9.2/10 1,416 votes#1 - Luna
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2019
Sharpe works on a creative way to help Max and Kapoor gets surprising news. Meanwhile, Reynolds takes a big step in his relationship with Evie as one of the doctors makes a life altering decision.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: David Schulner
8.7/10 653 votes#2 - How Can I Help?
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2023
In the series finale, everyone's story reaches a surprising yet inevitable conclusion.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Schulner, Aaron Ginsburg
8.6/10 1,000 votes#3 - Six or Seven Minutes
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/8/2019
As Max fights for his life, New Amsterdam is in full swing with a pertinent heart surgery that is not covered by insurance and a potential nurses walk out. As the team feels Max's absence and the doctors find out that they may have to treat one of their own, Sharpe must finally come clean about Max's condition.
Director: Stephen Kay
Writer: Laura Valdivia
8.6/10 1,029 votes#4 - Your Turn
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019
Max works to find a new normal three months after the accident and the birth of his daughter. Kapoor grapples with the stigma of aging. Iggy has a successful day that inspires a life-changing idea. Reynolds deals with an unreliable new intern.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Schulner
8.5/10 908 votes#5 - King of Swords
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2019
When a history-making blizzard hits New York, Max and his staff must work together to keep the patients safe with few resources, even if it means taking to the streets of the city and braving the storm.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Laura Valdivia
8.5/10 949 votes#6 - The New Normal
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2021
New Amsterdam is still reeling from the pandemic as a plane crash lands in the East River. When investigators come to interrogate the flight crew, Iggy fights against the clock to help the pilot uncover the truth. Max tracks down scarce medication after one of his own contracts COVID.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: David Schulner
8.4/10 1,008 votes#7 - Domino Effect
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2018
With a big domino transplant procedure on the line, Max must decide if he can be present in the hospital while also dealing with his illness. Meanwhile, a bond with a patient makes Bloom consider her personal life and Iggy makes progress on a long-standing case.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Y. Shireen Razack
8.4/10 837 votes#8 - Sanctuary
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/2019
As the doctors continue to weather the storm without power, Max relies on an unlikely source to get the lights back on. Reynolds must get creative as he continues to work to save Hugh with very few resources.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Erika Green Swafford
8.4/10 791 votes#9 - This is Not the End
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2019
Max goes head-to-head with hospital administration when he comes up with a new plan for patients without insurance. Iggy struggles with an accusation brought against him. Sharpe navigates her role as deputy medical director.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Foster
8.3/10 1,029 votes#10 - Anthropocene
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2018
Max faces the pressure of his first fundraising gala at the hospital; Frome struggles to break difficult news to his daughter; Bloom and Reynolds deal with the fallout of their argument; Kapoor and Sharpe work to help a sick father and son.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Aaron Ginsburg
8.3/10 831 votes#11 - The Blues
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/12/2019
Max continues to work to solve underlying problems within the hospital despite his continuing struggles with treatment. Meanwhile, Reynolds makes the choice to do a costly surgery to determine an elusive diagnosis and Bloom must face her personal demons head-on.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: David Foster
8.3/10 777 votes#12 - Happy Place
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2019
When a NYPD officer is hit by a car in the line of duty, the hospital is turn upside down trying to save her. Meanwhile, Kapoor and Iggy work with a patient struggling with a previous surgery.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Joshua Carlebach
8.3/10 702 votes#13 - In the Graveyard
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2020
The doctors stop at nothing to help their patients, following a shocking realization that prompts a change in the hospital. Meanwhile, Reynolds must make an important decision in his career.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Joshua Carlebach
8.3/10 420 votes#14 - Death Is The Rule. Life Is The Exception
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/2021
As Max and Dr. Sharpe prepare to depart for London, a deadly superbug hits the hospital and draws them back in. Leyla confronts Bloom about the secret she has been hiding. Iggy digs deep to help two grieving parents confront the reality that their son is gone.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: David Schulner, Marc Gaffen
8.2/10 1,759 votes#15 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2018
Dr. Max Goodwin shakes up the status quo on his first day as medical director of New Amsterdam, the oldest public hospital in the United States, while simultaneously dealing with his own personal and health issues.
