6.0/10 911 votes#1 - The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 4/13/2021
It's National HIV Testing Day and Max has offered free care to all HIV+ patients who come to New Amsterdam. Bloom and Reynolds butt heads over their opposing bedside manners. Iggy eagerly awaits the return of a friend. Sharpe discovers that she may need more hands on with her niece.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Graham Norris
6.1/10 1,049 votes#2 - Why Not Yesterday
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 4/6/2021
Max is on a mission to fix systemic racism at New Amsterdam. Bloom treats a patient who reminds her that things aren't as they seem. Sharpe is overwhelmed while tending to a family matter. Reynolds tries to keep his composure while treating a father and son.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Laura Valdivia
6.1/10 788 votes#3 - Radical
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 5/4/2021
Max reckons with New Amsterdam's past. Bloom and Reynolds treat a patient in an unconventional relationship. Sharpe decides to take a stricter approach to parenting her frustrated teenage niece. Iggy tries to connect with a patient desperate to have gastric bypass surgery.
Director: Darnell Martin
Writer: Shanthi Sekaran
6.1/10 769 votes#4 - Pressure Drop
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 5/11/2021
Max implements sweeping changes to hospital sustainability practices. Bloom returns from vacation. Reynolds treats a young patient with deadly heat stroke. Iggy discovers a dangerous situation with a former patient.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Joshua Carlebach
6.1/10 483 votes#5 - I'll Be Your Shelter
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/2022
As a monster hurricane approaches New York, Bloom and the team scramble to put preparations in place. Max and Helen make plans for an intimate New York wedding as she returns from London. Iggy and Martin reach a crossroads. Reynolds finally makes contact with his father.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Schulner, Erika Green Swafford
6.4/10 674 votes#6 - Maybe Tomorrow
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2022
The New Amsterdam staff grapple with the aftermath of the recent Supreme Court decision on abortion rights. Wilder counsels a woman whose pregnancy puts her life in danger. At Brantley's urging, Max endeavors to find a healthcare solution for out-of-state patients. Bloom reveals monumental news to Reynolds.
Director: Shiri Appleby
Writer: Shanthi Sekaran
6.9/10 686 votes#7 - Catch
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 4/20/2021
Max is forced to examine the inequities in child labor for women of color. Bloom must deal with an overcrowded ED. Sharpe helps Dr. Agnes Kao with a gut-wrenching diagnosis. Reynolds finds himself experiencing something new on the job.
Director: Shiri Appleby
Writer: Erika Green Swafford
7.1/10 664 votes#8 - Disconnected
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2021
Max is on a mission to deliver free broadband access. Reynolds treats a young girl with a gunshot wound. Sharpe gives difficult news to a long-time patient. Iggy is immensely proud of his patient's success but worries that he may be getting too close.
Director: Lisa Robinson
Writer: Allen L. Sowelle
7.1/10 529 votes#9 - TBD
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022
Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen’s decision. Bloom gives extra space to Leyla, but she’s in for a surprise. Reynolds and Wilder help a young terminal patient realize his dream to star in a Bollywood show. Iggy has a breakthrough with a challenging patient.
Director: Ryan Eggold
Writer: David Schulner
7.2/10 467 votes#10 - In A Strange Land
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/2021
Max takes drastic measures to help several undocumented immigrants after a fire destroys the church where had sought refuge; Sharpe and Malvo assist a patient with a life threatening condition; Reynolds is conflicted about his new position.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Shanthi Sekaran
7.2/10 335 votes#11 - Grabby Hands
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022
Max endeavors to save a nurse who has become the subject of a dangerous malpractice probe. Reynolds goes the extra mile to help a group of patients who are being poisoned in their own building. Bloom makes a startling admission to her sister.
Director: Lisa Robinson
Writer: Graham Norris
7.3/10 525 votes#12 - Fight Time
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 6/1/2021
Sharpe offers help to a reluctant Mina. Max is faced with a tough decision about Luna. Bloom and Casey treat a patient who has been hiding a lifelong secret. Iggy finds himself in a very dangerous predicament. Reynolds treats a young heart transplant patient with astonishing symptoms.
Director: Michael Slovis
Writer: Laura Valdivia, Shaun Cassidy
7.4/10 342 votes#13 - Falling
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2023
When Helen Sharpe unexpectedly returns to New York, Max escapes to the wilderness on a corporate retreat with Bloom, Dr. Wilder and Iggy. Fun soon turns into catastrophe that threatens a life. Reynolds agrees to perform a risky surgery on a medical school colleague's young son only to be faced with unexpected challenges outside his control.
