The BEST episodes of 9-1-1 season 5
Every episode of 9-1-1 season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 9-1-1 season 5!
Explores the high-pressure experiences of the first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations.
#1 - 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.
#2 - Desperate Times
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2021
The 118 springs into action when a city-wide blackout and a record heatwave causes mayhem in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Chimney confides in Hen about Maddie's condition and Athena's worst nightmare comes true.
#3 - Panic
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2021
A series of ransomware threats leads to an over abundance of emergencies for the 118. Athena must revisits her traumatic attack of the realtor rapist as the case goes to trial, Eddie suffers a health scare, Maddies postpartum depression worsens.
#4 - Defend in Place
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2021
The 118 race to save lives after an explosion rocks the hospital where Dr. David Hale is performing surgery. Michael makes a life changing decision.
#5 - Hero Complex
Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/9/2022
After a mysterious death, Hen and Chimney put their lives in danger when they suspect that someone is playing God to make themselves look like a hero. Eddie visits Texas, where he attempts to reconcile with his father.
#6 - Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/2021
Responding to a fire at a prison, Bobby and the 118 find themselves trapped in a deadly riot.
#7 - Desperate Measures
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2021
As the citywide blackout continues to cause mayhem in Los Angeles, Athena races to save her family from a tragedy. Meanwhile, Eddie must make a difficult choice about his future and Maddie makes a life-changing decision.
#8 - Home and Away
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2021
The members of the 118 arrive on the scene after a truck crashes into a high school homecoming parade. Athena and Michael try to help Harry in the aftermath of his kidnapping, May is intimidated by returning call center legend. Bobby gives a devastated Chimney advice regarding Maddie.
#9 - Boston
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/28/2022
Chimney is determined to find a missing Maddie amongst the chaos of St. Patrick's Day.
#10 - Fear-O-Phobia
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2022
Athena investigates a robbery at a gas station that takes an unexpected turn when the would-be victim turns the tables on her assailant. The 118 race to rescue a novice diver who panics while in a shark cage, and a house sitter terrified of spiders. Eddie reaches his breaking point, Chimney returns to the 118 and Maddie shares some news with Buck, who realizes he has to come clean with Taylor.
#11 - FOMO
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/25/2022
A social media influencer has an accident in a sauna; an emergency at a reality show wedding.
#12 - Wrapped in Red
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/6/2021
The 118 are called to series of emergencies around Christmas Eve. Eddie struggles with an emotional Christopher.
#13 - Dumb Luck
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2022
The 118 race into action when a woman falls over her penthouse balcony. Athena investigates when a bike rider is impaled on a stop sign. Eddie begins his therapy for his PTSD and survivor’s guilt. Maddie fears the worst when Jee-Yun falls ill.
#14 - Starting Over
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/16/2022
Another day in the life of the 118, as its members race to rescue a cliffside wellness retreat guru after his followers turn on him. Then, they respond to an emergency call at an upscale hair salon. Meanwhile, Maddie contemplates returning to work, Eddie and May make decisions on their future, as do Buck and Taylor, and the 118 gathers for a surprise wedding.
#15 - Ghost Stories
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/2021
The members of the 118 race to rescue a man who claims he was carjacked, shot and buried alive. Hen receives a visit from the past and Athena and family are concerned that Harry is still haunted by visions of Jeffrey.
#16 - Peer Pressure
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2021
The 118 face an awkward rescue call when a man over-exerts himself exercising, and race to an explosion at a retirement community. Hen and Eddie, as well as Buck and Ravi, have rocky starts to their new partnerships. May receives an emergency call from a suicidal teen.
#17 - Outside Looking In
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/21/2022
Athena and the 118 "speed" to the rescue to save a family whose pick-up truck has been rigged with a pipe bomb which will detonate if the vehicle slows under 55 miles an hour. Eddie has a rough transition into his new job. Hen is reluctant to accept her new partner in Chimney's absence.
#18 - Past is Prologue
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2021
The 118 race to the rescue when an abandoned oil well erupts and causes a massive sinkhole in downtown LA. Athena investigates a 30-year-old cold case involving a casino robbery. Buck fears his relationship with Taylor might be ending. Hen meets a man from her mother’s past.