The BEST episodes of NCIS season 23
Every episode of NCIS season 23, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 23!
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.
#1 - All Good Things
Season 23 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/2026
When the son of a Marine that Gibbs once helped comes to NCIS in desperation, the fractured team reunites off the books. But chasing justice without a badge may cost them more than their careers.
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#2 - In Too Deep
Season 23 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2026
A murdered drone pilot leads the team to a missing woman from McGee’s past and a relationship he thought was long behind him. But as the case deepens, McGee realizes her reappearance could unravel more than an investigation, it could change the course of his life.
#3 - Heaven and Nature
Season 23 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/2025
McGee and Torres try to recover a stolen truck filled with toys for the Navy’s annual Christmas drive while the truth about Parker’s mother is finally revealed. Also, Knight is given her first NCIS: Elite mission, which involves tracking down a former member of the team.
#4 - God Only Knows
Season 23 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2025
A kidnapped teen leads the team to a Navy SEAL who survived captivity by the Taliban but may have committed murder after returning home. Also, Jimmy finally shares his findings about the mysterious death of Parker’s mother with his boss.
#5 - Fleeting
Season 23 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/31/2026
Navy Week turns electric when a stolen squad car flips and reveals a sailor stabbed in the trunk. As D.C. spirals into chaos, the team chases a killer while carrying the weight of recent events.
#6 - Now and Then
Season 23 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/11/2025
A prison break by an inmate who had just three weeks left on a sentence compels the team to reopen the case of a naval officer’s death that was originally investigated by Gibbs and Franks in the ‘90s, and enlist the help of retired special agent Vera Strickland. Also, the team has different views on what to include in a special Navy time capsule. Crossover with NCIS: Origins 02x05
#7 - Stolen Moments
Season 23 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2025
When a man is shot by the Secret Service outside the vice president’s official residence, NCIS is aided in the case by a new member of the team: an AI chatbot being beta-tested by the Department of Justice.
#8 - Gone Girls
Season 23 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/4/2025
The team investigates a U.S. marine who is believed to have kidnapped the wife of one of the most powerful men at the Department of Justice.
#9 - Prodigal Son (1)
Season 23 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/14/2025
Reeling from his father’s murder, Parker goes to extreme lengths to hunt down the woman he holds responsible, mob boss Carla Marino, jeopardizing not only his own future but the team’s.
#10 - Her
Season 23 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/3/2026
On her first NCIS: Elite mission, Knight is given orders to hunt down and arrest Eleanor Bishop after the former member of the NCIS team is designated a wanted cyber-terrorist. In need of someone to trust, Bishop turns to Torres, and the two come face to face for the first time since she abruptly left nearly five years ago.
#11 - S.O.S.
Season 23 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/14/2026
A Navy lieutenant resurfaces a year after her plane vanished with a story that doesn’t quite add up. As the team peels back the mystery of a crash that was anything but accidental, every answer sparks a new twist.
#12 - Prodigal Son (2)
Season 23 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2025
Parker’s pursuit of vengeance for his father’s murder could have deadly consequences, while his sister, Navy vice admiral Harriet Parker, faces an impossible choice in pursuit of power.
#13 - The Sound and the Fury
Season 23 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/28/2025
When a petty officer’s death is connected to a blackmail investigation, the team is forced to work with Special Agent Sawyer on the case, which takes a terrifying turn for Torres. Meanwhile, Knight is offered an opportunity to train with NCIS Elite.
#14 - Army of One
Season 23 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/10/2026
When a desperate man barricades himself inside an ammo warehouse, Knight is the only negotiator he’ll talk to, claiming she once saved him before. As explosives tick and trust frays, Knight clashes with the CID officer running the standoff, each convinced theirs is the only way out.
#15 - Knick-Knack
Season 23 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/7/2026
A murder aboard a museum ship becomes a cryptic treasure hunt when a dying Navy captain leaves a final clue. To solve it, the team must decode what was worth killing – and dying – for.
#16 - Page-Turner
Season 23 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2025
When McGee is kidnapped while promoting his latest book in the Deep Six crime series, the team investigates his self-professed “#1 fan” – and a potential link to a murder case involving stolen classified documents.
#17 - Reboot
Season 23 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/21/2026
With most of NCIS away and the mainframe shut down for a midnight upgrade, Kasie and a skeleton crew are left in a darkened building when someone begins hunting from inside. What starts as a routine reboot becomes a high-stakes game of cat and mouse through powerless hallways until an unexpected ally, Sam Hanna, steps into the fight.
#18 - Bad Impressions
Season 23 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/2026
The team races to help one of their own who has been framed for murder and caught in a widening conspiracy that could compromise national security.