NCIS (2003)

Action · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 7.8 (178,260 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 23
Streaming (US): Hulu · Netflix · Paramount+
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 23 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.75 avg 23 episodes 8.1 → 8.2 44 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Yankee White	8.1	2,197
2	Hung Out to Dry	7.5	1,535
3	Seadog	7.5	1,360
4	The Immortals	7.3	1,328
5	The Curse	7.8	1,282
6	High Seas	7.6	1,234
7	Sub Rosa	8.0	1,277
8	Minimum Security	7.5	1,193
9	Marine Down	7.9	1,180
10	Left for Dead	7.6	1,169
11	Eye Spy	7.5	1,107
12	My Other Left Foot	7.7	1,131
13	One Shot, One Kill	8.1	1,149
14	The Good Samaritan	7.5	1,094
15	Enigma	7.7	1,136
16	Bête Noire	8.5	1,333
17	The Truth Is Out There	7.4	1,077
18	UnSEALeD	7.7	1,104
19	Dead Man Talking	8.1	1,285
20	Missing	7.9	1,100
21	Split Decision	7.7	1,061
22	A Weak Link	7.4	1,073
23	Reveille	8.2	1,184

Season 2 (2004)

7.90 avg 23 episodes 8.4 → 8.9 44 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	See No Evil	8.4	1,258
2	The Good Wives Club	7.7	1,062
3	Vanished	7.3	1,016
4	Lt. Jane Doe	7.8	1,031
5	The Bone Yard	8.0	1,057
6	Terminal Leave	7.6	1,035
7	Call of Silence	9.1	2,156
8	Heart Break	7.4	977
9	Forced Entry	7.7	986
10	Chained	8.1	1,048
11	Black Water	7.6	982
12	Doppelgänger	8.0	1,055
13	The Meat Puzzle	8.2	1,089
14	Witness	8.0	1,007
15	Caught on Tape	7.5	942
16	Pop Life	7.4	951
17	An Eye for an Eye	7.5	968
18	Bikini Wax	7.4	951
19	Conspiracy Theory	7.7	933
20	Red Cell	7.7	931
21	Hometown Hero	7.7	954
22	SWAK	8.9	1,578
23	Twilight	8.9	1,417

Season 3 (2005)

7.95 avg 24 episodes 8.6 → 8.6 44 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kill Ari: Part 1	8.6	1,350
2	Kill Ari: Part 2	8.7	1,305
3	Mind Games	8.0	1,062
4	Silver War	7.7	1,009
5	Switch	7.4	944
6	The Voyeur's Web	7.5	951
7	Honor Code	8.2	1,100
8	Under Covers	8.5	1,209
9	Frame Up	8.5	1,130
10	Probie	8.0	974
11	Model Behavior	7.4	961
12	Boxed In	7.9	986
13	Deception	7.5	971
14	Light Sleeper	7.7	909
15	Head Case	7.5	936
16	Family Secret	7.5	884
17	Ravenous	7.7	900
18	Bait	8.2	1,050
19	Iced	7.6	893
20	Untouchable	7.6	869
21	Bloodbath	8.1	1,007
22	Jeopardy	7.9	924
23	Hiatus: Part 1	8.4	1,040
24	Hiatus: Part 2	8.6	1,112

Season 4 (2006)

7.85 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 8.2 45 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Shalom	8.1	1,044
2	Escaped	7.9	946
3	Singled Out	7.5	971
4	Faking It	7.7	890
5	Dead and Unburied	7.6	892
6	Witch Hunt	8.0	969
7	Sandblast	7.6	904
8	Once a Hero	7.8	878
9	Twisted Sister	8.2	1,033
10	Smoked	8.0	936
11	Driven	7.7	941
12	Suspicion	7.7	909
13	Sharif Returns	7.7	876
14	Blowback	7.9	868
15	Friends & Lovers	7.7	884
16	Dead Man Walking	8.6	1,171
17	Skeletons	7.7	913
18	Iceman	7.7	844
19	Grace Period	8.4	1,011
20	Cover Story	7.9	926
21	Brothers in Arms	7.3	849
22	In the Dark	7.5	851
23	Trojan Horse	7.9	847
24	Angel of Death	8.2	968

Season 5 (2007)

