Code Black

10 Best Episodes of Code Black - Season 1

Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.

Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 18, 2023.

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Code Black - S1E17

#15 - Love Hurts (Season 1 - Episode 17)

Christa and Grace deal with a teenager who claims to have been abused at a camp. Angus begins to take ADHD medication to remain focused. Leanne deals with a VIP patient who had embryos implanted in her without her husband's acknowledgement. Christa feels at odds with Grace.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 775 votes.

Code Black - S1E16

#14 - Hail Mary (Season 1 - Episode 16)

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Christa becomes insecure in her new relationship with Neal when his ex-girlfriend, Dr. Grace Adams, returns to Angels Memorial after spending a year volunteering in Haiti. Also, New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. comes to the ER to convince his stubborn high school football coach, Pete Delaney, to have life-saving surgery.

The episode was rated 7.81 from 730 votes.

Code Black - S1E6

#13 - In Extremis (Season 1 - Episode 6)

Leanne struggles with whether to treat a police officer who helped her during an accident or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Meanwhile, Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, and Malaya is shocked by her MRI results.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 757 votes.

Code Black - S1E7

#12 - Buen Arbol (Season 1 - Episode 7)

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Angus utilizes his background in psychology when a woman cannot remember how she injured herself and others; Christa bonds with the mother of a patient with cystic fibrosis.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 709 votes.

Code Black - S1E8

#11 - You Are the Heart (Season 1 - Episode 8)

Christa must handle all emergencies at Angels Memorial that happen outside the emergency room; Malaya arranges a bone marrow drive for Carla; Leanne turns down a date.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 705 votes.

Code Black - S1E13

#10 - First Date (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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Angus' older brother, an "all-star" ER doctor, tries to secure a position at Angels Memorial. Meanwhile, Christa's romantic feelings towards Neal begin to grow; and Malaya deals with a patient who is obsessed with her.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 732 votes.

Code Black - S1E14

#9 - The Fifth Stage (Season 1 - Episode 14)

Leanne visits a prison to finally confront the drunk driver who killed her family. Meanwhile, Malaya begins to feel uncomfortable around her patient.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 745 votes.

Code Black - S1E4

#8 - Sometimes It's a Zebra (Season 1 - Episode 4)

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A new surgical attending Cole Guthrie joins Angels Memorial with the help of his estranged father and clashes with Leanne over their contrasting approaches to medicine. Christa has a crisis of confidence in the middle of a procedure on her first infant since the loss of her son.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 763 votes.

Code Black - S1E12

#7 - The Fog of War (Season 1 - Episode 12)

A love triangle begins to develop between Mario, Angus and Heather, while the doctors treat patients from a chaotic multi-vehicle accident. When Malaya learns Carla is at the hospital, she goes against Carla's wishes and stays by her side during the delivery of her baby.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 710 votes.

Code Black - S1E5

#6 - Doctors with Borders (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force Angels Memorial to quarantine Trauma One.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 758 votes.

Code Black - S1E18

#5 - Blood Sport (Season 1 - Episode 18)

Mario confronts Angus about his Adderall abuse and Christa is surprised to learn how romantically involved Neal and Grace were before she left for Haiti. Also, Dr. Mark Taylor returns to help Leanne find the money in their budget to keep Jesse and the nurses from walking out.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 739 votes.

Code Black - S1E11

#4 - Black Tag (Season 1 - Episode 11)

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Leanne, Neal, Christa, Angus, Mario, Malaya, and Heather are sent to the scene of a multi-car collision on a canyon road above Los Angeles. Leanne clashes with the physician in charge, making a decision he questions. Christa treats an injured family whose car is in a ravine. Angus, Heather, and Mario help a man stuck in cement. Mario and Heather find their lives in danger when a patient's husband holds them at gunpoint to save his wife. Meanwhile, Jesse recovers from his heart attack.

The episode was rated 8.02 from 730 votes.

Code Black - S1E10

#3 - Cardiac Support (Season 1 - Episode 10)

The ER adjusts to the new department head who questions Rorish's decisions. An ambulance arrives with its paramedics knocked out by their patient, who attacks Jesse. Later, Jesse has a heart attack. As the doctors try to save him, other patients include a man hit by a train, the daughter of a controlling Beverly Hills mother, and the wife of a veteran who is struggling with addiction. Meanwhile, Mario leaves the hospital to find the train victim's son with intellectual disabilities, against Hudson's orders.

The episode was rated 8.03 from 734 votes.

Code Black - S1E15

#2 - Diagnosis of Exclusion (Season 1 - Episode 15)

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The doctors are questioned following a violent incident inside the hospital that leaves two doctors gravely injured. Neal and Christa make their relationship to the next level after officially disclosing their romantic relationship to HR.

The episode was rated 8.13 from 759 votes.

Code Black - S1E9

#1 - The Son Rises (Season 1 - Episode 9)

When the lead actor of the musical โ€œThe Lion Kingโ€ tour arrives at Angels Memorial with a throat infection, Leanne gives him a diagnosis that puts both his career and life in jeopardy. Also, the doctors and the cast of โ€œThe Lion Kingโ€ help a 17-year-old boy deal with the difficult decision of taking his father off life support,

The episode was rated 8.13 from 724 votes.

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