The WORST episodes of NCIS: Origins

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

In 1991, years prior to the events of "NCIS," a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office where he forges his place on a gritty, ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.

Last Updated: 4/28/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
Cecilia
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0.00
0 votes

#1 - Cecilia

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/2025

When the murder of Pedro Hernandez is unearthed, Gibbs faces a reckoning. But when he needs his team most, the loyalty of one is brought into question.

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Enter Sandman (1)
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7.51
405 votes

#2 - Enter Sandman (1)

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2024

Gibbs starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office, where he forges his place on a gritty ragtag team led by NCIS legend Mike Franks.

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Enter Sandman (2)
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7.54
358 votes

#3 - Enter Sandman (2)

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2024

Gibbs and the gritty ragtag team continue their investigation at the fledgling NCIS Camp Pendleton office.

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One Flew Over
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7.55
287 votes

#4 - One Flew Over

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/25/2024

NIS investigates the murder of a dementia-afflicted Jane Doe. Also, flashbacks reveal the first time Gibbs met Franks.

Directors: Jessica Lowrey
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Sick As Our Secrets
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7.59
278 votes

#5 - Sick As Our Secrets

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/2/2024

Gibbs and the team investigate the case of a Navy priest who was killed in the confessional booth and may have been targeted by mistake. Meanwhile, Randy shows Gibbs the ropes of working a protective detail while struggling with a personal situation.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
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Incognito
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7.60
309 votes

#6 - Incognito

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2024

Gibbs goes under cover for the first time with Lala as NIS works the case of a dead Navy seaman who may have been sharing top-secret intel that poses a threat to national security; Lala struggles with an unexpected development in her personal life.

Directors: Pete Chatmon
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Bend, Don't Break
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7.62
358 votes

#7 - Bend, Don't Break

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2024

A murder near Camp Pendleton leads Gibbs and the team to a suburban mall in San Diego, where Gibbs takes matters into his own hands. Franks receives an unexpected visit.

Directors: John Terlesky
Writer: Jon Worley
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Monsoon
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7.65
234 votes

#8 - Monsoon

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2025

The team investigates the murder of a veteran who fell on hard times after serving in Vietnam. In turn, the discovery leads Franks to reflect on his own struggles following the war. Meanwhile, Gibbs considers a new path forward.

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Last Rites
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7.65
329 votes

#9 - Last Rites

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2024

With the countdown on to an execution, Franks races to extricate the location of a missing body from a death row inmate and honor a promise he made to the victim's sister before time runs out.

Directors: Lionel Coleman
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Touchstones
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7.71
242 votes

#10 - Touchstones

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2025

When the evidence room is broken into and significant cash goes missing, the team looks into a connection to a recent case; Lala opens up to Gibbs; Kowalski struggles to move forward.

Directors: Anya Adams
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Flight of Icarus
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7.73
252 votes

#11 - Flight of Icarus

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2025

The team investigates the death of a famed Marine commander’s son, while a pivotal part of Franks’ past involving his family is revealed.

Directors: Ruben Garcia
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To Have and to Hold
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7.74
213 votes

#12 - To Have and to Hold

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/24/2025

The team works the case of an investment advisor found dead shortly after her release from prison. Also, Mary Jo is left reeling by an unexpected development in her personal life.

Directors: Diana Valentine
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Bugs
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7.77
175 votes

#13 - Bugs

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/14/2025

Vera receives an unexpected call from Bugs, who claims he’s ready to answer more questions from prison after being identified as the sniper known as “Sandman.” When she arrives, Bugs has suddenly changed his mind, prompting the team to reconsider the case and race against the clock to try and stop another tragedy.

Directors: Jessica Lowrey
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All's Not Lost
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7.83
348 votes

#14 - All's Not Lost

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2024

Still grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, Gibbs helps the team work a case involving a missing girl. Meanwhile, Franks finds himself at odds with a team member, Lala's personal life meets work, and the moment that irrevocably changed Gibbs' life is revealed.

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From the Ashes
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7.84
203 votes

#15 - From the Ashes

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/31/2025

The team investigates the brutal murder of a military sergeant found burned in her car, a case Franks suspects could have a connection to the assault of his estranged wife.

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Vivo o Muerto
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7.87
276 votes

#16 - Vivo o Muerto

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/9/2024

The case of a missing woman who disappeared after a night of clubbing with a Navy seaman takes the team to Mexico, where they learn of a possible connection to Gibbs' past.

Directors: Loren Yaconelli
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Darlin', Don't Refrain
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7.89
148 votes

#17 - Darlin', Don't Refrain

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/21/2025

After the shocking developments in the Sandman case, the team works with the FBI to investigate further. While Wheeler struggles to hold onto his job, his family reaches a crisis point.

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Blue Bayou
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7.91
269 votes

#18 - Blue Bayou

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/16/2024

As Leroy Jethro Gibbs prepares for his first Christmas without his wife and daughter, flashbacks reveal the unlikely journey that led to his first day on the job as a special agent at NIS’ Camp Pendleton office working with Mike Franks and Lala.

Directors: John Terlesky
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