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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 Worst Episode
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    NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 2 - Fukushu
    5.8/10(442 votes)

    #1 - Fukushu

    S13:E2

    NCIS takes the case personally when an LAPD officer’s father, a beloved elderly Japanese American veteran, is the victim of a vicious hate crime.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  2. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 15 - Perception
    6.2/10(365 votes)

    #2 - Perception

    S13:E15

    Rountree and his younger sister are pulled over by police and treated harshly in a clear case of racial profiling. Also, NCIS investigates the death of a Navy photographer who was assigned to document the building of a new weapons station.

    Director:Benny Boom
    Writer:Faythallegra Claude

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  3. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 10 - The Frogman’s Daughter
    6.3/10(335 votes)

    #3 - The Frogman’s Daughter

    S12:E10

    When Sam’s daughter Kam is kidnapped after leading citywide protests he will stop at nothing to find her. Also Deeks rejoins NCIS and Callen searches for answers about Anna

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:Jordana Lewis Jaffe, Indira G. Wilson

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  4. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 9 - Under the Influence
    6.5/10(288 votes)

    #4 - Under the Influence

    S13:E9

    The NCIS team helps a U.S. ambassador search for her missing daughter, Gia, a popular social media influencer. Also, Agent Aliyah De León returns to support the team with the case.

    Director:John Peter Kousakis
    Writer:Anastasia Kousakis

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  5. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 14 - Shame
    6.6/10(245 votes)

    #5 - Shame

    S14:E14

    When a petty officer is found dead with an apparent suicide note, the NCIS team must investigate the mystery surrounding his death. Also, Callen and Anna begin wedding planning and Sam has a heart to heart with his daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 11 - Answers
    6.7/10(362 votes)

    #6 - Answers

    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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  7. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 3 - Indentured
    6.7/10(347 votes)

    #7 - Indentured

    S13:E3

    Sam and Kilbride clash when a case involving an arms dealer responsible for the slaughter of ATF agents leads them to a well-connected colonel and friend of Kilbride, accused of supplying militia groups with guns. Also, Kensi and Fatima go undercover at a rehab facility to question the arms dealer’s girlfriend.

    Director:Eric A. Pot
    Writer:Frank Military

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  8. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 4 - Cash Flow
    6.9/10(283 votes)

    #8 - Cash Flow

    S12:E4

    The body of a murdered Navy reservist is found by thieves in the midst of a robbery and NCIS must work with the burglars to find the killer. Also, Kensi and Deeks struggle to decide if they are ready to make the leap and buy a house.

    Director:Yangzom Brauen
    Writer:Kyle Harimoto

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  9. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 8 - A Land of Wolves
    6.9/10(319 votes)

    #9 - A Land of Wolves

    S13:E8

    The NCIS team scrambles to find Kensi, when she is attacked and kidnapped by a mysterious militia group while helping a group of migrants cross the border.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writers:Adam Key, Justin Kohlas

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  10. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 Episode 2 - The Only Easy Day
    7.2/10(559 votes)

    #10 - The Only Easy Day

    S1:E2

    A case involving the murder of a drug dealer turns personal for Special Agent Sam Hanna when he discovers his former Navy Seal comrades are involved.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  11. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 9 Episode 23 - A Line in the Sand
    7.2/10(395 votes)

    #11 - A Line in the Sand

    S9:E23

    After Sam is shot during a firefight with the cartel, a suspect is interrogated and reveals new information on the whereabouts of Spencer Williams, the man who kidnapped Mosley's son five years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 20 - Knock Down
    7.2/10(263 votes)

    #12 - Knock Down

    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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  13. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 21 - Murder of Crows
    7.2/10(247 votes)

    #13 - Murder of Crows

    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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  14. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 10 - Where Loyalties Lie
    7.2/10(250 votes)

    #14 - Where Loyalties Lie

    S13:E10

    When a civilian scientist working with the marines is killed, and her advanced radar technology stolen, the NCIS team must scramble to find the missing technology and the culprit. Deeks worries about how to tell Callen that he's selling the bar.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Matt Klafter

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  15. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 14 - Pandora's Box
    7.2/10(250 votes)

    #15 - Pandora's Box

    S13:E14

    NCIS investigates the robbery of a high-end arts storage by going undercover as potential buyers on the black market, to find who is behind the stolen items.

