Home > Code Black > Season 1 « TV Series Page Code Black: Season 1 (2015 - 2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 51% Average Rating: 6.38/10 Season Reviews: 41 Fresh: 21 Rotten: 20 Critics Consensus: While not reinventing the stethoscope, Code Black is an above-average medical drama, with appropriately theatrical storylines that make up for sometimes cheesy dialogue. 52% Average Rating: 6.04/10 Season Reviews: 21 Fresh: 11 Rotten: 10 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: While not reinventing the stethoscope, Code Black is an above-average medical drama, with appropriately theatrical storylines that make up for sometimes cheesy dialogue. AUDIENCE SCORE 82% liked it Average Rating: 4.2/5 User Ratings: 189 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 30, 2015 Doctors and nurses fight to save lives in the country's busiest ER. In the opener, four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish. More 2 We Plug Holes Air date: Oct 7, 2015 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. More 3 Pre-Existing Conditions Air date: Oct 14, 2015 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. More 4 Sometimes It's a Zebra Air date: Oct 21, 2015 Guthrie's estranged son joins Angels Memorial as a surgical attending and clashes with Leanne over their contrasting approaches to medicine. Meanwhile, Christa experiences a crisis of confidence in the middle of a procedure on her first infant patient since the loss of her son. More 5 Doctors With Borders Air date: Oct 28, 2015 Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force the hospital to quarantine Trauma One. More 6 In Extremis Air date: Nov 4, 2015 Leanne struggles with whether to treat a police officer who helped her during an accident or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Meanwhile, Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, and Malaya is shocked by her MRI results. More 7 Buen Árbol Air date: Nov 11, 2015 Angus uses his background in psychology to help a woman who doesn't remember how she injured herself and others. Meanwhile, Christa bonds with an illegal immigrant whose son is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and becomes determined to find long-term care for the boy in the U.S. More 8 You Are the Heart Air date: Nov 18, 2015 Christa experiences her busiest shift yet when she is responsible for all emergencies at Angels Memorial that occur outside of the E.R. Meanwhile, Mario bonds with an older patient with HIV; Malaya starts a bone marrow drive for Carla; and Leanne refuses a date with Cole. More 9 The Son Rises Air date: Nov 25, 2015 The lead actor in the touring company of the musical "The Lion King" arrives at Angels Memorial with a throat infection, but Leanne gives him a diagnosis that puts both his career and life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, 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. More 10 Cardiac Support Air date: Dec 2, 2015 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. More Show More Episodes Code Black: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (64) Tv Season Info From creator Michael Seitzman comes this medical drama that follows Residency Director Dr. Leanne Rorish (Marcia Gay Harden) as she manages four first-year residents at the overcrowded and understaffed Angels Memorial Hospital ER Room. Dr. Rorish must also navigate her relationships and occasional differences of opinion with colleagues, including Senior Nurse Jesse Sallander (Luiz Guzman), Dr. Neal Hudson (Raza Jeffrey), and Dr. Rollie Guthrie (William Allen Young), as she attempts to successfully treat patients under often stressful circumstances. Genre: Drama Network: CBS Premiere Date: Sep 30, 2015 Creator: Michael Seitzman Exec. Producers: Michael Seitzman, Marti Noxon, Linda Goldstein Knowlton, Ryan McGarry, David Marshall Grant, Brett Mahoney, Molly Newman, David Semel Cast Marcia Gay Harden as Leanne Rorish Bonnie Somerville as Christa Lorenson Melanie Chandra as Malaya Pineda Benjamin Hollingsworth as Mario Savetti Harry M. Ford as Angus Leighton Luis Guzman as Jesse Sallander Raza Jaffrey as Neal Hudson William Allen Young as Rollie Guthrie Angela Relucio as Risa Park Melanie Kannokada as Malaya Pineda Kevin Dunn as Dr. Mark Taylor Gabrielle Carteris as Nurse Amy Ellia English as Isabel Mendez Jillian Murray as Heather Pinkney Christina Vidal as Gina Perello Emily Nelson as Hannah Tommy Dewey as Mike Leighton Cress Williams as Cole Guthrie Jeff Hephner as Ed Harbert Shiri Appleby as Carla Niven Maggie Grace as Leanne Royer Boris Kodjoe as Will Campbell Meagan Good as Grace Adams Aris Mendoza as Paramedic Theo Breaux as Paramedic Adina Porter as Susie Jesse Bradford as Gordon Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Lily Andres Perez-Molina as