# NCIS season 14

The fourteenth season of NCIS an American police procedural drama originally aired on CBS from September 20, 2016, through May 16, 2017.
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. This season brought three new characters: Wilmer Valderrama as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas "Nick" Torres, formerly working with an undercover unit, Agent Alexandra "Alex" Quinn (Jennifer Esposito), and Clayton Reeves (Duane Henry), an MI6 Senior Officer and liaison to NCIS.
On streaming platforms Netflix and Amazon Prime, some of the episodes are out of order. For example, episode 8 (Pay to Play) and episode 9 (Enemy Combatant) have been uploaded in each others' places - and are even logged incorrectly on this page. This is evident by the return of character Clayton Reeves in episode 9 despite already being a part of the team in episode 8. Episodes 13 and 16 may also be out of order.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, NCIS Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) of the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) assigned to Washington's Navy Yard
* Pauley Perrette as Abby Sciuto, Forensic Specialist for NCIS
* Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, NCIS Senior Special Agent, Second in Command of MCRT
* Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres, NCIS Special Agent and former Undercover Agent
* Jennifer Esposito as Alexandra "Alex" Quinn, NCIS Special Agent
* Emily Wickersham as Eleanor "Ellie" Bishop, NCIS Special Agent
* Brian Dietzen as Dr. Jimmy Palmer, Assistant Medical Examiner for NCIS
* Rocky Carroll as Leon Vance, NCIS Director
* David McCallum as Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard, Chief Medical Examiner for NCIS
* Duane Henry as Clayton Reeves, MI6 Senior Officer and liaison to NCIS (episodes 5-24)

### Recurring

* Patrick Labyorteaux as Bud Roberts, JAG Captain from Falls Church
* Joe Spano as Tobias Fornell, FBI Senior Special Agent
* Robert Wagner as Anthony DiNozzo, Sr., father of former NCIS Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo
* Margo Harshman as Delilah Fielding, DoD Intelligence Analyst and McGee's girlfriend/fiancée/wife
* Juliette Angelo as Emily Fornell, Tobias Fornell's daughter
* Tony Gonzalez as Tony Francis, NCIS Special Agent
* Adam Campbell as young Donald Mallard
* Laura San Giacomo as Dr. Grace Confalone, psychotherapist
* Mary Stuart Masterson as Jenna Flemming, Congresswoman
* French Stewart as Paul Triff, imprisoned serial killer
* Bruce Boxleitner as Vice Admiral C. Clifford Chase, Deputy Director for the Joint Chiefs of Staff
* Adam Croasdell as young Angus Clark, friend of young Donald Mallard
* John Finn as Gen. Charles T. Ellison, retired Commandant of the Marine Corps
* Richard Riehle as Maynard County Sheriff Walt Osorio and Sherlock Consortium member
* Jessica Walter as Judith McKnight, Sherlock Consortium member
* Todd Louiso as Lyle Waznicki, Sherlock Consortium member
* Sumalee Montano as Nicole Taggart, NCIS Special Agent
* Rafi Silver as Qasim Naasir, a translator who worked with NCIS, and boyfriend of NCIS Special Agent Eleanor Bishop

### Guest appearances

* Caroline Lagerfelt as young Victoria Mallard, Ducky's deceased mother
* Scott Bakula as Dwayne Cassius Pride, NCIS Senior Special Agent and unit commander in New Orleans
* Lucas Black as Christopher Lasalle, NCIS Special Agent and second in command in New Orleans
* Bruce McGill as Henry Rogers, Vietnam War veteran
* Mercedes Ruehl as Marie Quinn, Alex Quinn's mother
* Elisabeth Rohm as Mounted Police Sergeant May Dawson

