The BEST episodes of 9-1-1
Every episode of 9-1-1 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 9-1-1!
Explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations.
#1 - Fight or Flight
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2019
The first responders rally together to search for a missing Maddie.
#2 - The Searchers
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019
Athena, Maddie, Bobby and the 118 races to save lives after a massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier and Buck fears the worst when Christopher goes missing.
#3 - Survivors
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/24/2021
In the aftermath of the shooting, Athena and the 118 are on high alert when a sniper is targeting members of the LAFD. Maddie makes a life decision.
#4 - Sink or Swim
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019
A massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier, placing Buck and Christopher's lives in danger.
#5 - The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/13/2020
Maddie fears for herself and her co-workers when the call center is taken hostage.
#6 - This Life We Choose
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2019
The 118 responds to calls from a stunt driver caught in a hairy situation, a teenage social influencer who is bugging out and the city is on high alert after two mail bombs go off. Meanwhile, Eddie's family comes to town and Buck faces a life or death situation.
#7 - Suspicion
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/17/2021
The members of the 118 make calls to save a bridezilla at a disastrous wedding and to a mother trapped on her balcony. Hen plays medical detective when her mother, Toni, falls ill. Eddie and Christopher receive a visit from Carla, Athena uncovers a secret Bobby has been hiding that puts their marriage on the rocks and Maddie struggles with adjusting to motherhood.
#8 - Malfunction
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2019
Emergencies include a skating mishap at an ice show, an accident involving a self-driving car and a fulfillment warehouse robot going rogue. Meanwhile, Eddie’s after-hours fight club gets out-of-control and Hen struggles in her relationship with Karen.
#9 - New Beginnings
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2019
Bobby meets Athena's parents. Doug insinuates himself deeper into Chimney's life. Athena looks into a distressing 911 call.
#10 - Athena Begins
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2019
When a murder weapon from a case close to Athena in the early ‘90s resurfaces, flashbacks to 1989 show how Athena joined the LAPD and became the police officer she is today.
#11 - What's Next?
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/11/2020
The 118 rush to save lives in the aftermath of a massive train derailment.
#12 - 7.1
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2018
When a massive earthquake rocks Los Angeles, the first responders rush to rescue victims from a crumbling high-rise hotel. Athena must deal with wreckage from a collapsed freeway overpass. Maddie is thrown into the fire as she faces her first crisis as a 911 dispatcher.
#13 - Blindsided
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2021
Athena and the 118 race to save lives after a drunk driver causes a deadly pile-up on the freeway. Meanwhile, Maddie goes into labor and Hen and Karen are devastated as they prepare their foster daughter, Nia, to be reunited with her birth mother.
#14 - Ocean's 9-1-1
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/22/2019
A going-away party for a bank manager turns into an emergency, and then a mystery, as the first responders are accused of pulling off a daring heist.
#15 - Merry Ex-Mas
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2018
The first responders deal with stampede at a toy store, a mistletoe stunt gone awry and a Christmas-light showdown. Bobby contemplates his future with Athena.
#16 - Powerless
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/4/2020
The 118 races to rescue a little girl in a runaway hot air balloon and help with a city power outage caused by a hijacked tree-trimmer truck. Meanwhile, Athena's investigation into the serial rapist case puts her life in jeopardy.
#17 - Pinned
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/30/2020
The 118 responds to accidents at a bowling alley and a home renovation, as Athena pursues a car thief. Bobby and Michael take Harry camping, and Chimney and Maddie rush into action when their romantic dinner date takes a wild turn.
#18 - Buck Begins
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2021
The 118 race to save the lives of workers trapped in a five-alarm factory fire. Meanwhile, Maddie reveals a painful family secret that causes Buck to confront his childhood and answer why he is the daredevil he is today.
#19 - First Responders
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/3/2021
The members of the 118 rush to the site of a hit-and-run that leaves a familiar face in critical condition. With Buck's help, Athena investigates the case of a missing woman last seen in a casino and Josh recalls an emergency in 2006 that led him to become a 9-1-1 operator.
#20 - Eddie Begins
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/20/2020
Eddie's journey to rescue a boy from a well turns into a mission to save himself from his past.
#21 - May Day
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2022
The 118 races to the rescue when the 9-1-1 Call Center goes up in flames. Bobby risks his life to save a trapped May and Claudette. Buck and Eddie work together to help an injured electrician. Chimney and his brother team up as firefighters for the first time.
#22 - Pay It Forward
Season 6 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2023
A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse that endangers the lives of civilians and members of the 118.
#23 - Help Is Not Coming
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2018
The first responders continue to deal with the fallout of a massive earthquake and its deadly aftershocks.
#24 - Final Approach
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2024
Athena’s only chance of surviving and saving everyone on the flight is to attempt to land the plane before it crashes and call on the 118 for help.
#25 - Chimney Begins
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2019
A look back at how Chimney joined Station 118 and became the firefighter and paramedic he is today.