Chicago Hope (1994)

Drama · Mystery · Thriller

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (5,166 votes)
Episode average: 7.9 ↑ +1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1994)

7.88 avg 22 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 60 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.7	58
2	Over the Rainbow	7.9	48
3	Food Chains	7.9	38
4	With the Greatest of Ease	7.4	35
5	You Gotta Have Heart	7.8	35
6	Shutt Down	8.1	34
7	Genevieve and Fat Boy	8.0	34
8	Death Be Proud	8.0	44
9	Heartbreak	8.0	32
10	The Quarantine	8.3	58
11	Love and Hope	7.8	43
12	Great White Hope	7.8	32
13	Small Sacrifices	7.9	35
14	Cutting Edges	7.7	36
15	Life Support	8.0	36
16	Freeze Outs	7.5	42
17	Growth Pains	7.7	39
18	Informed Consent	8.0	36
19	Internal Affairs	7.8	44
20	The Virus	7.8	38
21	Full Moon	8.0	34
22	Songs from the Cuckoo Birds	8.2	39

Season 2 (1995)

7.58 avg 23 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 60 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hello Goodbye	7.5	32
2	Rise from the Dead	7.8	30
3	A Coupla Stiffs	7.6	32
4	Every Day a Little Death	7.7	42
5	Wild Cards	7.9	25
6	Who Turned out the Lights?	7.9	36
7	From Soup to Nuts	7.9	34
8	Leave of Absence	8.1	43
9	Stand	7.6	30
10	The Ethics of Hope	7.9	28
11	Christmas Truce	7.5	29
12	Transplanted Affection	7.6	28
13	Three Men and a Lady	7.3	27
14	Right to Life	7.6	27
15	Hearts and Minds	7.3	28
16	Women on the Verge	7.7	31
17	Life Lines	7.4	28
18	Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope	6.8	41
19	Sweet Surrender	7.5	29
20	The Parent Rap	7.0	32
21	Quiet Riot	7.7	34
22	Ex Marks the Spot	7.4	28
23	Last One Out, Get the Lights	7.7	33

Season 3 (1996)

8.02 avg 26 episodes 7.8 → 8.3 60 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Out of Africa	7.8	30
2	Back to the Future	7.6	36
3	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	7.9	31
4	Liver Let Die	7.9	29
5	Liar, Liar	8.1	30
6	Higher Powers	7.9	28
7	A Time to Kill	8.2	33
8	A Day in the Life	8.2	36
9	Divided Loyalty	8.0	33
10	V-Fibbing	8.0	29
11	Mummy Dearest	8.2	34
12	Split Decisions	8.0	29
13	Verdicts	8.1	34
14	The Day of the Rope	8.5	39
15	Take My Wife, Please	8.1	30
16	Missed Conception	8.0	28
17	Mother, May I?	8.1	39
18	Growing Pains	8.3	27
19	The Son Also Rises	8.1	39
20	Second Chances	8.1	35
21	Positive I.D.s	7.9	28
22	Leggo My Ego	7.8	27
23	Colonel of Truth	7.9	34
24	Lamb to the Slaughter	7.5	29
25	Love on the Rocks	8.0	31
26	Hope Against Hope	8.3	30

Season 4 (1997)

7.99 avg 24 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 60 min avg

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Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Guns 'n' Roses	7.9	24
2	The Adventures of Baron Von Munchausen... by Proxy	7.9	26
3	Brain Salad Surgery	8.7	55
4	Sympathy for the Devil	8.0	27
5	...And the Hand Played On	8.0	27
6	The Lung and the Restless	8.1	26
7	White Trash	8.0	31
8	Winging It	7.9	26
9	Cabin Fever	8.1	30
10	All in the Family	7.9	27
11	On Golden Pons	8.0	26
12	Broken Hearts	7.7	26
13	Memento Mori	7.7	27
14	Psychodrama	7.5	38
15	The Ties That Bind	7.8	29
16	The Things We Do for Love	7.7	27
17	Liver, Hold the Mushrooms	8.5	24
18	Waging Bull	8.6	31
19	Objects Are Closer Than They Appear	7.9	25
20	Deliverance	7.9	26
21	Bridge over Troubled Watters	7.8	28
22	Risky Business	7.8	48
23	Absent Without Leave	7.9	45
24	Physician, Heal Thyself	8.5	29

Season 5 (1998)

7.93 avg 24 episodes 8.2 → 8.0 60 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sarindipity	8.2	28
2	Austin Space	7.7	26
3	Wag the Doc	7.8	35
4	The Breast and the Brightest	7.6	27
5	One Hundred and One Damnations	8.3	30
6	Viagra-Vated Assault	8.0	32
7	Austin, We Have a Problem	7.9	24
8	The Other Cheek	8.2	28
9	Tantric Turkey	7.8	32
10	Gun with the Wind	8.0	24
11	McNeil and Pray	8.2	23
12	Adventures in Babysitting	8.2	27
13	Karmic Relief	7.5	26
14	Playing Through	7.6	26
15	Big Hand for the Little Lady	7.9	32
16	Home Is Where the Heartache Is	8.0	25
17	A Goy and His Dog	8.0	26
18	Teacher's Pet	7.9	27
19	Vanishing Acts	8.2	28
20	From Here to Maternity	7.7	29
21	And Baby Makes 10	7.9	36
22	Kiss of Death	8.0	33
23	The Heavens Can Wait	7.7	30
24	Curing Cancer	8.0	33

Season 6 (1999)

8.05 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.2 60 min avg

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Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Team Play	7.6	32
2	Y' Gotta Have Heart	8.0	32
3	Oh What a Piece of Work Is Man	8.1	27
4	Vigilance and Care	7.6	29
5	Humpty Dumpty	7.6	28
6	Upstairs, Downstairs	7.8	27
7	White Rabbit	8.2	36
8	The Heart to Heart	8.2	30
9	The Golden Hour	8.3	30
10	Hanlon's Choice	8.3	28
11	Faith, Hope & Surgery	8.2	28
12	Letting Go	8.2	30
13	Boys Will Be Girls	8.4	29
14	Gray Matters	7.7	31
15	Painful Cuts	8.4	32
16	Simon Sez	7.9	30
17	Cold Hearts	8.2	48
18	Devoted Attachment	8.0	33
19	Miller Time	8.0	35
20	Thoughts of You	8.0	33
21	Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope	8.3	35
22	Have I Got a Deal for You	8.2	44

Chicago Hope (1994)

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