The BEST episodes of New Amsterdam (2018) season 2

Every episode of New Amsterdam (2018) season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of New Amsterdam (2018) season 2!

A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.

Last Updated: 3/26/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Your Turn
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8.09
1040 votes

#1 - Your Turn

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2019

Max works to find a new normal three months after the accident and the birth of his daughter. Kapoor grapples with the stigma of aging. Iggy has a successful day that inspires a life-changing idea. Reynolds deals with an unreliable new intern.

Directors: Michael Slovis
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Hiding Behind My Smile
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7.98
852 votes

#2 - Hiding Behind My Smile

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2020

Max and Luna make friends in an unexpected place as Max struggles with the realities of being a single father. Kapoor takes a big step in order to help his family.

Directors: Lucy Liu
Writer: David Foster
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The Big Picture
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7.96
943 votes

#3 - The Big Picture

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2019

Max invokes a hospital-wide census in effort to get to know the staff of New Amsterdam on a deeper level. Reynolds takes a leap of faith that lands him in hot water, and Dr. Castro extends her treatment plan to more patients in the hospital.

Directors: Don Scardino
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Good Soldiers
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7.93
885 votes

#4 - Good Soldiers

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2019

When Kapoor introduces a patient to Iggy’s PTSD group, a creative treatment plan causes turmoil. Sharpe discovers a long-kept secret regarding a patient that leads to trouble for Max and the board.

Directors: Rachel Leiterman
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Code Silver
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7.92
852 votes

#5 - Code Silver

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2020

With the hospital on lockdown after the Rikers patients escape, Sharpe and Max find themselves in a situation that could cost them their lives. Bloom must put aside her pain to help a patient. Iggy is forced to face his marriage's issues.

Directors: Craig Zisk
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Double Blind
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7.91
778 votes

#6 - Double Blind

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2020

When tasked with turning the opioid epidemic around, Max shuts down the ED and proposes a massive change. Sharpe goes to great lengths to prove a point.

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The Denominator
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7.89
917 votes

#7 - The Denominator

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2019

When Iggy and Kapoor discover a patient might be suffering from lead poisoning, they are forced to take on the city. Max’s unsolicited attempts to help a patient backfire.

Directors: Michael Slovis
Writer: David Foster
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Sabbath
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7.87
776 votes

#8 - Sabbath

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2020

Max races against the clock to rearrange the budget when faced with employees going unpaid. Kapoor is presented with a device that's the future of medicine. Iggy goes against the norms to prove a diagnosis. Bloom gets an unexpected visitor.

Directors: Ryan Eggold
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Replacement
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7.86
969 votes

#9 - Replacement

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2019

Max takes a chance on a new assistant and goes toe-to-toe with the board on a new plan. Iggy struggles to figure out what is causing a unit-wide illness. Kapoor receives some shocking news.

Directors: Jamie Payne
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The Karman Line
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7.86
913 votes

#10 - The Karman Line

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/2019

When Sharpe has a case that hits close to home, she and Max team up to make things right for the patient. Iggy and Bloom are forced to make a tough call on a unique situation.

Directors: Nick Gomez
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In the Graveyard
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7.85
802 votes

#11 - In the Graveyard

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2020

The doctors stop at nothing to help their patients, following a shocking realization that prompts a change in the hospital. Reynolds must make an important decision in his career.

Directors: Darnell Martin
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14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days
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7.84
795 votes

#12 - 14 Years, 2 Months, 8 Days

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2020

Sharpe has an important realization that will affect her career. Max and Reynolds take on uncharted waters when a young patient comes to New Amsterdam with symptoms of a heart attack.

Directors: Seith Mann
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What the Heart Wants
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7.84
813 votes

#13 - What the Heart Wants

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2019

Sharpe lands in hot water when she goes out on a limb for a patient. Max’s grief comes to a head. Bloom takes a major step in her recovery.

Directors: Don Scardino
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Righteous Right Hand
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7.80
892 votes

#14 - Righteous Right Hand

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/2019

When a group of women on a retreat end up in the ED, Max gets some troubling information that could put a patient in jeopardy. Sharpe and Kapoor work together to mend fences between two feuding sisters.

Directors: Peter Horton
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Liftoff
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7.80
762 votes

#15 - Liftoff

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/17/2020

Max searches for a solution to crowdfunding after his eye-opening appearance in a viral “Go Fund Me” video. Reynolds takes his last laps at the hospital. Kapoor helps a former pilot deal with his life as a paraplegic.

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Matter of Seconds
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7.79
704 votes

#16 - Matter of Seconds

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2020

When multiple patients begin to show similar alarming symptoms, Sharpe and Bloom scramble to figure out the issue's root. Max works to get a child with a rare muscular disease into the country's only clinical trial that could extend his life.

Directors: Dinh Thai
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Perspectives
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7.79
772 votes

#17 - Perspectives

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2020

Max, Bloom and Reynolds frantically recount a patient’s past encounter that could throw them into a massive lawsuit. Iggy confronts a local middle school about its teaching policies. Kapoor lets his superstitions take over.

Directors: Craig Zisk
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The Island
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7.76
825 votes

#18 - The Island

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2019

When an inmate comes in with an entirely preventable illness, Max, Sharpe and Iggy head directly to the source—Rikers Island. Bloom struggles with her recovery. Reynolds gets news that could change his life.

Directors: Michael Slovis
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