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The Best Episodes of NCIS Season 15

Every episode of NCIS Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NCIS Season 15!

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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 15 Episode 22 - Two Steps Back
    8.4/10(824 votes)

    S15:E22

    When evidence reveals an NCIS team member is a hitman’s latest target, the team must search through old case files to determine who is seeking vengeance.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Jennifer Corbett

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  2. NCIS Season 15 Episode 1 - House Divided
    8.2/10(832 votes)

    S15:E1

    The NCIS team tirelessly search for Gibbs and McGee two months after they were last seen fighting an elusive group of rebels in a Paraguay jungle.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writer:Steven D. Binder

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  3. NCIS Season 15 Episode 7 - Burden of Proof
    8.2/10(656 votes)

    S15:E7

    A convicted felon claims NCIS framed him for murder a decade ago, so Gibbs investigates and asks Ducky to conduct a new autopsy. Senior FBI agent Fornell joins the probe, since he was the lead investigator in the original joint FBI and NCIS case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. NCIS Season 15 Episode 18 - Death from Above
    8.2/10(649 votes)

    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:Christopher J. Waild

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  5. NCIS Season 15 Episode 24 - Date with Destiny
    8.2/10(642 votes)

    S15:E24

    Sloane is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C.

    Director:Tony Wharmby
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck, Scott Williams

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  6. NCIS Season 15 Episode 11 - High Tide
    8.1/10(623 votes)

    S15:E11

    Torres and Bishop go undercover as a criminal couple available for hire, during an NCIS sting operation tracking illegal drug-running out of the Norfolk civilian marina.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. NCIS Season 15 Episode 14 - Keep Your Friends Close
    8.1/10(598 votes)

    S15:E14

    After the body of a missing Navy commander is found, Vance orders Gibbs and the team to work with former FBI Agent Tobias "T.C." Fornell, the private investigator who was hired to locate him.

    Director:Mark Horowitz
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  8. NCIS Season 15 Episode 15 - Keep Your Enemies Closer
    8.1/10(644 votes)

    S15:E15

    NCIS strikes a deal with convicted murderer Paul Triff, giving him a 48-hour furlough at his former residence, now McGee's home, in exchange for information that can convict his former cellmate, Gabriel Hicks, the murderer who deceived Gibbs and Fornell.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Jennifer Corbett

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  9. NCIS Season 15 Episode 16 - Handle with Care
    8.0/10(669 votes)

    S15:E16

    Gibbs and the team work to clear the name of retired Marine Sergeant John Ross when cyanide is found in one of the hundreds of care packages he sends to active-duty Marines.

    Director:Alrick Riley
    Writers:Matthew R. Jarrett, Scott J. Jarrett

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  10. NCIS Season 15 Episode 8 - Voices
    7.9/10(636 votes)

    S15:E8

    An NCIS person of interest in a bribery and fraud case is found murdered after a runner is led to his body by a strange voice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. NCIS Season 15 Episode 12 - Dark Secrets
    7.9/10(592 votes)

    S15:E12

    After a seemingly happy and successful Navy Lieutenant appears to have taken her own life, Gibbs and the team conduct a thorough investigation, interviewing family and friends from her past and present.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writers:Frank Cardea, George Schenck

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  12. NCIS Season 15 Episode 20 - Sight Unseen
    7.9/10(595 votes)

    S15:E20

    NCIS searches for a Petty Officer suspected of assault who escapes when the sheriff transporting him crashes into a lake.

    Director:Bethany Rooney
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. NCIS Season 15 Episode 4 - Skeleton Crew
    7.8/10(658 votes)

    S15:E4

    NCIS Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane, a forensic psychologist, joins the team just as a horrific storm shuts down Washington, D.C. During the power outage, a sailor is kidnapped, and Torres and Bishop go out to sea to track evidence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. NCIS Season 15 Episode 21 - One Step Forward
    7.8/10(637 votes)

    S15:E21

    Sara Carter begs Gibbs to investigate her mother's murder - she believes the wrong man was convicted.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Gina Lucita Monreal

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  15. NCIS Season 15 Episode 2 - Twofer
    7.7/10(658 votes)

    S15:E2

    NCIS investigates when the body of a murdered Navy Lieutenant, who disappeared over a year ago, is found by a cemetery grounds crew while relocating caskets on the property.

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  16. NCIS Season 15 Episode 3 - Exit Strategy
    7.7/10(647 votes)

    S15:E3

    Torres' partner mysteriously vanishes during a stakeout with Metro P.D. The investigation uncovers new evidence from a decade-old murder case.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. NCIS Season 15 Episode 10 - Double Down
    7.7/10(635 votes)

    S15:E10

    As Torres and Sloane run protection detail for U.S. Senator John Phillips in Afghanistan for the holidays, they must urgently return to the States after hearing the senator’s son is in the ICU.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. NCIS Season 15 Episode 13 - Family Ties
    7.7/10(608 votes)

    S15:E13

    After McGee and Torres visit the home of a high schooler who witnessed a hit-and-run, her parents flee with their daughter, leaving NCIS in the lurch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. NCIS Season 15 Episode 17 - One Man's Trash
    7.7/10(616 votes)

    S15:E17

    Gibbs and Ducky are watching TV when they see the host handling a 200-year-old war stick that could be a match from a decade-old cold case.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Scott Williams

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  20. NCIS Season 15 Episode 19 - The Numerical Limit
    7.7/10(611 votes)

    S15:E19

    Gibbs is granted protective custody of a ten-year-old orphaned refugee, Elena, when an NCIS case reveals she is the target of a violent gang.

    Director:Leslie Libman
    Writers:David J. North, Steven D. Binder

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  21. NCIS Season 15 Episode 5 - Fake It ‘Till You Make It
    7.6/10(637 votes)

    S15:E5

    Reeves sees his friend get kidnapped and the investigation reveals the primary suspect disappeared two days earlier with confidential military information.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. NCIS Season 15 Episode 6 - Trapped
    7.5/10(602 votes)

    S15:E6

    A Petty Officer is found murdered on a golf course, and McGee spends hours on the victim’s ham radio trying to locate a key witness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. NCIS Season 15 Episode 23 - Fallout
    7.5/10(590 votes)

    S15:E23

    While Gibbs attends the memorial service for a friend who was lost at sea, he discovers that the deceased, Navy Captain Phillip Brooks, has been hiding in a fallout shelter after his boat was attacked and he swam to shore.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. NCIS Season 15 Episode 9 - Ready or Not
    7.4/10(730 votes)

    S15:E9

    The team tracks an elusive international arms dealer who recently murdered an MI6 officer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Two Steps Back" is the best rated episode of "NCIS" season 15. It scored 8.4/10 based on 824 votes. Directed by Michael Zinberg and written by Jennifer Corbett, it aired on 5/8/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "House Divided".