The Good Doctor series debuted in 2017 and has been a consistent performer for ABC in the overnight ratings. The viewership for episodes often doubles when the live+7day ratings are included. Is the show a shoo-in to be renewed for a seventh season, or could it still be cancelled? How long will star Freddie Highmore want to continue? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A medical drama series, The Good Doctor TV show stars Highmore, Hill Harper, Richard Schiff, Christina Chang, Fiona Gubelmann, Will Yun Lee, Bria Samoné Henderson, Noah Galvin, and Paige Spara. Recurring players include Savannah Welch, Brandon Larracuente, and Giacomo Baessato. The series revolves around Shaun Murphy (Highmore), a young autistic savant who’s a surgeon at the fictional San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital. He uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives. He also challenges the skepticism of his colleagues like Dr. Marcus Andrews (Harper), Dr. Morgan Reznick (Gubelmann), Dr. Alex Park (Lee), Dr. Audrey Lim (Chang), Dr. Jordan Allen (Henderson), Dr. Asher Wolke (Galvin), and Shaun’s mentor, Dr. Aaron Glassman (Schiff). Lea Dilallo (Spara) is Shaun’s recent bride and the head of the hospital’s IT department.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
5/2 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: Season five of The Good Doctor on ABC averaged a 0.40 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.72 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. Though other economic factors are involved, the higher-rated shows usually get renewed and the lower-rated ones get cancelled.
What do you think? Do you like The Good Doctor TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a seventh season?
*4/20/23 update: ABC has renewed The Good Doctor for a seventh season.
*1/11/24 update: Season seven will be the end.
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