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 307 | 1 | "Rogue" | Tony Wharmby | Gary Glasberg & Jennifer Corbett | September 20, 2016 (2016-9-20) | 1401 | 16.00 |
| After a car explodes, killing a Navy officer, the team discovers that the intended target was his wife—the sister to deep cover NCIS agent Nick Torres, who disappeared months earlier in Buenos Aires while investigating criminal businessman Leo Silva (a failed target in the past for Gibbs' mentor Mike Franks). Torres re-emerges after realizing his cover was blown by his sister coming to Argentina to search for him. Torres begs Gibbs to let him help close the case, as he knows that Silva wants him and his family dead. His only way of ensuring the safety of his sister and niece (and staying alive himself) is for Silva and his son to be safely removed from their power for a very long time. Meanwhile, Special Agent Quinn shadows the team to figure out the type of agent Gibbs is looking for. In the end, Torres and Quinn both join the team. Note: First appearance of Wilmer Valderrama as Nick Torres. First appearance of Jennifer Esposito as Alex Quinn. First in universe appearance of Patrick Labyorteaux as Navy Captain Bud Roberts since the JAG series finale in 2005. ||||||||
| 308 | 2 | "Being Bad" | James Whitmore Jr. | Steven D. Binder | September 27, 2016 (2016-9-27) | 1402 | 15.52 |
| While investigating a death that took place at a reunion at Quantico, the team uncover a bomb plot which soon leads them to a long-running theft ring. Meanwhile, Torres and Quinn adjust to life as members of Gibbs' team which also includes new sitting arrangements. ||||||||
| 309 | 3 | "Privileged Information" | Edward Ornelas | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | October 4, 2016 (2016-10-4) | 1403 | 14.44 |
| As the team investigate a Marine Sergeant who fell from a building, Doctor Grace Confalone confides in Gibbs that he should treat it as a murder investigation Meanwhile, Torres' struggles to adapt to life outside of undercover get more complex as he searches for a place to live. ||||||||
| 310 | 4 | "Love Boat" | Terrence O'Hara | Christopher J. Waild | October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) | 1404 | 14.77 |
| The body of a Navy lieutenant is discovered on board a destroyer during a tiger cruise, where civilian guests are given the option of spending the night on the ship. Gibbs, Quinn and Palmer head to sea to investigate the circumstances behind the death. Meanwhile, McGee thinks about the perfect proposal for Delilah. ||||||||
| 311 | 5 | "Philly" | Allan Arkush | Scott Williams | October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18) | 1405 | 14.76 |
| MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves calls NCIS from Philadelphia when his search for a missing colleague ends with him finding a dead petty officer, so Gibbs sends Bishop and Quinn down the help. However, Quinn isn't willing to go as returning to Philadelphia means she must come to terms with the painful memory which resulted in her leaving field work. ||||||||
| 312 | 6 | "Shell Game" | Thomas J. Wright | Brendan Fehily | October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25) | 1406 | 14.08 |
| A kidnapping victim manages to escape and kill her captor, but when her husband doesn't show, they learn he quit his job and vanished the same day his wife was abducted. Bishop and Abby discover the husband was the CEO of a company worth millions, except the company doesn't exist anywhere except on paper, so the team must discern fact from fiction to figure out the truth. Meanwhile, Abby has finished knitting her welcome presents for the newbies, and whilst Quinn immediately finds a use for hers, Torres' reluctance to wear his leads Gibbs to realise Nick is struggling to take his foot out of the door. ||||||||
