If you’re anything like me, there’s something addictive about shows set in hospitals — the life-or-death drama, the messy personal lives, and those brilliant-but-flawed characters who somehow make saving lives look cool (even when they’re making mist...
ER is pure chaos in the best way possible. It throws you straight into the ER at County General Hospital, where doctors and nurses are juggling life-or-death emergencies, impossible decisions, and their own messy personal lives. It’s fast, intense, a...
ER (TV Series 1994-2009)
Scrubs is basically the perfect mix of comedy, heartbreak, and total chaos. The show follows John “J.D.” Dorian and his friends as they navigate life as young doctors at Sacred Heart Hospital. What I love is that it’s not just about medicine—it’s abo...
Scrubs (TV Series 2001–2010)
House, M.D. is a medical drama centered around Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant but deeply flawed diagnostician. He leads a team of doctors at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, solving baffling medical mysteries that most others can’t figure out....
House (2004-2012)
So, Grey’s Anatomy is basically the show that never ends (in the best way). It starts with Meredith Grey as a brand-new surgical intern, and you just watch her — and a whole crew of other doctors — stumble, grow, fall in love, fall apart, and somehow...
Grey's Anatomy (2005-Current)
Private Practice is like Grey’s Anatomy’s cooler, slightly sassier cousin. It follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she leaves Seattle Grace to start fresh at a private practice in Los Angeles. The show is full of high-stakes medical cases, but the real ...
Private Practice (TV Series 2007–2013)
Nurse Jackie is a dark comedy-drama that follows Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse in New York City. She’s sharp, dedicated, and fiercely protective of her patients — often bending rules to give them the care they deserve. But outside of her com...
Nurse Jackie (2009-2015)
Call the Midwife is the kind of show that sneaks into your heart without you even realizing it. It follows a group of midwives (and nuns) in 1950s and ’60s London, delivering babies and caring for families in some of the toughest neighborhoods. But i...
Call the Midwife (TV Series 2012
The Night Shift is basically what happens when you throw together trauma doctors, paramedics, and hospital chaos — but only at night. It follows a group of ER staff in San Antonio who work the overnight shift, where the cases are intense, the stakes ...
The Night Shift (TV Series 2014-2017)
If you’re into fast-paced hospital drama with a side of serious emotional rollercoasters, Chicago Med is basically your jam. The show follows the doctors and nurses at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center as they deal with life-or-death emergencies, comple...
Chicago Med (TV Series 2015
The Good Doctor follows Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgical resident with autism and savant syndrome, trying to navigate life, medicine, and all the social stuff that doesn’t come naturally to him. The show is intense because every episode throws a me...
The Good Doctor (TV Series 2017-2024)
The Resident is basically hospital drama but with extra sass and moral chaos. The show follows Dr. Devon Pravesh, a fresh-faced resident, as he navigates the high-pressure world of Chastain Park Memorial Hospital. But it’s not just your typical medic...
The Resident (TV Series 2018–2023)
9-1-1 is basically what happens when your worst emergencies collide with some of the most chaotic, adrenaline-pumping moments you can imagine. It follows first responders in Los Angeles — cops, firefighters, and paramedics — who deal with life-or-dea...
9-1-1 (TV Series 2018
Brilliant Minds is basically a mix of genius-level medicine and intense personal drama. The show follows a group of super-smart doctors and researchers at a cutting-edge hospital as they tackle complex medical cases that no one else can solve. Each e...
Brilliant Minds (TV Series 2024
Dr. Amy Larsen, a brilliant internal medicine chief who loses the last eight years of her memory after a car crash. So, she wakes up not remembering her patients, her ex-husband, or the trauma that made her push everyone away. Basically, she’s starti...
Doc (TV Series 2025
The show takes place over a single, grueling 15-hour shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center, affectionately known as “The Pitt.” It’s overcrowded, understaffed, and the kind of place you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy. 
The heart of the show...