Top 10 Best Medical Dramas of All Time

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we're counting down our picks for the

top 10 medical dramas oh i'm sorry i

thought we were having a state the

obvious contest i'm competitive by

nature for this list we'll be looking at

the more dramatic and action-packed

medical centered shows of all time after

the video drop us a comment and let us

know if your favorite made the list

number 10 saint elsewhere long before

denzel washington was an oscar-winning

actor and filmmaker he was cutting his

teeth on the set of the 80s drama saint

elsewhere i've been here a long time dr

chandler i know more than you think well

it does not seem to reflect in your work

nurse the series centered around a

run-down and poorly funded boston

hospital called saint allegis running

from 1982 until 1988 the show also

starred howie mandel and ed begley jr an

awards darling the series earned 62 emmy

nominations and received the prestigious

peabody award i was just telling miss

swenson about the three years i spent

here

the gruelling hours the bad food the

egomania death moral confusion

20 years after its debut it was

announced that there were plans to adapt

elsewhere for the silver screen however

the project never came to fruition

letting the drama rest peacefully as an

icon of the 80s why didn't you ask me to

come along

i just assumed that you wouldn't go

yes well for the record i would number

nine nurse jackie after finishing her

impressive rennes carmela on the

sopranos edie falco followed up with a

very different character on showtime's

nurse jackie all right i got one for you

what do you call a nurse with a bad back

unemployed

one left

that sucks the series followed

protagonist jackie payton an er nurse

with a severe substance use disorder

balancing her habit family life and a

fractured healthcare system she was a

complicated yet much beloved character

it may have been a shame but it will not

be a waste that i promise

edie even took home her fourth emmy

award in 2010 for the role the true

definition of a dramedy the series was a

mix of light and dark elements that

would have viewers laughing one moment

and at the edge of their seat the next

it bears repeating

make me good god

but not yet number eight nip tuck you

fix the floors you could absolutely be

in town

well what am i now

you're an eight plastic surgery is

always a hot topic in show business so

it wasn't surprising in 2003 fx followed

suit when the boundary pushing channel

launched niptuck viewers were hooked on

the series edgy and provocative subject

matter following the practice of two

plastic surgeons the show featured lots

of graphic content it's a shoddy medical

practice any way you cut it i'll lose my

medical license so will liz liz

oh no i am not going down for this i am

not gonna have my entire life destroyed

because youtube screwed up slapped with

a tvma reading tuck ran for many years

and pushed the envelope whenever

possible from the get-go the show never

compromised its vision remaining true to

itself by leaving out the filler and

keeping things all natural when you stop

striving for perfection you might as

well be dead number seven casualty if

you thought grey's anatomy's nearly 20

seasons run as an impressive feat just

wait until you hear about casualty

casualty gets more violent every night

staff get paid a pittance and they work

long hours and nobody thanks i mean

casualty because nobody wants to be

there the uk based and produced drama

premiered in september 1986 and has

remained on the air ever since tracking

the daily operations of a fictional

hospital called holby city it was

initially created in response to the

former british prime minister margaret

thatcher's controversial administration

i was mad

absolutely mad

what really gets me

is that that stuff's being used to kill

people and she knew

i mean how could you not ask questions

if you knew that casualties creatives

wanted to make something that was

anti-conservative although cast members

have come and gone the series remains

strong holding the title of longest

running medical drama to date so come on

in on a scale of one to ten how excited

are you

i'm super excited number six the good

doctor originally a south korean drama

the good doctor was adapted stateside

thanks to lost alumni daniel day kim i

think dr lim and i are better than that

we can beat the odds a fan of the series

kim bought the rights and shopped it

around until abc picked it up starring

freddie highmore the show follows the

life of a surgical doctor sean murphy

who has autism looks normal to me

it's not normal there's a concave

deformity in the right atrium um no

there's not

yes there is it's very subtle filmed in

vancouver british columbia the series

has enjoyed high ratings and praise for

its performances and engaging storyline

highmore received a golden globe

nomination for his role in 2018 and the

good doctor is still going strong today

what do we do now

i've never hugged you claire

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number five chicago med law and order

