
Code Black: Season 1
2015 · 18 episodes · ★ 8.4
What Season 1 of Code Black
Season 1 of Code Black Has 18 episodes and premiered on September 30, 2015. Here's the complete episode guide with air dates, runtimes and ratings.
Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish.
Directing: David Semel · Starring: Emily Alyn Lind, Ariana Molkara, Emily Nelson, Suzanne Erickson

1x02 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.

1x03 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.
Starring: Neutze Megan

1x04 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.
Starring: Ajiona Alexus, José Zúñiga, Angela Lewis

1x05 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.
Starring: Wade Williams, Daniel Gerroll, H. Richard Greene, Kevin Dunn

1x06 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.
Starring: Benito Martinez, Cress Williams, Sal Lopez, Kevin Dunn

1x07 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.
Directing: Nick Gomez

1x08 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.

1x09 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,
Directing: Andrew Bernstein · Starring: Michael Reilly Burke, Wes Ramsey, Curt Mega, Tiffany Denise Hobbs

1x10 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
Directing: Oz Scott

1x11 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.
Starring: Jillian Murray, Chase Ellison, Shiri Appleby, Maggie Elizabeth Jones

1x12 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.

1x13 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.
Starring: Mary Mouser, Jim Titus, Courtney Ford, Jesse Bradford

1x14 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.
Directing: Oz Scott · Starring: Melia Renee, Hal Ozsan, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Jesse Bradford

1x15 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.
Starring: Jesse Bradford, Tommy Dewey

1x16 Hail Mary
Christa is feeling insecure after Neal's former girlfriend makes a return to the hospital after a year of volunteering in Haiti.
Starring: Jesse Rath, Annie Wersching, Tommy Dewey

1x17 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.
Directing: Constantine Makris · Writing: David Marshall Grant · Starring: Cameron Boyce, Romika Annabell, Elisha Henig, Myndy Crist

1x18 Blood Sport Season Finale
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.
Directing: David Von Ancken · Writing: Michael Seitzman, Kayla Alpert · Starring: Paula Newsome, Tommy Dewey
Season 1 Cast
Marcia Gay HardenDr. Leanne Rorish18 episodes
Raza JaffreyNeal Hudson18 episodes
Melanie ChandraMalaya Pineda18 episodes
Harry M. FordAngus Leighton18 episodes
William Allen YoungDr. Rollie Guthrie18 episodes
Bonnie SomervilleChrista Lorenson18 episodes
Tommy DeweyMike Leighton5 episodes
Jesse BradfordGordon Heshman3 episodes
Jim TitusParamedic2 episodes
Kevin DunnDr. Taylor2 episodes
Shiri ApplebyCarla Niven2 episodes
Michael Reilly BurkeFrank IrvinEpisode 1
Ariana MolkaraVanessaEpisode 1
Emily NelsonHannah ReynoldsEpisode 1
Wes RamseyMattEpisode 1
Melia ReneeHollyEpisode 1
Ajiona AlexusKeesha PlattEpisode 1
Curt MegaAaron JacobsonEpisode 1All Seasons
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes are in Season 1 of Code Black?
Season 1 of Code Black has 18 episodes.
When did Season 1 of Code Black premiere?
Premiered on September 30, 2015.
Where to watch Season 1 of Code Black?
By subscription, on Disney Plus (availability may vary by country).
What is the best episode of Season 1?
According to TMDB audience ratings, episode 1x01, "Pilot", with a 6.6.























Season 22016 · 16 eps ·
Season 32018 · 13 eps ·