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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 15

Every episode of NCIS Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 15!

The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 15

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to...
  1. Background image for House Divided
    8.2/10(789 votes)

    #1 - House Divided

    S15:E1

    The NCIS team tirelessly search for Gibbs and McGee two months after they were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle.

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  2. Background image for Twofer
    7.7/10(622 votes)

    #2 - Twofer

    S15:E2

    NCIS investigates when the body of a murdered Navy Lieutenant, who disappeared over a year ago, is found by a cemetery grounds crew while relocating caskets on the property.

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  3. Background image for Exit Strategy
    7.7/10(615 votes)

    #3 - Exit Strategy

    S15:E3

    Torres' partner mysteriously vanishes during a stakeout with Metro P.D. The investigation uncovers new evidence from a decade-old murder case.

    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for Skeleton Crew
    7.8/10(622 votes)

    #4 - Skeleton Crew

    S15:E4

    NCIS Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane, a forensic psychologist, joins the team just as a horrific storm shuts down Washington, D.C. During the power outage, a sailor is kidnapped, and Torres and Bishop go out to sea to track evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Fake It ‘Till You Make It
    7.6/10(607 votes)

    #5 - Fake It ‘Till You Make It

    S15:E5

    Reeves sees his friend get kidnapped and the investigation reveals the primary suspect disappeared two days earlier with confidential military information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Trapped
    7.5/10(574 votes)

    #6 - Trapped

    S15:E6

    A Petty Officer is found murdered on a golf course, and McGee spends hours on the victim’s ham radio trying to locate a key witness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Burden of Proof
    8.2/10(627 votes)

    #7 - Burden of Proof

    S15:E7

    A convicted felon claims NCIS framed him for murder a decade ago, so Gibbs investigates and asks Ducky to conduct a new autopsy. Senior FBI agent Fornell joins the probe, since he was the lead investigator in the original joint FBI and NCIS case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Voices
    7.9/10(608 votes)

    #8 - Voices

    S15:E8

    An NCIS person of interest in a bribery and fraud case is found murdered after a runner is led to his body by a strange voice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Ready or Not
    7.4/10(694 votes)

    #9 - Ready or Not

    S15:E9

    The team tracks an elusive international arms dealer who recently murdered an MI6 officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Double Down
    7.6/10(602 votes)

    #10 - Double Down

    S15:E10

    As Torres and Sloane run protection detail for U.S. Senator John Phillips in Afghanistan for the holidays, they must urgently return to the States after hearing the senator’s son is in the ICU.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  12. Background image for High Tide
    8.1/10(593 votes)

    #11 - High Tide

    S15:E11

    Torres and Bishop go undercover as a criminal couple available for hire, during an NCIS sting operation tracking illegal drug-running out of the Norfolk civilian marina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  13. Background image for Dark Secrets
    7.9/10(561 votes)

    #12 - Dark Secrets

    S15:E12

    After a seemingly happy and successful Navy Lieutenant appears to have taken her own life, Gibbs and the team conduct a thorough investigation, interviewing family and friends from her past and present.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  14. Background image for Family Ties
    7.7/10(579 votes)

    #13 - Family Ties

    S15:E13

    After McGee and Torres visit the home of a high schooler who witnessed a hit-and-run, her parents flee with their daughter, leaving NCIS in the lurch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Keep Your Friends Close
    8.0/10(568 votes)

    #14 - Keep Your Friends Close

    S15:E14

    After the body of a missing Navy commander is found, Vance orders Gibbs and the team to work with former FBI Agent Tobias "T.C." Fornell, the private investigator who was hired to locate him.

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  16. Background image for Keep Your Enemies Closer
    8.1/10(615 votes)

    #15 - Keep Your Enemies Closer

    S15:E15

    NCIS strikes a deal with convicted murderer Paul Triff, giving him a 48-hour furlough at his former residence, now McGee's home, in exchange for information that can convict his former cellmate, Gabriel Hicks, the murderer who deceived Gibbs and Fornell.

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  17. Background image for Handle with Care
    8.0/10(638 votes)

    #16 - Handle with Care

    S15:E16

    Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of retired Marine Sergeant John Ross when cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines.

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  18. Background image for One Man's Trash
    7.6/10(585 votes)

    #17 - One Man's Trash

    S15:E17

    Gibbs and Ducky are watching TV when they see the host handling a 200-year-old war stick that could be a match from a decade-old cold case.

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  19. Background image for Death from Above
    8.2/10(622 votes)

    #18 - Death from Above

    S15:E18

    The NCIS headquarters are evacuated after the team discovers a body as well as bomb materials on the roof of the squad room.

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  20. Background image for The Numerical Limit
    7.7/10(583 votes)

    #19 - The Numerical Limit

    S15:E19

    Gibbs is granted protective custody of a ten-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.

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  21. Background image for Sight Unseen
    7.8/10(565 votes)

    #20 - Sight Unseen

    S15:E20

    NCIS searches for a Petty Officer suspected of assault who escapes when the sheriff transporting him crashes into a lake.

    Writer:Unknown
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  22. Background image for One Step Forward
    7.8/10(602 votes)

    #21 - One Step Forward

    S15:E21

    Sara Carter begs Gibbs to investigate her mother's murder - she believes the wrong man was convicted.

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  23. Background image for Two Steps Back
    8.3/10(781 votes)

    #22 - Two Steps Back

    S15:E22

    When evidence reveals an NCIS team member is a hitman’s latest target, the team must search through old case files to determine who is seeking vengeance.

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  24. Background image for Fallout
    7.5/10(555 votes)

    #23 - Fallout

    S15:E23

    While Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend who was lost at sea, he discovers that the deceased, Navy Captain Phillip Brooks, has been hiding in a fallout shelter after his boat was attacked and he swam to shore.

    Writer:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Date with Destiny
    8.2/10(607 votes)

    #24 - Date with Destiny

    S15:E24

    Sloane is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C.

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"House Divided" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 15. It scored 8.2/10 based on 789 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Steven D. Binder, it aired on 9/26/2017. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Twofer".