# NCIS: Los Angeles season 11

The eleventh season of NCIS: Los Angeles an American police procedural drama television series, premiered on CBS on September 29, 2019, and concluded on April 26, 2020. Only 22 episodes were produced due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The season is produced by CBS Television Studios.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Chris O'Donnell as Grisha "G." Callen, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent, Team Leader
* Daniela Ruah as Kensi Blye, NCIS Special Agent
* Eric Christian Olsen as Marty Deeks, LAPD/NCIS Liaison Detective
* Barrett Foa as Eric Beale, NCIS Senior Technical Operator
* Renée Felice Smith as Nell Jones, NCIS Special Agent and Intelligence Analyst
* Medalion Rahimi as Fatima Namazi, NCIS Special Agent, (episode 16 onwards; episodes 1–7, recurring)
* Linda Hunt as Henrietta Lange, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) and Operations Manager
* LL Cool J as Sam Hanna, NCIS Senior Field Agent, Second in Command

### Recurring

* Catherine Bell as Lt. Col. Sarah MacKenzie, Marine Liaison to the Secretary of State
* Peter Jacobson as John Rogers, Special Prosecutor
* Gerald McRaney as Hollace Kilbride, Retired Navy Admiral
* Pamela Reed as Roberta Deeks, Marty Deeks' Mother
* Erik Palladino as CIA Officer Vostanik Sabatino
* Moon Bloodgood as Katherine Casillas
* Marsha Thomason as Nicole Dechamps, NCIS Special Agent, Former Secret Service Special Agent
* Bar Paly as Anastasia "Anna" Kolcheck, former ATF Agent, Callen's girlfriend
* Vyto Ruginis as Arkady Kolcheck
* Caleb Castille as FBI Special Agent Devin Roundtree

### Guest

* David James Elliott as Harmon Rabb, Navy Captain
* Kiari "Offset" Cephus as Kadri Kashan Khan
* Bill Goldberg as Lance Hamilton, DOJ Agent
* Alyssa Diaz as Jasmine Garcia, NCIS Special Agent
* Don Wallace as Navy Seal Senior Chief Frank Wallace
* Natassia Halabi as Mossad Agent Eliana Sapir
* Gil Birmingham as Navy Captain Steven Douglas
* Wesam Keesh as NCIS Special Agent-afloat Eshan Navid
* Vinnie Jones as Ricky Dorsey
* Steve Valentine as Frankie Bolton
* Dina Meyer as Veronica Stephens
* Malese Jow as Jennifer Kim
* Anna Belknap as Fake NCIS Special Agent Robin Ip
* Shane McMahon as Steve Evans, Army CID Special Agent
* Nitya Vidyasagar as Natasha

