NCIS: Season 20
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
A Family Matter (I)
Sep 19, 2022 · 43 min
Special Agent Alden Parker is still on the run with his ex-wife Vivian, so the team investigates who from his past might have a personal vendetta against him in hopes of clearing P
Daddy Issues
Sep 26, 2022 · 43 min
McGee’s personal life and professional life intersect when a dad from his children’s school is linked to a break-in at a government storage bunker.
Unearth
Oct 3, 2022 · 43 min
When a dead body is found at an ancient burial site that is thought to be cursed, the team tries to determine the motive and the symbolism behind the crime.
Leave No Trace
Oct 10, 2022 · 43 min
Agent Knight's past resurfaces when her ex-boyfriend, a National Parks Service agent, teams up with NCIS to investigate a campsite murder.
Guardian
Oct 17, 2022 · 43 min
Agent Parker steps up to protect Director Vance after a terrifying home invasion.
The Good Fighter
Oct 24, 2022 · 43 min
When an NCIS agent turns up dead and Kasie goes unaccounted for, the team must work quickly to find the killer.
Love Lost
Nov 14, 2022 · 43 min
NCIS must investigate the Secretary of the Navy when her husband claims she tried to murder him.
Turkey Trot
Nov 21, 2022 · 43 min
After an unknown shooter causes chaos at an annual Thanksgiving 5K, time is of the essence for the NCIS team to find the culprit.
Higher Education
Dec 5, 2022 · 43 min
NCIS investigates the death of a college student who was killed while running across the street and had connections to McGee’s wife, Delilah.
Too Many Cooks (I)
Jan 9, 2023 · 43 min
NCIS agents from Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Hawai’i, all in D.C. to attend the retirement party of a beloved Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) professor, find
Bridges
Jan 16, 2023 · 43 min
Parker discovers he's a victim of identity theft while investigating the unusual murder of a Navy ensign.
Big Rig
Jan 23, 2023 · 43 min
When an old pal of Torres’ comes to him, disheveled and bloodied for guidance amidst an undercover FBI operation and then disappears, NCIS helps track him down.
Evil Eye
Feb 6, 2023 · 43 min
In preparation for a role, a world-renowned actress shadows the NCIS team as they investigate a decapitation case.
Old Wounds
Feb 13, 2023 · 43 min
Parker grapples with his emotions when a conman from his past turns up as a prime suspect in the murder of a Navy officer transporting millions of dollars’ worth of opioids.
Unusual Suspects
Feb 27, 2023 · 45 min
NCIS investigates the death of a ride-share driver who was found after a car accident.
Butterfly Effect
Mar 13, 2023 · 45 min
The NCIS team jumps into motion to investigate who is responsible for a potential bioterror attack at a strip mall parking garage.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Mar 20, 2023 · 45 min
NCIS works to solve the murder of a Marine private who appears to have been killed for helping an Afghan refugee.
Head Games
Apr 10, 2023 · 45 min
The NCIS team digs deep to investigate a Navy Lieutenant who’s accused of trying to murder her husband but has no memory of the attack.
In the Spotlight
May 1, 2023 · 45 min
Agent Knight goes viral for saving a mother and child from a potentially fatal car accident.
Second Opinion
May 8, 2023 · 45 min
NCIS works to solve the murder of a senator’s daughter who has a rebellious reputation and large online following.
Kompromat
May 15, 2023 · 45 min
When a suspicious murder occurs in the classified section of the National Archive, NCIS must investigate a string of Russian spy encounters that may be linked to the crime.
Black Sky
May 22, 2023 · 45 min
Agent Torres finds himself in prison as the team tries to stop an impending terror attack on U.S. soil.