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Genre | Medical drama |
Created by | Katie Wech |
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Music by | Zach Robinson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 |
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Production locations | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
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Network | CBS |
Release | January 5 – May 4, 2022 |
Good Sam is an American medical drama television series created by Katie Wech for CBS, starring Jason Isaacs and Sophia Bush which premiered on January 5, 2022. [1] In May 2022, after receiving low ratings over the course of their 13 episode season, the series was canceled. [2]
Heart surgeon Dr. Samantha Griffith (Sophia Bush) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him. [3]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [8] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | "Pilot" | Tamra Davis | Katie Wech | January 5, 2022 | 2.72 [9] | |
Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith, the Chief of Surgery at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital, is shot at his hospital and he falls into coma. Six months later Dr. Sam Griffith, his daughter, takes over as the new chief of surgery. Griff wakes from his coma on the night of Sam’s reception as the new chief. Sam meets Malcolm A. Kingsley, the hospital's new Director of Finance. Griff rejoins the hospital as a proctor but starts interfering with Sam’s work undermining her authority. Sam finds out that Dr. Lex Trulie, her best friend and fellow doctor, is having an affair with Griff. Sam performs a complicated heart transplant successfully with Griff’s help. | ||||||
2 | "Natural Order" | Randy Zisk | Katie Wech | January 12, 2022 | 2.43 [10] | |
Dr. Griffith fights to keep her new leadership role as chief of surgery when her father takes his case for reinstatement to the hospital board. Dr. Caleb Tucker forms an unexpected connection to a patient battling a mystery condition. | ||||||
3 | "Butt of the Joke" | Gina Rodriguez | Jen Klein | January 19, 2022 | 2.40 [11] | |
When Dr. Sam Griffith (Sophia Bush) refuses to concede her role as chief, her father Griff orchestrates a costly surprise. Also, Sam's mother, hospital administrator Vivian, turns to her new spouse, therapist Asher Pyne, for help navigating the battle between her daughter and ex-husband. | ||||||
4 | "Attachments" | Gina Lamar | Joshua Troke | January 26, 2022 | 2.63 [12] | |
When Dr. Sam Griffith tracks down a deep-pocketed anonymous hospital donor, she's shocked to discover why the donor is so loyal to her father, Griff. Also, Griff offers to mentor his daughter and assure her succession. | ||||||
5 | "Wake Up" | Kate Woods | Natalia Fernandez | February 2, 2022 | 2.59 [13] | |
When a gunshot victim is rushed to the emergency room, the incident triggers flashbacks to the aftermath of Griff's own shooting. | ||||||
6 | "Truce" | Marie Jamora | Lydia Teffera | February 23, 2022 | 1.95 [14] | |
Secrets revealed at a major fundraising gala for the hospital threaten to end a tenuous truce between Dr. Sam Griffith and her father. Cardiothoracic resident Dr. Lex Trulie makes a decision that could alter her career trajectory. | ||||||
7 | "Chronic Insult" | Craig Siebels | Bashir Gavriel | March 2, 2022 | 1.90 [15] | |
8 | "Keep Talking" | Oz Scott | Jeremy Svenson | March 23, 2022 | 2.15 [16] | |
9 | "A Light in the Storm" | Tessa Blake | Sara Casey & Manuel Herrera | March 30, 2022 | 2.13 [17] | |
10 | "I Thought I Lost You" | Bosede Williams | Anna Mackey & Bashir Gavriel | April 6, 2022 | 1.87 [18] | |
11 | "Family/Business" | Jason Isaacs | Lydia Teffera & Jeremy Svenson | April 20, 2022 | 1.74 [19] | |
12 | "The Griffith Technique" | Milena Govich | Natalia Fernandez & Joshua Troke | April 27, 2022 | 2.05 [20] | |
13 | "To Whom It May Concern" | Craig Siebels | Jen Klein | May 4, 2022 | 2.10 [21] |
On September 19, 2019, CBS put Good Sam into development. [22] Writer Katie Wech produced the series with Jennie Snyder Urman through her Sutton St. Productions and CBS Television Studios. In February 2020, the series was given a pilot order, with further development paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. [23] On May 14, 2021, the show was given a series order. [24] On May 12, 2022, CBS canceled the series after one season. [2]
In February 2020, Sophia Bush was cast as lead role. [25] In March 2020, Jason Isaacs joined the main cast. [26] In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and Michael Stahl-David were cast in starring roles. [27] [28] In February 2021, Edwin Hodge joined the cast in a starring role. [29] In January 2022, it was reported that Sendhil Ramamurthy was cast in a recurring role while Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz are set to guest star. [4] [7] In February 2022, Victoria Rowell joined the cast in a recurring role. [5]
Principal photography for the series began on October 18, 2021 and concluded on March 24, 2022, in Oakville, Ontario. [30]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 8 critic reviews. [31] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [32]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | January 5, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.72 [9] | — | — | — | — |
2 | "Natural Order" | January 12, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.43 [10] | — | — | — | — |
3 | "Butt of the Joke" | January 19, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.40 [11] | — | — | — | — |
4 | "Attachments" | January 26, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.63 [12] | — | — | — | — |
5 | "Wake Up" | February 2, 2022 | 0.4 | 2.59 [13] | — | — | — | — |
6 | "Truce" | February 23, 2022 | 0.3 | 1.95 [14] | — | — | — | — |
7 | "Chronic Insult" | March 2, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.90 [15] | — | — | — | — |
8 | "Keep Talking" | March 23, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.15 [16] | — | — | — | — |
9 | "A Light in the Storm" | March 30, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.13 [17] | — | — | — | — |
10 | "I Thought I Lost You" | April 6, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.87 [18] | — | — | — | — |
11 | "Family/Business" | April 20, 2022 | 0.2 | 1.74 [19] | — | — | — | — |
12 | "The Griffith Technique" | April 27, 2022 | 0.2 | 2.05 [20] | — | — | — | — |
13 | "To Whom It May Concern" | May 4, 2022 | 0.3 | 2.10 [21] | — | — | — | — |
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