The Worst Episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Every episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine!
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is "The Good Ones", rated 5/10 from 8434 user votes. It was directed by Cortney Carrillo and written by David Phillips, Dewayne Perkins. "The Good Ones" aired on 8/12/2021 and is rated 1.4 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Return of the King".
5.0/10 8,434 votes#1 - The Good Ones
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/2021
Amy returns from maternity leave. Jake and Rosa work a difficult case.
Director: Cortney Carrillo
Writer: David Phillips, Dewayne Perkins
6.4/10 3,279 votes#2 - Return of the King
Season 6 Episode 15 - Aired 5/2/2019
Gina invites Jake and Terry over to her new place. Holt takes an interest in Nikolaj's education. Rosa rejects Amy's offer of a helping hand.
Director: Melissa Fumero
Writer: Phil Augusta Jackson, Marcy Jarreau
6.7/10 3,030 votes#3 - The Set Up
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 8/26/2021
When the FBI takes over a high-profile case, Jake keeps digging. Amy and Rosa negotiate with O'Sullivan and the police union.
Director: Maggie Carey
Writer: Nick Perdue, Jess Dweck
7.0/10 3,086 votes#4 - Blue Flu
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 8/19/2021
Captain Holt and Amy manage an understaffed precinct. Jake and Charles investigate.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Carol Kolb, April Korto Quioh
7.1/10 4,916 votes#5 - He Said, She Said
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2019
Amy and Jake hear conflicting stories as they investigate a sexual assault accusation. Holt refuses to believe an old nemesis is really dead.
Director: Stephanie Beatriz
Writer: Lang Fisher
7.2/10 2,905 votes#6 - Debbie
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 2/27/2020
The squad suspects an inside job when guns and cocaine connected to a notorious crime boss go missing from the Nine-Nine.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Marcy Jarreau
7.3/10 3,215 votes#7 - Four Movements
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2019
After Gina makes a life-changing decision, she bestows a series of gifts on the squad. But first, an interpretive dance ...
Director: Luke Del Tredici
Writer: Phil Augusta Jackson
7.3/10 2,752 votes#8 - Gintars
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2019
A visitor from Latvia causes Charles and Jake to investigate Nikolaj's family. Holt and Amy bring in famed forensic scientist Dr. Yee to help close a case for Rosa.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Andy Gosche
7.4/10 2,803 votes#9 - Return to Skyfire
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/28/2017
Jake and Terry go undercover at a costume-packed fan convention when their favorite fantasy author reports his much-anticipated manuscript stolen.
Director: Linda Mendoza
Writer: Neil Campbell
7.5/10 5,121 votes#10 - The Tagger
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2013
Jake is assigned a lowly graffiti case as punishment for being late to roll call.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Norm Hiscock
7.5/10 4,803 votes#11 - The Slump
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2013
Jake's unsolved cases pile up and the other detectives fear that his losing streak will rub off on them, while Amy must run an at-risk youth program.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Prentice Penny
7.5/10 4,149 votes#12 - Sal's Pizza
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2013
When Jake's favorite pizzeria is burned down and the fire marshal suspects the owner, Jake steps outside his jurisdiction to catch the real arsonist.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Lakshmi Sundaram
7.5/10 3,849 votes#13 - The Ebony Falcon
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2014
On his first task back in the field, Terry takes advice from Jake on controlling his emotions to infiltrate and bust a steroid trafficking ring.
Director: Michael Blieden
Writer: Prentice Penny
7.5/10 3,710 votes#14 - The Apartment
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/2014
When Jake's building goes co-op and he must pay nearly a half million dollars to keep his apartment, he desperately seeks Gina's help.
Director: Tucker Gates
Writer: David Quandt
7.5/10 3,684 votes#15 - Fancy Brudgom
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/2014
When Charles makes Jake his best man, it means cake tasting, choosing flowers and convincing fiancée Vivian that Charles doesn't want to move.
Director: Victor Nelli Jr.
Writer: Laura McCreary
7.5/10 3,032 votes#16 - Karen Peralta
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2016
Amy gears up to meet Jake's mother on his birthday, but the celebration takes an unexpected turn. New body cameras prove embarrassing for Boyle.
Director: Bruce McCulloch
Writer: Gabe Liedman, Alison Agosti
7.5/10 3,073 votes#17 - The Night Shift (I)
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2016
As Jake struggles with his first case back at the precinct, he encounters Jess Day, who is visiting New York, and enlists her to help him find his suspect. Meanwhile, Holt researches ways to increase office morale and Amy tries to figure out why Rosa keeps taking such long breaks. The crossover continues on New Girl S06E04 Homecoming (II).
Director: Tristram Shapeero
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 2,919 votes#18 - Captain Latvia
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2016
Charles enlists Jake's help in tracking down his son's favorite toy for Christmas, and the two find themselves accidentally facing off against a Latvian criminal ring as a result. Back at the precinct, the team gears up for their annual Christmas carol competition against their sworn enemy: the MTA.
Director: Jaffar Mahmood
Writer: N/A
7.5/10 2,989 votes#19 - The Tattler
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2019
Jake and Gina attend their 20th high school reunion. Back at the Nine-Nine, Charles helps Rosa with her love life.
Director: Jennifer Arnold
Writer: David Phillips
7.5/10 3,083 votes#20 - Casecation
Season 6 Episode 12 - Aired 4/11/2019
While celebrating their first anniversary, Jake and Amy realize they've had a communication breakdown over a major life decision.
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Luke Del Tredici
7.5/10 2,772 votes#21 - Balancing
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 8/19/2021
Jake and Amy create a system to balance work and childcare and Rosa gets a new houseguest.
Director: Daniella Eisman
Writer: Evan Susser, Van Robichaux
7.6/10 4,626 votes#22 - M.E. Time
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2013
The team turns on Jake for delaying an autopsy report by flirting with an attractive medical examiner, who turns out to be more than he bargained for.
Director: Troy Miller
Writer: Gil Ozeri
7.6/10 4,240 votes#23 - Old School
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2013
Jake's dream day with his hero, a former crime reporter, turns nightmarish when his comments about Holt and the precinct go "on the record."
Director: Beth McCarthy-Miller
Writer: Gabe Liedman
7.6/10 3,641 votes#24 - Chocolate Milk
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2014
Holt's nemesis heads the precinct inspection, while Terry readies for his vasectomy and Charles needs a date for his ex-wife's engagement party.
Director: Fred Goss
Writer: Gabe Liedman
7.6/10 3,337 votes#25 - The Defense Rests
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/2015
When his relationship with Sophia gets in the way of her work, Jake tries to help, Wuntch needs Holt's help, and Charles wants Gina's blessing.
Director: Jamie Babbit
Writer: Prentice Penny, Matt O'Brien