7.95 avg 19 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 46 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Bury Your Dead	8.2	997
2	Family	7.5	871
3	Ex-File	7.8	892
4	Identity Crisis	7.8	878
5	Leap of Faith	7.8	886
6	Chimera	8.4	1,073
7	Requiem	8.9	1,332
8	Designated Target	7.5	835
9	Lost & Found	8.2	962
10	Corporal Punishment	7.9	955
11	Tribes	7.3	845
12	Stakeout	7.5	856
13	Dog Tags	7.7	884
14	Internal Affairs	8.1	921
15	In the Zone	7.5	843
16	Recoil	7.8	888
17	About Face	7.7	825
18	Judgment Day: Part 1	8.6	1,143
19	Judgment Day: Part 2	8.8	608

Season 6 (2008)

7.91 avg 25 episodes 8.1 → 8.6 44 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Last Man Standing	8.1	1,035
2	Agent Afloat	7.8	911
3	Capitol Offense	7.6	871
4	Heartland	8.9	1,409
5	Nine Lives	7.6	846
6	Murder 2.0	8.2	973
7	Collateral Damage	7.8	854
8	Cloak	8.5	967
9	Dagger	8.2	947
10	Road Kill	7.4	820
11	Silent Night	7.9	949
12	Caged	8.0	902
13	Broken Bird	7.7	916
14	Love & War	7.5	809
15	Deliverance	7.6	823
16	Bounce	7.9	866
17	South by Southwest	7.8	871
18	Knockout	7.0	901
19	Hide and Seek	7.5	821
20	Dead Reckoning	7.8	811
21	Toxic	7.8	783
22	Legend: Part 1	8.0	972
23	Legend: Part 2	8.1	933
24	Semper Fidelis	8.4	932
25	Aliyah	8.6	1,038

Season 7 (2009)

7.96 avg 24 episodes 9.2 → 8.5 44 min avg

U-shaped

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Truth or Consequences	9.2	1,735
2	Reunion	8.1	914
3	The Inside Man	7.7	838
4	Good Cop, Bad Cop	8.2	897
5	Code of Conduct	7.5	813
6	Outlaws and In-Laws	8.1	901
7	Endgame	8.1	884
8	Power Down	8.2	883
9	Child's Play	7.9	879
10	Faith	7.8	933
11	Ignition	7.6	820
12	Flesh and Blood	8.0	883
13	Jet Lag	8.1	931
14	Masquerade	7.6	785
15	Jack-Knife	7.7	823
16	Mother's Day	7.6	860
17	Double Identity	7.6	775
18	Jurisdiction	7.9	865
19	Guilty Pleasure	7.8	867
20	Moonlighting	7.6	778
21	Obsession	7.7	815
22	Borderland	8.2	851
23	Patriot Down	8.3	852
24	Rule Fifty-One	8.5	945

Season 8 (2010)

7.94 avg 24 episodes 8.5 → 8.4 45 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Spider and the Fly	8.5	992
2	Worst Nightmare	8.0	848
3	Short Fuse	7.7	795
4	Royals & Loyals	7.7	822
5	Dead Air	7.4	807
6	Cracked	7.5	811
7	Broken Arrow	8.0	843
8	Enemies Foreign	8.2	884
9	Enemies Domestic	8.4	930
10	False Witness	7.6	785
11	Ships in the Night	8.0	814
12	Recruited	7.8	897
13	Freedom	7.5	782
14	A Man Walks Into a Bar...	8.4	1,064
15	Defiance	7.7	773
16	Kill Screen	7.7	826
17	One Last Score	7.5	799
18	Out of the Frying Pan	7.9	822
19	Tell-All	7.5	750
20	Two-Faced	8.1	806
21	Dead Reflection	8.0	801
22	Baltimore	8.6	928
23	Swan Song	8.5	986
24	Pyramid	8.4	947

Season 9 (2011)

