9.4/10982 votesLoading...#1 - Goodbye
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2024
As the doctors consider their futures, they work together to solve one of the most important cases of their careers.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore, Liz Friedman, Jessica Grasl
9.1/101,323 votesLoading...#2 - The Good Lawyer
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 3/13/2023
Dr. Shaun Murphy seeks legal representation to help him win a case and puts his faith in a promising, young lawyer who has obsessive compulsive disorder.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/102,315 votesLoading...#3 - Quarantine (1)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2018
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Alex Park treat two patients who collapse at the local airport and whose symptoms point to an infection that may become airborne. The staff races to contain the infection before it spreads to the rest of the patients in the ER, resulting in a hospital quarantine during the holidays.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Lloyd Gilyard, Jr., Liz Friedman
8.9/101,719 votesLoading...#4 - Trampoline
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/2019
As a barroom fight sends Dr. Shaun Murphy to seek treatment at St. Bonaventure’s, Dr. Alex Park and Dr. Audrey Lim disagree over an elderly woman’s post-operative symptoms. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Lim make their romance public, and Dr. Aaron Glassman continues to pursue a relationship with a good friend.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore, David Hoselton, Mark Rozeman
8.8/102,599 votesLoading...#5 - More
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/26/2018
The team at St. Bonaventure needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student’s unexplained injuries before his condition worsens. Meanwhile, after losing his most prized possession, Shaun’s distraction during a surgical procedure may end up risking more than just his job.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore, Lloyd Gilyard, Jr.
8.8/101,763 votesLoading...#6 - Breakdown
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/4/2019
Dr. Shaun Murphy is desperate to join the team on a dangerous procedure involving a patient’s tumor removal. However, having been removed from the surgery team by Dr. Jackson Han, Shaun must use his talents to help figure out the cause of an infant’s injuries.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Thomas L. Moran, Lloyd Gilyard, Jr.
8.8/101,225 votesLoading...#7 - Expired
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2021
Shaun and Lea happen upon a terrible car accident and discover a young pregnant mother who has been badly injured and needs immediate medical attention. Dr. Glassman is apprehensive when a figure from his past reaches out for help.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Mark Rozeman, Jim Adler
8.7/101,723 votesLoading...#8 - Quarantine (2)
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2019
The hospital is still in quarantine as Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to be overwhelmed by the chaos and noise in the emergency room; Dr. Morgan Reznick struggles to keep her patients alive, and Dr. Audrey Lim fights for her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Claire Browne must find a way to complete their patient’s bone marrow transplant, despite the quarantine.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Simran Baidwan, Mark Rozeman
8.7/102,259 votesLoading...#9 - I Love You (2)
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/2020
The staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital works against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them.
Director: David Shore
Writer: David Shore, David Hoselton, Adam Scott Weissman
8.7/10498 votesLoading...#10 - M.C.E.
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 4/9/2024
The team must deal with a mass casualty event that forces them to put aside their emotions following a recent tragedy.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Renaud, Tristan Thai
8.6/104,994 votesLoading...#11 - Burnt Food
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join the prestigious St. Bonaventure hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, his only advocate, Dr. Aaron Glassman, challenges the skepticism and prejudices of the hospital’s board and staff when he brings him in to join the team. Shaun will need to work harder than he ever has before, as he navigates his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.
Director: Seth Gordon
Writer: David Shore
8.6/101,538 votesLoading...#12 - Faces
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2019
Dr. Andrews tries to convince a grieving family to donate their teenage daughter’s face to another young girl whose face was horribly disfigured in an accident.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: David Hoselton
8.6/101,497 votesLoading...#13 - Friends and Family
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2019
Shaun visits his father on his deathbed and the family reunion reveals unexpected results. Melendez, Park, Reznick and Claire treat an injured star NFL player with severe spinal damage. Claire addresses her mental health.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Thomas L. Moran
8.6/101,509 votesLoading...#14 - Hurt (1)
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/23/2020
The city of San Jose is rocked by a massive earthquake that puts the staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital on high alert as they race to assess the damage and account for the safety of their colleagues and friends. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Aaron Glassman are attending a charity event when their lives are threatened by the earthquake.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Liz Friedman, Adam Scott Weissman
8.6/10427 votesLoading...#15 - Unconditional
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2024
Dr. Claire Browne returns from her work in Guatemala for a personal medical examination. Elsewhere, Dr. Glassman struggles to manage Hannah, who remains unresponsive to his attempts to help. Park seeks out the perfect last-minute wedding location.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Thomas L. Moran, Adam Scott Weissman
- 8.5/103,578 votesLoading...
