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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 16

Every episode of NCIS Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 16!

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...
Genres:CrimeDramaAction & Adventure
Network:CBS

Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Destiny's Child" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 16. It scored 8/10 based on 623 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".

  • Destiny's Child
    8.0/10623 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

  • Love Thy Neighbor
    7.8/10534 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

  • Boom
    7.7/10512 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

  • Third Wheel
    8.0/10576 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

  • Fragments
    8.4/10645 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

  • Beneath the Surface
    7.9/10507 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

  • A Thousand Words
    7.6/10526 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

  • Friendly Fire
    7.9/10498 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

  • Tailing Angie
    7.6/10486 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

  • What Child is This?
    7.9/10542 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

  • Toil and Trouble
    8.0/10523 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

  • The Last Link
    8.0/10527 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

  • She
    9.1/10772 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

  • Once Upon a Tim
    8.3/10561 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

  • Crossing the Line
    7.6/10519 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

  • Bears and Cubs
    7.7/10519 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

  • Silent Service
    8.1/10493 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

  • Mona Lisa
    8.3/10499 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

  • Perennial
    7.8/10465 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

  • Hail & Farewell
    8.2/10510 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

  • Judge, Jury...
    8.2/10498 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

  • ...and Executioner
    8.3/10515 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

  • Lost Time
    8.0/10506 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

  • Daughters
    8.1/10664 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