Network: The CW
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 16, 2012 — February 5, 2013
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Mamie Gummer, Justin Hartley, Aja Naomi King, Kelly McCreary, Harry Lennix, Necar Zadegan, and Michael Rady.
TV show description:
Emily Owens (Mamie Gummer) thought that she was done with the world of high school. After all, she graduated years ago and has now finished medical school as well. Unfortunately, her years as a geeky girl have come back to haunt her.
Emily is beginning an internship at Denver Memorial Hospital, a facility where her med-school crush Will Collins (Justin Hartley) is also an interning. Unfortunately, her high school nemesis, gorgeous and popular Cassandra Kopelson (Aja Naomi King), is also interning at Denver Memorial as well.
Another intern, Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary), warns Emily that the cliques at the hospital are all too familiar: the jocks have become orthopedic surgeons; the mean girls are in plastic surgery; and the rebels are in the ER. Tyra has her own awkward place as “the principal’s kid” since her father, Doctor Tim Dupre (Harry Lennix), is the chief resident. Tyra latches onto Emily as a new friend, and immediately begins confiding in her. Nothing is too personal to share with Emily — Tyra is a lesbian, that she hasn’t come out to her father yet and she’s interested in dating a certain nurse.
Emily soon realizes that the long-standing rivalry she had with Cassandra back in high school is only going to grow. Both Emily and Cassandra are competing to impress brilliant Doctor Gina Bandari (Necar Zadegan), a world-famous cardiothoracic surgeon who’s been an inspiration and role model to both of them for years.
While Emily and Cassandra vie for Doctor Bandari’s approval, they’re also competing for Will’s attention. Handsome Will and Emily were friends in medical school but Emily was always hoping for more. Will has made it clear that he likes their relationship the way it is — as just friends. Emily struggles to convince herself that being friends with Will is enough, but it bothers her to see Will and Cassandra even talking with one another.
Meanwhile, Emily is also getting to know Doctor Micah Barnes (Michael Rady), a nerdy yet smart and handsome resident. Micah is faced with serious medical issues within his own family, and Emily’s compassion proves an invaluable help. Impressed with Emily’s medical skills and warm bedside manner, Micah brings her in on a delicate surgery and talks her through the procedure, boosting her confidence and bringing them closer — both professionally and personally.
With the long hours, the heavy workload, and personal drama filling her first days as an intern, Emily still fees like she’s the new geeky kid all over again. It’s just as awkward as high school. Somehow however, she’s sure that she can make it.
Episode #13 — “Emily and… the Leap”
Emily’s decision about starting a relationship with Micah becomes even more complicated when Will hears about it and begins to feel jealous. Emily and Tyra treat an unruly woman, but after learning of her home hoarding situation, Emily wonders if the woman’s personality changes may be caused by her many cats. Now that Cassandra and Will have broken up, Cassandra’s strictly professional behavior distracts Will and causes him to misdiagnose their patient. Meanwhile, Micah’s sister comes to town after finding out the truth about their mother.
First aired: February 5, 2013
What do you think? Do you like the Emily Owens, MD TV series? Do you think that it should have been cancelled or renewed for another season?
We love this show! It was a really great show, I hope that someone else will pick it up. I can’t believe that other stupid shows get to stay on the air and they always cancel the good ones. 🙁
Love the show …very witty and yet moving …great dialogue and fab actors …wish it can come back …regards from Canada
I love this show! Don’t cancel!!!!
Ablosutely heartbreaking!!!!!!!!!! Why do the shows I love get cancelled? Excellent actors, writing and plots should be a shoe in. crap tv stays on. I keep scratching my head.
Emily Owens is a REAL person… every episode was interesting, with some fun drama added! Very refreshing and entertaining…Great characters! Please return!!
I can’t believe it… That was entertaining and educational. I’m so tired of good shows going off the air to be replaced with idiot shows that have the mental ability of a five year old.
I’m so disappointed that Emily Owens, MD was cancelled…….please reconsider CW. This is a terrific show. I never missed an episode. Loved all the cast and the story lines. Bring it back……PLEASE!!!!!
I’m very disappointed in the networks decision to cancel the show. I thought of it as a comical version of ER WHICH was another good show that got canceled. If the network had any brains left in there corporate bodies they would put the show back on the air.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE RENEW!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW AND EVERYONE IN IT…. SO DO MY FRIENDS. IT IS SO GOOD. THE STORY LINES ARE SO REAL AND I LOOKED FORWARD TO IT EVERY WEEK AND WOULD TALK TO MY NEICE ABOUT IT AFTER THE SHOW. SO ALL AGES LIKE IT. YOU ARE NUTS I SAY TO CANCEL AND TO LEAVE TRASH AND KILLING AND DRUGS ON THE SCREEN.
I am very disappointed and sadden by this. I looked forward to seeming this show every week and to find out there will not be another season just upsets me. Don’t cancel Emily Owens MD! This is a great show! One of the few great shows of the year! Lets being it back!!
Absolutely it should not be cancelled! The character development was wonderful and very realistic. We liked them all, or most of them, and had really gotten close to them. The show was also very believable and interesting to those of us not even in the medical field. I can’t believe of all the ridiculous shows on air, this one gets cancelled. Please bring it back!
Everyone show mail CW a suggestion on the CW website to bring the show back. If enough people do it they should bring it back! http://www.cwtv.com/feedback/comments/
This show is amazing and always uplifting. It can’t be cancelled. It’s about the only amusing doctor show on tv!!!! BRING IT BACK PLEASE!!
definitely shouldn’t be cancelled, starting to get interesting and complicated, will make viewers wonder who will Emily shall end up with.
R U kidding me …great show