The WORST episodes of The Pitt

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

The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.

Last Updated: 4/5/2026Network: HBO MaxStatus: Continuing
7:00 A.M.
star
7.69
2369 votes

#1 - 7:00 A.M.

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

While attempting to distract himself from the anniversary of his mentor’s death, Dr. Robby introduces a fresh batch of interns to life in the ER.

Directors: John Wells
12:00 P.M.
star
7.76
1678 votes

#2 - 12:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2025

While Robby handles an ultimatum from the hospital, Mel, Javadi, and Collins each handle unique mother-daughter dynamics.

Directors: Damian Marcano
11:00 A.M.
star
7.79
1710 votes

#3 - 11:00 A.M.

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/2025

Santos and Collins each deal with moral quandaries. Samira’s careful approach earns praise from patients – and reproach from Robby.

Directors: John Cameron
1:00 P.M.
star
7.80
1652 votes

#4 - 1:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/13/2025

After examining an influencer with strange symptoms, Samira pushes back against Robby. Santos contends with a patient accused of assault.

Directors: Silver Tree
Writer: Valerie Chu
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10:00 A.M.
star
7.81
1782 votes

#5 - 10:00 A.M.

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/2025

Bets are taken on the whereabouts of a stolen ambulance, while Santos learns a hard lesson, and Whitaker helps to tame “The Kraken.”

Directors: Amanda Marsalis
Writer: Noah Wyle
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9:00 A.M.
star
7.82
1853 votes

#6 - 9:00 A.M.

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/16/2025

Samira does her best to keep Whitaker on the right track. A teen overdose sparks conflict in the ER.

Directors: Damian Marcano
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8:00 A.M.
star
7.87
1969 votes

#7 - 8:00 A.M.

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

Robby helps siblings navigate their elderly father’s end-of-life care. Later, Samira fends off cops targeting a woman with a misunderstood condition.

Directors: Amanda Marsalis
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10:00 A.M.
star
7.89
1163 votes

#8 - 10:00 A.M.

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/29/2026

With a nearby hospital shuttered on the busiest day of the year, Robby and team must field extra patients, including the victim of a parkour mishap.

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7:00 A.M.
star
7.90
1361 votes

#9 - 7:00 A.M.

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2026

On July 4th, Robby meets his replacement for his upcoming sabbatical, and a familiar face returns to the Pitt.

Directors: John Wells
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8:00 A.M.
star
7.91
1249 votes

#10 - 8:00 A.M.

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/15/2026

Distracted by her impending deposition, King suffers a fall. Then, while Al-Hashimi attempts to revolutionize the department’s technology, Javadi sizes up the competition.

Directors: Damian Marcano
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9:00 A.M.
star
7.94
1200 votes

#11 - 9:00 A.M.

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2026

After a fatal motorcycle collision, a husband and wife are rushed to the ER. As King and Javadi deal with a bickering family, Santos is forced to check her assumptions about a possible case of child abuse and Robby bonds with a Tree of Life survivor.

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11:00 A.M.
star
7.98
1160 votes

#12 - 11:00 A.M.

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

As patients continue to pour in, including a local prison inmate, Robby and Langdon must work together to save a beloved patient.

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3:00 P.M.
star
7.99
1639 votes

#13 - 3:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2025

After a staff debrief from Robby, Dana defuses a waiting room brawl, Whitaker finds common ground with "The Kraken," and McKay faces a crucial error.

Directors: Quyen Tran
Writer: Noah Wyle
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2:00 P.M.
star
8.00
1018 votes

#14 - 2:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/26/2026

In the wake of an IT shutdown, Princess must manage a completely analog ER. Al-Hashimi, Mohan, and King assess a woman with sudden blindness.

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3:00 P.M.
star
8.03
920 votes

#15 - 3:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2026

After one of Javadi's patients slips through the cracks, Dana calls in an old friend with experience running a low-tech ER.

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5:00 P.M.
star
8.05
1635 votes

#16 - 5:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2025

While Robby tries to keep a developing staffing situation under wraps, Collins guides a surrogate through a difficult delivery.

Directors: Quyen Tran
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1:00 P.M.
star
8.08
1066 votes

#17 - 1:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/19/2026

While Dana tends to a sexual assault victim, Abbot helps an officer injured in the field, and Mohan attempts to keep her uninsured patient in the ER.

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4:00 P.M.
star
8.08
1632 votes

#18 - 4:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2025

With the Pitt down a staff member, Robby relies on his team to pick up the slack. Later, Santos finally voices her suspicions.

Directors: Damian Marcano
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6:00 P.M.
star
8.11
514 votes

#19 - 6:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/26/2026

After she steps up to defend her trainee, Dana clashes with Robby about her methods – and his upcoming sabbatical.

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8:00 P.M.
star
8.16
1601 votes

#20 - 8:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/3/2025

As the ER begins to quiet down, Robby struggles to cope with a loss, while Abbott and Samira are challenged by a patient’s rapidly deteriorating condition.

Directors: John Cameron
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4:00 P.M.
star
8.17
561 votes

#21 - 4:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2026

After an incident at a nearby water park, several critical patients are rushed to the Pitt. Later, Al-Hashimi confronts Robby.

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5:00 P.M.
star
8.19
567 votes

#22 - 5:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/19/2026

While King struggles to cope with her sister's newfound independence, patients and staff are put on edge by an unexpected presence in the ER.

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2:00 P.M.
star
8.19
1727 votes

#23 - 2:00 P.M.

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2025

While Robby attends to an elderly patient with ties to Pittsburgh's history, other members of the team attempt to resuscitate a young drowning victim.

Directors: Amanda Marsalis
Writer: Joe Sachs
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7:00 P.M.
star
8.20
357 votes

#24 - 7:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2026

As the night shift begins, Mohan's AMA patient is brought back to the ER, Langdon doubts his place in the Pitt, and Robby gets Duke's results.

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12:00 P.M.
star
8.22
1132 votes

#25 - 12:00 P.M.

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/12/2026

As the team deals with a loss, Al-Hashimi and Robby continue to clash over the best course of treatment for a patient showing signs of malnutrition.

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