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Code Black
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.
- Created by:
- Michael Seitzman
- Cast:
- Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Harry M. Ford
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 6.6Pilot
2015-09-30 · 45mFour new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 8.0We Plug Holes
2015-10-07 · 45mChrista saves a woman's life and then pleads with Neal to perform a surgery that will save the patient's reproductive future. Meanwhile, Mario gets into a fight with a patient after he delivers a diagnosis that could end the man's hockey career.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.6Pre-Existing Conditions
2015-10-14 · 45mThe doctors work 36 consecutive hours in code black and must deal with a distraught mother of two sons who were in a devastating car accident. Meanwhile, Mario bullies Angus into performing an unnecessary operation and lets Angus take the blame when Leanne finds out.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 8.6Sometimes It's a Zebra
2015-10-21 · 45mA 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.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 8.6Doctors with Borders
2015-10-28 · 45mNeal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force Angels Memorial to quarantine Trauma One.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 8.4In Extremis
2015-11-04 · 45mLeanne must deal with the difficult decision of whether to save Tom Moreno (Michael Trucco), the police officer who helped her during her family's accident, or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Also, when Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend, Carla Niven (Shiri Appleby), arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, Malaya is shocked by her MRI results.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.7Buen Arbol
2015-11-11 · 45mAngus 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.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 8.8You Are the Heart
2015-11-18 · 45mChrista 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 9.2The Son Rises
2015-11-25 · 45mWhen the lead actor of the musical “The Lion King” 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 “The Lion King” help a 17-year-old boy deal with the difficult decision of taking his father off life support,
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E10
Episode 10
★ 9.3Cardiac Support
2015-12-02 · 45mLeanne becomes rattled at the thought of losing Jesse, as he fights for his life after suffering a massive heart attack. Meanwhile, Mario asks the residents to cover for him so he can search the city for a patient’s son, which goes against Neal’s direct order not to leave the hospital
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E11
Episode 11
★ 9.3Black Tag
2015-12-09 · 45mHeavy fog at the scene of a massive multi-vehicle accident puts the doctors in danger; Jesse's confidence has taken a hit; Carla's condition turns critical.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 8.5The Fog of War
2016-01-13 · 45mAs the doctors treat patients from the chaotic multi-vehicle accident, a love triangle begins to build between Mario, Angus and Heather. Also, when Malaya learns that Carla is at the hospital, she goes against Carla's wishes and stays by her side during the delivery of her baby. Shiri Appleby guest stars.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 8.0First Date
2016-01-20 · 45mAngus' 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.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.8The Fifth Stage
2016-01-27 · 45mLeanne visits a prison to finally confront the drunk driver who killed her family. Meanwhile, Malaya begins to feel uncomfortable around her patient.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.5Diagnosis of Exclusion
2016-02-03 · 45mAfter a violent incident inside the hospital results with some grave injuries, the doctors are questioned. Christa and Neal admit their relationship to human resources.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.0Hail Mary
2016-02-10 · 45mChrista is feeling insecure after Neal's former girlfriend makes a return to the hospital after a year of volunteering in Haiti.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 6.8Love Hurts
2016-02-17 · 45mChrista has to try and ignore her personal feelings as she and Grace attempt to help a patient who says he was abused at a camp for troubled teenagers.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 10.0Blood Sport
2016-02-24 · 45mMario 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.
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Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Leanne Rorish
Luis Guzmán
Jesse Salander
Benjamin Hollingsworth
Mario Savetti
Harry M. Ford
Angus Leighton
William Allen Young
Dr. Rollie Guthrie
Emily Alyn Lind
Ariel
Boris Kodjoe
Dr. Will Campbell
Noah Gray-Cabey
Dr. Elliot Dixon
Emily Tyra
Dr. Noa Kean
Moon Bloodgood
Rox Valenzuela