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Season 1 – Heartbeat

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Based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, "Heartbeat" focuses on outspoken and high-achieving heart-transplant surgeon Dr. Alex Panttiere, who is a beautiful woman in a field dominated by men. Bold and stubborn, Alex does things on her own terms, celebrating her racy -- and complicated -- personal life and successfully managing the day-to-day demands of faculty members and interns who remain skeptical, while still finding time to impress by pushing the boundaries of medical science.

Critics Reviews

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Nancy DeWolf Smith Wall Street Journal Nov 4
To those who note that Heartbeat is based on the life and autobiography of celebrity surgeon Kathy Magliato, one can only say we've come a long way, baby. Go to Full Review Brian Lowry Variety Nov 4
The series plays like a rather pallid Grey's Anatomy knockoff, featuring another doctor who cares desperately about her patients, runs roughshod over subordinates and bosses alike, and walks and talks very, very fast. Go to Full Review Robert Bianco USA Today Nov 4
Creatively, this badly cast, risibly written medical soap is as close to dead on arrival as a series can get. Go to Full Review Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV Nov 4
Given the fact that Heartbeat tries to present Alex as a feminist role-model, it's unfortunate that she is defined almost entirely by the men around her. Go to Full Review Mitchel Broussard We Got This Covered Nov 4
5/10
Tense moments and a few well-drawn characters stand out in Heartbeat, but they're trapped behind the doors of a series as predictable and sterile as the operating rooms through which those aforementioned characters roam. Go to Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky Nov 4
C+
With its rush-about protagonist flirting, sobbing, threatening, cajoling and commiserating, all the while trying to find the true meaning of something or other. Sedative, please. STAT. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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11/02/2016 I love this show please do not cancel it. I felt for these characters I do not get to see how the story ends. See more 06/14/2016 Great series to watch, should've chosen a guy! See more 05/18/2016 Love love love this series! Am devo'ed that it has been canned! Melissa George is my idol! Love her character's dilemma with 'the one that got away'. Please reconsider NBC See more 05/17/2016 This show is actually fun to watch, sure you can say it it like all other hospital shows, but what do you really expect? With many many hospital shows, I am sure it is hard to come up with new hospital like ideas! Appreciate this show for it's fun and for it's unique characters! See more 04/20/2016 While this show does have cliche's, I don't mind. I work in a hospital, and many of these stereotypes are true (an endless group of medical students following around every doctor, for example). I find the show to be funny, albeit humor may not have been the writer's goal. They clearly make some attempt at comedy, though, as nobody can take seriously a pericardiocentesis performed with a hair pin. I find the show to be a welcome break from reality. See more Grant S @grantss 04/14/2016 Irritatingly bad: cliche upon cliche. Alex Panttiere (played by Melissa George) is a cardiothoracic surgeon, and a very good one. She has just been appointed to a senior role at a major hospital. While this brings more responsibility, it does not dull her rebelliousness or unconventional methods. Incredibly unoriginal. Every medical drama stereotype and cliche is regurgitated here, over and over and over. Dialogue makes you think every character should have been played by John Wayne, it is that over-the-top. Plot is largely implausible, contrived and predictable and and acting rather hammy. Melissa George deserves better. As for the remaining cast: I think they've found their maximum level of their abilities and careers... See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Melissa George

Dr. Alexandra Panttiere

Dave Annable

Dr. Pierce Harrison

Don Hany

Dr. Jesse Shane

Shelley Conn

Millicent Silvano

D.L. Hughley

Dr. Hackett

Jamie Kennedy

Dr. Callahan

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 22, 2016 Pilot A new patient in critical need of a heart transplant must rely on the care of Dr. Panttiere and her unconventional methods. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 23, 2016 Twins An ethical debate arises when Alex suggests performing risky surgery on conjoined twins diagnosed with cancer; Alex questions her relationship with Pierce. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 30, 2016 Backwards Alex sees a young man who is only able to recite sentences backward as an opportunity to test some new technology, but Millicent disagrees. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 6, 2016 100,000 Heartbeats Alex makes a risky move when she tries to find volunteers for an experimental cancer treatment; Max wants to change the family dynamic with Alex; Ji-Sung and Callahan connect. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 20, 2016 The Land of Normal A patient questions Alex's ability to leave personal grief outside the OR when she performs heart surgery on the anniversary of her sister's death; Millicent dates an artist; Pierce wants to be more of a part of Alex's family. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 27, 2016 The Inverse Alex, Jesse and Millicent fight to save a former heart transplant patient when she sustains life-threatening injuries in a car crash. Details Episode 7 Aired May 4, 2016 Permanent Glitter Alex and Ji-Sung fight to save the life of a transgender woman with breast cancer; a consultant from another hospital forces Jesse to confront his feelings for Alex. Details Episode 8 Aired May 11, 2016 Match Game When Alex's father needs a new kidney, a surprising donor is revealed; family secrets put a father and daughter's relationship in jeopardy. Details Episode 9 Aired May 18, 2016 Sanctuary Dr. Alex Panttiere makes her best effort to bring the dying wish of a young heart patient to fruition. Details Episode 10 Aired May 25, 2016 What Happens in Vegas ... Happens Alex struggles to save the lives of Jesse, Pierce and Ji-Sung after a deadly sickness throws the hospital into lockdown; Millicent is left picking up the pieces after Alex defies CDC orders. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jill Gordon, Amy Brenneman, Brad Silberling, Robert Duncan McNeill
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (D)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 22, 2016