9.2/102,042 votesLoading...#1 - Sink or Swim
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019
A massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier, placing Buck and Christopher's lives in danger .
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
9.0/101,502 votesLoading...#2 - The Searchers
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019
Athena, Maddie, Bobby and the 118 races to save lives after a massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier and Buck fears the worst when Christopher goes missing.
Director: Chad Lowe
Writer: David Fury
8.9/101,495 votesLoading...#3 - Fight or Flight
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/2019
The First Responders rally together to search for a missing Maddie.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Kristen Reidel
8.8/101,176 votesLoading...#4 - The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 4/13/2020
Maddie fears for herself and her co-workers when the call center is taken hostage.
Director: Marshall Tyler
Writer: Andrew Meyers, Nadia Abass-Madden
8.7/101,577 votesLoading...#5 - 7.1
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2018
When a massive earthquake rocks Los Angeles, the first responders rush to rescue victims from a crumbling high-rise hotel both under the rubble and high above the ground. Athena must deal with wreckage from a collapsed freeway overpass and Maddie is thrown into the fire as she faces her first crisis as a 911 dispatcher.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Zachary Reiter
8.7/10691 votesLoading...#6 - Final Approach (3)
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2024
Athena's only chance of surviving and saving everyone on the flight is to attempt to land the plane before it crashes and call on the 118 for help.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/101,336 votesLoading...#7 - Chimney Begins
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/2019
Look back at how Chimney joined Station 118 and became the firefighter and paramedic he is today.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Erica L. Anderson
8.6/101,417 votesLoading...#8 - Athena Begins
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2019
When a murder weapon from a case close to Athena in the early '90s resurfaces, flashbacks to 1989 show how Athena joined the LAPD and became the police officer she is today.
Director: Tasha Smith
Writer: Kristen Reidel
8.6/101,107 votesLoading...#9 - Survivors
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 5/24/2021
In the aftermath of the shooting, Athena and the 118 are on high alert when a sniper is targeting members of the LAFD. Meanwhile, Maddie makes a life decision. Season finale
Director: Robert M. Williams Jr.
Writer: N/A
8.6/10985 votesLoading...#10 - May Day
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 5/2/2022
The 118 races to the rescue when the 9-1-1 Call Center goes up in flames. Then, Bobby risks his life to save a trapped May, and Claudette, Buck and Eddie work together to help an injured electrician, and Chimney and his brother team up as firefighters for the first time.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,304 votesLoading...#11 - Merry Ex-Mas
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2018
The holidays are naughty and nice for the first responders, who must deal with a stampede at a toy store, a mistletoe stunt gone awry and neighbors competing in a Christmas-light showdown. Meanwhile, Bobby contemplates his future with Athena, Chimney and Buck attempt to lift Maddie's spirits and Eddie must decide if he wants to give his son what he really wants for Christmas - a visit with his mom.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Christopher Monfette
8.5/101,191 votesLoading...#12 - New Beginnings
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/2019
Bobby meets Athena's parents for the first time and Maddie attempts to end her marriage for good, causing Doug to insinuate himself even deeper into Chimney's life. Meanwhile, a tanker carrying a tiger shark crashes on the freeway and a gas leak in a plastic surgeon's office happens mid-surgery.
Director: John Gray
Writer: Tim Minear, Kristen Reidel
8.5/101,098 votesLoading...#13 - This Life We Choose
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 5/13/2019
The 118 deals with a situation where a stunt driver is placed in a precarious position, two mail bombs are detonated and a teenaged social influencer loses their mind; Eddie's family decides to visit; Buck confronts a deadly series of events.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Tim Minear
8.5/10946 votesLoading...#14 - Blindsided
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2021
Athena and the 118 race to save lives after a drunk driver causes a deadly pile-up on the freeway. Meanwhile, Maddie goes into labor and Hen and Karen are devastated as they prepare their foster daughter, Nia, to be reunited with her birth mother.
Director: Marcus Stokes
Writer: N/A
8.4/101,716 votesLoading...#15 - Worst Day Ever
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2018
In the aftermath of a deadly plane crash, Bobby and team race to help the survivors, while Athena deals with panic and chaos at the airport. Bobby confronts his past demons; Athena is out for revenge against a group of teen bullies; and Abby delivers an important message from a 9-1-1 caller.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Zachary Reiter
8.4/101,399 votesLoading...#16 - Help Is Not Coming
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2018
The first responders continue to deal with the fallout of a massive earthquake and its deadly aftershocks. Athena tries to keep the peace as Bobby and team continue to rescue victims from a collapsing high-rise hotel, both under the rubble and high above the ground. Maddie 's first day on the job involves helping a pregnant couple deliver their baby safely.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Tim Minear
8.4/101,024 votesLoading...#17 - Suspicion
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 5/17/2021
The members of the 118 make calls to save a bridezilla at a disastrous wedding and to a mother trapped on her balcony. Meanwhile, Hen plays medical detective when her mother, Toni, falls ill. Also, Eddie and Christopher receive a visit from Carla, Athena uncovers a secret Bobby has been hiding that puts their marriage on the rocks and Maddie struggles with adjusting to motherhood.
Director: Brenna Malloy
Writer: N/A
8.4/10663 votesLoading...#18 - When the Boeing Gets Tough... (2)
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2024
Athena is tasked with safely delivering a prisoner to testify on a high-profile case. Meanwhile, a light plane is hit by a swarm of bees and sent careening into a passenger plane.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,342 votesLoading...#19 - Hen Begins
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2018
Hen relives her evolution into the firefighter she is today as she recalls the first times she met Chimney and Athena.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Aristotle Kousakis
8.3/101,030 votesLoading...#20 - Broken
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/15/2019
When Metro LA's 9-1-1 system is hit with a massive system-wide power outage, the call center must go old school in responding to emergencies. The first responders must deal with explosions in multiple homes and a difficult child birth. Meanwhile, Michael confronts Bobby about parenting his kids.
Director: Bradley Buecker
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto
8.3/101,107 votesLoading...#21 - Ocean's 9-1-1
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 4/22/2019
A going-away party for a bank manager turns into an emergency, and then a mystery, as the first responders are accused of pulling off a daring heist.
Director: Mary Wigmore
Writer: Andrew Meyers
8.3/101,025 votesLoading...#22 - Malfunction
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2019
Emergencies include a skating mishap at an ice show, an accident involving a self-driving car and a fulfillment warehouse robot going rogue. Meanwhile, Eddie's after-hours fight club gets out-of-control and Hen struggles in her relationship with Karen.
Director: Joaquin Sedillo
Writer: Tonya Kong
8.3/10907 votesLoading...#23 - What's Next?
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/11/2020
The 118 rush to save lives in the aftermath of a massive train derailment.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Juan Carlos Coto, Kristen Reidel
8.3/101,163 votesLoading...#24 - Buck Begins
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 2/15/2021
The 118 race to save the lives of workers trapped in a five-alarm factory fire. Meanwhile, Maddie reveals a painful family secret that causes Buck to confront his childhood and answer why he is the daredevil he is today.
Director: Jann Turner
Writer: N/A
8.3/10569 votesLoading...#25 - No Place Like Home
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2024
When it finally looks like Hen and Karen may get their foster license back, they are hit with another obstacle. Meanwhile, the 118 races to the aid of a Cheerleader involved in an infield collision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of 9-1-1
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Best Episodes Summary
"Sink or Swim" is the best rated episode of "9-1-1". It scored 9.2/10 based on 2042 votes. Directed by Bradley Buecker and written by Juan Carlos Coto, it aired on 9/30/2019. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Searchers".