The WORST episodes of NCIS: Sydney
Every episode of NCIS: Sydney ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.
#1 - 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).
#2 - 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.
#3 - Death Card
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2026
The team is drawn into the mystical world of fortune telling when a tarot card is found near a drowned U.S. Naval officer depicting the exact manner of his death.
#4 - Ticker
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/21/2026
Lives hang in the balance when a hospital ward is taken hostage, and the team must wrestle with an impossible dilemma: who is more deserving of a heart?
#5 - 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.
#6 - Van Life
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2026
Mackey is enlisted to run a secret solo investigation into the disappearance of her boss’ son and his girlfriend. But when a van turns up with the girlfriend’s body inside, it’s all hands on deck to locate the boss’ son – who is either in grave danger or a killer.
#7 - 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.
#8 - Turkey Shoot
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2025
When an American sailor accused of murder is shot dead, the team discovers he was the subject of a popular true-crime podcast and investigates whether a superfan took justice into their own hands.
#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.
#10 - Gold Digger
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2025
When a U.S. naval officer is arrested for murder while trying to destroy a treasure map, the team must navigate jurisdictional politics to uncover the truth while racing to find the fabled “Yamashita’s Gold".
#11 - Lost in Translation
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2025
The team’s hunt for a high-value U.S. target accused of murdering an Australian soldier takes an unexpected turn when the suspect claims to have evidence of a war crime.
#13 - 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
#14 - The Truth is Outback
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2025
When a U.S. Navy pilot goes missing at a UFO hotspot in the Outback after being chased by blinding lights, the team must discover if the truth is really “out there”.
#15 - Blood is Thicker Than Vodka
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/28/2025
The discovery of an exsanguinated sailor takes NCIS: Sydney into the world of modern-day vampires, family feuds, and bespoke vodka.
#16 - The Collective
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2026
When a Marine linked to Mackey’s ill-fated rescue mission in Afghanistan is found dead, old enemies emerge and the person she cares for most comes under threat.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Breathless
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/21/2025
The suspicious death of a U.S. Navy choir singer performing with a pop star draws NCIS: Sydney into the world of obsessive fans.
#19 - South of Nowhere
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2026
The team races to an Antarctica research base to investigate why a climate scientist killed a colleague on Polar Night Eve – and make it out before their plane engine freezes and they’re trapped in darkness for six months.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Hell Weak
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/14/2025
The suspected suicide of a former U.S. Navy SEAL leads NCIS: Sydney to a wellness retreat to investigate a group of his fellow former SEAL buddies.
#22 - Gut Instinct
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2025
The discovery of two missing U.S. Navy aviators adrift in the Coral Sea leads the team to expose a sinister terrorist plot.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Black is White
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2025
When a U.S. Navy attaché is found dead with a USB lodged in his throat, the team tracks a killer believed to have ties to an international chess tournament in Sydney.