#16 - Point Three Percent
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2017
While in the exam area of St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, Steve. After discovering his parents have hidden his diagnosis from him, Shaun struggles to understand why he doesn’t deserve to hear the truth about his own health. Meanwhile, the team can’t figure out what keeps triggering their patients’ increasingly severe allergic reactions and races to find the cause before the next one kills another patient.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: David Hoselton
8.4/102,872 votesLoading...#17 - Not Fake
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Claire Browne devise an experimental procedure that can save the leg and life of a young groom, that is if his bride-to-be and parents can learn to work together. Meanwhile, Jared struggles to emotionally connect with his patient whose scars may prove too deep to overcome.
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Writer: Simran Baidwan
- 8.4/102,702 votesLoading...
#18 - 22 Steps
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy has to confront prejudice from an unlikely source when he takes on the case of a patient with autism, and Dr. Jared Kalu has to learn to accept his limitations as a surgeon.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Johanna Lee
8.4/101,418 votesLoading...#19 - Claire
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019
Dr. Claire Brown faces complications at home and work as she prepares to lead her first surgery. Meanwhile, a sports fishing accident challenges the rest of the staff as they look to treat the fisherman’s injuries without damaging his prize catch.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Liz Friedman, Tracy Taylor
8.3/103,455 votesLoading...#20 - Mount Rushmore
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2017
Dr. Shaun Murphy’s attention to detail complicates his first day at St. Bonaventure Hospital. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne learns a valuable lesson about honesty when confronted with a difficult diagnosis for her patient.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore
8.3/102,571 votesLoading...#21 - Apple
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2017
During a robbery at the grocery mart Dr. Shaun Murphy is shopping at, his communication limitations puts lives at risk. Meanwhile, after Shaun's traumatic day, Dr. Aaron Glassman worries that he isn't doing enough to help Shaun.
Director: Nestor Carbonell
Writer: David Renaud
8.3/101,599 votesLoading...#22 - Middle Ground
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2018
As Shaun pushes back against Dr. Melendez in order to treat a gravely ill hospital janitor, Dr. Lim risks a lawsuit to repair a teenage girl’s ritual circumcision. Dr. Glassman exercises demanding oversight in choosing a doctor for his brain surgery.
Director: Steve Robin
Writer: David Shore
- 8.3/101,015 votesLoading...
#23 - Vamos (2)
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 6/7/2021
Dr. Shaun Murphy must perform a risky surgery on a patient without electricity when the power suddenly goes out. Meanwhile Lim and Dr. Mateo Rendón Osma’s relationship deepens as they overcome difficulties during the surgery.
Director: Mike Listo
Writer: Peter Blake
- 8.3/10731 votesLoading...
#24 - Afterparty
Season 6 Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2022
Shaun and Lea’s long-awaited wedding reception is interrupted by a violent attack at the hospital and the entire team must mobilize to save the victims. Meanwhile, the trauma of seeing people he cares for in life-threatening situations is affecting Shaun in more ways than one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10579 votesLoading...#25 - Quiet and Loud
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2023
Shaun and Lea soon learn that their surprise pregnancy may also come with additional complications. Meanwhile, Doctors Park, Reznick and Allen treat a teen with Gardner’s syndrome whose past surgical history jeopardizes the outcome of his current one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Good Doctor
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Goodbye" is the best rated episode of "The Good Doctor". It scored 9.4/10 based on 982 votes. Directed by David Shore and written by David Shore, Liz Friedman, Jessica Grasl, it aired on 5/21/2024. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Good Lawyer".