In the historic city of New Orleans, police officers, firefighters and EMTs working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls a night. Nightwatch follows multiple sets of partners in the New Orleans Emergency Medical Services unit who cover the intense and unpredictable period from 8 PM to 4 AM as they battle time and circumstance to save lives. The skills, dedication and determination that these critical and dangerous jobs require are on full display nightly while each new traumatic call comes in. As the city's heroes, one thing remains clear - the job of an emergency responder in NOLA is not only about saving lives, it's being there as a support system for the community of people in this diverse and inspiring city.
In the city of New Orleans, police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls every night. Early in this shift, a fleet of police cars and ambulances respond to a report of a man discovered in the street bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. EMT's Holly and Gavin work furiously to keep the victim alive, rushing him to the hospital, while police flood the neighborhood investigating the shooting and trying to prevent retaliation.
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s01e02Those We Rely On2015-01-3003:00⌄
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Those We Rely On
s01e02 ·
2015-01-30 ·
03:00
It's an emotional night on the Nightwatch in New Orleans as one EMS officer tells his partner that this is their last night on the job. Meanwhile, it's a tough night in a different way for the fire fighters as the group responds to a call about a truck on fire after a collision at a gas station. It's a night that serves as a reminder that the people of the Nightwatch aren't just there for their city--they're there for each other.
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s01e03Officer Down2015-02-0603:00⌄
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Officer Down
s01e03 ·
2015-02-06 ·
03:00
After a quiet beginning of the evening, multiple calls virtually explode across the radio at once--and the most alarming code heard is for "Officer Shot." The overwhelming response to that call leaves EMT's Titus and Dan to endure an agonizing wait for police backup at the scene of a stabbing at a birthday party. Meanwhile, fire fighters respond to the scene of a burning car.
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s01e04The Darkest Shift on the Scariest Night2015-02-1303:00⌄
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The Darkest Shift on the Scariest Night
s01e04 ·
2015-02-13 ·
03:00
Halloween provides a fitting backdrop to a night on the job that includes some chilling calls. Captain Kevin leads the fire fighters battling a blaze that's engulfed a house, and hopefully nothing more. Police officers Victor and Cedric hunt through a neighborhood in "the country" for a burglary suspect. And on the EMT Sprint Unit, Becca responds to a call she hoped to never get.
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s01e05Their Worst Day2015-02-2003:00⌄
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Their Worst Day
s01e05 ·
2015-02-20 ·
03:00
Police officers Victor and Lejon join a SWAT team operation hunting a homicide suspect. The fire department tries to save a man who fell into the Mississippi River. And for the EMT's, the calls tonight are as much about comforting victims as they are about saving them.
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s01e06Full Moon Rising2015-02-2703:00⌄
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Full Moon Rising
s01e06 ·
2015-02-27 ·
03:00
It's a full moon in New Orleans, and sure enough, all night long, the calls for the EMT's seem to get crazier and crazier: the victim of a machete hacking, the man whose finger is bitten off by a dog, the guy stabbed by a man dating his ex-wife. Meanwhile, two cops keep their perfect record of chasing down suspects in foot races intact, and a fire chief confronts his fear of rats.
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s01e07100%, Every Time2015-03-0603:00⌄
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100%, Every Time
s01e07 ·
2015-03-06 ·
03:00
Randy and Justin chase down a suspected car thief, while both EMT teams respond to emergency calls involving children in distress.
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s01e08Caught You, By Surprise2015-03-1302:00⌄
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Caught You, By Surprise
s01e08 ·
2015-03-13 ·
02:00
Police officers pursue suspected drug dealers, while Keeley saves a group of partiers from a violent schizophrenic.
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s01e09When Work Becomes Family2015-03-2002:00⌄
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When Work Becomes Family
s01e09 ·
2015-03-20 ·
02:00
It's New Year's in New Orleans and gun violence is rampant as Police and EMS deal with armed robberies and shootings. Plus, EMT Gavin returns to the job, and everyone celebrates a new addition to the family.
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