The essential episodes of Nightwatch
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Nightwatch — each pick states its reason.
- 01
In the city of New Orleans, police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls every night. Early in this shift, a fleet of police cars and ambulances respond to a report of a man discovered in the street bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. EMT's Holly and Gavin work furiously to keep the victim alive, rushing him to the hospital, while police flood the neighborhood investigating the shooting and trying to prevent retaliation.
- 02
It's New Year's in New Orleans and gun violence is rampant as Police and EMS deal with armed robberies and shootings. Plus, EMT Gavin returns to the job, and everyone celebrates a new addition to the family.
- 03
The city is in mourning after a well-loved Police officer is shot and killed on duty. Vic and P chase a suspect following an altercation with another officer. The dangers of the job become even more real when Vic and P are called to assist other officers who were shot at by a suspect while serving a warrant. Titus and Dan deal with a resisting patient who takes a swing at Titus. Holly and Nick treat a woman whose leg is mangled in a bicycle accident.
- 04
The NOLA EMS team celebrates the opening of its new headquarters, finally complete after ten years of working out of trailers. Meanwhile, Titus has his own new beginning as he's received his paramedic's license and he and long-time partner Dan must adjust to their new shared roles in a variety of calls. And new team, Arcady and Ted, get to know each other's styles in their first shifts together.
- 05
Family bonds and family struggles take center stage when a man approaches Robb and Bethany and asks them to help find his missing daughter whom he fears is dead. The ROC Squad set up a high-profile sting to capture a group of thieves preying upon Tampa. Rush and Rutledge try to save a puppy from a raging apartment complex fire.
- 06
Emergency medical responders on the New Orleans night shift race to save victims of a drive-by shooting and a serious car accident, all against the backdrop of the continuing pandemic.
- 07
EMS responders face an unpredictable night of crises including a violent facial attack, a high school football injury, and a heroin addict's emotional vow to get clean.
- 08
The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as EMS responders answer calls about a child shooting, a multiple-vehicle car accident, a reported suicide attempt, and a veteran struggling with a drug overdose. It is a night shift where things are not always what they seem.
- 09
With Covid-19 raging across the city, the New Orleans EMS responders face an unfolding series of crises that include a vehicle rollover from a police pursuit, a victim with close-range gunshot wounds, and a heart-wrenching race to save a woman in respiratory distress.
- 10
EMS first responders keep their cool and maintain their spirits as they face a series of challenges across New Orleans, including a shooting and stabbing victim and a woman whose slot machine experience takes a bizarre turn.
- 11
First responders bring a combination of professionalism and passion for the job as they encounter a gunshot victim, a drug overdose, a reported strangulation, a seizure and a house party threatening to spin out of control.
- 12
An EMS captain juggles the challenges and rewards of being a wife and mother of twins with the never-ending drama of the job, as the night shift includes a bloody car accident, a major apartment fire, and multiple victims struggling to breathe.
- 13
New Orleans first responders battle freezing temperatures as they treat a driver trapped after a serious car accident, a man hit by a streetcar, a delirious patient who doesn't want to part with his dog, and a woman with a surprisingly poignant backstory.
- 14
A strange Mardi Gras sees the cancellation of traditional parades--but not the end of emergencies, as the EMT crew responds to a vehicle-streetcar collision, a motorcycle accident, a house fire, and potential cardiac arrest.
- 15
The New Orleans EMS team is in the middle of a French Quarter shooting with multiple victims, treating a suicidal patient, and helping a child battling an asthma attack.
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