7.8/10359 votes#1 - See You Soon
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018
While Pride fights for his life in the ICU, the team scours the city for the hit woman who attempted to assassinate him.
Director: James Hayman
Writer: Christopher Silber
7.7/10305 votes#2 - Inside Out
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018
The team searches for a former IRA bomb-maker who was smuggled into the city, and are joined by Special Agent Hannah Khoury, Pride’s replacement during his medical leave. Also, Pride considers a new position with the agency.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Adam Targum
7.8/10290 votes#3 - Diplomatic Immunity
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2018
While NCIS investigates the murder of a Navy intelligence officer killed during a conference for foreign diplomats, the key witness cozies up to Sebastian. Also, Pride has some trouble adjusting to his new position at the agency.
Director: Gordon Lonsdale
Writer: Greta Heinemann, Rob Kerkovich
7.6/10270 votes#4 - Legacy
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018
After a petty officer is found murdered under a shrimping boat, the NCIS investigation uncovers a conspiracy in the tight-knit local fishing community. Also, Lasalle awaits the final results of the tax fraud investigation into his family’s company.
Director: LeVar Burton
Writer: Chad Gomez Creasey
7.9/10316 votes#5 - In the Blood
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2018
Pride’s father, Cassius Pride, is wrapped up in an NCIS case involving a notorious unsolved casino heist from several years ago. Also, Pride meets a family member he never knew existed.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Ron McGee
7.5/10286 votes#6 - Pound of Flesh
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2018
After Pride's assistant escapes from a kidnapper, the team uncovers evidence of a suspect who is harvesting organs from multiple victims; Pride turns to a friend for guidance as he struggles with the ramifications of his recent brush with death.
Director: Hart Bochner
Writer: Talicia Raggs
7.8/10284 votes#7 - Sheepdogs
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018
Following a deadly car explosion in the French Quarter, the NCIS team interrogates a professor and former member of a student protest organization. Also, Tammy discovers a secret about Hannah’s personal life.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Brooke Roberts
8.0/10266 votes#8 - Close to Home
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2018
The team places Mateo Diaz, a high school gang member turned informant, in protective custody while they investigate the murder of his junior reserve officers' training corps instructor; Pride needs his brother's help to gain Mateo's trust.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Katherine Beattie
7.9/10281 votes#9 - Risk Assessment
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2018
The team investigates the murder of a Navy contractor who secretly lived two lives for decades.
Director: Tessa Blake
Writer: Elizabeth Rinehart
7.6/10322 votes#10 - Tick Tock
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2018
While on a sunrise jog, Pride is grabbed by two masked men who order him to complete a series of tasks in order to save Wade and his father, Cassius Pride, who are being held captive.
Director: Stacey K. Black
Writer: Christopher Silber
7.7/10275 votes#11 - Vindicta
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2019
Pride and the NCIS team hope to take down a secret and lethal group of former intelligence agents and avenge the death of someone close to them.
Director: Jim Hayman
Writer: Adam Targum
8.1/10274 votes#12 - Desperate Navy Wives
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2019
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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Chad Gomez Creasey
7.8/10276 votes#13 - X
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2019
NCIS investigates the disappearance of a Navy entomologist after a deadly shooting at a research lab. Nero, with Naval Intelligence, joins the investigation when the team discovers a rare and deadly virus was also stolen.
Director: Mary Lou Belli
Writer: Greta Heinemann
7.7/10264 votes#14 - Conspiracy Theories
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2019
Pride and the team reunite with conspiracy journalist Oliver Crane after the source for his latest vigilante story is murdered. Also, Hannah’s former partner, Liam Somers, surprises her in New Orleans and shares a shocking revelation about an old case.
Director: Tessa Blake
Writer: Ron McGee
8.1/10273 votes#15 - Crab Mentality
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2019
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.
Director: Stacey K. Black
Writer: Brooke Roberts
7.7/10272 votes#16 - Survivor
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2019
After an elusive terrorist with a personal vendetta against Hannah resurfaces, she is placed in protective custody with her family while the NCIS team searches for the suspect’s whereabouts.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Cameron Dupuy, Sydney Mitchel
7.6/10255 votes#17 - Reckoning
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2019
After a reshuffling of assignments, Pride is no longer Special Agent in Charge of the Southeast and returns to the New Orleans NCIS office during the investigation of a missing petty officer.
Director: Gordon Lonsdale
Writer: Christopher Silber, Adam Targum
7.8/10262 votes#18 - In Plain Sight
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2019
The NCIS team investigates the murder of Patton's friend, a former Navy Seal gunned down in a drive-by shooting while Patton helplessly watched.
Director: LeVar Burton
Writer: Katherine Beattie
7.9/10251 votes#19 - A House Divided
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2019
A Navy lieutenant from a well-connected and affluent family has a fatal fall down a flight of stairs at a charity gala; the team investigates whether his death was an accident or foul play.
Director: Deborah Reinisch
Writer: Elizabeth Rinehart
7.4/10251 votes#20 - Jackpot
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2019
When Elvis Bertrand's "daughter" is linked to an NCIS murder case, he asks Pride to prove her innocence.
Director: Mary Lou Belli
Writer: Talicia Raggs
7.7/10239 votes#21 - Trust Me
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/2019
Tammy is convinced that a con man committed the hit-and-run murder of a Navy doctor, even though the evidence shows otherwise. Also, unbeknownst to Hannah, her husband, Ryan Porter, approaches Pride with new intel on Apollyon, the underground spy network responsible for murdering his father.
Director: Jennifer Derwingson
Writer: Ron McGee, Austin Badgett
7.9/10235 votes#22 - Chaos Theory
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/2019
The NCIS team investigates a deadly bombing at a military museum event with over 1,000 people in attendance.
Director: Edward Ornelas
Writer: Brooke Roberts
8.0/10260 votes#23 - The River Styx (1)
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/7/2019
Pride and Lasalle travel to war-torn South Ossetia in Russia to locate FBI Special Agent Raymond Isler, who was kidnapped during a failed mission to apprehend the leader of Apollyon, the underground spy network responsible for murdering Pride's father.
Director: James Hayman
Writer: Chad Gomez Creasey
7.9/10277 votes#24 - The River Styx (2)
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2019
After tracking Apollyon, a deadly underground spy network, to war-torn South Ossetia, Pride is separated from the team and faces grave danger. Also, in order to save Pride, the NCIS team must locate a mole who continues to feed information to Apollyon.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Christopher Silber
The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5
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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 5 Ratings Summary
"See You Soon" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 5. It scored 7.8/10 based on 359 votes. Directed by James Hayman and written by Christopher Silber, it aired on 9/25/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Inside Out".