9-1-1 Season 9 release schedule: When do new episodes of the ABC drama drop?

9-1-1 Season 9 is back to kick off with cinematic calamities, emotional moments, and a tribute that has shaken the core of Station 118. The high-stakes rescue drama with personal drama is back with a plot ready to leave viewers in awe. This time, the Los Angeles first responders are going into space, a stride for the series that has handled everything from earthquakes and tsunamis to swarm attacks.

With a new story arc looming large, 9-1-1 Season 9 picks up with the agency reeling from the loss of Captain Bobby Nash, and his teammates struggling with grief while never missing calls that cling to their hearts and push them to the limit. In its new season, the 118 faces new leadership and new missions and establishes the series’ hallmark combination of emotional drama and edge-of-the-seat action.

9-1-1 Season 9 release schedule

The new season officially premiered on October 9, 2025, on ABC, with weekly releases up through the midseason hiatus. The official synopsis of the show, according to IMDb:

Explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations, day after day.

Here is the official 9-1-1 Season 9 release schedule for a few weeks of the season.

Each episode airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC, followed by the debut of the spinoff 9-1-1: Nashville at 9 p.m. ET. New episodes of 9-1-1 Season 9 will also be available to stream the next day on Hulu, where previous seasons are currently available.

Season 9 begins with a plot that goes to new cosmic heights. The premiere starts in orbit, and two astronauts are endangered when debris hits their space station. But just before the audience is fully launched into the pandemonium, the show cuts to two weeks earlier, to a moving homage to the now-deceased Captain Bobby Nash. The firehouse is renamed for him, and interim Captain Han gives an emotional speech about the man who turned a group of workers into a family.

Other details about 9-1-1 Season 9

In her journey of grief after Bobby's death, Athena is stretched thin trying to juggle her family and finds that her son Harry has dropped out of school. The emotional fallout soon becomes mixed with the classic spectacle of the series when Hen’s daring rescue of billionaire Tripp Hauser results in an unexpected proposal: travelling into space. Reluctantly at first, Hen asks Athena to come along, leading to a chapter that combines human drama with cosmic danger.

Angela Bassett, who plays Athena, expressed her appreciation to fans for their support, stating:

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"Amazing that you love us as much as we love making the show."

With 18 episodes planned for the season, 9-1-1 Season 9 continues to mix tearjerker tales with tremendous set pieces that push the envelope of television drama. Whether paying tribute to fallen heroes or venturing boldly into the unknown reaches of space, this season demonstrates that the pulse of Station 118 pounds stronger than ever, even beyond Earth’s atmosphere.

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