    Director:Daniela Ruah
    Writers:Chad Mazero, Lee A. Carlisle

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  16. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 8 - Let it Burn
    7.2/10(217 votes)

    #16 - Let it Burn

    S14:E8

    NCIS investigates an arson attack at Global West Ventures Corp, a naval defense contractor. Also, Rountree connects with an ex and Kilbride gives Callen files on Pembrook.

    Director:Rick Tunell
    Writer:Indira G. Wilson

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  17. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 10 Episode 20 - Choke Point
    7.3/10(304 votes)

    #17 - Choke Point

    S10:E20

    After a Navy Seal is attacked while moonlighting at a security job for a successful marijuana dispensary, Sam personally vows to apprehend the suspect out of respect for the Navy Seal brotherhood

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:R. Scott Gemmill, Joe Sachs

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  18. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 11 Episode 5 - Provenance
    7.3/10(325 votes)

    #18 - Provenance

    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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  19. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 1 - The Bear
    7.3/10(327 votes)

    #19 - The Bear

    S12:E1

    When a Russian bomber goes missing while flying over U.S. soil, Callen and Sam must track it down in the desert and secure its weapons and intel before the Russians on board destroy the plane. Meanwhile, Hetty gives Nell a cryptic assignment.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  20. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 12 Episode 7 - Overdue
    7.3/10(258 votes)

    #20 - Overdue

    S12:E7

    The NCIS team's murder investigation of a man who sold military information leads to the abduction of a doctor whose cutting edge neurotechnology could be developed into advanced weaponry. Team members are interviewed by FLETC to see if Deeks would make a good NCIS agent. Callen tries to have an important talk with Arkady.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Chad Mazero

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  21. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 7 - Lost Soldier Down
    7.3/10(262 votes)

    #21 - Lost Soldier Down

    S13:E7

    NCIS investigates the apparent suicide of a Navy intelligence officer who leapt to his death after taking LSD. Also, while Kensi is away, Deeks makes plans to redo the backyard without her input.

    Director:Daniela Ruah
    Writer:Indira G. Wilson

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  22. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 16 - MWD
    7.3/10(243 votes)

    #22 - MWD

    S13:E16

    NCIS investigates the kidnapping of Master Sergeant Boomer, a military working dog. Also, Sam looks to sell his boat so he can take care of his father who is suffering from Alzheimer's.

    Director:Suzanne Misako Saltz
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  23. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 13 Episode 20 - Work & Family
    7.3/10(249 votes)

    #23 - Work & Family

    S13:E20

    NCIS investigates after two men are blown up by their own explosives while attempting to break into a military base. Also, Callen wants to take the next step with Anna, and Sam moves in with his father, Raymond.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:R. Scott Gemmill

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  24. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 14 Episode 18 - Sensu Lato
    7.3/10(197 votes)

    #24 - Sensu Lato

    S14:E18

    The NCIS team must investigate when a Navy reservist is stabbed and his lab full of pesticides and insects is ransacked. Kilbride offers Sam the interim operations manager position. Rountree thinks about his future.

    Director:Kevin Berlandi
    Writers:Indira G. Wilson, Faythallegra Claude

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  25. NCIS: Los Angeles Season 1 Episode 1 - Identity
    7.4/10(707 votes)

    #25 - Identity

    S1:E1

    Callen returns back to the NCIS Office of Special Projects to solve a kidnapping case.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Shane Brennan

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Fukushu" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles". It scored 5.8/10 based on 442 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Kyle Harimoto, it aired on 10/17/2021. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Perception".