7.4/1010,991 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
7.7/109,635 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
7.7/109,302 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
8.0/109,562 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
9.2/1019,178 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
7.8/109,536 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
7.2/108,802 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
8.8/1011,653 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
7.9/108,303 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
7.8/108,301 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
7.7/108,176 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
7.7/107,896 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
8.2/108,536 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
7.9/108,810 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
9.3/1015,580 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
7.6/109,172 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: Angela Kang, Matthew Negrete
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...
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:AMC
Season 9 Ratings Summary
"A New Beginning" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead" season 9. It scored 7.4/10 based on 10991 votes. Directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang, it aired on 10/7/2018. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Bridge".