7.90 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 43 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nature of the Beast	8.2	1,034
2	Restless	7.7	838
3	The Penelope Papers	7.5	860
4	Enemy on the Hill	7.8	882
5	Safe Harbor	7.7	843
6	Thirst	7.5	863
7	Devil's Triangle	8.1	897
8	Engaged: Part 1	8.1	875
9	Engaged: Part 2	8.2	868
10	Sins of the Father	7.7	805
11	Newborn King	8.0	906
12	Housekeeping	8.1	867
13	A Desperate Man	7.7	818
14	Life Before His Eyes	8.1	1,215
15	Secrets	7.8	817
16	Psych Out	7.7	802
17	Need to Know	7.6	754
18	The Tell	7.7	788
19	The Good Son	7.6	758
20	The Missionary Position	7.4	752
21	Rekindled	8.1	799
22	Playing with Fire	8.2	771
23	Up in Smoke	8.2	781
24	Till Death Do Us Part	8.8	1,115

Season 10 (2012)

8.02 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 8.4 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Extreme Prejudice	8.3	1,087
2	Recovery	7.8	876
3	Phoenix	7.6	807
4	Lost at Sea	7.6	802
5	The Namesake	8.2	839
6	Shell Shock: Part 1	7.7	790
7	Shell Shock: Part 2	7.9	814
8	Gone	8.1	832
9	Devil's Trifecta	8.5	968
10	You Better Watch Out	7.8	847
11	Shabbat Shalom	8.7	1,072
12	Shiva	8.6	1,056
13	Hit and Run	7.5	826
14	Canary	8.3	827
15	Hereafter	7.3	730
16	Detour	8.4	846
17	Prime Suspect	7.7	727
18	Seek	8.6	908
19	Squall	7.7	754
20	Chasing Ghosts	7.4	721
21	Berlin	8.2	822
22	Revenge	8.2	790
23	Double Blind	8.0	751
24	Damned If You Do	8.4	908

Season 11 (2013)

7.90 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 43 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	8.2	969
2	Past, Present, and Future	8.6	1,078
3	Under the Radar	7.6	764
4	Anonymous Was a Woman	7.9	806
5	Once a Crook	7.6	714
6	Oil and Water	7.6	737
7	Better Angels	8.3	844
8	Alibi	7.8	734
9	Gut Check	8.3	897
10	Devil's Triad	8.3	915
11	Homesick	7.6	794
12	Kill Chain	7.7	756
13	Double Back	7.9	731
14	Monsters and Men	7.8	716
15	Bulletproof	7.5	708
16	Dressed to Kill	7.7	692
17	Rock and a Hard Place	7.4	727
18	Crescent City: Part 1	7.6	866
19	Crescent City: Part 2	7.7	813
20	Page Not Found	7.8	702
21	Alleged	7.8	692
22	Shooter	8.1	742
23	The Admiral's Daughter	8.1	791
24	Honor Thy Father	8.7	1,006

Season 12 (2014)

8.08 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.4 43 min avg

Rebound

Season 12 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Twenty Klicks	8.2	914
2	Kill the Messenger	7.7	784
3	So It Goes	8.5	972
4	Choke Hold	8.1	794
5	The San Dominick	8.1	761
6	Parental Guidance Suggested	8.3	946
7	The Searchers	8.1	771
8	Semper Fortis	8.1	821
9	Grounded	8.5	853
10	House Rules	8.1	904
11	Check	8.8	973
12	The Enemy Within	7.8	724
13	We Build, We Fight	7.7	818
14	Cadence	8.0	768
15	Cabin Fever	8.2	736
16	Blast from the Past	7.8	683
17	The Artful Dodger	7.8	679
18	Status Update	8.0	688
19	Patience	7.8	699
20	No Good Deed	7.4	661
21	Lost in Translation	7.9	682
22	Troll	8.1	693
23	The Lost Boys	8.6	820
24	Neverland	8.4	752

Season 13 (2015)

8.12 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 9.2 42 min avg

Season 13 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Stop the Bleeding	8.3	878
2	Personal Day	7.8	719
3	Incognito	7.9	710
4	Double Trouble	7.7	674
5	Lockdown	8.1	721
6	Viral	7.7	682
7	16 Years	8.1	719
8	Saviors	8.4	742
9	Day in Court	8.0	710
10	Blood Brothers	8.0	738
11	Spinning Wheel	8.8	911
12	Sister City: Part 1	7.9	721
13	Déjà Vu	7.7	675
14	Decompressed	7.7	648
15	React	8.1	667
16	Loose Cannons	8.0	682
17	After Hours	8.1	694
18	Scope	8.7	978
19	Reasonable Doubts	8.2	761
20	Charade	8.1	667
21	Return to Sender	7.9	639
22	Homefront	8.0	753
23	Dead Letter	8.5	716
24	Family First	9.2	1,594

