The BEST episodes of NCIS season 22

Every episode of NCIS season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 22!

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: 5/3/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
Sticks & Stones
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7.72
369 votes

#1 - Sticks & Stones

Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2024

After receiving intelligence on deadly threats to multiple locations that could lead to a catastrophic war, NCIS is called in to try to neutralize the danger.

In From the Cold
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7.69
354 votes

#2 - In From the Cold

Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2024

NCIS works with the CIA to discover what secrets are being kept by Captain Butler, an elderly former spy with dementia.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Matthew Lau
After the Storm
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7.68
209 votes

#3 - After the Storm

Season 22 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2025

When a trio of combat vets are found murdered in a D.C. motel room, NCIS tracks down a suspect who refuses to talk to anyone but Sam Hanna.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Irreconcilable Differences
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7.67
179 votes

#4 - Irreconcilable Differences

Season 22 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/28/2025

McGee’s career and credibility are on the line when he investigates the deputy director for corruption. Also, Torres and Knight receive some surprising news.

Close to Home
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7.65
293 votes

#5 - Close to Home

Season 22 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2025

When Torres receives a text from Jimmy’s daughter who has discovered a large sum of money near the naval library, the team works together to investigate.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Amy Rutberg
Killer Instinct
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7.65
253 votes

#6 - Killer Instinct

Season 22 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/2025

After NCIS captures the hitman known as “The Poet,” the team races to uncover who ordered the assassination of a Navy chief.

Directors: Lionel Coleman
Baker's Man
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7.60
340 votes

#7 - Baker's Man

Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/27/2025

After NCIS learns that the owner of Parker’s favorite bakery is being blackmailed, they hatch a plan to save her from the perpetrators. Also, tensions heighten when Torres’ secret romance is discovered.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
Moonlit
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7.57
282 votes

#8 - Moonlit

Season 22 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/24/2025

After a Navy Lieutenant’s death reveals ties to Special Agent Sawyer, Torres and Knight uncover a murder linked to a wealthy family. Meanwhile, Parker discovers a shocking connection between his mother’s death and Lily.

Directors: Marc Roskin
Empty Nest
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7.57
385 votes

#9 - Empty Nest

Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2024

NCIS searches for a missing undercover agent in the midst of an active hostage situation.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Knight and Day
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7.57
339 votes

#10 - Knight and Day

Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/25/2024

Things become tense when Knight is assigned to protect his wife after the home of a high-level defense contractor is attacked.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
Writer: Amy Rutberg
Bad Blood
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7.55
299 votes

#11 - Bad Blood

Season 22 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/24/2025

NCIS investigates the case of a Navy lieutenant found dead at a blood donation bank. Meanwhile, McGee needs help from the team to raise money for his twins’ school fundraiser.

Foreign Bodies
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7.54
345 votes

#12 - Foreign Bodies

Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2024

As Vance prepares to host diplomatic talks with Venezuela, the team is called in to investigate the dead body of one of his inside men.

Directors: Lionel Coleman
For Better or Worse
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7.52
302 votes

#13 - For Better or Worse

Season 22 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/3/2025

NCIS stages a fake wedding for two of its own in an attempt to take down the mob.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
Ladies' Night
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7.52
260 votes

#14 - Ladies' Night

Season 22 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2025

A girls' night out takes an unexpected turn when NCIS is called to investigate the motive of a possible arsonist; Torres struggles to find work/life balance.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
The Trouble with Hal
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7.48
340 votes

#15 - The Trouble with Hal

Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2024

NCIS is called in to investigate when a lieutenant returns home on the eve of Halloween to find a surprise party being thrown for someone else at his place.

Directors: Michael Zinberg
Out of Control
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7.47
315 votes

#16 - Out of Control

Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2024

NCIS investigates a murder related to a car that begins driving on its own. Also, Parker is still seeing visions of Lily.

Directors: Diana Valentine
Hardboiled
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7.46
339 votes

#17 - Hardboiled

Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2024

Torres receives intel from a confidential informant regarding top secret naval information that's at risk of being sold.

Fun and Games
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7.45
300 votes

#18 - Fun and Games

Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2025

NCIS investigates the fatal poisoning of one of Kasie’s forensic scientists. Meanwhile, McGee is questioned by the Pentagon regarding the contents of his book.

Humbug
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7.45
320 votes

#19 - Humbug

Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2024

When a shocking tell-all threatens to ruin Christmas for a decorated Marine, NCIS must unwrap the truth and deliver a holiday miracle — before the book hits shelves and turns a hero's legacy into a holiday disaster.

Directors: Lionel Coleman