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 241 | 1 | "Let Fate Decide" | Christine Moore | Kyle Harimoto | September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) | 1025 | 6.44 |
| Callen and Sam work with Navy Capt. Harmon Rabb Jr. to apprehend spies aboard the USS Allegiance; Hetty tries to neutralize a missile attack in the Middle East; Kensi and Deeks are trapped in a mobile CIA unit in Iraq while under attack. ||||||||
| 242 | 2 | "Decoy" | Dennis Smith | Kyle Harimoto | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 1101 | 6.70 |
| Faced with multiple cases worldwide, the team splits up, with Callen and Sam working in Tel Aviv while Kensi partners with Department of Justice Agent Lance Hamilton in Los Angeles. ||||||||
| 243 | 3 | "Hail Mary" | Benny Boom | R. Scott Gemmill & Frank Military | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 1026 | 6.63 |
| Admiral Kilbride requests the team's assistance to help rescue an abducted Naval intelligence officer - but the team gets annoyed by him withholding information. ||||||||
| 244 | 4 | "Yellow Jack" | Terrence O'Hara | Andrew Bartels | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 1102 | 6.40 |
| The murder of a Naval lieutenant leads the team investigating a potential ebola outbreak - Callen and Sam check her ship, the USS Allegiance, while Kensi and Deeks follow her movements after leaving the ship. ||||||||
| 245 | 5 | "Provenance" | Lily Mariye | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 1103 | 6.09 |
| The NCIS team searches for a stolen painting valued at $40 million after online chatter indicates the artwork is being sold on the black market to fund terrorist activity. ||||||||
| 246 | 6 | "A Bloody Brilliant Plan" | Terence Nightingall | Teleplay by : Frank Military Story by : Terence Nightingall & Kate D. Martin & Frank Military | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 1104 | 5.71 |
| The NCIS team reluctantly aligns with two former criminals from England, Ricky Dorsey (Vinnie Jones) and Frankie Bolton (Steve Valentine), after a powerful arms dealer kidnaps Ricky's daughter in an attempt to obtain a dangerous weapons system. ||||||||
| 247 | 7 | "Concours D'Elegance" | Yangzom Brauen | Lee A. Carlisle | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 1105 | 6.04 |
| The team again crosses paths with Katherine Casillas (Moon Bloodgood) when the theft of an undersea drone prototype is linked to a video game streamer's party. ||||||||
| 248 | 8 | "Human Resources" | James Hanlon | Joe Sachs | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 1106 | 6.51 |
| The team's investigation into a Navy lieutenant's abduction leads them to a wannabe bomber. ||||||||
| 249 | 9 | "Kill Beale: Vol. 1" | Eric A. Pot | Samantha Chasse & R. Scott Gemmill | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 1107 | 6.35 |
| When Eric's apartment in San Francisco is attacked, Callen and Sam head out there to locate Eric before it's too late while Kensi and Nell discover the truth behind Eric's second job. ||||||||
| 250 | 10 | "Mother" | Dennis Smith | Eric Christian Olsen & Babar Peerzada | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 1108 | 6.42 |
| Akhos Laos (Carl Beukes), a former black ops agent originally recruited and trained by Hetty Lange, returns to seek revenge on her for the life she introduced him to. ||||||||
| 251 | 11 | "Answers" | Frank Military | Kyle Harimoto | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 1109 | 6.42 |
| While the team investigates the theft of a computer virus, Callen and Sam consider their future at NCIS, Kensi and Deeks discuss having children, and Eric and Nell analyze the impact of Eric's undercover assignment on their relationship. Also, the team tracks Mara (Arielle Vandenberg), a crooked upscale banker. ||||||||
| 252 | 12 | "Groundwork" | Benny Boom | Erin Broadhurst | January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05) | 1110 | 5.72 |
| CIA Officer Veronica Stephens (Dina Meyer) asks the NCIS team for help when an agricultural engineer Hetty asked her to bring to the United States disappears. ||||||||
| 253 | 13 | "High Society" | John Peter Kousakis | Chad Mazero | January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) | 1111 | 6.37 |
| After a rise in deaths caused by black market opioid use, the NCIS team links the street drug to funding for terrorist activities. ||||||||
| 254 | 14 | "Commitment Issues" | James Hanlon | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) | 1112 | 6.05 |
| The NCIS team investigates the murder of a Naval warfare engineer at a spoken poetry event; Callen asks Nell to assist him in a worldwide search and locate Anna. ||||||||
| 255 | 15 | "The Circle" | Diana C. Valentine | Andrew Bartels | February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) | 1113 | 6.20 |
| Anna Kolcheck returns to warn Callen that he is in danger and he must now work with an archenemy to stop an underground trafficking ring. ||||||||
| 256 | 16 | "Alsiyadun" | Dennis Smith | R. Scott Gemmill | March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01) | 1114 | 6.49 |
| When Fatima is captured while on a mission and held for ransom, Callen and Sam enlist an undercover CIA agent to help get her back. ||||||||
| 257 | 17 | "Watch Over Me" | Dan Liu | Kyle Harimoto | March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) | 1115 | 6.56 |
| When an FBI agent is killed while trying to track the location of an undercover agent, NCIS must find the missing agent before the criminals find him and meet Agent Devin Roundtree in the process. ||||||||
| 258 | 18 | "Missing Time" | Yangzom Brauen | Andrew Bartels | March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) | 1116 | 7.44 |
| While NCIS investigates the disappearance of a defence department officer who looked into a recent UFO sighting, Anna makes a bold decision about her future. ||||||||
| 259 | 19 | "Fortune Favors the Brave" | Eric A. Pot | R. Scott Gemmill | March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29) | 1117 | 7.01 |
| While Sam investigates the murder of an Iranian exile working to overthrow the current regime, he must also try to save Agent Roundtree, a new agent who's having an unexpectedly adventurous first day on the job, when he accidentally triggers a bomb. Also, Nell makes a decision about her future with NCIS. ||||||||
| 260 | 20 | "Knock Down" | Tony Wharmby | Jordana Lewis Jaffe | April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12) | 1118 | 6.77 |
| The team assists the DOJ in the investigation of an arsonist who targets an FBI agent house that's protecting a political activist seeking asylum; Eric deals with the aftermath of Nell leaving the team. ||||||||
| 261 | 21 | "Murder of Crows" | Suzanne Saltz | Chad Mazero | April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) | 1120 | 6.89 |
| The team helps a former NCIS tech operator search for her missing ex-partner, whom they fear might be working with the gun runners they failed to take down years ago; Deeks reels when his bar gets a negative review. ||||||||
| 262 | 22 | "Code of Conduct" | Frank Military | Frank Military | April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) | 1119 | 5.26 |
| Sam, Callen and Roundtree travel to Afghanistan to help with a sensitive case after two Navy SEALs claim their chief murdered an unarmed prisoner. Note: This episode served as the de facto season finale due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ||||||||

## Production
### Development

NCIS: Los Angeles was renewed for an eleventh season on April 22, 2019. In March 2020, CBS announced that the season's production had been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a consequence of this, season eleven's episode order was reduced from 24 to 22.

