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The Best Episodes of Nightwatch

Every episode of Nightwatch ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Nightwatch!

Follow the men and women who keep the citizens of New Orleans safe during the night. Ride along with the police officers, the firefighters, and...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Katrina" is the best rated episode of "Nightwatch". It scored 9.7/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/4/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Ties That Bind".

  • Katrina
    9.7/1014 votes
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    #1 - Katrina

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2016

    On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina everyone in New Orleans and on the Nightwatch recall their experiences with the storm and reflect upon the significance it still holds in their lives. Amid the remembrances, the city still needs its first responders. Over the course of a busy run of calls for EMT's, the police SWAT team looks to execute a high risk raid. The people on Nightwatch will do anything to protect their city.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ties That Bind
    9.3/1013 votes
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    #2 - The Ties That Bind

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2016

    Working together for years has turned Titus and Dan into great friends. On their shift, they come across people who are the victims of crimes perpetuated by those close to them. On calls like these, when they become more than just emergency medical technicians, they are counselors and therapists. They will do everything possible to steer some troubled people in the right direction.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The End Is Just the Beginning
    9.3/1010 votes
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    #3 - The End Is Just the Beginning

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2017

    The New Orleans EMTs receive calls from every direction, from gunshot victims to seizures to a moped rider playing Pokemon Go.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brotherhood
    9.2/1011 votes
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    #4 - Brotherhood

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2017

    The brother of a paramedic gets sucker-punched; best friends get into an accident; one of the newest members of the Nightwatch comforts a suicidal patient, then reflects on the bonds he has forged during his first year in New Orleans

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • We Give Thanks
    9.1/1013 votes
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    #5 - We Give Thanks

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2016

    Every night, the members of the Nightwatch are reminded in new ways to be thankful for what they have. Titus and Dan resuscitate an overdosing drug user just before all hope is lost. Brooke and Landon tend to a young girl with congenial heart failure. Later, a team of firefighters contain a fire before it can wreck havoc. Things get a little bit lighter when Titus and Dan learn that a familiar patient is also a secret admirer of Holly.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • 105 and Rising
    9.1/1010 votes
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    #6 - 105 and Rising

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2017

    Tempers rise and violence swells during a hot, humid evening; police chase two armed carjacking suspects; Keeley tends to a family injured in a car accident; Titus and Dan respond to a call from a former Playboy Bunn

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stranger Things
    9.1/1010 votes
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    #7 - Stranger Things

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2017

    A woman in a disagreement with her boyfriend tells police a bizarre story; a suspected purse snatcher running from the authorities takes a break to finish eating some chicken strips; a tarot card reader suffers from dehydration.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dreams and Nightmares
    9.0/1022 votes
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    #8 - Dreams and Nightmares

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2016

    The best people on the job never stop looking for ways to do more better. For police officer Justin, the objective is joining the SWAT team and he takes a big step by leading a raid with the SWAT officers. Meanwhile, the first responders deal with a rash of scary calls, a man suffers from amnesia after getting hit by a car and a woman who fell off a roof. And after a man survives a suicide attempt, Arkady forges a bond with him by sharing the story of her mother's own suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Heroes Among Us
    9.0/1012 votes
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    #9 - Heroes Among Us

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2016

    Not all tragedies are created equal and tonight, when the men and women of New Orleans get word that one of their own has been seriously injured, they all reflect on the risks they take. Other calls during the night mirror that reality. A small party was thrown into chaos by armed intruders and a bar fight ended with a good samaritan getting seriously wounded trying to break up the fight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Southern Comfort
    9.0/1011 votes
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    #10 - Southern Comfort

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2017

    Bystanders assist the first responders at a restaurant in the French Quarter and at the scene of a car accident; a tourist has to be coaxed into going to the hospital.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life on the Line
    9.0/109 votes
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    #11 - Life on the Line

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2017

    In the premiere Tampa episode, we meet the brave members of the police and fire rescue departments that risk their lives every night patrolling the city to protect its residents. Police officers Robb and Bethany find themselves in an armed standoff with a suspect who has been holed up in an apartment complex. And fire rescue team Mayville and Stokes must put out a trailer fire that threatens to incinerate the rest of the residential park.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dark Side of the City
    8.9/1016 votes
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    #12 - Dark Side of the City

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2016

    For the men and women on the Nightwatch, two things never stop: the calls and questions. How can someone shoot an eight year old boy? How do you stop the drug epidemic in the worst parts of New Orleans? How do you get guns off the street? As the first responders do everything they can do to save the victims of several shootings, a drug overdose and more; the police officers chase suspects who end up having illegal firearms. They all find themselves asking these questions and only wishing they had the answers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • New Beginnings
    8.9/1017 votes
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    #13 - New Beginnings

