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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 3

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - Aftershocks
    7.7/10(381 votes)

    #1 - Aftershocks

    S3:E1

    The NCIS team partners with several federal agencies to track a sniper who is targeting crowded events in the city. Also, FBI Special Agent Tammy Gregorio arrives to investigate Pride and his team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 2 - Suspicious Minds
    7.6/10(347 votes)

    #2 - Suspicious Minds

    S3:E2

    Pride faces further backlash from the FBI when he helps former Navy Intelligence Analyst Elvis Bertrand, who is the lead suspect in a multiple homicide case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 3 - Man on Fire
    7.6/10(342 votes)

    #3 - Man on Fire

    S3:E3

    After a decorated petty officer is found dead inside a sports arena, evidence leads Pride and the NCIS team to a kidnapping case of a petty officer who was last seen in Mexico.

    Director:Rob Morrow
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 4 - Escape Plan
    8.0/10(339 votes)

    #4 - Escape Plan

    S3:E4

    The NCIS team must rescue one of their own after Sebastian is kidnapped while at a restaurant with his mother, Sylvia Lund, and forced to use his gaming skills in a prison break.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 5 - Course Correction
    7.6/10(313 votes)

    #5 - Course Correction

    S3:E5

    The team join forces with the FBI to investigate a plane crash in the bayou that left three sailors dead. Meanwhile, Sonja and Lasalle interview candidates for the open agent position.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 6 - One Good Man
    7.7/10(309 votes)

    #6 - One Good Man

    S3:E6

    The NCIS team reviews unorthodox training exercises after a Navy Seal candidate is found murdered weeks before his graduation. Also, a concerned Wade turns to Pride after her adopted son, Danny, announces his plan to enter the Navy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 7 - Outlaws
    7.8/10(308 votes)

    #7 - Outlaws

    S3:E7

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of a sailor during a rowdy motorcycle rally in the city. Also, Lasalle turns to Gregorio for advice on his personal life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 8 - Music to My Ears
    7.9/10(321 votes)

    #8 - Music to My Ears

    S3:E8

    After a petty officer and member of the prestigious United States Navy Band is murdered in her home, Pride takes temporary custody of the victim’s nephew who is the sole witness to the crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 9 - Overdrive
    7.6/10(323 votes)

    #9 - Overdrive

    S3:E9

    The team suspect foul play when a Marine corporal and amateur race-car driver is involved in a fatal crash. Elsewhere, the U.S. Attorney's office gathers evidence for a Grand Jury indictment appeal in the Garcia case that would extricate the cartel from the city.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 10 - Follow the Money
    7.9/10(319 votes)

    #10 - Follow the Money

    S3:E10

    Pride must protect a beloved family friend who is engaged to the number one suspect in the ongoing NCIS and FBI cartel case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 11 - Let it Ride
    8.1/10(310 votes)

    #11 - Let it Ride

    S3:E11

    Sebastian is sent undercover and Patton exercises his former gambling skills, as Pride and the team attempt a dangerous operation to trap Garcia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 12 - Hell on the High Water
    7.9/10(312 votes)

    #12 - Hell on the High Water

    S3:E12

    After Pride travels to a deep sea oil rig for a murder investigation, the team uncovers a gas leak that's on the verge of causing a catastrophic explosion. Also, Sebastian starts his NCIS special agent training at FLETEC.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 13 - Return of the King
    7.8/10(302 votes)

    #13 - Return of the King

    S3:E13

    After thousands of classified government files are stolen, the NCIS team searches for an underground group of hackers co-founded by Pride’s old contact, Elvis Bertrand, who are known for exposing corruption among prominent people in New Orleans. Also, Sebastian joins the team as a newly minted NCIS Special Agent.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 14 - Pandora's Box (II)
    7.8/10(394 votes)

    #14 - Pandora's Box (II)

    S3:E14

    NCIS agents McGee and Torres travel to New Orleans to partner with Pride and his team in the search for a missing homeland security theoretical terror playbook. The crossover starts on NCIS S14E15 Pandora's Box (I).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 15 - End of the Line
    7.8/10(303 votes)

    #15 - End of the Line

    S3:E15

    A gruesome copycat murder on a street car reopens a former case for Wade, evoking painful memories from her past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 16 - The Last Stand
    7.5/10(296 votes)

    #16 - The Last Stand

    S3:E16

    Pride’s longtime friend, state and military attorney Rita Devereaux, asks NCIS to investigate the disappearance of a JAG lawyer who specializes in classified cases and volunteers at a private military academy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 17 - Swift, Silent, Deadly
    7.7/10(297 votes)

    #17 - Swift, Silent, Deadly

    S3:E17

    A highly credentialed and skilled special ops marine sends Pride and the NCIS team on a city-wide manhunt after he assaults six men in a bar.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 18 - Slay the Dragon
    7.7/10(301 votes)

    #18 - Slay the Dragon

    S3:E18

    Tammy is reunited with her ex-husband, Ethan McKinley, who disappeared after embezzling $80 million in Katrina relief funds, after he is linked to the murder of a crime boss’ son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 19 - Quid Pro Quo
    7.8/10(293 votes)

    #19 - Quid Pro Quo

    S3:E19

    While investigating a deadly accident at a naval base, NCIS discovers a unit of Seabees was poisoned with a contagious super virus leaving the rest of the base and the entire city of New Orleans at risk for a catastrophic outbreak. Also, during the autopsy, Wade is infected with the virus and given hours to live if an antidote can’t be found.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 20 - NOLA Confidential
    7.6/10(294 votes)

    #20 - NOLA Confidential

    S3:E20

    After the NCIS team uncovers a link between an international drug ring and the New Orleans Police Department, Lasalle must investigate his former partner in the Vice unit. Also, Pride worries about Rita’s safety as she looks into a connection between the Mayor and illegal activity in Clearwater.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 21 - Krewe
    7.7/10(305 votes)

    #21 - Krewe

    S3:E21

    While Pride listens in on a wiretap of Mayor Hamilton, the NCIS team investigates a train heist of hundreds of Navy weapons,

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 22 - Knockout
    7.7/10(302 votes)

    #22 - Knockout

    S3:E22

    After the Belle Chase Navy Chaplain and pastor at Clearwater Baptist is murdered, Pride believes he found a connection between Mayor Hamilton and the illegal activity taking place in the city of Clearwater. Also, Percy continues to face repercussions of her choices on a previous case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 23 - Down the Rabbit Hole
    7.9/10(303 votes)

    #23 - Down the Rabbit Hole

    S3:E23

    After Pride is spotted tracking one of Mayor Hamilton’s accomplices, the suspect opens fire on a crowded street before disappearing.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writer:Brad Kern

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  24. NCIS: New Orleans Season 3 Episode 24 - Poetic Justice
    8.1/10(333 votes)

    #24 - Poetic Justice

    S3:E24

    Unable to trust anyone in New Orleans, the NCIS team calls in FBI Assistant Director Isler to help expose and stop the sinister scheme Mayor Hamilton has planned for the residents of Clearwater. Season Finale.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Aftershocks" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 381 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Suspicious Minds".