The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 16

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8.0/10(671 votes)
#1 - Destiny's Child
S16:E19/25/2018
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
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Director:Tony Wharmby
Writer:Steven D. Binder
7.8/10(585 votes)
#2 - Love Thy Neighbor
S16:E210/2/2018
After a Navy Lieutenant is found murdered in his hot tub, the team interviews several families in the victim’s peculiar neighborhood.
Director:Terrence O'Hara
Writer:Scott Williams
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Director:Terrence O'Hara
Writer:Scott Williams
7.7/10(562 votes)
#3 - Boom
S16:E310/9/2018
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.
Director:Leslie Libman
Writer:Brendan Fehily
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Director:Leslie Libman
Writer:Brendan Fehily
8.0/10(629 votes)
#4 - Third Wheel
S16:E410/16/2018
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
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Director:James Whitmore Jr.
Writer:Christopher J. Waild
8.4/10(698 votes)
#5 - Fragments
S16:E510/23/2018
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
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Director:Michael Zinberg
Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal
7.9/10(555 votes)
#6 - Beneath the Surface
S16:E610/30/2018
After NCIS arrives at a Halloween crime scene, Torres recognizes the victim as a friend from federal law enforcement training.
Director:Rocky Carroll
Writers:Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
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Director:Rocky Carroll
Writers:Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett

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7.7/10(579 votes)
#7 - A Thousand Words
S16:E711/13/2018
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.
Director:Alrick Riley
Writer:David J. North
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Director:Alrick Riley
Writer:David J. North
7.9/10(549 votes)
#8 - Friendly Fire
S16:E811/20/2018
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.
Director:Thomas J. Wright
Writer:Jennifer Corbett
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Director:Thomas J. Wright
Writer:Jennifer Corbett
7.7/10(529 votes)
#9 - Tailing Angie
S16:E912/4/2018
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
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Director:Terrence O'Hara
Writer:George Schenck
7.9/10(588 votes)
#10 - What Child Is This?
S16:E1012/11/2018
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
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Director:Michael Zinberg
Writer:Scott Williams
8.0/10(567 votes)
#11 - Toil and Trouble
S16:E111/8/2019
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
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Director:Leslie Libman
Writer:Christopher J. Waild
8.0/10(580 votes)
#12 - The Last Link
S16:E121/15/2019
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
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Director:Rocky Carroll
Writer:Brendan Fehily
9.1/10(831 votes)
#13 - She
S16:E132/12/2019
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
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Director:Mark Horowitz
Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal
8.3/10(612 votes)
#14 - Once Upon a Tim
S16:E142/19/2019
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
Writers:Steven D. Binder, David J. North
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Director:Tony Wharmby
Writers:Steven D. Binder, David J. North
7.6/10(564 votes)
#15 - Crossing the Line
S16:E152/26/2019
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
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Director:Michael Zinberg
Writer:Jennifer Corbett
7.7/10(569 votes)
#16 - Bears and Cubs
S16:E163/12/2019
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
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Director:Diana Valentine
Writer:Scott Williams
8.1/10(540 votes)
#17 - Silent Service
S16:E173/26/2019
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
Writers:Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
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Director:Rocky Carroll
Writers:Scott J. Jarrett, Matthew R. Jarrett
8.3/10(546 votes)
#18 - Mona Lisa
S16:E184/2/2019
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
Writers:David J. North, Brendan Fehily
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Director:Alrick Riley
Writers:David J. North, Brendan Fehily
7.8/10(514 votes)
#19 - Perennial
S16:E194/9/2019
Following an active shooter lockdown at a Naval hospital, the team searches for a suspect who fled the scene.
Director:Tony Wharmby
Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal
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Director:Tony Wharmby
Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal
8.3/10(561 votes)
#20 - Hail & Farewell
S16:E204/16/2019
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.
Director:Michael Zinberg
Writer:Jennifer Corbett
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Director:Michael Zinberg
Writer:Jennifer Corbett
8.3/10(551 votes)
#21 - Judge, Jury...
S16:E214/30/2019
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.
Director:James Whitmore Jr.
Writer:Christopher J. Waild
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Director:James Whitmore Jr.
Writer:Christopher J. Waild
8.4/10(570 votes)
#22 - ...and Executioner
S16:E225/7/2019
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
Writers:David J. North, Christopher J. Waild
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Director:Terrence O'Hara
Writers:David J. North, Christopher J. Waild
8.1/10(555 votes)
#23 - Lost Time
S16:E235/14/2019
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Marine Sergeant in the States who was hailed as a war hero for his efforts overseas.
Director:Diana Valentine
Writers:Scott Williams, Frank Cardea
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Director:Diana Valentine
Writers:Scott Williams, Frank Cardea
8.2/10(726 votes)
#24 - Daughters
S16:E245/21/2019
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.
Director:Tony Wharmby
Writer:Steven D. Binder
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Director:Tony Wharmby
Writer:Steven D. Binder