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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 9

Every episode of The Walking Dead Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Walking Dead Season 9!

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:AMC

Season 9 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Walking Dead" season 9 is "A New Beginning", rated 7.4/10 from 10877 user votes. It was directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang. "A New Beginning" aired on 10/7/2018 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Bridge".

  • A New Beginning
    7.4/10 10,877 votes

    #1 - A New Beginning

    Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018

    Rick and his group make a risky run into Washington, D.C. to search for artifacts they will need to build the civilization he and Carl envisioned.

    Director: Greg Nicotero

    Writer: Angela Kang

  • The Bridge
    7.7/10 9,526 votes

    #2 - The Bridge

    Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2018

    The communities join forces to restore a bridge that will facilitate communication and trade; someone is gravely injured at the construction site.

    Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer

    Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

  • Warning Signs
    7.7/10 9,193 votes

    #3 - Warning Signs

    Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2018

    Rick's vision for the future is threatened by a mysterious disappearance that divides the work camp where the communities are building a bridge.

    Director: Dan Liu

    Writer: Corey Reed

  • The Obliged
    8.0/10 9,445 votes

    #4 - The Obliged

    Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2018

    Rick's vision of a civilized future is threatened by a sudden reckoning with past sins that remain unavenged and unforgiven.

    Director: Rosemary Rodriguez

    Writer: Geraldine Inoa

  • What Comes After
    9.2/10 18,943 votes

    #5 - What Comes After

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018

    Rick is forced to face the past as he struggles to maintain the safety of the communities and protect the future he and Carl envisioned.

    Director: Greg Nicotero

    Writer: Scott M. Gimple, Matthew Negrete

  • Who Are You Now?
    7.8/10 9,424 votes

    #6 - Who Are You Now?

    Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2018

    The Survivors encounter unfamiliar faces outside the safety of their community's walls and must decide whether or not this new group can be trusted.

    Director: Larry Teng

    Writer: Eddie Guzelian

  • Stradivarius
    7.2/10 8,695 votes

    #7 - Stradivarius

    Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2018

    Carol seeks out an old friend living alone in a wilderness teeming with walkers; survivors make the perilous trek to a new home.

    Director: Michael Cudlitz

    Writer: Vivian Tse

  • Evolution
    8.8/10 11,523 votes

    #8 - Evolution

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018

    A small rescue mission braves a dangerous herd in their hunt for a missing comrade, only to discover a surprising threat that could doom them all.

    Director: Michael Satrazemis

    Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick

  • Adaptation
    7.9/10 8,189 votes

    #9 - Adaptation

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 2/10/2019

    The group unmasks a disturbing and dangerous new threat. An escaped captive revisits his past.

    Director: Greg Nicotero

    Writer: Corey Reed

  • Omega
    7.8/10 8,192 votes

    #10 - Omega

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 2/17/2019

    A new arrival at the Hilltop opens up about the leader of a group of mask-wearing savages. A search party sets out on a daring mission to find two missing friends.

    Director: David Boyd

    Writer: Channing Powell

  • Bounty
    7.7/10 8,065 votes

    #11 - Bounty

    Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/24/2019

    The savage group led by Alpha confronts the Hilltop in a harrowing attempt to retrieve her daughter; a supply run for the Kingdom turns into a dangerous quest.

    Director: Meera Menon

    Writer: Matthew Negrete

  • Guardians
    7.7/10 7,791 votes

    #12 - Guardians

    Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 3/3/2019

    While one community struggles to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus; a mission to rescue a friend has deadly consequences.

    Director: Michael Satrazemis

    Writer: LaToya Morgan

  • Chokepoint
    8.2/10 8,423 votes

    #13 - Chokepoint

    Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/10/2019

    Daryl's daring rescue mission forces Alpha to unleash a group of her own to retrieve what belongs to her, even if the price is paid in blood; the Kingdom's plans to reunite the communities are put in jeopardy.

    Director: Liesl Tommy

    Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Eddie Guzelian

  • Scars
    7.9/10 8,693 votes

    #14 - Scars

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 3/17/2019

    An outsider's arrival forces Alexandria to rehash devastating old wounds; eye-opening secrets from the past are revealed.

    Director: Millicent Shelton

    Writer: Corey Reed, Vivian Tse

  • The Calm Before
    9.3/10 15,379 votes

    #15 - The Calm Before

    Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 3/24/2019

    The fair at the Kingdom is underway, with all four communities coming together in celebration for the first time in years, while some pacts are renewed, other deals will come at a much steeper price.

    Director: Laura Belsey

    Writer: Channing Powell, Geraldine Inoa

  • The Storm
    7.6/10 9,060 votes

    #16 - The Storm

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2019

    In the aftermath of an overwhelming loss, the communities must brave a ferocious blizzard; as one group deals with an enemy from within, another is forced to make a life or death decision.

    Director: Greg Nicotero

    Writer: Matthew Negrete, Angela Kang