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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1!

The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1

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 Musician Heal Thyself
    7.4/10(606 votes)

    #1 - Musician Heal Thyself

    S1:E1

    A case soon becomes personal for Pride after the body of a Petty Officer is identified as a former gang member he once attempted to help. Brody attempts to find the perfect place to call home in New Orleans.

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    7.5/10(512 votes)

    #2 - Carrier

    S1:E2

    A Navy lieutenant on shore leave dies of the bubonic plague, sending the New Orleans team into a tailspin to locate all other sailers on liberty to control an outbreak and find the source. Special Agent Tony DiNozzo gives a helping hand.

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  3. Background image for Breaking Brig
    7.5/10(450 votes)

    #3 - Breaking Brig

    S1:E3

    An armored transport bus with Naval brig detainees on board crashes and four prisoners manage to escape.

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    Director:Tony Wharmby
  4. Background image for The Recruits
    7.6/10(453 votes)

    #4 - The Recruits

    S1:E4

    After a Navy SEAL is discovered dead in a sorority house, the team need to work out if his death was due to collegiate foul play or a classified mission.

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    Director:Oz Scott
  5. Background image for It Happened Last Night
    7.5/10(420 votes)

    #5 - It Happened Last Night

    S1:E5

    It's revealed that a chief warrant officers' wife has been abducted, when his death is investigated. Fornell assists with the case.

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    7.5/10(453 votes)

    #6 - Master of Horror

    S1:E6

    New Orleans is decorated for Halloween as the team investigate the murder of a Naval Staff Judge Advocate discovered in a cemetery dressed in a Victorian costume with puncture wounds on her neck.

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  8. Background image for Watch Over Me
    7.4/10(414 votes)

    #7 - Watch Over Me

    S1:E7

    The team investigate the murder of a tech liaison, who had been assigned to a private developer.

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  9. Background image for Love Hurts
    7.5/10(378 votes)

    #8 - Love Hurts

    S1:E8

    A petty officer is discovered dead in a Mardi Gras float storage facility with an engagement ring. Things take a a mysterious turn after the team are unable to find his supposed girlfriend.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Chasing Ghosts
    7.9/10(409 votes)

    #9 - 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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  11. Background image for Stolen Valor
    7.7/10(382 votes)

    #10 - Stolen Valor

    S1:E10

    A retired SEAL, who managed to track people impersonating military personnel is discovered dead.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Baitfish
    7.9/10(400 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Abyss
    7.8/10(381 votes)

    #12 - The Abyss

    S1:E12

    When a Navy Admiral’s daughter is the prime suspect in a double murder case aboard a research boat, the NCIS team partners with the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) to work the case. Meanwhile, Lasalle tracks down his estranged brother.

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  14. Background image for The Walking Dead
    8.1/10(405 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Careful What You Wish For
    7.7/10(362 votes)

    #14 - Careful What You Wish For

    S1:E14

    After an NCIS agent is killed during a security detail for the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the team must determine if this was an assassination attempt or if someone is targeting one of their own. Meanwhile, Agent Brody is placed under investigation and her mysterious past is reevaluated.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Le Carnaval de la Mort
    7.7/10(347 votes)

    #15 - Le Carnaval de la Mort

    S1:E15

    A petty officer is murdered during Mardi Gras festivities; Pride contemplates what to tell his daughter about his strained relationship with his father.

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  17. Background image for My Brother's Keeper
    8.0/10(375 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for More Now
    7.9/10(350 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for The List
    7.5/10(341 votes)

    #18 - The List

    S1:E18

    After a sailor is murdered in the champagne room of a strip club, the NCIS team links the murder weapon to two additional unsolved cases and discovers that the names of all three victims appear on a mural in a dilapidated part of town. Also, Brody’s ex-fiancé pays her a surprise visit.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for The Insider
    8.0/10(368 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Rock-A-Bye-Baby
    7.1/10(367 votes)

    #20 - Rock-A-Bye-Baby

    S1:E20

    When a Navy Commander’s car is stolen with his baby inside, the NCIS team must determine if this was a random carjacking or a targeted abduction.

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    7.9/10(368 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for How Much Pain Can You Take
    8.1/10(361 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.8/10(341 votes)

    #23 - My City

    S1:E23

    Pride (Scott Bakula) suspects a mole among the ranks as NCIS and local law enforcement continue to track the Broussard Syndicate after new intelligence suggests a breach at the ports.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Musician Heal Thyself" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 606 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Jeffrey Lieber, it aired on 9/23/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Carrier".