| 9-1-1: Nashville | |
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| Genre | Procedural drama |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 42–45 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | October 9, 2025 – present |
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9-1-1: Nashville is an American procedural drama television series which premiered on ABC on October 9, 2025. [1] It is the second spin-off of the 9-1-1 franchise, following 9-1-1: Lone Star , which concluded in February 2025. The series is created by Ryan Murphy, Tim Minear and Rashad Raisani, with Brad Falchuk and Angela Bassett also serving as executive producers.
Set in Nashville, Tennessee, the series follows the lives of emergency responders - including firefighters, EMTs, police officers, and 911 dispatchers, as they face and handle life-threatening situations, and rescue people in distress.
Most of the main characters are based at Station 113 of the Nashville Fire Department, with some at the Metro Nashville Dispatch Communications Centre.
This section's plot summaries need to be improved.(October 2025) |
| No. | Title [9] | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate [9] | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Tim Minear & Rashad Raisani | October 9, 2025 | 1JUM01 | 3.75 [10] |
Rodeo rider Don Hart is the captain of Station 113, which he runs with son Ryan. They run into Don's secret son, Blue, to whom Don offers a job. Blue's mother, former back-up singer Dixie Bennings, hatches a scheme to get revenge on Don for staying with his wife, Blythe, and to get money for her polyp surgery. | ||||||
| 2 | "Hell and High Water" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Tim Minear & Rashad Raisani | October 16, 2025 | 1JUM02 | 3.18 [11] |
| 3 | "Forces of Nature" | Bradley Buecker | Ryan Murphy & Tim Minear & Rashad Raisani | October 23, 2025 | 1JUM03 | 3.02 [12] |
| 4 | "Bad Case of the Blues" | Chad Lowe | Jamie Kessler | October 30, 2025 | 1JUM04 | 3.03 [13] |
| 5 | "Lost Children" | Tessa Blake | Jim Garvey | November 6, 2025 | 1JUM05 | 3.33 [14] |
Blue is taking his firefighter exam, but at the finish line, his anger towards Don and Dixie boils over and he storms out, refusing to talk with his parents. Even Ryan is unable to convince him. Emergencies include a desperate father abducting his children and threatening to kill them along with himself and a Jane Doe discovered by pair of fishermen. Finally, as Blue tries to get his old job back, he notices a drunken woman entering a car. He goes after her and calls 911. The woman passes out on the wheel and is about to hit children crossing the street. Blue drives in front of the car to stop it, causing his car to flip over and catch fire. 113 extract Blue out of the car, and in the hospital he opens to Don and Dixie and Don informs him his brave act and that he basically completed the exam, allowed him to officially join Nashville fire department. | ||||||
| 6 | "Great Southern Manors" | Chad Lowe | Marta Gené Camps | November 13, 2025 | 1JUM06 | 2.70 [15] |
| 7 | "You've Been Boarded" | TBA | TBA | January 8, 2026 | 1JUM07 | TBD |
| 8 | "All Hands" | TBA | TBA | January 15, 2026 | 1JUM08 | TBD |
Following the conclusion of 9-1-1: Lone Star, ABC announced a straight-to-series order for 9-1-1: Nashville in February 2025. [16] The decision to set the series in Nashville was influenced by the city's distinctive musical culture and scenic setting.
On March 17, 2025, Chris O'Donnell was announced to be starring in the series. [2] The following month, Jessica Capshaw had joined the cast. [3] In May 2025, LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley were added to the cast. [4] In June 2025, Hailey Kilgore, Michael Provost, Juani Feliz and Hunter McVey were announced as series regulars. [5] In August 2025, Gregory Alan Williams, MacKenzie Porter, and Tim Matheson joined cast in recurring capacities. [7]
9-1-1: Nashville premiered on ABC on October 9, 2025 and is available to stream the next day on Hulu. [1] In Canada, the series air on CTV and is available to stream the next day on either Disney+ via Hulu or Crave. [17]
Joel Keller of Decider appreciated that 9-1-1: Nashville embraces its absurdity, starting with a tornado-related emergency and placing characters in improbable situations, and complimented the show for being "entertainingly silly," noting that the 9-1-1 franchise's willingness to be ridiculous gives it freedom to explore unusual scenarios. [18] Aramide Tinubu of Variety emphasized that 9-1-1: Nashville maintains the franchise's mix of emergency action and character-driven drama, highlighting the tornado and other crises alongside family tensions in the Hart household. He noted the series' fast pace, engaging plot turns, and feel-good moments of people helping each other, and said that the show delivers what franchise fans expect, adding a "country flair" and new characters. [19]
The premiere of 9-1-1: Nashville drew 12.4 million total viewers across ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+, and digital platforms after seven days, marking a 231% increase from its same-day audience of 3.75 million, according to Nielsen. Excluding encore broadcasts, the episode reached 7.8 million viewers, representing a 108% gain from the same-day figure, and earned a 1.51 rating among adults aged 18–49. On streaming, 9-1-1: Nashville ranked as ABC's second-highest drama premiere after seven days, behind High Potential . [20]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | Ref. |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | October 9, 2025 | 0.3/3 | 3.75 | 0.13 | 1.45 | 0.42 | 5.20 | [10] |
| 2 | "Hell and High Water" | October 16, 2025 | 0.2/3 | 3.18 | 0.17 | 1.69 | 0.40 | 4.87 | [11] |
| 3 | "Forces of Nature" | October 23, 2025 | 0.3/3 | 3.02 | 0.15 | 1.62 | 0.41 | 4.64 | [12] |
| 4 | "Bad Case of the Blues" | October 30, 2025 | 0.3/3 | 3.03 | 0.12 | 1.28 | 0.39 | 4.32 | [13] |
| 5 | "Lost Children" | November 6, 2025 | 0.3/3 | 3.33 | 0.09 | 0.96 | 0.34 | 4.29 | [14] |
| 6 | "Good Southern Manors" | November 13, 2025 | 0.2/3 | 2.70 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | [15] |