Season 14 (2016)

7.74 avg 24 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 14 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rogue	7.6	825
2	Being Bad	7.5	751
3	Privileged Information	7.5	658
4	Love Boat	7.4	658
5	Philly	7.3	669
6	Shell Game	7.4	634
7	Home of the Brave	7.6	657
8	Enemy Combatant	7.4	683
9	Pay to Play	7.3	639
10	The Tie That Binds	8.1	695
11	Willoughby	7.9	653
12	Off the Grid	7.8	633
13	Keep Going	9.3	1,485
14	Nonstop	7.6	652
15	Pandora's Box: Part 1	7.9	643
16	A Many Splendored Thing	7.5	622
17	What Lies Above	8.1	671
18	M.I.A.	8.2	692
19	The Wall	7.6	612
20	A Bowl of Cherries	7.5	602
21	One Book, Two Covers	7.4	574
22	Beastmaster	7.6	603
23	Something Blue	8.3	675
24	Rendezvous	8.0	617

Season 15 (2017)

7.88 avg 24 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 15 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	House Divided	8.3	815
2	Twofer	7.7	644
3	Exit Strategy	7.7	634
4	Skeleton Crew	7.8	645
5	Fake It 'Til You Make It	7.6	626
6	Trapped	7.5	590
7	Burden of Proof	8.2	644
8	Voices	7.9	624
9	Ready or Not	7.4	717
10	Double Down	7.7	623
11	High Tide	8.1	611
12	Dark Secrets	7.9	580
13	Family Ties	7.7	598
14	Keep Your Friends Close	8.1	587
15	Keep Your Enemies Closer	8.1	633
16	Handle with Care	8.0	657
17	One Man's Trash	7.7	605
18	Death From Above	8.2	639
19	The Numerical Limit	7.7	601
20	Sight Unseen	7.9	584
21	One Step Forward	7.9	627
22	Two Steps Back	8.4	811
23	Fallout	7.5	579
24	Date with Destiny	8.2	632

Season 16 (2018)

8.04 avg 24 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 42 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 16 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Destiny's Child	8.0	681
2	Love Thy Neighbor	7.8	597
3	Boom	7.7	572
4	Third Wheel	8.0	641
5	Fragments	8.4	709
6	Beneath the Surface	7.8	566
7	A Thousand Words	7.7	589
8	Friendly Fire	7.9	562
9	Tailing Angie	7.6	540
10	What Child is This?	7.9	603
11	Toil and Trouble	8.0	581
12	The Last Link	8.0	592
13	She	9.1	848
14	Once Upon A Tim	8.3	620
15	Crossing the Line	7.6	575
16	Bears and Cubs	7.7	585
17	Silent Service	8.1	551
18	Mona Lisa	8.3	559
19	Perennial	7.8	525
20	Hail & Farewell	8.3	576
21	Judge, Jury...	8.3	562
22	...and Executioner	8.4	581
23	Lost Time	8.1	570
24	Daughters	8.2	743

Season 17 (2019)

8.06 avg 20 episodes 8.4 → 9.1 42 min avg

Season 17 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Out of the Darkness	8.4	827
2	Into the Light	8.2	713
3	Going Mobile	7.5	571
4	Someone Else's Shoes	7.9	623
5	Wide Awake	7.7	634
6	Institutionalized	7.3	580
7	No Vacancy	7.8	544
8	Musical Chairs	7.8	564
9	IRL	8.4	571
10	The North Pole	8.5	651
11	In the Wind	8.7	663
12	Flight Plan	8.1	562
13	Sound Off	7.9	540
14	On Fire	8.4	604
15	Lonely Hearts	7.8	531
16	Ephemera	8.4	715
17	In a Nutshell	7.8	533
18	Schooled	7.7	507
19	Blarney	7.8	587
20	The Arizona	9.1	1,103

Season 18 (2020)

7.82 avg 16 episodes 7.2 → 8.3 43 min avg

Season 18 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sturgeon Season	7.2	650
2	Everything Starts Somewhere	8.6	700
3	Blood and Treasure	7.7	551
4	Sunburn	7.9	560
5	Head of the Snake	8.6	588
6	1mm	7.9	594
7	The First Day	8.1	692
8	True Believer	7.4	572
9	Winter Chill	7.8	606
10	Watchdog	7.4	664
11	Gut Punch	6.8	611
12	Sangre	7.8	544
13	Misconduct	7.6	492
14	Unseen Improvements	8.1	532
15	Blown Away	7.9	537
16	Rule 91	8.3	662

