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The Best Episodes of Medical Center

Every episode of Medical Center ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Medical Center!

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS

Top Episode Ratings Summary

"Secret Heritage" is the best rated episode of "Medical Center". It scored 9.2/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/3/1971. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Death Grip".

  • Secret Heritage
    9.2/1015 votes
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    #1 - Secret Heritage

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/1971

    A mentally disabled teenager (Pamela Franklin) has been abandoned by her mother.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Grip
    9.1/1017 votes
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    #2 - Death Grip

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1970

    The problems of a doctor who has trouble adjusting to civilian life after serving in Vietnam. Dr. Eric Canford, a brilliant surgeon, comes back from war service with a drinking problem but refuses to admit it is affecting his work.

    Director: Harvey Hart

    Writer: Jackson Gillis

  • Suspected
    8.9/1011 votes
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    #3 - Suspected

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1971

    A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Encounter
    8.8/1014 votes
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    #4 - Deadly Encounter

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1970

    The problems of a patient who may face radical surgery. Doc Gannon demonstrates his noble side for the ladies, protecting Sandra Polk, a patient, when her husband becomes jealous. Suspicious professor Tink Polk flares up over his wife's appointments with Gannon while Joe, of course, remains Simon pure, merely keeping his patient's illness from her husband at her request.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: N/A

  • Man at Bay
    8.8/1014 votes
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    #5 - Man at Bay

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1970

    A brash, long-haired surgeon (Gary Lockwood) runs afoul of his colleagues.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Way Home
    8.8/1010 votes
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    #6 - No Way Home

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1975

    A former movie star's will to live is undermined by a failing marriage and ill health.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Care is no Cure
    8.7/1018 votes
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    #7 - Care is no Cure

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1970

    A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brink of Doom
    8.7/1018 votes
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    #8 - Brink of Doom

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1970

    A surgeon's (George Grizzard) career may be ended by multiple sclerosis.

    Director: Daniel Petrie

    Writer: Dick Nelson

  • Shock! (2)
    8.7/109 votes
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    #9 - Shock! (2)

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1972

    Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Torment
    8.7/109 votes
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    #10 - Torment

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1975

    On his 36th birthday, Gannon is suddenly beset by peculiar emotional and physical symptoms.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Life at Stake
    8.6/108 votes
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    #11 - A Life at Stake

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1973

    Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Girl from Bedlam
    8.6/109 votes
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    #12 - Girl from Bedlam

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/18/1974

    While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Victim
    8.5/1032 votes
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    #13 - Victim

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1969

    Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Crooked Circle
    8.5/1021 votes
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    #14 - The Crooked Circle

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1969

    A story about drug addiction.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: N/A

  • 24 Hours
    8.5/1017 votes
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    #15 - 24 Hours

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/1969

    Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • His Brother's Keeper
    8.5/1018 votes
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    #16 - His Brother's Keeper

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 4/1/1970

    Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Undercurrent
    8.5/1016 votes
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    #17 - Undercurrent

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1970

    A dedicated research scientist's vital work on a new drug is threatened when anonymous letters accuse him of being a homosexual.

    Director: Daniel Petrie

    Writer: Robert M. Young

  • Trial by Terror
    8.5/1013 votes
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    #18 - Trial by Terror

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1970

    Blinded in an attack, Gannon is still being stalked by a would-be killer.

    Director: Harvey Hart

    Writer: Mann Rubin

  • Woman in Question
    8.5/1013 votes
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    #19 - Woman in Question

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1971

    An intern who thinks his fiancee is ""wholesome"" doesn't know she contracted syphilis before they met.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Double Jeopardy
    8.5/1012 votes
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    #20 - Double Jeopardy

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1971

    Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Conspiracy
    8.5/1015 votes
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    #21 - Conspiracy

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1971

    A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Nowhere Child
    8.5/1013 votes
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    #22 - The Nowhere Child

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1971

    An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.

    Director: Chad Everett

    Writer: N/A

  • Fright and Flight
    8.4/1022 votes
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    #23 - Fright and Flight

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/4/1970

    A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadlock
    8.4/109 votes
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    #24 - Deadlock

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/16/1972

    A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scream of Silence
    8.3/1018 votes
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    #25 - Scream of Silence

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1970

    The problems of parents with mentally disabled children are explored in this episode. Dr. Gannon recommends treatment for Jenny, an abnormally active little girl. What do you do with a gifted child? Doc Gannon believes in a school for exceptional youngsters, and since he is the godfather of the child, he pushes a bit. Gannon's adversary is Mom, who takes an opposing position, and the friction between the two sparks the hour.

    Director: Vincent Sherman

    Writer: Robert M. Young