Providence

1. S01E01PilotJanuary 8, 1999—Dr. Sidney Hansen returns home to Rhode Island From Los Angeles after tragedy strikes.
2. S01E02Home AgainJanuary 15, 1999—Sydney helps a woman with a bad home life; Joanie names her baby. Kyle reenters Syd's Life.
3. S01E03All Good Dogs Go to HeavenJanuary 22, 1999—A dying dog triggers Jim's greif; Syd races to save a teen whoose diagnosis is grave; Joanie gets into a lather after meeting Syd's Soap- St
4. S01E04SistersJanuary 29, 1999—Syd helps Joanie's friend whose health is as bad as her reputation: Jim and Robbie bust a sick chimp out of the zoo.
5. S01E05Runaway SydneyFebruary 5, 1999—Trouble at home & at the clinic causes Syd to pack her bags to return to LA; Jim faces a clingy client.
6. S01E06Tying the NotFebruary 12, 1999—Syd's thrilled when Joanie announces that she's marrying Richie, but Lynda plants doubts in Syd's mind weather or not the pair really love e
7. S01E07If Memory ServesFebruary 19, 1999—Syd's momeries confirm her fears about Jim's mystery lady; Robbie jumps through the hoops for a new lady.
8. S01E08Blind FaithFebruary 26, 1999—Syd's hospital job is jeopardized by a surly surgeon-and a blind date who gets struck by lighting; a seeing-eye dog (voice of Jay Leno) open
9. S01E09Taste of ProvidenceMarch 12, 1999—Syd helps a stripper leave the business, drawing fire from Dr. Marcus and the dancer's angry lover; Joanie makes a splash at a cooking conte
10. S01E10You Bet Your LifeMarch 19, 1999—Syd is staggered by the indecent proposal of an eccentric, elderly but lustful millionaire who offers her cash-starved medical clinic a fort
11. S01E11Pig in ProvidenceApril 2, 1999—Syd gamely tries to help a young stripper who wants to leave her profession and have her bustline reduced to alleviate a dangerous back prob
12. S01E12Saint SydApril 9, 1999—No good deed goes unpunished. Against her better judgment, Syd can't resist reaching out to help a wayward teenager, but her efforts only co
13. S01E13Family TreeApril 23, 1999—A wary Syd tries to do the right thing when she takes in Lilly , a troublesome teenager who is returned by her latest foster parents, but in
14. S01E14Good FellowsApril 30, 1999—14 A busy Syd helps an injured high school runner (guest star Brian Poth) who is driven to win at any price by his stern coach/father even
15. S01E15Two to TangoMay 7, 1999—Syd firmly tries to fend off the romantic advances of a handsome businessman (guest star David Lee Smith) whose family is linked to the Mob,
16. S01E16Guys and DollsMay 14, 1999—Syd and her father clash over her relationship with Paul when it's revealed that the District Attorney's office has begun a criminal inv
17. S01E17Heaven Can WaitMay 21, 1999—The series closes its first season with an emotional episode revolving around troubled teen Lilly. With Syd and the Hansens, Lilly has fou

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Third ThingSeptember 24, 1999—In this season's opener, an out-of-control Mercedes smashes through a wall of the clinic; Molly, a mentally disturbed and dellusional young
2. S02E02The LetterOctober 1, 1999—On the first anniversary of Lynda's death, the Hansens agree to celebrate her life with a memorial dinner until Jim causes a family uproar w
3. S02E03The Birthday PartyOctober 22, 1999—SURPRISE PARTY -- While making preparations for baby Hannah's first birthday party, Joanie (Paula Cale) is pleased to learn that Ritchie , t
4. S02E04You Can't Hurry LoveOctober 29, 1999—Syd tries to fix the past with her mom.
5. S02E05He's Come UndoneNovember 5, 1999—Kyle is dying of cancer.
6. S02E06The Phantom MenaceNovember 12, 1999—Syd helps someone pass a physical.
7. S02E07Sail AwayNovember 19, 1999—Kyle has lost his arm and Syd may loose everthing to help Kyle deal with the loss of his arm.
8. S02E08Thank You Providence (1)November 26, 1999—Syd tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.
9. S02E09Thank You Providence (2)November 26, 1999—Syd tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.
10. S02E10Home for the HolidaysDecember 17, 1999 7.0Syd finds how much family means to her. When she sees what life may have been without them.
