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18 HE ALTH • Fall 2020 Most watched medical dramas on television nationwide T h e L i s t Grey's Anatomy ABC 8 (Tied) 2.3/12 23 9.4 million 9-1-1 FOX 8 (Tied) 2.3/11 16 10.4 million The Good Doctor ABC 16 1.8/9 12 10.8 million Chicago Med NBC 19 (Tied) 1.7/8 11 11.2 million New Amsterdam NBC 19 (Tied) 1.7/9 20 9.7 million The Resident FOX 39 1.3/6 56 6.7 million *Adults ages 18-49 Notes: A show's rating is the percentage of all possible television households or viewers in the country. A show's share is the percentage of households or viewers actually watching. Live+7days, prime, original telecasts only; season through May 10, 2020; programs with two or more telecasts. Source: Nielsen ratings as reported in Variety, May 21, 2020 2019-2020 broadcast season TV show Network Rank by rating/share* Rating/share* Rank by total viewers Total viewers Most Emmy award-nominated medical television series ER NBC 1994-2009 124 23 25 1 M*A*S*H CBS 1972-1983 109 14 22 8 St. Elsewhere NBC 1982-1988 62 13 5 0 Chicago Hope CBS 1994-2000 42 7 7 1 Northern Exposure CBS 1990-1995 39 7 10 2 Grey's Anatomy ABC 2005-present 39 5 9 2 China Beach ABC 1988-1991 29 5 5 1 House FOX 2004-2012 25 5 9 2 Nurse Jackie Showtime 2009-2015 24 5 5 0 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman CBS 1993-1998 19 4 5 1 Nip/Tuck FX 2003-2010 18 1 5 1 Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC 1969-1976 17 4 12 4 Scrubs NBC 2001-2010 17 2 3 0 Ben Casey ABC 1961-1966 13 2 0 0 Medic NBC 1954-1956 13 2 0 0 The Knick Cinemax 2014-2015 9 1 1 0 In Treatment HBO 2008-2010 7 2 5 1 Trapper John, M.D. CBS 1979-1986 6 0 0 0 Dr. Kildare NBC 1961-1966 5 0 2 1 The Doctors and the Nurses** CBS 1962-1965 5 0 0 0 Doogie Howser, M.D. ABC 1989-1993 4 3 1 0 The Eleventh Hour NBC 1962-1964 4 0 1 0 The Doctors NBC 1963-1982 3 1 0 0 Gideon's Crossing ABC 2000-2001 2 1 1 0 Medical Center CBS 1969-1976 2 0 5 1 Notes: Secondarily ranked by Emmy awards won. ** Originally known as The Nurses Sources: emmys.com and goldenglobes.com as of July 2020 2019-2020 broadcast season Emmy Emmy Golden Globe Golden Globe TV series Original network Years ran nominations awards nomination awards