List of NCIS episodes
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NCIS and its characters were originally introduced in a two-part episode of the CBS television series JAG in April 2003. The show premiered on September 23, 2003, in the United States. Created by Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill, and executive produced by Bellisario, Shane Brennan, Gary Glasberg, George Schenck, Frank Cardea, and Steven D. Binder, NCIS stars Mark Harmon as Supervisory Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, and Gary Cole as Supervisory Special Agent Alden Parker in charge of NCIS' Major Case Response Team. Based out of Washington, D ., the team includes special agents Caitlin Todd (Sasha Alexander), Anthony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), Timothy McGee (Sean Murray), Ziva David (Cote de Pablo), Eleanor Bishop (Emily Wickersham), Alexandra Quinn (Jennifer Esposito), Nicholas Torres (Wilmer Valderrama), and Jessica Knight (Katrina Law), forensic specialists Abby Sciuto (Pauley Perrette) and Kasie Hines (Diona Reasonover), medical examiners Jimmy Palmer (Brian Dietzen) and Donald "Ducky" Mallard (David McCallum), medical examiners assistant Gerald Jackson (Pancho Demmings) and SIS attaché Clayton Reeves (Duane Henry). Operational psychologist Dr. Jacqueline Sloane (Maria Bello) assists the team during troubled times, while successive Directors Tom Morrow (Alan Dale), Jennifer Shepard (Lauren Holly), and Leon Vance (Rocky Carroll) command from on high.
As of May 12, 2026, 507 episodes of NCIS have aired, concluding the twenty-third season.
Tables
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Rating | ||
| First released | Last released | |||||
| Intro | 2 | April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22) | April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29) | —N/a | —N/a | |
| 1 | 23 | September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) | May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) | 23 | 7 | |
| 2 | 23 | September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24) | 22 | 8 | |
| 3 | 24 | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16) | 12 | 9 | |
| 4 | 24 | September 19, 2006 (2006-09-19) | May 22, 2007 (2007-05-22) | 15 | 9 | |
| 5 | 19 | September 25, 2007 (2007-09-25) | May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20) | 11 | 9 | |
| 6 | 25 | September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23) | May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19) | 5 | 10 | |
| 7 | 24 | September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22) | May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25) | 4 | 11 | |
| 8 | 24 | September 21, 2010 (2010-09-21) | May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) | 5 | 11 | |
| 9 | 24 | September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20) | May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15) | 2 | 12 | |
| 10 | 24 | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) | May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14) | 1 | 13 | |
| 11 | 24 | September 24, 2013 (2013-09-24) | May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13) | 1 | 12 | |
| 12 | 24 | September 23, 2014 (2014-09-23) | May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12) | 2 | 11 | |
| 13 | 24 | September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22) | May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17) | 1 | 12 | |
| 14 | 24 | September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) | May 16, 2017 (2017-05-16) | 2 | 11 | |
| 15 | 24 | September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26) | May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22) | 2 | 10 | |
| 16 | 24 | September 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) | May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21) | 3 | 9 | |
| 17 | 20 | September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) | April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14) | 3 | 10 | |
| 18 | 16 | November 17, 2020 (2020-11-17) | May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25) | 4 | 10 | |
| 19 | 21 | September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23) | 4 | 11 | |
| 20 | 22 | September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) | May 22, 2023 (2023-05-22) | 3 | 12 | |
| 21 | 10 | February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12) | May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06) | TBA | TBA | |
| 22 | 20 | October 14, 2024 (2024-10-14) | May 5, 2025 (2025-05-05) | 11 | 10 | |
| 23 | 20 | October 14, 2025 (2025-10-14) | May 12, 2026 (2026-05-12) | TBA | TBA | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 178 | 20 | "Ice Queen" | Donald P. Bellisario | Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | April 22, 2003 (2003-04-22) | 178 | 13 |