11. S02E11The KissJanuary 7, 2000—Syd meets a young man with a talent for drawing things. She also learns that the artist has been hidden away for fear of deportation back to
12. S02E12Mother and ChildJanuary 21, 2000—Syd believes that a patient she Dr. Sullivan are treating has Muchausen Syndrome which causes a mother to make a child purposely sick in ord
13. S02E13The ReunionFebruary 4, 2000—Syd is getting ready for her 15th high school reunion Syd is getting ready for her 15th high school reunion she runs into Kerry Kane her bes
14. S02E14The ApartmentFebruary 11, 2000—Syd finds the idea of moving to an apartment rather uncomfortable because the family seems ready for Syd to leave the nest so fast. Robbie
15. S02E15Sibling RivalryFebruary 18, 2000—Syd runs into an old friend at the clinic. She asks about Karen's sister who died some months ago of breast cancer. Syd suggests that Karen
16. S02E16Do the Right ThingFebruary 25, 2000—Syd's latest patient Mr. Ellison come to the clinic for treatment for advanced cancer and won't live along. Syd is asked to keep Mr. Ellison
17. S02E17The StormMarch 17, 2000—A city inspector comes by to check the clinic that Syd was raising money for but learns the clinic will be shut down. Robbie and Heather are
18. S02E18Don't Go Changin'March 31, 2000—Syd's dad is about to 60 years old and is not happy about it. Jim is mad that people are taking over a former vet's practice leading Jim to
19. S02E19Family TiesApril 14, 2000—Heather asks for a off for Earth Day, Syd treats a mom to be but gives up a trip to New York but needs to help a mom to be have her baby and
20. S02E20Taking a Chance on LoveApril 28, 2000—Jim begins spending time with Monica Lang a photojournalist who wants to spend more time with Jim. Syd and Joanie begin worrying if the rela
21. S02E21Love Is in the AirMay 5, 2000—Joanie meets a firefighter who she knew before, Jim falls in love with Monica and feels things are going to fast and misses Syd's call about
22. S02E22Syd in WonderlandMay 12, 2000—Syd's family notice her having a headache & thinking she is stuck in ""Alice in wonderland"" Mrs. Hansen takes on the life of her daughter t
23. S02E23Paradise InnMay 19, 2000—Syd's CAT Scan is being looked at her doctor & Jim the scan shows no damage to her brain. Syd wonders if she is dead her mom tells her she

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Safe at HomeOctober 20, 2000—Syd is about to go and will need therapy to help her leg heal from Encephalitis. Syd finds out her therapist is a man not big on machines.
2. S03E02Trick or TreatOctober 27, 2000—Syd awaits her fate on ""Survivor"" (in a dream.) Syd returns to work & Dr. Roberts's questions Syd's reason to come back so soon, She near
3. S03E03The Good DoctorNovember 3, 2000—John Hemming asks Syd to look at former patient of his who wants to be a ballerina. Rebecca wants Syd to clear her for the Providence Ballet
4. S03E04Rescue MeNovember 10, 2000—Robbie offers Andi a place to stay with Heather. Burt goes to the hospital for surgery for his problem, As Syd tries to help sew up a lacera
5. S03E05The Unsinkable Sydney HansenNovember 17, 2000—Syd dreams she is on The Titanic with john Hemming, Syd's mom thinks she knows why her daughter's relationship with men is bad. Syd finds o
6. S03E06The Thanksgiving Story (1)November 24, 2000—Syd meets John Hemming's mom and later learns Mrs. Hemming doesn't like Syd. Syd takes in a little girl who leaves the hospital to find her
7. S03E07The Thanksgiving Story (2)November 24, 2000—Syd continues to find the parents of a little girl but Syd learns Mrs. Hemming disapproves of her job. Syd learns she is up for a new job an
8. S03E08The GiftDecember 15, 2000—Syd meets Abby Franklin who has a Mass on her neck thinking it could be Cancer. Joanie pregnant with a second baby feels her dad hates her.
