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The Good Doctor (2017)

Drama

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.

IMDb rating
8.0 (132,551 votes)
Episode average
7.8 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
7
Streaming (US)
Hulu
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

8.01 avg 18 episodes 8.6 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 5,369 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 3,753 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 3,483 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 3,235 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 3,875 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 3,130 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 2,951 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 2,827 votesEp 9: 7.6 · 2,743 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 2,822 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 2,666 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 2,629 votesEp 13: 7.4 · 2,868 votesEp 14: 7.0 · 3,167 votesEp 15: 7.3 · 2,233 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 2,308 votesEp 17: 8.1 · 2,323 votesEp 18: 8.8 · 2,840 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Burnt Food8.65,369
2Mount Rushmore8.33,753
3Oliver7.73,483
4Pipes8.03,235
5Point Three Percent8.53,875
6Not Fake8.43,130
722 Steps8.42,951
8Apple8.22,827
9Intangibles7.62,743
10Sacrifice8.22,822
11Islands: Part One7.82,666
12Islands: Part Two8.12,629
13Seven Reasons7.42,868
14She7.03,167
15Heartfelt7.32,233
16Pain7.72,308
17Smile8.12,323
18More8.82,840

Season 2 (2018)

8.17 avg 18 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 1,957 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 1,773 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 1,718 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 1,767 votesEp 5: 7.8 · 1,649 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 1,590 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 1,564 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 1,541 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 1,551 votesEp 10: 8.9 · 2,536 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 1,925 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 1,564 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 1,478 votesEp 14: 8.6 · 1,722 votesEp 15: 8.1 · 1,456 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 1,450 votesEp 17: 8.8 · 1,953 votesEp 18: 8.9 · 1,913 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hello8.11,957
2Middle Ground8.31,773
336 Hours8.11,718
4Tough Titmouse8.01,767
5Carrots7.81,649
6Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply)7.81,590
7Hubert7.71,564
8Stories7.81,541
9Empathy8.01,551
10Quarantine8.92,536
11Quarantine Part Two8.71,925
12Aftermath7.81,564
13Xin7.81,478
14Faces8.61,722
15Risk and Reward8.11,456
16Believe7.91,450
17Breakdown8.81,953
18Trampoline8.91,913

Season 3 (2019)

7.98 avg 20 episodes 7.9 → 8.8 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 1,633 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 1,471 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 1,597 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 1,417 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 1,333 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 1,305 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 1,381 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 1,251 votesEp 9: 7.5 · 1,292 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 1,671 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 1,278 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 1,289 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 1,236 votesEp 14: 7.6 · 1,204 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 1,236 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 1,294 votesEp 17: 7.6 · 1,226 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 1,301 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 1,704 votesEp 20: 8.8 · 2,487 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Disaster7.91,633
2Debts8.11,471
3Claire8.41,597
4Take My Hand7.71,417
5First Case, Second Base7.91,333
645-Degree Angle7.61,305
7SFAD8.01,381
8Moonshot7.71,251
9Incomplete7.51,292
10Friends and Family8.71,671
11Fractured7.81,278
12Mutations8.01,289
13Sex and Death7.61,236
14Influence7.61,204
15Unsaid7.81,236
16Autopsy8.11,294
17Fixation7.61,226
18Heartbreak8.11,301
19Hurt8.61,704
20I Love You8.82,487

Season 4 (2020)

7.46 avg 20 episodes 7.3 → 8.3 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.3 · 1,790 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 1,471 votesEp 3: 7.0 · 1,389 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 1,167 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 1,160 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 1,227 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 1,119 votesEp 8: 7.6 · 1,119 votesEp 9: 5.1 · 2,679 votesEp 10: 7.4 · 1,162 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 1,152 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 1,093 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 1,027 votesEp 14: 7.4 · 1,084 votesEp 15: 7.7 · 1,241 votesEp 16: 8.1 · 1,107 votesEp 17: 7.7 · 954 votesEp 18: 7.3 · 967 votesEp 19: 7.9 · 1,043 votesEp 20: 8.3 · 1,170 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Frontline, Part 17.31,790
2Frontline, Part 27.31,471
3Newbies7.01,389
4Not the Same7.41,167
5Fault7.51,160
6Lim7.41,227
7The Uncertainty Principle7.41,119
8Parenting7.61,119
9Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices5.12,679
10Decrypt7.41,162
11We're All Crazy Sometimes8.01,152
12Teeny Blue Eyes8.01,093
13Spilled Milk7.31,027
14Gender Reveal7.41,084
15Waiting7.71,241
16Dr. Ted8.11,107
17Letting Go7.7954
18Forgive or Forget7.3967
19Venga7.91,043
20Vamos8.31,170

Season 5 (2021)

7.62 avg 18 episodes 7.6 → 8.1 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 992 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 880 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 863 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 868 votesEp 5: 7.4 · 819 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 850 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 1,400 votesEp 8: 7.5 · 799 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 823 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 843 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 810 votesEp 12: 6.7 · 917 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 764 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 849 votesEp 15: 7.1 · 827 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 766 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 743 votesEp 18: 8.1 · 919 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1New Beginnings7.6992
2Piece of Cake7.5880
3Measure of Intelligence7.6863
4Rationality7.7868
5Crazytown7.4819
6One Heart7.7850
7Expired8.81,400
8Rebellion7.5799
9Yippee Ki-Yay7.8823
10Cheat Day7.8843
11The Family8.0810
12Dry Spell6.7917
13Growing Pains7.3764
14Potluck7.5849
15My Way7.1827
16The Shaun Show7.7766
17The Lea Show7.3743
18Sons8.1919

Season 6 (2022)

7.84 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.3 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 885 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 753 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 720 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 682 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 702 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 690 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 700 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 695 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 671 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 718 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 660 votesEp 12: 7.6 · 624 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 653 votesEp 14: 7.5 · 616 votesEp 15: 7.9 · 673 votesEp 16: 9.1 · 1,616 votesEp 17: 7.3 · 615 votesEp 18: 7.7 · 622 votesEp 19: 7.7 · 593 votesEp 20: 7.7 · 586 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 575 votesEp 22: 8.3 · 712 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Afterparty8.3885
2Change of Perspective7.6753
3A Big Sign7.6720
4Shrapnel7.6682
5Growth Opportunities7.6702
6Hot and Bothered7.5690
7Boys Don't Cry7.7700
8Sorry, Not Sorry8.1695
9Broken or Not7.9671
10Quiet and Loud8.3718
11The Good Boy7.8660
12365 Degrees7.6624
1339 Differences7.8653
14Hard Heart7.5616
15Old Friends7.9673
16The Good Lawyer9.11,616
17Second Chances and Past Regrets7.3615
18A Blip7.7622
19Half Measures7.7593
20Blessed7.7586
21A Beautiful Day7.8575
22Love's Labor8.3712

Season 7 (2024)

7.98 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 9.4 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 678 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 618 votesEp 3: 7.6 · 573 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 573 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 731 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 734 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 538 votesEp 8: 7.7 · 541 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 645 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 1,477 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Baby, Baby, Baby7.9678
2Skin in the Game7.6618
3Critical Support7.6573
4Date Night7.7573
5Who at Peace7.1731
6M.C.E.8.7734
7Faith7.6538
8The Overview Effect7.7541
9Unconditional8.5645
10Goodbye9.41,477

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