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The Best Episodes of Watson

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

The Best Episodes of Watson

A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as...

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  1. Background image for My Life's Work (2)
    7.8/10(116 votes)

    #1 - My Life's Work (2)

    S1:E13

    Watson and the team are faced with an impossible choice when two lives hang in the balance, but they only have one vial of antidote available. Meanwhile, Shinwell races to help the team, and Watson goes head to head with Moriarty.

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    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for The Dark Day Deduction
    7.7/10(266 votes)

    #2 - The Dark Day Deduction

    S1:E11

    Watson confronts a traumatic event from his Army days that still weighs heavily on him when his Army veteran friend’s wife reaches out begging for help when her husband is seemingly having a psychotic break. Meanwhile, Shinwell is asked for one last favor by Moriarty.

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  3. Background image for A Variant of Unknown Significance
    7.6/10(167 votes)

    #3 - A Variant of Unknown Significance

    S1:E8

    Watson runs into brilliant con artist and an old friend of Sherlock Holmes, Irene Adler, when her son Angus is admitted to UHOP for temporary paralysis. The fellows help Watson after he grows fond of Angus and pursue various leads to find a cure to his illness.

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    Director:Larry Teng
  4. Background image for Take a Family History
    7.6/10(151 votes)

    #4 - Take a Family History

    S1:E9

    Ingrid's lies come back to haunt her when her sister Gigi needs to be treated by the team after she develops side effects to the secret treatments Ingrid put her through. Also, Watson and Mary bond over a tragedy.

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    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for The Camgirl Inquiry
    7.5/10(180 votes)

    #5 - The Camgirl Inquiry

    S1:E6

    Stephens musters the courage to ask Watson to help him when his camgirl suddenly collapses during a video call. He does not know anything about her real life, so the team must act quickly to locate her before it's too late.

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  6. Background image for My Life's Work (1)
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    #6 - My Life's Work (1)

    S1:E12

    When part of the team falls ill after becoming targets of a sinister plot, it becomes an all-hands-on-deck situation to save them before it's too late. Meanwhile, Watson announces a new ambitious project that he has been working on.

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    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Teeth Marks
    7.4/10(167 votes)

    #7 - Teeth Marks

    S1:E7

    While Watson and the team help a woman whose memory resets every three minutes, Watson struggles with auditory hallucinations and questions whether someone is behind his current decline. Also, Moriarty plots his next move.

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  9. Background image for The Man with the Alien Hand
    7.4/10(123 votes)

    #8 - The Man with the Alien Hand

    S1:E10

    Watson is thrown into a detective case when he is unsure whether the patient he is treating for one of the most rare ailments in the world, Alien Hand Syndrome, is guilty of pushing his brother in front of a bus to his death.

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  10. Background image for Patient Question Mark
    7.3/10(205 votes)

    #9 - Patient Question Mark

    S1:E4

    When Sasha discovers a link between her current patient, who has advanced cancers and distinctive lesions on his tongue indicative of Cowden syndrome, and a cadaver she dissected during medical school, the team traces the case to Amish country.

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    Director:Ron Underwood
  11. Background image for The Man with the Glowing Chest
    7.3/10(190 votes)

    #10 - The Man with the Glowing Chest

    S1:E5

    Watson takes a major ethical risk when he decides to treat a sickle cell patient with an unorthodox surgery, and the team faces their own dilemma when they must decide whether to look the other way or help the young woman.

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    6.9/10(235 votes)

    #11 - Wait for the Punchline

    S1:E3

    Watson and the fellows treat a comedian who collapses at an open mic night, but throughout the case her past is revealed to be much more complex than initially believed.

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  13. Background image for Redcoat
    6.8/10(279 votes)

    #12 - Redcoat

    S1:E2

    Watson and the fellows investigate the perplexing case of a family man with a bullet lodged in his head who insists he is a Scottish soldier and seems to be hiding something nefarious.

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    Director:Larry Teng
  14. Background image for Pilot
    6.3/10(470 votes)

    #13 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders six months after the death of his friend and partner, Sherlock Holmes, at the hands of Moriarty.

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    Director:Larry Teng

Best Episodes Summary

"My Life's Work (2)" is the best rated episode of "Watson". It scored 7.8/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Kristin Lehman and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/11/2025. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Dark Day Deduction".