NCIS: New Orleans season 1
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 23 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 23, 2014 | – May 12, 2015
The first season of NCIS: New Orleans premiered on CBS on September 23, 2014, and concluded on May 12, 2015. The season aired following NCIS, on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm (ET).
Contents
Plot
The first season of NCIS: New Orleans follows the work of Special Agent Dwayne Pride, who leads a New Orleans-based investigative team tasked with solving crimes involving the US Navy and Marine Corps. Pride and Chris LaSalle work alongside new-transfer Meredith Brody, as they face the loss of friends ("Musician Heal Thyself"), battle a suspected plague outbreak ("Carrier"), and investigate cases including a brig break ("Breaking Brig"), a murder at a sorority house ("The Recruits"), a kidnapping that brings the FBI to New Orleans ("It Happened Last Night"), a murder at a cemetery on Halloween ("Master of Horror"), a death at Mardi Gras ("Love Hurts"), a bomber targeting Pride and his family ("Baitfish"), a case that calls for NCIS to work alongside CGIS ("The Abyss"), and a sailor who asks for his own murder to be investigated ("The Walking Dead"), all while facing the death of loved ones ("How Much Pain Can You Take?").
Cast and characters
Main cast
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Recurring cast
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Guest stars
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Production
Following a two-part pilot that aired as part of NCIS's eleventh season, NCIS: New Orleans was ordered to series by CBS.[1][2][3]
Episodes
No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Musician Heal Thyself" | Michael Zinberg | Jeffrey Lieber | September 23, 2014 | 101 | 17.22[4] |
The NCIS: New Orleans team investigate the discovery of a severed leg with the leg later revealed to belonged to a recently murdered Navy Petty Officer who Pride mentored, prompting the team to investigate while, Brody, having joined the NCIS: New Orleans team on a permanent basis in the NCIS Season 11 episode, "Crescent City Part 2" is trying to get acquainted with New Orleans while NCIS Medical Examiner, Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard later offers both Wade and Pride some insight into the case. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Carrier" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Gary Glasberg | September 30, 2014 | 102 | 16.57[5] |
When a Navy Lieutenant on liberty dies in downtown New Orleans, the team investigate but soon discover that the death is connected to a potential bioterrorist attack on a Navy ship when the autopsy reveals that the victim died of bubonic plague. As the team begin rounding up those assigned to the ship, they also receive assistance from NCIS Leon Vance with CDC officer Carol Wilson and NCIS Special Agent Anthony "Tony" DiNozzo both personally arriving in New Orleans to investigate while NCIS Forensic Scientist Abigail Sciuto helps out with the team racing against time to prevent a potentially terrifying outbreak from occurring and determine who is responsible for orchestrating the attack. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Breaking Brig" | Tony Wharmby | Laurie Arent | October 7, 2014 | 103 | 15.39[6] |
The New Orleans office investigates three prisoners who escaped en route to the Naval Brig in Charleston when the bus crashes into a ditch, and one of them is a wanted criminal who poses a threat to national security with the team later discovering a mole is truly responsible for the entire situation. NCIS Director Leon Vance and Pride's friend, fellow NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs both assist in the search with the investigation later leading Pride to a stand-off with the mole with Brody's life at stake. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "The Recruits" | Oz Scott | Sam Humphrey | October 14, 2014 | 104 | 16.14[7] |
