2012 American TV series or program
| Panic 911 | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production company | Sirens Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | A&E |
| Release | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) – present (present) |
Panic 911 (also stylized as PANIC 9-1-1) is an American documentary television series that airs on A&E and debuted on November 29, 2012. A second season began airing on August 8, 2013.
PANIC 9-1-1 returned for a third season on June 25, 2022. The one-hour docudrama aired Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. ET (9:00 p.m. CT).
Premise
The docudrama series follows and reenacts the events of real 9-1-1 calls, including actual audio. The urgent life-and-death situations unfold between emergency dispatchers and frantic callers. Within each episode, the 9-1-1 call narrates what is happening, while interviews with those involved are also included with their first-hand details.
Each episode opens with the following:
These stories are based on actual 9-1-1 calls, some of which have been edited for dramatic purposes. They contain dramatizations of certain events.
According to A&E: PANIC 9-1-1 is an innovative series featuring dramatic 9-1-1 calls as they play out in “real time”. Three calls per episode deliver nail-biting tension, bone-chilling dread, courage and heroism while capturing raw and inspiring tales of humanity. First-person interviews, graphics and recreations further help bring the calls to life.
Episodes
Season 1 (2012)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "I Need You to Put the Gun Down" | November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29) | 1.62 | |
| In the series debut, a mother debates whether to use her gun on a suspected rapist. A grandmother is in panic when she's faced with a burglar at her residence. A gunman holds a sporting goods retail store hostage. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "He Told Me I Was Going to Die Today" | December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06) | 1.32 | |
| An obsessed previous love interest comes back to get revenge on his past lover, which leads to a high speed pursuit. Two females in Indiana are put into danger when they stand on an unstable frozen lake. A pregnant woman in Denver is assaulted by a stalker. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "I Plan on Leaving Here in a Body Bag" | December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) | 1.47 | |
| A man abducts his previous wife, and holds her hostage due to unresolved issues. A mentally unstable man opens fire on a suburban neighborhood in Ohio. A widow in California carefully contacts police, when an unknown burglar attempts to discover a way into her house. | |||||
Season 2 (2013)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "He's in My Room" | August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08) | 1.18 | |
| A mother and son are trapped inside a closet after a burglar makes his way into their home. A pair of teenagers, who are enjoying their spring break, are key witnesses to a car crash. A hiker ends up buried in the snow. | |||||
| 5 | 2 | "I'm Gonna Shoot Your Head Off" | August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15) | 1.31 | |
| A customer attempts to acquire weapons from inside a sporting goods store. Two teenagers exploring are trapped after an ice cave collapses. An employee and a customer, at a tanning salon, are met with an armed robbery suspect. | |||||
| 6 | 3 | "I Don't Want to Die Like This" | August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22) | 1.11 | |
| A young woman calls for help, when she sees two men crawl over her back fence. An Amber alert helps a woman spot a child and his kidnapper. A man with a machete forces his way into his ex-wife's home. | |||||
| 7 | 4 | "Get Out of the Van and Run" | August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29) | 1.34 | |
| A cab driver calls 9-1-1 after she's met with a violent passenger. A teenager is woken up at home after an intruder enters with weapons. A pregnant woman ends up trapped in a fire. | |||||
| 8 | 5 | "I'm in the Back of a Truck" | September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05) | 1.18 | |
| Two masked burglars make their way into a man's residence. A college student calls for help after her ex-boyfriend abducts her. A woman is hiding in her closet after a man breaks into her home. | |||||
| 9 | 6 | "I Don't Want to Shoot a Gun" | September 12, 2013 (2013-09-12) | 1.25 | |
| A 12-year-old girl grabs her parents' gun when a burglar makes his way in. A kidnapping spills over into a nearby residence and quickly turns violent. An elderly couple make a call for help and shoot an intruder that breaks into their home. | |||||
Season 3 (2022)
PANIC 9-1-1 returned for a third season in June 2022, with thirteen episodes airing on A&E, between June 6 and September 3.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (million) | |
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| 10 | 1 | "I'm Dying" | June 25, 2022 (2022-06-25) | N/A | |