9. S03E09Big NightJanuary 5, 2001—An anguished Syd is forced to recall a repressed childhood memory of her late mother Lynda's flirtation with a neighbor while she nurses a d
10. S03E10The GunJanuary 12, 2001—Syd initially believes her troubled teenaged paper boy when he is seriously shot and hospitalized but he tells her that the wound is self-i
11. S03E11Saved by the BellFebruary 2, 2001—Reminded of a former school chum with muscular dystrophy, Syd reaches out to help a reclusive young man whose face is hideously scarred whil
12. S03E12It Was a Dark and Stormy NightFebruary 9, 2001—When a dangerous storm strands Syd after an emergency in a remote lighthouse with the mysterious and hermit-like Graham (guest star Alastair
13. S03E13The Lion Sleeps TonightFebruary 16, 2001—Syd tries to compel a grieving recluse (guest star Alastair Duncan) to allow plastic surgery to correct his facial deformities when she lear
14. S03E14The Invisible ManFebruary 23, 2001—A beaming Syd coaxes her reclusive lighthouse keeper to venture out in public after his plastic surgery, but she soon discovers that his sc
15. S03E15ParenthoodMarch 2, 2001—When Syd applies for a grant for her clinic from a prestigious medical foundation, she meets a mysterious man who claims to be her father --
16. S03E16Love StoryMarch 16, 2001—Syd's lovelorn life gets a needed lift when she meets a hunky young single father but their relationship is jolted when she learns that he h
17. S03E17ExposureMarch 30, 2001—After Syd greets her old medical school pal on leave from a rural African hospital, he shows frightening symptoms of the super-deadly Ebola
18. S03E18MagicianApril 20, 2001—Hansen loyalties by the suprise vist of a family patriarch a rich, alling crumudgeon who has lucrative propositions-with strings attached.
19. S03E19Meet Joe ConnellyApril 27, 2001—A critically ill infant preoccupies Syd, who's entangled with a ubiqutious politician; a romantic getaway in the wild is anything but for Ro
20. S03E20Trial & ErrorMay 4, 2001—Disclosures about politician Joe Connelly disillusion Syd, who's still battling a duplictious drug company; the Robbie-Tina romace runs a ro
21. S03E21Rule Number OneMay 11, 2001—Political & romantic mattars busy Syd, who's in D.C. with Rep. Connelly for a showdow with a drug company; diverse cries ensnarl Robbie, Tin
22. S03E22FallingMay 18, 2001—Dirty politics intrude upon the relationship between Rep. Connelly & Syd, who gets an icy warring welcome from his wife. A bizarre stalking

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01DadSeptember 28, 2001—When Jim returns home to recuperate from a serious head injury after being shot in last season's finale, Syd, Joanie and Robbie clash over e
2. S04E02Home Sweet HomeOctober 5, 2001—WILL SYD AND JOE PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR RELATIONSHIP? - Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is reluctant to accept Joe's (guest star Steven Ekholdt
3. S04E03Impulse ControlOctober 12, 2001—FRIENDS AND LOVERS - Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) and Joe's (guest star Steven Ekholdt) relationship is strained when Syd becomes better acquain
4. S04E04You Can Count on MeOctober 19, 2001—CRESS WILLIAMS GUEST STARS; IS WASHINGTON IN SYD'S FUTURE? -- Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) begins having separation anxiety from Joe (guest star
5. S04E05Civil UnrestOctober 26, 2001—WILL SYD VOTE IN FAVOR OF CONTINUING HER ROMANCE WITH JOE CONNELLY? THINGS HEAT UP WHEN PETE (GUEST STAR ALEX D. LINZ, 'MAX KEEBLE'S BIG MOV
6. S04E06Best ManNovember 2, 2001—CHAOS ABOUNDS AS WEDDING BELLS RING FOR ROBBIE AND TINA -- Robbie (Seth Peterson) and Tina's (Maria Pitillo) wedding is marred when best man
7. S04E07The Honeymoon's OverNovember 9, 2001—THE NEWLYWEDS ATTEMPT A HONEYMOON GETAWAY AS JIM RETURNS TO REHAB; LINDSAY CROUSE ('BUFFY') GUEST STARS - Newlyweds Robbie (Seth Peterson) a
8. S04E08Rocky RoadNovember 16, 2001—ISABELLA HOFMANN GUEST-STARS -- Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) has second thoughts about seeing her new therapist (guest star Isabella Hofmann, ""
9. S04E09Gobble GobbleNovember 23, 2001—THANKSGIVING BRINGS OUT JIM'S GOOD DEED - MUCH TO SYD'S DISMAY -- Jim's (Mike Farrell) rehabilitation requires him to travel on a bus to do
10. S04E10The Mating DanceDecember 14, 2001—JOANIE GOES ON A 'BLIND DATE' TO FIND A MATE; SERIES HOST ROGER LODGE GUEST-STARS AS HIMSELF -- At the suggestion of her therapist, Syd (Mel
11. S04E11The Start of Something BigJanuary 4, 2002—Syd is personally and professionally stunned by a malpractice suit brought on by a high-risk pregnancy patient (guest star Ashley Johnson) a
12. S04E12Shadow PlayJanuary 11, 2002—LARRY MILLER (""THE PRINCESS DIARIES"") GUEST-STARS -- In the wake of her malpractice suit, Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is shadowed at St. Clar
13. S04E13The Good FightJanuary 25, 2002—WILL SYD OBJECT TO HER DEFENSE ATTORNEY? -- Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) meets the attractive, brilliant attorney Owen Frank (guest star George
