The BEST episodes of NCIS season 5
Every episode of NCIS season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of NCIS season 5!
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.
#1 - Judgement Day (1)
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/20/2008
When a former NCIS agent is found dead, the entire team is put in danger as they hunt after the killer.
#2 - Requiem
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2007
Gibbs finds himself emotionally challenged when he agrees to investigate a crime connected to a friend of his daughter, who passed away years ago, and the investigation leads to a shocking conclusion.
#3 - Bury Your Dead
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007
The NCIS team uncovers a huge secret, as their mission to capture La Grenouille comes to an explosive and deadly conclusion.
#4 - Internal Affairs
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/22/2008
The dead body of La Grenouille finally surfaces and the entire NCIS is put under the investigation by the FBI, with Jenny as the prime suspect for his murder.
#5 - Judgement Day (2)
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/20/2008
When one of their own is killed, the team must find the killer before they get to another member of the team, Gibbs. In an emotional investigation, the team tries to stay together, against the wishes of Assistant Director Vance.
#6 - Ex-File
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007
Lt. Colonel Mann joins Gibbs in an investigation of the murder of a Marine Captain who had access to highly classified information. Things get very personal for Gibbs when one of the witnesses in the case turns out to be one of his ex-wifes.
#7 - About Face
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/13/2008
Palmer is put in grave danger when he becomes the target of an anonymous murderer, whom only he can recognize.
#8 - Lost & Found
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2007
The NCIS team has to babysit a 9-year-old son of a missing man, a survivalist who is somehow connected to a cold case murder. The investigation leads the team into the wilderness, where they discover a shocking truth about the man's past.
#9 - Identity Crisis
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2007
When Ducky realizes that one of his cadavers used for research is actually a victim of murder, the NCIS team identifies him as a criminal genius who is capable of deleting the past.
#10 - Dog Tags
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/15/2008
When a dog owner is found murdered, the NCIS team must determine if his dog committed the murder or not, and Abby decides to fight for the dog's life by trusting her instinct about the dog's innocence. Meanwhile, Gibbs learns about Jenny's secret.
#11 - Chimera
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2007
While investigating a mysterious death on a top-secret naval research ship at sea, the NCIS team comes upon an abandoned ship which contains a deadly secret that may cost them their lives.
#12 - Leap of Faith
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2007
The NCIS team is called in to stop a naval officer from committing suicide by jumping off a rooftop, but when the suicide attempt turns into a murder, the NCIS team will have to find out who did it.
#13 - Corporal Punishment
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2007
While trying to track down a delusional and violent Marine who thinks he's still in Iraq, the NCIS team will learn that the man has been the subject of a secret experiment - and it comes with a high price to pay.
#14 - Stakeout
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/8/2008
The NCIS team goes on a stakeout in a warehouse to catch a suspected thief of a high-tech naval radar, but they accidentally end up witnessing a murder. Meanwhile, Ducky hides a secret from the rest of the team.
#15 - In the Zone
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/29/2008
Two members of the NCIS team are sent to Baghdad to investigate a Mortar attack that turned into a murder investigation.
#16 - Recoil
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/6/2008
While on an undercover mission, Ziva's life is put in grave danger when the serial killer she's been tracking becomes suspicious of her.
#17 - Tribes
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2008
After a young Muslim Marine is murdered near his Mosque, Ducky refuses to perform autopsy due to his religious beliefs, so the NCIS team tries to talk to the father of the deceased, and they send McGee to plant a bug in the Mosque, only to discover that the FBI already planted their bug.
#18 - Family
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007
During an autopsy, Ducky makes a startling discovery that turns a murder of a Petty Officer into a search for a missing infant. Meanwhile, Tony has to deal with his feelings for Jeanne.
#19 - Designated Target
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2007
A murder investigation of a Navy Admiral takes a shocking turn when a woman, a political refugee, returns home to search for her husband.