The WORST episodes of New Amsterdam (2018)
Every episode of New Amsterdam (2018) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of New Amsterdam (2018)!
A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
#1 - The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2021
It's National HIV Testing Day and Max has offered free care to all HIV+ patients who come to New Amsterdam. Bloom and Reynolds butt heads over their opposing bedside manners. Iggy eagerly awaits the return of a friend. Sharpe makes a discovery.
#2 - Pressure Drop
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2021
Max implements sweeping changes to hospital sustainability practices. Bloom returns from vacation, surprising everyone with a new attitude. Iggy discovers a dangerous situation with a former patient.
#3 - Why Not Yesterday
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2021
Max is on a mission to fix systemic racism at New Amsterdam. Bloom treats a patient who reminds her things aren't as they seem. Sharpe is overwhelmed while tending to a family matter. Reynolds tries to keep his composure while treating a dad and son.
#4 - Catch
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2021
Max is forced to examine the inequities in child labor for women of color. Bloom must deal with an overcrowded ED. Sharpe helps Dr. Agnes Kao with a gut-wrenching diagnosis. Reynolds finds himself experiencing something new on the job.
#5 - Radical
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2021
Max reckons with New Amsterdam's past. Bloom and Reynolds treat a patient in an unconventional relationship. Sharpe decides to take a stricter approach to parenting her teenage niece. Iggy tries to connect with a patient desperate for gastric bypass.
#6 - Maybe Tomorrow
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2022
The staff grapples with the aftermath of the Supreme Court abortion rights decision. Wilder counsels a woman whose pregnancy endangers her life. Max seeks a healthcare solution for out-of-state patients. Bloom reveals monumental news to Reynolds.
#7 - Disconnected
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2021
Max is on a mission to deliver free broadband access. Reynolds treats a young girl with a gunshot wound. Sharpe gives difficult news to a long-time patient. Iggy is immensely proud of his patient's success but worries that he's getting too close.
#8 - Same As It Ever Was
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/2021
Max advises a young student at a science fair but encounters legal complications with her brilliant invention. Bloom encourages Dr. Shinwari to be more aggressive in the ED. Iggy gets a lesson in humility. Brantley has a surprise for the staff.
#9 - Seed Money
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021
Max struggles with a new fiscal reality at the hospital. Dr. Sharpe is on a mission to provide follow-up cancer screenings for patients before it's too late. Bloom grapples with Dr. Shinwari's new overnight schedule.
#10 - Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/2022
Max and Sharpe settle happily into their new life in London. Dr. Fuentes takes over as medical director with disastrous effects. Bloom helps a patient who thinks he's cursed. Iggy develops a plan to get his psych patients gainfully employed.
#11 - Fight Time
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/1/2021
Sharpe offers help to a reluctant Mina. Max is faced with a tough decision about Luna. Bloom and Casey treat a patient hiding a lifelong secret. Iggy finds himself in a very dangerous predicament. Reynolds treats a young heart transplant patient.
#12 - The Crossover
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2022
Helen takes the reins at NHS Hampstead Hospital while Max gets creative to help a patient in need. Reynolds reaches a decision about Dr. Malvo. Iggy and Bloom help their patients understand the underlying cause of their stress. Dr. Wilder employs more unconventional techniques.
#13 - Grabby Hands
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022
Max endeavors to save a nurse who has become the subject of a dangerous malpractice probe. Reynolds goes the extra mile to help a group of patients who are being poisoned in their own building. Bloom makes a startling admission to her sister.
#14 - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2021
When Sharpe notices the hospital's blood supply is running dangerously low, Max concocts a plan to get New Amsterdam out of trouble. Reynolds realizes he has a thing or two to learn from Bloom while making peace with his new position.
#15 - In a Strange Land
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2021
Max takes drastic measures to help several undocumented immigrants after a fire destroys the church where they had sought refuge. Sharpe and Malvo assist a patient with a life-threatening condition. Reynolds is conflicted about his new position.
#16 - More Joy
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2021
Max and Sharpe wake up to a new, more personal dynamic. Iggy calls upon an old contact to help with an explosive situation at the hospital. Bloom begins a tricky dynamic with her new Emergency Department residents. Reynolds finds himself in an awkward position with Dr. Baptiste and his wife, Dr. Lyn Malvo.
#17 - Two Doors
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2022
Max formulates a bold plan to help New Amsterdam before it’s too late. Reynolds and Dr. Fuentes fight over the best way to handle a risky surgery. Dr. Wilder asks Dr. Castries for help with a patient with terminal cancer. Iggy helps a father and son deal with vastly different views on a shared trauma.
#18 - This Be the Verse
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2021
Dr. Fuentes continues in her quest to remake the hospital in her vision. Max goes the extra mile to help a patient in need. Dr. Sharpe and Iggy find themselves at odds over a serious issue. Reynolds discovers the importance of personal obligations.
#19 - We're in This Together
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/2021
Max and Sharpe go public with their relationship at the hospital. The team struggles to keep a handle on an overcrowded and understaffed ICU and everyone must pitch in. Iggy's overly critical feedback alienates his residents.
#20 - The Empty Spaces
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2022
Reynolds gets creative to help a prospective mother in need. Max takes a chance with Wilder and learns a hard truth. Bloom treats a young brother and sister in dire straits. Iggy reaches a decision about Martin.
#21 - Truth Be Told
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/9/2022
Max discovers a fatal flaw in Dr. Fuentes’ scheme to purchase the UMI medical clinic, which could be her ultimate undoing. Bloom treats two high school students for life-threatening injuries and uncovers a dangerous situation. Reynolds helps a brother and sister confront a family crisis.
#22 - TBD
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022
Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen’s decision. Bloom gives extra space to Leyla, but she’s in for a surprise. Reynolds and Wilder help a young terminal patient realize his dream to star in a Bollywood show. Iggy has a breakthrough with a challenging patient.
#23 - This Is All I Need
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2021
Max journeys to Connecticut to bring Luna back to New York but second-guesses his instincts when he sees her with her grandparents. Bloom takes action to ensure her staff feels safe at work while Reynolds takes a backseat in the cardiac unit.
#24 - I'll Be Your Shelter
Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/2022
As a monster hurricane approaches New York, Bloom and the team scramble to put preparations in place. Max and Helen make plans for an intimate New York wedding. Iggy and Martin reach a crossroads. Reynolds finally makes contact with his father.
#25 - Things Fall Apart
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/18/2021
A burst pipe plunges the ED into chaos. Iggy counsels two stressed-out parents about their child. Gwen and Calvin have some devastating news for Max.