After a Navy SEAL is found murdered in a sorority house, the NCIS team must determine if the motive pertained to one of his classified missions or collegiate foul play with the case changing when the team discover an illegal prostitute ring is operating in the college. Meanwhile, Pride's daughter, Laurel, pays the NCIS office a visit. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "It Happened Last Night" | Arvin Brown | Jack Bernstein | October 21, 2014 | 105 | 16.13[8] |
When a Chief Warrant Officer who specialized in counterintelligence is found dead, the team investigate and soon discover that the victim's wife has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom while FBI agent Tobias Fornell arrives in New Orleans to assist Pride and the team with the case. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Master of Horror" | Terrence O'Hara | Scott D. Shapiro | October 28, 2014 | 106 | 16.09[9] |
As New Orleans prepares to celebrate Halloween, a Naval Staff Judge Advocate is found in a cemetery, murdered "vampire-style" with the team discovering that an unlikely suspect is responsible and that a woman's life is hanging in the balance while Brody and LaSalle compare costumes. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Watch Over Me" | James Hayman | David Appelbaum | November 11, 2014 | 107 | 14.99[10] |
A Navy officer with the highest level top secret clearance is murdered, after he was recently assigned as a tech liaison with a private developer with the team also discovering his assistant dead in the bath at his house. Meanwhile, Pride transforms the carport into an auto shop when he works on the first car he gave his wife. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Love Hurts" | Michael Pressman | Jack Bernstein | November 18, 2014 | 108 | 16.86[11] |
A petty officer is found dead in a Mardi Gras float storage facility with an engagement ring and proposal plan in hand. The investigation takes a mysterious turn when the team are unable to locate his supposed long-term girlfriend but things change when it's revealed that a murderous female Columbian assassin is in the city, planning on killing a group of Navy and Marines personnel, forcing the team into a race against time to stop a potentially devastating explosion and bloodbath from occurring. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Chasing Ghosts" | James Whitmore, Jr. | Jonathan I. Kidd & Sonya Winton | November 25, 2014 | 109 | 14.47[12] |
The team investigates a 40-year cold case about a murder of a chief petty officer which hits close to home for Dr. Wade. However, an exhumation of the body reveals some unexpected evidence. Sebastian gets into the Thanksgiving mood and Laurel brings home her boyfriend. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "Stolen Valor" | Dennis Smith | Laurie Arent | December 16, 2014 | 110 | 14.14[13] |
A former SEAL who hunts military impostors is found dead at a museum, and the team's investigation leads them to find the jacket of a Marine who was presumed killed in Afghanistan. When the investigation reveals that the Marine may still be alive, the team travels to Afghanistan in an attempt to bring him home. Meanwhile, Brody wonders about LaSalle's issues with Christmas. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "Baitfish" | Leslie Libman | Jeffrey Lieber & Jeremiah Tash | January 6, 2015 | 111 | 17.73[14] |
While attending the Navy-Marine Relief Gala, a deadly explosion happens, putting Pride's daughter's boyfriend in the hospital. The NCIS team learns that Pride was the intended target and the assassination attempt could be related to one of his old cases. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "The Abyss" | Terrence O'Hara | Sam Humphrey | January 13, 2015 | 112 | 16.39[15] |
