NCIS: Season 17
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of NCIS Season 16.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
Out of the Darkness
Sep 24, 2019 · 43 min
Ziva surprises Gibbs with a cryptic warning, prompting him to question why she remained underground for years while being presumed dead by family and friends, and what led to her r
Into the Light
Oct 1, 2019 · 41 min
With their lives in danger, Gibbs and Ziva’s rogue investigation takes an unexpected turn when a possible terrorist plot is revealed.
Going Mobile
Oct 8, 2019 · 43 min
After the body of a Marine Lieutenant is found hidden under an 18-wheeler, the NCIS team tracks the vehicle’s previous locations to pinpoint the crime scene and suspect.
Someone Else's Shoes
Oct 15, 2019 · 42 min
The NCIS team links a bizarre crime scene at Arlington National Cemetery to a string of attacks on homeless veterans.
Wide Awake
Oct 22, 2019 · 43 min
NCIS investigates Marine Corporal Laney Alimonte after evidence suggests she murdered her neighbor while being treated for insomnia by a hypnotherapist.
Institutionalized
Nov 5, 2019 · 43 min
After a Petty Officer’s son is found murdered at his “welcome home from prison” party, evidence suggests Kasie’s lifelong best friend, Dante Brown, is the suspect.
No Vacancy
Nov 12, 2019 · 43 min
While investigating a Marine’s murder, the NCIS team uncovers a labyrinth of live-streaming spy cameras hidden in the rooms of a Virginia motel.
Musical Chairs
Nov 19, 2019 · 41 min
The NCIS team investigates the murder of a musician in the Navy’s most elite band that performs at diplomatic events around the world.
IRL
Nov 26, 2019 · 43 min
The NCIS team investigates a Petty Officer's murder that was livestreamed on a popular gaming app.
The North Pole
Dec 17, 2019 · 43 min
Gibbs and the team help Ziva with the "one thing" she said she'd take care of before returning to her family.
In the Wind
Jan 7, 2020 · 42 min
Gibbs must face the consequences of helping Ziva with "the one thing" she said she'd take care of before returning to her family.
Flight Plan
Jan 14, 2020 · 43 min
The NCIS team investigates an F-18 crash and the subsequent disappearance of the pilot.
Sound Off
Jan 21, 2020 · 42 min
After a body is found at an unmanned aerial vehicle testing site, the NCIS team must determine if the death was murder or an accident.
On Fire
Jan 28, 2020 · 43 min
After Torres and Bishop are victims of a hit-and-run, Torres fights for his life in the Intensive Care Unit.
Lonely Hearts
Feb 11, 2020 · 43 min
The lead suspect in an NCIS murder investigation is a woman Gibbs' friend, Phillip Brooks, met on a dating site.
Ephemera
Feb 18, 2020 · 43 min
While investigating the suicide of a retired Navy officer who left a rare, valuable - and possibly stolen - coin to the National Museum of the Navy, the team imagines themselves in
In a Nutshell
Mar 10, 2020 · 41 min
As the NCIS team investigates the death of a Navy officer murdered the same way as his parents a decade ago, they stumble across a storage container filled with dollhouses that dis
Schooled
Mar 24, 2020 · 42 min
The team searches for answers when the body of a well-regarded Navy technician in the Reserves is found floating in a lake where a popular community event is being held.
Blarney
Mar 31, 2020 · 42 min
When Kasie and Jimmy are held hostage in a diner after a jewelry store robbery goes awry, they attempt to keep the other customers safe from the thieves.
The Arizona
Apr 14, 2020 · 43 min
The team tries to verify the identity of Joe Smith, who claims he served on the U.S.S. Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and wants to be buried there upon his death.