The Dead Zone (Season 2)

Valley of the Shadow (Episode 1) 7.0

Writer: Michael Taylor

Air date: 2003-01-05

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.

Descent (1) (Episode 2) 8.0

Writer: Robert Hewitt Wolfe

Air date: 2003-01-12

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.

Ascent (2) (Episode 3) 7.0

Air date: 2003-01-19

Runtime: 43 min

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

The Outsider (Episode 4) 7.5

Air date: 2003-02-02

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.

Precipitate (Episode 5) 7.5

Writer: Teddy Tenenbaum

Air date: 2003-02-09

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: 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.

Scars (Episode 6) 8.0

Air date: 2003-02-16

Runtime: 44 min

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

Misbegotten (Episode 7) 6.0

Air date: 2003-02-23

Runtime: 43 min

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

Cabin Pressure (Episode 8) 8.5

Writer: Jill E. Blotevogel

Air date: 2003-03-02

Runtime: 44 min

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

The Man Who Never Was (Episode 9) 8.5

Writer: David Benz

Air date: 2003-03-09

Runtime: 44 min

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

Dead Men Tell Tales (Episode 10) 7.5

Air date: 2003-03-16

Runtime: 44 min

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

Playing God (Episode 11) 7.5

Air date: 2003-03-30

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.

Zion (Episode 12) 8.0

Air date: 2003-04-06

Runtime: 44 min

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

The Storm (Episode 13) 8.0

Air date: 2003-07-06

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: 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.

Plague (Episode 14) 7.5

Air date: 2003-07-13

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: 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.

Deja Voodoo (Episode 15) 7.5

Writer: Karl Schaefer

Air date: 2003-07-20

Runtime: 44 min

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

The Hunt (Episode 16) 8.5

Air date: 2003-07-27

Runtime: 43 min

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

The Mountain (Episode 17) 6.5

Writer: Michael Cassutt

Air date: 2003-08-03

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.

The Combination (Episode 18) 7.0

Writer: Michael Taylor

Air date: 2003-08-10

Runtime: 43 min

Overview: 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.

Visions (Episode 19) 8.0

Writer: Craig Silverstein

Air date: 2003-08-17

Runtime: 44 min

Overview: 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.