| A Florida woman fights for her life when her estranged husband starts shooting through the door. A young mother finds herself in a terrifying situation when her brakes stop working on a busy highway during a holiday weekend. A Georgia couple hear screaming in the woods near their home and discover an abandoned baby. | |||||
| 11 | 2 | "There Is a Gun to Her Back" | July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02) | N/A | |
| A middle-aged woman holds an Ohio fast food restaurant manager hostage. In Florida, first responders scramble to locate a young woman who flipped her car into a flooded ditch before she drowns. A married couple in Ohio defend themselves after an intruder enters their home in the middle of the night. | |||||
| 12 | 3 | "I Can't Get Out of the House" | July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09) | N/A | |
| In Oregon, a young woman hides in a closet as an intruder enters her home. After a fire breaks out, two Oklahoma City women become trapped in their apartment's breezeway by a wall of flames. In Virginia, a woman and her daughter try to fight off an erratic carjacker. | |||||
| 13 | 4 | "That Was Your Final Warning" | July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) | N/A | |
| In Florida, a car chase transpires to rescue a hostage being held at gunpoint in her ex-boyfriend's car. After being shocked by 14,000 volts of electricity, a Georgia man's chance of survival is in the hands of his friend. A mother of three stands her ground in her Michigan home while two men break-in during the night. | |||||
| 14 | 5 | "They Have Guns" | July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23) | N/A | |
| A young Ohio woman calls 911 from under her bed while her family is held hostage by armed home invaders. Police rush to rescue a woman trapped in her burning car in Georgia. A kidnapper tries to steal a mother's young child at a gas station in New Mexico. | |||||
| 15 | 6 | "I'm Dying and I Love Him" | July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30) | N/A | |
| Rescuers struggle to reach a bride-to-be and her friend as their overturned SUV fills with water during Oklahoma's tornado season. An 11-year-old girl and her younger brother are stuck in the bedroom of their burning North Carolina home. An armed neighbor rushes to confront a trespasser inside his neighbor's garage in Florida. | |||||
| 16 | 7 | "They're Coming" | August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06) | N/A | |
| An 11-year-old boy is home alone when a group of robbers breaks into his house in Florida. A Good Samaritan races against time to save a driver from a burning car in Utah. A couple is stuck on a boat which clings to the edge of a dam in Illinois. | |||||
| 17 | 8 | "I Don't Know What To Do" | August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13) | N/A | |
| A woman hides in her bathroom when a strange man breaks into her Florida home in the middle of the night. A man is stuck in his overturned pickup which is quickly filling with water in Michigan. A woman is trapped inside her bedroom as a tornado rips through her Texas mobile home. | |||||
| 18 | 9 | "Hurry I'm Scared" | August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) | N/A | |
| Two young sisters hide in a closet as strangers break into their Tennessee home. A man is bleeding to death after his leg is amputated by a baler in Florida. A woman is trapped in her car as her engine is on fire in Washington. | |||||
| 19 | 10 | "I'm Scared to Death" | August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) | N/A | |
| A neighboring young North Carolina couple witnesses a young man attack his family, before he turns his attention to them. A 15-year-old girl clings to a branch as an aggressive mother alligator lurks below in Florida. A couple wakes in the middle of the night to find their Indiana home engulfed by flames. | |||||
| 20 | 11 | "He's Standing in Front of Me" | September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | N/A | |
| A suspected gunman takes a Michigan coach bus hostage, and the driver is not stopping. Rescuers race against time to save a snowboarder stranded by an avalanche in Utah. A young girl is unresponsive after falling into her backyard pool in Florida. | |||||
| 21 | 12 | "I'm Hanging On" | September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | N/A | |
| A woman's vengeful ex-husband breaks into her Arkansas home and a firefight ensues. A man fights for his life as he falls through ice into a freezing river in New Hampshire. The search heats up for an angry ex-boyfriend who has just kidnapped his young child in Virginia. | |||||
| 22 | 13 | "He's Hitting Me Head On" | September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | N/A | |
| A man and his daughter flee from an aggressive driver intent on exacting deadly revenge in North Carolina. A man clings to life as he is impaled by a metal pole after a car accident in Texas. A gunman holds two people hostage in an Oklahoma office building with an unusual demand. | |||||
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