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.

Last Updated: 1/3/2026Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing
Gone Fission
star
7.12
466 votes

#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).

Snakes In The Grass
star
7.16
401 votes

#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.

Directors: Shawn Seet
Watch Now:Amazon
Brothers in Arms
star
7.26
369 votes

#3 - 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
Ghosted
star
7.28
357 votes

#4 - 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
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Gold Digger
star
7.28
156 votes

#5 - 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".

Directors: Grant Brown
Watch Now:Amazon
Turkey Shoot
star
7.29
157 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Grant Brown
Watch Now:Amazon
Shucked
star
7.33
240 votes

#7 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
Lost in Translation
star
7.34
170 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: David Caesar
Writer: James Cripps
Watch Now:Amazon
Doggiecino Day Afternoon
star
7.37
344 votes

#9 - 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
Watch Now:Apple TV
Blood is Thicker Than Vodka
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7.38
235 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
Back in the USSR
star
7.40
243 votes

#11 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
The Truth is Outback
star
7.40
166 votes

#12 - 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”.

Directors: David Caesar
Breathless
star
7.42
240 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
Fire in the Hole
star
7.43
259 votes

#14 - 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
Extraction
star
7.44
355 votes

#15 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
Hell Weak
star
7.44
248 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: David Caesar
Gut Instinct
star
7.45
183 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
Truth Sabre
star
7.46
245 votes

#18 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
Sucker Punch
star
7.46
164 votes

#19 - Sucker Punch

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2025

Confronted with Australia’s first case of Ebola, the team races to uncover how patient zero, a U.S. Navy scientist, contracted the deadly virus, only to have their search for answers complicated by a top-secret military research agency as two of their own fight for their lives.

Directors: Catherine Miller
Watch Now:Amazon
Black is White
star
7.47
164 votes

#20 - 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.

Directors: Catherine Miller
True Blue
star
7.48
172 votes

#21 - True Blue

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2025

Growing increasingly worried about Blue’s strange behavior, Doc takes matters into his own hands and breaks into her apartment. Inside, DeShawn and Evie stumble onto a startling revelation that forces the team to question just how well they really know one of their own.

Directors: Jennifer Leacey
Writer: Justin Monjo
Heart Starter
star
7.53
261 votes

#22 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
Sting in the Tail
star
7.57
247 votes

#23 - Sting in the Tail

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/2025

The team races to find a missing stinger missile on the eve of a World War II commemoration ceremony.

Directors: Kriv Stenders
Bunker Down
star
7.57
359 votes

#24 - 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
Watch Now:Amazon
Mango Madness
star
7.57
233 votes

#25 - Mango Madness

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/4/2025

The team battles searing temperatures to investigate the death of a U.S. Marine corporal killed during a joint training exercise between U.S. and Australian troops.

Directors: Kriv Stenders