The NCIS team partner with the Coast Guard Investigative Service to probe a double homicide aboard a research boat, when an Admiral's daughter becomes the prime suspect in the case. Special Agent Abigail Borin from the CGIS pays a visit to the city and helps the team with the case. Meanwhile, Lasalle tracks down his estranged brother. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "The Walking Dead" | Edward Ornelas | David Appelbaum | February 3, 2015 | 113 | 16.52[16] |
A Navy lieutenant commander and a friend of Pride seeks his help to solve his impending murder after he learns he has been poisoned with a lethal dose of radiation with the team and CGIS agent Abigail Borin both teaming up to assist who poisoned the lieutenant commander and why. | |||||||
14 | 14 | "Careful What You Wish For" | James Hayman | Scott D. Shapiro | February 10, 2015 | 114 | 16.19[17] |
A fellow NCIS agent is killed while on security detail for a high-ranking official and the team's investigation leads them to discover that the agent was the target because of a secret he knew about a sick child's biological father. Meanwhile, Brody's past is brought up by the security detail leader. | |||||||
15 | 15 | "Le Carnival de la Mort" | Tony Wharmby | Jonathan I. Kidd & Sonya Winton | February 17, 2015 | 115 | 14.70[18] |
It is Mardi Gras in New Orleans and the NCIS team investigate a murder by stabbing by a fellow Mardi Gras party goer. Meanwhile, Pride visits his father in prison but does not know his daughter is also visiting him. | |||||||
16 | 16 | "My Brother's Keeper" | Oz Scott | Teleplay by: Christopher Ambrose Story by: Christopher Ambrose, Jonathan I. Kidd & Sonya Winton |
February 24, 2015 | 116 | 13.71[19] |
When a Navy recruiter is killed in a hit-and-run, the team's investigation leads them to investigate the world surrounding her two foster children and their recently-returned father. LaSalle gets concerned that Cade hasn't been showing much progress in his treatment. | |||||||
17 | 17 | "More Now" | Bethany Rooney | Christopher Silber | March 10, 2015 | 117 | 12.61[20] |
Both LaSalle and Brody grow concerned with Pride's obsession with catching Baitfish, who is killing off many of his old associates and building a new empire. | |||||||
18 | 18 | "The List" | Michael Zinberg | Laurie Arent | March 24, 2015 | 118 | 14.42[21] |
After a Naval officer is found dead in a strip club, the team discovers that his death matches the MO of two unsolved murders, leading the team to a mural with the names of un-prosecuted killers listed. Meanwhile, Brody's ex-fiancé pays her a surprise visit. | |||||||
19 | 19 | "The Insider" | James Whitmore, Jr. | David Appelbaum & Scott D. Shapiro | April 7, 2015 | 119 | 14.33[22] |
In the morgue, Wade, Danny, and Sebastian are held hostage by a criminal who wants a secret that is inside a dead body. | |||||||
20 | 20 | "Rock-A-Bye-Baby" | Elodie Keene | Jonathan I. Kidd & Sonya Winton | April 14, 2015 | 120 | 14.40[23] |
A Navy Commander's adopted baby is kidnapped when he leaves her in the car while taking groceries inside, prompting the NCIS team to launch a search for the missing baby with CGIS agent Abigail Borin returning to offer them assistance. | |||||||
21 | 21 | "You'll Do" | Alrick Riley | Sam Humphrey | April 28, 2015 | 121 | 14.55[24] |
When Cade's girlfriend is discovered murdered in the back of his car, Cade is charged with her murder, and while NCIS joins in for LaSalle's sake, he is ordered to stay away from the case. However, when all is said and done, an old enemy returns with a message for Pride, with the episode ending with Baitfish aiming a gun at LaSalle's girlfriend. | |||||||
22 | 22 | "How Much Pain Can You Take?" | Terrence O'Hara | Christopher Silber & Christopher Ambrose | May 5, 2015 | 122 | 13.35[25] |
