The Good Doctor
Season 1 Episode Guide
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18
episodes currently available in the iDRief catalog.
Episode Directory
Season 1 episodes
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Episode
1
Burnt Food
Sep 25, 2017
A young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome joins a hospital's surgical unit.
Episode
2
Mount Rushmore
Oct 2, 2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy's attention to detail complicates his first day at St. Bonaventure Hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne learns a valuable lesson...
Episode
3
Oliver
Oct 9, 2017
Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Jared Unger discover their patient isn't being completely honest with them which may cost him his chance at a life-saving...
Episode
4
Pipes
Oct 16, 2017
Legalities abound when a husband and wife have to make a life-changing decision about their unborn baby; Dr. Shaun Murphy struggles to adjust to hi...
Episode
5
Point Three Percent
Oct 23, 2017
While in the exam area of St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, S...
Episode
6
Not Fake
Oct 30, 2017
Shaun and Claire devise an experimental procedure to save the leg and life of a young groom; Jared struggles to emotionally connect with a patient...
Episode
7
22 Steps
Nov 13, 2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Jared Kalu has to le...
Episode
8
Apple
Nov 20, 2017
During a robbery at the grocery mart Dr. Shaun Murphy is shopping at, his communication limitations puts lives at risk. Meanwhile, after Shaun's tr...
Episode
9
Intangibles
Nov 27, 2017
As part of St. Bonaventure hospital's international humanitarian program, the team takes on the case of a young boy from the Congo who has severe c...
Episode
10
Sacrifice
Dec 4, 2017
Members of the hospital's surgical team are initially impressed with a charming young doctor, but his true character puts one of them in an awkward...
Episode
11
Islands, Part 1
Jan 8, 2018
Dr. Marcus Andrews enlists Dr. Neil Melendez on a very sensitive kidney transplant between a pair of twins whose lives intersect in more ways than...
Episode
12
Islands, Part 2
Jan 15, 2018
The twins suffer complications from their surgery forcing the team at San Jose Boneventure Hospital to make a life-changing decision. Meanwhile, Dr...
Episode
13
Seven Reasons
Jan 22, 2018
Dr. Shaun Murphy suspects his patient is lying about the reason for her injury and makes a controversial assumption about her motives. Meanwhile, D...
Episode
14
She
Feb 5, 2018
Dr. Shaun Murphy is surprised to learn that his young cancer patient identifies as a girl while being biologically male. Shaun must quickly learn t...
Episode
15
Heartfelt
Feb 26, 2018
Dr. Shaun Murphy's teenage patient has been confined to her home her entire life due to a rare heart condition. Despite her condition, she has cult...
Episode
16
Pain
Mar 12, 2018
When the team treats a patient who has to decide between a dangerous surgery that could change his life or remain the same, he asks Dr. Shaun Murph...
Episode
17
Smile
Mar 19, 2018
Dr. Shaun Murphy questions the need for an elective surgery that will allow his young patient to smile for the first time. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Br...
Episode
18
More
Mar 26, 2018
The team at St. Bonaventure needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student's unexplained injuries before his condition worsens....
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