| 313 | 7 | "Home of the Brave" | Alrick Riley | Gina Lucita Monreal | November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15) | 1407 | 14.73 |
| Torres learns that a witness in a major NCIS case is being ruthlessly pursued by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and he risks his career trying to right a wrong. Meanwhile, Tony DiNozzo Sr returns to town on a mission to sublet his son's apartment, which puts Abby, Bishop and McGee at odds when they try every underhanded tactic they can to get the apartment. ||||||||
| 314 | 8 | "Enemy Combatant" | Tony Wharmby | Jennifer Corbett | November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22) | 1409 | 14.86 |
| A Navy chaplin is murdered and discovering he had been in contact with a prisoner at Gitmo, they learn that the man incarcerated may have been put there by a mountain of false paperwork and bad policing, which causes Bishop to question her own work at NSA when she begins to question how much collateral damage she may have caused. Meanwhile, NCIS is terrorised by Bishop's 3 older brothers who arrive for Thanksgiving. ||||||||
| 315 | 9 | "Pay to Play" | Arvin Brown | Cindi Hemingway | December 6, 2016 (2016-12-6) | 1408 | 14.64 |
| Congresswoman Jenna Flemming is the victim of death threats with the latest being delivered whilst she's on a Navy Base, and Vance puts NCIS into high gear both protecting her and finding out who the sender is. They are helped by Clayton Reeves, who has transferred to NCIS as a liaison officer for MI6. While he and Torres start bumping egos, Quinns snooping of Reeves' desk lead her to wonder if he is involved in Operation Willoughby, an operation suspended because it was deemed a suicide mission. ||||||||
| 316 | 10 | "The Tie That Binds" | Arvin Brown | Steven D. Binder | December 13, 2016 (2016-12-13) | 1411 | 14.74 |
| A dead Navy Captain who was under investigation for selling secrets is found with the address for Ducky's old home where he lived with his late mother Victoria. Investigation soon turns a link to is forced to a man known as Balthazar Kilmeany, who shares a name with Victoria's old boyfriend. ||||||||
| 317 | 11 | "Willoughby" | Tony Wharmby | Gina Lucita Monreal | January 3, 2017 (2017-1-3) | 1412 | 15.79 |
| NCIS suspects that businessman Kai Chen has been organising terrorist attacks to influence the stock market, but to get the proof means putting yourself at immense risk, and so Operation Willoughby brought in MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves to go undercover. But when Reeves barely escapes a bomb with his life, NCIS must determine if their operation is compromised. However when they discover they overlooked a major development, one of the team is left shattered by personal loss. ||||||||
| 318 | 12 | "Off the Grid" | Rocky Carroll | George Schenck & Frank Cardea | January 17, 2017 (2017-1-17) | 1413 | 15.49 |
| Red flags are raised when, for the first time ever, Gibbs doesn't appear at work. Investigating his usual diner, the team discovers that after a chance encounter Gibbs has resumed an undercover operation to catch someone on the NCIS Most Wanted list, who is responsible for the hijacking of a shipment of nuclear fuel rods which are still missing years later. Following Gibbs' breadcrumbs, the team discover that someone tipped off the suspect years ago, and must discover who it is before they can do it again. ||||||||
| 319 | 13 | "Keep Going" | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by : Scott Williams Story by : Matthew R. Jarrett & Scott J. Jarrett | January 24, 2017 (2017-1-24) | 1410 | 16.21 |
| During an NCIS hit-and-run investigation of a Navy Captain, Palmer tries to talk down the young man from a ledge and reveals some secrets that nobody knew about him, including the fact that he passed the medical exam. ||||||||
| 320 | 14 | "Nonstop" | Mark Horowitz | Brendan Fehily | February 7, 2017 (2017-2-7) | 1414 | 15.57 |
