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The Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5

Every episode of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS: New Orleans Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 1 - See You Soon
    7.9/10(371 votes)

    #1 - See You Soon

    S5:E1

    While Pride fights for his life in the ICU, the team scours the city for the hit woman who attempted to assassinate him.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  2. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 2 - Inside Out
    7.7/10(316 votes)

    #2 - Inside Out

    S5:E2

    The team searches for a former IRA bomb-maker who was smuggled into the city, and are joined by Special Agent Hannah Khoury, Pride’s replacement during his medical leave. Also, Pride considers a new position with the agency.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writer:Adam Targum

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  3. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 3 - Diplomatic Immunity
    7.8/10(301 votes)

    #3 - Diplomatic Immunity

    S5:E3

    While NCIS investigates the murder of a Navy intelligence officer killed during a conference for foreign diplomats, the key witness cozies up to Sebastian. Also, Pride has some trouble adjusting to his new position at the agency.

    Director:Gordon Lonsdale
    Writers:Greta Heinemann, Rob Kerkovich

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  4. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 4 - Legacy
    7.7/10(280 votes)

    #4 - Legacy

    S5:E4

    After a petty officer is found murdered under a shrimping boat, the NCIS investigation uncovers a conspiracy in the tight-knit local fishing community. Also, Lasalle awaits the final results of the tax fraud investigation into his family’s company.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writer:Chad Gomez Creasey

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  5. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 5 - In the Blood
    7.9/10(328 votes)

    #5 - In the Blood

    S5:E5

    Pride’s father, Cassius Pride, is wrapped up in an NCIS case involving a notorious unsolved casino heist from several years ago. Also, Pride meets a family member he never knew existed.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Ron McGee

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  6. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 6 - Pound of Flesh
    7.5/10(298 votes)

    #6 - Pound of Flesh

    S5:E6

    After Pride's assistant escapes from a kidnapper, the team uncovers evidence of a suspect who is harvesting organs from multiple victims; Pride turns to a friend for guidance as he struggles with the ramifications of his recent brush with death.

    Director:Hart Bochner
    Writer:Talicia Raggs

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  7. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 7 - Sheepdogs
    7.8/10(295 votes)

    #7 - Sheepdogs

    S5:E7

    Following a deadly car explosion in the French Quarter, the NCIS team interrogates a professor and former member of a student protest organization. Also, Tammy discovers a secret about Hannah’s personal life.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Brooke Roberts

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  8. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 8 - Close to Home
    8.0/10(277 votes)

    #8 - Close to Home

    S5:E8

    The team places Mateo Diaz, a high school gang member turned informant, in protective custody while they investigate the murder of his junior reserve officers' training corps instructor; Pride needs his brother's help to gain Mateo's trust.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Katherine Beattie

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  9. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 9 - Risk Assessment
    7.9/10(292 votes)

    #9 - Risk Assessment

    S5:E9

    The team investigates the murder of a Navy contractor who secretly lived two lives for decades.

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writer:Elizabeth Rinehart

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  10. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 10 - Tick Tock
    7.6/10(334 votes)

    #10 - Tick Tock

    S5:E10

    While on a sunrise jog, Pride is grabbed by two masked men who order him to complete a series of tasks in order to save Wade and his father, Cassius Pride, who are being held captive.

    Director:Stacey K. Black
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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  11. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 11 - Vindicta
    7.8/10(287 votes)

    #11 - Vindicta

    S5:E11

    Pride and the NCIS team hope to take down a secret and lethal group of former intelligence agents and avenge the death of someone close to them.

    Director:Jim Hayman
    Writer:Adam Targum

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  12. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 12 - Desperate Navy Wives
    8.1/10(284 votes)

    #12 - Desperate Navy Wives

    S5:E12

    While undercover, Gregorio joins a social club for military wives after one of the members is contacted by an ex-boyfriend on the FBI Most Wanted List.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Chad Gomez Creasey

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  13. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 13 - X
    7.8/10(286 votes)

    #13 - X

    S5:E13

    NCIS investigates the disappearance of a Navy entomologist after a deadly shooting at a research lab. Nero, with Naval Intelligence, joins the investigation when the team discovers a rare and deadly virus was also stolen.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Greta Heinemann

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  14. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 14 - Conspiracy Theories
    7.7/10(274 votes)

    #14 - Conspiracy Theories

    S5:E14

    Pride and the team reunite with conspiracy journalist Oliver Crane after the source for his latest vigilante story is murdered. Also, Hannah’s former partner, Liam Somers, surprises her in New Orleans and shares a shocking revelation about an old case.

