Michael Seitzman
Director
Code Black (2015)
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.
Released Sept. 30, 2015
Episode 45 min
14+
Genres: Drama
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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads
Production Companies: ABC Studios, Maniac Productions, Michael Seitzman's Pictures, Tiny Pyro, CBS Television Studios
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
6.6
S1E1 - Pilot
Four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish.
Sept. 30, 2015, midnight
8.0
S1E2 - We Plug Holes
Christa 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.
Oct. 7, 2015, midnight
8.6
S1E3 - Pre-Existing Conditions
The 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.
Oct. 14, 2015, midnight
8.6
S1E4 - Sometimes It's a Zebra
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.
Oct. 21, 2015, midnight
8.6
S1E5 - Doctors with Borders
Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force Angels Memorial to quarantine Trauma One.
Oct. 28, 2015, midnight
8.4
S1E6 - In Extremis
Leanne 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.
Nov. 4, 2015, midnight
7.7
S1E7 - Buen Arbol
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.
Nov. 11, 2015, midnight
8.8
S1E8 - You Are the Heart
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.
Nov. 18, 2015, midnight
9.2
S1E9 - The Son Rises
When 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,
Nov. 25, 2015, midnight
9.3
S1E10 - Cardiac Support
Leanne 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
Dec. 2, 2015, midnight
9.3
S1E11 - Black Tag
Heavy 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.
Dec. 9, 2015, midnight
8.5
S1E12 - The Fog of War
As 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.
Jan. 13, 2016, midnight
8.0
S1E13 - First Date
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.
Jan. 20, 2016, midnight
7.8
S1E14 - The Fifth Stage
Leanne visits a prison to finally confront the drunk driver who killed her family. Meanwhile, Malaya begins to feel uncomfortable around her patient.
Jan. 27, 2016, midnight
8.5
S1E15 - Diagnosis of Exclusion
After a violent incident inside the hospital results with some grave injuries, the doctors are questioned. Christa and Neal admit their relationship to human resources.
Feb. 3, 2016, midnight
8.0
S1E16 - Hail Mary
Christa is feeling insecure after Neal's former girlfriend makes a return to the hospital after a year of volunteering in Haiti.
Feb. 10, 2016, midnight
6.8
S1E17 - Love Hurts
Christa 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.
Feb. 17, 2016, midnight
10.0
S1E18 - Blood Sport
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.
Feb. 24, 2016, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 2115 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 2015
Last Air Date: July 18, 2018, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: TV-14
Common sense age: 14+
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