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The Best Episodes of Code Black

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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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  1. 9.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - 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.

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  2. 9.3/10(1.4k votes)

    #2 - Unfinished Business

    S2:E13

    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.

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  3. 9.3/10(492 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Rob Bowman
    Writer:Mike Weiss
  4. 9.2/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - The Devil's Workshop

    S2:E15

    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.

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  5. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - 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,

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  6. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #6 - 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

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    Director:Oz Scott
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  8. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #7 - 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.

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  9. 9.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #8 - Hero Complex

    S2:E6

    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.

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  10. 9.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #9 - 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.

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  11. 9.0/10(399 votes)

    #10 - Only Human

    S3:E9

    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.

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  12. 8.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - 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.

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  13. 8.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. 8.9/10(1.1k votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  15. 8.9/10(393 votes)

    #14 - One of Our Own

    S3:E11

    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.

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  16. 8.9/10(389 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Oz Scott
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  18. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - Demons and Angels

    S2:E4

    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,

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  19. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #18 - 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.

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  20. 8.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. 8.7/10(418 votes)

    #20 - Cabin Pressure

    S3:E5

    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.

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  22. 8.7/10(414 votes)

    #21 - Hell's Heart

    S3:E6

    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.

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  23. 8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. 8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #23 - 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.

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  25. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #24 - 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.

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  26. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #25 - Life and Limb

    S2:E2

    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.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fallen Angels" is the best rated episode of "Code Black". It scored 9.4/10 based on 1233 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/8/2017. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unfinished Business".