8.2/10742 votes#1 - House Divided
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2017
Season 15 begins with the NCIS team tirelessly searching for Gibbs and McGee two months after they were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle. Meanwhile, Vance and Torres are summoned to a congressional hearing regarding the fallout from the Paraguay mission.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.7/10585 votes#2 - Twofer
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017
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. Meanwhile, Gibbs and McGee must pass a psych evaluation before they can officially resume working.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Scott Williams
7.7/10578 votes#3 - Exit Strategy
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2017
Torres' partner mysteriously vanishes during a stakeout with Metro P.D. The investigation uncovers new evidence from a decade-old murder case. Meanwhile, Ducky's friend, Cadence Darwin, presents him with a new opportunity during his guest lecture series.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: N/A
7.8/10587 votes#4 - Skeleton Crew
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2017
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10576 votes#5 - Fake It ‘Till You Make It
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2017
Reeves sees his friend get kidnapped and the investigation reveals the primary suspect disappeared two days earlier with confidential military information. Meanwhile, an embarrassing photo from McGee’s teen years becomes a popular meme.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/10541 votes#6 - Trapped
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2017
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. Meanwhile, Palmer asks his co-workers to donate to a charity that builds playgrounds for kids of all abilities, and Torres surprises them with his generosity.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10589 votes#7 - Burden of Proof
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2017
A convicted felon claims NCIS framed him for murder a decade ago, so Gibbs investigates and asks Ducky to conduct a new autopsy. Meanwhile, Senior FBI agent Fornell joins the probe, since he was the lead investigator in the original joint FBI and NCIS case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10568 votes#8 - Voices
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2017
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. Also, McGee and Delilah disagree on whether to find out the baby’s sex or keep it a surprise.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10652 votes#9 - Ready or Not
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2017
The team tracks an elusive international arms dealer who recently murdered an MI6 officer; Abby races Delilah to the hospital when her labor starts three weeks early.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10564 votes#10 - Double Down
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2017
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. Also, Gibbs and the team investigate the altercation that caused the life threatening injuries to the senator’s son.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10554 votes#11 - High Tide
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10526 votes#12 - Dark Secrets
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2018
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10540 votes#13 - Family Ties
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2018
After McGee and Torres visit the home of a high schooler who witnessed a hit-and-run, her parents, Christopher and Julie Bell, flee with their daughter, leaving NCIS in the lurch. Also, Vance’s daughter is arrested for shoplifting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10533 votes#14 - Keep Your Friends Close
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2018
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. Also, Bishop and Torres interview convicted investment advisor Albert Hathaway when the victim is linked to his highly publicized trial.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.1/10573 votes#15 - Keep Your Enemies Closer
Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2018
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.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
7.9/10598 votes#16 - Handle with Care
Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2018
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.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
7.7/10549 votes#17 - One Man's Trash
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2018
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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
8.2/10581 votes#18 - Death from Above
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2018
The NCIS headquarters are evacuated after the team discovers a body as well as bomb materials on the roof of the squad room. Also, the team reads the first draft of Ducky’s book.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
7.6/10542 votes#19 - The Numerical Limit
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2018
Gibbs is granted protective custody of a 10-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: David J. North, Steven D. Binder
7.8/10528 votes#20 - Sight Unseen
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 4/17/2018
NCIS searches for a petty officer suspected of assault who escapes when the sheriff transporting him crashes into a lake. Also, Torres works closely with Annie Barth, a key blind witness who heard vital evidence needed to solve the case.
Director: Bethany Rooney
Writer: N/A
7.8/10563 votes#21 - One Step Forward
Season 15 Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2018
Sara Carter begs Gibbs to investigate her mother's murder; she believes the wrong man was convicted; Abby is awarded a dinner reservation for two to a new five-star restaurant in an igloo and has to decide which co-worker deserves to go with her.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.3/10738 votes#22 - Two Steps Back
Season 15 Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2018
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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
7.5/10520 votes#23 - Fallout
Season 15 Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2018
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.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
8.2/10567 votes#24 - Date with Destiny
Season 15 Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2018
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. Also, Vance and Gibbs fear Sloane is willing to risk everything to destroy this man.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Frank Cardea, George Schenck, Scott Williams
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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 742 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".