The Dead Zone

Jun 16, 2002

After six years in a coma following a near-fatal car accident, Johnny awakens to find he has the gift of second sight.

Jun 23, 2002

Johnny uses his psychic powers to help solve a serial murder case.

Jun 30, 2002

Johnny gains trust in his powers after they enable him to save a star high school athlete from a life-threatening heart condition.

Jul 7, 2002

In helping an old man find his long lost love, Johnny himself falls in love with the woman through visions he has of her in her youth.

Jul 14, 2002

Johnny is called to serve on a jury and uses his powers to uncover the real facts in the case.

Jul 21, 2002

Johnny experiences disturbing visions in his home that lead him to discover the truth about his mother's death.

Jul 28, 2002

While trying to rescue a runaway teen, Johnny is exposed to mind-altering drugs which have a uniquely adverse effect on his brain.

Aug 4, 2002

Struck with a vision of a fiery explosion, Johnny must distinguish between his dream world and reality in order to prevent a disaster.

Aug 11, 2002

Johnny attempts to manipulate the events during a hostage situation in a bank but each time he makes a move, the ending changes for the worse.

Aug 18, 2002

Johnny's life is threatened when he's charged with witchcraft in a small New England town.

Aug 25, 2002

Things heat up between Johnny and Dana during a "pretend" dinner date, which Dana plans to use as the basis for a cover story.

Sep 8, 2002

Johnny's visions reach across time when he joins forces with a psychic Native American shaman from centuries past to avert a major disaster.

Sep 15, 2002

When Johnny's prediction of a tragic fire comes true, the incident brings him unwanted media coverage, as well as the attention of Greg Stillson, a very ambitious young candidate for Congress.

Jan 5, 2003

The season premiere finds Johnny still shaken by his Armageddon visions and growing increasingly obsessed with Stillson, whom he's secretly investigating. But another mystery draws him back into the public eye: a test of Johnny's powers by an adversary who is as obsessed with him as Johnny is with Stillson.

Jan 12, 2003

Johnny struggles to rescue four teens trapped in a collapsing mine, all while reliving - and in some way trying to redeem - sins from his family's past.

Jan 19, 2003

An unexpected incident leads Johnny to a profound new understanding of Walt.

Feb 2, 2003

Johnny takes on a major corporation to prevent the mass marketing of a drug he foresees will cause terrible birth defects years down the line.

Feb 9, 2003

When Johnny is injured and infused with a blood product stemming from six different people, he begins having visions through the donors' eyes and learns one of them will die unless he intervenes.

Feb 16, 2003

Johnny's decision to join the reelection campaign of Stillson's chief opponent, Harrison Fisher, has unintended consequences.

Feb 23, 2003

Johnny is kidnapped by three young women who demand his help in solving a murder mystery from the past.

Mar 2, 2003

On a flight to Washington with Purdy, Johnny is hit with a vision of their plane crashing.

Mar 9, 2003

A terrifying vision leads to Johnny's involvement with a man who suddenly disappears.

Mar 16, 2003

The vision of a hit on crime boss Cathan Donnegal leads to Johnny's (Anthony Michael Hall) involvement with the mob.

Mar 30, 2003

When Johnny is reunited with two close friends from high school, one of whom is awaiting a heart transplant, he is tormented by a vision of the other becoming the donor.

Apr 6, 2003

The death of Bruce's father, Pastor David Lewis leads Bruce on an amazing journey down the "road not taken."

Jul 6, 2003

When Johnny is caught in a deadly storm, he is forced to come to terms with his own destiny in order to save those he loves.

Jul 13, 2003

When J.J. falls prey to a deadly new virus sweeping across the Northeast, Johnny must use his powers to solve a medical mystery in time to save his son's life.

Jul 20, 2003

Johnny meets a beautiful woman in danger and is reminded again of the potentially dire consequences of even the smallest of choices.