In the aftermath of Savannah's murder and with the crime scene later being attacked, resulting in the deaths of two officers and four more being left injured as well as Brody who suffers a cut to her right arm, the team go into overdrive as all of New Orleans law enforcement searches for Baitfish while LaSelle, consumed by rage and grief seeks revenge for Savannah's death at Baitfish's hand. However, things get complicated when it is revealed Sasha and Baitfish have turned on each other, and both are trying to get rid of the other. | |||||||
23 | 23 | "My City" | James Hayman | Teleplay by: Jeffrey Lieber Story by: Jeffrey Lieber & Zach Strauss |
May 12, 2015 | 123 | 13.61[26] |
Following a murder at the port in which a Navy officer is murdered after having his throat slit, Pride and the team investigate and discover that a dangerous West African terrorist has secretly infiltrated the city and is plotting an attack that if successful could not only cripple New Orleans but also leave the entire population gravely ill with radiation poisoning, forcing the team into a battle against time to stop the terrifying plot from becoming a horrifying reality. |
Ratings
Episode | U.S. ratings | Canadian ratings[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
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Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
Rank | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
Rank | |||
Night | Week | Night | Week | |||||
"Musician Heal Thyself" | September 23, 2014 | 17.22[4] | 2[4] | 5[27] | September 23, 2014 | 2.72[28] | 2[28] | 5[28] |
"Carrier" | September 30, 2014 | 16.57[5] | 2[5] | 3[29] | September 30, 2014 | 2.47[30] | 2[30] | 7[30] |
"Breaking Brig" | October 7, 2014 | 15.39[6] | 2[6] | 5[31] | October 7, 2014 | 2.26[32] | 4[32] | 10[32] |
"The Recruits" | October 14, 2014 | 16.14[7] | 2[7] | 3[33] | October 14, 2014 | 2.41[34] | 4[34] | 8[34] |
"It Happened Last Night" | October 21, 2014 | 16.13[8] | 2[8] | 4[35] | October 21, 2014 | 2.32[36] | 4[36] | 8[36] |
"Master of Horror" | October 28, 2014 | 16.09[9] | 2[9] | 6[37] | October 28, 2014 | 2.24[38] | 4[38] | 7[38] |
"Watch Over Me" | November 11, 2014 | 14.99[10] | 2[10] | 4[39] | November 11, 2014 | 2.40[40] | 2[40] | 4[40] |
"Love Hurts" | November 18, 2014 | 16.86[11] | 2[11] | 4[41] | November 18, 2014 | 2.31[42] | 3[42] | 6[42] |
"Chasing Ghosts" | November 25, 2014 | 14.47[12] | 2[12] | 7[43] | November 25, 2014 | 2.33[44] | 2[44] | 6[44] |
"Stolen Valor" | December 16, 2014 | 14.14[13] | 2[13] | 3[45] | December 16, 2014 | 2.31[46] | 2[46] | 2[46] |
"Baitfish" | January 6, 2015 | 17.73[14] | 2[14] | 5[47] | January 6, 2015 | 2.51[48] | 2[48] | 6[48] |
"The Abyss" | January 13, 2015 | 16.39[15] | 2[15] | 3[49] | January 13, 2015 | 2.30[50] | 2[50] | 4[50] |
"The Walking Dead" | February 3, 2015 | 16.52[16] | 2[16] | 4[51] | February 3, 2015 | 2.34[52] | 3[52] | 6[52] |
"Careful What You Wish For" | February 10, 2015 | 16.19[17] | 2[17] | 3[53] | February 10, 2015 | 2.28[54] | 2[54] | 7[54] |
"Le Carnivale de la Mort" | February 17, 2015 | 14.70[18] | 2[18] | 6[55] | February 17, 2015 | 2.23[56] | 2[56] | 8[56] |
"My Brother's Keeper" | February 24, 2015 | 13.71[19] | 2[19] | 6[57] | February 24, 2015 | 2.38[58] | 2[58] | 4[58] |
"More Now" | March 10, 2015 | 12.61[20] | 2[20] | 6[59] | March 10, 2015 | 2.23[60] | 2[60] | 6[60] |
"The List" | March 24, 2015 | 14.42[21] | 3[21] | 2[61] | March 24, 2015 | 2.34[62] | 2[62] | 3[62] |
"The Insider" | April 7, 2015 | 14.33[22] | 2[22] | 4[63] | April 7, 2015 | 2.25[64] | 2[64] | 6[64] |
"Rock-A-Bye-Baby" | April 14, 2015 | 14.40[23] | 2[23] | 4[65] | April 14, 2015 | 2.26[66] | 2[66] | 4[66] |
"You'll Do" | April 28, 2015 | 14.55[24] | 2[24] | 2[67] | April 28, 2015 | 2.17[68] | 2[68] | 6[68] |
"How Much Pain Can You Take" | May 5, 2015 | 13.35[25] | 2[25] | 3[69] | May 5, 2015 | 2.07[70] | 2[70] | 6[70] |
"My City" | May 12, 2015 | 13.61[26] | 2[26] | 2[71] | May 12, 2015 | 2.06[72] | 3[72] | 6[72] |
Notes
- ↑ Live + 7 day (DVR)
References
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