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The Best Episodes of 9-1-1 Season 3

Every episode of 9-1-1 Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 9-1-1 Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 2 - Sink or Swim
    9.2/10(3529 votes)

    S3:E2

    A massive tsunami hits the Santa Monica Pier, placing Buck and Christopher's lives in danger .

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  2. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 3 - The Searchers
    9.1/10(2360 votes)

    S3:E3

    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

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  3. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 14 - The Taking of Dispatch 9-1-1
    8.8/10(1745 votes)

    S3:E14

    Maddie fears for herself and her co-workers when the call center is taken hostage.

    Director:Marshall Tyler
    Writers:Andrew Meyers, Nadia Abass-Madden

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  4. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 7 - Athena Begins
    8.6/10(1938 votes)

    S3:E7

    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

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  5. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 8 - Malfunction
    8.3/10(1372 votes)

    S3:E8

    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

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  6. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 15 - Eddie Begins
    8.3/10(1692 votes)

    S3:E15

    Eddie's journey to rescue a boy from a well turns into a mission to save himself from his past.

    Director:Robert M. Williams Jr.
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 18 - What's Next?
    8.3/10(1269 votes)

    S3:E18

    The 118 rush to save lives in the aftermath of a massive train derailment.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Juan Carlos Coto, Kristen Reidel

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  8. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 17 - Powerless
    8.2/10(1203 votes)

    S3:E17

    The 118 races to rescue a little girl in a runaway hot air balloon and help with a city power outage caused by a hijacked tree-trimmer truck; Athena's investigation into a serial rapist case puts her life in jeopardy.

    Director:Kristen Reidel
    Writers:Kristen Reidel, Lyndsey Beaulieu

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  9. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 16 - The One That Got Away
    8.1/10(1262 votes)

    S3:E16

    The 118 fights an apartment building blaze; Athena's response to an accident call leads to a more sinister crime; Hen performs a risky medical procedure during a televised cooking show; Buck is inspired to reunite with his lost love.

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writer:David Fury

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  10. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 1 - Kids Today
    8.0/10(1605 votes)

    S3:E1

    Athena enlists the 118’s help when a teenager speeds out of control on the freeway. Meanwhile, a routine traffic stop uncovers a shocking kidnapping and Buck struggles with his recovery.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  11. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 10 - Christmas Spirit
    8.0/10(1236 votes)

    S3:E10

    Holiday-themed incidents include a shopper pushed over the edge, a woman who is literally having a "Blue Christmas" and a luggage handler accident on a tarmac; Maddie revisits her past to embrace her future; Bobby receives shocking news.

    Director:Alonso Alvarez
    Writer:Andrew Meyers

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  12. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 13 - Pinned
    8.0/10(1185 votes)

    S3:E13

    Accidents happen at a bowling alley and a home renovation; Athena pursues a car thief.

    Director:John J. Gray
    Writers:Juan Carlos Coto, Nadia Abass-Madden

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  13. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 6 - Monsters
    7.9/10(1286 votes)

    S3:E6

    Athena and the 118 respond to bizarre emergency calls on Halloween, including a flock of crows terrorizing a field trip, an office employee having a close encounter with an eight-limbed creature and a ghost-like girl wandering a neighborhood.

    Director:Tina Mabry
    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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  14. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 9 - Fallout
    7.9/10(1238 votes)

    S3:E9

    The 118 responds to debris from a meteor shower crashing into an apartment building and a deadly fire caused by a hazardous waste truck crash inside a tunnel. Meanwhile, Hen struggles with guilt over her ambulance accident, Bobby introduces Eddie to an old friend to help with his anger and Maddie receives an urgent call for help.

    Director:Marcus Stokes
    Writer:Juan Carlos Coto

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  15. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 12 - Fools
    7.7/10(1179 votes)

    S3:E12

    The 118 responds to a viral stunt gone haywire, a disaster at a couple’s fishing trip and an epic first date fail. Meanwhile, Athena investigates a woman who doesn’t remember being shot in the head and Eddie is forced to have a difficult conversation with Christopher.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Andrew Meyers

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  16. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 5 - Rage
    7.6/10(1432 votes)

    S3:E5

    The 118 races to help protesters at a slaughterhouse and a wife who finds herself trapped in a “rage room” with her husband’s mistress. Athena takes action after Michael, May and Harry experience a traumatic traffic stop.

    Director:Jann Turner
    Writer:David Fury

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  17. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 11 - Seize the Day
    7.6/10(1190 votes)

    S3:E11

    The 118 responds to a skydiving trip gone wrong, a bank rep injured in a home repossession and a lovestruck assistant whose lunch run ends in disaster. Meanwhile, Athena and the family come to terms with Michael’s difficult health decision and Chimney’s half-brother from Korea unexpectedly shows up at his doorstep.

    Director:Sarah Boyd
    Writer:Lyndsey Beaulieu

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  18. 9-1-1 Season 3 Episode 4 - Triggers
    7.5/10(1310 votes)

    S3:E4

    The team races to save workers in a high-rise during a fire drill, car accident victims, and siblings fighting over a family heirloom. Buck gives Bobby surprising news. Eddie helps Christopher deal with the trauma caused by the tsunami.

    Director:Joaquin Sedillo
    Writers:Christopher Monfette, Tonya Kong, David Fury

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Sink or Swim" is the best rated episode of 9-1-1 season 3. It scored 9.2/10 from 3,529 votes. Directed by Bradley Buecker and written by Juan Carlos Coto, it aired on September 30, 2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Searchers".