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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 16 - Where There's Smoke
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Where There's Smoke

    S9:E16

    The 118 must account for every decision made during a recent fire call when the team's actions are investigated for possible mistakes. Meanwhile, Buck works behind the scenes to support his team as he waits to learn if he can return to the station.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  2. 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 15 - Lab Rats (2)
    3.8/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Lab Rats (2)

    S8:E15

    Athena and Buck are in a race against time to rescue the rest of the 118 following the fire in the bio lab.

    Director:Dawn Wilkinson
    Writers:Kristen Reidel, Molly Green, James Leffler

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  3. 9-1-1 Season 8 Episode 16 - The Last Alarm
    4.0/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Last Alarm

    S8:E16

    Following the tragic events at the lab, the 118 must come together to lay their fallen hero to rest. Meanwhile, despite her own grief, Athena re-investigates the death of a child to help a grieving mother.

    Director:John J. Gray
    Writers:Tim Minear, Kristen Reidel

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  4. 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 2 - Spiraling
    5.2/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Spiraling

    S9:E2

    As a geostorm ravages Earth, Athena and Hen's space mission teeters on the edge. On the ground, the 118 battles chaos when technology goes rogue.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writers:Molly Green, James Leffler

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  5. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 8 - Buck, Actually
    6.4/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Buck, Actually

    S2:E8

    Buck jumps back into the dating scene but fears he will return to his old ways; a woman goes to great extremes on a freeway overpass to get the attention of her husband; a couple have a car accident on their wedding day.

    Director:Varda Bar-Kar
    Writer:Matthew Hodgson

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  6. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 5 - Point of Origin
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Point of Origin

    S1:E5

    The crew races to an emergency when disaster strikes at an Indian wedding. Abby enlists the help of Buck to try and find her mother and, for the first time, meets Athena face-to-face. Meanwhile, Bobby has a difficult time confronting his past and Hen struggles to make the right decision.

    Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton
    Writer:Erica L. Anderson

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  7. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 4 - Stuck
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Stuck

    S2:E4

    Athena contemplates accepting a promotion that will take her out of the field.

    Director:Sarah Boyd
    Writer:John J. Gray

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  8. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 10 - Merry Ex-Mas
    6.6/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Merry Ex-Mas

    S2:E10

    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

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  9. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 9 - Hen Begins
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Hen Begins

    S2:E9

    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

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  10. 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 5 - Peer Pressure
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Peer Pressure

    S5:E5

    A man over-exerts himself exercising; a groundskeeper is cut by his chainsaw. An explosion occurs at a retirement community. May gets an emergency call from a suicidal teen.

    Director:Joaquin Sedillo
    Writer:Nadia Abass-Madden

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  11. 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 9 - Red Flag
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Red Flag

    S6:E9

    The Santa Ana winds bring in a variety of weirder-than-usual emergencies as the 118 respond to a family dog retrieving a severed hand and a young woman sleep-driving into the station. Bobby worries about his AA sponsor. Denny questions Hen and Karen about his biological parents. Chimney thinks he's found the perfect house for him and Maddie.

    Director:Brenna Malloy
    Writer:Nicole Barraza Keim

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  12. 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 3 - The Sky Is Falling
    6.7/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Sky Is Falling

    S9:E3

    Athena and Hen face increasing dangers in space as friends both near and far try to get them home safely. Meanwhile, the 118 continues to help victims of the geostorm and falling debris.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writers:Tim Minear, Kristen Reidel

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  13. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 8 - Karma's A Bitch
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Karma's A Bitch

    S1:E8

    What goes around comes around for an unremorseful widower, an arrogant fitness club owner and an unsuspecting thief. Meanwhile, Bobby gets a surprising phone call from his doctor after donating at Chimney's blood drive, and Athena confronts Michael after having a heart-to-heart with their kids.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  14. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 9 - Trapped
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Trapped

    S1:E9

    The first responders race to help a homeless man crushed in a garbage truck, a mother and son in a crashed elevator and extreme hoarders entombed in their house. Meanwhile, Athena jumps into to the dating pool, as Buck and Abby's relationship is tested by her ailing mother.

