# Nightwatch (TV series)

Nightwatch is an American reality television series broadcast by A&E. The show follows the night-shift emergency service workers of a specific city as they perform their duties. The series is filmed in New Orleans, except for Season 4, which was filmed in Tampa.

## List of episodes
### Season 1 (2015)

| 1 | 1 | "Retaliation" | January 22, 2015 (2015-01-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "Those We Rely On" | January 29, 2015 (2015-01-29) |
| 3 | 3 | "Officer Down" | February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Darkest Shift on the Scariest Night" | February 12, 2015 (2015-02-12) |
| 5 | 5 | "Their Worst Day" | February 19, 2015 (2015-02-19) |
| 6 | 6 | "Full Moon Rising" | February 26, 2015 (2015-02-26) |
| 7 | 7 | "100%, Every Time" | March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05) |
| 8 | 8 | "Caught You, By Surprise" | March 12, 2015 (2015-03-12) |
| 9 | 9 | "When Work Becomes Family" | March 19, 2015 (2015-03-19) |

### Season 2 (2015–16)

| 10 | 1 | "Mardi Gras" | November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05) |
| 11 | 2 | "In the Blink of an Eye" | November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) |
| 12 | 3 | "Trust the Ones You're With" | November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19) |
| 13 | 4 | "Fallen Brother" | December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) |
| 14 | 5 | "Guardians of the City" | December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03) |
| 15 | 6 | "United We Stand" | December 17, 2015 (2015-12-17) |
| 16 | 7 | "Triumph & Tragedy" | January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) |
| 17 | 8 | "Dark Side of the City" | January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14) |
| 18 | 9 | "Dreams and Nightmares" | January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) |
| 19 | 10 | "Saints and Sinners" | January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28) |
| 20 | 11 | "Katrina" | February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04) |
| 21 | 12 | "Nightwatch: Memorable Cases and Chases" | February 11, 2016 (2016-02-11) |

### Season 3 (2016–17)

| 22 | 1 | "New Beginnings" | December 1, 2016 (2016-12-01) |
| 23 | 2 | "Pride" | December 8, 2016 (2016-12-08) |
| 24 | 3 | "The Ties That Bind" | December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) |
| 25 | 4 | "We Give Thanks" | December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) |
| 26 | 5 | "Heroes Among Us" | December 29, 2016 (2016-12-29) |
| 27 | 6 | "Southern Comfort" | January 5, 2017 (2017-01-05) |
| 28 | 7 | "105 and Rising" | January 12, 2017 (2017-01-12) |
| 29 | 8 | "Stranger Things" | January 19, 2017 (2017-01-19) |
| 30 | 9 | "Brotherhood" | January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26) |
| 31 | 10 | "The End is Just the Beginning" | February 2, 2017 (2017-02-02) |

### Season 4 (2017)

Note: Episodes 1, 3, and 5 are officially recognized by A&E as episodes of Season 4, though they follow the New Orleans crew instead of the Tampa crew, and are promoted by some unofficial sources as part of Season 3.
| 32 | 1 | "Nightwatch: Behind the Badge" | February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09) |
| 33 | 2 | "Life on the Line" | February 9, 2017 (2017-02-09) |
| 34 | 3 | "EMTs Bare All: Part 1" | February 16, 2017 (2017-02-16) |
| 35 | 4 | "Family Ties" | February 16, 2017 (2017-02-16) |
| 36 | 5 | "EMTs Bare All: Part 2" | February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23) |
| 37 | 6 | "Needle in a Haystack" | February 23, 2017 (2017-02-23) |
| 38 | 7 | "Dumb Luck" | March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) |
| 39 | 8 | "Animal Instinct" | March 9, 2017 (2017-03-09) |
| 40 | 9 | "Always Remain Calm" | March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23) |
| 41 | 10 | "Freak Show" | March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30) |
| 42 | 11 | "Teenage Wasteland" | April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06) |
| 43 | 12 | "Tough Love" | April 13, 2017 (2017-04-13) |
| 44 | 13 | "Thin Blue Line" | April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) |

### Season 5 (2021)

Season 5 also includes the one-hour specials "Return to the Big Easy", which aired on March 18, 2021, and "City of Saints", which aired on April 29, 2021.
| 45 | 1 | "Answering the Call" | March 25, 2021 (2021-03-25) |
| 46 | 2 | "Night Lessons" | April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01) |
| 47 | 3 | "The Great Unknown" | April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08) |
| 48 | 4 | "A Light in the Darkness" | April 15, 2021 (2021-04-15) |
| 49 | 5 | "Heartbeat of the City" | April 22, 2021 (2021-04-22) |
| 50 | 6 | "Circle of Life" | May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) |
| 51 | 7 | "The Fire Within" | May 13, 2021 (2021-05-13) |
| 52 | 8 | "Heart and Soul" | May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20) |
| 53 | 9 | "Cold Hands, Warm Hearts" | May 27, 2021 (2021-05-27) |
| 54 | 10 | "The Big Not-So-Easy" | June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03) |
| 55 | 11 | "Keep Calm and Carry On" | June 10, 2021 (2021-06-10) |
| 56 | 12 | "Drama Calls" | June 17, 2021 (2021-06-17) |

### Season 6 (2022)

| 57 | 1 | "Yardi Gras" | March 10, 2022 (2022-03-10) |
| 58 | 2 | "Man's Best Friend" | March 17, 2022 (2022-03-17) |
| 59 | 3 | "Have Mercy" | March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) |
| 60 | 4 | "In Sync" | March 24, 2022 (2022-03-24) |
| 61 | 5 | "A Walk on the Wild Side" | April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07) |
| 62 | 6 | "Every Breath You Take" | April 14, 2022 (2022-04-14) |
| 63 | 7 | "Lifeline" | April 21, 2022 (2022-04-21) |
| 64 | 8 | "Saturday Night Fever Dream" | April 28, 2022 (2022-04-28) |
| 65 | 9 | "Why We Serve" | May 5, 2022 (2022-05-05) |

## Release

In 2021, the series was released on the streaming service Discovery+. Season 1 was also released on Hulu.

## Reception

Nightwatch was given a rating of 3/5 stars by Common Sense Media. The series has been widely praised by emergency service people and organizations for its authenticity.
The series has been the subject of controversy with regards to patient privacy. There have also been concerns about the cities featured in the show being portrayed negatively.

## Related series

The series was followed by Nightwatch Nation, a one-season series with the same premise, but which focuses on a different city in each episode, and only focuses on emergency medical technicians (whereas the main series focuses on police and firefighters as well). Nightwatch Nation aired in between seasons 4 and 5 of Nightwatch, and is sometimes promoted as a season of the main series.