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The Best Episodes of NCIS: Sydney

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The brilliant and eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 12 - Lone Wolf (1)
    8.3/10(200 votes)

    #1 - Lone Wolf (1)

    S3:E12

    The team investigates a targeted explosion that wiped out a bomb squad with ties close to home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 13 - Lone Wolf (2)
    8.3/10(200 votes)

    #2 - Lone Wolf (2)

    S3:E13

    With multiple lives in danger, including their own, the team races to stop a bomber’s path of destruction.

    Director:David Caesar
    Writers:James Cripps, Michael Miller

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  3. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 6 - Sucker Punch
    8.2/10(196 votes)

    #3 - Sucker Punch

    S3:E6

    Confronted with Australia’s first case of Ebola, the team races to uncover how patient zero, a U.S. Navy scientist, contracted the deadly virus, only to have their search for answers complicated by a top-secret military research agency as two of their own fight for their lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 15 - The Collective
    8.2/10(185 votes)

    #4 - The Collective

    S3:E15

    When a Marine linked to Mackey’s ill-fated rescue mission in Afghanistan is found dead, old enemies emerge and the person she cares for most comes under threat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 2 - True Blue
    8.1/10(251 votes)

    #5 - True Blue

    S3:E2

    Growing increasingly worried about Blue’s strange behavior, Doc takes matters into his own hands and breaks into her apartment. Inside, DeShawn and Evie stumble onto a startling revelation that forces the team to question just how well they really know one of their own.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 20 - Killer
    8.1/10(162 votes)

    #6 - Killer

    S3:E20

    The team faces the battle of their lives to stop The Collective and save those they hold dear.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 19 - Hunter
    8.0/10(158 votes)

    #7 - Hunter

    S3:E19

    The team is pulled back into The Collective’s web when an FBI agent is found dead in Fiji, and Mackey faces an unplanned family reunion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 8 - Blonde Ambition
    7.9/10(390 votes)

    #8 - Blonde Ambition

    S1:E8

    When JD's son is kidnapped by an international assassin in exchange for a wanted criminal in NCIS custody, the team frantically tries to get his son back safely without trading in a criminal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 10 - Sting in the Tail
    7.9/10(226 votes)

    #9 - Sting in the Tail

    S2:E10

    With a Stinger missile and murderer in the wind, and Darwin's World War II Commemoration ceremony fast approaching, NCIS: Sydney races to prevent a deadly attack.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 5 - Black Is White
    7.9/10(198 votes)

    #10 - Black Is White

    S3:E5

    When a U.S. Navy attaché is found dead with a USB lodged in his throat, the team tracks a killer believed to have ties to an international chess tournament in Sydney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 11 - Berthed
    7.8/10(183 votes)

    #11 - Berthed

    S3:E11

    The team investigates the suspicious death of a U.S. Naval officer who’d just learned he was going to be a father, leading to the discovery of a scandalous secret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 16 - Ticker
    7.8/10(180 votes)

    #12 - Ticker

    S3:E16

    Lives hang in the balance when a hospital ward is taken hostage, and the team must wrestle with an impossible dilemma: who is more deserving of a heart?

    Director:Jennifer Leacey
    Writer:Christine Bartlett

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  13. NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 7 - Bunker Down
    7.7/10(391 votes)

    #13 - Bunker Down

    S1:E7

    A glitzy tech launch turns into a disaster, leaving half of NCIS: Sydney trapped underground, and the others scrambling to save the day before the clock and the oxygen runs out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 3 - Lost in Translation
    7.7/10(219 votes)

    #14 - Lost in Translation

    S3:E3

    The team’s hunt for a high-value U.S. target accused of murdering an Australian soldier takes an unexpected turn when the suspect claims to have evidence of a war crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 4 - The Truth Is Outback
    7.7/10(214 votes)

    #15 - The Truth Is Outback

    S3:E4

    A U.S. Navy pilot goes missing at a UFO hotspot in the Outback after being chased by bright lights.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 8 - Turkey Shoot
    7.7/10(189 votes)

    #16 - Turkey Shoot

    S3:E8

    When an American sailor accused of murder is shot dead, the team discovers he was the subject of a popular true-crime podcast and investigates whether a superfan took justice into their own hands.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 9 - South of Nowhere
    7.7/10(206 votes)

    #17 - South of Nowhere

    S3:E9

    The team races to an Antarctica research base to investigate why a climate scientist killed a colleague on Polar Night Eve – and make it out before their plane engine freezes and they’re trapped in darkness for six months.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 10 - Van Life
    7.7/10(185 votes)

    #18 - Van Life

    S3:E10

    Mackey is enlisted to run a secret solo investigation into the disappearance of her boss’ son and his girlfriend. But when a van turns up with the girlfriend’s body inside, it’s all hands on deck to locate the boss’ son – who is either in grave danger or a killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 14 - Death Card
    7.7/10(179 votes)

    #19 - Death Card

    S3:E14

    The team is drawn into the mystical world of fortune telling when a tarot card is found near a drowned U.S. Naval officer depicting the exact manner of his death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 3 - Back in the USSR
    7.6/10(250 votes)

    #20 - Back in the USSR

    S2:E3

    When the body of a long-missing U.S. Naval engineer is discovered buried in concrete, the team enlists Doc Roy's old friend to assist in the investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 6 - Hell Weak
    7.6/10(252 votes)

    #21 - Hell Weak

    S2:E6

    The suspected suicide of a former U.S. Navy SEAL leads NCIS: Sydney to a wellness retreat to investigate a group of his fellow former SEAL buddies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 9 - Mango Madness
    7.6/10(223 votes)

    #22 - Mango Madness

    S2:E9

    The team battles searing temperatures to investigate the death of a U.S. Marine corporal killed during a joint training exercise between U.S. and Australian troops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 7 - Gold Digger
    7.6/10(197 votes)

    #23 - Gold Digger

    S3:E7

    When a U.S. naval officer is arrested for murder while trying to destroy a treasure map, the team must navigate jurisdictional politics to uncover the truth while racing to find the fabled “Yamashita’s Gold".

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NCIS: Sydney Season 3 Episode 18 - Rough Diamond
    7.6/10(152 votes)

    #24 - Rough Diamond

    S3:E18

    The death of a former Marine wanted for murder leads the team to a sinister plot involving a disgraced journalist, one of Australia’s richest men and lab-grown diamonds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. NCIS: Sydney Season 2 Episode 1 - Heart Starter
    7.5/10(296 votes)

    #25 - Heart Starter

    S2:E1

    NCIS: Sydney will do whatever it takes to crack the case of a rogue assassin on the run during NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson's chaotic first day as boss.

    Director:Jennifer Leacey
    Writer:Morgan O'Neill

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Best Episodes Summary

"Lone Wolf (1)" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: Sydney". It scored 8.3/10 based on 200 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/24/2026. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lone Wolf (2)".