14. S04E14All the King's MenFebruary 1, 2002—Syd fight to save her career.
15. S04E15Act NaturallyMarch 22, 2002—Hollywood is calling! Syd goes to LA to speak to students at UCLA. But her ex-boyfriend Jerry takes her on the set of his show. Joanie gets
16. S04E16LimboMarch 29, 2002—Robbie thinks he has pregnancy symptoms. Jim on a date.
17. S04E17The Whole TruthApril 5, 2002—Syd's medicial trial begins.
18. S04E18GotchaApril 12, 2002—Owen can't wait to see the front side of Syd, he gives her a list of people to squirt all over town. While eating breakfast with Owen Thing
19. S04E19Great ExpectationsApril 19, 2002—Jim has a new friend. Syd's dates with Owen get interesting.
20. S04E20Things Have ChangedApril 26, 2002—Sydney's relationship with Owen continues to heat up. Meanwhile Jim is stuck between a rock and hard place when he has to choose between tw
21. S04E21Smoke and MirrorsMay 3, 2002—Syd moves in with Owen when a schizophrenic patient becomes obsessed with her.
22. S04E22Out of ControlMay 10, 2002—Season Finale Syd moves in with Owen, but that is only the start. Can Owen protect Syd as her stalker gets too close when a fire breaks ou

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01A New BeginningOctober 4, 2002—Syd must face the challenge of working with a new boss Dr. Bil Augustine at an acute care clinc while trying to rasie money to rebuild St. C
2. S05E02It's Raining MenOctober 11, 2002—Syd gets cold feet before marrying Owen, When she sees Dr. David Baylor who is everywhere. Jim tries to stop a brother and sister from putti
3. S05E03Cloak and DaggerOctober 18, 2002—Syd and Dr Baylor treat a suicide victim and have different views on things.
4. S05E04The Wedding PlannerOctober 25, 2002—AS the big day draws near for Sid and Owen, Syd dreams she is on The Newlywed Game and does badly.
5. S05E05Things That Go Bump in the NightNovember 1, 2002—Syd must deal with two bomb shells She loes the engagment ring! Later she must a double shift on Halloween night and not being with Owen for
6. S05E06The Heart of the MatterNovember 8, 2002—Things aren't always what they seem Syd finds out. Syd is assigned a rotation at a prision where she meets Darla Rosario. Who is pregnant.
7. S05E07Truth and ConsequencesNovember 15, 2002—Syd and Qwen go to their marriage license, Syd's guilt about kissing Dr.Baylor gets to her.
8. S05E08Left-OversNovember 22, 2002—The Hansen's gather for Thanksgiving to show Owen how Thaksgiving is done in the Hansen family. Also Syd misses her wedding shower because o
9. S05E09The Sound of MusicDecember 6, 2002—Syd comes down with a little cold butthe cold gets worse and Owen must take her to the emergency room. Can Joanie get Leo's trust back after
10. S05E10Eye of the StormDecember 13, 2002—Syd Decides to help Dr. Baylor after a tornado in Tennessee put a stop to the wedding plans. The danger becomes real as their car is run off
11. S05E11The Eleventh Hour (1)December 20, 2002—Will Syd get to spend her wedding night Owen? She almost gets to unill a patient enters the ER with a bullet wound and the patient's dad tak
12. S05E12The Eleventh Hour (2)December 20, 2002—Will Syd get to spend her wedding night Owen? She almost gets to unill a patient enters the ER with a bullet wound and the patient's dad tak

Season 5 ranked & reviewed