A major turning point in the season involves a horrific car accident that leaves Chimney with a piece of rebar through his skull, testing the team’s resolve. Season Overview Network Total Episodes Premiere Date January 3, 2018 Finale Date March 21, 2018 Setting Los Angeles, California
The first season of , created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Tim Minear, premiered on January 3, 2018, on FOX . It reimagined the traditional procedural drama by focusing on the high-pressure experiences of Los Angeles first responders—firefighters, police officers, and dispatchers—as they navigate heart-stopping emergencies and complex personal lives.
### The season establishes the "9-1-1" formula of blending heart-pounding emergency calls with the complex personal lives of the responders.
Upon release, critics praised for its audacity. The New York Times called it "viscerally exciting and shamelessly melodramatic," while Variety noted that Angela Bassett "elevates the material into something genuinely moving."
