The BEST episodes of Nightwatch season 5

Every episode of Nightwatch season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Nightwatch season 5!

Follow the men and women who keep the citizens of New Orleans safe during the night. Ride along with the police officers, the firefighters, and the paramedics as they tackle the evils of the night.

Last Updated: 12/18/2024Network: A&EStatus: Continuing
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8.54
24 votes

#1 - The Great Unknown

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2021

The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as EMS responders answer calls about a child shooting, a multiple-vehicle car accident, a reported suicide attempt, and a veteran struggling with a drug overdose.

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8.28
25 votes

#2 - Night Lessons

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/1/2021

EMS responders face an unpredictable night of crises including a violent facial attack, a high school football injury, and a heroin addict's emotional vow to get clean.

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8.25
24 votes

#3 - Heart and Soul

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2021

An EMS captain juggles the challenges and rewards of being a wife and mother of twins with the never-ending drama of the job, as the night shift includes a bloody car accident, a major apartment fire, and multiple victims struggling to breathe.

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8.19
16 votes

#4 - The Big Not-So-Easy

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2021

The EMT team must band together to treat multiple major vehicle accidents, patients losing consciousness and facing breathing and heart ailments, and a woman who has been assaulted by her significant other.

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8.13
23 votes

#5 - A Light in the Darkness

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2021

With Covid-19 raging across the city, the New Orleans EMS responders face a series of crises that include a vehicle rollover from a police pursuit, a victim with close-range gunshot wounds, and a race to save a woman in respiratory distress.

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8.03
30 votes

#6 - Heartbeat of the City

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2021

EMS first responders keep their cool and maintain their spirits as they face a series of challenges across New Orleans, including a shooting and stabbing victim and a woman whose slot machine experience takes a bizarre turn.

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8.00
19 votes

#7 - Keep Calm and Carry On

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/10/2021

An EMT juggles the joys of family with the pressures of the night shift; a gunshot victim; a motorcyclist hit by a car; a man in custody; a Vietnam veteran with a grisly finger injury.

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7.96
25 votes

#8 - The Fire Within

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021

First responders bring a combination of professionalism and passion for the job as they encounter a gunshot victim, a drug overdose, a reported strangulation, a seizure and a house party threatening to spin out of control.

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7.95
19 votes

#9 - Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2021

New Orleans first responders battle freezing temperatures as they treat a driver trapped after a serious car accident, a man hit by a streetcar, a delirious patient who doesn't want to part with his dog, and a woman with a surprisingly poignant backstory.

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7.87
23 votes

#10 - Circle of Life

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2021

Family matters take center stage as one EMT technician prepares for the birth of his child and two others prepare for an emergency delivery.

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7.86
36 votes

#11 - Answering the Call

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2021

Emergency medical responders on the New Orleans night shift race to save victims of a drive-by shooting and a serious car accident, all against the backdrop of the continuing pandemic.

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7.78
18 votes

#12 - Drama Calls

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/17/2021

The team faces a slew of dramatic nightshift calls including a pregnant woman who has been assaulted, a 4-year-old boy with abdominal pain, a gunshot victim, and a potentially devastating car accident involving the St. Charles trolley.

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