St. Elsewhere (1982)

Comedy · Drama

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (5,918 votes)
Seasons: 6
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1982)

8.10 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.2	223
2	Bypass	8.0	142
3	Down's Syndrome	7.9	122
4	Cora and Arnie	8.7	168
5	Samuels and the Kid	8.1	114
6	Legionnaires: Part 1	8.2	99
7	Legionnaires: Part 2	8.2	91
8	Tweety and Ralph	7.9	94
9	Rain	8.2	92
10	Hearts	7.9	95
11	Graveyard	8.3	94
12	Release	8.1	88
13	Family History	8.2	92
14	Remission	8.2	85
15	Monday, Tuesday, Sven's Day	7.5	87
16	The Count	8.0	89
17	Brothers	8.7	88
18	Dog Day Hospital	7.9	92
19	Working	8.1	83
20	Craig in Love	7.7	85
21	Baron von Munchausen	8.1	80
22	Addiction	8.2	74

Season 2 (1983)

8.49 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.8 47 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ties That Bind	8.2	78
2	Lust Et Veritas	8.1	68
3	Newheart	8.4	75
4	Qui Transtulit Sustinet	8.8	86
5	A Wing and a Prayer	8.7	81
6	Under Pressure	8.3	70
7	Entrapment	8.7	75
8	All About Eve	7.9	83
9	AIDS & Comfort	8.7	74
10	A Pig Too Far	8.2	76
11	Blizzard	8.5	68
12	Hearing	8.6	69
13	In Sickness and in Health	8.7	72
14	Drama Center	8.5	71
15	Attack	8.2	76
16	After Dark	8.7	68
17	Vanity	7.9	66
18	Equinox	8.3	66
19	The Women	8.8	75
20	Cramming	8.7	67
21	Rough Cut	9.1	81
22	Hello, Goodbye	8.8	66

Season 3 (1984)

8.64 avg 24 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 59 min avg

Bad finale

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Playing God: Part 1	8.4	69
2	Playing God: Part 2	8.5	62
3	Two Balls and a Strike	8.9	68
4	Strikeout	9.0	69
5	Breathless	8.8	61
6	My Aim Is True	9.2	74
7	Fade to White	8.7	72
8	Sweet Dreams	8.3	74
9	Up on the Roof	8.5	67
10	Girls Just Want to Have Fun	8.8	62
11	Homecoming	8.5	56
12	The Children's Hour	8.5	57
13	Dr. Wyler, I Presume	8.7	59
14	Whistle, Wyler Works	8.4	56
15	Bye, George	8.9	54
16	Saving Face	8.7	56
17	Give the Boy a Hand	8.3	56
18	Any Portrait in a Storm	8.8	58
19	Red, White, Black and Blue	8.7	56
20	Amazing Face	8.3	57
21	Murder, She Rote	9.1	64
22	Tears of a Clown	8.8	61
23	Bang the Eardrum Slowly	8.6	58
24	Cheers	8.0	72

Season 4 (1985)

8.69 avg 24 episodes 8.1 → 8.8 60 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Remembrance of Things Past	8.1	60
2	Fathers and Sons	8.8	66
3	Haunted	8.8	70
4	The Naked and the Dead	8.8	59
5	Slice O'Life	8.8	60
6	Lost and Found in Space	8.3	59
7	Close Encounters	8.9	62
8	Watch the Skies	8.7	58
9	Sanctuary	8.7	58
10	Loss of Power	8.4	57
11	Santa Claus Is Dead	8.3	74
12	The Boom Boom Womb	8.5	54
13	To Tell the Truth	8.5	55
14	Family Ties	8.8	56
15	Family Feud	9.0	63
16	Family Affair	8.9	62
17	Time Heals: Part 1	9.0	92
18	Time Heals: Part 2	9.2	87
19	Out on a Limb	8.3	57
20	Come Home, Oh Sapien	8.9	65
21	Cheek to Cheek	8.6	64
22	Black's Magic	8.8	62
23	The Equalizer	8.6	57
24	E.R.	8.8	56

Season 5 (1986)

8.38 avg 23 episodes 8.8 → 8.7 60 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Where There's Hope, There's Crosby	8.8	60
2	When You Wish Upon a Scar	8.6	52
3	A Room with a View	8.8	52
4	Brand New Bag	8.4	57
5	You Beta Your Life	8.4	54
6	Not My Type	8.2	53
7	Up and Down	8.2	58
8	Nothing Up My Sleeve	8.1	54
9	After Life	9.0	92
10	Once Upon a Mattress	8.1	56
11	Lost Weekend	8.1	53
12	Cold War	8.1	55
13	Russian Roulette	8.3	54
14	Visiting Daze	7.9	55
15	Getting Ahead	8.8	50
16	Jose, Can You See?	8.8	58
17	Schwarzwald	8.4	51
18	You Again?	8.7	54
19	Rites of Passage	8.7	56
20	Women Unchained	8.5	54
21	Good Vibrations	6.6	62
22	Slip Sliding Away	8.5	54
23	Last Dance at the Wrecker's Ball	8.7	61

Season 6 (1987)

8.17 avg 22 episodes 7.9 → 8.7 60 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Resurrection	7.9	55
2	The Idiot and the Odyssey	7.9	51
3	A Moon for the Misbegotten	8.2	60
4	Ewe Can't Go Home Again	8.6	48
5	Night of the Living Bed	8.2	51
6	The He-Man Woman Hater's Club	8.2	50
7	Handoff	8.1	50
8	Heart On	8.1	50
9	Weigh In, Way Out	8.7	66
10	No Chemo, Sabe?	8.7	47
11	A Coupla White Dummies Sitting Around Talking	8.4	49
12	Final Cut	8.2	47
13	Heaven's Skate	8.5	51
14	Curtains	8.3	45
15	Fairytale Theater	8.2	48
16	Down and Out on Beacon Hill	7.5	53
17	Their Town	7.9	59
18	The Naked Civil Surgeon	7.8	56
19	Requiem for a Heavyweight	8.2	54
20	Split Decision	7.7	59
21	The Abby Singer Show	7.8	50
22	The Last One	8.7	133