Director: Peter Horton
Writer: Laura Valdivia, Mona Mansour
7.5/10 703 votes#14 - Sabbath
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2020
Max races against the clock to rearrange the budget when faced with employees going unpaid, while Kapoor is presented with a device that's the future of medicine. Meanwhile, Iggy goes against the norms to prove a diagnosis and Bloom gets an unexpected visitor.
Director: Ryan Eggold
Writer: David Schulner
7.5/10 398 votes#15 - Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/2022
Max and Helen settle happily into their new life in London. Dr. Fuentes takes over as medical director with disastrous effects. Bloom helps a patient who thinks he’s cursed. Iggy develops a plan to get his psych patients gainfully employed.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Graham Norris
7.5/10 372 votes#16 - The Crossover
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/11/2022
Helen takes the reins at NHS Hampstead Hospital while Max gets creative to help a patient in need. Reynolds reaches a decision about Dr. Malvo. Iggy and Bloom help their patients understand the underlying cause of their stress. Dr. Wilder employs more unconventional techniques.
Director: Rachel Leiterman
Writer: Mona Mansour
7.5/10 335 votes#17 - Truth Be Told
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 5/9/2022
Max discovers a fatal flaw in Dr. Fuentes' scheme to purchase the UMI medical clinic, which could be her ultimate undoing. Bloom treats two high school students for life-threatening injuries and uncovers a dangerous situation. Reynolds helps a brother and sister confront a family crisis.
Director: Jean E. Lee
Writer: Shaun Cassidy, Brandy E. Palmer
7.5/10 390 votes#18 - Hook, Line and Sinker
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2022
Max tests a bold new cost-saving program that could help both New Amsterdam and its neediest patients. Wilder struggles with a patient’s decision to refuse life-saving surgery. Reynolds comes to an important realization about his father’s behaviors. Iggy takes the leap into online dating.
Director: Olenka Denysenko
Writer: Aaron Ginsburg
7.5/10 304 votes#19 - All the World's a Stage...
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2022
Max discovers a revenue-generating department at the hospital that has serious legal implications. Iggy discovers a janitor with otherworldly talents. Reynolds treats a truly inspirational patient and makes plans for his father. Wilder's young patient teaches her not to jump to conclusions in diagnosing.
Director: Rachel Leiterman
Writer: Brandy E. Palmer
7.6/10 777 votes#20 - Double Blind
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2020
When tasked with turning the opioid epidemic around, Max shuts down the ED and proposes a massive change. Meanwhile, Sharpe goes great lengths to prove a point.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Shaun Cassidy
7.6/10 667 votes#21 - This Is All I Need
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/23/2021
Max journeys to Connecticut to bring Luna back to New York, but second-guesses his instincts when he sees her with her grandparents. Bloom takes action to ensure her staff feel safe at work while Reynolds takes a backseat in the cardiac unit. Sharpe struggles to lean on Dr. Cassian Shin while dealing with a family emergency.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Aaron Ginsburg
7.6/10 609 votes#22 - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/30/2021
When Sharpe notices the hospital's blood supply is running dangerously low, Max concocts a plan to get New Amsterdam out of trouble. Reynolds realizes he has a thing or two to learn from Bloom while making peace with his new position. Iggy helps a patient face their inner demons.
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Y. Shireen Razack
7.6/10 414 votes#23 - Seed Money
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2021
Max struggles with a new fiscal reality at the hospital. Dr. Sharpe is on a mission to provide follow-up cancer screenings for patients before it’s too late. Bloom grapples with Dr. Shinwari’s new overnight schedule. Reynolds has an interesting conversation with Dr. Malvo about their future.
Director: Nestor Carbonell
Writer: Erika Green Swafford
7.6/10 375 votes#24 - Two Doors
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/22/2022
Max formulates a bold plan to help New Amsterdam before it’s too late. Reynolds and Dr. Fuentes fight over the best way to handle a risky surgery. Dr. Wilder asks Dr. Castries for help with a patient with terminal cancer. Iggy helps a father and son deal with vastly different views on a shared trauma.
Director: Ryan Eggold
Writer: Aaron Ginsburg
7.6/10 330 votes#25 - Give Me a Sign
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2022
Max goes on a mission to make New York safer. Iggy helps a family come to terms with their deaf child’s inability to communicate.
Director: Jean E. Lee
Writer: Gisselle Legere
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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
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "New Amsterdam" is "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer", rated 6/10 from 911 user votes. It was directed by Darnell Martin and written by Graham Norris. "The Legend of Howie Cournemeyer" aired on 4/13/2021 and is rated 0.1 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Why Not Yesterday".