creator dick wolf struck television gold

again when he co-created the one chicago

universe what do you think

you win

yeah

starting with chicago fire and then

chicago pd wolfe rounded out his

emergency personnel centered dramas in

2015 with chicago med focused on the

gaffney chicago medical center's er the

show features a lot of drama romance and

high-stakes story arcs look bottom line

michelle sam's next to kin she wants to

take him off the vent we're taking them

all we'll see about that following its

debut wolfe produced a fourth

installment in 2017 called chicago

justice which only lasted one season as

the most junior in the franchise med has

made a welcomed addition to the trio and

proves that all good things come in

threes i think

i speak for all of us

when i say the dr charles dr halstead

you've made a very compelling case

number four mash

based on the robert altman movie of the

same name mash became a pop culture icon

of the 1970s taking place at a mobile

military hospital during the korean war

the show was part comedy part drama

sorry patience the upper temperature of

109 stroke 10. afraid you can't have an

incubator but you can have a pizza with

everything to go unless of course you go

first it even included a laugh track but

balance the line between being

respectful while also humorous the show

also tackled some harrowing storylines

which are still regarded as some of the

most heartbreaking moments in television

history henry blake's plane

was shot down over the sea of japan

it spun in

there were no survivors starring alan

alda the series ran an astounding 11

seasons and remains a fan favorite to

this day number 3 er before medical

dramas became a staple of every

network's primetime lineup there was er

a good day for a service premiering in

1994 the high octane drama centered

around the lives of medical staff

working in an emergency room department

at a chicago-based hospital produced by

steven spielberg the cast packed some

serious star power including george

clooney and julianna margulies oh man i

think we may have just pulled that one

out yes we did that was clockwork

they're all like that even gonna save

like that in a long time so smooth seven

minutes door-to-door anticipated every

move every beat yeah yeah yes i mean it

with an ensemble of talented actors and

gritty storylines the series took a lot

of risks for instance season four

featured an episode that was filmed and

aired live

it's not surprising that the show was

once the highest rated series in north

america and enjoyed a successful and

rare 15 season run number 2 house this

hugh laurie led drama was a fan favorite

on fox during the 2010s who are you i'm

the doctor who's trying to save your son

you're the mom who's letting him die

clarification

it's a beautiful thing

centered around the brilliant but cranky

dr gregory house the series followed him

as he led a diagnostic team rounding out

the cast were omar epps olivia wilde

lisa edelstein and cal pen the program

became well known for its wordy medical

jargon and outlandish storylines matt

decided to make himself a homemade pizza

for a bedtime snack so some botulism as

well as a million other toxins that

cause gastroenteritis cardiac symptoms

and mental confusion i'm not so sure

about gastroenteritis but mental

confusion bring it on hugh went on to

receive both sag awards and golden

globes for his portrayal although he was

peevish and cantankerous house

definitely left an impression on fans

that lingers long after the series

wrapped in 2012.

you do realize you just

skipped over several deep character

flaws that most women would run

screaming from

you told the truth

yeah before we unveil our number one

pick here are a few honorable mentions

private practice grey's anatomy spin-off

that follows the character of dr addison

montgomery i saved her life

i saved your asses

i'm a world class neonatal surgeon

and i'm here to stay code black marcia

gay hardin led drama about an la

hospital battling overwhelming

conditions i appreciate the dedication

but from a liability standpoint i'm

gonna need you to work a regular

schedule

when you've been here longer than five

minutes you'll understand that angels is

not a regular hospital gotta go

providence homecoming story about a

plastic surgeon returning to her family

in rhode island

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new amsterdam centered on the oldest

operating hospital and the medical

director who wants to save it what are

you telling me not to help

you're telling you that it doesn't

matter who you sit in there

they're not a part of that community

you're gonna be met with the block holby

city successful spin-off of casualty

miss naylor

we meet again

jack naylor surgical registrar

i'm standing in for jen oliver is it

your first time at holby

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number one grey's anatomy 18 seasons and

counting and it looks like the grey's

anatomy train is not slowing down

anytime soon your first shift starts now

and lasts 48 hours you're interns grunts

nobody's bottom of the surgical food

chain you run labs write orders work

every second night until you drop and

don't complain premiering in 2005 the

hospital-centered drama follows the

personal and professional lives of

doctors in seattle the shonda rhymes

created series made stars out of its

cast including ellen pompeo and sandra

oh we find the answer we have a 50-50

chance of scrubbing in i'll work with

you but i don't want in on the surgery

you can have it

kidding it's the biggest opportunity any

engine will ever get with romantic plot

lines dramatic story arcs and a slew of

memorable characters the show has become

a television empire launching spin-offs

and a massive fandom when it seems like

grey's has done it all the show turns

out another great storyline proving that

its longevity is undeniably remarkable

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