Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital

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Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
Kings Cross ER, St Vincent's Hospital Title Card.png
Genre Factual
Created byJohn McAvoy
StarringSt Vincent's Hospital Staff
Narrated bySacha Horler
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes21
Production
ProducerClaire Haywood
Production location St Vincent's Hospital
Running time60 minutes (Including commercials)
Production companyEyeworks Australia
Original release
Network Crime & Investigation Network (2012–2013)
Nine Network (2015–present)
Release2 February 2012 (2012-02-02) 
15 October 2015 (2015-10-15)

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital was an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of the Emergency Department at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, Sydney. This observational documentary series began on the Crime & Investigation Network on 2 February 2012. [1] A second season began on 14 February 2013. [2] A third season began in 2015 on the free-to-air Nine Network and aired 7:30 pm Thursdays. [3]

Contents

The show was created and produced by John McAvoy. [4] It is narrated by Australian actress Sacha Horler. [5]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedNetwork
PremiereFinale
1102 February 20125 April 2012 CI Network
214 February 201318 April 2013
3610 September 201515 October 2015 Nine Network

Overview

St Vincent's Hospital's emergency department, located in Darlinghurst is one of the busiest in New South Wales with 42,000 patients presenting each year. [6] It is a level one trauma centre with a catchment area that includes many of Sydney's nightlife precincts including Kings Cross, Sydney's CBD, Rose Bay, Surry Hills, Paddington, Woollahra, Bondi Junction and Double Bay. The hospital's location in Australia's most populous city makes for a diverse catchment area. The program observes the fast-paced work of the emergency department's dedicated doctors and nurses and their interactions with patients and each other.

Episodes

Season 1

No. in seriesNo. in seasonOriginal air dateViewersDaily RankRef
112 February 2012133,000#1 [7]
229 February 201274,000#4 [8]
3316 February 201257,000#13 [9]
4423 February 201253,000#15 [10]
551 March 201267,000#1 [11]
668 March 201260,000#9 [12]
7715 March 2012
8822 March 201262,000#8 [13]
9929 March 2012
10105 April 201252,000#17 [14]

Season 2

No. in seriesNo. in seasonOriginal air dateViewersDaily RankRef
11114 February 201366,000#4 [15]
12221 February 201363,000#6 [16]
13328 February 201353,000#7 [17]
1447 March 2013
15514 March 2013
16621 March 2013
17728 March 2013
1884 April 2013
19911 April 2013
201018 April 2013

Season 3

No. in seriesNo. in seasonOriginal air dateViewers
(millions)
Daily RankRef
21110 September 20150.659#11 [18]
22217 September 20150.541#20 [19]
23324 September 20150.550#16 [20]
2441 October 20150.688#10 [21]
2558 October 2015
26615 October 2015

Doctors and nurses

Season 1

Season 2

Source

Reception

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital has been praised by critics. Graeme Blundell of The Australian applauded the program, writing "It is thoughtful, thorough, emotional and professional and, rare for reality TV, leaves us with more questions than answers and more hope than despair." [22]

In its first two seasons on the CI Network, Kings Cross ER became the highest rating documentary series in Australian subscription television history. [23] It was subsequently acquired by the Nine Network and its ratings increased on the free-to-air channel.

Logie Awards

YearNomineeAwardResult
2013 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's HospitalMost Outstanding Factual ProgramNominated
2014 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's HospitalMost Outstanding Factual ProgramWon

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