The WORST episodes of Brilliant Minds

Every episode of Brilliant Minds ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Brilliant Minds!

Follows revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist Oliver Wolf and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier — the human mind — while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.

Last Updated: 6/11/2026Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Doctor, Interrupted
star
7.00
1 votes

#1 - Doctor, Interrupted

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/10/2026

Wolf becomes fascinated with an unusual patient at Hudson Oaks, who displays signs of being possessed. Carol and Thorne help newlyweds who are struggling with their sex life.

The Missing Person
star
7.29
48 votes

#2 - The Missing Person

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/27/2026

A party girl on the run is rushed to the hospital where the doctors work to figure out exactly what she's running from; when Wolf doesn't show up for his shift, Carol -- already worried about his mental health -- goes on a mission to find him.

Pilot
star
7.40
499 votes

#3 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2024

Dr. Oliver Wolf reluctantly accepts a job at Bronx General Hospital where he's forced to work with a team of interns as they treat a mother who can no longer recognize her children.

Watch Now:Apple TV
The Contestant
star
7.40
188 votes

#4 - The Contestant

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2025

A reality show contestant lands at the hospital with an unusual delusion. Dr. Pierce fights for her future at Bronx General. Wolf clashes with Frederick over a personal matter.

Directors: DeMane Davis
Watch Now:Apple TV
The One That Got Away
star
7.43
175 votes

#5 - The One That Got Away

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/3/2025

A blast from the past shakes up Dr. Wolf's world when he becomes his next patient.

Directors: Mädchen Amick
Senses
star
7.44
43 votes

#6 - Senses

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/3/2026

Wolf grapples with being a psych patient at Hudson Oaks and has a startling revelation. A renowned chef comes into Bronx General after a harrowing accident at his restaurant.

Watch Now:Amazon
The Girl Who Cried Pregnant
star
7.44
296 votes

#7 - The Girl Who Cried Pregnant

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/28/2024

Dr. Wolf and the interns go back to high school to treat a group of pregnant teenagers.

Directors: Jordan Canning
Watch Now:Amazon
The Resident
star
7.49
151 votes

#8 - The Resident

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/1/2025

Wolf helps a ballerina recover from a mystery illness. The team tries to save Sam's life and get him on the transplant list. Secrets are revealed at the hospital's annual holiday gala that change the course of the doctors' lives.

Directors: DeMane Davis
Watch Now:Amazon
Once Upon a Time in America
star
7.50
183 votes

#9 - Once Upon a Time in America

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2025

Dr. Wolf and Dr. Nichols must do whatever it takes to keep two patients in critical condition alive.

Directors: Paris Barclay
Watch Now:Amazon
The Disembodied Woman
star
7.51
393 votes

#10 - The Disembodied Woman

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2024

When a high school girls’ basketball coach faces a debilitating illness, Dr. Wolf must help her reconnect with her body before it’s too late. Ericka and Dana treat a frat boy who sees dragons.

Watch Now:Amazon
Phantom Hook
star
7.51
199 votes

#11 - Phantom Hook

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2025

As Wolf deals with a personal crisis that brings up dark corners from his past, the interns assist an MMA fighter exhibiting strange symptoms. Meanwhile, Pierce is visited by Bitsy, an Upper West Side housewife with a penchant for gossip, who gives her some shocking intel about a nearby influential surgeon.

Directors: Harry Jierjian
Watch Now:Amazon
The Lovesick Widow
star
7.51
277 votes

#12 - The Lovesick Widow

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2024

When an elderly woman is brought in with signs of dementia, Dr. Wolf investigates whether she's suffering from a neurological disorder or having a late-in-life awakening. Dr. Pierce grapples with a chilling discovery about one of her patients.

Directors: James DeWille
Writer: Sara Saedi
Watch Now:Amazon
The Pusher
star
7.52
174 votes

#13 - The Pusher

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2025

Dr. Wolf and his team treat a young patient accused of a serious crime. Dana navigates unfamiliar territory in the romance department. Pierce returns to work.

Directors: Rob Seidenglanz
Watch Now:Amazon
The Rider
star
7.56
151 votes

#14 - The Rider

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2026

A rugged cowboy struts into Bronx General with mysterious symptoms and brings the rodeo with him; Dr. Wolf develops a relationship with someone who has ties to his father.

Watch Now:Amazon
The Colorblind Painter
star
7.56
266 votes

#15 - The Colorblind Painter

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2024

When an artist refuses to paint for his upcoming show, Dr. Wolf and his team must figure out why. Dr. Pierce goes into uncharted territory with a patient.

Directors: Dawn Wilkinson
Watch Now:Amazon
The Other Woman
star
7.58
252 votes

#16 - The Other Woman

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2024

Dr. Pierce treats a patient in crisis, presenting an ethical dilemma. Dr. Wolf and Dr. Nichols disagree on how to treat a patient.

Directors: Sudz Sutherland
Watch Now:Amazon
The Doctor's Graveyard
star
7.59
180 votes

#17 - The Doctor's Graveyard

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2025

Dr. Wolf is haunted by a ghost from his past, and a patient arrives at Bronx General who appears to have risen from the dead.

Directors: Seith Mann
Watch Now:Amazon
The Rabbit Hole
star
7.59
144 votes

#18 - The Rabbit Hole

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2026

When a college student comes in with a life-threatening illness, Dr. Wolf and his team have to get acquainted with sorority life. Dr. Thorne treats a child who collapsed under mysterious circumstances.

Watch Now:Amazon
Lady Liberty
star
7.62
172 votes

#19 - Lady Liberty

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2025

Dr. Wolf and Dr. Pierce are tasked with a house call to evaluate a woman under a conservatorship. Dr. Kinney's curiosity is piqued by a patient outside the hospital.

Directors: Sudz Sutherland
Watch Now:Amazon
The Upside Down
star
7.62
167 votes

#20 - The Upside Down

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2025

On a flight gone wrong, one patient's life is literally turned upside down.

Directors: Harry Jierjian
Watch Now:Amazon
The Man from Grozny
star
7.63
299 votes

#21 - The Man from Grozny

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2024

Dr. Wolf and the team perform their most experimental treatment yet: a brain-computer interface implantation in their John Doe patient's brain.

Directors: David Katzenberg
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Boy Who Feels Everything
star
7.63
156 votes

#22 - The Boy Who Feels Everything

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2026

Dr. Wolf and the team come together as one of their own fights for her life.

Watch Now:Amazon
The Blackout Bride
star
7.63
335 votes

#23 - The Blackout Bride

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2024

When a bloody bride stumbles into Bronx General, Wolf races against the clock to save her.

Watch Now:Amazon
The Man Who Can't See Faces
star
7.64
233 votes

#24 - The Man Who Can't See Faces

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2025

Dr. Wolf meets a pastor dealing with mysterious visions. The interns grapple with the fallout from the building collapse.

Directors: DeMane Davis
Watch Now:Amazon
The First Responder
star
7.68
245 votes

#25 - The First Responder

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2024

An unexpected patient crashes into Bronx General with mysterious life-threatening symptoms.

Directors: Maggie Kiley
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV