What Time Is The ‘9-1-1' Finale Tonight? One Character May Be Saying Goodbye For Good

Forbes

15-05-2025

Angela Bassett in "9-1-1" Season 8.
The current season of 9-1-1 has been the most emotional yet, following the death of 118's Captain Bobby Nash (Peter Krause). Amid the tragedy, Season 8 is coming to a close tonight. Find out what time to tune in and what to expect from the season's action-packed final episode.
In Season 8, Episode 15, titled 'Lab Rats,' Bobby met a tragic end after heroically giving the only available vial of a life-saving vaccine to his teammate Chimney (Kenneth Choi). Killing off Bobby was an 'entirely creative' choice, showrunner Tim Minear told Variety after the episode. His character was chosen because his death would have the greatest impact on the entire crew 'in a way that really no other character death would,' he said.
Minear added that he purposely chose not to have Bobby's death occur in tonight's finale to allow "the audience and the characters to get their heads around it.' The previous two episodes have followed the first responders as they deal with the aftermath of Bobby's death and their return to work saving lives.
Bobby's co-workers and loved ones came together to attend his heartbreaking funeral, even as each of them struggles with their own grief. Chimney is grappling with survivor's guilt. Buck is clashing with Eddie (Ryan Guzman), who returned for Bobby's funeral after leaving for El Paso to reconnect with his teenage son. Buck is also still trying to make sense of Bobby's final words: 'They're going to need you.'
Now a widow, Athena tries to distract herself with work by taking on a case connected to Bobby, but ultimately breaks down to Henrietta Wilson (Aisha Hinds.)
'If you love someone, you're honest with them. You respect them. You trust that they can make the hard decisions,' Athena said in Season 8, Episode 16, 'The Last Alarm." 'You don't just blindside them and then take off. You don't leave them to deal with the mess — alone. He's not supposed to be dead, Hen. He stood here in this kitchen that morning, planning our future. And he just left. He left me.'
Chiquita Fuller and Jennifer Love Hewitt in "9-1-1" Season 8.
The 9-1-1 Season 8 finale will air at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 15, 2025, on ABC. It will also be available to stream the following day (Friday, May 16) on Hulu and Disney+.
The 9-1-1 Season 8 finale will be broadcast on ABC. If you don't have cable but want to watch the episode live, you can sign up for a live TV streaming service that carries the network, such as Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV Stream, YouTube TV, and more.
Angela Bassett in "9-1-1" Season 8.
In the 9-1-1 Season 8 finale, titled "Seismic Shifts," Athena and 118 respond to a mass-casualty event after a 19-story high-rise apartment building collapses, potentially trapping hundreds of people beneath the rubble. 'Send everybody!' Athena frantically yells to 9-1-1 dispatchers when she arrives on the scene, according to the teaser.
'The 118, still reeling from their recent loss, is dispatched to a mass casualty event after a high-rise apartment building collapses,' the logline reads. But that's not all – Athena and Chimney also have to work together 'to save a familiar face." It's a much-needed pairing, especially since Athena has been holding a grudge against Chimney over Bobby's death.
Another lingering question heading into tonight's finale is whether Eddie will leave the 118 for good. In the last episode, viewers learned that he had accepted a job offer with a fire department in El Paso, where his son Christopher is living.
When Guzman was asked by TV Line at the 2025 Disney Upfront whether his character is leaving Los Angeles permanently, he responded, 'I know he loves the 118, but when it comes down to his son or the 118, he always chooses his son."
Watch a sneak peak for tonight's dramatic finale, below.