| The NCIS team is called in to investigate the mysterious death of a JAG officer, Lieutenant Loren Singer, when a young Boy Scout looking for his stray arrow discovers her body. As a result, a full murder investigation is opened and the NCIS team are tasked with finding a suspect for Lt. Singer's murder while interviewing her former JAG colleagues. | |||||||
| 179 | 21 | "Meltdown" | Scott Brazil | Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | April 29, 2003 (2003-04-29) | 179 | 13 |
| Harmon Rabb is court-martialed for the murder of Lieutenant Singer and he does not appear to have an alibi which means that if he is not proven innocent, he could end up in the brig for life. Soon Special Agent DiNozzo realizes the case is too perfect and starts searching for another possible suspect, one who might have a long-standing grudge again | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Yankee White" | Donald P. Bellisario | Teleplay by : Donald P. Bellisario Story by : Donald P. Bellisario & Don McGill | September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) | 101 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | "Hung Out to Dry" | Alan J. Levi | Don McGill | September 30, 2003 (2003-09-30) | 102 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | "Seadog" | Bradford May | John C. Kelley & Donald P. Bellisario | October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07) | 103 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Immortals" | Alan J. Levi | Darcy Meyers | October 14, 2003 (2003-10-14) | 104 | 11 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Curse" | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by : Don McGill & Jeff Vlaming & Donald P. Bellisario Story by : Donald P. Bellisario | October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) | 105 | 13 |
| 6 | 6 | "High Seas" | Dennis Smith | Teleplay by : Jeff Vlaming & Larry Moskowitz Story by : Jeff Vlaming | November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04) | 106 | 11 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sub Rosa" | Michael Zinberg | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | November 18, 2003 (2003-11-18) | 107 | 13 |
| 8 | 8 | "Minimum Security" | Ian Toynton | Philip DeGuere, Jr. & Donald P. Bellisario | November 25, 2003 (2003-11-25) | 108 | 12 |
| 9 | 9 | "Marine Down" | Dennis Smith | John C. Kelley | December 16, 2003 (2003-12-16) | 109 | 12 |
| 10 | 10 | "Left for Dead" | James Whitmore Jr. | Teleplay by : Don McGill & Donald P. Bellisario Story by : Don McGill | January 6, 2004 (2004-01-06) | 110 | 14 |
| 11 | 11 | "Eye Spy" | Alan J. Levi | George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Dana Coen | January 13, 2004 (2004-01-13) | 111 | 14 |
| 12 | 12 | "My Other Left Foot" | Jeff Woolnough | Jack Bernstein | February 3, 2004 (2004-02-03) | 112 | 10 |
| 13 | 13 | "One Shot, One Kill" | Peter Ellis | Gil Grant | February 10, 2004 (2004-02-10) | 113 | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Good Samaritan" | Alan J. Levi | Jack Bernstein | February 17, 2004 (2004-02-17) | 114 | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | "Enigma" | Thomas J. Wright | John C. Kelley | February 24, 2004 (2004-02-24) | 115 | 12 |
| 16 | 16 | "Bête Noire" | Peter Ellis | Donald P. Bellisario | March 2, 2004 (2004-03-02) | 116 | 12 |
| 17 | 17 | "The Truth Is Out There" | Dennis Smith | Jack Bernstein | March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16) | 117 | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | "UnSEALeD" | Peter Ellis | Thomas L. Moran | April 6, 2004 (2004-04-06) | 118 | 10 |
| 19 | 19 | "Dead Man Talking" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | April 27, 2004 (2004-04-27) | 119 | 11 |
| 20 | 20 | "Missing" | Jeff Woolnough | John C. Kelley | May 4, 2004 (2004-05-04) | 120 | 10 |
| 21 | 21 | "Split Decision" | Terrence O'Hara | Bob Gookin | May 11, 2004 (2004-05-11) | 121 | 11 |
| 22 | 22 | "A Weak Link" | Alan J. Levi | Jack Bernstein | May 18, 2004 (2004-05-18) | 122 | 10 |
| 23 | 23 | "Reveille" | Thomas J. Wright | Donald P. Bellisario | May 25, 2004 (2004-05-25) | 123 | 10 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 24 | 1 | "See No Evil" | Thomas J. Wright | Chris Crowe | September 28, 2004 (2004-09-28) | 201 | 14 |
| 25 | 2 | "The Good Wives Club" | Dennis Smith | Gil Grant | October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) | 202 | 14 |
| 26 | 3 | "Vanished" | James Whitmore Jr. | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | October 12, 2004 (2004-10-12) | 203 | 14 |
| 27 | 4 | "Lt. Jane Doe" | Dan Lerner | Teleplay by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle & Donald P. Bellisario & Gil Grant Story by : Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle | October 19, 2004 (2004-10-19) | 204 | 14 |
| 28 | 5 | "The Bone Yard" | Terrence O'Hara | John C. Kelley | October 26, 2004 (2004-10-26) | 205 | 13 |
| 29 | 6 | "Terminal Leave" | Jeff Woolnough | Roger Director | November 16, 2004 (2004-11-16) | 206 | 15 |
