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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles

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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles

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.
  1. Background image for Bonafides
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Bonafides

    S13:E13

    When DOJ Agent Lance Hamilton's partner is killed, Sam dons his previous undercover persona of "Switch" to find the culprit. Also, Kensi, Deeks, Rountree and Kilbride work to catch an aerospace engineer who stole classified Navy schematics.

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  2. Background image for Perception
    3.0/10(2 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.

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  3. Background image for Under the Influence
    3.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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  4. Background image for Murmuration
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Murmuration

    S13:E12

    The NCIS team investigates an unidentified aircraft that flies into U.S. airspace and crashes into a Navy plane. Also, Deeks and Kensi begin to prepare for their foster inspection.

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  5. Background image for Fukushu
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    5.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Sundown

    S13:E6

    Sam negotiates and Rountree goes undercover, when a man takes a busload of hostages and threatens to blow it up unless his daughter’s war crimes are posthumously cleared.

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  8. Background image for Neighborhood Watch
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #7 - Neighborhood Watch

    S3:E22

    Kensi and Deeks are sent undercover as married couple Melissa and Justin when evidence points to a Russian sleeper cell in a suburban neighborhood.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Lost Soldier Down
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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  10. Background image for Where Loyalties Lie
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. Background image for Hard For The Money
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Hard For The Money

    S13:E18

    NCIS investigates the murder of a woman employed in the Navy’s missile defense program and its connection to stolen Navy missile technology. Also, a strict social worker stresses out Deeks, and Sam debates selling his boat.

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  12. Background image for The Frogman’s Daughter
    6.3/10(330 votes)

    #11 - 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

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  13. Background image for Shame
    6.5/10(241 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Answers
    6.6/10(358 votes)

    #13 - 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

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  15. Background image for Exit Strategy
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Exit Strategy

    S3:E13

    When a vehicle transporting Jada Khaled is ambushed, NCIS must track down the culprit to save her and their case. Meanwhile, Sam is forced to confront Jada for the first time since returning from Sudan.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The Watchers
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #15 - The Watchers

    S3:E12

    A new Assistant Director is assigned to oversee LA operations for NCIS, the team begins to wonder what his intentions really are.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Cash Flow
    7.0/10(278 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Indentured
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for A Land of Wolves
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. Background image for All the Little Things
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - All the Little Things

    S13:E11

    When a newborn child is found abandoned on a Navy ship, Kensi and Deeks search for the mother on board before she dies of complications. Also, Nate meets with Admiral Kilbride and learns about the CIA project from the ‘70s and ‘80s involving children.

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  21. Background image for The Only Easy Day
    7.1/10(550 votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for A Line in the Sand
    7.2/10(389 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Knock Down
    7.2/10(258 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for Murder of Crows
    7.2/10(244 votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. Background image for Let it Burn
    7.2/10(213 votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. Background image for Predator
    7.3/10(495 votes)

    #25 - Predator

    S1:E3

    The team is assigned to track down a missing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) after it is compromised during a training exercise killing a marine before it disappears.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Unknown

Worst Episodes Summary

"Bonafides" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Terrence O'Hara and written by Kyle Harimoto, it aired on 3/27/2022. This episode scored 3.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Perception".