The Best Episodes of NCIS

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 22 episodes of NCIS. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has a shred of evidence connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

22 Seasons

481 Episodes

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Best Episodes

S22E1 - Empty Nest ★ 7.8

S22E2 - Foreign Bodies ★ 7.4

S22E3 - The Trouble with Hal ★ 0.0

Worst Episodes

S22E2 - Foreign Bodies ★ 7.4

S22E1 - Empty Nest ★ 7.8

★ 7.8/10 (344 votes)

Empty Nest

S22:E1

Oct 14, 2024

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

timeenutlatte Oct 23, 2024

God forbid someone actually acts like a rational person and appreciates being promoted. This show ha...

★ 7.4/10 (309 votes)

Foreign Bodies

S22:E2

Oct 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.

Nerothos Oct 26, 2024

That was kind of messy. [spoiler]Glad Leon's relationship can advance as well[/spoiler]

★ 0.0/10

The Trouble with Hal

S22:E3

Oct 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.

ArvindMK Mar 22, 2025

Quite a weird episode, not up to the mark.

★ 0.0/10

Sticks & Stones

S22:E4

Nov 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.

rxp91 Nov 5, 2024

Did chat gpt merge crimson tide with die hard?! Worth checking out the man who saved the world if y...

★ 7.4/10 (309 votes)

Foreign Bodies

S22:E2

Oct 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.

Nerothos Oct 26, 2024

That was kind of messy. [spoiler]Glad Leon's relationship can advance as well[/spoiler]

★ 7.8/10 (344 votes)

Empty Nest

S22:E1

Oct 14, 2024

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

timeenutlatte Oct 23, 2024

God forbid someone actually acts like a rational person and appreciates being promoted. This show ha...

★ 7.8/10 (344 votes)

Empty Nest

S22:E1

Oct 14, 2024

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

timeenutlatte Oct 23, 2024

God forbid someone actually acts like a rational person and appreciates being promoted. This show ha...

★ 7.4/10 (309 votes)

Foreign Bodies

S22:E2

Oct 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.

Nerothos Oct 26, 2024

That was kind of messy. [spoiler]Glad Leon's relationship can advance as well[/spoiler]

★ 0.0/10

The Trouble with Hal

S22:E3

Oct 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.

ArvindMK Mar 22, 2025

Quite a weird episode, not up to the mark.

★ 0.0/10

Sticks & Stones

S22:E4

Nov 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.

rxp91 Nov 5, 2024

Did chat gpt merge crimson tide with die hard?! Worth checking out the man who saved the world if y...

Season	Average Rating	Episodes	Best Episode	Worst Episode
13	★ 8.1	24	★ 9.2 Family First	★ 7.7 Double Trouble
21	★ 8.1	10	★ 9.6 The Stories We Leave Behind	★ 7.2 Prime Cut
12	★ 8.0	24	★ 8.8 Check	★ 7.4 No Good Deed
17	★ 8.0	20	★ 9.0 The Arizona	★ 7.3 Institutionalized
16	★ 8.0	24	★ 9.1 She	★ 7.6 A Thousand Words
10	★ 8.0	24	★ 8.7 Shabbat Shalom	★ 7.3 Hereafter
7	★ 7.9	24	★ 9.1 Truth or Consequences	★ 7.5 Code of Conduct
5	★ 7.9	19	★ 8.9 Requiem	★ 7.3 Tribes
3	★ 7.9	24	★ 8.7 Kill Ari (2)	★ 7.4 Switch
8	★ 7.9	24	★ 8.5 Baltimore	★ 7.4 Dead Air
2	★ 7.9	23	★ 9.0 Call of Silence	★ 7.3 Vanished
6	★ 7.9	25	★ 8.9 Heartland	★ 7.0 Knockout
11	★ 7.9	24	★ 8.7 Honor Thy Father	★ 7.4 Bulletproof
15	★ 7.9	24	★ 8.3 Two Steps Back	★ 7.4 Ready or Not
9	★ 7.8	24	★ 8.8 Till Death Do Us Part	★ 7.3 The Missionary Position
4	★ 7.8	24	★ 8.6 Dead Man Walking	★ 7.3 Brothers in Arms
18	★ 7.8	16	★ 8.5 Everything Starts Somewhere	★ 6.9 Gut Punch
19	★ 7.8	21	★ 8.9 Great Wide Open	★ 6.9 First Steps
1	★ 7.7	23	★ 8.5 Bête Noire	★ 7.3 The Immortals
14	★ 7.7	24	★ 9.2 Keep Going	★ 7.3 Philly
20	★ 7.6	22	★ 8.1 Too Many Cooks (I)	★ 7.1 The Good Fighter
22	★ 7.6	2	★ 7.8 Empty Nest	★ 7.4 Foreign Bodies