Jul 27, 2003

A covert branch of U.S. intelligence recruits Johnny to track down the world's most wanted terrorist.

Aug 3, 2003

On a camping trip together, Johnny, Sarah, Walt, and J.J. are taken hostage by thieves after Johnny is struck by a vision of a lost plane crash.

Aug 10, 2003

Johnny goes public with his vision of a heavyweight contender dying in an upcoming bout, but instead of stopping the fight, his announcement turns it into the pay-per-view event of the year.

Aug 17, 2003

Johnny sets out to discover the secret of a mysterious man who appears to be stalking him, but who actually has a life-changing message for Johnny.

Jun 6, 2004

Johnny becomes the prime suspect in a case he's desperately trying to solve and is confronted by the victim's sister, who clamors for his arrest.

Jun 13, 2004

Following his arrest for the murder of a young volunteer for the Stillson campaign, Johnny persuades the victim's sister to help him find the real killer.

Jun 20, 2004

Rebecca helps Johnny endure agonizing visions of his terrible car accident years earlier, which are triggered by his efforts to rescue a missing girl.

Jun 27, 2004

Johnny becomes involved with an abusive radio shock jock whose death he foresees, and in the process forges a new relationship with his son J.J.

Jul 4, 2004

Johnny and a rebellious young woman with a strange gift for numbers team up to expose the use of a total information awareness system for domestic surveillance.

Jul 18, 2004

Walt reluctantly accepts Johnny's help when a crime from the past comes back to haunt him.

Jul 25, 2004

Johnny fights to prevent identical twin law students from using him and his visions to commit the perfect murder.

Aug 1, 2004

As a young couple is about to tie the knot, Johnny has a troubling vision of their future and must figure out how to reveal what he sees.

Aug 8, 2004

When Johnny has visions of a school shooting, the principal focuses on a particularly outspoken student as the likeliest culprit while Johnny struggles to confirm the identity of the shooter.

Aug 15, 2004

Johnny and Walt investigate the sudden violent behavior of the animals around Cleaves Mills.

Aug 22, 2004

When Johnny foresees the death of someone very close to him, his inner rage pushes him to the brink of murder.

Aug 22, 2004

As problems with his dead zone become life threatening, Johnny must decide if brain surgery is an option, knowing he will lose the psychic abilities that may help prevent Armageddon.

Jun 12, 2005

Johnny fights to stop Rebecca from killing Greg Stillson, whom she believes is responsible for her sister's murder.

Jun 19, 2005

When a friend of Sara's goes missing, Johnny becomes involved trying to find her twisted abductor...before he kills the missing woman.

Jun 26, 2005

Johnny runs into an attractive psychic as they both try to find and stop a sniper.

Jul 10, 2005

A painter's daughter and model has disappeared and Johnny tries to help locate her, but is swept into a web of obsession and hidden secrets.

Jul 17, 2005

An autistic boy makes his way to Johnny to "ask" him to help clear his father - a cop on death row for the murder of an undercover cop.

Jul 24, 2005

Johnny gets a vision of a rock star who is believed to have died...but Johnny realizes he's still alive.

Jul 31, 2005

When an immigrant woman dies, Johnny is determined to take care of her baby and reunite it with the father.

Aug 7, 2005

Johnny must help a former student, now a researcher for a plastics company, with a future of destruction setting off the doomsday of Johnny's visions.

Aug 14, 2005

Johnny has been getting visions of his dead father, who is apparently trying to warn him of some coming disaster.

Aug 21, 2005

Johnny gets a vision of death concerning Sara's father, who is apparently being stalked by a "Shadow Man" who is preying on an old folks' community home.

Aug 28, 2005

When Stillson's girlfriend disappears, he must reluctantly turn to Johnny Smith for help in locating her.

Dec 4, 2005

Johnny prepares for a Christmas celebration and has to deal with a visit by Alex, an amnesiac Santa, three young brothers without a family, and... turducken.

