8.1/101,088 votes#1 - Second Year
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2016
The new residents are introduced to the ER. A new doctor from the army who knows many advanced procedures is flown to a shark attack on the beach with Mike Leighton and Leighton falls 20 feet from the helicopter. Dr. Guthrie Jr. is promoted to the director of the ER in addition to the OR.
Director: Loni Peristere
Writer: Michael Seitzman
8.6/101,096 votes#2 - 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
8.0/101,043 votes#3 - Corporeal Form
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2016
Willis defies Campbell’s orders when he helps Mario and Heather perform a radical procedure on a maintenance worker stuck under a boiler that exploded. Also, Angus’ father, Dr. Desmond Leighton, tries to seize Power of Attorney over Mike, who is still in a coma, even though Mike granted that right to his brother, Angus.
Director: David Von Ancken
Writer: Corey Evett
8.8/101,087 votes#4 - 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
8.3/101,071 votes#5 - Landslide
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/2016
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/101,107 votes#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
8.4/101,045 votes#7 - What Lies Beneath
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/2016
Willis and Campbell are sent to a Russian submarine in U.S. waters to treat a sailor badly wounded during an explosion, and violent convicts injured during a prison riot descend upon Angels Memorial.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/101,022 votes#8 - 1.0 Bodies
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/23/2016
The doctors treat cult members who unwillingly survived a mass suicide attempt, and Mario decides to connect with his late father’s girlfriend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,078 votes#9 - 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
8.9/101,064 votes#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
8.8/101,065 votes#11 - 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
8.5/101,043 votes#12 - One in a Million
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2017
Leanne defies Campbell's order and uses the hospital helicopter to reunite a family for the last time. Meanwhile, Willis and Loa use a cell phone app to communicate with an autistic young girl.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.3/101,342 votes#13 - 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
8.4/10998 votes#14 - Vertigo
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/25/2017
After pulling a double shift, Mario risks his own life when he follows Willis to a construction site where two brothers are trapped on a crane 300 feet above the ground.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.2/101,180 votes#15 - 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
9.4/101,225 votes#16 - 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
The Best Episodes of Code Black Season 2
Every episode of Code Black Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Code Black Season 2!
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Second Year" is the best rated episode of "Code Black" season 2. It scored 8.1/10 based on 1088 votes. Directed by Loni Peristere and written by Michael Seitzman, it aired on 9/28/2016. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Life and Limb".