Here is our list of the Best Medical Drama TV Shows. All TV Shows here are ranked by fans based on the reviews and ratings they received.
Cast:
Freddie Highmore, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee
Plot:
A young surgeon with Savant syndrome is recruited into the surgical unit of a prestigious hospital. The question will arise: can a person who doesn’t have the ability to relate to people actually save their lives?
2. House
Cast:
Hugh Laurie, Robert Sean Leonard, Omar Epps
Plot:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
3. The Resident
Cast:
Matt Czuchry, Manish Dayal, Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Plot:
A tough, brilliant senior resident guides an idealistic young doctor through his first day, pulling back the curtain on what really happens, both good and bad, in modern-day medicine.
4. Chicago Med
Cast:
Nick Gehlfuss, Dominic Rains, Jessy Schram
Plot:
An emotional thrill ride through the day-to-day chaos of the city’s most explosive hospital and the courageous team of doctors who hold it together. They will tackle unique new cases inspired by topical events, forging fiery relationships in the pulse-pounding pandemonium of the emergency room.
Cast:
Ellen Pompeo, James Pickens Jr., Chandra Wilson
Plot:
Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Cast:
Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims
Plot:
Dr. Max Goodwin, the hospital’s newest medical director, sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care.
Cast:
Blair Underwood, Maya Rudolph, Vivica A. Fox
Plot:
City of Angels is an American medical drama television series which ran for two seasons on CBS during the 2000 calendar year. It was network television’s first medical drama with a predominantly African American cast.
8. Chicago Hope
Cast:
Adam Arkin, Mark Harmon, Hector Elizondo
Plot:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.
9. The Knick
Cast:
Clive Owen, André Holland, Jeremy Bobb
Plot:
Set in downtown New York in 1900, ‘The Knick’ is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and the groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff who work there, pushing the bounds of medicine in a time of astonishingly high mortality rates and zero antibiotics. John Thackery is a brilliant surgeon pioneering new methods in the field, despite his secret addiction to cocaine. He leads a team of doctors including his protégé Dr. Everett Gallinger; the young Dr. Bertie Chickering Jr. and Dr. Algernon Edwards, a promising surgeon who’s been recently thrust upon him. The lively cast of characters at the hospital also includes Cornelia Robertson, the daughter of its benefactor, Captain August Robertson; surly ambulance driver Tom Cleary; Lucy Elkins; a fresh-faced nurse from the country; the crooked hospital administrator Herman Barrow; and Sister Harriet, a nun who isn’t afraid to speak her mind.
10. Scrubs
Cast:
Zach Braff, Donald Faison, John C. McGinley
Plot:
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John “J.D” Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
11. Code Black
Cast:
Marcia Gay Harden, Luis Guzmán, Benjamin Hollingsworth
Plot:
Inspired by the award-winning documentary, this medical drama is set in the busiest and most notorious ER in the nation where the extraordinary staff confront a challenged system in order to protect their ideals and the patients who need them the most.
12. ER
Cast:
Parminder Nagra, Linda Cardellini, David Lyons
Plot:
Explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
13. Miami Medical
Cast:
Jeremy Northam, Mike Vogel, Lana Parrilla
Plot:
Miami Medical is a medical drama television series created by Jeffrey Lieber. It follows the professional and private lives of a team of trauma surgeons. The series was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on CBS on April 2, 2010. In May 2010, CBS announced that the series had been canceled, with the final episode airing on July 2, 2010.
14. Private Practice
Cast:
Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland
Plot:
Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op, Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica.
15. The Night Shift
Cast:
Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Brendan Fehr
Plot:
The stories of the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan.
16. Transplant
Cast:
Hamza Haq, Laurence Leboeuf, Ayisha Issa
Plot:
Dr. Bashir Hamed, a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine, makes the difficult decision to flee his country and build a new life in Canada with his younger sister Amira. Bash works to navigate a new environment after earning a coveted residency in the Emergency Department of one of the best hospitals in Toronto, York Memorial.
17. Saving Hope
Cast:
Erica Durance, Julia Chan, Michael Shanks
Plot:
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos – and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in “spirit” form, not sure if he’s a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.
18. Nurses
Cast:
Tiera Skovbye, Natasha Calis, Jordan Johnson-Hinds
Plot:
Follow five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy hospital in downtown Toronto, dedicating their lives to helping others, while struggling to help themselves.
19. The Mob Doctor
Cast:
Jordana Spiro,William Forsythe,James Carpinello
Plot:
For most physicians, the Hippocratic oath is sacred. But for one Chicago doctor, who is indebted to the mafia, saving lives isn’t her only concern. The Mob Doctor is a fast-paced medical drama focusing on a young female surgeon caught between two worlds as she juggles her promising medical career with her family’s debt to Chicago’s Southside mob.
20. St. Elsewhere
Cast:
William Daniels, Norman Lloyd, Ronny Cox
Plot:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions. The series was produced by MTM Enterprises, which had success with a similar NBC series, the police drama Hill Street Blues, during that same time; both series were often compared to each other for their use of ensemble casts and overlapping serialized storylines. St. Elsewhere was filmed at CBS/MTM Studios, which was known as CBS/Fox Studios when the show began; coincidentally, 20th Century Fox wound up acquiring the rights to the series when it bought MTM Enterprises in the 1990s. Known for its combination of gritty, realistic drama and moments of black comedy, St. Elsewhere gained a small yet loyal following over its 6-season, 137-episode run; the series also found a strong audience in Nielsen’s 18-49 age demographic, a young demo later known for a young, affluent audience that TV advertisers are eager to reach. The series also earned critical acclaim during its run, earning 13 Emmy Awards for its writing, acting, and directing. St. Elsewhere was ranked #20 on TV Guide’s 2002 list of “The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.”, with the magazine also selecting it as the best drama series of the 1980s in a 1993 issue.