    Director:Tessa Blake
    Writer:Ron McGee

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  15. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 15 - Crab Mentality
    8.1/10(285 votes)

    #15 - Crab Mentality

    S5:E15

    The team investigates multiple murders tied to a construction company creating an experimental chemical that strengthens sea walls. Also, evidence from Hannah’s previous mission in Oman is used against her as blackmail.

    Director:Stacey K. Black
    Writer:Brooke Roberts

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  16. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 16 - Survivor
    7.7/10(283 votes)

    #16 - Survivor

    S5:E16

    After an elusive terrorist with a personal vendetta against Hannah resurfaces, she is placed in protective custody with her family while the NCIS team searches for the suspect’s whereabouts.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Cameron Dupuy, Sydney Mitchel

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  17. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 17 - Reckoning
    7.6/10(264 votes)

    #17 - Reckoning

    S5:E17

    After a reshuffling of assignments, Pride is no longer Special Agent in Charge of the Southeast and returns to the New Orleans NCIS office during the investigation of a missing petty officer.

    Director:Gordon Lonsdale
    Writers:Christopher Silber, Adam Targum

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  18. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 18 - In Plain Sight
    7.9/10(273 votes)

    #18 - In Plain Sight

    S5:E18

    The NCIS team investigates the murder of Patton's friend, a former Navy Seal gunned down in a drive-by shooting while Patton helplessly watched.

    Director:LeVar Burton
    Writer:Katherine Beattie

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  19. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 19 - A House Divided
    7.9/10(262 votes)

    #19 - A House Divided

    S5:E19

    A Navy lieutenant from a well-connected and affluent family has a fatal fall down a flight of stairs at a charity gala; the team investigates whether his death was an accident or foul play.

    Director:Deborah Reinisch
    Writer:Elizabeth Rinehart

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  20. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 20 - Jackpot
    7.4/10(263 votes)

    #20 - Jackpot

    S5:E20

    When Elvis Bertrand's "daughter" is linked to an NCIS murder case, he asks Pride to prove her innocence.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writer:Talicia Raggs

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  21. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 21 - Trust Me
    7.8/10(251 votes)

    #21 - Trust Me

    S5:E21

    Tammy is convinced that a con man committed the hit-and-run murder of a Navy doctor, even though the evidence shows otherwise. Also, unbeknownst to Hannah, her husband, Ryan Porter, approaches Pride with new intel on Apollyon, the underground spy network responsible for murdering his father.

    Director:Jennifer Derwingson
    Writers:Ron McGee, Austin Badgett

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  22. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 22 - Chaos Theory
    7.9/10(246 votes)

    #22 - Chaos Theory

    S5:E22

    The NCIS team investigates a deadly bombing at a military museum event with over 1,000 people in attendance.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writer:Brooke Roberts

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  23. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 23 - The River Styx (1)
    8.0/10(272 votes)

    #23 - The River Styx (1)

    S5:E23

    Pride and Lasalle travel to war-torn South Ossetia in Russia to locate FBI Special Agent Raymond Isler, who was kidnapped during a failed mission to apprehend the leader of Apollyon, the underground spy network responsible for murdering Pride's father.

    Director:James Hayman
    Writer:Chad Gomez Creasey

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  24. NCIS: New Orleans Season 5 Episode 24 - The River Styx (2)
    7.8/10(289 votes)

    #24 - The River Styx (2)

    S5:E24

    After tracking Apollyon, a deadly underground spy network, to war-torn South Ossetia, Pride is separated from the team and faces grave danger. Also, in order to save Pride, the NCIS team must locate a mole who continues to feed information to Apollyon.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Christopher Silber

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"See You Soon" is the best rated episode of "NCIS: New Orleans" season 5. It scored 7.9/10 based on 371 votes. Directed by James Hayman and written by Christopher Silber, it aired on 9/25/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Inside Out".