List of Rescue Me episodes

The following is a list of episodes from the FX Network series Rescue Me. Broadcast from 2004 to 2011, the series aired 93 episodes over seven seasons, plus 11 additional mini-episodes.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	13	July 21, 2004	October 13, 2004
	2	13	June 21, 2005	September 17, 2005
	3	13	May 30, 2006	August 29, 2006
	4	13	June 13, 2007	September 12, 2007
	5	22	April 7, 2009	September 1, 2009
	6	10	June 29, 2010	August 31, 2010
	7	9	July 13, 2011	September 7, 2011

Episodes

Season 1 (2004)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Guts"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 21, 2004
2	2	"Gay"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 28, 2004
The FDNY is affected by a retired fireman's revelation that he's actually homosexual.
3	3	"Kansas"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	August 4, 2004
Jerry faces harsh punishment for beating up a homosexual former firefighter, while Tommy suffers the consequences of harassing Janet's new boyfriend.
4	4	"DNA"	Jace Alexander	Teleplay: Peter Tolan and Denis Leary Story: John Scurti	August 11, 2004
Franco is accused of getting an old girlfriend pregnant while Tommy receives bad news of his own at the site of a local car accident.
5	5	"Orphans"	Jace Alexander	Salvatore Stabile	August 18, 2004
Franco considers single parenthood while Tommy considers staying out of Janet's way.
6	6	"Revenge"	Adam Bernstein	Michael Caleo	August 25, 2004
Tommy has Roger arrested for assault and Franco abducts Keela from an abusive foster home.
7	7	"Butterfly"	Adam Bernstein	Robert Krausz	September 1, 2004
Tommy sees a therapist about his issues with his strained relationship with Janet.
8	8	"Inches"	John Fortenberry	Stephen Belber	September 8, 2004
As the fire department holds a contest to determine the best-endowed fireman, a 9/11 widow of a firefighter fantasizes about Tommy. A member of the firehouse, Firefighter Billy Warren, is killed in the line of duty at a fire.
9	9	"Alarm"	John Fortenberry	Salvatore Stabile	September 15, 2004
Tommy learns that a female firefighter will be joining the firehouse just as he's planning to avenge Billy's death.
10	10	"Immortal"	Jace Alexander	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	September 22, 2004
Tommy struggles to keep his affair with Sheila a secret from Jimmy's ghost and fulfill his financial obligations to Janet.
11	11	"Mom"	Jace Alexander	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	September 29, 2004
Tommy's mother passes away, leaving him with the responsibility of caring for his unstable father.
12	12	"Leaving"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	October 6, 2004
Tommy discovers that Janet's been lying to him when she asks for more money and Sean tries to make peace with Laura again.
13	13	"Sanctuary"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	October 13, 2004
Tommy's affair with Sheila is exposed just before a game of hockey between the fire department and the police while Jerry learns about his wife's sickness.

Season 2 (2005)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
14	1	"Voicemail"	Jace Alexander	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	June 21, 2005
15	2	"Harmony"	Jace Alexander	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	June 28, 2005
Tommy joins a fireman's barbershop quartet to track down his estranged family.
16	3	"Balls"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 5, 2005
Chief Perrolli agrees to take Tommy back, but only if all the firefighters of 62 Truck want him back, which is little problematic.
17	4	"Twat"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 12, 2005
Tommy returns to 62 Truck fire station while Laura files a complaint against Lou.
18	5	"Sensitivity"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 19, 2005
While Chief Perrolli makes sure that Tommy stays clean, the Gavin brothers discover their father's secret family.
19	6	"Reunion"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 26, 2005
Tommy learns the truth about Sheila's pregnancy and Sean discovers that the woman he's dating is a firebug.
20	7	"Shame"	Jace Alexander	Evan Reilly	August 2, 2005
Tommy leaves the kids with his father so he can find a place to live and a new supply of drugs.
21	8	"Believe"	Jace Alexander	Evan Reilly	August 9, 2005
Jerry is forced to face his feelings for his gay son at a party and Tommy's efforts to hide his kids fall apart.
22	9	"Rebirth"	Jeffrey Levy	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	August 16, 2005
Tommy feels like a new man when he steals Janet's antidepressants.
23	10	"Brains"	Jeffrey Levy	Mike Martineau	August 23, 2005
Tommy and Mickey find proof that their half-brother is actually a child molester.
24	11	"Bitch"	John Fortenberry	John Scurti	August 30, 2005
Tommy is tasked with talking his nephew out of being a firefighter since they are afraid of his life.
25	12	"Happy"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary, Peter Tolan and Evan Reilly	September 6, 2005
Tommy's estranged sister Maggie, whom he hadn't seen in years, comes home upon learning that their father will leave them a fortune, planning to keep all the money for herself.
26	13	"Justice"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	September 13, 2005
Since Janet blames him for their son's death, Tommy enlists his father and uncle Teddy to plan his revenge against her.

