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The Worst Episodes of All Rise

Every episode of All Rise ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of All Rise!

A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
Genres:DramaCrime
Networks:CBSOWN

Worst Episodes Summary

"Lola Through the Looking Glass" is the worst rated episode of "All Rise". It scored 4.9/10 based on 145 votes. Directed by David A. Harp and written by Deborah Swisher, Marty Scott, it aired on 7/26/2022. This episode scored 1.7 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Change Is Gonna Come (1)".

  • Lola Through the Looking Glass
    4.9/10145 votes
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    #1 - Lola Through the Looking Glass

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2022

    Lola dreams of a world where she has made different life choices.

    Director: David A. Harp

    Writer: Deborah Swisher, Marty Scott

  • A Change Is Gonna Come (1)
    6.6/10219 votes
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    #2 - A Change Is Gonna Come (1)

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2020

    Lola and Mark try to rebuild their friendship after Mark witnessed Lola being detained during a protest while defending a teen girl, amid an escalating encounter with police.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Denitria Harris-Lawrence

  • Almost the Meteor
    6.7/10135 votes
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    #3 - Almost the Meteor

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/25/2021

    While Lola is on maternity leave after going into labor while on the bench, she attempts to participate remotely in Judge Brenner’s special training about brain science and the law. Also, when Luke finds himself opposite Emily on an armed robbery case, he sees an ally in his experiment with restorative justice, and Mark hits another roadblock in his high profile case against a sheriff’s deputy,

    Director: David A. Harp

    Writer: Aaron Carter

  • Sliding Floors
    6.8/10152 votes
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    #4 - Sliding Floors

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/30/2020

    Presiding over Luke's cases forces Lola to acknowledge her own implicit biases and brings her into conflict with Judge Benner. On the home front, while Lola's husband, Robin, is in D.C., she ponders single motherhood and carries on a one-sided conversation with the new baby growing in her stomach. Also, Mark contemplates reopening an old investigation that causes friction between him and Amy

    Director: Pete Chatmon

    Writer: Damani Johnson

  • Bette Davis Eyes
    6.9/10133 votes
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    #5 - Bette Davis Eyes

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 2/8/2021

    Mark is forced to prosecute his childhood icon, Samara Strong, an '80s Hollywood star accused of murdering her husband 30 years ago; Judge Laski is presiding over cases while Lola is on maternity leave.

    Director: Cheryl Dunye

    Writer: Felicia Hilario

  • Bad Beat
    7.0/10146 votes
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    #6 - Bad Beat

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/7/2020

    Shows up in her courtroom in his official FBI capacity, Benner insists that Lola recuse herself. Also, Mark Callan, in possession of a dossier of explosive evidence in an officer-involved shooting, enlists Sam to help him figure out what to do with it.

    Director: Paul McCrane

    Writer: Gregory Nelson

  • Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
    7.0/10122 votes
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    #7 - Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2022

    Los Angeles judges, prosecutors and public defenders work to get justice for the people amidst a flawed legal process.

    Director: Michael M. Robin, Ramaa Mosley

    Writer: Denitria Harris-Lawrence

  • Keep Ya Head Up (2)
    7.2/10166 votes
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    #8 - Keep Ya Head Up (2)

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/23/2020

    Lola may be asked to recuse herself from a case after the video of her detainment is leaked. Also, Mark continues to seek the hate crime enhancement in Jesse’s trial, even after being met with resistance, and the case is further complicated when Jesse is suspected of having a medical condition.

    Director: Erica A. Watson

    Writer: Kimberly A. Harrison

  • Forgive Us Our Trespasses
    7.2/10125 votes
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    #9 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 4/12/2021

    With Ness nearing the end of her clerkship, Lola sets her up to shadow Emily, who is defending a young man who reoffended, and the verdict lies with Judge Campbell who is notoriously harsh on repeat offenders. Also, Rachel reveals to Lola that she kissed Mark, and Mark struggles to find out why Luke’s name is on a list of cops dropped off by Deep Throat.

    Director: Paul McCrane

    Writer: Kimberly A. Harrison, Nicole Feste

  • A Long Day's Journey Into ICE
    7.3/10301 votes
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    #10 - A Long Day's Journey Into ICE

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019

    When an ICE agent pursues a defendant in Lola’s courtroom, she must fend him off while determining the appropriate sentence for the offender, an undocumented immigrant, whose crime was warning people of a grocery store selling spoiled goods.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Gregory Nelson

  • The Perils of the Plea (1)
    7.3/10145 votes
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    #11 - The Perils of the Plea (1)

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2020

    As the holidays approach, Lola begins her first jury trial during the pandemic; Mark digs deeper into his case against a police officer.

    Director: Stacey K. Black

    Writer: Briana Belser

  • Safe to Fall
    7.3/10128 votes
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    #12 - Safe to Fall

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2021

    Emily and Sam face off in the courtroom in an emotionally gripping case that will determine the fate of a mentally ill young man who attacked his father. Also, due to financial struggles, Rachel crashes at Mark and Amy’s place, reigniting Mark and Rachel’s flame.

