The BEST episodes of New Amsterdam (2018) season 5
Every episode of New Amsterdam (2018) season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of New Amsterdam (2018) season 5!
A new medical director breaks the rules to heal the system at America's oldest public hospital.
#1 - How Can I Help?
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2023
Everyone's story reaches a surprising yet inevitable conclusion.
#2 - Don't Do This For Me
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2022
Reynolds finds himself caught between a chance for love and an opportunity to spend precious time with his father. Realizing the consequences of her actions, Bloom makes an unexpected move forward with her sister. Max helps an ICU intern struggling with the loss of a patient. Dr. Wilder receives an offer that forces her to choose between her community and her career.
#3 - Heal Thyself
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2022
Max mandates a personal health day for the staff at New Amsterdam and meets with surprising resistance. Reynolds finds himself intrigued by a persuasive new member of the staff. Bloom struggles with job stress after being taken off an essential medication. Iggy goes on his first date. Max convinces Wilder to get much needed surgery.
#4 - Big Day
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2022
An explosion at a wedding ceremony sends a stream of injured partygoers into New Amsterdam. Max and Wilder scramble to find a rare blood type to save the groom. In helping a girl out of a catatonic state, Iggy learns the truth about the wedding.
#5 - Hook, Line and Sinker
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2022
Max tests a bold new cost-saving program that could help New Amsterdam. Wilder struggles with a patient's decision to refuse life-saving surgery. Reynolds comes to a realization about his father's behaviors. Iggy takes the leap into online dating.
#6 - All the World's a Stage...
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2022
Max discovers a revenue-generating department at the hospital that has serious legal implications. Iggy discovers a janitor with otherworldly talents. Reynolds treats a truly inspirational patient and makes plans for his father. Wilder’s young patient teaches her not to jump to conclusions in diagnosing.
#7 - Give Me a Sign
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/2022
Max goes on a mission to make New York safer. Iggy helps a family come to terms with their deaf child's inability to communicate.
#8 - Right Place
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2023
Max and Wilder face a dilemma over approvals for a revolutionary cancer drug as Max learns a secret about his own bout with cancer. Reynolds goes the extra mile to correct a dire medical situation. Iggy tries desperately to help a woman in need, but finds the system is working against him.
#9 - Falling
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/3/2023
When Helen Sharpe unexpectedly returns to New York, Max escapes to the wilderness on a corporate retreat with Bloom, Dr. Wilder and Iggy. Fun soon turns into catastrophe that threatens a life. Reynolds agrees to perform a risky surgery on a medical school colleague’s young son only to be faced with unexpected challenges outside his control.
#10 - TBD
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/2022
Bloom, Iggy and Reynolds rally around Max as he deals with the fallout from Helen’s decision. Bloom gives extra space to Leyla, but she’s in for a surprise. Reynolds and Wilder help a young terminal patient realize his dream to star in a Bollywood show. Iggy has a breakthrough with a challenging patient.
#11 - The Empty Spaces
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2022
Reynolds gets creative to help a prospective mother in need. Max takes a chance with Wilder and learns a hard truth. Bloom treats a young brother and sister in dire straits. Iggy reaches a decision about Martin.
#12 - Grabby Hands
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2022
Max endeavors to save a nurse who has become the subject of a dangerous malpractice probe. Reynolds goes the extra mile to help a group of patients who are being poisoned in their own building. Bloom makes a startling admission to her sister.
#13 - Maybe Tomorrow
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/2022
The staff grapples with the aftermath of the Supreme Court abortion rights decision. Wilder counsels a woman whose pregnancy endangers her life. Max seeks a healthcare solution for out-of-state patients. Bloom reveals monumental news to Reynolds.