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The Worst Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans

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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 and decadence.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 5 - Operation Drano (1)
    6.5/10(296 votes)

    #1 - Operation Drano (1)

    S7:E5

    As NCIS investigates a suspicious death and the missing key piece of evidence is a top secret, high tech battery, Pride and the team realize there could be deadly consequences if it falls into the wrong hands.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writer:Chad Gomez Creasey

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  2. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 3 - One of Our Own
    6.6/10(313 votes)

    #2 - One of Our Own

    S7:E3

    When an NOPD officer is murdered, Pride and the NCIS team take on a group of dirty cops when they discover that the victim was also a key witness in multiple excessive force cases. Tammy faces the reality of being in a new relationship.

    Director:Hart Bochner
    Writer:Ron McGee

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  3. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 4 - We All Fall...
    6.6/10(299 votes)

    #3 - We All Fall...

    S7:E4

    As the NCIS team continue to investigate the murder of an officer who was about to whistle blow on police misconduct within NOPD, Pride must get creative in order to finally get rid of the dirty cops.

    Director:Hart Bochner
    Writer:Talicia Raggs

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  4. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 1 - Something in the Air (1)
    6.7/10(376 votes)

    #4 - Something in the Air (1)

    S7:E1

    As New Orleans grapples with the effects of COVID-19, Pride sends Tammy and Carter to investigate a suspicious death aboard a humanitarian ship offshore, where they learn that some crew members are infected with the deadly disease.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Christopher Silber, Jan Nash

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  5. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 2 - Something in the Air (2)
    6.9/10(312 votes)

    #5 - Something in the Air (2)

    S7:E2

    As Tammy and Carter continue to investigate the suspicious death aboard a COVID-infected humanitarian ship offshore, Pride and the team discover that the PPE they were sent to distribute may hold the key to finding the killer.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Christopher Silber, Jan Nash

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  6. NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 Episode 17 - Biased
    7.0/10(334 votes)

    #6 - Biased

    S6:E17

    Racial tensions rise in New Orleans when a white NOPD officer shoots a black Navy officer he believed was armed in the middle of a busy street party.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writer:Talicia Raggs

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  7. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 20 - Rock-A-Bye-Baby
    7.1/10(386 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. NCIS: New Orleans Season 4 Episode 14 - A New Dawn
    7.2/10(293 votes)

    #8 - A New Dawn

    S4:E14

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Petty Officer who was in town to help a refugee family being recruited by terrorists. Wade works on the special election campaign for Mayor Zahra Taylor that takes place during Mardi Gras.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Greta Heinemann

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  9. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 13 - Choices (2)
    7.2/10(218 votes)

    #9 - Choices (2)

    S7:E13

    The team investigates the deadly bar bombing and impending criminal turf war involving Sasha Broussard. While Pride must come to terms with having Connor in his life, Carter and Hannah work to define their new relationship.

    Director:Lionel Coleman
    Writers:Chad Gomez Creasey, Christopher Silber

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  10. NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 Episode 4 - Overlooked
    7.3/10(319 votes)

    #10 - Overlooked

    S6:E4

    The team uncovers a sinister plot by a private detention center contracted by the government to house undocumented immigrants. Lasalle and Sebastian travel to Alabama to search for Lasalle's missing brother.

    Director:Gordon Lonsdale
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  11. NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 Episode 14 - The Man in the Red Suit
    7.3/10(298 votes)

    #11 - The Man in the Red Suit

    S6:E14

    When Pride is unable to sleep due to continuing nightmares about the mysterious man in the red suit, he undergoes a specialized treatment to help him figure out the man’s identity. An arrogant new officer, Special Agent Quentin Carter, joins the team.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writers:Chad Gomez Creasey, Jan Nash

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  12. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 6 - Operation Drano (2)
    7.3/10(255 votes)

    #12 - Operation Drano (2)

    S7:E6

    When a torpedo hits a fishing trawler at sea, the entire Gulf Coast is in jeopardy as Pride and NCIS race to find the submarine before it can strike again.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writer:Katherine Beattie

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  13. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 15 - Runs in the Family (1)
    7.3/10(219 votes)

    #13 - Runs in the Family (1)

    S7:E15

    While Pride and Rita plan their wedding, the FBI arrests Connor in connection to the bar's firebombing as a means of getting to his mother, Sasha Broussard, and Rita may be the only person who can save them.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 1 - Musician Heal Thyself
    7.4/10(627 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Jeffrey Lieber

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  15. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 7 - Watch Over Me
    7.4/10(428 votes)

    #15 - Watch Over Me

    S1:E7

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

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:David Appelbaum

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  16. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 20 - Jackpot
    7.4/10(269 votes)

    #16 - Jackpot

    S5:E20

    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

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  17. NCIS: New Orleans Season 6 Episode 18 - A Changed Woman
    7.4/10(258 votes)

    #17 - A Changed Woman

    S6:E18

    When a Navy sailor is found dead, the team tracks the suspicious movements of people in his life prior to his death. Hannah comes to terms with her daughter's relationship with her ex's new girlfriend, Veronica.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Katherine Beattie

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  18. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 7 - Leda and the Swan (1)
    7.4/10(250 votes)

    #18 - Leda and the Swan (1)

    S7:E7

    When a Navy therapist with a high level of security clearance is murdered, Pride and the team discover that she was working around the system to get justice for victims of sexual assault.

    Director:Diana Valentine
    Writer:Stephanie Sengupta

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  19. NCIS: New Orleans Season 7 Episode 12 - Once Upon a Time (1)
    7.4/10(235 votes)

    #19 - Once Upon a Time (1)

    S7:E12

    After a Molotov cocktail is hurled into Pride's bar, evidence leads him directing to his old nemesis, Sasha Brousard, who has been keeping a secret that will affect his life forever. Tammy uses her profiling skills on Hannah and Carter with shocking accuracy.

    Director:Rob J. Greenlea
    Writers:Ron McGee, Jan Nash

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  20. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 2 - Carrier
    7.5/10(529 votes)

    #20 - 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.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  21. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 3 - Breaking Brig
    7.5/10(465 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 5 - It Happened Last Night
    7.5/10(436 votes)

    #22 - It Happened Last Night

    S1:E5

    While a Chief Warrant Officer's death is investigated, the agents discover that his wife has been abducted. Fornell assists with the case.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Jack Bernstein

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  23. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 8 - Love Hurts
    7.5/10(393 votes)

    #23 - Love Hurts

    S1:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NCIS: New Orleans Season 2 Episode 13 - Undocumented
    7.5/10(329 votes)

    #24 - Undocumented

    S2:E13

    The team investigates the murder of an immigrant Petty Officer that was staged as a suicide. The agents secretly create an online dating profile for Pride.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 16 - The Last Stand
    7.5/10(299 votes)

    #25 - The Last Stand

    S3:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Operation Drano (1)" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans". It scored 6.5/10 based on 296 votes. Directed by LeVar Burton and written by Chad Gomez Creasey, it aired on 1/3/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "One of Our Own".