using a submarine, Callen and Sam must quickly locate the missing vessel. Meanwhile, Hetty is called to Washington in the aftermath of the controversial mission in Afghanistan.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5
Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles Season 5!
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.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrimeMystery
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Ascension" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles" season 5. It scored 8.2/10 based on 458 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/24/2013. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Impact".