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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans!

The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans

A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment...

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  1. Background image for Sleeping with the Enemy
    8.3/10(356 votes)

    #1 - Sleeping with the Enemy

    S2:E24

    The NCIS team uncovers a mole in the ranks while working with the Department of Homeland Security to locate 900 missing pounds of explosives that pose an imminent threat to New Orleans.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for How Much Pain Can You Take
    8.1/10(370 votes)

    #2 - How Much Pain Can You Take

    S1:E22

    To send a message to Pride, Baitfish murders someone close to the NCIS team, prompting a citywide manhunt for the elusive criminal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Means to an End
    8.1/10(327 votes)

    #3 - Means to an End

    S2:E19

    The NCIS team discovers a surveillance van filled with photos documenting Special Agent Pride’s every move after his daughter Laurel is attacked on campus and placed in protective custody.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Third Man
    8.1/10(315 votes)

    #4 - The Third Man

    S2:E23

    The NCIS team partners with Homeland Security after the murder of a Navy master diver is linked to chatter of a foreign attack on the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Poetic Justice
    8.1/10(334 votes)

    #5 - Poetic Justice

    S3:E24

    Unable to trust anyone in New Orleans, the NCIS team calls in FBI Assistant Director Isler to help expose and stop the sinister scheme Mayor Hamilton has planned for the residents of Clearwater. Season Finale.

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  6. Background image for Mind Games
    8.1/10(318 votes)

    #6 - Mind Games

    S4:E21

    Gregorio calls on her former behavioral science professor, when the team's latest case matches one she studied during FBI training.

    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Crab Mentality
    8.1/10(285 votes)

    #7 - Crab Mentality

    S5:E15

    The team investigates multiple murders tied to a construction company creating an experimental chemical that strengthens sea walls. Also, evidence from Hannah’s previous mission in Oman is used against her as blackmail.

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  9. Background image for The Walking Dead
    8.0/10(414 votes)

    #8 - The Walking Dead

    S1:E13

    A Navy Lieutenant Commander in impeccable shape turns to Pride and the NCIS team to solve his imminent murder after discovering he has been poisoned with a lethal dose of radiation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for My Brother's Keeper
    8.0/10(381 votes)

    #9 - My Brother's Keeper

    S1:E16

    The NCIS team tries to narrow down the motive when a Navy recruiter is murdered in a hit-and-run; Lasalle worries about his brother.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Insider
    8.0/10(375 votes)

    #10 - The Insider

    S1:E19

    While conducting an autopsy on a Petty Officer who is believed to have died from natural causes, an armed man enters the morgue and holds Wade, Sebastian and Danny hostage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Billy and the Kid
    8.0/10(361 votes)

    #11 - Billy and the Kid

    S2:E10

    The murder of a Marine provides new clues in the first case Pride and Lasalle ever worked together, just before Hurricane Katrina struck the city and washed away any evidence. Also, the team celebrates Thanksgiving together in Pride’s bar.

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  13. Background image for No Man's Land
    8.0/10(335 votes)

    #12 - No Man's Land

    S2:E15

    When a mystery man saves the life of a Lieutenant and then disappears from the scene, the NCIS team unravels a new case when forensic evidence suggests he is a soldier who was captured in Afghanistan years ago and never found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for If It Bleeds, It Leads
    8.0/10(320 votes)

    #13 - If It Bleeds, It Leads

    S2:E18

    Agent Brody realizes that there is a connection between the case of a sailor hit by a party bus and the death of her sister.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Escape Plan
    8.0/10(341 votes)

    #14 - Escape Plan

    S3:E4

    The NCIS team must rescue one of their own after Sebastian is kidnapped while at a restaurant with his mother, Sylvia Lund, and forced to use his gaming skills in a prison break.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Let it Ride
    8.0/10(312 votes)

    #15 - Let it Ride

    S3:E11

    Sebastian is sent undercover and Patton exercises his former gambling skills, as Pride and the team attempt a dangerous operation to trap Garcia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Checkmate (2)
    8.0/10(327 votes)

    #16 - Checkmate (2)

    S4:E24

    Pride’s newly formed off-the-books team and NCIS team uncover a sinister plot during the New Orleans Tricentennial Fleet Week celebration.

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  18. Background image for Desperate Navy Wives
    8.0/10(284 votes)

    #17 - Desperate Navy Wives

    S5:E12

    While undercover, Gregorio joins a social club for military wives after one of the members is contacted by an ex-boyfriend on the FBI Most Wanted List.

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  19. Background image for Bad Apple
    8.0/10(296 votes)

    #18 - Bad Apple

    S6:E3

    Pride travels to New York after new evidence links to a 20-year-old cold case from his time at Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office.

    Writer:Ron McGee
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  20. Background image for Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler (2)
    8.0/10(273 votes)

    #19 - Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler (2)

    S7:E16

    On the eve of his wedding to Rita, and Connor leaving for the Witness Protection Program, Pride must track down who attacked Jimmy and Connor, while navigating Sasha's ulterior motives regarding her son.

    Director:Tim Andrew
    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Chasing Ghosts
    7.9/10(417 votes)

    #20 - Chasing Ghosts

    S1:E9

    A stolen Navy-issue gun appears to belong to a petty officer who died 40 years ago, meaning the team have to re-open a cold case. The team celebrate Thanksgiving.

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  22. Background image for Baitfish
    7.9/10(409 votes)

    #21 - Baitfish

    S1:E11

    The NCIS team investigates a deadly explosion at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Gala, and discover Pride was the intended target of the bomb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for More Now
    7.9/10(356 votes)

    #22 - More Now

    S1:E17

    Pride is adamant the elusive “Baitfish” has returned and, in attempt to locate his nemesis, he has the team investigate crime scenes and chase leads from New Orleans to Charleston, SC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  24. Background image for You'll Do
    7.9/10(374 votes)

    #23 - You'll Do

    S1:E21

    With no memory of the night before, Lasalle’s brother, Cade, turns to NCIS for help when he finds his girlfriend’s body in the trunk of his car. Despite a mountain of evidence that implicates Cade, and the case being under Captain Jim Messier and Jefferson Parish jurisdiction, Lasalle is determined to prove his brother’s innocence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Broken Hearted
    7.9/10(354 votes)

    #24 - Broken Hearted

    S2:E7

    The life of a genius Navy coder employed by Brody’s mother, Olivia Brody, hangs in the balance after the heart intended for his transplant is stolen. Olivia joins the NCIS team as they race to locate the missing organ.

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  26. Background image for Darkest Hour
    7.9/10(338 votes)

    #25 - Darkest Hour

    S2:E9

    The fiancé of Pride's daughter's friend goes missing during a blackout; and the team locates the man's dead body, which holds clues to the cause of the blackout.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Sleeping with the Enemy" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans". It scored 8.3/10 based on 356 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/17/2016. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "How Much Pain Can You Take".