The BEST episodes of Chesapeake Shores
Every episode of Chesapeake Shores ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Chesapeake Shores!
Abby O'Brien Winters returns from New York to her hometown of Chesapeake Shores, Maryland, after receiving a panicked phone call from her youngest sister Jess, who is renovating the Inn at Eagle Point. Abby's demanding career, divorce, and young daughters have kept her too busy to even think about the town her father built. Saving her sister's inn from foreclosure means dealing not only with her fractured family but also with Trace Riley, her first love whom she abruptly left sixteen years ago. He initially is an obstacle but becomes an unexpected ally and a second chance at finding love. The troubled family dynamic is intensified when Abby's estranged mother comes back to town.
#2 - Pilot - Part 1
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/14/2016
Abby returns to her hometown after hearing troubling news about the family inn facing foreclosure.
#3 - Freefall
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/8/2017
After Mark offers Trace and his band a worldwide tour deal, Trace and Abby worry about how it might impact their future together. As Nell ponders a lost love from her past, Abby, Jess, and Bree are faced with the possibility of losing their new loves.
#4 - The Royal Court
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/1/2017
Trace receives offers from music executives after his band's video goes viral, but he tries to convince his band to give Mark Hall another shot. Meanwhile, Abby, Nell and Megan spend some family time together preparing a princess party for Carrie.
#5 - Forest Through the Trees
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2017
Away from the distraction of technology, Abby and Trace talk about their past and the future during a camping getaway; Nell, Mick and Thomas try to work out their differences in person; Bree has trouble resisting the charms of her new suitor.
#6 - All Our Yesterdays
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2017
Mick receives damaging information about Thomas, and considers whether to use it in their town hall debate; Jess plans a special meal to win David over; Bree fears moving forward with her new admirer.
#7 - Grand Openings
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2017
As the nightclub opening nears, Trace spends late nights practicing with Leigh and his band; Mick fights city hall to receive a live music permit; Abby receives a promotion at work, but it leaves her with less time to spend with the family and Trace.
#8 - Buried Treasures
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2017
Nell discovers a treasure map that Bree made as a teen, leading Bree and Kevin to hunt for a family time capsule in the backyard. While Trace is in Nashville fighting his producer Mark Hall to keep Leigh on an upcoming album at the risk of his own career, Abby meets a handsome widower in the PTA.
#9 - It's Always Nashville
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2017
Trace hits the road to record an album with his ex-girlfriend but has trouble channeling creative inspiration while he is away from Abby. A well-intentioned Jess creates trouble for Bree when she advertises that a famous author will attend a book reading at Bree’s new bookstore.
#10 - Pasts and Presents
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2017
Mick makes some unpopular business decisions when he plans to sell the nightclub that he and Trace had built together. When planning her cousin’s wedding goes awry, Jess turns to an unexpected source for help. Bree fights to regain control in the production of her play.
#11 - Secrets, Lies and School Supplies
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2017
As Abby and the rest of the O’Briens prepare for the town’s annual lantern festival, Trace must return to Nashville to face a mistake from his past. Mick takes his granddaughters back-to-school shopping while covertly working on a business deal that is bound to cause family conflict.
#12 - Photographs and Memories
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2017
As Abby sends her girls off to their first day at a new school, conflict arises between Trace and Wes about their roles in the family—complicated further by a Nashville recording label taking interest in Trace’s new demo with a former flame. Mick butts heads with his brother over family land.
#13 - Home to Roost (2)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2016
Abby decides to stay in Chesapeake Shores and fight for custody of her daughters. Trace deals with troubling news concerning his past in Nashville. Mick suggests that Bree remain in town in order to get over her writer's block.
#14 - We're Not Losing a Son...
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/4/2016
As Abby settles in and starts her job at her firm's Baltimore office, she wonders if she can remain just friends with Trace.
#15 - We're Gaining a Daughter
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/11/2016
As Kevin remains missing, Mick, Nell and the rest of the O'Brien family nervously wait for more news; Abby goes to New York to fight for custody of her daughters; Trace continues to hide from his past, but a surprising new idea may have him returning to his music dream after all.
#16 - Georgia on My Mind
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/18/2016
Kevin's fiancée arrives in town, surprising the O'Briens; Abby gets tangled in a fraud investigations; Trace receives bad news about the water-house property he covets.
#17 - Second Chances
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/2016
Trace makes a confession regarding why he left Nashville. Meanwhile, Megan confronts Mick about past mistakes responsible for pushing her away; and Abby learns the truth about the fraud investigation from a surprising source.
#18 - Deals Undone
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/2016
As Mick nervously faces a failing business deal, Abby is subpoenaed in the investigation against Wes, and Connor comes up with a plan to prove her innocence. Kevin recovers from his fall at home while struggling to define his future with Georgia, before Jess opens up about a devastating event that could help them understand each other. And Trace learns the warehouse property is still in reach, but his long-held anger toward his own father could prevent him from finally realizing his dream.
#19 - Exes Mark the Spot
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/9/2016
Abby and Trace seem finally ready to move forward; Jess, David and Bree attempt to untangle their complicated love triangle; an emergency phone call puts Trace in trouble with the law.
#20 - What's New?
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/26/2021
When Evan comes to the house, he throws out his back and must recover for a few days on the O'Brien couch, connecting him with the family in a way Abby never anticipated.
#21 - Happy Trails
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/5/2021
Jess and David host visitors in town for the traditional Snallygaster hunt. Mick and Thomas revisit a weekend-long hiking trip from their youth.
#22 - They Can't Take That Away From Me
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/12/2021
As work continues on his hotel, Evan and Abby learn a bit more about each other. Evan stays a night at Jess's B&B.
#23 - Love Is Here to Stay
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/19/2021
Jess and David's wedding is here, but the O'Brien family still has a lot to face before the celebration. Abby and Evan get into an argument over his hotel, threatening the entire project.
#24 - Where or When?
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/3/2021
Kevin and Sarah try to keep a secret while Bree discovers one from Luke's past. Evan whisks Abby away on a business trip, but his intentions are not what she originally thinks.
#25 - What a Difference a Day Makes
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/10/2021
Evan finds himself wondering if he has feelings for Abby. Luke is threatened with going back to prison. Connor sacrifices to help Luke and Bree.