The BEST episodes of NCIS season 21

Every episode of NCIS season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 21!

Explore the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done.

Last Updated: 5/6/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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The Stories We Leave Behind
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8.29
354 votes

#1 - The Stories We Leave Behind

Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/19/2024

As NCIS mourns the loss of Ducky, the agents find comfort in working on one of his unfinished cases involving a woman whose father was dishonorably discharged from the Marines.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Algún Día
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7.82
319 votes

#2 - Algún Día

Season 21 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/12/2024

The NCIS team must help Torres when he puts his future at stake by confronting the man who tormented his family when he was a child.

Directors: Diana Valentine
A Thousand Yards
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7.75
256 votes

#3 - A Thousand Yards

Season 21 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/15/2024

NCIS comes under attack by a mysterious enemy from the past. Also, Vance tries to mend fences with his estranged son by explaining why, despite the ongoing dangers of his job, he still chooses to stay at NCIS.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Heartless
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7.61
242 votes

#4 - Heartless

Season 21 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/22/2024

The NCIS team looks for a motive behind the kidnapping and death of a famous heart surgeon.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
Lifeline
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7.59
307 votes

#5 - Lifeline

Season 21 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/26/2024

When the NCIS team engages in Walk-a-Mile day to gain a new perspectives on different departments, things take a turn when Kasie receives a distress call from a mysterious man.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
The Plan
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7.50
290 votes

#6 - The Plan

Season 21 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2024

With the help of Knight's dad, special agent Feng Zhao, NCIS works to unravel the mystery of a recently used service weapon belonging to a missing agent; McGee is in a tailspin when DNA results reveal a close relative he was unaware of.

Directors: Lionel Coleman
Left Unsaid
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7.49
314 votes

#7 - Left Unsaid

Season 21 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2024

The NCIS team is in a race against time to find a missing officer who disappeared during his wedding proposal.

Directors: Daniela Ruah
Strange Invaders
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7.42
283 votes

#8 - Strange Invaders

Season 21 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2024

After discovering a Navy pilot's body riddled with unusual wounds, NCIS' investigation draws the team into the rabbit hole of UFO conspiracy theories.

Directors: Claudia Yarmy
Prime Cut
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7.24
209 votes

#9 - Prime Cut

Season 21 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/29/2024

After discovering the remains of a Marine captain, the NCIS team travels to Texas to interrogate the suspected killer.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Reef Madness
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#10 - Reef Madness

Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/6/2024

Parker and Knight discover three bodies on an old Navy ship that's about to be sunk and turned into an artificial reef, when they're suddenly locked inside by a mysterious figure. Also, Vance offers Knight a unique opportunity.