The BEST episodes of NCIS season 15

Every episode of NCIS season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 15!

Explore the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done.

Last Updated: 11/9/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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House Divided
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7.99
2013 votes

#1 - House Divided

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2017

Two months after Gibbs and McGee were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle, the NCIS team in D.C. tirelessly searches for their missing colleagues. Also, Vance and Torres are summoned to a congressional hearing regarding the fallout from the Paraguay mission

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Two Steps Back
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7.89
1324 votes

#2 - Two Steps Back

Season 15 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/8/2018

When evidence reveals an NCIS team member is a hitman’s latest target, the team must search through old case files to determine who is seeking vengeance.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Keep Your Friends Close
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7.84
1343 votes

#3 - Keep Your Friends Close

Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/2018

After the body of a missing Navy commander is found, Vance orders Gibbs and the team to work with former FBI Agent Tobias "T.C." Fornell, the private investigator who was hired to locate him. Also, Bishop and Torres interview convicted investment advisor Albert Hathaway when the victim is linked to his highly publicized trial.

Directors: Mark Horowitz
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Date with Destiny
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7.83
1213 votes

#4 - Date with Destiny

Season 15 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/22/2018

Sloane is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C. Also, Vance and Gibbs fear Sloane is willing to risk everything to destroy this man.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Death From Above
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7.80
1300 votes

#5 - Death From Above

Season 15 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/27/2018

The NCIS headquarters are evacuated after the team discovers a body as well as bomb materials on the roof of the squad room. Also, the team reads the first draft of Ducky’s book.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
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One Step Forward
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7.79
1284 votes

#6 - One Step Forward

Season 15 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/1/2018

Sara Carter begs Gibbs to investigate her mother’s murder as she believes the local authorities convicted the wrong man. Also, Abby is awarded a dinner reservation for two to a brand-new five-star restaurant in an igloo and has to decide which coworker deserves to go with her.

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Twofer
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7.75
1826 votes

#7 - Twofer

Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2017

NCIS is called in to investigate when the body of a missing Navy Lieutenant who disappeared a year and a half ago is located by a cemetery grounds crew while they are relocating caskets on the property. Also, Gibbs and McGee must pass a psych evaluation with Doctor Grace Confalone before officially resuming all work responsibilities.

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Burden of Proof
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7.75
1533 votes

#8 - Burden of Proof

Season 15 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2017

After a convicted felon swears the NCIS agency framed him for murder a decade ago, Gibbs begins his own investigation, starting with a new autopsy by Ducky. Also, Senior FBI Agent Fornell joins the team, since he was the lead investigator in the original joint FBI and NCIS case.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Voices
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7.75
1499 votes

#9 - Voices

Season 15 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2017

An NCIS person of interest in a bribery and fraud case is found murdered after a runner is led to his body by a strange voice. Also, McGee and Delilah disagree on whether to find out the baby’s sex or keep it a surprise.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV
Keep Your Enemies Closer
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7.74
1359 votes

#10 - Keep Your Enemies Closer

Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/2018

NCIS strikes a deal with convicted murderer Paul Triff, giving him a 48-hour furlough at his former residence, now McGee's home, in exchange for information that can convict his former cellmate, Gabriel Hicks, the murderer who deceived Gibbs and Fornell.

Directors: Tom Wright
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Ready or Not
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7.74
1549 votes

#11 - Ready or Not

Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/21/2017

The team’s Thanksgiving plans are put on hold while they track an elusive international arms dealer in D.C. who recently murdered an MI5 officer who was Sloane’s close friend. Also, Abby races Delilah to the hospital when her labor starts three weeks early.

Directors: Alrick Riley
Watch Now:Apple TV
Sight Unseen
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7.72
1302 votes

#12 - Sight Unseen

Season 15 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/17/2018

NCIS searches for a petty officer suspected of assault who escapes when the sheriff transporting him crashes into a lake. Also, Torres works closely with Annie Barth, a key blind witness who heard vital evidence needed to solve the case.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Watch Now:Apple TV
Exit Strategy
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7.72
1779 votes

#13 - Exit Strategy

Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2017

While on a stakeout with Metro P.D., Torres' partner mysteriously vanishes, with the subsequent investigation leading NCIS to uncover new evidence from a decade-old murder. Also, Ducky's friend, Cadence Darwin, presents him with a new opportunity during his guest lecture series.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Watch Now:Apple TV
High Tide
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7.71
1368 votes

#14 - High Tide

Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/2018

Torres and Bishop go undercover as a criminal couple available for hire, during an NCIS sting operation tracking illegal drug-running out of the Norfolk civilian marina.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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One Man's Trash
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7.70
1320 votes

#15 - One Man's Trash

Season 15 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/13/2018

Gibbs and Ducky are watching TV when they see the host handling a 200-year-old war stick that could be a match from a decade-old cold case.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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The Numerical Limit
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7.70
1313 votes

#16 - The Numerical Limit

Season 15 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/3/2018

Gibbs is granted protective custody of a 10-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.

Directors: Leslie Libman
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Skeleton Crew
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7.69
1768 votes

#17 - Skeleton Crew

Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2017

Director Vance welcomes NCIS Special Agent Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane, a forensic psychologist he lobbied to transfer from California, to headquarters. Also, in the midst of a storm that has shut down Washington, D.C. and knocked out power, the NCIS team investigates the kidnapping of a sailor, which sends Torres and Bishop out to sea to track evidence.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
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Double Down
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7.69
1494 votes

#18 - Double Down

Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2017

As Torres and Sloane run protection detail for U.S. Senator John Phillips in Afghanistan for the holidays, they must urgently return to the states after hearing the senator’s son is in the ICU. Also, Gibbs and the team investigate the altercation that caused the life threatening injuries to the senator’s son.

Directors: Alrick Riley
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Fallout
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7.69
1228 votes

#19 - Fallout

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

While Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend who was lost at sea, he discovers that the deceased, Navy Captain Phillip Brooks, has been hiding in a fallout shelter after his boat was attacked and he swam to shore.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
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Handle With Care
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7.68
1332 votes

#20 - Handle With Care

Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/6/2018

Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of retired Marine Sergeant John Ross when cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines.

Directors: Alrick Riley
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Dark Secrets
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7.68
1387 votes

#21 - Dark Secrets

Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/9/2018

After a seemingly happy and successful Navy Lieutenant appears to have taken her own life, Gibbs and the team conduct a thorough investigation, interviewing family and friends from her past and present.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Watch Now:Apple TV
Family Ties
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7.67
1346 votes

#22 - Family Ties

Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/23/2018

After McGee and Torres visit the home of a high schooler who witnessed a hit and run, her parents, Christopher and Julie Bell, flee with their daughter, leaving NCIS in the lurch. Also, Vance’s daughter is arrested for shoplifting.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
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Fake It 'Til You Make It
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7.66
1702 votes

#23 - Fake It 'Til You Make It

Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2017

After Reeves sees his friend get kidnapped, the NCIS team discovers the primary suspect disappeared two days ago with confidential military information. Also, an embarrassing photo from McGee’s teenage years becomes a popular meme.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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Trapped
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7.63
1491 votes

#24 - Trapped

Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2017

After a petty officer is found murdered on a golf course, McGee spends hours on the victim's ham radio trying to locate a key witness. Also, Palmer asks his co-workers to donate to a charity that builds playgrounds for kids of all abilities, and Torres surprises them with his generosity.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Watch Now:Apple TV