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The Best Episodes of Code Black

Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Every episode of Code Black ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Code Black!

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...
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  • Blood Sport
    10.0/10(1)
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    #1 - Blood Sport

    Season 1 Episode 18

    Aired 2/24/2016

    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

    Writer: Michael Seitzman, Kayla Alpert

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  • Fallen Angels
    9.4/10(1,230)
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    #2 - Fallen Angels

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 2/8/2017

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Unfinished Business
    9.3/10(1,349)
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    #3 - Unfinished Business

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 1/11/2017

    Guthrie becomes the hospital's new chaplain and considers undergoing a risky surgery to treat his Parkinson's. Meanwhile, the doctors treat patients involved in an apartment fire.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Business of Saving Lives
    9.3/10(490)
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    #4 - The Business of Saving Lives

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 7/18/2018

    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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  • The Devil's Workshop
    9.2/10(1,186)
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    #5 - The Devil's Workshop

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 2/1/2017

    The ER is quarantined when a viral outbreak jeopardizes the lives of the doctors and patients at Angels Memorial. Also, Ariel, the young girl Leanne bonded with a year ago when she lost her father, returns to Angels.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hero Complex
    9.1/10(1,111)
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    #6 - Hero Complex

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 11/9/2016

    Malaya must inform a college student who regains consciousness at Angels Memorial that she's the victim of a rape. Meanwhile, Willis and Campbell butt heads over a terminally ill woman who wants to end her life on her own terms; and a comedian is treated after he collapses on stage during a performance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Cardiac Support
    9.0/10(2)
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    #7 - Cardiac Support

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 12/2/2015

    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: N/A

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  • Black Tag
    9.0/10(2)
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    #8 - Black Tag

    Season 1 Episode 11

    Aired 12/9/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Only Human
    9.0/10(397)
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    #9 - Only Human

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 6/20/2018

    Max is brought to Angels Memorial with breathing difficulty, and Ariel tells him she loves him. Also, Rox accompanies Willis and Martin to the funeral of an army buddy of Willis' brother, and Willis decides to get to the bottom of what happened to his brother's unit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Ave Maria
    8.9/10(1,066)
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    #10 - Ave Maria

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 12/7/2016

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Third Year
    8.9/10(1,131)
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    #11 - Third Year

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 4/25/2018

    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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  • One of Our Own
    8.9/10(392)
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    #12 - One of Our Own

    Season 3 Episode 11

    Aired 7/4/2018

    While rescuing an injured firefighter, Rox is hit by a drunk driver and rushed to Angels Memorial. Willis begins to realize his feelings for Rox and goes to great lengths to help her. Also, Leanne is excited to tell Ariel good news about her adoption.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • As Night Comes and I'm Breathing
    8.9/10(387)
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    #13 - As Night Comes and I'm Breathing

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 7/11/2018

    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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  • You Are the Heart
    8.8/10(2)
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    #14 - You Are the Heart

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 11/18/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Son Rises
    8.8/10(2)
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    #15 - The Son Rises

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 11/25/2015

    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: N/A

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  • Demons and Angels
    8.8/10(1,090)
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    #16 - Demons and Angels

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/26/2016

    On Halloween night, Willis, Noa and Elliott rush to the scene of a fire at a haunted theater, where Dr. Nolan and her boyfriend’s son are trapped,

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Exodus
    8.8/10(1,067)
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    #17 - Exodus

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 12/21/2016

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Cabin Pressure
    8.7/10(415)
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    #18 - Cabin Pressure

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 5/30/2018

    Over the radio, Leanne and Jesse talk a young girl through how to use the supplies on board a small plane to build a makeshift defibrillator when her mom, the pilot, loses consciousness mid-flight. Also, Rox and Willis are taken hostage at gunpoint while on their way to meet the plane at the landing site.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Life and Limb
    8.6/10(1,098)
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    #19 - Life and Limb

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/5/2016

    Willis must help a promising soccer player make a life-altering decision after he's seriously injured, and another patient's hesitation to share that she's transgender makes it difficult for the doctors to diagnose her severe abdominal pain.

    Director: Lee Rose

    Writer: David Marshall Grant

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  • La Familia
    8.6/10(439)
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    #20 - La Familia

    Season 3 Episode 3

    Aired 5/9/2018

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hell's Heart
    8.6/10(411)
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    #21 - Hell's Heart

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 5/30/2018

    Willis and Rox are called to the scene of a wildfire in the mountains of Los Angeles to tend to the injured firefighters, and they choose to stay to look for a missing young boy who was separated from his father in the chaos.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Pre-Existing Conditions
    8.5/10(4)
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    #22 - Pre-Existing Conditions

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 10/14/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sometimes It's a Zebra
    8.5/10(4)
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    #23 - Sometimes It's a Zebra

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 10/21/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Doctors with Borders
    8.5/10(4)
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    #24 - Doctors with Borders

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 10/28/2015

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sleight of Hand
    8.5/10(1,082)
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    #25 - Sleight of Hand

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 11/30/2016

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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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 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fallen Angels".