Paramedic Amy Stewart as Katherine Lindsey McKeon as Sienna Chase Ellison as Elliot Haley Brooke Walker as Roseline Daniel Gerroll as Dr. Peter Hudson Odell Beckham Jr. as Himself Kevin Dunn as Dr. Mark Taylor Shinelle Azoroh as Jocelyn Shinelle Azoroh as Jocelyn Terrence Edwards as Medic #1 J.F. Davis as Stanley Vanessa Martinez as Flora Saracho Roma Chugani as Asra Hudson Don Creech as Mr. Cleery Neil Hopkins as Gary Emily Alyn Lind as Ariel Beau Bridges as Pete Delaney Aaron Christian Howles as Kevin O'Brien Greg Collins as Sheriff Jill Andre as Mrs. Cleery Christopher Cousins as John Harris Gail O'Grady as Margaret O'Brien Nicole Steinwedell as Angela Matthew John Armstrong as Dylan Michael Ross José Zúñiga as Chef Holder Edwin Kho as Medic #1 Mark Atteberry as Anesthesiologist Sadie Stratton as Kelly Rockman Bruce Nozick as Jack Irons Glenn Morshower as Dennis Iris Almario as Det. Carmody Lilli Birdsell as Susan Harris Dana Davis as Laura Amy Shelton-White as Medic #3 Kenneth Mitchell as Cory Rockman Ashanti Brown as Jody Michael Reilly Burke as Frank Irvin Regan Burns as Jake Skyler Day as Vernoica Franco Sigrid Owen as Tina Luke Donaldson as Ethan Watney Zach Bostrom as Killian Nikhil Pai as JJ Coyle Stacy Chbosky as Joan Wright Joe Piccuirro as Medic #2 T.J. Linnard as Brian Wellborn June Squibb as Dorothy Michael Trucco as Tom Moreno Linn Bjornland as Basti's Mother Jackson Pace as Pete Irvin Sara Paxton as Sophie B.J. Clinkscales as Deputy Sam Pace Casey Printers as Scott Amy Tolsky as Mrs. Curtis Lamont Thompson as Stan Oberlin Zuleyka Silver as Kamilla Alicia Coppola as Karen Irvin Rebecca Lowman as Becca Lyn Alicia Henderson as Medic 1 Julian Zane as Pablo Saracho Angela Lewis as Shanni Platt Michael A. Goorjian as Emanuel Tory N. Thompson as Orderly Aylam Orian as Basti's Father Stephen Chang as Medic 2 Kati Salowsky as Lizzie Barnett Melissa Bickerton as X-Ray Tech Ajiona Alexus as Keesha Platt Curt Mega as Aaron Jacobson K Callan as Ruth Erica Gimpel as Alice Cathryn de Prume as Nancy Smith Shanti Lowry as Tiffany Hal Ozsan as Karo Scott Michael Campbell as David Mary Matilyn Mouser as Tia Benton Myndy Crist as Susan Stein Stoney Westmoreland as Rick Biddenger Bryce McBratnie as James Barnett Doug Haley as Darrell Bridges Gregory Marcel as Miles Christopher Gartin as Robert Stein Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Angela Alton Fitzgerald White as Lawrence Cozi Zuehlsdorff as Aubrey Benito Martinez as Steve Jasso Virginia Tucker as Elena Hunter Dan Martin as Donald Deniz Akdeniz as Manny Ogy Durham as Diana Marlene Forte as Lucia Elaine Mani Lee as Phlebotomist Bodhi Elfman as Kenny Matthew Jones as Cop Shelley Robertson as Mali JD Cullum as Edward Darius J. Mallory McCree as Jamal Elisha Henig as Luke Barton Tangie Ambrose as Kayla Phelps Jamie Luner as Candace Mark Engelhardt as Rick Ezekiel Bridges as Graham Linara Washington as Rebecca Tim Guinee as Adam Benton Emily Bridges as Mia Delaney Christopher Meyer as James Charles Carpenter as Stan Graham Hamilton as Henry Randall Christopher Meyer as James Craig Welzbacher as Ben Barton Sayeed Shahidi as Randell Gabriel Bateman as Jason Lisa Kaminir as Lindsey Calhoon Thomas Kopache as Edwin Parker Arriane Alexander as Aunt Linda Grace Van Dien as Friend One Rebecca Field as Lori Steven Shaw as Henry Suzanne Erickson as Ella Melia Renee as Holly Courtney Ford as Danielle Randall Kelly Michaels as Medic Matthew Von Der Ahe as Eli Annie Wersching as Katie Sprague Grayden as Leslie Garcia L.J. Benet as Jeremy Parker Landon Ashworth as Dane Stephen Spinella as Ted Ericka Kreutz as OB Nurse Sal Lopez as Drunk Man Dave Power as Craig James Steven Culp as Desmond Jessica Leigh Gonzales as Medic Peter James Smith as Dermatologist Erin Way as Debbie C.J. Hoff as Caesar Jelly Howie as Eva Shelly Benedict as Nurse Jesse Wang as Sang Han Halbert Hernandez as Priest Rico E. Anderson as Cop Wes Ramsey as Matt Cameron Boyce as Brody Carmella Riley as Kim Becky Wu as Fannie Lee Ariana Molkara as Vanessa Diego Rodríguez as TJ Lincoln Castellanos as Kurt Tracy Kay as Debra Rick Garcia as News Anchor Daniel González as Hector Will Rothhaar as Henry Ursula Burton as Nurse A.J. Castro as Ambulance Driver Michael B. Silver as Dr. Paul Weatherly Dru Mouser as Sandy Kim Whalen as Rachel Lonny Aufrie as Zoe Bower Taylor Zakhar as Ari Cantrell Harris as Fire Rescue Pat Harvey as News Anchor James T. Williams II as Medic #1 Shannon McClung as Axe Man Ann Marie Lee as Charge Nurse Tait Fletcher as Biker Thai Douglas as Sheriff Monnae Michaell as OR Nurse Joshua Keller Katz as Medic #3 Juan Monsalvez as Event Medic Corey Mendell Parker as Officer Combs Daniel Robaire as Radiology Tech Johnny Kostrey as Medic #2 Monica Lawson as Pediatric Nurse Show More Cast News & Interviews for Code Black: Season 1 People’s