| The team partner with "The Sherlocks" - one of whom is Anthony DiNozzo, Sr. - to investigate the murder of a petty officer outside D.C. ||||||||
| 321 | 15 | "Pandora's Box (Part I)" | Alrick Riley | Christopher J. Waild | February 14, 2017 (2017-2-14) | 1416 | 15.29 |
| After being arrested trying to smuggle a fake bomb into an arena for a Homeland Security operation spearheaded by her think-tank, Abby discovers that not all is as it seems: she is actually carrying a real bomb, the operation she is a part of doesn't exist, her superior at the think-tank has vanished and a playbook containing a terrorist goldmine of planned attacks are in the wild. The team up gets help from Agent Pride and the NOLA office before one of these theoretical attacks comes to fruition.( Part 1 of NCIS-NCIS:New Orleans crossover) ||||||||
| 322 | 16 | "A Many Splendored Thing" | Michael Zinberg | David J. North & Steven D. Binder | February 21, 2017 (2017-2-21) | 1415 | 14.87 |
| Bishop is more determined to avenge her boyfriend's murder when the team finds a new lead in the Chen case. In the meantime, Torres teaches his fellow agents the art of pick-pocketing. ||||||||
| 323 | 17 | "What Lies Above" | Leslie Libman | Scott Williams | March 7, 2017 (2017-3-7) | 1417 | 14.17 |
| McGee's apartment is torn apart by a robber looking for a valuable item hidden by one of the previous tenants, a convicted criminal. ||||||||
| 324 | 18 | "M.I.A." | Thomas J. Wright | Jennifer Corbett | March 14, 2017 (2017-3-14) | 1418 | 14.16 |
| To honor a sailor's dying wish, the team reopens a murder case that was originally ruled an accidental death. ||||||||
| 325 | 19 | "The Wall" | Bethany Rooney | Gina Lucita Monreal | March 28, 2017 (2017-3-28) | 1419 | 14.35 |
| The team must rely on an irritable Vietnam War veteran to solve a Marine's murder. ||||||||
| 326 | 20 | "A Bowl of Cherries" | Edward Ornelas | Brendan Fehily | April 4, 2017 (2017-4-4) | 1420 | 13.83 |
| McGee and the team race to find the hacker responsible for infecting a vice admiral's laptop with ransomware. ||||||||
| 327 | 21 | "One Book, Two Covers" | Terrence O'Hara | David J. North | April 18, 2017 (2017-4-18) | 1421 | 13.32 |
| The team relies on Torres' case notes and knowledge of a biker gang with which he once spent a year undercover when an officer's murder is linked to former members. ||||||||
| 328 | 22 | "Beastmaster" | Bethany Rooney | Christopher J. Waild | May 2, 2017 (2017-5-2) | 1422 | 12.88 |
| The murder of a Marine in Rock Creek Park leads the team to work with Park Police officer May Dawson (Elisabeth Röhm) on the case and soon discover a link to the sale of African bushmeat. Meanwhile, the team has to go through pepper spray certification. ||||||||
| 329 | 23 | "Something Blue" | James Whitmore Jr. | Jennifer Corbett & Scott Williams | May 9, 2017 (2017-5-9) | 1423 | 13.39 |
| The stress of McGee and Delilah's upcoming wedding lands Delilah in the hospital. Meanwhile, the NCIS team investigates the mysterious death of a healthy, young petty officer aboard a Navy destroyer. ||||||||
| 330 | 24 | "Rendezvous" | Tony Wharmby | George Schenck & Frank Cardea & Steven D. Binder | May 16, 2017 (2017-5-16) | 1424 | 13.33 |
| When body parts of a dead Navy SEAL are found in Paraguay, Gibbs, McGee, and Torres travel there to find his colleague and figure out why they broke orders to go there. The two SEALs were helped by a local whose son was recruited against his will into a violent gang of rebels and they sought to rescue the boy and the other recruits. Though the mission is successful, the helicopter sent to rescue them is low on fuel and Gibbs stays behind to keep a group of rebels at bay to allow for McGee and Torres' escape. McGee departs the chopper at the last second to back Gibbs up, and they are left to face the rebels when the chopper takes off, ending the episode on a cliffhanger. Note: Last appearance of Jennifer Esposito as Alex Quinn ||||||||

