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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5!

The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5

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. 8.1/10(278 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. 8.1/10(278 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. 8.0/10(265 votes)

    #3 - The River Styx (1)

    S5:E23

    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.

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  4. 7.9/10(270 votes)

    #4 - Close to Home

    S5:E8

    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.

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  5. 7.9/10(285 votes)

    #5 - Risk Assessment

    S5:E9

    The team investigates the murder of a Navy contractor who secretly lived two lives for decades.

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  6. 7.9/10(240 votes)

    #6 - Chaos Theory

    S5:E22

    The NCIS team investigates a deadly bombing at a military museum event with over 1,000 people in attendance.

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  8. 7.8/10(365 votes)

    #7 - See You Soon

    S5:E1

    While Pride fights for his life in the ICU, the team scours the city for the hit woman who attempted to assassinate him.

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  9. 7.8/10(295 votes)

    #8 - Diplomatic Immunity

    S5:E3

    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.

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  10. 7.8/10(321 votes)

    #9 - In the Blood

    S5:E5

    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(280 votes)

    #10 - X

    S5:E13

    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.

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  12. 7.8/10(267 votes)

    #11 - In Plain Sight

    S5:E18

    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.

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  13. 7.8/10(256 votes)

    #12 - A House Divided

    S5:E19

    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.

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  14. 7.8/10(283 votes)

    #13 - The River Styx (2)

    S5:E24

    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.

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  15. 7.7/10(288 votes)

    #14 - Sheepdogs

    S5:E7

    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.

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  16. 7.7/10(281 votes)

    #15 - Vindicta

    S5:E11

    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.

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    Director:Jim Hayman
  17. 7.7/10(276 votes)

    #16 - Survivor

    S5:E16

    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.

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  18. 7.7/10(246 votes)

    #17 - Trust Me

    S5:E21

    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.

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  19. 7.6/10(310 votes)

    #18 - Inside Out

    S5:E2

    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.

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  20. 7.6/10(274 votes)

    #19 - Legacy

    S5:E4

    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.

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  21. 7.6/10(268 votes)

    #20 - Conspiracy Theories

    S5:E14

    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.

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    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writer:Ron McGee
  22. 7.6/10(259 votes)

    #21 - Reckoning

    S5:E17

    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.

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  23. 7.5/10(291 votes)

    #22 - Pound of Flesh

    S5:E6

    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.

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  24. 7.5/10(327 votes)

    #23 - Tick Tock

    S5:E10

    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.

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  25. 7.4/10(257 votes)

    #24 - Jackpot

    S5:E20

    When Elvis Bertrand's "daughter" is linked to an NCIS murder case, he asks Pride to prove her innocence.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Desperate Navy Wives" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 5. It scored 8.1/10 based on 278 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Chad Gomez Creasey, it aired on 1/15/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Crab Mentality".