Season 8 of 9-1-1 is approaching a troublesome conclusion. Because the present killed off one authentic character (spoiler alert: Captain Bobby Nash) in episode 15, viewers are attempting to choose up the damaged items of their hearts in time for episode 16. However when precisely does it air?
Under, discover out when season 8, episode 16, “The Final Alarm,” comes out and the way it will unpack the aftermath of Bobby’s demise.
Why Did They Kill Off Bobby in 911?
Bobby dies in 9-1-1 as a result of he was “written in sacrifice, and he was constructed for this,” actor Peter Krause stated about his character in an announcement following the heartbreaking April 2025 episode.
“I’ve heard that many followers are upset by this loss, and so they have a proper to be. It’s a loss,” Peter acknowledged in his assertion, per Selection. The Six Toes Beneath alum added that Bobby’s demise was “greater than a daring artistic alternative on a daring present” and his “story arc honors” real-life first responders.
“First responders threat their lives on the job in order that others can see one other day,” Peter defined about Bobby. “We at 9-1-1 salute all of the unimaginable women and men who do these harmful jobs and try to maintain us secure. Our present is extremely troublesome to make at instances with lengthy hours, difficult stunts and elaborate disasters. We couldn’t do it with out one another.”
9-1-1 showrunner Tim Minear took the autumn for Bobby’s demise, noting that he “needed to persuade all people about” his choice.
“The community was not like, ‘Yeah, do away with him, it’ll save us cash.’ It was nothing like that,” Tim clarified, in keeping with Selection. “I needed to pitch this on the highest ranges and simply stroll by the entire story and attempt to infect them — humorous alternative of phrases, given the storyline — as a result of, as I pitched it, you can perceive, as a author, how instantly the entire world felt extra alive. It felt extra actual as a result of this factor had occurred.”
When Does 911 Season 8 Episode 16 Air?
Although 9-1-1 episodes usually air each Thursday on ABC, season 8, episode 16, won’t come out till Could 1, 2025, two weeks after episode 15 was launched. Titled “Lab Rats,” episode 15 options Bobby dying after being contaminated by a virus.
Episode 16 of season 8 is predicted to function Bobby, Tim stated, in keeping with Selection.
“Nicely, I’ll say that episode 15 is just not Peter Krause’s closing look this season,” Tim stated whereas explaining that they filmed episode 15 and “aired it as episode 13” to ensure that episodes 14 and 15 to be a two-part arc.
“We shot it tremendous quick, in order that 14 and 15 might be this two parter, after which, I’d have three episodes to take care of the aftermath,” Tim continued. “So, it’s not like Bobby dies, after which everybody goes on with their day. I feel you want three episodes for the viewers and the characters to get their heads round it.”
Tim added that “each single episode of the subsequent three” of season 8 are “all about Bobby’s demise.”
Did Peter Krause Go away 911?
No, Peter didn’t depart the present. Tim defined that Bobby’s demise was completely his choice, not Peter’s. In truth, the Six Toes Beneath alum has expressed how troublesome it is going to be to half methods along with his 9-1-1 co-stars.
Throughout an April 18, 2025, Good Morning America look, Peter referred to as 9-1-1 his “office dwelling for eight years, eight seasons.”
