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.[1] A second season began airing on August 8, 2013.
PANIC 9-1-1 returned for a third season on June 25, 2022.[2] The one-hour docudrama aired Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. ET (9:00 p.m. CT).[3]
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 emergencydispatchers 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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.[15][16][17]
No. in series
No. in season
Title
Original air date
U.S. viewers (million)
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 Ohiofast 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.
