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Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Code Black Season 1 Episode 18 - Blood Sport
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Blood Sport

    S1:E18

    Mario confronts Angus about his Adderall abuse and Christa is surprised to learn how romantically involved Neal and Grace were before she left for Haiti. Also, Dr. Mark Taylor returns to help Leanne find the money in their budget to keep Jesse and the nurses from walking out.

    Director:David Von Ancken
    Writers:Michael Seitzman, Kayla Alpert

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  2. Code Black Season 1 Episode 10 - Cardiac Support
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Cardiac Support

    S1:E10

    Leanne becomes rattled at the thought of losing Jesse, as he fights for his life after suffering a massive heart attack. Meanwhile, Mario asks the residents to cover for him so he can search the city for a patient’s son, which goes against Neal’s direct order not to leave the hospital

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Code Black Season 1 Episode 11 - Black Tag
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Black Tag

    S1:E11

    Heavy fog at the scene of a massive multi-vehicle accident puts the doctors in danger; Jesse's confidence has taken a hit; Carla's condition turns critical.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Code Black Season 1 Episode 9 - The Son Rises
    9.2/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Son Rises

    S1:E9

    When the lead actor of the musical “The Lion King” tour arrives at Angels Memorial with a throat infection, Leanne gives him a diagnosis that puts both his career and life in jeopardy. Also, the doctors and the cast of “The Lion King” help a 17-year-old boy deal with the difficult decision of taking his father off life support,

    Director:Andrew Bernstein
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Code Black Season 3 Episode 3 - La Familia
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - La Familia

    S3:E3

    Jesse is in denial when his brother arrives at Angels Memorial in bad shape after being pinned down in a warehouse collapse and further tests reveal he has advanced congestive heart failure. Also, Willis opens up to Rox about his brother who was killed in Afghanistan.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Code Black Season 3 Episode 12 - As Night Comes and I'm Breathing
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - As Night Comes and I'm Breathing

    S3:E12

    Willis continues to tend to Rox's medical needs in San Diego and Leanne and Max's father go searching for Ariel. Also, when Noa reveals to Mario she wants to take a job offer in Philadelphia, and Campbell offers Mario the attending position at Angels, they realize their career choices will mean ending their relationship.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Jessica Ball

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  7. Code Black Season 3 Episode 13 - The Business of Saving Lives
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - The Business of Saving Lives

    S3:E13

    Angels Memorial descends into chaos when a plane crashes into the 8th floor. Also, Noa has a car accident and it is up to Mario to save her life. Also, Willis admits to Rox that he needs her in his life and the doctors gather in court to support Leanne for her custody hearing.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Mike Weiss

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  8. Code Black Season 1 Episode 8 - You Are the Heart
    8.8/10(3 votes)

    #8 - You Are the Heart

    S1:E8

    Christa must handle all emergencies at Angels Memorial that happen outside the emergency room; Malaya arranges a bone marrow drive for Carla; Leanne turns down a date.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Code Black Season 2 Episode 9 - Sleight of Hand
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #9 - Sleight of Hand

    S2:E9

    Willis, Leanne and Jesse risk their lives to operate on an injured officer who has an explosive bullet lodged in her leg. Meanwhile, Mario, Noah and Guthrie treat a magician who comes to the hospital with breathing difficulties.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Code Black Season 1 Episode 3 - Pre-Existing Conditions
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Pre-Existing Conditions

    S1:E3

    The doctors work 36 consecutive hours in code black and must deal with a distraught mother of two sons who were in a devastating car accident. Meanwhile, Mario bullies Angus into performing an unnecessary operation and lets Angus take the blame when Leanne finds out.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Code Black Season 1 Episode 4 - Sometimes It's a Zebra
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Sometimes It's a Zebra

    S1:E4

    A new surgical attending Cole Guthrie joins Angels Memorial with the help of his estranged father and clashes with Leanne over their contrasting approaches to medicine. Christa has a crisis of confidence in the middle of a procedure on her first infant since the loss of her son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Code Black Season 1 Episode 5 - Doctors with Borders
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Doctors with Borders

    S1:E5

    Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force Angels Memorial to quarantine Trauma One.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Code Black Season 2 Episode 11 - Exodus
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Exodus

