NCIS (season 16)

The sixteenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS originally aired from September 25, 2018, through May 21, 2019,[1] at the same time slot as in the previous seasons, Tuesdays at 8:00 p.m. and contained 24 episodes.[2][3]

NCIS
Season 16
Season 16 U.S. DVD cover
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25) 
May 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)
Season chronology

NCIS revolves around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, which conducts criminal investigations involving the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Special guest star

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
3551"Destiny's Child"Tony WharmbySteven D. BinderSeptember 25, 2018 (2018-09-25)160112.56[4]
Gibbs is assigned the role of acting director while the team searches worldwide for Director Vance's whereabouts.
3562"Love Thy Neighbor"Terrence O'HaraScott WilliamsOctober 2, 2018 (2018-10-02)160212.13[5]
After a naval officer is found dead in a hot tub, the team questions his peculiar neighbors for answers; Torres seems out of track, resulting in a disastrous guys night out with Palmer.
3573"Boom"Leslie LibmanBrendan FehilyOctober 9, 2018 (2018-10-09)160412.36[6]
McGee is starstruck when the team investigates an explosion outside the home of Navy Petty Officer First Class Todd Nicholas and his wife, popular reality TV star Sheba Nicholas. Vance continues physical therapy for the injuries sustained when he was held hostage.
3584"Third Wheel"James Whitmore Jr.Christopher J. WaildOctober 16, 2018 (2018-10-16)160311.87[7]
Gibbs' quiet vacation at his remote cabin is interrupted by a surprise visit from Fornell and Navy Captain Phillip Brooks, as well as a call from NCIS asking for his help locating a robber hiding in the woods near him.
3595"Fragments"Michael ZinbergGina Lucita MonrealOctober 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)160511.26[8]
The discovery of a nearly fifty-year old recording leads the team to reopen the murder investigation of a Marine supposedly fragged in Vietnam in an attempt to exonerate the man convicted as evidence surfaces that the murder was likely a suicide.
3606"Beneath the Surface"Rocky CarrollScott J. Jarrett & Matthew R. JarrettOctober 30, 2018 (2018-10-30)160612.32[9]
A Naval officer is found dead in a truck stop bathroom alongside a man Torres knew from basic training – whom they discover was a professional hitman killed because of a job he refused to take; Palmer thinks that autopsy is haunted.
3617"A Thousand Words"Alrick RileyDavid J. NorthNovember 13, 2018 (2018-11-13)160712.47[10]
The theft of a wall from a Navy bank leads the team on the search of a mysterious street artist when QR codes are discovered in their work leading to activist sites.
3628"Friendly Fire"Thomas J. WrightJennifer CorbettNovember 20, 2018 (2018-11-20)160811.95[11]
McGee and Bishop travel to Afghanistan after a murder case in the states is linked to a string of soldiers killed by friendly fire overseas. Also, Kasie leaves the lab and accompanies Torres into the field to process additional forensic evidence.
3639"Tailing Angie"Terrence O'HaraGeorge SchenckDecember 4, 2018 (2018-12-04)160912.04[12]
After an accomplice in the robbery of an Admiral's house is released from prison, the team watches her in hopes of locating her partner and what was stolen.
36410"What Child is This?"Michael ZinbergScott WilliamsDecember 11, 2018 (2018-12-11)161012.28[13]
The team's holiday plans are put on hold when the murder investigation of a Navy veteran includes the discovery of a newborn baby who has no identification and no apparent ties to a family, forcing the team to look after the infant while investigating who had stolen it. When the baby's mother is found, she decides to give the baby up for adoption. The episode ends with the baby going to live with the family it was originally supposed to end up with before it was stolen.
36511"Toil and Trouble"Leslie LibmanChristopher J. WaildJanuary 8, 2019 (2019-01-08)161112.08[14]
The Secretary of Defense demands a murder investigation involving stolen chlorine gas be shut down and that Torres and McGee are arrested for actions taken during the case.
36612"The Last Link"Rocky CarrollBrendan FehilyJanuary 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)161212.21[15]
An old family friend pleads with Gibbs to join him on a road trip to search for a missing military ID bracelet; a Navy lieutenant in NCIS protective custody is poisoned by an infamous drug dealer.
36713"She"Mark HorowitzGina Lucita MonrealFebruary 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)161413.37[16]
The team finds a malnourished and confused 9-year old girl who ran away to seek refuge in a storage unit after being locked away for her entire life. Her mother, Morgan Burke, had disappeared several years prior, and the discovery of the girl leads to Morgan's cold case being reopened. Bishop discovers notes that Ziva David had kept on the case even after NCIS officially ceased investigation upon finding out her car had gone off a cliff and the death was ruled a suicide, but a wedge between Gibbs and Bishop is formed when the latter tries to explain her findings to the team. Despite Gibbs' orders for her to drop the matter, referencing rule #10 ("never get personally involved in a case"), Bishop begins her own project to find Morgan, and she is led to a shack where the suspect, Robert Hill, is keeping her captive. Bishop saves Morgan's life and she is reunited with her daughter, while Bishop makes peace with Gibbs, who subsequently burns a slip of paper with rule #10 written on it. When Bishop goes to read a letter from Morgan's mother to Hill, which is what Ziva had promised to do, Hill surprises her by revealing that another female had read the letter to him and that she was going to "haunt his dreams"; Bishop returns to the "office" Ziva had rented and finds a note without a signature. It reads: "Eleanor Bishop, for the safety of my family, please keep my secret."
