- "In the City of New Orleans there are as many as 1,000 emergency calls every night. These are the stories of the heroes who risk their lives to answer those calls. Police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. This is Nightwatch."
From Executive Producer Dick Wolf, Nightwatch chronicles the sacrifice and heroic work of the first responders in New Orleans, a singular city filled with rich culture and a vibrant community. This season, the robust team of EMTs and EMS paramedics embrace new partners and roles as they respond to everything from medical emergencies to on the street violence to natural disasters. While the rest of the city sleeps, the medics of NOEMS take on the harrowing overnight shift to keep the residents and visitors of New Orleans safe.
Cast[]
| Image | Actor | Character | Seasons |
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Holly Sherman (Holly Monteleone) | Emergency Medical Technician - New Orleans Holly Monteleone / Lieutenant Holly Sherman | Nightwatch Seasons 1-3; 5-present |
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Nick Manning | Emergency Medical Technician - New Orleans Nick Manning |
Nightwatch Seasons 1-3 |
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Titus Tero | Emergency Medical Technician - New Orleans Titus Tero |
Nightwatch Seasons 1-3; 5-present |
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Dan Flynn | Emergency Medical Technician - New Orleans Dan Flynn |
Nightwatch Seasons 1-3 |
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Robb Fannin | Police Officer - Tampa Robb Fannin |
Nightwatch Season 4 |
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Bethany Walworth | Police Officer - Tampa Bethany Walworth |
Nightwatch Season 4 |
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Billy Mayville | Firefighter / EMT - Tampa Billy Mayville |
Nightwatch Season 4 |
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Eric Stokes | Firefighter / EMT - Tampa Eric Stokes |
Nightwatch Season 4 |
Episodes[]
Season 1 (9 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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1.01 (#1) Retaliation |
A man is treated for gunshot wounds in the opener of this series following emergency responders working the night shift in New Orleans. | January 22, 2015 |
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1.02 (#2) Those We Rely On |
A vehicle collision causes a fire at a gas station. | January 29, 2015 |
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1.03 (#3) Officer Down |
A stabbing occurs at a birthday party; firefighters head to the scene of a burning car. | February 5, 2015 |
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1.04 (#4) The Darkest Shift on the Scariest Night |
A burglary suspect is hunted on Halloween. | February 12, 2015 |
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1.05 (#5) Their Worst Day |
A homicide suspect is pursued; a man falls into the Mississippi River. | February 19, 2015 |
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1.06 (#6) Full Moon Rising |
A man's finger is bitten off by a dog; another man is stabbed. | February 26, 2015 |
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1.07 (#7) 100%, Every Time |
A car thief is pursued; EMT teams respond to emergency calls involving children in distress. | March 5, 2015 |
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1.08 (#8) Caught You, By Surprise |
Suspected drug dealers are hunted by the police; a violent schizophrenic threatens a group of partygoers. | March 12, 2015 |
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1.09 (#9) When Work Becomes Family |
It's New Year's in New Orleans and gun violence is rampant as Police and EMS deal with armed robberies and shootings. | March 19, 2015 |
Season 2 (11 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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2.01 (#10) Mardi Gras |
Mardi Gras proves hectic for the responders; a man impales his hand on a fence, while another is stabbed in the face. | November 5, 2015 |
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2.02 (#11) In the Blink of an Eye |
A high-speed chase leads to a shootout with SWAT officers; a woman loses her eyeball in a fight; responders treat a shooting victim in a dangerous location. | November 12, 2015 |
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2.03 (#12) Trust the Ones You're With |
Gavin and his new partner, Ted, travel to Bourbon Street to treat a woman with a broken ankle; the SWAT team serves a high-risk warrant. | November 19, 2015 |
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2.04 (#13) Fallen Brother |
A beloved police officer is shot and killed while on duty; officers come under fire during an attempt to serve a warrant; a bicyclist's leg is mangled in an accident. | December 3, 2015 |
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2.05 (#14) Guardians of the City |
Titus and Dan assist a woman who was stabbed in the face; Holly and Nick tend to a transgender assault victim; a wild car chase ends with a major accident. | December 10, 2015 |
