What are the best episodes of Providence?

The best rated episodes of Providence are: The Reunion - S2E13 rated 10.0, Mother and Child - S2E12 rated 10.0, Home for the Holidays - S2E10 rated 10.0, Thank You Providence (2) - S2E9 rated 10.0, Thank You Providence (1) - S2E8 rated 10.0, Sail Away - S2E7 rated 10.0, The Phantom Menace - S2E6 rated 10.0, He's Come Undone - S2E5 rated 10.0, The Eleventh Hour (2) - S5E12 rated 9.0

What are the worst episodes of Providence?

The lowest rated episodes of Providence are: Pilot - S1E1 rated 6.8, The Letter - S2E2 rated 7.0, The Birthday Party - S2E3 rated 7.0, Shadow Play - S4E12 rated 7.0, Heaven Can Wait - S1E17 rated 7.7, Sisters - S1E4 rated 8.0, Runaway Sydney - S1E5 rated 8.5, Tying the Not - S1E6 rated 8.5, Blind Faith - S1E8 rated 8.5

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Jan 1999 - Dec 2002

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Best Episodes of Providence

The Reunion
S2 Ep13
10.0
4th Feb 2000
Syd is getting ready for her 15th high school reunion Syd is getting ready for her 15th high school reunion she runs into Kerry Kane her best friend in high school voted most likely to succeed. Syd begins to notice odd things about her friend who begins to show signs of Obsessive compulsive disorder. Syd learns the real secret to why Kerry actually came to Providence for the reunion.
Mother and Child
S2 Ep12
10.0
21st Jan 2000
Syd believes that a patient she Dr. Sullivan are treating has Muchausen Syndrome which causes a mother to make a child purposely sick in order to seek immediate medical attention. Dr. Sullivan tells Syd that she was treated a year earlier and the results showed no symptoms of the disease. The doctor believes that the patient is being poisoned.
Home for the Holidays
S2 Ep10
10.0
17th Dec 1999
Syd finds how much family means to her. When she sees what life may have been without them.
Thank You Providence (2)
S2 Ep9
10.0
26th Nov 1999
Syd tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.
Thank You Providence (1)
S2 Ep8
10.0
26th Nov 1999
Syd tries to make it home for Thanksgiving.
Sail Away
S2 Ep7
10.0
19th Nov 1999
Kyle has lost his arm and Syd may loose everthing to help Kyle deal with the loss of his arm.
The Phantom Menace
S2 Ep6
10.0
12th Nov 1999
Syd helps someone pass a physical.
He's Come Undone
S2 Ep5
10.0
5th Nov 1999
Kyle is dying of cancer.
The Eleventh Hour (2)
S5 Ep12
9.0
20th Dec 2002
Will Syd get to spend her wedding night Owen? She almost gets to unill a patient enters the ER with a bullet wound and the patient's dad takes the ER hostage. Also Owen and Syd may leave Providence.

