Never Forget
SEASON FINALE: Real-life NCIS agents open up about the murder of a sailor's 10-year-old daughter that haunted the agency for three decades and the "unsolvable" murder of a Navy man's son and the promise to his family to resolve the case
NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget
Death of a Dream
A former Navy police officer speaks out for the first time and admits he didn't tell investigators everything -- but vows he didn't kill
How to watch NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget
"NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget" is preempted on Wednesday, June 26. The series returns with a two-hour season finale on Wednesday, July 3.
The Enemy Within [6/19/19]
Real-life NCIS agents team up with Air Force investigators to solve the murder of an American airman in Japan, leading to a dark, twisted path of deception, fraud and witchcraft.
Unbreakable [6/12/19]
Real-life NCIS agents investigate the murders of a Marine sergeant and his wife 67 days after they wed. Was the motive money, was it racially motivated or was it something else?
Shattered Glass [6/5/19]
When a Marine officer was nearly killed in a grenade explosion in Kuwait, NCIS investigated a terror attack -- but instead found a twisted love triangle and elaborate plans for murder
Heartless [5/29/19]
NCIS agents reveal the challenging detective work that went into cracking the unusual and calculated murder of Lt. Lee Hartley
Road Map to Murder [5/29/19]
The murder of a Navy communications officer after using an ATM leads NCIS agents and police on a trail of greed, lies and secret double lives
Trail of Fire [6/26/18]
When a Fort Bragg nurse fails to show up for work, worried friends rush to her apartment only to find her home burned and their friend missing
Deadly Lies [6/19/18]
The search for a missing Marine launches NCIS agents into a world of calls and texts, a relationship built on lies and an ill-fated case of mistaken identity
The Marine's Wife [6/12/18]
When a young military wife at the Marine Combat Base at Twentynine Palms, Calif. vanishes in the desert, NCIS agents discover she has a secret -- did it lead to murder?
A Date with Evil [6/5/18]
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime case,” says special agent. “Some of the darkness and some of the twisted motivations behind this case – it was overwhelming."
A Soldier's Honor [5/29/18]
When a Navy officer vanished off a supply ship along with $8,600 during the Vietnam War, he was labeled a deserter and a thief -- but was there something more to his disappearance?
Ruthless [5/22/18]
When a serial rapist targets military spouses, agents race against time before he strikes again
The Sting [6/13/17]
Agents share a case they can't forget -- a risky undercover operation to turn up the heat on the key suspect in the murder of a Navy petty officer
Body of Evidence [6/6/17]
Real-life agents of NCIS face a tough investigation into one of their own after a young mother, the girlfriend of a Navy petty officer, vanishes
The Terrorists, The Spies, The Hackers [5/30/17]
Real-life agents of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service reveal their approach to the most important threats of our time
One of their Own [5/23/17]
Two people shot dead execution style -- who wanted them dead? It's a case real-life agents of NCIS can't forget
To Catch a Killer [5/12/17]
NCIS agents in Virginia go high-tech to solve the murder of a young ballerina – and the agent who inspired CBS' "NCIS: New Orleans" shares his real-life cross-country search for the killer in a San Diego cold case
The Double Cross [4/25/17]
Can a videotape left behind by a dead sailor help real-life NCIS investigators solve a double murder?
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