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2.06 (#15) United We Stand |
Holly, Nick, and Keeley arrive at a bloody scene where a woman could lose her arm after a bar fight. | December 17, 2015 |
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2.07 (#16) Triumph & Tragedy |
New partners Arkady and Tom search for a victim who vanished in a river; a motorcyclist suffers serious injuries in an accident. | January 7, 2016 |
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2.08 (#17) Dark Side of the City |
The first responders work to save the victims of several shootings and a drug overdose; police officers apprehend suspects in possession of illegal firearms. | January 14, 2016 |
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2.09 (#18) Dreams and Nightmares |
Police officer Justin joins the SWAT team in a raid; the first responders treat an accident victim with amnesia and a woman who fell off a roof. | January 21, 2016 |
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2.10 (#19) Saints and Sinners |
Emergency medical technicians assist drug addicts and victims of assaults and accidents; police officers work to keep weapons off the streets. | January 28, 2016 |
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2.11 (#20) Katrina |
The first responders recall their experiences with Hurricane Katrina on the 10th anniversary of the deadly storm. | February 4, 2016 |
Season 3 (10 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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3.01 (#21) New Beginnings |
The NOLA EMS team celebrates the opening of its new headquarters, finally complete after ten years of working out of trailers. | December 1, 2016 |
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3.02 (#22) Pride |
Holly and Nick have to search for a gunshot victim that has gone missing. Meanwhile Titus and Dan tend to a man stabbed multiple times. | December 8, 2016 |
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3.03 (#23) The Ties That Bind |
Titus and Dan inevitably come across folks who are the victims of crimes perpetuated by those closest to them. | December 15, 2016 |
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3.04 (#24) We Give Thanks |
EMTs Titus and Dan resuscitate the victim of a drug overdose; Brooke and Landon tend to a girl with congenital heart issues. | December 22, 2016 |
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3.05 (#25) Heroes Among Us |
The men and women who serve New Orleans reflect on the risks they take; armed intruders throw a small party into chaos. | December 29, 2016 |
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3.06 (#26) Southern Comfort |
Bystanders assist the first responders at a restaurant in the French Quarter and at the scene of a car accident; a tourist has to be coaxed into going to the hospital. | January 5, 2017 |
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3.07 (#27) 105 and Rising |
Tempers rise and violence swells during a hot, humid evening; police chase two armed carjacking suspects; Keeley tends to a family injured in a car accident. | January 12, 2017 |
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3.08 (#28) Stranger Things |
A woman in a disagreement with her boyfriend tells police a bizarre story; a tarot card reader suffers from dehydration. | January 19, 2017 |
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3.09 (#29) Brotherhood |
The brother of a paramedic gets sucker-punched; best friends get into an accident; one of the newest members of the Nightwatch comforts a suicidal patient. | January 26, 2017 |
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3.10 (#30) The End Is Just the Beginning |
The New Orleans EMTs receive calls from every direction, from gunshot victims to seizures to a moped rider playing Pokemon Go. | February 2, 2017 |
Season 4 (10 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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4.01 (#31) Life on the Line |
Police officers Robb and Bethany find themselves in an armed standoff with a suspect who has been holed up in an apartment complex. | February 9, 2017 |
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4.02 (#32) Family Ties |
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 fire. | February 16, 2017 |
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4.03 (#33) Needle in a Haystack |
Fire Rescue's Doug and Stokes try to save the life of a man shot in the throat; the hunt for a carjacker leads Will and Dimitri to the roof of an apartment complex. | February 23, 2017 |
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4.04 (#34) Dumb Luck |
Jerry and Pierre engage in a car chase that results in a foot chase when an armed suspect bails from the vehicle into a parking lot. | March 2, 2017 |
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4.05 (#35) Animal Instinct |
Officers Robb and Bethany are helped by the K9 Unit to corral a suspect who takes off running after a car chase. | March 9, 2017 |
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4.06 (#36) Always Remain Calm |