Worst Episodes of Providence

Pilot
S1 Ep1
6.8
8th Jan 1999
Dr. Sidney Hansen returns home to Rhode Island From Los Angeles after tragedy strikes.
The Letter
S2 Ep2
7.0
1st Oct 1999
On the first anniversary of Lynda's death, the Hansens agree to celebrate her life with a memorial dinner until Jim causes a family uproar when he confesses that a missing secret letter that he wrote to his wife just before her fatal heart attack might have caused the calamity. Elsewhere, Sydney stays close to the athletic Kyle when he learns he must undergo a traumatic surgery. Joanie must make a painful decision when she discovers that the obedient employee in her dog store eatery has been behaving more and more like a canine.
The Birthday Party
S2 Ep3
7.0
22nd Oct 1999
SURPRISE PARTY -- While making preparations for baby Hannah's first birthday party, Joanie (Paula Cale) is pleased to learn that Ritchie , the baby's father, will be in town to join the celebration. What she hadn't planned on was that Ritchie would be bringing a special guest of his own to the party -- his new, very young bride, Kris. Meanwhile, Syd invites Kyle to move into the guest house while he undergoes his chemotherapy treatment.
Shadow Play
S4 Ep12
7.0
11th Jan 2002
LARRY MILLER (""THE PRINCESS DIARIES"") GUEST-STARS -- In the wake of her malpractice suit, Syd (Melina Kanakaredes) is shadowed at St. Clare's Clinic by one of it's snoopy board members, Dr. Mincus (guest star Larry Miller, ""The Princess Diaries""). Similiarly at the vet clinic, Jim (Mike Farrell) returns to work part-time under the watchful eye of Sam (guest star Cress Williams, NBC's ""ER""). Tina (Maria Pitillo) seeks Syd's professional advice and learns she may have to consider surgery if she hopes to conceive a child. Robbie (Seth Peterson) becomes a full partner at O'Neill's. Joanie (Paula Cale) and Phil (guest star Dan Montgomery) use their talents for fighting the system to help a father (guest star Peter Onorati) whose son (guest star Scott Terra) needs more assistance than his school is willing to give him. Concetta Tomei, Dana Daurey and Samaria Graham also star.
Heaven Can Wait
S1 Ep17
7.7
21st May 1999
The series closes its first season with an emotional episode revolving around troubled teen Lilly. With Syd and the Hansens, Lilly has found a sense of security. Syd is thrilled when Kyle returns to Providence for a quick visit, but later becomes concerned when he also seeks her medical advice. Meanwhile, Jim is stunned when his assistant, Heather, quits her job, and enlists Robbie's help to convince her to stay. Joanie has a difficult time finding someone suitable to help her out at the Barkery. And, a family celebration turns tragic when a friend from Lilly's past arrives in Providence.
Sisters
S1 Ep4
8.0
29th Jan 1999
Syd helps Joanie's friend whose health is as bad as her reputation: Jim and Robbie bust a sick chimp out of the zoo.
Runaway Sydney
S1 Ep5
8.5
5th Feb 1999
Trouble at home & at the clinic causes Syd to pack her bags to return to LA; Jim faces a clingy client.
Tying the Not
S1 Ep6
8.5
12th Feb 1999
Syd's thrilled when Joanie announces that she's marrying Richie, but Lynda plants doubts in Syd's mind weather or not the pair really love each other.
Blind Faith
S1 Ep8
8.5
26th Feb 1999
Syd's hospital job is jeopardized by a surly surgeon-and a blind date who gets struck by lighting; a seeing-eye dog (voice of Jay Leno) opens up to a flu-ridden Jim.

