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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...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Good Ones" is the worst rated episode of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine". It scored 5/10 based on 8537 votes. Directed by Cortney Carrillo and written by David Phillips, Dewayne Perkins, it aired on 8/12/2021. This episode scored 1.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return of the King".

  • The Good Ones
    5.0/108,537 votes
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    #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

  • Return of the King
    6.4/103,313 votes
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    #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

  • The Set Up
    6.7/103,075 votes
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    #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

  • Blue Flu
    7.0/103,131 votes
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    #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

  • He Said, She Said
    7.1/104,954 votes
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    #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

  • Debbie
    7.2/102,944 votes
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    #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

  • Four Movements
    7.3/103,251 votes
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    #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

  • Gintars
    7.3/102,785 votes
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    #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

  • Captain Latvia
    7.4/102,951 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • Return to Skyfire
    7.4/102,832 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • The Tagger
    7.5/105,168 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • The Slump
    7.5/104,849 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Sal's Pizza
    7.5/104,183 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • The Ebony Falcon
    7.5/103,883 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Apartment
    7.5/103,744 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Fancy Brudgom
    7.5/103,721 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Karen Peralta
    7.5/103,059 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • The Night Shift (I)
    7.5/103,106 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • The Tattler
    7.5/103,020 votes
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    #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

  • Casecation
    7.5/103,121 votes
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    #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

  • Balancing
    7.5/102,816 votes
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    #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

  • M.E. Time
    7.6/104,673 votes
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    #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

  • Old School
    7.6/104,279 votes
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    #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

  • Chocolate Milk
    7.6/103,675 votes
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    #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

  • The Defense Rests
    7.6/103,370 votes
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    #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