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Reviews of television series featuring nurses

Current Health Television Shows

Television Series No Longer in Production

Analyses of Other Television Series

Documentaries

Talk and Game Shows

News Shows

Commercials

Webisodes

 
Rating guide:
excellent = 4 stars; good = 3 stars; fair = 2 stars, poor = 1 star
   
Current Health Television Shows

(ordered by nursing rating)
  
 
Nursing rating
  Nurse Jackie (2009 - present) 3 1/2 stars
  HawthoRNe (2009 - present)
3 stars
  Royal Pains (2009 - present)
1 star
  Private Practice (2007 - present)

1 star

  Grey's Anatomy

          Single episode reviews
(2005 - present)

1/2 star

  House

          Single episode reviews
(2004 - present)

1/2 star

 

 
 

 

Health Shows No Longer in Production
(ordered by nursing rating)

Nursing
rating

 
Artistic
rating

 
  Mercy (2009 - 2010)
3 1/2 stars
3 1/2 stars
  ER

          Single episode reviews
(1994 - 2009)
2 stars
3 1/2 stars
  M*A*S*H (1972 - 1983)
1 1/2 stars
4 stars
  Scrubs

          Single episode reviews
(2001 - 2010)
1 1/2 stars
3 stars
  Dr. Vegas (2004)
1 1/2 stars
2 stars
  Strong Medicine

          Single episode reviews
(2000 - 2006)
1 1/2 stars
1 1/2 stars
  Miami Medical (2010)
1 1/2 stars
1 1/2 stars
  Becker (1998 - 2004)
1 1/2 stars
1 1/2 stars
  Mental (2009)
1 star
2 1/2 stars
  Three Rivers (2009 - 2010)
1 star
2 stars
  Medical Investigation (2004 - 2005)
1 star
2 1/2 stars
  Presidio Med (2002 - 2003)
1 star
2 stars
  Inconceivable (2005)
1/2 star
1 1/2 stars
  MDs (2002 - 2003)
1/2 star
1 1/2 stars
  Nightingales (1988 - 1989)
1/2 star
1  stars

 
Analyses of Other Television Shows (ordered by date)

 

  The Late Show with David Letterman June 14, 2010   |   December 19, 2005 
  Accidentally on Purpose       April 7, 2010
  Today Show September 11, 2009  |   November 14, 2005
  Saving Grace       August 18, 2008
  Desperate Housewives       April 13, 2008
  Fox News Channel's Redeye       April 1, 2008
  Curb Your Enthusisam October 28, 2007  |  November 11, 2007
  Dr. Steve-O October 21, 2007
  Heroes    October 9, 2006
  Sopranos March 26, 2006
  Law & Order November 2, 2005
  Cold Case September 25, 2005
  Six Feet Under August 21, 2005   |  July 31, 2005
  Everybody Loves Raymond May 16, 2005
  Law and Order: SVU Special Victims Unit  November 23, 2004
  8 Simple Rules September 24, 2004
  Will & Grace Nov. 13, 2003   |   Nov. 20, 2003   |   April 22, 2004
  7th Heaven November 24, 2003
  Judging Amy   November 11, 2003
  As the World Turns October 14, 2003
  Passions September 12, 2003
  Hack March 15, 2003
  The Man Show  
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