The WORST episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star
Every episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 9-1-1: Lone Star!
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with his troubled firefighter son, T.K., takes his progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Texas, where he helps them start anew. On the surface, Owen is all about big-city style and swagger, but underneath he struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
#1 - Sellouts
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/28/2023
Tommy goes paramedic crew-to-crew against her former employer, private contractors Paragon Medics, as they deal with emergencies involving a dialysis patient and at a perfume factory. Meanwhile, Owen hits it off with a beautiful woman he meets at a fundraiser.
#2 - Human Resources
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2023
Owen helps defend Marjan when a rescue complaint forces her to make a challenging ethical decision. Meanwhile, Grace befriends a young boy who becomes a frequent 9-1-1 caller, but when she discovers he may be in some real danger she must step in.
#3 - Cry Wolf
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2023
As Owen gets pulled deeper into the FBI’s investigation of the motorcycle gang, Sgt. O’Brien makes a confession to him. Meanwhile, Grace and the 126 respond to a call from a man who claims his girlfriend slipped over the side of a cliff and Carlos searches for a missing friend, putting his own life in danger.
#4 - The New Hotness
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/24/2023
Captains Strand and Vega along with the members of the 126 are called into action to a county fair when a "Derecho," a series of fast-moving severe thunderstorms, hit Austin, causing hurricanic and tornadic-force winds, heavy rains, flash floods and a wide path of destruction. Owen's newfound passion for motorcycling puts him on a potentially dangerous path. Tommy has the potential for a romance when she meets an attractive single father. And as T.K. and Carlos prepare for their wedding, a secret from Carlos' past may stand in their way to happiness.
#5 - Spring Cleaning
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2022
The 126 respond to emergencies when a man falls into a trash compactor and a frantic mom tries to rescue her kids in a runaway car. Tommy and Julius grow closer, as two team members disagree on keeping their romance a secret.
#6 - Red vs. Blue
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2022
When a dust-up between Owen and an obnoxious police sergeant goes viral, the existing tensions between police and fire rescue mount, leading Owen to decide they will settle the score on the softball field. Meanwhile, Grace competes against a hot shot call center night-shift operator when he moves over to the day shift.
#7 - Double Trouble
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/2023
The 126 race to rescue a woman with an arrow shot into her head; Judd is doubly surprised by the news Wyatt shares; Mateo helps a family member in need and comes to regret it.
#8 - Thunderstruck
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2024
A horse barrels into a brewery with an unconscious rider on its back. A bus full of tourists all experience seizures. Judd introduces Owen to Wyatt's mother. Carlos' investigation into his father's murder becomes all-consuming.
#9 - Swipe Left
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2023
When she discovers her former fiancé is having a baby with his new wife, The 126 help Marjan enter the dating world through a series of chaperoned dates; Owen and the team are called to the rescue when a pregnant woman takes matters (and her anger) out at a motel where she suspects her husband is cheating on her.
#10 - Impact
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/27/2025
Owen makes a decision about his future. Tommy receives devastating news. T.K. and Carlos worry about adopting Jonah. Mateo gets his immigration status threatened after an altercation. A doomsday prepper gets trapped in a bomb shelter and The 126 and all of Austin brace for an asteroid crash.
#11 - All Who Wander
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2025
Judd literally walks into the line of fire when an armory catches on fire, sending bullets flying everywhere. Owen questions Judd's pledge of sobriety. Marjan introduces boyfriend Joe to her parents, Waleed and Nasreen, but their dinner doesn't go as smoothly as she hoped.
#12 - Yee-Haw
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/20/2020
The crew races to a disaster at a wave pool, and an outbreak of mercury poisoning that is leaving its victims in a a zombie-like state. Meanwhile, Owen must come to terms with his illness and what the side-effects of treatment may do to his vanity. Also, Michelle follows a new lead on her missing sister while TK is unsure how to handle his budding relationship with Carlos.
