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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!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 1 - A New Beginning
    7.4/10(12123 votes)

    #1 - A New Beginning

    S9:E1

    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

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  2. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 2 - The Bridge
    7.7/10(10703 votes)

    #2 - The Bridge

    S9:E2

    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

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  3. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 3 - Warning Signs
    7.7/10(10359 votes)

    #3 - Warning Signs

    S9:E3

    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

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  4. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 4 - The Obliged
    8.0/10(10659 votes)

    #4 - The Obliged

    S9:E4

    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

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  5. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 5 - What Comes After
    9.3/10(21283 votes)

    #5 - What Comes After

    S9:E5

    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
    Writers:Matthew Negrete, Scott M. Gimple

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  6. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 6 - Who Are You Now?
    7.8/10(10582 votes)

    #6 - Who Are You Now?

    S9:E6

    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

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  7. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 7 - Stradivarius
    7.2/10(9808 votes)

    #7 - Stradivarius

    S9:E7

    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

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  8. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 8 - Evolution
    8.8/10(12836 votes)

    #8 - Evolution

    S9:E8

    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

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  9. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 9 - Adaptation
    7.9/10(9351 votes)

    #9 - Adaptation

    S9:E9

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

    Director:Greg Nicotero
    Writer:Corey Reed

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  10. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 10 - Omega
    7.8/10(9312 votes)

    #10 - Omega

    S9:E10

    A captive or a refugee? 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

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  11. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 11 - Bounty
    7.7/10(9178 votes)

    #11 - Bounty

    S9:E11

    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

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  12. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 12 - Guardians
    7.7/10(8893 votes)

    #12 - Guardians

    S9:E12

    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

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  13. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 13 - Chokepoint
    8.2/10(9589 votes)

    #13 - Chokepoint

    S9:E13

    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
    Writers:David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Eddie Guzelian

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  14. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 14 - Scars
    7.9/10(9875 votes)

    #14 - Scars

    S9:E14

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

    Director:Millicent Shelton
    Writers:Corey Reed, Vivian Tse

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  15. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 15 - The Calm Before
    9.3/10(17233 votes)

    #15 - The Calm Before

    S9:E15

    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
    Writers:Channing Powell, Geraldine Inoa

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  16. The Walking Dead Season 9 Episode 16 - The Storm
    7.6/10(10242 votes)

    #16 - The Storm

    S9:E16

    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
    Writers:Angela Kang, Matthew Negrete

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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 12123 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".