7.7/10370 votes#1 - Aftershocks
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2016
The NCIS team partners with several federal agencies to track a sniper who is targeting crowded events in the city. Also, FBI Special Agent Tammy Gregorio arrives to investigate Pride and his team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10339 votes#2 - Suspicious Minds
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2016
Pride faces further backlash from the FBI when he helps former Navy Intelligence Analyst Elvis Bertrand, who is the lead suspect in a multiple homicide case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10334 votes#3 - Man on Fire
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2016
After a decorated petty officer is found dead inside a sports arena, evidence leads Pride and the NCIS team to a kidnapping case of a petty officer who was last seen in Mexico.
Director: Rob Morrow
Writer: N/A
8.0/10330 votes#4 - Escape Plan
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10304 votes#5 - Course Correction
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2016
The team join forces with the FBI to investigate a plane crash in the bayou that left three sailors dead. Meanwhile, Sonja and Lasalle interview candidates for the open agent position.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10300 votes#6 - One Good Man
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2016
The NCIS team reviews unorthodox training exercises after a Navy Seal candidate is found murdered weeks before his graduation. Also, a concerned Wade turns to Pride after her adopted son, Danny, announces his plan to enter the Navy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10298 votes#7 - Outlaws
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2016
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a sailor during a rowdy motorcycle rally in the city. Also, Lasalle turns to Gregorio for advice on his personal life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10315 votes#8 - Music to My Ears
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/6/2016
After a petty officer and member of the prestigious United States Navy Band is murdered in her home, Pride takes temporary custody of the victim’s nephew who is the sole witness to the crime.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10315 votes#9 - Overdrive
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2016
The team suspect foul play when a Marine corporal and amateur race-car driver is involved in a fatal crash. Elsewhere, the U.S. Attorney's office gathers evidence for a Grand Jury indictment appeal in the Garcia case that would extricate the cartel from the city.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10310 votes#10 - Follow the Money
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2017
Pride must protect a beloved family friend who is engaged to the number one suspect in the ongoing NCIS and FBI cartel case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10303 votes#11 - Let it Ride
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2017
Sebastian is sent undercover and Patton exercises his former gambling skills, as Pride and the team attempt a dangerous operation to trap Garcia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10305 votes#12 - Hell on the High Water
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2017
After Pride travels to a deep sea oil rig for a murder investigation, the team uncovers a gas leak that's on the verge of causing a catastrophic explosion. Also, Sebastian starts his NCIS special agent training at FLETEC.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10296 votes#13 - Return of the King
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 2/7/2017
After thousands of classified government files are stolen, the NCIS team searches for an underground group of hackers co-founded by Pride’s old contact, Elvis Bertrand, who are known for exposing corruption among prominent people in New Orleans. Also, Sebastian joins the team as a newly minted NCIS Special Agent.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10380 votes#14 - Pandora's Box (II)
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/14/2017
NCIS agents McGee and Torres travel to New Orleans to partner with Pride and his team in the search for a missing homeland security theoretical terror playbook. The crossover starts on NCIS S14E15 Pandora's Box (I).
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10292 votes#15 - End of the Line
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/21/2017
A gruesome copycat murder on a street car reopens a former case for Wade, evoking painful memories from her past.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10286 votes#16 - The Last Stand
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2017
Pride’s longtime friend, state and military attorney Rita Devereaux, asks NCIS to investigate the disappearance of a JAG lawyer who specializes in classified cases and volunteers at a private military academy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10288 votes#17 - Swift, Silent, Deadly
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2017
A highly credentialed and skilled special ops marine sends Pride and the NCIS team on a city-wide manhunt after he assaults six men in a bar.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10292 votes#18 - Slay the Dragon
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2017
Tammy is reunited with her ex-husband, Ethan McKinley, who disappeared after embezzling $80 million in Katrina relief funds, after he is linked to the murder of a crime boss’ son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10283 votes#19 - Quid Pro Quo
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/2017
While investigating a deadly accident at a naval base, NCIS discovers a unit of Seabees was poisoned with a contagious super virus leaving the rest of the base and the entire city of New Orleans at risk for a catastrophic outbreak. Also, during the autopsy, Wade is infected with the virus and given hours to live if an antidote can’t be found.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10284 votes#20 - NOLA Confidential
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/2017
After the NCIS team uncovers a link between an international drug ring and the New Orleans Police Department, Lasalle must investigate his former partner in the Vice unit. Also, Pride worries about Rita’s safety as she looks into a connection between the Mayor and illegal activity in Clearwater.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10296 votes#21 - Krewe
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 4/18/2017
While Pride listens in on a wiretap of Mayor Hamilton, the NCIS team investigates a train heist of hundreds of Navy weapons,
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10295 votes#22 - Knockout
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2017
After the Belle Chase Navy Chaplain and pastor at Clearwater Baptist is murdered, Pride believes he found a connection between Mayor Hamilton and the illegal activity taking place in the city of Clearwater. Also, Percy continues to face repercussions of her choices on a previous case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10296 votes#23 - Down the Rabbit Hole
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/2017
After Pride is spotted tracking one of Mayor Hamilton’s accomplices, the suspect opens fire on a crowded street before disappearing.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Brad Kern
8.1/10322 votes#24 - Poetic Justice
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2017
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.
Director: James Hayman
Writer: Christopher Silber
The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 3
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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...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaComedy
Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Aftershocks" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 370 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Suspicious Minds".