8.0/10628 votes#1 - Destiny's Child
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018
One month after Director Vance was kidnapped, Gibbs is assigned the role of acting director in his absence while the team searches worldwide for his whereabouts.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
7.8/10539 votes#2 - Love Thy Neighbor
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018
After a Navy lieutenant is found murdered in his hot tub, the team interviews several families in the victim’s peculiar neighborhood. Also, Torres must face the consequences after a volatile night out with Palmer.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: Scott Williams
7.7/10517 votes#3 - Boom
Season 16 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2018
One of the NCIS agents is starstruck after the team investigates an explosion outside the home of Navy Petty Officer First Class Todd Nicholas and his wife, popular reality TV star Sheba Nicholas. Also, Vance continues physical therapy for the injuries sustained when he was held hostage.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Brendan Fehily
8.0/10582 votes#4 - Third Wheel
Season 16 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018
Gibbs’ quiet vacation at his remote cabin is interrupted by a surprise visit from Tobias Fornell and Navy Captain Phillip Brooks, as well as a call from NCIS asking for his help locating a robber hiding in the woods near him.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
8.4/10651 votes#5 - Fragments
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2018
After a 50-year-old tape recording left by a murder victim is found, the NCIS team tries to exonerate Ray Jennings, the Marine serving a life sentence for the crime.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
7.9/10513 votes#6 - Beneath the Surface
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2018
After NCIS arrives at a Halloween crime scene, Torres recognizes the victim as a friend from federal law enforcement training. Also, Jimmy thinks his lab is haunted by ghosts after objects keep mysteriously moving.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
7.6/10531 votes#7 - A Thousand Words
Season 16 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018
After a mural by a street artist and activist is stolen, the NCIS investigation leads to a conspiracy regarding a Navy contractor and the safety of ocean mammals. Also, Bishop shares a special connection with the street artist.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: David J. North
7.9/10504 votes#8 - Friendly Fire
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2018
McGee and Bishop travel to Afghanistan after a murder case in the states is linked to a string of soldiers killed by friendly fire overseas. Also, Kasie leaves the lab and accompanies Torres into the field to process additional forensic evidence.
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
7.6/10491 votes#9 - Tailing Angie
Season 16 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2018
When the lead suspect of an unsolved and high-profile robbery case is released from prison, the NCIS team resumes their investigation with an undercover stakeout.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: George Schenck
7.9/10547 votes#10 - What Child is This?
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2018
The team’s holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Scott Williams
7.9/10529 votes#11 - Toil and Trouble
Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2019
United States Secretary of Defense Wynn Crawford shuts down Gibbs' murder investigation and demands that Special Agents McGee and Torres be arrested for their actions in the case.
Director: Leslie Libman
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
8.0/10534 votes#12 - The Last Link
Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2019
An old family friend, Army Corporal John Sydney, beseeches Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military I.D. bracelet. Also, a Navy Lieutenant in NCIS protective custody is poisoned by an infamous drug dealer.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Brendan Fehily
9.1/10781 votes#13 - She
Season 16 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2019
After a malnourished and confused 9-year-old is found hiding in a storage unit, NCIS reopens an old missing persons case when the girl is believed to be the daughter of a Navy recruit who disappeared 10 years ago. Also, Bishop discovers notes that Special Agent Ziva David kept on the case long after NCIS officially stopped investigating.
Director: Mark Horowitz
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.3/10568 votes#14 - Once Upon a Tim
Season 16 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2019
McGee reluctantly visits his high school after the unique computer password he used as a teenager is linked to the murder of a department of defense contractor. The case escalates when an intruder breaks into McGee’s home in an attempt to steal his archaic high school computer.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: David J. North, Steven D. Binder
7.6/10525 votes#15 - Crossing the Line
Season 16 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/2019
The NCIS team investigates a man overboard fatality from a Navy destroyer at sea. Also, Torres is frustrated with Vance’s assignment to mentor three high school students.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
7.7/10526 votes#16 - Bears and Cubs
Season 16 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2019
Jimmy is torn between family and work after his father-in-law, Ed, asks him to tamper with evidence from NCIS’ current murder investigation. Also, Ed’s poker buddy, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., offers to help with the case.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Scott Williams
8.1/10500 votes#17 - Silent Service
Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/2019
Director Vance is notified by the Pentagon that the nuclear submarine Gibbs and Bishop are aboard to conduct a murder investigation has gone radio silent.
Director: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
8.3/10505 votes#18 - Mona Lisa
Season 16 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2019
Torres relies on his team's investigative skills after he wakes up on a dilapidated fishing boat and is covered in blood and unable to remember the last 12 hours.
Director: Alrick Riley
Writer: David J. North, Brendan Fehily
7.8/10471 votes#19 - Perennial
Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2019
Following an active shooter lockdown at a naval hospital, the team searches for a suspect who fled the scene; someone from Sloane's past is a key witness in the case.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Gina Lucita Monreal
8.2/10517 votes#20 - Hail & Farewell
Season 16 Episode 20 - Aired 4/16/2019
NCIS investigates the murder of a Marine Major believed to have been killed in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon after human remains are discovered at a construction site. A personal history with the victim drives Gibbs to solve her crime.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Jennifer Corbett
8.2/10504 votes#21 - Judge, Jury...
Season 16 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/2019
After entering cold case DNA into the system, Kasie solves a 30-year-old murder case, but a loophole in the legal system may set the suspect free. Also, McGee visits an elite technology company in Silicon Valley that is offering him a highly paid position.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Christopher J. Waild
8.3/10521 votes#22 - ...and Executioner
Season 16 Episode 22 - Aired 5/7/2019
After NCIS finds a secret government bank account that’s funding a nationwide network of vigilante justice, the team must determine who is acting as judge and jury.
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Writer: David J. North, Christopher J. Waild
8.0/10512 votes#23 - Lost Time
Season 16 Episode 23 - Aired 5/14/2019
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine Sergeant in the States who was hailed as a war hero for his efforts overseas. Also, Gibbs turns to Doctor Grace Confalone for advice after he uncharacteristically unravels and abandons his team at a crime scene investigation.
Director: Diana Valentine
Writer: Frank Cardea, Scott Williams
8.1/10671 votes#24 - Daughters
Season 16 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/2019
Former FBI Agent Tobias Fornell pleads with Gibbs to do whatever is necessary to take down drug dealers and suppliers in the area after his daughter, Emily Fornell, is hospitalized from an opiate overdose. Gibbs is haunted by the personal aspects of the case and his history with vigilante justice.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Steven D. Binder
The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 16
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Season 16 Ratings Summary
"Destiny's Child" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 16. It scored 8/10 based on 628 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Steven D. Binder, it aired on 9/25/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Love Thy Neighbor".