| Doctor Doctor | |
|---|---|
| Season 2 | |
 Home media release cover art | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Original release | 16 August – 18 October 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of Doctor Doctor (known as The Heart Guy outside of Australasia), an Australian drama television series, premiered on Nine Network on 16 August 2017.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Aus. viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "What Difference the Day Makes" | Ian Watson | Tony McNamara | 16 August 2017 | 278221-11 | 758,000 [1] |
| 12 | 2 | "Your Game" | Ian Watson | Tony McNamara | 23 August 2017 | 278221-12 | 690,000 [2] |
| 13 | 3 | "Talent Showdown" | Tori Garrett | Angela McDonald | 30 August 2017 | 278221-13 | 632,000 [3] |
| 14 | 4 | "The Great Campaign" | Tori Garrett | Liz Doran | 6 September 2017 | 278221-14 | 704,000 [4] |
| 15 | 5 | "Both Sides Now" | Kriv Stenders | Tony McNamara | 13 September 2017 | 278221-15 | 761,000 [5] |
| 16 | 6 | "Penny for Your Thoughts" | Kriv Stenders | Tony McNamara | 20 September 2017 | 278221-16 | 645,000 [6] |
| 17 | 7 | "Picture of Innocence" | Lucy Gaffy | Tony McNamara | 27 September 2017 | 278221-17 | 749,000 [7] |
| 18 | 8 | "Step in Time" | Ian Watson | Tamara Asmar | 4 October 2017 | 278221-18 | 790,000 [8] |
| 19 | 9 | "Forgive and Forget" | Ben Chessell | Tony McNamara | 11 October 2017 | 278221-19 | 745,000 [9] |
| 20 | 10 | "A Little Piece of Heaven" | Ben Chessell | Tony McNamara | 18 October 2017 | 278221-20 | 735,000 [10] |
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | |||||
| 11 | "What Difference the Day Makes" | 16 August 2017 | 758,000 | 7 | 680,000 | 8 | 826,000 | [1] [11] |
| 12 | "Your Game" | 23 August 2017 | 690,000 | 11 | 630,000 | 10 | 753,000 | [2] [12] |
| 13 | "Talent Showdown" | 30 August 2017 | 632,000 | 14 | 550,000 | 13 | 687,000 | [3] [13] |
| 14 | "The Great Campaign" | 6 September 2017 | 704,000 | 10 | 107,000 | 9 | 811,000 | [4] [14] |
| 15 | "Both Sides Now" | 13 September 2017 | 761,000 | 9 | 880,000 | 7 | 849,000 | [5] [15] |
| 16 | "Penny for Your Thoughts" | 20 September 2017 | 645,000 | 11 | 135,000 | 9 | 780,000 | [6] [16] |
| 17 | "Picture of Innocence" | 27 September 2017 | 749,000 | 9 | 140,000 | 8 | 889,000 | [7] [17] |
| 18 | "Step in Time" | 4 October 2017 | 790,000 | 9 | 126,000 | 4 | 916,000 | [8] [18] |
| 19 | "Forgive and Forget" | 11 October 2017 | 745,000 | 9 | 109,000 | 8 | 854,000 | [9] [19] |
| 20 | "A Little Piece of Heaven" | 18 October 2017 | 735,000 | 9 | 131,000 | 8 | 866,000 | [10] [20] |
AACTA Awards (2017)
Logie Awards (2018)
TV Tonight Awards (2018)
| Title | Country | Availability | Release | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD | Blu-ray | |||||
| Doctor Doctor: Series 2 |  Australia |  |  | 6 December 2017 | [24] | |
| The Heart Guy: Staffel 2 |  Germany | | | 23 March 2018 | [25] | |
| The Heart Guy: Series 2 |  United States | | | 26 June 2018 (D) | 16 April 2019 (B) | [26] [27] |
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Rating Note: The Blu-ray release in the United States (Region A) is a manufacture on demand (MOD) release | ||||||
| Episode | United States (Acorn TV) [28] | United Kingdom (Drama) [29] | Sweden (STV) [30] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-01 | 5 February 2018 | 17 June 2018 | 9 October 2019 |
| 2-02 | 5 February 2018 | 24 June 2018 | 14 October 2019 |
| 2-03 | 12 February 2018 | 1 July 2018 | 15 October 2019 |
| 2-04 | 12 February 2018 | 8 July 2018 | 16 October 2019 |
| 2-05 | 19 February 2018 | 15 July 2018 | 21 October 2019 |
| 2-06 | 19 February 2018 | 22 July 2018 | 22 October 2019 |
| 2-07 | 26 February 2018 | 29 July 2018 | 23 October 2019 |
| 2-08 | 26 February 2018 | 5 August 2018 | 28 October 2019 |
| 2-09 | 5 March 2018 | 12 August 2018 | 29 October 2019 |
| 2-10 | 5 March 2018 | 19 August 2018 | 30 October 2019 |
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