Tampa first responders have a chaotic night treating seizure and overdose patients, while the ROC Squad Task Force tracks down suspected armed robbers. | March 23, 2017 |
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4.07 (#37) Freak Show |
The ROC Squad responds to a call from a man who was shot, and Will and Dimitri go into detective mode to help track down the assailants. | March 30, 2017 |
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4.08 (#38) Teenage Wasteland |
Chaos erupts when shots are fired and a teenager is wounded while Will and Dimitri are on patrol at a high school football game. | April 6, 2017 |
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4.09 (#39) Tough Love |
Pierre and Jerry are backed up by Air Service when they go on a high-speed car chase through the streets of Tampa. | April 13, 2017 |
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4.10 (#40) Thin Blue Line |
Robb and Bethany rush to the scene where a man is shot by the police, while Tony and Dave have to think quickly to treat a stabbing victim. | April 20, 2017 |
Season 5 (12 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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5.01 (#41) Answering the Call |
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. | March 25, 2021 |
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5.02 (#42) Night Lessons |
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. | April 1, 2021 |
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5.03 (#43) The Great Unknown |
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. | April 8, 2021 |
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5.04 (#44) A Light in the Darkness |
EMS responders face a series of crises that include a vehicle rollover from a police pursuit, a victim with close-range gunshot wounds, and a race to save a woman in respiratory distress. | April 15, 2021 |
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5.05 (#45) Heartbeat of the City |
EMS first responders keep their cool 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. | April 22, 2021 |
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5.06 (#46) Circle of Life |
An EMT technician prepares for the birth of his child, two others prepare for an emergency delivery; a host of challenges include an injured driver and his trapped dog and a domestic violence victim. | May 6, 2021 |
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5.07 (#47) The Fire Within |
A young man is shot down while walking home and rumors swirl about who could have wanted him dead. | May 13, 2021 |
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5.08 (#48) Heart and Soul |
An EMS captain juggles the challenges and rewards of being a wife and mother of twins with the never-ending drama of the job; the shift includes a bloody car accident and a major apartment fire. | May 20, 2021 |
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5.09 (#49) Cold Hands, Warm Hearts |
First responders in New Orleans battle freezing temperatures as they treat a driver who gets trapped after a serious car accident. | May 27, 2021 |
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5.10 (#50) The Big Not-So-Easy |
The EMT team must band together to treat multiple major vehicle accidents, patients losing consciousness, and face breathing and heart ailments. | June 3, 2021 |
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5.11 (#51) Keep Calm and Carry On |
An EMT juggles the joys of family with the pressures of the night shift; a gunshot victim; a motorcyclist hit by a car; a man in custody; a Vietnam veteran with a grisly finger injury. | June 10, 2021 |
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5.12 (#52) Drama Calls |
The team faces a slew of dramatic nightshift calls including a pregnant woman who has been assaulted, a 4-year-old boy with abdominal pain and a potentially devastating car accident. | June 17, 2021 |
Season 6 (9 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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6.01 (#53) Yardi Gras |
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. | March 10, 2022 |
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6.02 (#54) Man's Best Friend |
Strange events are afoot across New Orleans, as the first responders must treat a stabbing and a dog bite on Bourbon Street, a pregnant woman in distress, and an overturned vehicle that could go from bad to worse. | March 17, 2022 |
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6.03 (#55) Have Mercy |
The New Orleans EMT team treats a motorcycle accident victim in danger of losing a limb, multiple seizure sufferers, a young child with a breathing obstruction, and a perpetrator with a dangerous condition. | March 24, 2022 |
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6.04 (#56) In Sync |
The first responders treat a series of major car accidents, a Brazilian soccer player with a knee injury and a hallucinating man with chest pains. | March 31, 2022 |
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6.05 (#57) A Walk on the Wild Side |