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.

Season 3 (2006)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
27	1	"Devil"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	May 30, 2006
28	2	"Discovery"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	June 6, 2006
Sean and Johnny try to keep troubling secrets from Tommy that could make his life worse than it already is..
29	3	"Torture"	Jace Alexander	Evan Reilly	June 13, 2006
Tommy is still angry with Janet for being with his brother, but he soon faces the consequences of getting Nell Turbody to end her affair with his nephew.
30	4	"Sparks"	Jace Alexander	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	June 20, 2006
Tommy knows that Sean is in a relationship with his sister, but Sean tells him anyway and Sheila urges Tommy to donate his sperm to a sperm bank so the Gavin family can continue on.
31	5	"Chlamydia"	John Fortenberry	Evan Reilly	June 27, 2006
Tommy wants his former sister-in-law to help him get revenge on Johnny and Janet while Franco discovers his girlfriend just kidnapped his daughter.
32	6	"Zombies"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 11, 2006
Tommy and Johnny's ex-wife conspire to make him and Janet jealous while Sean takes an overdose of sleeping pills, causing him to walk in his sleep.
33	7	"Satisfaction"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 18, 2006
Tommy deals with another survivor's guilt just as Sheila is plotting revenge on him for cheating on her with Angie.
34	8	"Karate"	Ken Girotti	Evan Reilly	July 25, 2006
Sean proposes to Maggie, Lou tries Yoga and Tommy dates Sheila, Angie and Janet all at once.
35	9	"Pieces"	Jace Alexander	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	August 1, 2006
Tommy learns that the firefighters of 62 Truck are moving on, making him more concerned about his safety.
36	10	"Retards"	Jace Alexander	Evan Reilly	August 8, 2006
Sheila gets a Cadillac for Tommy to get him to marry her, Franco's attempt to impress Natalie falls flat and Mike's gay affair affects his transfer.
37	11	"Twilight"	John Fortenberry	John Scurti	August 15, 2006
While Tommy struggles to handle the pressure of caring for his father, Lou confesses that he once dated a nun and Jerry looks for help in sexual activity.
38	12	"Hell"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	August 22, 2006
Tommy, his friends and family embrace a big change when Johnny's murder coincides with Jerry's near-fatal stroke.
39	13	"Beached"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	August 29, 2006
After Johnny's funeral, Tommy wonders how he'll be able to care for his family and keep his promise to Sheila that he'll retire and live with her.

Season 4 (2007)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
40	1	"Babyface"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	June 13, 2007
41	2	"Tuesday"	Jace Alexander	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	June 20, 2007
While Tommy tries to get Sheila to come up with a believable story to end the arson investigation, he and Janet suspect that Colleen ran away from home.
42	3	"Commitment"	Jace Alexander	Evan Reilly	June 27, 2007
As Tommy fails to convince Colleen to come back home, Jerry tries to deal with being forced from a firefighter into a desk job since he is not fit to be a firefighter.
43	4	"Pussified"	Jace Alexander	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 11, 2007
While Tommy tries to make peace with Janet, Mike attempts to cope with his mother's death and Sean threatens to divorce Maggie, hurting her feelings.
44	5	"Black"	Jace Alexander	Mike Martineau	July 18, 2007
With Teddy in rehab for his overdosing, Lou finds recruits for the station's basketball team and Tommy learns that Sheila may have lied about the beach house fire.
45	6	"Balance"	Don Scardino	Evan Reilly	July 25, 2007
Sean tries to find out a secret that Mike's hiding in his deceased mother's bedroom and Tommy tries to figure out a deal Lou made with a rookie in the 62 truck.
46	7	"Seven"	Don Scardino	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	August 1, 2007
In spite of their heroic efforts for the fire, the firefighters of 62 Truck are heavily criticized and mocked by the press for failing to save seven children from a tragic house fire, making their lives more miserable than ever.
47	8	"Solo"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary, Peter Tolan and Evan Reilly	August 8, 2007
As Janet walks out on Tommy for giving the baby to Sheila, Chief Feinberg pressures him to take his daughter Beth on a date.
48	9	"Anger"	Ken Girotti	Evan Reilly	August 15, 2007
After trying to help Maggie and Uncle Teddy, Tommy struggles to get his life together when Janet throws him out of the house.
49	10	"High"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	August 22, 2007
After bribing Colleen to see the baby and find out what Janet's up to, Tommy looks back on his childhood while conversing with his estranged father.
50	11	"Cycle"	John Fortenberry	John Scurti	August 29, 2007
Tommy tries to kick his drinking habit out while keeping respective promises to Colleen and Sheila.
51	12	"Keefe"	Jace Alexander	Denis Leary, Peter Tolan and Evan Reilly	September 5, 2007
While wearing his cousin's bunker jacket, Tommy secretly protects Mike from the mistakes of his new hard-drinking crew.
52	13	"Yaz"	Jace Alexander	Peter Tolan, Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	September 12, 2007
Tommy decides to fix his many failed relationships when Jimmy's ghost puts the firehouse on its very edge.

