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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 20 - NOLA Confidential
    4.2/10(6 votes)

    #1 - NOLA Confidential

    S3:E20

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 11 - Baitfish
    4.4/10(5 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 20 - Rock-A-Bye-Baby
    4.7/10(7 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  4. NCIS: New Orleans Season 4 Episode 3 - The Asset
    5.0/10(5 votes)

    #4 - The Asset

    S4:E3

    Pride and his team join forces with FBI Director Isler when a Russian operative, who is in the U.S. to provide intelligence on sleeper agents, disappears after his Navy escort is murdered. Meanwhile, Tammy partners with former sleeper agent Eva Azarova to locate the missing operative Eva has known since childhood.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  5. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 11 - Blue Christmas
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Blue Christmas

    S2:E11

    A string of Christmas burglaries turns deadly and the evidence leads the NCIS team to Wade’s adopted son, Danny. Also, Lasalle and Brody tease Sonja about the high stakes of drawing Pride in the team’s Secret Santa holiday exchange.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 19 - Means to an End
    5.3/10(3 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 14 - Pandora's Box (II)
    5.3/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Pandora's Box (II)

    S3:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 1 - Aftershocks
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Aftershocks

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 2 - Suspicious Minds
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Suspicious Minds

    S3:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 6 - One Good Man
    5.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - One Good Man

    S3:E6

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 3 - Breaking Brig
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - Breaking Brig

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Laurie Arent

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  12. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 16 - Second Chances
    5.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Second Chances

    S2:E16

    After tracking stolen Navy TNT to a cocaine warehouse, Special Agent Pride and the NCIS team uncovers a domestic drug ring that is producing their own cocaine and headed by Sonja’s childhood friend, Marion Watkins.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 18 - If It Bleeds, It Leads
    5.7/10(3 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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  14. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 9 - Chasing Ghosts
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  15. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 15 - Le Carnaval de la Mort
    5.8/10(6 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.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  16. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 5 - Course Correction
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Course Correction

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 15 - End of the Line
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #17 - End of the Line

    S3:E15

    A gruesome copycat murder on a street car reopens a former case for Wade, evoking painful memories from her past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 23 - Down the Rabbit Hole
    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Down the Rabbit Hole

    S3:E23

    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

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  19. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 6 - Master of Horror
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #19 - 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Scott Shapiro

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  20. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 12 - The Abyss
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Samuel Humphreys

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  21. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 16 - My Brother's Keeper
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 8 - Confluence
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #22 - Confluence

    S2:E8

    Pride and Sonja are ambushed after traveling to Texas to escort a key witness for the trial of an infamous arms dealer who Pride apprehended.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 21 - Collateral Damage
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Collateral Damage

    S2:E21

    After a Navy lieutenant dies during a clandestine visit to a general’s hotel room, Special Agent Pride and the NCIS team are asked to break standard protocol for the murder investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 23 - The Third Man
    6.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 11 - Let it Ride
    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"NOLA Confidential" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans". It scored 4.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/4/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Baitfish".