The BEST episodes of NCIS: New Orleans

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS: New Orleans!

The NCIS's New Orleans field office investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence. Leading the team is Special Agent Dwayne 'King' Pride, a native of New Orleans who is driven by his need to do what is right. Working with him is Special Agent Christopher LaSalle, who plays hard but works harder; and Special Agent Meredith 'Merri' Brody, a charismatic and tough interrogator who transferred from the Great Lakes office in search of a fresh start. Supporting them is coroner, Dr. Loretta Wade, who is as eccentric as she is smart. This colorful city that harbors a dark side is a magnet for service personnel on leave, and when overindulgence is followed by trouble, Pride's team is at its best.

Last Updated: 3/10/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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Checkmate (2)
star
8.12
268 votes

#1 - Checkmate (2)

Season 4 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/15/2018

Pride’s newly formed off-the-books team and NCIS team uncover a sinister plot during the New Orleans Tricentennial Fleet Week celebration.

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Poetic Justice
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8.02
1154 votes

#2 - Poetic Justice

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/16/2017

Unable to trust anyone in New Orleans, the NCIS team calls in FBI Assistant Director Isler to help expose and stop the sinister scheme Mayor Hamilton has planned for the residents of Clearwater.

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Checkmate (1)
star
8.02
596 votes

#3 - Checkmate (1)

Season 4 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/15/2018

Pride assembles an off-the-books team with hacker Elvis Bertrand, retired Green Beret Sydney Halliday journalist Oliver Crane and attorney Elliott Newman, to search for a loophole when he faces a grand jury indictment for abuse of power.

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Sleeping with the Enemy
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7.95
933 votes

#4 - Sleeping with the Enemy

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2016

The NCIS team uncovers a mole in the ranks while working with the Department of Homeland Security to locate 900 missing pounds of explosives that pose an imminent threat to New Orleans.

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Down the Rabbit Hole
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7.94
1099 votes

#5 - Down the Rabbit Hole

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/9/2017

After Pride is spotted tracking one of Mayor Hamilton’s accomplices, the suspect opens fire on a crowded street before disappearing.

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Sister City (2)
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7.91
688 votes

#6 - Sister City (2)

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2016

While Special Agent Pride and the New Orleans team investigate a Russian sleeper agent who was involved with Abby’s brother, Luca, Sebastian flies to D.C. to partner with Abby on the forensics in the case. Also, Bishop drives through the night to deliver a package and work the case with the New Orleans team. The crossover started on NCIS S13E12.

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Quid Pro Quo
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7.86
1151 votes

#7 - Quid Pro Quo

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/2017

While investigating a deadly accident at a naval base, NCIS discovers a unit of Seabees was poisoned with a contagious super virus leaving the rest of the base and the entire city of New Orleans at risk for a catastrophic outbreak. Also, during the autopsy, Wade is infected with the virus and given hours to live if an antidote can’t be found.

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Chaos Theory
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7.83
495 votes

#8 - Chaos Theory

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/30/2019

The NCIS team investigates a deadly bombing at a military museum event with over 1,000 people in attendance.

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Let it Ride
star
7.82
958 votes

#9 - Let it Ride

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/17/2017

Sebastian is sent undercover and Patton exercises his former gambling skills, as Pride and the team attempt a dangerous operation to trap Garcia.

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Escape Plan
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7.81
1154 votes

#10 - Escape Plan

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2016

The NCIS team must rescue one of their own after Sebastian is kidnapped while at a restaurant with his mother, Sylvia Lund, and forced to use his gaming skills in a prison break.

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If It Bleeds, It Leads
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7.81
839 votes

#11 - If It Bleeds, It Leads

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2016

Brody believes that a sailor hit by a party bus in the French Quarter is connected to her sister’s death after the NCIS team discovers similarities between the two. The team prepares for St. Patrick’s Day festivities in New Orleans.