Season 19 (2021)

7.77 avg 21 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 42 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 19 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blood in the Water	8.2	701
2	Nearly Departed	8.5	690
3	Road to Nowhere	7.9	581
4	Great Wide Open	8.9	861
5	Face the Strange	7.9	624
6	False Start	7.3	548
7	Docked	7.9	629
8	Peacekeeper	7.3	492
9	Collective Memory	7.4	512
10	Pledge of Allegiance	7.6	514
11	All Hands	8.0	483
12	Fight or Flight	7.4	462
13	The Helpers	7.8	565
14	First Steps	6.9	498
15	Thick as Thieves	7.7	473
16	The Wake	7.5	471
17	Starting Over	7.5	492
18	Last Dance	7.8	457
19	The Brat Pack	7.6	481
20	All or Nothing	7.8	452
21	Birds of a Feather	8.2	467

Season 20 (2022)

7.63 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 20 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Family Matter	7.7	551
2	Daddy Issues	7.5	472
3	Unearth	7.6	481
4	Leave No Trace	7.6	475
5	Guardian	7.8	447
6	The Good Fighter	7.1	457
7	Love Lost	7.4	455
8	Turkey Trot	7.3	471
9	Higher Education	7.7	446
10	Too Many Cooks	8.1	553
11	Bridges	7.7	436
12	Big Rig	7.4	428
13	Evil Eye	7.6	456
14	Old Wounds	7.4	442
15	Unusual Suspects	7.8	406
16	Butterfly Effect	7.6	409
17	Stranger in a Strange Land	7.4	435
18	Head Games	7.7	398
19	In the Spotlight	7.7	382
20	Second Opinion	7.7	393
21	Kompromat	8.0	413
22	Black Sky	8.0	390

Season 21 (2024)

8.05 avg 10 episodes 8.1 → 7.7 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 21 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Algún Día	8.1	504
2	The Stories We Leave Behind	9.5	1,502
3	Lifeline	8.1	455
4	Left Unsaid	7.6	425
5	The Plan	7.9	426
6	Strange Invaders	7.6	425
7	A Thousand Yards	8.8	599
8	Heartless	8.0	399
9	Prime Cut	7.2	412
10	Reef Madness	7.7	412

Season 22 (2024)

7.71 avg 20 episodes 7.7 → 7.8 42 min avg

Season 22 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Empty Nest	7.7	476
2	Foreign Bodies	7.4	440
3	The Trouble with Hal	7.5	445
4	Sticks & Stones	7.6	492
5	In from the Cold	8.0	401
6	Knight and Day	7.9	419
7	Hardboiled	7.5	383
8	Out of Control	7.3	388
9	Humbug	7.8	396
10	Baker's Man	7.7	396
11	For Better or Worse	7.4	383
12	Fun and Games	7.7	383
13	Bad Blood	7.7	347
14	Close to Home	8.0	358
15	Moonlit	7.8	350
16	Ladies' Night	7.6	360
17	Killer Instinct	8.0	355
18	After the Storm	7.7	355
19	Irreconcilable Differences	8.1	350
20	Nexus	7.8	371

Season 23 (2025)

7.84 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 7.6

Season 23 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Prodigal Son: Part 1	8.1	392
2	Prodigal Son: Part 2	8.1	380
3	The Sound and the Fury	7.3	359
4	Gone Girls	8.1	358
5	Now and Then	8.1	379
6	Page-Turner	7.4	371
7	God Only Knows	7.7	328
8	Stolen Moments	7.8	323
9	Heaven and Nature	8.5	352
10	Her	8.3	339
11	Army of One	7.6	303
12	In Too Deep	7.7	336
13	All Good Things	9.2	688
14	Fleeting	7.5	292
15	Knick-Knack	7.7	281
16	S.O.S.	7.7	278
17	Reboot	7.4	309
18	Bad Impressions	6.6	378
19	Deal with the Devil	8.4	305
20	Sons and Daughters	7.6	277