The BEST episodes of NCIS: Sydney

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

The eclectic team of U.S. NCIS Agents and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are grafted into a multi-national taskforce to keep naval crimes in check in the most contested patch of ocean on the planet.

Last Updated: 3/9/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Blonde Ambition
star
7.67
321 votes

#1 - Blonde Ambition

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/2023

When JD's son is kidnapped by an international assassin in exchange for a wanted criminal in NCIS custody, the team frantically tries to get his son back safely without trading in a criminal.

Directors: Catherine Millar
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Bunker Down
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7.65
329 votes

#2 - Bunker Down

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/22/2023

A glitzy tech launch turns into a disaster, leaving half of NCIS: Sydney trapped underground, and the others scrambling to save the day before the clock and the oxygen runs out.

Directors: Kriv Stenders
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Heart Starter
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7.60
181 votes

#3 - Heart Starter

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2025

NCIS: Sydney will do whatever it takes to crack the case of a rogue assassin on the run during NCIS Special Agent DeShawn Jackson’s chaotic first day as boss.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
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Truth Sabre
star
7.57
127 votes

#4 - Truth Sabre

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2025

NCIS: Sydney is thrown into the murky world of online conspiracies after a car owned by a U.S. Navy cyber engineer explodes just as her teenage daughter was about to take a driving lesson.

Directors: Catherine Millar
Writer: Tamara Asmar
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Fire in the Hole
star
7.51
172 votes

#5 - Fire in the Hole

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/14/2025

When a young girl finds the body of a former U.S. Navy officer floating in the harbor, the team is led to an 18th-century sailing ship hosting a pirate-themed wedding, where DeShawn and Evie go undercover to investigate. Meanwhile, Mackey and JD are pulled in to prevent a potential tragedy on the harbor that could rip the U.S.-Australia alliance apart.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
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Extraction
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7.49
330 votes

#6 - Extraction

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/15/2023

When the suspicious death of an old Drug Squad colleague pulls Evie back into a secret undercover operation, DeShawn is torn between loyalty to his friend and loyalty to his team.

Directors: Catherine Millar
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Doggiecino Day Afternoon
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7.42
320 votes

#7 - Doggiecino Day Afternoon

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/8/2023

The team races to save one of their own when Doc Roy and his dog are involved in a hostage situation at their local dog cafe

Directors: David Caesar
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Back in the USSR
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7.40
144 votes

#8 - Back in the USSR

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/21/2025

When the body of a long-missing U.S. Naval engineer is discovered buried in concrete, the team enlists Doc Roy’s old friend to assist in the investigation.

Directors: Catherine Millar
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Shucked
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7.36
87 votes

#9 - Shucked

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/2025

When a petty officer is found murdered and frozen, it leads the team into a twisted underworld of seafood and sex trafficking.

Directors: David Caesar
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Brothers in Arms
star
7.33
345 votes

#10 - Brothers in Arms

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/24/2023

When a shark spits out an arm wearing U.S. Navy equipment, the team's investigation tests the loyalty of a band of former Navy divers.

Directors: David Caesar
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Ghosted
star
7.31
333 votes

#11 - Ghosted

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/1/2023

When a U.S. petty officer's body is found in Sydney's historic and haunted Rocks area, a decades-old Navy Cross medal holds the clue to solving the murder, leading the team on a wild ghost chase to catch a killer.

Directors: Kriv Stenders
Writer: Tamara Asmar
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Snakes In The Grass
star
7.20
372 votes

#12 - Snakes In The Grass

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2023

When a Navy compliance officer is found dead in a waterhole from a snakebite, the team works to uncover the origin of the rare deadly taipan that is uncommon to the area where the officer was discovered.

Directors: Shawn Seet
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Gone Fission
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7.13
437 votes

#13 - Gone Fission

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/10/2023

The death of an American seaman on a U.S. nuclear submarine during an AUKUS ceremony on Sydney Harbour is investigated in a joint effort between America's NCIS agents afloat and the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

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