| 30 | 7 | "Call of Silence" | Thomas J. Wright | Roger Director | November 23, 2004 (2004-11-23) | 207 | 14 |
| 31 | 8 | "Heart Break" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | November 30, 2004 (2004-11-30) | 208 | 15 |
| 32 | 9 | "Forced Entry" | Dennis Smith | Jesse Stern & John C. Kelley | December 7, 2004 (2004-12-07) | 209 | 14 |
| 33 | 10 | "Chained" | Thomas J. Wright | Frank Military | December 14, 2004 (2004-12-14) | 210 | 14 |
| 34 | 11 | "Black Water" | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by : John C. Kelley & Juan Carlos Coto Story by : Juan Carlos Coto | January 11, 2005 (2005-01-11) | 211 | 15 |
| 35 | 12 | "Doppelgänger" | Terrence O'Hara | Jack Bernstein | January 18, 2005 (2005-01-18) | 212 | 14 |
| 36 | 13 | "The Meat Puzzle" | Thomas J. Wright | Frank Military | February 8, 2005 (2005-02-08) | 213 | 12 |
| 37 | 14 | "Witness" | James Whitmore Jr. | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | February 15, 2005 (2005-02-15) | 214 | 13 |
| 38 | 15 | "Caught on Tape" | Jeff Woolnough | Chris Crowe & Gil Grant & John C. Kelley | February 22, 2005 (2005-02-22) | 215 | 13 |
| 39 | 16 | "Pop Life" | Thomas J. Wright | Frank Military | March 1, 2005 (2005-03-01) | 216 | 13 |
| 40 | 17 | "An Eye for an Eye" | Dennis Smith | Steven Kane | March 22, 2005 (2005-03-22) | 217 | 14 |
| 41 | 18 | "Bikini Wax" | Stephen Cragg | David J. North | March 29, 2005 (2005-03-29) | 218 | 14 |
| 42 | 19 | "Conspiracy Theory" | Jeff Woolnough | Frank Military | April 12, 2005 (2005-04-12) | 219 | 13 |
| 43 | 20 | "Red Cell" | Dennis Smith | Christopher Silber | April 26, 2005 (2005-04-26) | 220 | 13 |
| 44 | 21 | "Hometown Hero" | James Whitmore Jr. | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | May 3, 2005 (2005-05-03) | 221 | 13 |
| 45 | 22 | "SWAK" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10) | 222 | 13 |
| 46 | 23 | "Twilight" | Thomas J. Wright | John C. Kelley | May 24, 2005 (2005-05-24) | 223 | 14 |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U . viewers (millions) |
| 47 | 1 | "Kill Ari (Part I)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | September 20, 2005 (2005-09-20) | 302 | 15 |
| 48 | 2 | "Kill Ari (Part II)" | James Whitmore Jr. | Donald P. Bellisario | September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) | 304 | 15 |
| 49 | 3 | "Mind Games" | William Webb | Teleplay by : Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick & John C. Kelley Story by : Jeffrey A. Kirkpatrick | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | 301 | 16 |
| 50 | 4 | "Silver War" | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by : John C. Kelley Story by : Joshua Lurie | October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) | 305 | 16 |
| 51 | 5 | "Switch" | Thomas J. Wright | Gil Grant | October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) | 303 | 17 |
| 52 | 6 | "The Voyeur's Web" | Dennis Smith | David J. North | October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25) | 306 | 18 |
| 53 | 7 | "Honor Code" | Colin Bucksey | Christopher Silber | November 1, 2005 (2005-11-01) | 307 | 18 |
| 54 | 8 | "Under Covers" | Aaron Lipstadt | L . Zlotoff | November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08) | 308 | 17 |
| 55 | 9 | "Frame Up" | Thomas J. Wright | Laurence Walsh | November 22, 2005 (2005-11-22) | 309 | 16 |
| 56 | 10 | "Probie" | Terrence O'Hara | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) | 310 | 18 |
| 57 | 11 | "Model Behavior" | Stephen Cragg | David J. North | December 13, 2005 (2005-12-13) | 311 | 17 |
| 58 | 12 | "Boxed In" | Dennis Smith | Dana Coen | January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) | 313 | 17 |
| 59 | 13 | "Deception" | Leslie Libman | Jack Bernstein | January 17, 2006 (2006-01-17) | 312 | 17 |
| 60 | 14 | "Light Sleeper" | Colin Bucksey | Christopher Silber | January 24, 2006 (2006-01-24) | 314 | 16 |
| 61 | 15 | "Head Case" | Dennis Smith | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07) | 315 | 16 |
| 62 | 16 | "Family Secret" | James Whitmore Jr. | Steven D. Binder | February 28, 2006 (2006-02-28) | 316 | 15 |
| 63 | 17 | "Ravenous" | Thomas J. Wright | Richard C. Arthur | March 7, 2006 (2006-03-07) | 317 | 17 |
| 64 | 18 | "Bait" | Terrence O'Hara | Laurence Walsh | March 14, 2006 (2006-03-14) | 318 | 17 |
| 65 | 19 | "Iced" | Dennis Smith | Dana Coen | April 4, 2006 (2006-04-04) | 319 | 15 |
| 66 | 20 | "Untouchable" | Leslie Libman | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) | 320 | 15 |
| 67 | 21 | "Bloodbath" | Dennis Smith | Steven D. Binder | April 25, 2006 (2006-04-25) | 321 | 15 |
| 68 | 22 | "Jeopardy" | James Whitmore Jr. | David J. North | May 2, 2006 (2006-05-02) | 322 | 14 |
| 69 | 23 | "Hiatus (Part I)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09) | 323 | 15 |
| 70 | 24 | "Hiatus (Part II)" | Dennis Smith | Donald P. Bellisario | May 16, 2006 (2006-05-16) | 324 | 16 |
References
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