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‘9-1-1’ Season 8 Episode 9 Preview: Photos, “Sob Stories” Promo and Cast

March 4, 2025

ABC’s 9-1-1 season eight finally returns from its three month winter break with a special two-part story. The teaser for season eight episode nine builds up the hype by warning that “one of their own will be taken.” And the new photos show an emotional squad and Eddie appearing to hug everyone goodbye. Episode nine, “Sob Stories,” will air on Thursday, March 6, 2025 at 8pm ET/PT.

The cast is led by Peter Krause as Bobby Nash and Angela Bassett as Athena Grant-Nash. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Maddie Han, Oliver Stark is Evan “Buck” Buckley, Kenneth Choi is Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds stars as Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz.

“Sob Stories” Plot: The 118 responds to a fire at a local animal shelter and races to evacuate all the animals. Meanwhile, Maddie takes a 9-1-1 call that sets her on a quest for answers.

9-1-1 Season 8 episode 9 — Ryan Guzman and Peter Krause in ‘9-1-1’ season 8 episode 9 (Disney/Christopher Willard)

9-1-1 Synopsis, Courtesy of ABC:

The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping conditions. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives.

The show draws from the real lives of first responders who regularly face situations that are often unpredictable, intense and uplifting at the same time.