7.4/10153 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2011
After the ghost of Michael's ex-wife visits him from the afterlife and asks him to help continue running her low income clinic, he finds himself rushing back and forth between taking care of his own patients at Holt Neuro and her less fortunate patients at the clinic.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Writer: Susannah Grant
8.0/1096 votes#2 - In Case of All Hell Breaking Loose
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2011
Michael works double duty trying to save a pregnant personal friend he recently diagnosed with a brain tumor and a little boy with sickle cell disease.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Daniel Truly, Neal Baer
7.3/10114 votes#3 - In Case of Discomfort
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2011
While interviewing doctors to run the clinic, Michael helps a man who passed out, but refuses care due to lack of insurance. Meanwhile, as Michael evaluates a woman, he notices lesions on her brain that require immediate surgery, even as he doesn't know the exact diagnosis.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: Jonathan Greene
8.1/1084 votes#4 - In Case of Separation Anxiety
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2011
Michael hires a new director for the clinic. Will she be able to run things?
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Alison Tatlock
7.8/1093 votes#5 - In Case of Loss of Control
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2011
Michael must decide if it is worth risking his practice to save a patient's life. Meanwhile, he courts Evan "E-Mo" Morris, a neuropsychiatrist to join his practice after E-Mo determines a patient's diagnosis by reading her body language.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Daniel Truly
8.1/1091 votes#6 - In Case of Memory Loss
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2011
While at the clinic, Michael runs into a former football star that he performed successful surgery on years ago, and is now a shell of his former self, living on the streets. At Holt Neuro, Michael examines a patient who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Director: David Platt
Writer: Lisa Melamed
8.2/1087 votes#7 - In Case of Exposure
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2011
When Michael finds out a patient with a malignant brain tumor committed a horrible crime, he struggles with whether to save the man's life. Meanwhile, a female firefighter who appears to be disoriented is brought to Holt Neuro for evaluation.
Director: Peter Werner
Writer: N/A
8.3/1079 votes#8 - In Case of Missed Communication
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2011
In this holiday episode, the staff at Clinica Sonando celebrates Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Michael must save the life of Rita’s son. who is injured in a motorcycle accident after returning for a Thanksgiving reunion with his family.
Director: Donna Deitch
Writer: N/A
8.7/10104 votes#9 - In Case of Abnormal Rhythm
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2011
Michael and Kate are forced to work together to try and save a patient with a deadly virus. Meanwhile, at Holt Neuro, as Michael treats a nervous bride-to-be who is experiencing headaches, he notices her mother is exhibiting symptoms of a serious condition.
Director: Constantine Makris
Writer: Becky Mode
8.5/1084 votes#10 - In Case of a Bolt From the Blue
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/6/2012
While tending to patients at the clinic during a blizzard, Michael shows signs of a severe condition that requires immediate surgery.
Director: John David Coles
Writer: N/A
8.1/1076 votes#11 - In Case of (Re)Birth
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2012
Michael and E-Mo clash over a patient's treatment; a teenager abandons her baby at the clinic after giving birth.
Director: Adam Bernstein
Writer: N/A
8.1/1076 votes#12 - In Case of Blind Spots
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2012
Michael saves a man from drowning and learns his identity is a mystery. Meanwhile, Kate discovers a girl she mentors has serious issues that she has failed to notice.
Director: Peter Leto
Writer: N/A
8.4/1082 votes#13 - In Case of Complications
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2012
A distraught woman takes the Clinica staff hostage after Michael testifies for a former patient who he believed suffered uncontrollable urges due to a brain tumor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Daniel Truly, Jonathan Greene
8.7/1082 votes#14 - In Case of Co-Dependents
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2012
When a spoiled pop star comes to Holt Neuro experiencing unusual symptoms, and a young girl at the Clinica exhibits similar symptoms on the same day, it forces both teams of doctors to try and piece together their common link.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Dawn DeNoon
8.8/1097 votes#15 - In Case of Letting Go
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/2012
When Michael's high school sweetheart comes to Holt Neuro with an irreversible condition, he will stop at nothing to try and save her, until Anna intervenes. Meanwhile, Zeke deals with the news that his best friend's cancer has returned.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10112 votes#16 - In Case of Heart Failure
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/2/2012
Michael learns that a patient at the clinic has a special connection to Anna. Meanwhile, Michael reunites with an old friend who is suffering from a rare illness.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of A Gifted Man Season 1
Every episode of A Gifted Man Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of A Gifted Man Season 1!
A talented but self-absorbed surgeon starts questioning his purpose in life when he is visited by the spirit of his deceased ex-wife.
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "A Gifted Man" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 153 votes. Directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Susannah Grant, it aired on 9/23/2011. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "In Case of All Hell Breaking Loose".