    S2:E11

    A code black at Angels Memorial takes a turn for the worse when a city- wide blackout leaves the hospital without power or back-up generators. As Campbell and Leanne divert high-risk patients to a nearby care center, Elliot and Heather are trapped in an elevator with a woman in labor, and Willis and Dr. Nolan try to help a 92-year-old woman who thinks it’s 1942.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Code Black Season 1 Episode 12 - The Fog of War
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Fog of War

    S1:E12

    As the doctors treat patients from the chaotic multi-vehicle accident, a love triangle begins to build between Mario, Angus and Heather. Also, when Malaya learns that Carla is at the hospital, she goes against Carla's wishes and stays by her side during the delivery of her baby. Shiri Appleby guest stars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Code Black Season 1 Episode 15 - Diagnosis of Exclusion
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - Diagnosis of Exclusion

    S1:E15

    After a violent incident inside the hospital results with some grave injuries, the doctors are questioned. Christa and Neal admit their relationship to human resources.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Code Black Season 1 Episode 6 - In Extremis
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #16 - In Extremis

    S1:E6

    Leanne must deal with the difficult decision of whether to save Tom Moreno (Michael Trucco), the police officer who helped her during her family's accident, or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Also, when Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend, Carla Niven (Shiri Appleby), arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, Malaya is shocked by her MRI results.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Code Black Season 2 Episode 10 - Ave Maria
    8.4/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Ave Maria

    S2:E10

    A 13-year-old girl arrives at Angels Memorial following a seizure caused by spina bifida and the doctors are shocked to learn she is Campbell's daughter. Meanwhile, a workaholic deaf patient and her translator are treated after their car rolls into the Los Angeles River.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Code Black Season 2 Episode 5 - Landslide
    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Landslide

    S2:E5

    The Angels Memorial doctors treat victims caught in a landslide, and a group of children come in from a camping trip with measles putting the entire ER at risk.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Code Black Season 1 Episode 2 - We Plug Holes
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #19 - We Plug Holes

    S1:E2

    Christa saves a woman's life and then pleads with Neal to perform a surgery that will save the patient's reproductive future. Meanwhile, Mario gets into a fight with a patient after he delivers a diagnosis that could end the man's hockey career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Code Black Season 1 Episode 13 - First Date
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - First Date

    S1:E13

    Angus' older brother, an "all-star" ER doctor, tries to secure a position at Angels Memorial. Meanwhile, Christa's romantic feelings towards Neal begin to grow; and Malaya deals with a patient who is obsessed with her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Code Black Season 1 Episode 16 - Hail Mary
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Hail Mary

    S1:E16

    Christa is feeling insecure after Neal's former girlfriend makes a return to the hospital after a year of volunteering in Haiti.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Code Black Season 2 Episode 16 - Fallen Angels
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Fallen Angels

    S2:E16

    The doctors work with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to find an antidote to the deadly viral outbreak at Angels Memorial. Also, Leanne makes a life-changing decision, and Jesse welcomes a new batch of residents.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Code Black Season 3 Episode 1 - Third Year
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Third Year

    S3:E1

    The doctors must race to save a girl caught in the crossfire of a shoot-out; Willis shifts his focus to field medicine, choosing to work primarily on an ambulance with his new partner, paramedic Rox; Leanne begins her journey to adopt Ariel.

    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Michael Seitzman

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  24. Code Black Season 3 Episode 2 - Better Angels
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Better Angels

    S3:E2

    Angus and Mario treat a patient who is a self-proclaimed psychic and envisions the staff singing and dancing, seeing beauty amid the chaos at Angels Memorial. Also, Willis and Rox put their lives in danger to rescue a congressman and his staffer from a multi-car accident.

    Director:P.J. Pesce
    Writer:David Marshall Grant

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  25. Code Black Season 1 Episode 14 - The Fifth Stage
    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #25 - The Fifth Stage

    S1:E14

    Leanne visits a prison to finally confront the drunk driver who killed her family. Meanwhile, Malaya begins to feel uncomfortable around her patient.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Blood Sport" is the best rated episode of "Code Black". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by David Von Ancken and written by Michael Seitzman, Kayla Alpert, it aired on 2/24/2016. This episode scored 0.7 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cardiac Support".