Minisodes (2008)

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, 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 on 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.

Season 5 (2009)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
53	1	"Baptism"	Peter Tolan	Evan Reilly	April 7, 2009
54	2	"French"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	April 14, 2009
As a French author comes to New York to write a book about 9/11, Tommy discovers a secret about Janet's new guy and Mike and his friends prepare to open their bar.
55	3	"Wine"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	April 21, 2009
While Tommy plans to sabotage Shawn Black's attempts to marry Colleen, Lou starts a romance with the French author who's writing the book about 9/11.
56	4	"Jimmy"	John Fortenberry	Evan Reilly	April 28, 2009
After looking closely at video footage from 9/11, Tommy comes to suspect that Jimmy may have survived the attack on the World Trade Center, being alive all these years.
57	5	"Sheila"	Constantine Makris	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	May 5, 2009
As Tommy learns about Katy moving to boarding school, Garrity gets bad news about his health and Sheila asks Mike to help Damien prepare for firefighting training.
58	6	"Perspective"	Constantine Makris	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	May 12, 2009
While Garrity tries to keep his cancer a secret, Tommy finally reveals his feelings about 9/11 tragic.
59	7	"Play"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	May 19, 2009
Tommy and Janet visit Katy in Rhode Island where they try, for once, to have a normal regular family weekend instead of bickering all the time.
60	8	"Iceman"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	May 26, 2009
While Tommy's drinking brings him face to face with the ghosts of his past, Damien rides along on with 62 Truck, but becomes trapped in a burning building after being lead in by Mike.
61	9	"Thaw"	Peter Markle	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	June 2, 2009
After rescuing Damien, Tommy discovers that he's desired by both Sheila and Janet.
62	10	"Control"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Teleplay: Mike Martineau Story: Denis Leary, Peter Tolan and Evan Reilly	June 9, 2009
While Tommy's friends find out about his drinking, Sean's battle with cancer is made more difficult when his mother and brother visit. Tommy and Mike are trapped in the basement of a burning building after a fallen safe blocks their exit.
63	11	"Mickey"	Peter Tolan	Teleplay: Peter Tolan and Denis Leary Story: Danielle Giovanniello	June 16, 2009
As Sean makes final preparations for surgery, Colleen talks Tommy into getting revenge on Black Shawn for making rude comments.
64	12	"Disease"	John Fortenberry	Evan Reilly	June 23, 2009
While Sean recovers in the hospital, Lou is tempted by his ex-girlfriend and Tommy realizes his kids knows more about his drinking than he thought.
65	13	"Torch"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	June 30, 2009
As Sean struggles to recover from his cancer surgery, Tommy has a bad reaction to a gruesome car accident.
66	14	"Wheels"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Evan Reilly	July 7, 2009
Just as Franco's boxing ring becomes a big hit, the firefighters ask Damien to tell him that the female boxer he's fallen for is actually a lesbian.
67	15	"Initiation"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	July 14, 2009
While Sean returns to the firehouse following his surgery, Tommy finds it difficult to keep his promise to keep an eye on 62 Truck's new probie.
68	16	"Clean"	Constantine Makris	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	July 21, 2009
After bad publicity is brought on by a brawl he starts at a fireman's memorial service, Tommy is tasked with keeping the firehouse clean.
69	17	"Lesbos"	Ken Girotti	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 28, 2009
When a benefit for Garrity ends with a brawl that pits firefighters against lesbians, Tommy has to choose between Janet, his wife, and Sheila, his girlfriend.
70	18	"Carrot"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 4, 2009
As Tommy tries to decide between Janet and Sheila, Needles and Lou arrange for Franco to face a lesbian in the boxing ring.
71	19	"David"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 11, 2009
While Tommy protects Damien from a sexually-aggressive older woman, Lou admits to having second thoughts about making Tommy his best man.
72	20	"Zippo"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 18, 2009
As Tommy works to prevent Damien from getting involved with the older woman who's fallen for him, he still has to choose between Janet and Sheila.
73	21	"Jump"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan, Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 25, 2009
While Tommy and Kelly share common personal tragedies, Lou hopes to settle everything with his larcenous wife, only for tragedy to strike his family yet again.
74	22	"Drink"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	September 1, 2009
Janet and Sheila conspire to sabotage Tommy's latest romance as Teddy's struggle with Ellie's death threatens more suffering to 62 Truck.

