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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 1!

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A drama about the local field office that investigates criminal cases affecting military personnel in The Big Easy, a city known for its music, entertainment and decadence.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 1 - Musician Heal Thyself
    6.9/10(621 votes)

    #1 - Musician Heal Thyself

    S1:E1

    A case soon becomes personal for Pride after the body of a Petty Officer is identified as a former gang member he once attempted to help. Brody attempts to find the perfect place to call home in New Orleans.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Jeffrey Lieber

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  2. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 2 - Carrier
    6.3/10(522 votes)

    #2 - Carrier

    S1:E2

    A Navy Lieutenant on shore leave dies of the bubonic plague, sending the New Orleans team into a tailspin to locate all other sailers on liberty to control an outbreak and find the source. Special Agent Tony DiNozzo gives a helping hand.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Gary Glasberg

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  3. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 3 - Breaking Brig
    5.7/10(461 votes)

    #3 - Breaking Brig

    S1:E3

    An armored transport bus with Naval brig detainees on board crashes and four prisoners manage to escape.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Laurie Arent

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  4. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 4 - The Recruits
    7.0/10(465 votes)

    #4 - The Recruits

    S1:E4

    After a Navy SEAL is discovered dead in a sorority house, the team need to work out if his death was due to collegiate foul play or a classified mission.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Sam Humphrey

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  5. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 5 - It Happened Last Night
    7.7/10(428 votes)

    #5 - It Happened Last Night

    S1:E5

    While a Chief Warrant Officer's death is investigated, the agents discover that his wife has been abducted. Fornell assists with the case.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Jack Bernstein

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  6. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 6 - Master of Horror
    7.0/10(463 votes)

    #6 - Master of Horror

    S1:E6

    New Orleans is decorated for Halloween as the team investigate the murder of a Naval Staff Judge Advocate discovered in a cemetery dressed in a Victorian costume with puncture wounds on her neck.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Scott Shapiro

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  7. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 7 - Watch Over Me
    6.8/10(423 votes)

    #7 - Watch Over Me

    S1:E7

    The team investigate the murder of a tech liaison, who had been assigned to a private developer.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:David Appelbaum

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  8. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 8 - Love Hurts
    6.1/10(386 votes)

    #8 - Love Hurts

    S1:E8

    A Petty Officer is discovered dead in a Mardi Gras float storage facility with an engagement ring. Things take a mysterious turn after the team are unable to find his supposed girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 9 - Chasing Ghosts
    5.8/10(420 votes)

    #9 - Chasing Ghosts

    S1:E9

    A stolen Navy-issue gun appears to belong to a Petty Officer who died 40 years ago, meaning the team have to re-open a cold case. The team celebrate Thanksgiving.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  10. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 10 - Stolen Valor
    7.0/10(394 votes)

    #10 - Stolen Valor

    S1:E10

    A retired SEAL who tracked people fraudulently impersonating military personnel is discovered dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 11 - Baitfish
    4.4/10(413 votes)

    #11 - Baitfish

    S1:E11

    The NCIS team investigates a deadly explosion at the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Gala, and discover Pride was the intended target of the bomb.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 12 - The Abyss
    6.0/10(393 votes)

    #12 - The Abyss

    S1:E12

    When a Navy Admiral’s daughter is the prime suspect in a double murder case aboard a research boat, the NCIS team partners with the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) to work the case. Meanwhile, Lasalle tracks down his estranged brother.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Samuel Humphreys

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  13. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 13 - The Walking Dead
    6.7/10(415 votes)

    #13 - The Walking Dead

    S1:E13

    A Navy Lieutenant Commander in impeccable shape turns to Pride and the NCIS team to solve his imminent murder after discovering he has been poisoned with a lethal dose of radiation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 14 - Careful What You Wish For
    6.2/10(372 votes)

    #14 - Careful What You Wish For

    S1:E14

    After an NCIS agent is killed during a security detail for the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, the team must determine if this was an assassination attempt or if someone is targeting one of their own. Agent Brody is placed under investigation and her mysterious past is reevaluated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 15 - Le Carnaval de la Mort
    5.8/10(357 votes)

    #15 - Le Carnaval de la Mort

    S1:E15

    A Petty Officer is murdered during Mardi Gras festivities. Pride contemplates what to tell his daughter about his strained relationship with his father.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  16. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 16 - My Brother's Keeper
    6.0/10(386 votes)

    #16 - My Brother's Keeper

    S1:E16

    The NCIS team tries to narrow down the motive when a Navy recruiter is murdered in a hit-and-run. Lasalle worries about his brother.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 17 - More Now
    7.0/10(361 votes)

    #17 - More Now

    S1:E17

    Pride is adamant the elusive “Baitfish” has returned and, in attempt to locate his nemesis, he has the team investigate crime scenes and chase leads from New Orleans to Charleston, SC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 18 - The List
    7.2/10(351 votes)

    #18 - The List

    S1:E18

    After a sailor is murdered in the champagne room of a strip club, the NCIS team links the murder weapon to two additional unsolved cases and discovers that the names of all three victims appear on a mural in a dilapidated part of town. Brody’s ex-fiancé pays her a surprise visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 19 - The Insider
    7.0/10(381 votes)

    #19 - The Insider

    S1:E19

    While conducting an autopsy on a Petty Officer who is believed to have died from natural causes, an armed man enters the morgue and holds Wade, Sebastian, and Danny hostage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 20 - Rock-A-Bye-Baby
    4.7/10(382 votes)

    #20 - Rock-A-Bye-Baby

    S1:E20

    When a Navy Commander’s car is stolen with his baby inside, the NCIS team must determine if this was a random carjacking or a targeted abduction.

    Director:Elodie Keene
    Writers:Sonya Winton, Jonathan Kidd

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  21. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 21 - You'll Do
    6.6/10(378 votes)

    #21 - You'll Do

    S1:E21

    With no memory of the night before, Lasalle’s brother, Cade, turns to NCIS for help when he finds his girlfriend’s body in the trunk of his car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 22 - How Much Pain Can You Take
    7.2/10(373 votes)

    #22 - How Much Pain Can You Take

    S1:E22

    To send a message to Pride, Baitfish murders someone close to the NCIS team, prompting a citywide manhunt for the elusive criminal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS: New Orleans Season 1 Episode 23 - My City
    7.2/10(351 votes)

    #23 - My City

    S1:E23

    Pride suspects a mole among the ranks as NCIS and local law enforcement continue to track the Broussard Syndicate after new intelligence suggests a breach at the ports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Musician Heal Thyself" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 621 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Jeffrey Lieber, it aired on 9/23/2014. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Carrier".