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Genre | Medical drama |
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Composer | Fred Coury |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 45 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | May 27, 2014 – August 31, 2017 |
The Night Shift is an American medical drama television series that ran on NBC from May 27, 2014, to August 31, 2017, for four seasons and 45 episodes. [1] [2] The series was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, and follows the lives of the staff who work the late night shift in the emergency room at San Antonio Memorial Hospital.
On November 17, 2016, NBC renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on June 22, 2017. [3] [4] On October 13, 2017, NBC canceled the series after four seasons. [5]
The series follows the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital, where three of the doctors have a connection to the U.S. military. Dr. TC Callahan is a former US Army doctor who initially exhibits PTSD-type symptoms, having watched his brother die right in front of him on the battlefield. He frequently breaks rules and butts heads with his ex-girlfriend and newly appointed head of the night shift, Dr. Jordan Alexander; Scott Clemmens, Chief Of Surgery; and the hospital's administrator, Michael Ragosa. Dr. Topher Zia is a former army doctor, while Dr. Drew Alister is a gay Army doctor still active in the reserves who initially tries to hide his sexual orientation for fear of backlash. Dr. Krista Bell-Hart is a young surgical resident trying to work her way up the ranks, while fellow resident Dr. Paul Cummings works hard to emerge from the shadow of his father, a famous surgeon at Johns Hopkins. The shift's lone psychiatrist, Dr. Landry de la Cruz, briefly works on the night shift.
Jordan is initially in a relationship with Dr. Scott Clemmens, which complicates things when Scott becomes the Chief of Surgery at the hospital and recurrently argues with TC. After a hostage situation that ends in Topher being shot, TC has a breakdown in the ER, and Scott breaks up with Jordan when he realizes she still has feelings for TC. After a cancer scare, Ragosa finds that he can no longer tolerate the stresses of his administrator job, and he quits that position in order to pursue his original dream of becoming a doctor. Meanwhile, TC's and Jordan's relationship quickly escalates, Topher makes his job as Head of Night Shift permanent, Krista, Kenny and a new surgeon become embroiled in a love triangle, and Drew spirals when his boyfriend ends their relationship. Some time later, TC and Topher head to Afghanistan to help an old friend of the latter, and Jordan suffers a stroke from pregnancy complications. In the season 2 finale, Ragosa passes his boards to become a doctor, TC and Jordan break up when she miscarries, Drew and his boyfriend make up, and get married, and Ragosa moves to Dallas to follow his ex-wife and kids.
After some time away, Jordan hires Dr. Shannon Rivera as a replacement for Ragosa. She and Paul quickly strike up a rivalry turned romance. After an incident overseas, Drew and his husband adopt a foster daughter despite numerous setbacks. After a bomb that goes off outside the hospital, Topher discovers the hospital is being sold off to an Insurance Company with plans to turn it into a Plastic Surgery Center. TC returns to Syria to help with the Humanitarian Crisis. In the season 3 finale, Paul's father returns to the hospital to buy it. TC's camp gets hit by mortar fire when he attempts to leave, and Paul's father fires Topher due to his way of running the hospital, and most of the staff quits in protest. A few days later, TC reveals his intentions to remain in Syria, Jordan and Paul's father blackmail each other for the return of the hospital, and he makes Scott and Jordan the head of surgery and the ER, respectively. However, Jordan reveals that Topher and his daughter were killed in a car accident. Despite this, TC remains in Syria, while Drew discovers he must adjust his "act first" mentality due to his new role as a parent. In the series finale, the hospital begins a medical-combat training program, causing Shannon, Paul and TC to question their role at the ER. Kenny gets engaged to Paul's sister, Drew goes to Ranger school, with his husband's blessing, Shannon returns to her clinic on the reservation, Paul goes to Syria, and Scott and Jordan use the program to transform the hospital. In the end, TC tells Jordan he isn't ready to leave.
The series first appeared as part of NBC development slate in October 2011. NBC decided to not go forward with a pilot order. [24] In August 2012, NBC decided to revisit the pilot script for the series, then known as The Last Stand. [25] On October 8, 2012, NBC placed a pilot order, with the new name After Hours. [26] The pilot was directed by Pierre Morel and written by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah.
On April 18, 2013, NBC ordered four additional scripts under a third and final title, The Night Shift. [27] On May 10, 2013, NBC officially ordered The Night Shift to series. [28]
Casting announcements began in October 2012, with Eoin Macken first cast in the role of TC Callahan, a doctor who has recently returned from the army who constantly disagrees with his superiors and does things his own way. [29] Freddy Rodriguez was the next actor cast in the series, in the role of Michael Ragosa, the hospital's administrator who originally wanted to be a doctor. [30] Ken Leung and Jeananne Goossen were then added to the cast, with Leung cast in the role of Topher, an emergency room doctor who previously helped soldiers that were injured in battle. Goossen signed onto the role of Krista, a beautiful resident at the hospital. [31] In early November, Robert Bailey Jr. joined the series as Paul Cummings, a young, but squeamish resident at the hospital. [32] Jill Flint later signed onto the role of Jordan Alexander, the newly promoted Chief of the Night Shift, who once dated T.C. [33] Daniella Alonso was the last actor cast in the series. Alonso played the role of Dr. Landry de la Cruz, the lone psychiatrist working the night shift. [34]
Production on season one of The Night Shift began in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in late August 2013, and ended filming in mid-November. [35] Production on season two commenced on November 10, 2014. [36] Production on season three took place from February to June 2016. [37] Filming for season four began in April 2017. [38]
Brian Lowry of Variety said "The Night Shift is still an awfully weak blip creatively speaking". [39] David Hinckley of the New York Daily News gave the show three out of five stars. [40]
Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives Season 1 an approval rating of 17% based on 23 reviews, with an average rating of 4.18/10. The site's consensus states: "Calculated and cliche-ridden, The Night Shift is DOA." [41]
On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 45 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [42]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
1 | Tuesday 10:00 pm | 8 | May 27, 2014 | 7.67 [43] | July 15, 2014 | 6.05 [44] | 2013–14 | N/A | 8.50 [45] |
2 | Monday 10:00 pm | 14 | February 23, 2015 | 5.52 [46] | May 18, 2015 | 5.20 [47] | 2014–15 | 86 | 6.67 [48] |
3 | Wednesday 10:00 pm | 13 | June 1, 2016 | 4.81 [49] | August 31, 2016 | 5.43 [50] | 2015–16 | N/A | 4.99 [51] |
4 | Thursday 10:00 pm | 10 | June 22, 2017 | 3.59 [52] | August 31, 2017 | 3.08 [53] | 2016–17 | N/A | 3.97 [54] |
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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The Night Shift: Season One | 8 | October 11, 2016 |
The Night Shift: Season Two | 14 | April 11, 2017 |
The Night Shift: Season Three | 10 | August 15, 2018 |
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