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 - Buck, Bothered and Bewildered
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/4/2024
Upon her return to shore, Athena’s son, Harry, finds himself in trouble with the law. Meanwhile, Buck grows envious as Eddie forms a close bond with someone else, and the 118 rescue a woman who’s stuck on receiving a rose at an iconic mansion.
#2 - You Don't Know Me
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/11/2024
Hen and Karen welcome a new addition to their family, while a call unfolds involving a person’s limb that’s taken on a mind of its own. Meanwhile, Eddie and Marisol take a closer look at their relationship, and Buck navigates his new feelings.
#3 - Mixed Feelings
Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/10/2023
The 118 race to the rescues with emergencies at a spin class; in a hair salon and to a husband and wife in a compromising position; Buck discovers new cognitive abilities post lightning strike; Hen and Karen are concerned when they find out Denny has been seeing his biological father behind their backs; Maddie and Chimney enlist Athena and Bobby's help with a suspicious neighbor.
#4 - 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.
#5 - 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.
#6 - Abandon Ships
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/14/2024
Athena and Bobby set off on their honeymoon cruise, but when duty calls, their vacation is put on hold. Meanwhile, a fighter jet traps a civilian, and an unusual incident leaves a couple stuck together.
#7 - Lost & Found
Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 5/1/2023
The 118 race to rescue two roommates desperately trying to find a needle in a haystack at a landfill, and help a woman whose nightmare dream suddenly becomes a painful reality. Athena and Maddie team-up to find a missing boy in a crowded mall; Chimney debates if the time is right to propose to Maddie.
#8 - 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.
#9 - 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.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Death and Taxes
Season 6 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/24/2023
The 118 race to the rescue at emergencies when a fire breaks out in an accountant's office and a car crashes into a "living funeral." Athena is shocked when a suspect dies in her custody minutes after she arrests him; Buck is attracted to a death doula; Maddie and Chimney panic when they are audited by the IRS.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Capsized
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2024
With each moment becoming critical as the ship is flipped upside down, Athena and Bobby take charge, seeking methods for rescue while navigating efforts to guide survivors to safety. Meanwhile, Hen defies protocols in her search for Bobby and Athena.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - Performance Anxiety
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/17/2023
The 118 race to the rescue at emergencies at a commercial bakery and a bodybuilding competition; Bobby's annual performance reviews sends Chimney to the firefighter academy where he runs into a familiar face; Eddie's aunt gets involved in his personal life; Maddie helps a nervous teen suffering a panic attack.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.