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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 13

Every episode of NCIS Season 13 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 13!

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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    NCIS Season 13 Episode 24 - Family First
    9.2/10(1608 votes)

    S13:E24

    NCIS, the FBI, and MI6 continue an international manhunt for an escaped British spy who is targeting current and former agents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. NCIS Season 13 Episode 11 - Spinning Wheel
    8.8/10(924 votes)

    S13:E11

    After Ducky is attacked by a man claiming to have information about his half-brother who died decades ago, the NCIS team searches for the perpetrator.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  3. NCIS Season 13 Episode 18 - Scope
    8.7/10(992 votes)

    S13:E18

    The NCIS team re-examines an ambush on a group of Special Ops snipers in Iraq after an American couple is attacked in the same area six months later.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NCIS Season 13 Episode 23 - Dead Letter
    8.5/10(725 votes)

    S13:E23

    The NCIS team, alongside the FBI and MI6, continue an international manhunt for an escaped British spy who has left one colleague fighting for their life in ICU.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. NCIS Season 13 Episode 8 - Saviors
    8.4/10(756 votes)

    S13:E8

    DiNozzo is reunited with his ex-girlfriend, Jeanne Benoit, when insurgents in Sudan attack a group of volunteer doctors, including her husband.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  6. NCIS Season 13 Episode 1 - Stop the Bleeding
    8.3/10(893 votes)

    S13:E1

    After being shot, Gibbs fights for his life aboard a Navy hospital ship, while DiNozzo and Joanna travel to Shanghai to try and take down the Calling.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writers:Gary Glasberg, Scott Williams

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  7. NCIS Season 13 Episode 19 - Reasonable Doubts
    8.2/10(771 votes)

    S13:E19

    A Navy Public Affairs officer is murdered, and the victim's wife and mistress accuse each other of the crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. NCIS Season 13 Episode 5 - Lockdown
    8.1/10(733 votes)

    S13:E5

    While visiting a pharmaceutical lab on a murder case, Abby is trapped with no communication to the outside world after armed men take over the building and hold everyone hostage.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  9. NCIS Season 13 Episode 7 - 16 Years
    8.1/10(728 votes)

    S13:E7

    The NCIS murder case of a retired Navy Lieutenant Commander forces Ducky to reveal his participation in a secret society that solves cold cases.

    Director:Mark Horowitz
    Writer:Brendan Fehily

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  10. NCIS Season 13 Episode 15 - React
    8.1/10(681 votes)

    S13:E15

    When Secretary of the Navy Sarah Porter learns her daughter has been kidnapped, the NCIS team partners with the FBI to track the case, determine a motive and bring her home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS Season 13 Episode 17 - After Hours
    8.1/10(706 votes)

    S13:E17

    The NCIS agents’ personal plans are interrupted when each of them catches errors in a seemingly cut-and-dried case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. NCIS Season 13 Episode 20 - Charade
    8.1/10(678 votes)

    S13:E20

    Tony's identity is stolen by multiple perpetrators who go on to blackmail politicians.

    Director:Edward Ornelas
    Writer:Brendan Fehily

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  13. NCIS Season 13 Episode 9 - Day in Court
    8.0/10(725 votes)

    S13:E9

    In order to clear his name, a Petty Officer volunteers to be court-martialed if NCIS agrees to conduct its own investigation after his murder case is dismissed due to a mishandled warrant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS Season 13 Episode 10 - Blood Brothers
    8.0/10(753 votes)

    S13:E10

    The Secretary of Defense calls on NCIS to help a sailor who is battling leukemia to locate a donor for a bone marrow transplant, after two of his siblings are killed in the line of duty.

    Director:Arvin Brown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. NCIS Season 13 Episode 16 - Loose Cannons
    8.0/10(694 votes)

    S13:E16

    Doctor Cyril Taft experiences the rush of an NCIS case after he is assigned surgical duty to Gibbs’ suspect and finds key evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. NCIS Season 13 Episode 22 - Homefront
    8.0/10(762 votes)

    S13:E22

    When a 14-year-old foils a home invasion, Gibbs suspects the teenager is withholding pertinent details.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS Season 13 Episode 3 - Incognito
    7.9/10(723 votes)

    S13:E3

    After a Marine is found murdered in Quantico hours after calling Gibbs to discuss a possible case, Bishop and McGee go undercover as a married couple to run surveillance on a Marine Lieutenant and his wife.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  18. NCIS Season 13 Episode 12 - Sister City (I)
    7.9/10(731 votes)

    S13:E12

    The passengers and crew of a private plane traveling from New Orleans to Washington, D.C., are poisoned and the evidence points to Abby's brother, the aircraft's missing chef. The episode continues on NCIS: New Orleans S2E12 Sister City (II).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NCIS Season 13 Episode 21 - Return to Sender
    7.9/10(650 votes)

    S13:E21

    Gibbs and Senior FBI Agent T.C. Fornell unite after two British prisoners, including a former spy, escape and arrive stateside via a shipping container.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  20. NCIS Season 13 Episode 2 - Personal Day
    7.8/10(735 votes)

    S13:E2

    Gibbs calls on the team to assist DEA Agent Luis Mitchell with a case that keeps going cold, but DiNozzo discovers there is more to Gibbs’ personal connection to the agent and his desire to help him succeed.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  21. NCIS Season 13 Episode 4 - Double Trouble
    7.7/10(689 votes)

    S13:E4

    Vance partners with Gibbs and returns to field duty when a murder case is connected to a former NCIS agent he locked up for stealing evidence.

    Director:Dennis Smith
    Writer:Christopher J. Waild

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  22. NCIS Season 13 Episode 6 - Viral
    7.7/10(694 votes)

    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:Jennifer Corbett

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  23. NCIS Season 13 Episode 13 - Déjà Vu
    7.7/10(688 votes)

    S13:E13

    While investigating the murder of a seaman who was set to testify before a grand jury, the NCIS team uncovers the resurgence of an international human-trafficking ring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NCIS Season 13 Episode 14 - Decompressed
    7.7/10(660 votes)

    S13:E14

    Four deep sea divers stay inside a diving chamber with a deceased body in order to decompress. The dead body belongs to a retired Petty Officer who died in mysterious circumstances.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"Family First" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 13. It scored 9.2/10 based on 1608 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/17/2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Spinning Wheel".