The WORST episodes of 9-1-1
Every episode of 9-1-1 ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - In Another Life
Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2023
As Buck's life hangs in the balance, he dreams of a world where he never became a firefighter, for better and worse.
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#2 - 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.
#3 - Fools
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2020
The 118 responds to a viral stunt gone haywire, a disaster at a couple's fishing trip and an epic first date fail. Meanwhile, Athena investigates a woman who doesn't remember being shot in the head and Eddie is forced to have a difficult conversation with Christopher.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Cursed
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2022
Athena and the 118 race to the rescue when a fading movie star is plagued by a series of near-death experiences.
#8 - Tomorrow
Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2022
Hen fears for Karen's life when an explosion rocks her science lab on the day she brings Denny to work with her.
#9 - Let the Games Begin
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2022
When a blimp suffers mechanical failure and its engine catches fire, Athena and the 118 must rescue victims both inside and outside a packed sports stadium. Bobby and Athena drop off May on her first day of college and discuss honeymoon plans, while Maddie and Chimney go to couple's therapy.
#10 - What's Your Fantasy?
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2022
The 118 race to the rescue at a renaissance faire, then an office building when an overbearing boss is poisoned. Athena fears for May's life when she encounters a disturbed young man. Buck babysits Jee-Yun as Maddie and Chimney begin house-hunting. Eddie and Carla prepare Christopher for his first school dance.
#11 - Seize the Day
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/16/2020
The 118 responds to a skydiving trip gone wrong, a bank rep injured in a home repossession and a lovestruck assistant whose lunch run ends in disaster. Meanwhile, Athena and the family come to terms with Michael's difficult health decision and Chimney's half-brother from Korea unexpectedly shows up at his doorstep.
#12 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2018
Emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.
#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 - Next of Kin
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2018
Bobby and his team respond to an emergency at a children's birthday party. The crew jumps into action after one of their own is involved in a devastating accident. Athena tries to cope with a tragedy that hits way too close to home.
#15 - There Goes the Neighborhood
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/1/2021
The 118 rush to save a man pinned under a Humvee, and a garage band that rocks out too hard. Enlisting Bobby and Athena's help, Michael installs a new "rear window," and turns into an amateur detective after noticing strange behavior at a nearby apartment. Meanwhile, Hen's mother unexpectedly arrives and announces she is moving to LA, and Buck's re-entry into the dating pool ends in disaster.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Animal Instincts
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2022
The 118 race to the rescue when a birdwatcher is trapped under a tree. Chimney is in for a wild ride when he tends to a drunk driver; Maddie helps a mother and her young daughter when an abusive father shows up at the their house; Eddie catches Christopher in a lie; Buck begins a year of "yes to possibilities" and immediately receives an interesting proposal from a former roommate.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Triggers
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2019
The first responders race to save workers in a high-rise during a fire drill, a mother and her sons involved in a perilous car accident, and squabbling siblings fighting over a family heirloom. Maddie decides to take action against a possible wife abuser.
#21 - 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.
#22 - Treasure Hunt
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/10/2021
When a famous mystery writer dies, Athena, Bobby and the 118 respond to the chaos caused by a city-wide manhunt for buried treasure the author left behind.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - Point of Origin
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2018
The crew races to an emergency when disaster strikes at an Indian wedding. Abby enlists the help of Buck to try and find her mother. Bobby has a difficult time confronting his past. Hen struggles to make the right decision.
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