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Binge-worthy Television - Medical Dramas
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items One of the staples of television has been the medical drama, and I've been a fan of the genre all my life. Everything from Quincy, ME and MASH to current hits like Grey's Anatomy and The Pitt.
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Current Medical Dramas
2000-2010
90's Classics
80's Classics
The OGs
Current Medical Dramas
If you like dramas, you've probably followed at least one set in a medical setting. I'm currently binging The Pitt and Grey's Anatomy. I've watched Watson, but I honestly am not sure how I feel about that show. What other current medical dramas are you watching?
I love HBO dramas. If HBO makes it, you know it's going to be a quality show. I just wish they'd make more episodes per season.
The Pitt (TV Series 2025
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I've watched Grey's Anatomy since the beginning, and loved most of the stories and characters over the years.
Watch Grey's Anatomy TV Show
I watched the season, but I'm not as big a fan of this series as I am of The Pitt or Grey's Anatomy.
Doc S1 E1 If at First You Don't Succeed... 2025-01-08
I've just started watching this. I'm giving it a try, but the previews didn't really grab me which made me sad because I'm a Trekkie and I loved Zachary Quinto as Spock so I want to like it.
Brilliant Minds - NBC.com
2000-2010
This decade was a good one for medical dramas. Grey's Anatomy premiered followed by the spinoff Private Practice. We also got House, Nurse Jackie, Nip/Tuck and more.
I like millions of others have loved this show from the very beginning. I've continued to watch through all the cast changes and shakeups. It's a great series with a mix of over the top drama and intimate stories of family and friends.
Watch Grey's Anatomy TV Show
This series follows in the footsteps of Quincy, ME. Jordan is a medical examiner solving mysteries in the morgue.
Watch Crossing Jordan, Season 1 | Prime Video
I loved House! It was such a unique character at the time, though I can see how it's influenced the new series Watson in format and stories.
Watch House Season 1 | Prime Video
McDreamy's ex, Addison Montgomery, moves to LA and joins a private practice with some of her friends. Eventually, McDreamy's little sister joined the cast before hopping back to Grey's Anatomy.
Watch Private Practice Season 1 | Prime Video
I've never watched this series myself, but I know it's a very popular series. There's just something about it that turns me off.
Nip/tuck
90's Classics
Before there was Grey's Anatomy, there was ER. This was the show that made George Clooney and Julianna Margulies household names, and introduced Noah Wyle. But it wasn't the only great medical drama in the 90's.
This series set the standard for medical dramas in the 90s. It wasn't as gritty as St. Elsewhere, but it still had some very powerful storylines. And it has a young George Clooney, and very nerdy young Noah Wyle.
Watch ER, Season 1 | Prime Video
Chicago Hope was a rival to ER when it aired, but didn't have the same longevity. Behind the scenes drama with that cast was part of the problem, but it was still an excellent series.
Chicago Hope
This series follows a woman doctor in the 1800s frontier. It's at times sugary sweet, but it was still an enoyable series with a nice romantic storyline thrown in for good measure.
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman Season 1
80's Classics
Calling my Gen X peeps! Do you remember these classics? I've been binging a couple of these series off and on lately, and they still stand up to time.
I binged the first couple seasons of this recently, and I did not remember just how many big stars got their start in this show including Denzel Washington. And WOW did they get away with storylines back then that would NEVER get approved now on broadcast TV.
Watch St. Elsewhere Season 1 | Prime Video
Dana Delaney rocks in this medical series set in a military hospital in Vietnam during the war.
China Beach: The Complete Series : Movies & TV
Yes. This is a sequel to MASH. I remember loving this series when it aired.
Trapper John on DVD
Yes, this is a comedy, but its also a drama. The last episode aired 1983. The final episode is still the most watched episode in television series. And if you doubt that MASH is a drama, watch that episode. Just have a box of tissues with you when you do. Alan Alda should have won an Emmy for that episode alone, though he did win twice for lead actor in that series. He also won twice each for writing and directing.
M.A.S.H: The Complete Series [DVD]
The OGs
Most of these pre-date my TV watching days, but I remember watching re-runs of Quincy, ME and of course, MASH.
The long running soap premiered in 1963. I watched with the babysitter when I was a kid during the Luke and Laura era. I still love that song. :)
General Hospital
I loved watching reruns of Quincy as a kid. Jack Klugman was such a great actor.
Quincy, M.E.: The Complete Series - DVD