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The Best Episodes of Code Black Season 1

Every episode of Code Black Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Code Black Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Code Black Season 1

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. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #1 - The Son Rises

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    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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  2. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #2 - Cardiac Support

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    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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  3. 9.1/10(1.2k votes)

    #3 - Diagnosis of Exclusion

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    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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  4. 9.0/10(1.2k votes)

    #4 - Black Tag

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    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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  5. 8.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #5 - Doctors with Borders

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    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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  6. 8.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #6 - The Fifth Stage

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    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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  8. 8.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #7 - First Date

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    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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  9. 8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Pre-Existing Conditions

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    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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  10. 8.6/10(1.2k votes)

    #9 - In Extremis

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    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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  11. 8.6/10(1.1k votes)

    #10 - The Fog of War

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    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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  12. 8.4/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - Sometimes It's a Zebra

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    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.

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  13. 8.4/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - Blood Sport

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    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.

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  14. 8.1/10(1.3k votes)

    #13 - Pilot

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    S1:E1

    Four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish.

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    Director:David Semel
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  15. 8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #14 - Buen Arbol

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    S1:E7

    Angus utilizes his background in psychology when a woman cannot remember how she injured herself and others; Christa bonds with the mother of a patient with cystic fibrosis.

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    Director:Nick Gomez
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  16. 8.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #15 - You Are the Heart

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    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.

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  17. 8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #16 - Hail Mary

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    S1:E16

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

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  18. 8.0/10(1.1k votes)

    #17 - Love Hurts

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    S1:E17

    Christa has to try and ignore her personal feelings as she and Grace attempt to help a patient who says he was abused at a camp for troubled teenagers.

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  19. 7.9/10(1.2k votes)

    #18 - We Plug Holes

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    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Son Rises" is the best rated episode of "Code Black" season 1. It scored 9.1/10 based on 1225 votes. Directed by Andrew Bernstein and written by N/A, it aired on 11/25/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Cardiac Support".