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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 11

Every episode of NCIS Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 11!

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From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 11 Episode 24 - Honor Thy Father
    8.7/10(1015 votes)

    S11:E24

    The NCIS team investigates whether a fire on a U.S. Navy ship that served as a secret detention site for indicted terrorists was accidental or an intentional diversion for an escape.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writers:Gary Glasberg, Gina Lucita Monreal

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  2. NCIS Season 11 Episode 2 - Past, Present, and Future
    8.6/10(1091 votes)

    S11:E2

    Determined to locate Ziva, Tony chases leads in Israel in search of her current whereabouts. Meanwhile, Gibbs and the team continue the hunt for Parsa and his growing terrorist ring.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. NCIS Season 11 Episode 7 - Better Angels
    8.3/10(857 votes)

    S11:E7

    After Gibbs leaves mid-case to help his father reconnect with a former war pilot, Tony and McGee argue over who should run lead on the team’s investigation into the murder of a Marine Sergeant.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  4. NCIS Season 11 Episode 9 - Gut Check
    8.3/10(908 votes)

    S11:E9

    After discovering the Secretary of the Navy was bugged during a confidential briefing, NSA Analyst Eleanor Bishop, who predicted the security breach in exact detail two years ago, partners with the NCIS team on the case.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  5. NCIS Season 11 Episode 10 - Devil’s Triad
    8.3/10(926 votes)

    S11:E10

    Complications arise when the NCIS team discovers a link between a murder victim and the current boyfriend of Gibbs and Agent Fornell’s ex-wife.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  6. NCIS Season 11 Episode 1 - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
    8.2/10(980 votes)

    S11:E1

    An explosion at a D.C. event that results in a casualty connected to the agency changes Parsons’ perspective on Gibbs and the NCIS team.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  7. NCIS Season 11 Episode 22 - Shooter
    8.1/10(753 votes)

    S11:E22

    When a Marine photographer disappears prior to providing his testimony in an Army court-martial hearing, the NCIS team investigates both the murder he witnessed, as well as his current piece on military veterans who are homeless in the D.C. area.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  8. NCIS Season 11 Episode 23 - The Admiral's Daughter
    8.1/10(801 votes)

    S11:E23

    Director Vance gives DiNozzo a special assignment to bring home an Admiral’s daughter from Paris, but he must turn to his NCIS team for help after he enters a controversial crime scene.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Steven D. Binder, Christopher Silber

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  9. NCIS Season 11 Episode 4 - Anonymous Was a Woman
    7.9/10(821 votes)

    S11:E4

    Gibbs and McGee travel to Afghanistan when a murder case leads them to an Afghan women’s shelter that Mike Frank secretly supported for years.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  10. NCIS Season 11 Episode 13 - Double Back
    7.9/10(741 votes)

    S11:E13

    In an effort to find the terrorist Parsa, Gibbs and the NCIS team track down one of his cohorts using evidence from the drone attack.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  11. NCIS Season 11 Episode 8 - Alibi
    7.8/10(744 votes)

    S11:E8

    The team is forced to take another look at a hit-and-run murder case.

    Director:Holly Dale
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  12. NCIS Season 11 Episode 14 - Monsters and Men
    7.8/10(726 votes)

    S11:E14

    A port authority officer's murder reveals a possible location for Parsa, while Bishop reveals a past connection to the terrorist.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Jennifer Corbett

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  13. NCIS Season 11 Episode 20 - Page Not Found
    7.8/10(712 votes)

    S11:E20

    After returning to her job at the Department of Defense, McGee’s girlfriend Delilah finds a break in a controversial case, prompting her to turn to the NCIS team for help.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  14. NCIS Season 11 Episode 21 - Alleged
    7.8/10(701 votes)

    S11:E21

    After a Navy officer is found dead on a rural road, the NCIS team must ascertain if his death was the result of a bar fight or because he knew too much about an attack on a fellow female officer.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  15. NCIS Season 11 Episode 12 - Kill Chain
    7.7/10(767 votes)

    S11:E12

    When a stolen drone is linked to the elusive terrorist Parsa, the NCIS team partners with the Department of Defense, including Gibb’s former girlfriend Hollis Mann, to track down the device before it is used for a large scale attack.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  16. NCIS Season 11 Episode 16 - Dressed to Kill
    7.7/10(702 votes)

    S11:E16

    Someone winds up dead when DiNozzo confronts a man impersonating a Navy officer.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  17. NCIS Season 11 Episode 19 - Crescent City (2)
    7.7/10(824 votes)

    S11:E19

    Gibbs and Special Agent Pride chase leads in New Orleans after evidence points to a copycat of the infamous Privileged Killer. DiNozzo, McGee, and the FBI continue to track political connections to the case from D.C.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  18. NCIS Season 11 Episode 3 - Under the Radar
    7.6/10(776 votes)

    S11:E3

    The NCIS team must rely on Twitter for a case involving a missing Navy Lieutenant.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  19. NCIS Season 11 Episode 5 - Once a Crook
    7.6/10(726 votes)

    S11:E5

    DiNozzo returns to his Baltimore Police Department days when he sees a felony suspect from a 15-year-old case at the NCIS crime scene of a murdered Petty Officer.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  20. NCIS Season 11 Episode 6 - Oil & Water
    7.6/10(749 votes)

    S11:E6

    The Coast Guard Investigative Service works with the NCIS team when an explosion occurs on an oil rig.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Jennifer Corbett

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  21. NCIS Season 11 Episode 11 - Homesick
    7.6/10(805 votes)

    S11:E11

    After a mysterious illness strikes children from military families, Gibbs and the team investigate the cause. Abby and Jimmy partner with the Naval Medical Research Center to determine the strain of illness, all in hopes of delivering a cure before the holidays.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  22. NCIS Season 11 Episode 18 - Crescent City (1)
    7.6/10(879 votes)

    S11:E18

    When a former NCIS agent's body washes ashore in New Orleans, Gibbs reunites with NCIS Special Agent Dwayne Cassius Pride to determine if the murder was politically motivated or related to a well-known case.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  23. NCIS Season 11 Episode 15 - Bulletproof
    7.5/10(717 votes)

    S11:E15

    After uncovering faulty bulletproof vests in a truck filled with stolen U.S.M.C. merchandise, the NCIS team attempts to locate both the source and any vests that had been shipped to military personnel overseas.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  24. NCIS Season 11 Episode 17 - Rock and a Hard Place
    7.4/10(738 votes)

    S11:E17

    After a bomb detonates in the dressing room at a military charity concert, the NCIS team must determine if the target was a washed-up 1980s rocker or if the bomb was part of a larger scheme.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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Season 11 Ratings Summary

"Honor Thy Father" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 11. It scored 8.7/10 based on 1015 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Gary Glasberg, Gina Lucita Monreal, it aired on 5/13/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Past, Present, and Future".