List of US TV medical dramas

From ER and The Pitt, to Chicago Hope and Grey’s Anatomy, US medical dramas have become the backbone of the TV landscape. For decades, audiences have been able to count on the likes of Derek Shepherd and Gregory House to provide comfort, reassurance, and the odd tracheotomy, and of course, plenty of hours of entertainment.

All of these medical shows and hospital dramas provide a warm comfort blanket to millions and have become a beloved genre of television. But how many have you watched and could you do with some more?

Well, hopefully this post can point you in the right direction for plenty of medical series. In fact, below you’ll find a list of more than 100 shows, ready to be added to your next binge watch.

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List of over 100 US medical dramas

Below is a list of over 100 US medical dramas. If you are craving some gripping or compelling medical storylines, these could be the shows for you: 

• City Hospital (1951 – 1953)
• The Doctor (1952 – 1953)
• Medic (1954 – 1956)
• Dr. Hudson’s Medical Journal (1955 – 1957)
• Diagnosis: Unknown (1960)
• Dr. Kildare (1961 – 1966)
• Ben Casey (1961 – 1966)
• The Nurses (1962 – 1965)
• Breaking Point (1963 – 1964)
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969 – 1973)
• Medical Center (1969 – 1976)
• Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969 – 1976)
• The Interns (1970 – 1971)
• Matt Lincoln (1970 – 1971)
• Young Dr. Kildare (1972 – 1973)
• Emergency (1972 – 1977)
• Doc Elliot (1973 – 1974)
• Doctors’ Hospital (1975 – 1976)
• Medical Story (1975 – 1976)
• Quincy, M.E. (1976 – 1983)
• Westside Medical (1977)
• Julie Farr, M.D. (1978)
• Trapper John, M.D. (1979 – 1986)
• Nurse (1981 – 1982)
• St. Elsewhere (1982 – 1988)
• Ryan’s Four (1983)
• Cutter to Houston (1983)
• Trauma Center (1983)
• Kay O’Brien (1986)
• Buck James (1987 – 1988)
• Hothouse (1988)
• HeartBeat (1988 – 1989)
• Nightingales (1989)
• Island Son (1989 – 1990)
• Lifestories (1990) 
• The Human Factor (1992)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993 – 2001)
• Birdland (1994)
• Chicago Hope (1994 – 2000)
• ER (1994 – 2009)
• University Hospital (1995)
• Medicine Ball (1995)
• Crisis Center (1997)
• L.A. Doctors (1998 – 1999)
• Rescue 77 (1999 – 2002)
• Providence (1999 – 2002)
• Wonderland (2000) 
• City of Angels (2000)
• Gideon’s Crossing (2000 – 2001)
• Strong Medicine (2000 – 2006)
• All Souls (2001)
• Doc (2001 – 2004)
• MDs (2002)
• Presidio Med (2002 – 2003)
• Everwood (2002 – 2006)
• Nip/Tuck (2003 – 2010)
• Medical Investigation (2004 – 2005)
• Dr. Vegas (2004 – 2006)
• House (2004 – 2012)
• Grey’s Anatomy (2005 – Present)
• Inconceivable (2005)
• Saved (2006)
• 3lbs (2006 – 2008)
• Heartland (2007)
• General Hospital: Night Shift (2007 – 2008)
• Private Practice (2007 – 2013)
• Mental (2009)
• Trauma (2009 – 2010)
• Mercy (2009 – 2010)
• Three Rivers (2009 – 2010)
• Hawthorne (2009 – 2011)
• Nurse Jackie (2009 – 2015)
• Miami Medical (2010)
• Off the Map (2011)
• Combat Hospital (2011) 
• A Gifted Man (2011 – 2012)
• Body of Proof (2011 – 2013)
• Emily Owens, M.D. (2012 – 2013)
• The Mob Doctor (2012 – 2013)
• Monday Mornings (2013)
• Do No Harm (2013)
• Black Box (2014)
• Rush (2014)
• Knick (2014 – 2015)
• Sirens (2014 – 2015)
• The Night Shift (2014 – 2017)
• Chicago Med (2015 – Present)
• Complications (2015)
• Code Black (2015 – 2018)
• Heartbeat (2016)
• Mercy Street (2016 – 2017)
• Pure Genius (2016 – 2017)
• The Good Doctor (2017 – 2024)
• The Resident (2018 – 2023)
• New Amsterdam (2018 – 2023)
• Dr. Death (2021 – 2023)
• Good Sam (2022)
• Rescue: HI-Surf (2024 – 2025)
• Doctor Odyssey (2024 – 2025)
• Brilliant Minds (2024 – Present)
• Watson (2025 – Present)
• Doc (2025 – Present)
• The Pitt (2025 – Present)

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