Season 6 (2010)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
75	1	"Legacy"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	June 29, 2010
76	2	"Change"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	July 6, 2010
Tommy tries to regain a position of influence in his family when he learns his friends have assumed his familial duties.
77	3	"Comeback"	Constantine Makris	Evan Reilly	July 13, 2010
Tommy faces a difficult graveyard shift upon returning to work while trying to stay sober and away from his multiple drinking habits.
78	4	"Breakout"	Constantine Makris	Evan Reilly	July 20, 2010
Needles and Tommy conspire to get Lou out of the hospital when a rival firehouse intends to take advantage of his condition for their own causes.
79	5	"Blackout"	Peter Tolan	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	July 27, 2010
Tommy has to find Colleen after a wild night he can't remember.
80	6	"Sanctuary"	Valerie Harrington	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 3, 2010
Tommy attempts to get Colleen off drinking, which leads him to face demons from his past.
81	7	"Forgiven"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 10, 2010
Tommy goes back to work when Colleen drops the assault charges against him - only to find 62 Truck shut down.
82	8	"Cowboy"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan and Denis Leary	August 17, 2010
While 62 Truck gets a new lease on life for a publicized rescue, Janet agrees to give Tommy one more chance - on the condition that he end his affair with Sheila.
83	9	"Goodbye"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 24, 2010
As Tommy vows to get his life back together, Lou continues to ignore his failing health and Damien struggles with his decision to quit the fire department.
84	10	"A.D.D."	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	August 31, 2010
While Tommy pays attention to Damien, the firefighters express their anger at the site chosen to commemorate a fallen comrade.

Season 7 (2011)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
85	1	"Mutha"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	July 13, 2011
86	2	"Menses"	John Fortenberry	Peter Tolan, Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	July 20, 2011
Tommy discovers that the women in his life are plotting against him as the crew goes through three long, quiet weeks at work.
87	3	"Press"	John Fortenberry	Denis Leary, Evan Reilly and Zach Robbins	July 27, 2011
As Tommy tries to avoid being interviewed on TV about his cousin Jimmy, Black Shawn seeks help in scaling back Colleen's wedding plans.
88	4	"Brownies"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary, Evan Reilly and Zach Robbins	August 3, 2011
Upset about Tommy's interview on television, Franco considers leaving 62 Truck before his career is tainted.
89	5	"Head"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 10, 2011
As Tommy faces suspension and more bad press after his interview, his fellow firefighters start a campaign to save him from his miserable fate.
90	6	"344"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 17, 2011
Tommy gets in trouble with his family for making an unconscious violation of Sheila's privacy and Lou challenges Franco to do a better job of running 62 Truck.
91	7	"Jeter"	Ken Girotti	Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 24, 2011
To help Tommy make things right with his family, Lou gives them letters Tommy wrote for them to read after his death.
92	8	"Vows"	Evan Reilly	Peter Tolan, Denis Leary and Evan Reilly	August 31, 2011
According to Gavin family tradition, Colleen's wedding proves to be emotional, if not debaucherous, but everyone's high spirits are soon broken.
93	9	"Ashes"	Peter Tolan	Denis Leary and Peter Tolan	September 7, 2011
The members of 62 Truck struggle to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of the fire and the death of Lou, as the new probies stand before a new leader.

References

1. http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/05/22/review-rescue-me-comedy-short/
2. "Showcase to air Rescue Me webisode tonight". August 29, 2006.