Director: Kate Dennis
Writer: David Schulner
8.2/10 961 votes#16 - Three Dots
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2018
A patient's treatment plan takes an unexpected turn when Max gets overly invested. Meanwhile, Reynolds celebrates his birthday with some help from the hospital and Kapoor grapples with a case that hits close to home.
Director: Jamie Payne
Writer: Cami Delavigne
8.2/10 806 votes#17 - The Forsaken
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2019
Sharpe struggles when a case hits too close to home. Frome uncovers a patient's surprising past. Reynolds makes progress in his personal life after some difficult news.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Y. Shireen Razack
8.2/10 763 votes#18 - Preventable
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2019
Max is forced to reckon with his diagnosis in a new way as things become more difficult for him. Meanwhile, Reynolds is forced to address what could have gone wrong in a recent surgery.
Director: Thomas Carter
Writer: Aaron Ginsburg
8.2/10 687 votes#19 - Good Soldiers
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2019
When Kapoor introduces a patient to Iggy's PTSD group, a creative treatment plan causes turmoil. Sharpe discovers a long-kept secret regarding a patient.
Director: Rachel Leiterman
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
8.2/10 679 votes#20 - Code Silver
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2020
With the hospital on lockdown after the Rikers patients escape, Sharpe and Max find themselves in a situation that could cost them their lives; Bloom must put aside her pain to help a patient; Iggy is forced to face his marriage's issues.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Leah Nanako Winkler
8.2/10 633 votes#21 - Hiding Behind My Smile
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2020
Max and Luna make friends in an unexpected place as Max struggles with the realities of being a single father. Meanwhile, Kapoor takes a big step in order to help his family.
Director: Lucy Liu
Writer: David Foster
8.2/10 457 votes#22 - Laughter and Hope and A Sock In the Eye
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2021
Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Malvo have a heart-to-heart with Dr. Baptiste. Max learns a little more about Sharpe when someone from her past resurfaces. Iggy plays referee between two young patients and their families. Dr. Wilder reconsiders Max’s offer to join the staff.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Laura Valdivia
8.1/10 1,094 votes#23 - Boundaries
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2018
Max creates chaos when he volunteers New Amsterdam to take over for a short-staffed neighboring hospital; Frome has a crisis of conscience about the funding for a hospital garden; an eager resident learns a secret about Bloom.
Director: Kate Dennis
Writer: David Foster
8.1/10 967 votes#24 - As Long As It Takes
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2018
Max convinces Dr. Sharpe to take a risk on his course of treatment and Bloom grapples with a difficult conversation. Meanwhile, Dr. Kapoor considers helping his son in a big way after some advice from a friend.
Director: Andrew McCarthy
Writer: Graham Norris
8.1/10 661 votes#25 - The Island
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2019
When an inmate comes in with an entirely preventable illness, Max, Sharpe, and Iggy head directly to the source - Rikers Island. Meanwhile, Bloom struggles with her recovery, and Reynolds gets news that could change his life.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Graham Norris
The Best Episodes of New Amsterdam
Every episode of New Amsterdam ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of New Amsterdam!
The new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital. Max Goodwin sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care, but the doctors and staff are not so sure he can succeed. They've heard this before. Not taking "no" for an answer, Dr. Goodwin's instinctive response to problems large and small is four simple words: "How can I help?" He has to disrupt the status quo and prove he'll stop at nothing to breathe new life into this underfunded and underappreciated hospital, returning it to the glory that put it on the map.
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "New Amsterdam" is "Luna", rated 9.2/10 from 1416 user votes. It was directed by Peter Horton and written by David Schulner. "Luna" aired on 5/14/2019 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "How Can I Help?".