Nightwatch: Season 5 - 12 Episode s
5x1 - Answering the Call
March 25, 2021
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.
5x2 - Night Lessons
April 1, 2021
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 to get clean.
5x3 - The Great Unknown
April 8, 2021
The unexpected reigns in the city of New Orleans as 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.
5x4 - A Light in the Darkness
April 15, 2021
With COVID-19 raging across the city, the New Orleans 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.
5x5 - Heartbeat of the City
April 22, 2021
EMS first responders keep their cool and maintain their spirits 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.
5x6 - Circle of Life
May 6, 2021
Family matters take center stage as one EMT technician prepares for the birth of his child, two others prepare for an emergency delivery, and a host of challenges include an injured driver and his trapped dog, a domestic violence victim, and a young boy plagued by seizures.
5x7 - The Fire Within
May 13, 2021
A young man is shot down while walking home and rumors swirl about who could have wanted him dead.
5x8 - Heart and Soul
May 20, 2021
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, a major apartment fire and multiple victims struggling to breathe
5x9 - Cold Hands, Warm Hearts
May 27, 2021
New Orleans first responders battle freezing temperatures as they treat a driver trapped after a serious car accident, a man hit by a streetcar, a delirious patient who doesn't want to part with his dog, and a woman with a surprisingly poignant backstory.
5x10 - The Big Not-So-Easy
June 3, 2021
The EMT team must band together to treat multiple major vehicle accidents, patients losing consciousness and facing breathing and heart ailments, and a woman who has been assaulted by her significant other.
5x11 - Keep Calm and Carry On
June 10, 2021
An EMT first responder juggles the joy of family with the pressures of the night shift, which includes a gunshot victim, a motorcyclist hit by a car, a man in custody, and a Vietnam veteran with a grisly finger injury.
5x12 - Drama Calls
June 17, 2021
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, a gunshot victim, and a potentially devastating car accident involving the St. Charles trolley.