    Director: Bethany Rooney

    Writer: Lucy Luna

  • Pilot
    7.4/10374 votes
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    #13 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2019

    A new courthouse drama that follows the chaotic, hopeful and sometimes absurd lives of its judges, prosecutors and public defenders, as they work with bailiffs, clerks and cops to get justice for the people of Los Angeles amidst a flawed legal process.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Greg Spottiswood

  • Sweet Bird of Truth
    7.4/10243 votes
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    #14 - Sweet Bird of Truth

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019

    Lola immerses herself in the world of online gaming when she presides over her first trial concerning cybercrimes, after two friends go head-to-head over a deleted avatar and all the assets associated with it. Also, Mark discovers life without Lola in the DA’s office is going to be lonelier than he thought, and Luke is set to be honored at the annual Valor Awards for his heroism.

    Director: Anthony Hemingway

    Writer: Sunil Nayar, Iturri Sosa

  • What the Bailiff Saw
    7.4/10152 votes
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    #15 - What the Bailiff Saw

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/20/2020

    Lola travels to Washington to help her husband land an important job at the FBI; Mark and Amy Quinn's relationship heats up as Amy tries to put together a winning defense for Vic Callan's murder case.

    Director: Scott Ellis

    Writer: Gregory Nelson

  • Prelude to a Fish
    7.4/10152 votes
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    #16 - Prelude to a Fish

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2020

    As Benner prepares to run for attorney general, she seeks Lola's help to search for anything that could compromise her campaign; Emily's client is hesitant to file a police report against her abusive boyfriend.

    Director: Steve Robin

    Writer: Aaron Carter

  • Bounceback (2)
    7.4/10148 votes
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    #17 - Bounceback (2)

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/4/2021

    It's a new year and Lola's baby is due any day. She learns the jury was going to deliver a "not guilty" verdict in a case in which she pressured defendant Leon Parsons to take a plea deal, forcing her to decide whether to let the plea stand and protect her reputation, or reveal what she knows to Leon. Also, Mark's in the midst of an intense negotiation with DA Louis Bravo regarding how and when to arrest and charge Deputy Sheriff Rashel for attempted murder, when Mark is the victim of a brazen knife attack.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Greg Spottiswood

  • Georgia
    7.4/10135 votes
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    #18 - Georgia

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2021

    Emily and Mark face off in court in a compelling jewellery store robbery case that puts the entire concept of eyewitnesses on trial; still struggling with financial woes, Amy brings in a potential client who happens to be a friend of Mark's father.

    Director: Scott Ellis

    Writer: Annie Brunner

  • Love's Illusions
    7.4/10111 votes
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    #19 - Love's Illusions

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/26/2021

    Lola returns to the Hall of Justice and presides over a case where Amy represents a young woman accused of a swatting incident that resulted in the Dean of a university being shot. Also, Amy and Rachel make up, and Amy brings her divorce papers to her dying husband.

    Director: Claudia Yarmy

    Writer: Briana Belser

  • Uncommon Women and Mothers
    7.5/10202 votes
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    #20 - Uncommon Women and Mothers

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/2019

    Mark and Emily go head to head in court for the first time, and things get awkward when Mark must cross-examine Lola’s mother when she’s called as a character witness.

    Director: Paul McCrane

    Writer: Sunil Nayar

  • How to Succeed in Law Without Really Re-Trying
    7.5/10175 votes
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    #21 - How to Succeed in Law Without Really Re-Trying

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2019

    When one of Lola's former murder cases is overturned on appeal, Mark helms the retrial and struggles to keep the bomber in jail, while Lola fears she may have prosecuted an innocent man.

    Director: Cheryl Dunye

    Writer: Gregory Nelson

  • The Tale of Three Arraignments
    7.5/10144 votes
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    #22 - The Tale of Three Arraignments

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/16/2020

    Lola and Mark find themselves in trouble for pushing their bosses too hard in their pursuit of justice and fair play; as punishment, Lola is assigned to arraignment court for the week, while Mark is bumped down to the Charge Evaluation Unit.

    Director: Claudia Yarmy

    Writer: Denitria Harris-Lawrence

  • Chasing Waterfalls
    7.5/10117 votes
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    #23 - Chasing Waterfalls

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/19/2021

    Mark and Sam think their "Romeo and Juliet"-style murder case of warring families is a slam dunk until their lead witness is proven to be lying under oath to protect the real eyewitness of a relative's murder. Also, Amy is furious with Mark after a secret is revealed and decides they need time apart.

    Director: Mo McRae

    Writer: Damani Johnson

  • Devotees in the Courthouse of Love
    7.6/10221 votes
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    #24 - Devotees in the Courthouse of Love

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2019

    Lola officiates her first nuptials on "Wedding Day," an annual event when couples can get married free of charge. A nun with a shady past is charged for a criminal act against the church that Lola believes is morally right.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Shernold Edwards

  • Bye Bye Bernie
    7.6/10159 votes
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    #25 - Bye Bye Bernie

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2020

    When Lola's mother makes a statement about her daughter in a newspaper, Lola must contend with her mother and her colleagues who commend her mother's harsh words about the justice system.

    Director: Michael M. Robin

    Writer: Mellori Velasquez