## Production
### Development

NCIS was renewed for seasons fourteen and fifteen on February 29, 2016. During production of this season, NCIS showrunner Gary Glasberg died on September 28, 2016. In November 2016, it was reported that executive producer George Schenck and Frank Cardea, would succeed Gary Glasberg as co-showrunner for season fourteen.

### Casting

On April 4, 2016, Duane Henry, appeared as MI6 Officer Clayton Reeves in the final two episodes of thirteen season. Henry was promoted to series regular for season fourteen. Wilmer Valderrama joined the cast as Nicholas Torres on June 16, 2016, along with Jennifer Esposito as Alex Quinn on July 11, 2016. On June 9, 2017 (after the airing of the fourteenth season finale), Deadline Hollywood and TV Guide reported that Jennifer Esposito would not return for season fifteen.

## Reception
### Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of NCIS season 14 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Rogue" | September 20, 2016 | 2.2/8 | 15.99 | 0.9 | 4.24 | 3.1 | 20.23 |
| 2 | "Being Bad" | September 27, 2016 | 2.1/8 | 15.52 | 0.9 | 3.98 | 3.0 | 19.50 |
| 3 | "Privileged Information" | October 4, 2016 | 1.9/7 | 14.44 | 0.8 | 3.95 | 2.7 | 18.39 |
| 4 | "Love Boat" | October 11, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 14.77 | 0.8 | 3.78 | 2.6 | 18.55 |
| 5 | "Philly" | October 18, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 14.76 | 0.8 | 3.95 | 2.6 | 18.72 |
| 6 | "Shell Game" | October 25, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 14.08 | 0.8 | 3.67 | 2.5 | 17.75 |
| 7 | "Home of the Brave" | November 15, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 14.73 | 0.8 | 3.49 | 2.5 | 18.22 |
| 8 | "Enemy Combatant" | November 22, 2016 | 1.9/6 | 14.86 | 0.8 | 3.91 | 2.7 | 18.77 |
| 9 | "Pay to Play" | December 6, 2016 | 1.8/7 | 14.64 | 0.8 | 3.85 | 2.6 | 18.49 |
| 10 | "The Tie That Binds" | December 13, 2016 | 1.7/6 | 14.74 | 0.8 | 3.80 | 2.5 | 18.54 |
| 11 | "Willoughby" | January 3, 2017 | 1.8/6 | 15.79 | 0.7 | 3.60 | 2.5 | 19.45 |
| 12 | "Off the Grid" | January 17, 2017 | 1.9/7 | 15.49 | 0.7 | 3.32 | 2.6 | 18.82 |
| 13 | "Keep Going" | January 24, 2017 | 1.9/7 | 16.21 | 0.7 | 3.51 | 2.6 | 19.72 |
| 14 | "Nonstop" | February 7, 2017 | 1.7/6 | 15.57 | 0.7 | 3.70 | 2.4 | 19.27 |
| 15 | "Pandora's Box (Part I)" | February 14, 2017 | 1.8/7 | 15.29 | 0.7 | 3.83 | 2.5 | 19.12 |
| 16 | "A Many Splendored Thing" | February 21, 2017 | 1.6/6 | 14.87 | 0.7 | 3.46 | 2.3 | 18.33 |
| 17 | "What Lies Above" | March 7, 2017 | 1.6/6 | 14.17 | 0.7 | 3.68 | 2.3 | 17.85 |
| 18 | "M.I.A." | March 14, 2017 | 1.5/6 | 14.16 | 0.8 | 3.56 | 2.3 | 17.72 |
| 19 | "The Wall" | March 28, 2017 | 1.6/6 | 14.35 | 0.7 | 3.31 | 2.3 | 17.66 |
| 20 | "A Bowl of Cherries" | April 4, 2017 | 1.6/6 | 13.83 | 0.6 | 3.48 | 2.2 | 17.31 |
| 21 | "One Book, Two Covers" | April 18, 2017 | 1.3/5 | 13.32 | 0.8 | 3.74 | 2.1 | 17.06 |
| 22 | "Beastmaster" | May 2, 2017 | 1.5/6 | 12.88 | 0.7 | 3.74 | 2.2 | 16.62 |
| 23 | "Something Blue" | May 9, 2017 | 1.4/6 | 13.39 | 0.8 | 3.68 | 2.2 | 17.07 |
| 24 | "Rendezvous" | May 16, 2017 | 1.5/7 | 13.33 | 0.7 | 3.72 | 2.2 | 17.05 |