The following is a list of episodes from the FX series Rescue Me. Broadcast from 2004 to 2011, the series aired 93 episodes over seven seasons, plus 11 additional mini-episodes.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 13 | |||
| 3 | 13 | |||
| 4 | 13 | |||
| Minisodes | 10 | |||
| 5 | 22 | |||
| 6 | 10 | |||
| 7 | 9 | |||
A 15-minute episode was produced between the second and third seasons, and released to several websites and cable providers as a promotion for season three. It was released on the third season DVD set as an extra. It is commonly listed under various names online, including "Rescue Me 2.5",[1] "Special Presentation", "Courageous Men" and "Comedy Short".
| Title | Writer (s) | Director | Original airdate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Phobia" (aka "Heroes")[2] | Peter Tolan and Denis Leary | unknown | 2006-05-08 | -- | |
| Late at night, during the middle of a double shift, the crew has encounters with an animal inside the firehouse. | |||||
A series of 10 five-minute shorts were released in 2008 to bridge the gap between seasons 4 and 5. In addition to airing on FX, the shorts were made available on various video websites, including Hulu and Crackle.
| Title | Writer (s) | Director | Original air date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Fast" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-06-24 | 01 | ||
| Sean struggles to uphold his fast in the face of adversity in the form of Lou's homemade doughnuts. | ||||||
| "Fantasy" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-07-01 | 02 | ||
| Tommy's dream takes a turn for the worse, delighting his bunkmates. | ||||||
| "Criteria" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-07-08 | 03 | ||
| It's a battle of the bottle, or the broads, when Tommy and the guys debate their standards on what makes a good bar, while the guys focus on the beauties behind the bar. | ||||||
| "Juiced" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, Evan Reilly, and John Scurti | John Fortenberry | 2008-07-15 | 04 | ||
| The crew debates the finer points of baseball and ... juice (This episode is revealed to take place the morning of September 11, 2001). | ||||||
| "Spelling" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-07-22 | 05 | ||
| Lou bets that Mike will fail to spell the most obvious of words. | ||||||
| "Supreme" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-07-29 | 06 | ||
| Tommy's dreams and nightmares follow him everywhere. When he steps out for a night in old New York, the women catch his eye, but past regrets and fiery demons catch his mind. | ||||||
| "Sandwich" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-08-05 | 07 | ||
| When Lou's lunch goes missing, the guys have some explaining to do. | ||||||
| "Clue" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | Peter Tolan | 2008-08-12 | 08 | ||
| As fires flare up around them, the guys play a game to keep their minds off the painful task at hand. | ||||||
| "Sweat" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-08-19 | 09 | ||
| Tommy and the boys emerge from a blaze looking to cool off, only to find an empty cooler and Siletti bathing in hydrant water. But soon music starts, and grown men start begging. | ||||||
| "Smoke" | Peter Tolan, Denis Leary, and Evan Reilly | John Fortenberry | 2008-08-26 | 10 | ||
| It's another day at the office for Tommy and the men of 62 Truck. There's fire, burning buildings, people to save, and ladders to pull. It's a job well done, but there's more on the way. | ||||||