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.

Last Updated: 3/18/2023Network:FOX
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In Another Life
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7.57
216 votes

#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.

Watch Now:Amazon
Past is Prologue
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7.59
577 votes

#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.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
Writer: Ian Sobel
Watch Now:Amazon
Fools
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7.62
847 votes

#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.

Directors: David Grossman
Watch Now:Amazon
Peer Pressure
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7.63
579 votes

#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.

Directors: Joaquin Sedillo
Watch Now:Amazon
Starting Over
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7.63
505 votes

#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.

Directors: Kristen Reidel
Watch Now:Amazon
Outside Looking In
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7.63
572 votes

#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.

Directors: Shauna Duggins
Writer: Bob Goodman
Watch Now:Amazon
Cursed
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7.65
496 votes

#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.

Directors: James Wong
Writer: Taylor Wong
Watch Now:Amazon
Tomorrow
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7.65
481 votes

#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.

Directors: Joaquin Sedillo
Watch Now:Amazon
Let the Games Begin
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7.66
510 votes

#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.

Directors: Jann Turner
Watch Now:Amazon
What's Your Fantasy?
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7.67
455 votes

#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.

Directors: Marita Grabiak
Watch Now:Amazon
Seize the Day
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7.68
864 votes

#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.

Directors: Sarah Boyd
Watch Now:Amazon
Pilot
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7.69
2231 votes

#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.

Directors: Bradley Buecker
Watch Now:Amazon
Dumb Luck
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7.69
541 votes

#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.

Directors: John J. Gray
Writer: Taylor Wong
Watch Now:Amazon
Next of Kin
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7.69
1793 votes

#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.

Directors: Barbara Brown
Writer: John J. Gray
Watch Now:Amazon
There Goes the Neighborhood
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7.69
633 votes

#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.

Directors: Sharat Raju
Watch Now:Amazon
Ghost Stories
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7.69
587 votes

#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.

Directors: Kristin Windell
Watch Now:Amazon
Boston
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7.70
549 votes

#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.

Directors: Dwight H. Little
Watch Now:Amazon
Animal Instincts
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7.71
468 votes

#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.

Directors: Michael Medico
Watch Now:Amazon
FOMO
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7.71
537 votes

#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.

Directors: Marita Grabiak
Watch Now:Amazon
Triggers
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7.71
1021 votes

#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.

Directors: Joaquin Sedillo
Watch Now:Amazon
Home and Away
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7.72
583 votes

#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.

Directors: Brenna Malloy
Writer: Bob Goodman
Watch Now:Amazon
Treasure Hunt
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7.72
588 votes

#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.

Directors: David Grossman
Writer: Bob Goodman
Watch Now:Amazon
Fear-O-Phobia
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7.73
567 votes

#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.

Directors: Marcus Stokes
Watch Now:Amazon
Wrapped in Red
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7.73
583 votes

#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.

Directors: Brenna Malloy
Watch Now:Amazon
Point of Origin
star
7.73
1644 votes

#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.

Watch Now:Amazon

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