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2016

    The team celebrates the opening of its new headquarters after 10 years of working out of trailers. Titus has received his paramedic license and his long time partner, Dan, must adjust to their new shared roles in a variety of calls. New to the team, Arcady and Ted, get to know each other's styles in their first shifts together.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Needle in a Haystack
    8.9/109 votes
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    #14 - Needle in a Haystack

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2017

    Officers Roni and Cooper engage in a foot chase following a stabbing at a nightclub; Fire Rescue's Doug and Stokes try to save the life of a man shot in the throat; the hunt for a carjacker leads Will and Dimitri to the roof of an apartment complex.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mardi Gras
    8.8/1021 votes
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    #15 - Mardi Gras

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/5/2015

    It's the week of Mardi Gras and it's the busiest time of year for our first responders. Working the parade route comes with its own challenges and unique cases. Keeley treats a man who impaled his hand on a fence. While Titus and Dan have to navigate through a flood of people to treat a man stabbed in the face. But most drama happens off the parade route. Titus and Dan race to save an 18-year old shot in the head through and through. Randy & his partner Devin, search for suspects in an armed robbery, which leads to a high-speed chase.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Triumph & Tragedy
    8.8/1018 votes
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    #16 - Triumph & Tragedy

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2016

    On Nightwatch you can't save everyone, but you try. New partners Tommy and Arkady join a desperate search for a victim who went under in the river. Holly and Nick rush to a motorcyclist to the hospital with devastating injuries. Titus and Dan assist a pedicab driver who has a nasty leg injury. Randy and Devin search for a drug dealer hiding in a dangerous neighborhood.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Saints and Sinners
    8.8/1016 votes
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    #17 - Saints and Sinners

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2016

    Like any dad, Titus wants the best for his son. As an EMT he sees just how dire life can get. From drug addicts desperate to kick their problems, to assault victims, to a teenager who drove his car into a tree, nights in New Orleans reveal the struggles of life in this city. Police officers continue to work tirelessly to get guns off the street which makes the city a safer place to live.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When Work Becomes Family
    8.7/1019 votes
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    #18 - When Work Becomes Family

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/19/2015

    It's New Year's in New Orleans and gun violence is rampant as Police and EMS deal with armed robberies and shootings. Plus, EMT Gavin returns to the job, and everyone celebrates a new addition to the family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Family Ties
    8.7/1011 votes
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    #19 - Family Ties

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2017

    Robb and Bethany are approached by a man who fears his missing daughter is dead; the ROC Squad sets up a high-profile sting to capture thieves preying upon Tampa; Rush and Rutledge try to rescue a puppy from a fire in an apartment complex.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dumb Luck
    8.7/1012 votes
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    #20 - Dumb Luck

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 3/2/2017

    Mark and Austin find themselves conflicted when a man stabbed multiple times angrily refuses treatment. Jerry and Chase are involved in a car chase that results in a foot chase when an armed suspect bails from the vehicle into a parking lot.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Freak Show
    8.7/109 votes
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    #21 - Freak Show

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 3/30/2017

    It's Halloween night in Tampa and the cases get wild. Tony and Dave treat a woman who was shot in the chest with a BB gun and is bleeding uncontrollably. The ROC Squad responds to a call from a man who was shot, and Will and Dimitri go into detective mode to help track down the assailants. Later on, Air Control guides Robb and Bethany to track down a fleeing suspect who thinks he can hide in a trash dumpster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Answering the Call
    8.7/108 votes
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    #22 - Answering the Call

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 3/25/2021

    Emergency medical responders on the New Orleans night shift race to save victims of a drive-by shooting and a serious car accident, all against the backdrop of the continuing pandemic.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fallen Brother
    8.6/1021 votes
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    #23 - Fallen Brother

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/3/2015

    The city is in mourning after a well-loved Police officer is shot and killed on duty. Vic and P chase a suspect following an altercation with another officer. The dangers of the job become even more real when Vic and P are called to assist other officers who were shot at by a suspect while serving a warrant. Titus and Dan deal with a resisting patient who takes a swing at Titus. Holly and Nick treat a woman whose leg is mangled in a bicycle accident.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • United We Stand
    8.6/1017 votes
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    #24 - United We Stand

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2015

    Titus and Dan treat a woman who was viciously stabbed in the face, and Holly and Nick tend to an emotional young transgendered woman who was assaulted. A wild police chase ends with a major car accident, and the firefighters of SQURT 16 race to put out a structure fire. Throughout the long night the character of New Orleans' residents shines through in dramatic and quirky ways.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Great Unknown
    8.6/107 votes
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    #25 - The Great Unknown

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 4/8/2021

    The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as EMS responders answer calls about a child shooting, a multiple-vehicle car accident, a reported suicide attempt, and a veteran struggling with a drug overdose.

    Director: N/A

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