As of July 2026, Nurse Jackie Season 1 aired in 2009 with 12 episodes — streaming now on Paramount Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Nurse Jackie Season 1

2009 12 Episodes Drama · Comedy ⭐ 7/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Nurse Jackie Season 1 is available on and right now. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 247 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Edie Falco is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Nurse Jackie Season 1 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The jokes in Nurse Jackie Season 1 land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. Season 1 of Nurse Jackie includes 12 episodes. It aired from June 2009 to August 2009. This season stars Edie Falco, Peter Facinelli and Eve Best. Edie Falco and Peter Facinelli lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2009. Nurse Jackie Season 1 earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Nurse Jackie Season 1 respects your intelligence. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Edie Falco sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 Nurse Jackie Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Pilot
2009-06-08
Longtime ER nurse Jackie Peyton bends the rules to bring some good from a patient's senseless death, while concealing her addiction to a pain killer she gets from her boyfriend, the hospital pharmacist.
E2
Sweet 'n All
2009-06-15
Jackie and her husband, Kevin, become concerned that their older daughter Grace is suffering from anxiety disorder; hospital administrator Mrs. Akalitus drinks Jackie's Percoset-laced coffee.
E3
Chicken Soup
2009-06-22
An elderly patient checks in who has been treating his heart disease with chicken soup; Jackie discusses her daughter's anxiety with Dr. O'Hara; Eddie learns that he is to be replaced by a pill-dispensing machine.
E4
School Nurse
2009-06-29
Jackie and Kevin consider enrolling Grace in private school; the stoic Dr. O'Hara must endure the emotional thanks of a boy whose twin brother she saved; Zoey loses a patient for the first time.
E5
Daffodil
2009-07-06
Jackie breaks several rules and regulations to help a 10-year-old girl caring for her lupus-stricken mother; Mrs. Akalitus accidentally tasers herself; O'Hara treats Zoey to a meal at a four-star restaurant.
E6
Tiny Bubbles
2009-07-13
Jackie is caught off-guard when a nurse (Judith Ivey) she used to work with, who is dying of lung cancer, asks Jackie to help end her life. Meanwhile, Coop's mother (Blythe Danner) is admitted with a gall bladder attack. We learn that he is the only son of lesbians...a fact that delights Jackie and ...
E7
Steak Knife
2009-07-20
A man is admitted with a steak knife sticking out of his chest. Eddie gives Jackie a Cartier bracelet for their one-year anniversary, but she rejects the gift. A baby is left in the nurses' station and Akalitus takes the infant to her office.
E8
Pupil
2009-07-27
Jackie discovers that a new temp nurse is abusing drugs, but when she confronts him, he calls her on hypocrisy; Mrs. Akalitus still has the foundling infant left at the hospital; Coop reveals to Eddie that Jackie has a child.
E9
Nose Bleed
2009-08-03
Jackie admits a patient she has treated before. As his condition worsens, Zoey questions whether Jackie did enough to help him on his previous visit. Jackie's drug use starts to cause spontaneous nose bleeds.
E10
Ring Finger
2009-08-10
Jackie and Grace begin mother-daughter tap class. Coop threatens to expose Jackie for falsifying a donor's record. Jackie has forgotten to remove her wedding ring, and needs to get it off before meeting Eddie for a quickie.
E11
Pill-O-Matix
2009-08-17
Kevin decides to buy Jackie a new wedding ring. At work, the automated pill machine replaces Eddie. A movie critic is admitted with a broken elbow.
E12
Health Care and Cinema
2009-08-24
Kevin invites Jackie to a midnight rendezvous in order to give her a new wedding ring; the comatose movie critic wakes up but his tastes have radically changed.

🎭 Cast of Nurse Jackie Season 1

Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Jackie Peyton
Peter Facinelli
Peter Facinelli
Dr. Fitch Cooper
Eve Best
Eve Best
Dr. Eleanor O'Hara
Merritt Wever
Merritt Wever
Zoey Barkow
Paul Schulze
Paul Schulze
Eddie Walzer
Haaz Sleiman
Haaz Sleiman
Mohammed 'Mo-Mo' De La Cruz

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