The Best Episodes Written By Danny Weiss

Every TV Episode Written by Danny Weiss Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 9 Episode 12 - Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Get By with a Little Help from My Friends

    S9:E12

    An infection threatens Marcel's risky liver transplant. Maggie and Charles help a struggling burn unit nurse. Goodwin is forced to make a tough decision about Bert's future.

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  2. undefined Season 8 Episode 16 - What You See Isn't Always What You Get
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #2 - What You See Isn't Always What You Get

    S8:E16

    Halstead and Cuevas struggle to diagnose a patient with a rare disorder. CFD and Med staff work to free a paranoid father trapped in the MRI suite. Tanaka-Reed gets an ego check.

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  3. undefined Season 9 Episode 2 - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #3 - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us

    S9:E2

    A woman from Archer's past returns and threatens his transplant surgery. Marcel clashes with Med's new eager first-year resident. Charles works to repair his relationship with Ripley.

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  4. undefined Season 8 Episode 20 - The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow

    S8:E20

    Maggie clashes with Charles over a distrustful patient. Marcel and Halstead fight against Med's new policies. Asher and Archer pull surprising things out of their unsuspecting patients.

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 17 - The Space Between Us
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #5 - The Space Between Us

    S4:E17

    When a car unexpectedly smashes through the ambulance bay doors, Dr. Choi makes some difficult decisions in an effort to save a worker trapped beneath the wreckage and April, who's also in danger.

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  6. undefined Season 9 Episode 7 - Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother's Back
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother's Back

    S9:E7

    Ripley and Charles treat a patient with OCD. Asher and Archer encounter a woman with a foreign object lodged in her heart. Marcel clashes with the chief of oncology.

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  7. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - Too Close to the Sun
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Too Close to the Sun

    S5:E8

    Maggie gets unsettling news about a new friend and breaks protocol to support him. One of the doctors from the Med family is rushed into emergency surgery after a violent assault. A social media influencer lets his users vote on medical advice, forcing Dr. Charles to make a decision.

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  8. undefined Season 8 Episode 7 - The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?
    7.7/10(3 votes)

    #8 - The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?

    S8:E7

    Med runs out of scrubs, forcing the staff to improvise. The life of Archer’s son is in danger. Marcel and Charles help a kidney transplant patient experiencing psychosis. Asher and Halstead grow closer.

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  9. undefined Season 10 Episode 13 - Take a Look in the Mirror
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Take a Look in the Mirror

    S10:E13

    Lenox's mentorship is put to the test. Asher helps a religious young woman with an ectopic pregnancy. Ripley's self-destructive behavior continues to escalate.

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  10. undefined Season 10 Episode 5 - Bad Habits
    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Bad Habits

    S10:E5

    Halloween chaos takes over the ED. Asher helps a pregnant woman with an autistic son. Charles clashes with Nurse Jackie on a psych case.

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  11. undefined Season 8 Episode 2 - (Caught Between) the Wrecking Ball and the Butterfly
    7.4/10(4 votes)

    #11 - (Caught Between) the Wrecking Ball and the Butterfly

    S8:E2

    Supply chain disruptions dramatically impact Med, causing Marcel to clash with other doctors. Maggie reveals something to Ben. Choi and Archer help a patient with ALS.

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  12. undefined Season 8 Episode 15 - Blowing the Whistle
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    #12 - Blowing the Whistle

    S8:E15

    The team treats an Army veteran charged with treason after he leaked classified information. But the patient's life is put at risk when he refuses treatment unless he and his brother are given information about their late father, a war veteran, which raises questions about loyalty to one's family and country. Meanwhile, Adams suspects House may be sick, so she recruits Wilson and the other team members to plan an intervention and investigate his illness.

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Guilty
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #13 - Guilty

    S1:E12

    Nurse Lockwood gets arrested when she takes a stand. Meanwhile, Dr. Halstead deals with a pending lawsuit against him; a baby's injuries come into question; Dr. Charles faces personal issues; and suspicions rise about a patient who was hit by a car.

