The BEST episodes of NCIS season 5

Every episode of NCIS season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 5!

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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Judgement Day (1)
star
7.96
1437 votes

#1 - Judgement Day (1)

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2008

When a former NCIS agent is found dead, the entire team is put in danger as they hunt after the killer.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Requiem
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7.93
1685 votes

#2 - Requiem

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2007

Gibbs finds himself emotionally challenged when he agrees to investigate a crime connected to a friend of his daughter, who passed away years ago, and the investigation leads to a shocking conclusion.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Bury Your Dead
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7.84
1814 votes

#3 - Bury Your Dead

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007

The NCIS team uncovers a huge secret, as their mission to capture La Grenouille comes to an explosive and deadly conclusion.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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Internal Affairs
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7.83
1603 votes

#4 - Internal Affairs

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/22/2008

The dead body of La Grenouille finally surfaces and the entire NCIS is put under the investigation by the FBI, with Jenny as the prime suspect for his murder.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Judgement Day (2)
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7.77
584 votes

#5 - Judgement Day (2)

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2008

When one of their own is killed, the team must find the killer before they get to another member of the team, Gibbs. In an emotional investigation, the team tries to stay together, against the wishes of Assistant Director Vance.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
Watch Now:Apple TV
About Face
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7.73
1534 votes

#6 - About Face

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/13/2008

Palmer is put in grave danger when he becomes the target of an anonymous murderer, whom only he can recognize.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Ex-File
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7.73
1730 votes

#7 - Ex-File

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007

Lt. Colonel Mann joins Gibbs in an investigation of the murder of a Marine Captain who had access to highly classified information. Things get very personal for Gibbs when one of the witnesses in the case turns out to be one of his ex-wifes.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Lost & Found
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7.72
1694 votes

#8 - Lost & Found

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2007

The NCIS team has to babysit a 9-year-old son of a missing man, a survivalist who is somehow connected to a cold case murder. The investigation leads the team into the wilderness, where they discover a shocking truth about the man's past.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Identity Crisis
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7.67
1752 votes

#9 - Identity Crisis

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2007

When Ducky realizes that one of his cadavers used for research is actually a victim of murder, the NCIS team identifies him as a criminal genius who is capable of deleting the past.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
Writer: Jesse Stern
Watch Now:Apple TV
Dog Tags
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7.65
1571 votes

#10 - Dog Tags

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2008

When a dog owner is found murdered, the NCIS team must determine if his dog committed the murder or not, and Abby decides to fight for the dog's life by trusting her instinct about the dog's innocence. Meanwhile, Gibbs learns about Jenny's secret.

Directors: Oz Scott
Watch Now:Apple TV
Chimera
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7.62
1534 votes

#11 - Chimera

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2007

While investigating a mysterious death on a top-secret naval research ship at sea, the NCIS team comes upon an abandoned ship which contains a deadly secret that may cost them their lives.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Watch Now:Apple TV
Leap of Faith
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7.58
1640 votes

#12 - Leap of Faith

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2007

The NCIS team is called in to stop a naval officer from committing suicide by jumping off a rooftop, but when the suicide attempt turns into a murder, the NCIS team will have to find out who did it.

Directors: Dennis Smith
Watch Now:Apple TV
Corporal Punishment
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7.52
1584 votes

#13 - Corporal Punishment

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2007

While trying to track down a delusional and violent Marine who thinks he's still in Iraq, the NCIS team will learn that the man has been the subject of a secret experiment - and it comes with a high price to pay.

Directors: Arvin Brown
Writer: Jesse Stern
Watch Now:Apple TV
Stakeout
star
7.49
1526 votes

#14 - Stakeout

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2008

The NCIS team goes on a stakeout in a warehouse to catch a suspected thief of a high-tech naval radar, but they accidentally end up witnessing a murder. Meanwhile, Ducky hides a secret from the rest of the team.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
Watch Now:Apple TV
In the Zone
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7.49
1390 votes

#15 - In the Zone

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/29/2008

Two members of the NCIS team are sent to Baghdad to investigate a Mortar attack that turned into a murder investigation.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
Watch Now:Apple TV
Recoil
star
7.42
1415 votes

#16 - Recoil

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/2008

While on an undercover mission, Ziva's life is put in grave danger when the serial killer she's been tracking becomes suspicious of her.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Family
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7.42
1642 votes

#17 - Family

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

During an autopsy, Ducky makes a startling discovery that turns a murder of a Petty Officer into a search for a missing infant. Meanwhile, Tony has to deal with his feelings for Jeanne.

Directors: Martha Mitchell
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tribes
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7.41
1611 votes

#18 - Tribes

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2008

After a young Muslim Marine is murdered near his Mosque, Ducky refuses to perform autopsy due to his religious beliefs, so the NCIS team tries to talk to the father of the deceased, and they send McGee to plant a bug in the Mosque, only to discover that the FBI already planted their bug.

Directors: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Reed Steiner
Watch Now:Apple TV
Designated Target
star
7.34
1726 votes

#19 - Designated Target

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2007

A murder investigation of a Navy Admiral takes a shocking turn when a woman, a political refugee, returns home to search for her husband.

Directors: Colin Bucksey
Writer: Reed Steiner
Watch Now:Apple TV