Providence Episode Guide

Pilot
S1 Ep1
6.8
8th Jan 1999
Dr. Sidney Hansen returns home to Rhode Island From Los Angeles after tragedy strikes.
Home Again
S1 Ep2
9.0
15th Jan 1999
Sydney helps a woman with a bad home life; Joanie names her baby. Kyle reenters Syd's Life.
All Good Dogs Go to Heaven
S1 Ep3
9.0
22nd Jan 1999
A dying dog triggers Jim's greif; Syd races to save a teen whoose diagnosis is grave; Joanie gets into a lather after meeting Syd's Soap- Star patient.
Sisters
S1 Ep4
8.0
29th Jan 1999
Syd helps Joanie's friend whose health is as bad as her reputation: Jim and Robbie bust a sick chimp out of the zoo.
Runaway Sydney
S1 Ep5
8.5
5th Feb 1999
Trouble at home & at the clinic causes Syd to pack her bags to return to LA; Jim faces a clingy client.
Tying the Not
S1 Ep6
8.5
12th Feb 1999
Syd's thrilled when Joanie announces that she's marrying Richie, but Lynda plants doubts in Syd's mind weather or not the pair really love each other.
If Memory Serves
S1 Ep7
9.0
19th Feb 1999
Syd's momeries confirm her fears about Jim's mystery lady; Robbie jumps through the hoops for a new lady.
Blind Faith
S1 Ep8
8.5
26th Feb 1999
Syd's hospital job is jeopardized by a surly surgeon-and a blind date who gets struck by lighting; a seeing-eye dog (voice of Jay Leno) opens up to a flu-ridden Jim.
Taste of Providence
S1 Ep9
8.5
12th Mar 1999
Syd helps a stripper leave the business, drawing fire from Dr. Marcus and the dancer's angry lover; Joanie makes a splash at a cooking contest; Robbie gets involved with a bookie.
You Bet Your Life
S1 Ep10
8.5
19th Mar 1999
Syd is staggered by the indecent proposal of an eccentric, elderly but lustful millionaire who offers her cash-starved medical clinic a fortune if she'll spend 48 hours traveling with him; a debt-ridden Robbie gets in deeper when he urges his injured girlfriend not to play in a key college basketball game while he secretly bets against her team; Joanie begins cooking school and falls for a mysterious fellow student who admires her ""aphrodisiacal"" clam chowder; Jim hires a klutzy veterinary assistant at the clinic.
Pig in Providence
S1 Ep11
8.5
2nd Apr 1999
Syd gamely tries to help a young stripper who wants to leave her profession and have her bustline reduced to alleviate a dangerous back problem - but her abusive biker boyfriend may have other ideas. Elsewhere, Sydney's chilly relationship with a desirable chief surgeon begins to thaw quickly; Robbie's lucky dalliance with horse racing encourages him to roll the dice one too many times; and Joanie searches for the missing ingredient that could make her clam chowder a winner in the 'Taste of Providence' cooking contest.
Saint Syd
S1 Ep12
8.5
9th Apr 1999
No good deed goes unpunished. Against her better judgment, Syd can't resist reaching out to help a wayward teenager, but her efforts only complicate the manipulative young woman's relationship with her new foster parents - especially when she suddenly disappears; Joanie is agog when a major food distributor wants to buy her secret chowder if she will leave her family and move to Japan to provide quality control; and resourceful Robbie borrows more trouble when he secretly volunteers one of his dad's prized poodle patients for a day-long, lucrative TV commercial shoot that backfires.
Family Tree
S1 Ep13
8.5
23rd Apr 1999
A wary Syd tries to do the right thing when she takes in Lilly , a troublesome teenager who is returned by her latest foster parents, but in no time, the lodger's carelessness places the entire Hansen household in jeopardy. Joanie's hopes soar when she learns that her handsome business partner has broken up with his girlfriend, but their main concern however, is finding a restaurant that will let them showcase her special chowder for food distributors. Robbie comes to the rescue and risks his job when he volunteers his place of employment while the owner is away. In addition, Sydney encounters a likable elderly patient (guest star Maxine Stuart) with hidden health problems, and Jim wants to help a bedraggled stray dog give birth to her pups.
Good Fellows
S1 Ep14
8.5
30th Apr 1999
14 A busy Syd helps an injured high school runner (guest star Brian Poth) who is driven to win at any price by his stern coach/father even as she is romanced by the handsome son of a courtly mob boss (guest star John Capodice) whose beloved pug is treated in her dad's veterinary clinic. Elsewhere, Joanie's culinary reputation takes a hit when her vaunted meatloaf is spurned by humans but makes for a tail-wagging dogfood among the canine set.
Two to Tango
S1 Ep15
8.5
7th May 1999
Syd firmly tries to fend off the romantic advances of a handsome businessman (guest star David Lee Smith) whose family is linked to the Mob, and lavish gifts begin to wear her down while at the clinic. She diagnoses a sickly landscaper (guest star Tim Ransom) who she suspects is being poisoned by pesticides. Elsewhere among the Hansen clan: Joanie -- on the eve of her new shop opening -- becomes concerned when boyfriend/business partner shows little interest in her infant daughter; Jim indulges himself when he commits to helping Lilly rig up a Rube Goldberg contraption as part of a school project; and Robbie begins to appreciate the hidden allure of Jim's clumsy veterinary assistant in a whole new way.
Guys and Dolls
S1 Ep16
8.5
14th May 1999
Syd and her father clash over her relationship with Paul when it's revealed that the District Attorney's office has begun a criminal investigation into Paul's alleged mob ties. Meanwhile, Robbie talks Joanie into filming her own cable TV commercial to promote the Barkery, and Syd tries to treat a teenage boy whose symptoms don't match his blood tests.
Heaven Can Wait
S1 Ep17
7.7
21st May 1999
The series closes its first season with an emotional episode revolving around troubled teen Lilly. With Syd and the Hansens, Lilly has found a sense of security. Syd is thrilled when Kyle returns to Providence for a quick visit, but later becomes concerned when he also seeks her medical advice. Meanwhile, Jim is stunned when his assistant, Heather, quits her job, and enlists Robbie's help to convince her to stay. Joanie has a difficult time finding someone suitable to help her out at the Barkery. And, a family celebration turns tragic when a friend from Lilly's past arrives in Providence.