#13 - Kiddos
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2024
TK gets a huge surprise on his 30th birthday when his stepdad Enzo arrives in Austin along with TK's young half-brother Jonah. Owen's resentment of Enzo turns physical. Tommy is determined to push through her latest crisis. Wyatt attempts to talk-down a suicidal caller and the 126 must perform a dangerous surgery in the field after a man is impaled in a tree.
#14 - Both Sides, Now
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2024
The 126 race into action when an armored truck and its guards are attacked by a group of masked men. Carlos, in his new job as a Texas Ranger, is assigned to investigate the case. Both Marjan and Paul each apply for the open lieutenant position, replacing Judd, who finds himself lost without his old job. Wyatt begins work at the call center and a major train derailment signals tragedy.
#15 - Texas Proud
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/27/2020
Emergencies include an accident at a grain silo and a steak eating contest, plus an unusual home intruder. Meanwhile, Judd calls out Owen's' preferential treatment of TK. Also, Marjan feels ostracized at her new mosque after another rescue video goes viral. Then, Owen helps Michelle uncover new information about her sister's disappearance.
#16 - Down to Clown
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2022
Facing his anger management issues, Owen has a breakthrough in therapy. Then, after a particularly devastating emergency call, Grace reaches out to a co-worker, but regrets when Judd offers more than she was planning. Also, a clown has an emergency at a young boy’s birthday party and Tommy, T.K. and Nancy race to help a survivalist who has a painful encounter with a reptile.
#17 - Back in the Saddle
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/18/2021
The 126 crew responds to a military tank on the loose in downtown Austin and a human pile-up at the roller derby. Meanwhile, new paramedic captain, Tommy Vega, joins the team and Owen is reunited with his ex-wife and T.K.'s mother, Gwyneth, and receives an update on his cancer.
#18 - My Way
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2024
The 126 are called on the scene to a hoarder's rat-infested house, then are trapped in an elevator as a woman goes into labor. Tommy and Trevor host his ex-wife Cassandra for dinner which goes awry.
#19 - Naked Truth
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2024
The 126 race to save a man crushed under a vending machine. While struggling to handle his aggressive foster horse, Owen finally faces the truth of his brother's death. As Mateo and Nancy scramble to delete a nude photo of her accidentally sent to the 126, Tommy is concerned that Nancy may be facing a possible health scare.
#20 - Fall from Grace
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2024
Carlos is determined to solve his father's murder. Owen is offered a life-changing opportunity. Judd gives into his demons as Tommy begins her treatment.
#21 - Slow Burn
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/3/2021
After being forced to take time off work to recover from his surgery, Owen finds himself immersed in the search for a serial arsonist. Meanwhile, T.K. and Carlos take their relationship to the next level and Marjan copes with the aftermath of losing someone on the job.
#22 - Studs
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2020
Owen and the crew race to a brawl at a male strip club, a fire at a bull semen factory and a protest where male toxicity is taken to a new level. Meanwhile, Paul tentatively goes out on a first date, Grace tries to reconnect with Judd and Owen faces the consequences of his chemo.
#23 - Everyone and Their Brother
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/22/2021
Owen and T.K. risk their lives to save two brothers trapped in a homemade minefield. Meanwhile, Grace receives an emergency call from a conjoined twin whose brother is dying, Tommy interviews new candidates to fill the team's open EMT position and Paul's mother and estranged sister pay him an unexpected visit.
#24 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/19/2020
Owen Strand, the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11, takes his troubled firefighter son, TK, and progressive philosophies of life and firefighting down to Austin, Texas, to help the firefighters of Firehouse 126 start anew. But as he assembles his new team of diverse and qualified candidates, Owen struggles with a secret he hides from the world - one that could very well end his life.
#25 - Displaced
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2021
The 126 arrive at a funeral where another dead body has crashed the burial, and then to a hospital where an MRI has gone haywire. Owen and Tommy each feel displaced in their homes as Gwyn moves into the Strand household and Charles seemingly becomes the full-time parent in the Vegas'. Meanwhile, T.K. makes waves in his new position.