36814"Once Upon a Tim"Tony WharmbyDavid J. North & Steven D. BinderFebruary 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)161312.74[17]
McGee is forced to revisit his high school days when an old password of his is found at a crime scene.
36915"Crossing the Line"Michael ZinbergJennifer CorbettFebruary 26, 2019 (2019-02-26)161511.77[18]
The team investigates the mysterious death of a straight-laced sailor on a Navy destroyer; Torres has to mentor three high school students, to his chagrin. It turns out one of the three holds a painful secret connected to NCIS’s past.
37016"Bears and Cubs"Diana ValentineScott WilliamsMarch 12, 2019 (2019-03-12)161612.08[19]
Palmer's father-in-law asks him to manipulate evidence on a case, putting Palmer in a difficult position as work and family collide; Ducky debates his position on the team.
37117"Silent Service"Rocky CarrollScott J. Jarrett & Matthew R. JarrettMarch 26, 2019 (2019-03-26)161712.18[20]
Gibbs and Bishop's investigation into the death of a Navy SEAL gets complicated when the submarine they're on dives for a mission – and nobody can contact them. After the case is solved, Vance offers Ducky to take the newly created position of NCIS historian instead of retiring, and he accepts.
37218"Mona Lisa"Alrick RileyDavid J. North & Brendan FehilyApril 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)161811.89[21]
Torres relies on his team's investigative skills after he wakes up on a dilapidated fishing boat, covered in blood and unable to remember the last 12 hours.
37319"Perennial"Tony WharmbyGina Lucita MonrealApril 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)161911.82[22]
Following an active shooter lockdown at a naval hospital, the NCIS team searches for a suspect who fled the scene with Sloane also investigating after she discovers that someone from her past was inside the hospital and as such, is a key witness in the case.
37420"Hail & Farewell"Michael ZinbergJennifer CorbettApril 16, 2019 (2019-04-16)162011.88[23]
NCIS investigates the murder of a Marine Major believed to have been killed in the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon after human remains are discovered at a construction site. A personal history with the victim soon drives Gibbs to solve her crime.
37521"Judge, Jury..."James Whitmore Jr.Christopher J. WaildApril 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)162111.80[24]
While testifying at the trial of a man responsible for a 30-year old cold case murder, the team is thrown when a loophole forces a mistrial and allows for the man's release (and death); McGee visits the tech company offering him a new job, but he has an ulterior motive.
37622"...and Executioner"Terrence O'HaraChristopher J. Waild & David J. NorthMay 7, 2019 (2019-05-07)162211.66[25]
The team's investigation into a discrete government account leads them to face a group of corrupt judges financing vigilante murders.
37723"Lost Time"Diana ValentineTeleplay by: Scott Williams
Story by: Scott Williams & Frank Cardea
May 14, 2019 (2019-05-14)162311.70[26]
While the team investigates the murder of a Navy SEAL who had helped eliminate a known terrorist leader, Gibbs suffers a breakdown that leads him to his psychiatrist.
37824"Daughters"Tony WharmbySteven D. BinderMay 21, 2019 (2019-05-21)162412.10[27]
Former FBI agent Tobias Fornell (Joe Spano) pleads with Gibbs to do whatever is necessary to take down drug dealers after his daughter Emily is hospitalized from an opiate overdose; Gibbs is haunted by the personal aspects of the case and his history with vigilante justice, and, much like he has had with Mike Franks in the past, he struggles with visions of Diane, the dead ex-wife of both Gibbs and Fornell. After catching those responsible and coming to a resolution with Diane's ghost, Gibbs sees Ziva David appearing at his house to warn him he is in danger.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS
No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Destiny's Child" September 25, 20181.4/612.56[4]0.74.092.216.65[28]
2 "Love Thy Neighbor" October 2, 20181.4/612.13[5]0.73.912.116.04[29]
3 "Boom" October 9, 20181.4/612.36[6]0.63.722.016.09[30]
4 "Third Wheel" October 16, 20181.2/511.87[7]0.73.821.915.70[31]
5 "Fragments" October 23, 20181.2/511.26[8]0.73.731.915.01[32]
6 "Beneath the Surface" October 30, 20181.3/512.32[9]0.63.521.915.84[33]
7 "A Thousand Words" November 13, 20181.4/612.47[10]0.73.842.116.31[34]
8 "Friendly Fire" November 20, 20181.2/511.95[11]0.73.891.915.84[35]
9 "Tailing Angie" December 4, 20181.2/512.04[12]0.73.841.915.88[36]
10 "What Child is This?" December 11, 20181.3/612.28[13]0.73.842.016.12[37]
11 "Toil and Trouble" January 8, 20191.2/512.08[14]0.73.771.915.85[38]
12 "The Last Link" January 15, 20191.3/612.21[15]0.63.771.915.98[39]
13 "She" February 12, 20191.4/613.37[16]0.74.182.117.56[40]
14 "Once Upon a Tim" February 19, 20191.2/612.74[17]0.63.751.916.49[41]
15 "Crossing the Line" February 26, 20191.2/611.77[18]0.73.771.915.55[42]
16 "Bears and Cubs" March 12, 20191.1/512.08[19]0.63.891.715.98[43]
17 "Silent Service" March 26, 20191.2/612.18[20]0.63.571.815.76[44]
18 "Mona Lisa" April 2, 20191.1/511.89[21]0.73.691.815.59[45]
19 "Perennial" April 9, 20191.2/611.82[22]0.63.381.715.20[46]
20 "Hail & Farewell" April 16, 20191.1/511.88[23]0.63.751.715.64[47]
21 "Judge, Jury..." April 30, 20191.1/511.80[24]0.63.701.715.43[48]
22 "...and Executioner" May 7, 20191.0/511.66[25]0.73.791.715.41[49]
23 "Lost Time" May 14, 20191.1/611.70[26]0.73.751.815.45[50]
24 "Daughters" May 21, 20191.2/612.10[27]0.73.891.815.86[51]

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