Jun 18, 2006

Johnny races to find a way to stop the wedding of Miranda Ellis and Greg Stillson, while a political crisis develops that brings Stillson one step closer to the White House.

Jun 25, 2006

Johnny has a vision of a dead Bruce in a multi-car accident on the highway, but finds that his every effort to stop it only makes things worse.

Jul 2, 2006

Johnny is trapped in his house with J.J. and another neighborhood teen by vicious killers, and discovers a family secret while trying to keep one step ahead of the intruders.

Jul 9, 2006

Johnny helps in the investigation of a hate-crime commited by the son of a neo-Nazi, but soon has reason to believe the boy's confession may be false.

Jul 16, 2006

Johnny ends up taking the place of the inside man in a museum robbery to stop the crime and prevent several deaths, but soon finds he may have to help them escape to prevent innocent people from being killed.

Jul 23, 2006

Johnny must deal with an angry man who got winning Lotto tickets from Johnny after meeting him... but is now frustrated with all the problems the money brought with it.

Jul 30, 2006

After Johnny is attacked, he begins to experience visions of his attacker's life and the life of one of the attacker's victims.

Aug 6, 2006

To save a child, Johnny infiltrates a compound belonging to a cult, but soon finds that the place is loaded with explosives and must stop a confrontation between the cult leader and the FBI before the entire place goes up.

Aug 13, 2006

A woman claiming to be Purdy's lost-long daughter arrives in Cleaves Mills. Johnny has a vision of the woman causing harm to Purdy, who ignores Johnny's warning. While investigating the woman, Johnny learns of Purdy's secret past.

Aug 20, 2006

The Collector returns, seeking his revenge on Johnny. Now Johnny must race against time to save a newly pregnant Sara from his grasp.

Aug 27, 2006

Johnny tries to thwart the assassination of the Vice President and protect the man that Janus' secret conspiracy has set up to take the blame, but it soon becomes clear that Janus has his own plans to assure Stillson's ascension to the White House.

Jun 17, 2007

Johnny views visions of his friends in danger at a festival. He believes he has averted the disaster, but a fire later claims two people changing Johnny's life and the world's fate.

Jun 24, 2007

Johnny investigates a psychiatrist after a vision shows her being shot, he uncovers several patients who would like her dead.

Jul 1, 2007

Johnny gets a vision of disaster on a private space mission and is forced to work with Stillson to save the crew.

Jul 8, 2007

Johnny visits an "Alice in Wonderland"-themed circus and becomes part of a ten year old murder. Johnny later realizes that J.J. may have inherited a part of his psychic powers.

Jul 15, 2007

Johnny has a vision of a man who has been buried alive. Johnny, with the help of Turner, rushes to locate the man.

Jul 22, 2007

Johnny is taking a train trip when he has a vision of someone throwing a woman from the train. Johnny goes to help and becomes romantically involved with her, but soon suspects that she's a fraud.

Jul 29, 2007

Sarah must take unexpected actions to save Johnny's life after he goes into a coma.

Aug 5, 2007

Johnny must turn to a friend of Sarah's for help when he gets a vision of an imminent bus station bombing.

Aug 12, 2007

Johnny becomes involved in a murder case involving a young woman and demonic possession, where everything isn't as it seems.

Aug 19, 2007

While on a trip to visit Bruce, Johnny views a racehorse being stolen in a vision. He also realizes that he may have lost the chance to reunite with Sarah and J.J. thanks to Stilson's efforts.

Aug 26, 2007

Johnny goes to the aid of his psychic friend, but soon finds he's the one who needs help. Meanwhile, Sarah moves out of Johnny's house and goes to Stillson, who reveals information that sheds light on the events leading up to Walt's death.

Sep 9, 2007

While further investigating Walt's death, Johnny determines a link between him and his successor, Anna Turner.

Sep 16, 2007

In the sixth season finale, visions of Walt lead Johnny to an amazing discovery about his father Herb, and secrets from the past are exposed.