### Casting

In February 2020, Medalion Rahimi, who plays NCIS Special Agent Fatima Namazi, was promoted to a series regular in the middle of the season.

## Broadcast

Season eleven of NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on September 29, 2019.
In the United Kingdom, Season Eleven of NCIS: Los Angeles premiered on Sunday December 29, 2019, and concluded on Sunday May 31, 2020.

## Reception
### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS: Los Angeles season 11 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Let Fate Decide" | September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) | 0.8/4 | 6.44 | 0.5 | 2.76 | 1.3 | 9.20 |
| 2 | "Decoy" | October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06) | 0.7/3 | 6.70 | 0.4 | 2.70 | 1.1 | 9.40 |
| 3 | "Hail Mary" | October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13) | 0.8/4 | 6.63 | 0.4 | 2.65 | 1.2 | 9.28 |
| 4 | "Yellow Jack" | October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20) | 0.7/3 | 6.40 | 0.3 | 2.41 | 1.0 | 8.81 |
| 5 | "Provenance" | October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27) | 0.7/3 | 6.09 | 0.4 | 2.62 | 1.1 | 8.71 |
| 6 | "A Bloody Brilliant Plan" | November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03) | 0.6/3 | 5.71 | 0.3 | 2.45 | 0.9 | 8.16 |
| 7 | "Concours D'Elegance" | November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10) | 0.6/3 | 6.04 | 0.4 | 2.56 | 1.0 | 8.60 |
| 8 | "Human Resources" | November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17) | 0.7/4 | 6.51 | 0.4 | 2.48 | 1.1 | 8.99 |
| 9 | "Kill Beale Vol. 1" | November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24) | 0.7/3 | 6.35 | 0.4 | 2.34 | 1.0 | 8.69 |
| 10 | "Mother" | December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01) | 0.8/3 | 6.42 | 0.4 | 2.60 | 1.2 | 9.02 |
| 11 | "Answers" | December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08) | 0.7/4 | 6.42 | 0.4 | 2.57 | 1.1 | 8.99 |
| 12 | "Groundwork" | January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05) | 0.5/3 | 5.72 | 0.4 | 2.44 | 0.9 | 8.16 |
| 13 | "High Society" | January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) | 0.8/4 | 6.37 | 0.4 | 2.52 | 1.2 | 8.89 |
| 14 | "Commitment Issues" | February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) | 0.6/3 | 6.05 | 0.4 | 2.75 | 1.0 | 8.80 |
| 15 | "The Circle" | February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23) | 0.6/3 | 6.20 | 0.4 | 2.57 | 1.0 | 8.77 |
| 16 | "Alsiyadun" | March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01) | 0.7/3 | 6.49 | 0.4 | 2.48 | 1.1 | 8.97 |
| 17 | "Watch Over Me" | March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08) | 0.6/4 | 6.56 | 0.4 | 2.29 | 1.0 | 8.86 |
| 18 | "Missing Time" | March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22) | 0.8/3 | 7.44 | 0.3 | 2.41 | 1.1 | 9.85 |
| 19 | "Fortune Favors the Brave" | March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29) | 0.7/3 | 7.01 | 0.4 | 2.28 | 1.1 | 9.29 |
| 20 | "Knock Down" | April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12) | 0.7/3 | 6.77 | 0.4 | 2.28 | 1.1 | 9.20 |
| 21 | "Murder of Crows" | April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19) | 0.6/2 | 6.89 | 0.4 | 2.46 | 1.0 | 9.36 |
| 22 | "Code of Conduct" | April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26) | 0.5 | 5.26 | 0.4 | 2.73 | 0.9 | 8.00 |

## Home media

NCIS: Los Angeles: The Eleventh Season :
| Set details | Set details | Special features | Special features | Special features | Special features |
| Discs: 5 Episodes: 22 Media Format: NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Run time: 15 hours and 26 minutes | Discs: 5 Episodes: 22 Media Format: NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Run time: 15 hours and 26 minutes | Mother: The 250th Episode On Set, "Offset" Season 11 An Evolution Deleted/Extended Scenes | Mother: The 250th Episode On Set, "Offset" Season 11 An Evolution Deleted/Extended Scenes | Mother: The 250th Episode On Set, "Offset" Season 11 An Evolution Deleted/Extended Scenes | Mother: The 250th Episode On Set, "Offset" Season 11 An Evolution Deleted/Extended Scenes |
| DVD release dates ||||||
| Region 1 | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 2 | Region 4 | Region 4 |
| August 4, 2020 | August 4, 2020 | UK: 17 August 2020 Europe: TBA | UK: 17 August 2020 Europe: TBA | N/A | N/A |