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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Code Black Season 1 Episode 2 - We Plug Holes
    7.9/10(1211 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Code Black Season 2 Episode 3 - Corporeal Form
    8.0/10(1062 votes)

    #2 - Corporeal Form

    S2:E3

    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

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  3. Code Black Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.1/10(1276 votes)

    #3 - Pilot

    S1:E1

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

    Director:David Semel
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Code Black Season 1 Episode 8 - You Are the Heart
    8.1/10(1145 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Code Black Season 1 Episode 16 - Hail Mary
    8.1/10(1082 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Code Black Season 1 Episode 17 - Love Hurts
    8.1/10(1084 votes)

    #6 - Love Hurts

    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.

    Director:Constantine Makris
    Writer:David Marshall Grant

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  7. Code Black Season 2 Episode 1 - Second Year
    8.1/10(1111 votes)

    #7 - Second Year

    S2:E1

    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

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  8. Code Black Season 2 Episode 8 - 1.0 Bodies
    8.1/10(1041 votes)

    #8 - 1.0 Bodies

    S2:E8

    The doctors treat cult members who unwillingly survived a mass suicide attempt, and Mario decides to connect with his late father’s girlfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Code Black Season 3 Episode 7 - Step Up
    8.1/10(407 votes)

    #9 - Step Up

    S3:E7

    Rox decides to make amends with her former step coach when she arrives to Angels Memorial with the local high school step team after a pyramid stunt goes wrong. Also, Noa pleads with Leanne and Campbell to try any other method before performing an emergency hysterectomy on a young teenage girl, who is experiencing complications after giving birth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Code Black Season 3 Episode 8 - Home Stays Home
    8.1/10(401 votes)

    #10 - Home Stays Home

    S3:E8

    Mario joins Rox and Willis on the scene of a boat crash and, in Center Stage, Leanne works to save a brother and sister who drank boiling water through a straw as part of a challenge. Also, Max's father tells Leanne to keep Ariel away from his son after he finds them kissing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Code Black Season 3 Episode 10 - Change of Heart
    8.1/10(404 votes)

    #11 - Change of Heart

    S3:E10

    Elliot fears the worst after hearing the emotional testimony by Detective Gomez's wife at his malpractice trial, but he hopes footage Diego shot for his documentary will change her mind. Also, Rox attempts to connect with Willis but he pushes her away, and Leanne attempts to comfort Ariel in the wake of a devastating loss.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Code Black Season 1 Episode 7 - Buen Arbol
    8.2/10(1105 votes)

    #12 - Buen Arbol

    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.

    Director:Nick Gomez
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Code Black Season 2 Episode 5 - Landslide
    8.3/10(1092 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Code Black Season 3 Episode 2 - Better Angels
    8.3/10(580 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Code Black Season 1 Episode 4 - Sometimes It's a Zebra
    8.4/10(1199 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Code Black Season 1 Episode 18 - Blood Sport
    8.4/10(1118 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Code Black Season 2 Episode 7 - What Lies Beneath
    8.4/10(1066 votes)

    #17 - What Lies Beneath

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Code Black Season 2 Episode 14 - Vertigo
    8.4/10(1019 votes)

    #18 - Vertigo

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Code Black Season 2 Episode 12 - One in a Million
    8.5/10(1063 votes)

    #19 - One in a Million

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Code Black Season 3 Episode 4 - The Same As Air
    8.5/10(446 votes)

    #20 - The Same As Air

    S3:E4

    Willis and Rox arrive at a road rage accident resulting in multiple serious injuries. Also, Elliot doubts his ability as a doctor when he’s sued for his role in the death of the SWAT officer involved in the drug bust-turned-shootout, and Leanne discovers Ariel on an ice cream “date” with Max, a young patient at the hospital.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Code Black Season 1 Episode 3 - Pre-Existing Conditions
    8.6/10(1207 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Code Black Season 2 Episode 2 - Life and Limb
    8.6/10(1117 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Lee Rose
    Writer:David Marshall Grant

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  23. Code Black Season 2 Episode 9 - Sleight of Hand
    8.6/10(1099 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Code Black Season 3 Episode 3 - La Familia
    8.6/10(459 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Code Black Season 1 Episode 6 - In Extremis
    8.7/10(1176 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"We Plug Holes" is the worst rated episode of "Code Black". It scored 7.9/10 based on 1211 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/2015. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Corporeal Form".