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The River Styx (2)
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7.81
493 votes

#12 - The River Styx (2)

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/14/2019

After tracking Apollyon, a deadly underground spy network, to war-torn South Ossetia, Pride is separated from the team and faces grave danger. Also, in order to save Pride, the NCIS team must locate a mole who continues to feed information to Apollyon.

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I Do
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7.81
878 votes

#13 - I Do

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2015

The NCIS team must determine why a murdered Navy drone pilot was using a black market drone to obtain military surveillance, and whether the drone’s footage is linked to his death.

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Broken Hearted
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7.80
890 votes

#14 - Broken Hearted

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2015

The life of a genius Navy coder employed by Brody’s mother, Olivia Brody, hangs in the balance after the heart intended for his transplant is stolen. Olivia joins the NCIS team as they race to locate the missing organ.

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Powder Keg
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7.80
755 votes

#15 - Powder Keg

Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/17/2018

Pride and his bar patrons, including Sydney Halliday who is visiting Pride after leaving the Army, are held hostage by a group of volatile thieves.

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Billy and the Kid
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7.80
896 votes

#16 - Billy and the Kid

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2015

The murder of a Marine provides new clues in the first case Pride and Lasalle ever worked together, just before Hurricane Katrina struck the city and washed away any evidence. Also, the team celebrates Thanksgiving together in Pride’s bar.

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Inside Out
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7.80
638 votes

#17 - Inside Out

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2018

As the team searches for a former IRA bomb-maker who was smuggled into the city, they are joined by Special Agent Hannah Khoury, Pride’s replacement during his medical leave. Also, Pride considers a new position with the agency.

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Slay the Dragon
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7.79
501 votes

#18 - Slay the Dragon

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/14/2017

Tammy is reunited with her ex-husband, Ethan McKinley, who disappeared after embezzling $80 million in Katrina relief funds, after he is linked to the murder of a crime boss’ son.

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Knockout
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7.79
1063 votes

#19 - Knockout

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/2/2017

After the Belle Chase Navy Chaplain and pastor at Clearwater Baptist is murdered, Pride believes he found a connection between Mayor Hamilton and the illegal activity taking place in the city of Clearwater. Also, Percy continues to face repercussions of her choices on a previous case.

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Means to an End
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7.79
843 votes

#20 - Means to an End

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2016

The NCIS team discovers a surveillance van filled with photos documenting Special Agent Pride’s every move after his daughter Laurel is attacked on campus and placed in protective custody.

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Hell on the High Water
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7.79
1083 votes

#21 - Hell on the High Water

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/24/2017

After Pride travels to a deep sea oil rig for a murder investigation, the team uncovers a gas leak that's on the verge of causing a catastrophic explosion. Also, Sebastian starts his NCIS special agent training at FLETEC.

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Blue Christmas
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7.79
826 votes

#22 - Blue Christmas

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2015

A string of Christmas burglaries turns deadly and the evidence leads the NCIS team to Wade’s adopted son, Danny. Also, Lasalle and Brody tease Sonja about the high stakes of drawing Pride in the team’s Secret Santa holiday exchange.

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Stolen Valor
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7.78
827 votes

#23 - Stolen Valor

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2014

The NCIS team investigates the murder of a retired SEAL who tracked down individuals impersonating military personnel. But the case takes a mysterious turn when the lead suspect is found with the Navy-issued jacket of an officer believed to have been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan. Also, Brody discovers the normally holiday-obsessed Lasalle is inexplicably unenthusiastic about Christmas.

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Follow the Money
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7.78
1112 votes

#24 - Follow the Money

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2017

Pride must protect a beloved family friend who is engaged to the number one suspect in the ongoing NCIS and FBI cartel case.

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Mind Games
star
7.78
678 votes

#25 - Mind Games

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2018

Gregorio calls on Claire McGrady, her former behavioral science professor, when the team’s latest case matches one she studied during FBI training.

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