    Director:Gwyneth Horder-Payton
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 16 - Bobby Begins Again
    6.9/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Bobby Begins Again

    S2:E16

    Bobby Nash decides to move to Los Angeles in the hopes of restarting his life after a devastating tragedy that struck his family back in Minnesota, but in Los Angeles, he first meets Athena Grant and works his way to captain of the 118.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Christopher Monfette

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  16. 9-1-1 Season 6 Episode 11 - In Another Life
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #16 - In Another Life

    S6:E11

    As Buck's life hangs in the balance, he dreams of a world where he never became a firefighter, for better and worse.

    Directors:Joaquin Sedillo, Jann Turner
    Writer:Lyndsey Beaulieu

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  17. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 3 - Next of Kin
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Next of Kin

    S1:E3

    Bobby and his team respond to an emergency at a children's birthday party that leaves lives hanging in the balance. The crew jumps into action after one of their own is involved in a devastating accident. Athena tries to cope with a tragedy that hits way too close to home and Abby is confronted with a life-changing decision for her mother and makes a connection with Buck.

    Director:Barbara Brown
    Writer:John J. Gray

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  18. 9-1-1 Season 2 Episode 5 - Awful People
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Awful People

    S2:E5

    Maddie goes for a ride-along with Athena in the hopes of being on the other end of a 9-1-1 call; Hen attempts to learn how to prevent her family from falling apart at the seams; disaster strikes at a military funeral and movie theater.

    Director:Kevin Hooks
    Writer:Kristen Reidel

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  19. 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 7 - Ghost Stories
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Ghost Stories

    S5:E7

    The members of the 118 race to rescue a man who claims he was carjacked, shot and buried alive. Then, they arrive at a home where the owner thinks her roommate is a ghost, Hen receives a visit from the past, and Athena and family are concerned that Harry is still haunted by visions of Jeffrey.

    Director:Kristin Windell
    Writer:Stacey R. Rose

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  20. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    It takes a team of people to help answer the famous question, "911, what's your emergency?" Detective Athena Grant works as a member of the police force, handling cases that require her sharp mind and expertise, while also trying to juggle her own family drama. Bobby Nash and his team of firefighters help execute the daring rescues that often come along with these life-threatening situations. Meanwhile, Abby Clark spends her days taking and fielding emergency calls at the 911 call center, but constantly desires to know what happens after she sends help.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear

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  21. 9-1-1 Season 1 Episode 10 - A Whole New You
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #21 - A Whole New You

    S1:E10

    The first responders take calls to help an unusual domestic disturbance, a "death" at a psychic's and a horrific motorcycle crash. Meanwhile, Bobby dips his toe into the dating pool, Abby takes a walk down memory lane, Buck is confronted by his past actions and Athena tries to start her new life.

    Director:Bradley Buecker
    Writers:Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Tim Minear

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  22. 9-1-1 Season 4 Episode 8 - Breaking Point
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Breaking Point

    S4:E8

    The 118 are called to the tarmac when a flight attendant reaches her limit with her flight's passengers. Athena discovers that quarantine has pushed a couple to their breaking point. Meanwhile, Eddie worries Christopher will not accept him dating, Buck reconnects with an old flame and finds himself in the middle of Albert's new relationship and Maddie and Chimney make a big decision about their baby.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  23. 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 10 - Wrapped in Red
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #23 - Wrapped in Red

    S5:E10

    The members of the 118 are called to series of emergencies around Christmas Eve. Then, Eddie struggles with an emotional Christopher.

    Director:Brenna Malloy
    Writers:Lyndsey Beaulieu, Nadia Abass-Madden

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  24. 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 11 - Outside Looking In
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Outside Looking In

    S5:E11

    Athena, Bobby and the 118 "speed" to the rescue to save a family whose pick-up truck has been rigged with a pipe bomb which will detonate if the vehicle slows under 55 miles an hour. Meanwhile, Eddie has a rough transition into his new job, Buck makes an impulsive relationship decision and Hen is reluctant to accept her new partner in Chimney's absence.

    Director:Shauna Duggins
    Writer:Bob Goodman

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  25. 9-1-1 Season 9 Episode 1 - Eat the Rich
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Eat the Rich

    S9:E1

    In honor of Bobby Nash's sacrifice, the 118 comes together to dedicate the firehouse in his memory. Meanwhile, when a billionaire tech giant is involved in a life-or-death emergency, the team must race to his aid.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writers:Molly Green, James Leffler

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Where There's Smoke" is the worst rated episode of "9-1-1". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Bradley Buecker and written by Kristen Reidel, it aired on 4/2/2026. This episode scored 3.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Lab Rats (2)".