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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles

Every episode of NCIS: Los Angeles ranked from worst to best. Explore 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.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrimeMystery
Network:CBS

Worst Episodes Summary

"Fukushu" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: Los Angeles". It scored 6/10 based on 419 votes. Directed by Dennis Smith and written by Kyle Harimoto, it aired on 10/17/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Perception".

  • Fukushu
    6.0/10419 votes
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    #1 - Fukushu

    Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2021

    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

  • Perception
    6.2/10344 votes
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    #2 - Perception

    Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 4/10/2022

    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

  • The Frogman’s Daughter
    6.3/10322 votes
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    #3 - The Frogman’s Daughter

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/2021

    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

    Writer: Jordana Lewis Jaffe, Indira G. Wilson

  • Shame
    6.5/10228 votes
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    #4 - Shame

    Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 3/5/2023

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Under the Influence
    6.6/10274 votes
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    #5 - Under the Influence

    Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2022

    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

  • Answers
    6.7/10349 votes
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    #6 - Answers

    Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 12/8/2019

    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

  • Indentured
    6.7/10333 votes
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    #7 - Indentured

    Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2021

    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

  • A Land of Wolves
    6.9/10305 votes
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    #8 - A Land of Wolves

    Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 1/9/2022

    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

    Writer: Adam Key, Justin Kohlas

  • Cash Flow
    7.0/10272 votes
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    #9 - Cash Flow

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 12/6/2020

    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

  • The Only Easy Day
    7.1/10536 votes
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    #10 - The Only Easy Day

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2009

    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

  • A Line in the Sand
    7.2/10383 votes
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    #11 - A Line in the Sand

    Season 9 Episode 23 - Aired 5/20/2018

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Knock Down
    7.2/10250 votes
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    #12 - Knock Down

    Season 11 Episode 20 - Aired 4/12/2020

    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

  • Murder of Crows
    7.2/10238 votes
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    #13 - Murder of Crows

    Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2020

    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

  • Where Loyalties Lie
    7.2/10236 votes
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    #14 - Where Loyalties Lie

    Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2022

    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

  • Pandora's Box
    7.2/10235 votes
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    #15 - Pandora's Box

    Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 3/27/2022

    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

    Writer: Chad Mazero, Lee A. Carlisle

  • MWD
    7.2/10228 votes
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    #16 - MWD

    Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 4/17/2022

    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

  • Let it Burn
    7.2/10197 votes
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    #17 - Let it Burn

    Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2022

    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

  • Predator
    7.3/10481 votes
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    #18 - Predator

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2009

    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.

    Director: Tony Wharmby

    Writer: N/A

  • Breach
    7.3/10404 votes
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    #19 - Breach

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2010

    The death of a Petty Officer leads the NCIS team to a teenager in Sam's life. Meanwhile, Hetty is concerned about the effect that the workload is having on the team.

    Director: Perry Lang

    Writer: Shane Brennan, R. Scott Gemmill

  • Red (2)
    7.3/10355 votes
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    #20 - Red (2)

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/2013

    While the LA team chases leads digitally and locally, the NCIS: Red team travels in their mobile trucks, nicknamed "Laverne and Shirley", in a race to track down a cunning terrorist before he disappears.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Under Pressure
    7.3/10295 votes
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    #21 - Under Pressure

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 1/7/2018

    After napalm is detected at a crime scene, the NCIS team investigates the sole casualty for possible links to terrorism.

    Director: Diana Valentine

    Writer: Joe Sachs

  • Choke Point
    7.3/10294 votes
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    #22 - Choke Point

    Season 10 Episode 20 - Aired 4/14/2019

    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.

    Writer: Joe Sachs, R. Scott Gemmill

  • Provenance
    7.3/10312 votes
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    #23 - Provenance

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2019

    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

  • The Bear
    7.3/10316 votes
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    #24 - The Bear

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/2020

    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

  • Overdue
    7.3/10248 votes
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    #25 - Overdue

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 1/3/2021

    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