Choice Awards 2016: Furious 7 and The Big Bang Theory Are Fan Favorites People’s Choice Awards Nominations 2016 The Martian is Certified Fresh View All Code Black: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Sep 30, 2015 Doctors and nurses fight to save lives in the country's busiest ER. In the opener, four new first-year residents are immediately put to work by the ER's tough-minded residency director Dr. Leanne Rorish. More 2 We Plug Holes Air date: Oct 7, 2015 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. More 3 Pre-Existing Conditions Air date: Oct 14, 2015 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. More 4 Sometimes It's a Zebra Air date: Oct 21, 2015 Guthrie's estranged son joins Angels Memorial as a surgical attending and clashes with Leanne over their contrasting approaches to medicine. Meanwhile, Christa experiences a crisis of confidence in the middle of a procedure on her first infant patient since the loss of her son. More 5 Doctors With Borders Air date: Oct 28, 2015 Neal clashes with his neurosurgeon father over how to treat his gravely ill mother, whose mysterious symptoms force the hospital to quarantine Trauma One. More 6 In Extremis Air date: Nov 4, 2015 Leanne struggles with whether to treat a police officer who helped her during an accident or his shooter, who has more serious injuries. Meanwhile, Malaya's pregnant ex-girlfriend arrives at the hospital with pain in her arm, and Malaya is shocked by her MRI results. More 7 Buen Árbol Air date: Nov 11, 2015 Angus uses his background in psychology to help a woman who doesn't remember how she injured herself and others. Meanwhile, Christa bonds with an illegal immigrant whose son is diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and becomes determined to find long-term care for the boy in the U.S. More 8 You Are the Heart Air date: Nov 18, 2015 Christa experiences her busiest shift yet when she is responsible for all emergencies at Angels Memorial that occur outside of the E.R. Meanwhile, Mario bonds with an older patient with HIV; Malaya starts a bone marrow drive for Carla; and Leanne refuses a date with Cole. More 9 The Son Rises Air date: Nov 25, 2015 The lead actor in the touring company of the musical "The Lion King" arrives at Angels Memorial with a throat infection, but Leanne gives him a diagnosis that puts both his career and life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, 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. More 10 Cardiac Support Air date: Dec 2, 2015 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. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Code Black Season 1 All Critics (41) | Top Critics (21) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (20) Action and the beginning of character development are both good signs. Sep 9, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic If you missed ER or would prefer your Grey's Anatomy without so much bed-hopping, this could be the show for you. Sep 30, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic Harden's unfortunate typecasting is the least of the ailments afflicting Code Black. Sep 30, 2015 | Full Review… Mekeisha Madden Toby TheWrap Top Critic If the writers keep showing off Harden and Guzman so well, Code Black should have a good shot at survival. The premiere's emotional payoff offers another reason to hope. Sep 30, 2015 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic Harden is a fine actress, but the show's writers too often give her heavy-handed lines that are the equivalent of cauterizing a head wound with a blow torch. Sep 30, 2015 | Rating: C | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic Code Black is a pretty good show and a pretty recognizable one too. Sep 30, 2015 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic Code Black makes you cardiac arrest at the pace of the action, but there's nothing new to see here. Jun 14, 2017 | Full Review… Jane Bowron Stuff.co.nz Code Black is at war with itself, trying to sell its setting's realistically jagged edges even as it files them down to nothing. Sep 30, 2015 | Rating: 4/10 | Full Review… Isaac Feldberg We Got This Covered Harden is strong, Shonda Rhimes strong, in her role as a dedicated physician. Sep 30, 2015 | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald There's potential in Code Black, but it's tempered by the realization that this is a series that's not breaking any new ground and sometimes revisiting old ground in all the expected ways. Sep 30, 2015 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View All Critic Reviews (41) Audience Reviews for Code Black: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Code Black: Season 1! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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