The BEST episodes of NCIS season 13

Every episode of NCIS season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 13!

Explore the inner workings of the government agency that investigates all crimes involving Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position. Leading this team is NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a skilled investigator and interrogator who is smart, tough and willing to bend the rules to get the job done.

Last Updated: 4/26/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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Family First
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8.27
1790 votes

#1 - Family First

Season 13 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2016

The NCIS, FBI and MI6 teams continue the international manhunt for a spy who's targeting current and former agents. Anthony DiNozzo receives life-changing news.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Dead Letter
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7.97
1714 votes

#2 - Dead Letter

Season 13 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2016

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.

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Spinning Wheel
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7.96
1383 votes

#3 - Spinning Wheel

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/2015

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, as Ducky recalls the final emotional days he had with his sibling. Also, with the holidays approaching, Bishop and Jake discuss the future of their relationship.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Scope
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7.96
1340 votes

#4 - Scope

Season 13 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2016

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. When Gibbs discovers he needs the account of the lone survivor, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis, he tries to connect with the wounded warrior who is being treated for PTSD at Walter Reed Medical Center.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Homefront
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7.94
1624 votes

#5 - Homefront

Season 13 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2016

When a 14-year-old foils a home invasion, Gibbs suspects the teenager is withholding pertinent details. Also, Director Vance and Senior FBI Agent Fornell travel to London as part of the ongoing escaped British spy case.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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Stop the Bleeding
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7.86
1515 votes

#6 - Stop the Bleeding

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2015

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.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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Reasonable Doubts
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7.83
1379 votes

#7 - Reasonable Doubts

Season 13 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/22/2016

The NCIS team must ascertain who is lying, the wife or the mistress, after the women accuse each other of murdering a Navy Public Affairs officer. Also, Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. helps a homeless woman who believes he is her father.

Directors: Tom Wright
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Return to Sender
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7.83
1555 votes

#8 - Return to Sender

Season 13 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/19/2016

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. Also, McGee is busy apartment hunting and determined to find out how DiNozzo purchased his lavish place.

Directors: Leslie Libman
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16 Years
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7.82
1336 votes

#9 - 16 Years

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2015

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

Directors: Mark Horowitz
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Day in Court
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7.81
1346 votes

#10 - Day in Court

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/17/2015

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. Also, Bishop and Jake discuss their marital problems.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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Charade
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7.80
1507 votes

#11 - Charade

Season 13 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2016

After Tony’s identity is stolen by multiple perpetrators, the fake Special Agent DiNozzos begin blackmailing Senators.

Directors: Edward Ornelas
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React
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7.79
1382 votes

#12 - React

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2016

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. Also, McGee’s childhood friend, NCIS Special Agent Valerie Page is in town to assist the team with advance tactics training

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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Loose Cannons
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7.79
1247 votes

#13 - Loose Cannons

Season 13 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2016

Doctor Cyril Taft experiences the rush of an NCIS case after he is assigned surgical duty to Gibb’s suspect and finds key evidence. Also, Dinozzo pays Jeanne Benoit a visit as he chases a lead involving doctors in Sudan.

Directors: Alrick Riley
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Saviors
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7.78
1282 votes

#14 - Saviors

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2015

DiNozzo is reunited with his ex-girlfriend, Jeanne Benoit, when insurgents in Sudan attack a group of volunteer doctors, including her husband. DiNozzo and McGee travel to the crime scene for the joint murder and kidnapping case and join the search for the missing doctors.

Directors: Tony Wharmby
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After Hours
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7.76
1279 votes

#15 - After Hours

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2016

The NCIS agents’ personal plans are interrupted when each of them catches errors in a seemingly cut-and-dried closed case. Also, McGee and Delilah argue over the importance of not discussing work during dinner, while DiNozzo bores his date with shop talk.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Lockdown
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7.74
1312 votes

#16 - Lockdown

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2015

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.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
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Blood Brothers
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7.73
1394 votes

#17 - Blood Brothers

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2015

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. Meanwhile, Bishop returns home to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving.

Directors: Arvin Brown
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Decompressed
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7.72
1307 votes

#18 - Decompressed

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2016

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. The NCIS team will try to crack the case from land while the divers spend four days with the body.

Directors: Thomas J. Wright
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Viral
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7.70
1335 votes

#19 - Viral

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2015

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. Also, McGee and Delilah must learn to compromise before moving in together.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
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Sister City (1)
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7.68
1242 votes

#20 - Sister City (1)

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/2016

After the passengers and crew of a private plane traveling from New Orleans to Washington D.C. are lethally poisoned, all evidence points to the missing chef, Abby’s brother, Luca. Gibbs and the D.C. team work in conjunction with Pride and the New Orleans team to locate Luca and determine why a private tech company was targeted. (Sister City (2) aired on NCIS: New Orleans, season 2, episode 12.)

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Personal Day
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7.67
1424 votes

#21 - Personal Day

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2015

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. Also, the team gossips about Gibbs’ new look after he replaces his standard military haircut and polo shirt for a modern cut and tailored dress shirt.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Déjà Vu
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7.67
1295 votes

#22 - Déjà Vu

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2016

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. Also, McGee hopes to spend the night at a colleague’s home after a storm causes massive power outages in the city.

Directors: Rocky Carroll
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Incognito
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7.65
1351 votes

#23 - Incognito

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2015

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.

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Double Trouble
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7.63
1316 votes

#24 - Double Trouble

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2015

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.

Directors: Dennis Smith
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