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  14. undefined Season 4 Episode 12 - The Things We Do
    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #14 - The Things We Do

    S4:E12

    Dr. Halstead rushes to rescue Dr. Manning after she is involved in a Medevac helicopter crash. The personal drama between Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Bekker boils over. Dr. Charles and Dr. Choi work to help a patient come to terms with their addiction. April helps Elsa deal with the loss of her first patient.

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 13 - It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #15 - It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good

    S8:E13

    A brutal storm rocks Chicago. Halstead encourages Dr. Grace Song to go against her own findings for the benefit of their patient. Asher rushes to the hospital to help Archer's pregnant patient. Maggie's concern for Ben consumes her.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Homecoming
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Homecoming

    S1:E12

    Milt learns more about Russ' youth when the local high school football coach is murdered. Also, Russ and Holly's friendship reaches a crossroad.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 1 - Speak Your Truth
    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #17 - Speak Your Truth

    S3:E1

    The doctors of Chicago Med take their opinions to the extreme as they try to bring justice to the perpetrator in the shooting of Dr. Charles. Dr. Halstead and Dr. Manning work on a heart-wrenching case that forces them to examine their own matters of the heart. Though Robin’s brain tumor was removed and she is discharged from the rehabilitation center, Dr. Rhodes remains on edge that her problems are not quite resolved. Meanwhile, Rhodes gets blindsided by his colleague Dr. Bekkar, Maggie sticks up for a patient and Dr. Choi and April try to navigate their new working relationship.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 3 - Natural History
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Natural History

    S2:E3

    Dr. Manning and Jeff Clarke are forced to figure out a mystery illness when an Indonesian man who doesn't speak English arrives at the hospital in dire straights. Maggie takes Dr. Halstead to her family reunion. Dr. Rhodes takes on a complicated heart surgery without consulting Dr. Latham. Dr. Reese and Dr. Charles encounter a woman experiencing an unusual pregnancy.

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - Cold Front
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Cold Front

    S2:E14

    Chicago Med braces for an influx of trauma patients when a pre-dawn pileup finds the hospital in full scramble mode. As a result of the storm and emergencies, supplies become limited and Goodwin, Dr. Manning and Dr. Halstead must deal with making an impossible decision. Meanwhile, Dr. Choi handles a severely burned patient who has one final request and Dr. Charles deals with an agitated patient.

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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Monday Mourning
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Monday Mourning

    S2:E17

    A suicide shakes the staff. Dr. Choi and Dr. Halstead face off over how to treat a patient with stroke symptoms. Family turmoil unfolds when a boy is treated after falling in a river. The importance of learning from mistakes is emphasized to Dr. Reese.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 19 - Crisis of Confidence
    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Crisis of Confidence

    S3:E19

    Dr. Manning rushes to save a young boy with a life-threatening case of the flu; April suspects Dr. Choi's sister stole opioid pain killers; Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Bekker disagree over the best treatment for a cardiac patient who is 21 weeks pregnant.

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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - When to Let Go (II)
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #22 - When to Let Go (II)

    S4:E2

    The doctors and nurses of Chicago Med find themselves on high alert when an overflow of patients are rushed into the doors following a terrifying apartment complex blaze. Dr. Rhodes fights to save the life of one of Chicago Fire's own, while Dr. Halstead and his brother Jay struggle with their own personal battle. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S07E02 Going to War (I). It continues on Chicago P.D. S06E02 Endings (III).

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Inherent Bias
    6.1/10(12 votes)

    #23 - Inherent Bias

    S2:E7

    Sharon Goodwin's childhood sweetheart arrives at the hospital, but finds himself in dire straits. To help get his financial footing, Dr. Halstead gets lured into a concierge doctor app idea. Meanwhile, a young woman with a heart infection is treated by Dr. Rhodes against Dr. Charles' advice and Reese's former patient, a sex trafficking victim, reaches out to her for help.

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Danny Weiss Ratings Summary

"Get By with a Little Help from My Friends" is the best rated episode written by Danny Weiss. It scored 8.7/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/15/2024 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "What You See Isn't Always What You Get".