Network: NBC
Episodes: 10 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: March 22, 2016 — May 25, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Melissa George, Dave Annable, Don Hany, Joshua Leonard, Jamie Kennedy, D.L. Hughley, Shelley Conn, Maya Erskine, and JLouis Mills.
TV show description:
This soapy medical drama, set at the fictional St. Matthew’s Hospital, is loosely inspired by the life and career of the world-renowned Dr. Kathy Magliato, as recounted in her book, Heart Matters.
A cardio-thoracic surgeon, Dr. Alex Panttiere (Melissa George) struggles to juggle her personal and professional lives. A maverick in her field, the outspoken and outstanding doctor is not above being outrageous. She eagerly fights authority, particularly when it comes to her patients’ health and well-being.
Three men feature heavily in Alex’s life. Liver transplant surgeon, Dr. Pierce Harrison (Dave Annable), is Alex’s colleague and current lover. His competition arrives in the form of a cool Australian, Dr. Jesse Shane (Don Hany). A former mentor and boyfriend, Jesse wants to rekindle things with Alex.
Then there is Max (Joshua Leonard), her gay ex-husband and the father of her two children. A rock star, Max still cooks and cares for Alex, even though he left her for another man. The two remain dear friends as they co-parent.
The politically incorrect Dr. Callahan (Jamie Kennedy) is a gifted surgeon with body odor. Blunt and obnoxious, he calls Korean-American scrub nurse Ji-Sung (Maya Erskine) “Ping Pang Pong.” Despite being a no-nonsense professional, the sarcastic Ji-Sung develops feelings for this abrasive man.
Callahan’s racial and otherwise offensive nicknames are limited to neither women nor Asians. He refers to resident anesthesiologist Forester Marcus (JLouis Mills) as “One-eyed Black Man.” A former military man, Forester saw his entire platoon killed in Iraq. Callahan, Ji-Sung, and Forester form a love triangle.
Millicent Silvano (Shelley Conn) is the hospital’s Chief Operations Officer and has been Alex’s long-suffering friend, since med school. Dr. Hackett (D.L. Hughley) is the Chief of Psychiatry. Alex considers him a hack.
Series Finale:
Episode #10 — What Happens in Vegas… Happens
Alex fights to save the lives of Jesse, Pierce and Ji-Sung when a mysterious and deadly illness sends the hospital into lockdown. Meanwhile, Millicent must pick up the pieces when Alex disobeys the orders of the CDC, and an elderly man searching for his missing wife leads Alex to make a drastic decision in her love life.
First aired: May 25, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Heartbeat TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Renewed. It was a really good show.
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NBC executives got it wrong when they decided to cancel this one! I agree with many of the other fans….perhaps they should be firing someone in marketing and the ones who get paid to promote it. Sell it to OWN, or another network and give it another chance. This show was funny, inspiring, interesting…at the end of each episode I couldn’t wait for the next one. I told several of my friends about it and they all raved about it. This show had the potential to win over the entire Gray’s Anatomy fan base!
I hate that this show was cancelled! It was soooooo good.. The season finale needs to continue on in story!!!!!! I am sooo sad it is over.
Great show!!!!!!!!!!! Can’t believe it’s been cancelled! Please consider bringing it back!
Are you kidding me???? Why in the world do the pencil pushers cancel the best shows? There are precious few shows that display this kind of heartfelt (no pun intended) emotion. Such an amazing work of art. For goodness sake, BRING IT BACK!!!!! Shame on you NBC!
This show should have never been cancelled. Don’t think it ever really got a chance to fly. I loved all the characters and the actors who played them. Really got interested in the different medical issues they dealt with. Loved that it was based on Dr. Kathy Magliato an innovative heart surgeon! Hoping that NBC will sell to another network.
This show should of been renewed, it was funny, yet interesting, great story lines.
This show is amazing and it was a horrible idea to cancel. I unfortunately didn’t know about it until season was over. I blame ratings on poor advertising and not this amazing show!!!
LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CANCEL THE WRONG SHOWS.. PLEASE THINK ABOUT BRINGING IT BACK.. IT WAS FUNNY, AND NICE MEDICAL SHOW..
Heartbeat should have been renewed!!!! It was an awesome show!! I am soooo disappointed!!!
Absolutely love this show!!!
so bummed it’s being cancelled
I’m sincerely bummed to see that Heartbeat was cancelled! I really liked this show and Alex Pantierre’s feisty attitude. It was a refreshing medical series and Melissa George made her role so believable. Please give this show another chance!!!!!
Repeating: We do not need so many cookie-cutter copies of the same idea. Give Heartbeat another chance.
Repeating: Such a phenomenal story and fantastic actors!” One fan hit the nail on the head! Publicity and Marketing dropped the ball! Hope they read all these comments