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The Worst Episodes of NCIS

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The Worst Episodes of NCIS

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 Hereafter
    5.8/10(5 votes)

    #1 - Hereafter

    S10:E15

    On leave from NCIS while still grieving the loss of his wife and his kids’ mother, Director Vance discovers unexpected personal information that causes him to question everything.

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  2. Background image for Road Kill
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Road Kill

    S6:E10

    The team investigates the death of a petty officer and discovers he may have been leading a violent secret life.

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  3. Background image for Code of Conduct
    6.1/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Code of Conduct

    S7:E5

    When a Marine known for his practical jokes is found dead on Halloween Eve, the NCIS team discovers that the victim's "good-natured" pranks may have inspired ghoulish retribution. Meanwhile, Ziva tries to adjust to her new role on the team.

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  4. Background image for Home of the Brave
    6.1/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Home of the Brave

    S14:E7

    Torres boldly breaks protocol when he learns a witness in an NCIS case is wanted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Also, Abby, Bishop and McGee woo landlord Tony DiNozzo Sr. in the hope of subletting Tony’s apartment.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Capitol Offense
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Capitol Offense

    S6:E3

    A distinguished senator asks Gibbs for help in solving the murder of a young female Naval officer.

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  6. Background image for Toxic
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #6 - Toxic

    S6:E21

    When a government scientist goes missing, Abby is recruited to carry on his work, but the team worries that she may meet the same fate as her predecessor.

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  8. Background image for Being Bad
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Being Bad

    S14:E2

    NCIS uncovers a bomb plot and a long-running theft ring while investigating a death at a Quantico reunion. Also Torres and Quinn adjust to life on Gibbs’ team, including new seating arrangements in the squad room.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Leave No Trace
    6.4/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Leave No Trace

    S20:E4

    Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.

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  10. Background image for Light Sleeper
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #9 - Light Sleeper

    S3:E14

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of two Marine wives, and must find the murderers before they attack their next target, another woman.

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  11. Background image for Silver War
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Silver War

    S3:E4

    When a corpse of a man is found inside a tomb that comes from the Civil War, the team discovers that the victim, a Sergeant, was buried alive. During the investigation, Abby tracks down the last phone call of the victim. Meanwhile, Gibbs is informed by his new boss Jenny Sheppard that agent Ziva is now a full-time NCIS agent.

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  12. Background image for Nine Lives
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Nine Lives

    S6:E5

    Gibbs' hunt for the killer of a marine puts him on a collision course with an old friend.

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  13. Background image for Deliverance
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Deliverance

    S6:E15

    Demons of the past come back to haunt Gibbs when he finds a cryptic message waiting for him at a crime scene.

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  14. Background image for Masquerade
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Masquerade

    S7:E14

    The team finds themselves in a race against time when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a "dirty bomb" in the D.C. area.

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  15. Background image for Borderland
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Borderland

    S7:E22

    The team tries to track down a serial killer, while Abby heads south of the border to give a speech with McGee in tow.

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  16. Background image for Black Sky
    6.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Black Sky

    S20:E22

    Agent Torres finds himself in prison as the team tries to stop an impending terror attack on U.S. soil.

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  17. Background image for Collateral Damage
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Collateral Damage

    S6:E7

    A Navy bank has been robbed. NCIS is responsible for the investigation. One of the new recruits assigned to the fraud unit, Special Agent Dwayne Wilson, joins the team to help.

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  18. Background image for Double Identity
    6.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Double Identity

    S7:E17

    Gibbs and the team investigate the shooting of a Marine and uncovers more to his life than anyone would have ever imagined.

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  19. Background image for You Better Watch Out
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #18 - You Better Watch Out

    S10:E10

    It’s Christmas time and Tony DiNozzo can’t decide if he’ll be naughty or nice when his dad, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., comes to town for a visit. Meanwhile, the NCIS team is “following the money” in order to solve a murder investigation, and Abby is bursting with excitement over all the holiday festivities.

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  20. Background image for Hit and Run
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Hit and Run

    S10:E13

    The NCIS team investigates a Marine’s car accident and ignites some upsetting past memories for Abby as a young girl on the trail of her first “case”.

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    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Damned If You Do
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Damned If You Do

    S10:E24

    The international manhunt for Eli David's killer turns into a federal witch hunt against Gibbs and the team, which questions their unconventional methods and threatens their future at the agency.

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  22. Background image for Nonstop
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Nonstop

    S14:E14

    The murder of a Petty Officer in a small town outside D.C. prompts NCIS to once again work with "The Sherlocks," a privately funded investigative team that includes their newest member, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr.

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  23. Background image for The Arizona
    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #22 - The Arizona

    S17:E20

    The team tries to verify the identity of Joe Smith, who claims he served on the U.S.S. Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and wants to be buried there upon his death.

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  24. Background image for Gut Punch
    6.8/10(572 votes)

    #23 - Gut Punch

    S18:E11

    Vance assigns McGee, Torres, and Bishop to Covid compliance duty at a foreign affairs summit, where they discover a link to another NCIS team's murder case.

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  25. Background image for Yankee White
    6.9/10(30 votes)

    #24 - Yankee White

    S1:E1

    While on Air Force One, a Navy commanding officer dies. Agents from the Navy NCIS decide to take the investigation into their own hands and also force a Secret Service Agent to help. Now the NCIS team has to figure out if the Navy Officer's death was of natural causes or not.

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  26. Background image for Eye Spy
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #25 - Eye Spy

    S1:E11

    When a Navy commander, who was a technical advisor to a civilian contractor for a Navy weapon, is found dead on the beach, the NCIS team investigates the murder using satellite technology.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Hereafter" is the worst rated episode of "NCIS". It scored 5.8/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by Tony Wharmby and written by Nicole Mirante-Matthews, it aired on 2/19/2013. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Road Kill".