EMT first responders must expect the unexpected as a wild series of calls include a man stabbed in the head, a screaming woman who has stumbled onto a New Orleans levee, and a car accident that has resulted in an overturned vehicle with a victim trapped inside. | April 7, 2022 |
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6.06 (#58) Every Breath You Take |
On a night that leaves the EMT crew holding its breath, the first responders aid patients suffering from a strange assortment of afflictions, from being impaled by wood to getting thrown from a moving vehicle. | April 14, 2022 |
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6.07 (#59) Lifeline |
New Orleans EMT responders face the darkness of death and the joy of life in one whirlwind episode. They go from treating gunshot victims and car accident patients to delivering a baby - with one of the technicians expecting a baby of her own. | April 21, 2022 |
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6.08 (#60) Saturday Night Fever Dream |
Saturday night fever grips New Orleans as the EMTs respond to a gruesome stabbing, an assault with a beer bottle, a car accident involving an infant, and a combative patient who tries biting the hands that treat him. | April 28, 2022 |
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6.09 (#61) Why We Serve |
During National EMS Week, the New Orleans emergency response technicians face challenges including a car accident victim trapped beneath a vehicle, another pedestrian hit by a car, and a man with a prior cardiac history experiencing worrying chest pains. | May 5, 2022 |
Season 7 (9 episodes)[]
| Image | Episode | Summary | Airdate |
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7.01 (#62) Guardians of the Night |
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. | September 6, 2023 |
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7.02 (#63) Warning Signs |
Challenges face the first responders in a wide variety of forms, including a shooting, an assault, a multi-vehicle accident, and a trapped woman who becomes increasingly combative. | September 6, 2023 |
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7.03 (#64) A Tale of Two Cities |
The legendary French Quarter takes center stage for a busy night of EMT action, as the technicians treat multiple unconscious patients, a young woman assaulted at a party, and a car accident featuring a victim with a tragic backstory. | September 13, 2023 |
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7.04 (#65) Down (But Not Out) |
The New Orleans EMS crew reaches out to lend a hand to some down-and-out citizens, including a homeless man fighting an uphill battle on multiple fronts, a man having a panic attack, and multiple shooting victims in the streets. | September 13, 2023 |
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7.05 (#66) Dark Corners |
A dramatic night of calls finds the EMS team facing a range of frightening situations from a bloody machete attack and a shooting to multiple victims struggling to breathe. | September 20, 2023 |
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7.06 (#67) Last Watch |
The Nightwatch says goodbye to one of its own on an evening that includes multiple shooting victims, trauma from a carjacking, and a baby facing serious breathing problems. | September 20, 2023 |
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7.07 (#68) Sticks and Stones |
The New Orleans EMS team treats a series of patients in precarious situations, including a woman with an airway obstruction, a man stabbed in the neck, and a pedestrian struck in the French Quarter. | September 27, 2023 |
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7.08 (#69) Connected |
First responders find themselves deeply affected by multiple patients across New Orleans, including an old friend suffering from an overdose and a vacationing nurse dealing with personal trauma. | September 27, 2023 |
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7.09 (#70) Family Matters |
The NOEMS first responders treat children across the city, from kids involved in a car accident to a one-year-old having a seizure, and find themselves touched by the connection they feel to their youngest and most vulnerable patients. | October 4, 2023 |
Seasons[]
| Image | Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | |
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Season 1 | 9 | January 22, 2015 | March 19, 2015 |
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Season 2 | 11 | November 5, 2015 | February 4, 2016 |
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Season 3 | 10 | December 1, 2016 | February 2, 2017 |
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Season 4 | 10 | February 9, 2017 | April 20, 2017 |
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Season 5 | 12 | March 25, 2021 | June 17, 2021 |
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Season 6 | 9 | March 10, 2022 | May 5, 2022 |
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Season 7 | 9 | September 6, 2023 | October 4, 2023 |