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The Best Episodes Directed By Rocky Carroll

Every TV Episode Directed by Rocky Carroll Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 23 Episode 16 - S.O.S.
    9.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - S.O.S.

    S23:E16

    S.O.S. 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.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 19 Episode 16 - The Wake
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #2 - The Wake

    S19:E16

    A gruesome mishap at a Petty Officer’s gender-reveal party leads NCIS to the case of a missing teacher that was popularized on a true crime podcast.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  3. undefined Season 20 Episode 19 - In the Spotlight
    9.3/10(6 votes)

    #3 - In the Spotlight

    S20:E19

    Agent Knight goes viral for saving a mother and child from a potentially fatal car accident.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  4. undefined Season 19 Episode 3 - Road to Nowhere
    9.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Road to Nowhere

    S19:E3

    Gibbs and Parker go on a road trip to find one of the serial killer's victims. Also, Agent Knight goes undercover at a large manufacturing company with ties to the murders.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  5. undefined Season 19 Episode 8 - Peacekeeper
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Peacekeeper

    S19:E8

    NCIS investigates the case of a Navy reservist whose body is found in a beat-up car at the end of a gun range.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  6. undefined Season 19 Episode 10 - Pledge of Allegiance
    9.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Pledge of Allegiance

    S19:E10

    NCIS is called in when Navy Chief Warrant Officer Rafi Nazar is suspected of trying to sell stolen classified Navy software used to pilot combat drones.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  7. undefined Season 22 Episode 6 - Knight and Day
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Knight and Day

    S22:E6

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

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  8. undefined Season 22 Episode 10 - Baker's Man
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Baker's Man

    S22:E10

    After NCIS learns that the owner of Parker's favorite bakery is being blackmailed, they hatch a plan to save her from the perpetrators.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  9. undefined Season 20 Episode 7 - Love Lost
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Love Lost

    S20:E7

    NCIS must investigate the Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  10. undefined Season 17 Episode 19 - Blarney
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Blarney

    S17:E19

    When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewelry store robbery goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  11. undefined Season 20 Episode 12 - Big Rig
    8.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Big Rig

    S20:E12

    When an old pal of Torres’ comes to him, disheveled and bloodied for guidance amidst an undercover FBI operation and then disappears, NCIS helps track him down.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  12. undefined Season 16 Episode 12 - The Last Link
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The Last Link

    S16:E12

    An old family friend, Army Corporal John Sydney, beseeches Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military I.D. bracelet. Also, a Navy Lieutenant in NCIS protective custody is poisoned by an infamous drug dealer.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  13. undefined Season 16 Episode 6 - Beneath the Surface
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Beneath the Surface

    S16:E6

    After NCIS arrives at a Halloween crime scene, Torres recognizes the victim as a friend from federal law enforcement training.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  14. undefined Season 16 Episode 17 - Silent Service
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Silent Service

    S16:E17

    Director Vance is notified by the Pentagon that the nuclear submarine Gibbs and Bishop are aboard to conduct a murder investigation has gone radio silent.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  15. undefined Season 18 Episode 4 - Sunburn
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Sunburn

    S18:E4

    McGee and his wife Delilah's Bahamian vacation turns into a high-stakes mission when a case NCIS is tracking of a dead escape room manager has ties to the island.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  16. undefined Season 15 Episode 18 - Death from Above
    8.1/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Death from Above

    S15:E18

    The NCIS headquarters are evacuated after the team discovers a body as well as bomb materials on the roof of the squad room.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  17. undefined Season 23 Episode 4 - Gone Girls
    8.1/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Gone Girls

    S23:E4

    The team investigates a U.S. marine who is believed to have kidnapped a man's wife.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  18. undefined Season 17 Episode 7 - No Vacancy
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - No Vacancy

    S17:E7

    While investigating a Marine’s murder, the NCIS team uncovers a labyrinth of live-streaming spy cameras hidden in the rooms of a Virginia motel.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  19. undefined Season 17 Episode 11 - In the Wind
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - In the Wind

    S17:E11

    Gibbs must face the consequences of helping Ziva with "the one thing" she said she'd take care of before returning to her family.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  20. undefined Season 18 Episode 11 - Gut Punch
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Gut Punch

    S18:E11

    Vance assigns McGee, Torres, and Bishop to Covid compliance duty at a foreign affairs summit, where they discover a link to another NCIS team's murder case.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  21. undefined Season 21 Episode 3 - Lifeline
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Lifeline

    S21:E3

    When the NCIS team engages in Walk-a-Mile day to gain a new perspectives on different departments, things take a turn when Kasie receives a distress call from a mysterious man.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  22. undefined Season 13 Episode 6 - Viral
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Viral

    S13:E6

    When a Petty Officer’s murder matches the M.O. of a local serial killer, the NCIS team must determine if this is the killer’s latest victim or the work of a copycat.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  23. undefined Season 14 Episode 12 - Off the Grid
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Off the Grid

    S14:E12

    When Gibbs spots the brother of an "NCIS Most Wanted" suspect, he takes the opportunity to assume his former alias and go undercover with their infamous anti-government militia.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 19 - May the Best One Win
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #24 - May the Best One Win

    S2:E19

    Magnum and Higgins are each hired by a different spouse who are in the middle of a contentious divorce to dig up dirt on the other, and Thomas and Higgins soon find themselves competing over resources. Also, Rick and TC look into the death of an unidentified man and must share the news with his estranged daughter.

    Director:Rocky Carroll
    Writer:N/A

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Rocky Carroll Ratings Summary

"S.O.S." is the best rated episode directed by Rocky Carroll. It scored 9.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 4/14/2026 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Wake".