Home > Dr. Ken > Season 1 « TV Series Page Dr. Ken: Season 1 (2015 - 2016) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Dr. Ken Critics Consensus Somebody please get Dr. Ken a doctor; seeking any signs of life. Or humor. 7% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 43 46% Audience Score User Ratings: 128 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 2, 2015 An accomplished but brutally honest physician tries to balance his career and a hectic family life in this comedy. In the premiere, Ken needs a therapy session with Allison when he tires of his patients' complaints; and Molly's driving test makes her dad nervous that she just might pass. More 2 The Seminar Air date: Oct 9, 2015 Clark gets a promotion, but Ken doesn't even notice because of his selfishness, so Clark files a phony complaint that forces Ken to attend a seminar to correct his bedside manner, leaving Allison alone for dinner with Ken's parents. More 3 Ken Helps Pat Air date: Oct 16, 2015 A decree to work on Saturdays is met with contempt by the staff, so they choose Ken to talk Pat out of it, but the doctor is surprised to find his boss living on a boat in the driveway of his home. Meanwhile, Dave gets a new nickname at school that dredges up bad memories for Allison. More 4 Kevin O'Connell Air date: Oct 23, 2015 Ken meets Allison's ex, who's now a very well-regarded doctor, but when Ken has the chance to speak at a banquet in his honor, he treats it more like a roast. Meanwhile, Molly can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up for a school assignment. More 5 Halloween-Aversary Air date: Oct 30, 2015 Ken tries to make amends for botching his marriage proposal to Allison 20 years ago on Halloween. Meanwhile, Pat is accidentally drugged at the office by Damona and Julie, who decide to cash in on their boss's sudden generosity. More 6 Ken Teaches Molly a Lesson Air date: Nov 6, 2015 Molly admits she drank beer at a party but swears she didn't like it, so Ken decides to make sure she doesn't change her mind by providing medical proof of what alcohol can do to the body—and he winds up getting drunk in the process. Meanwhile, Allison takes Dave on a road trip to see an obscure author with whom he's obsessed. More 7 Dr. Wendi: Coming to LA! Air date: Nov 13, 2015 A visit from Ken's sister Wendi, a well-known doctor and TV host on a medical talk show, makes him secretly envious of her success, which brings out his petulant side when he's invited to be a guest on her program. More 8 Thanksgiving Culture Clash Air date: Nov 20, 2015 Molly gets a Japanese tattoo, which sparks a culture clash between Allison and Ken over their Japanese and Korean heritages, respectively, and makes for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner experience, all of which is documented by Dave for a school project. Meanwhile, Julie invites the staff over to her place to avoid being alone, but Damona and Clark try to get out of it due to other plans. More 9 Ken Cries Foul Air date: Dec 4, 2015 Ken's love of basketball hasn't rubbed off on Dave, who would rather attend a city council meeting about California's drought than play in a game. Meanwhile, Allison is skeptical of letting Molly dress more provocatively; and Damona schemes to get more vacation days. More 10 The Master Scheduler Air date: Dec 11, 2015 Allison's amped up for a trip to Hawaii for the holidays, but Ken forgot to request the time off from work, so he goes to extremes to persuade a mysterious colleague to grant his last-minute request. More Show More Episodes Dr. Ken: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (150) Tv Season Info Doctor turned actor/comedian Ken Jeong plays Dr. Ken, a brilliant physician with no bedside manner. He is always trying to be a good doctor, as well as a good husband and dad to his two kids. Luckily, his therapist wife Allison is just the right partner to keep things sane. -- (C) ABC Genre: Comedy Network: ABC Premiere Date: Oct 2, 2015 Creators: Ken Jeong, Jared Stern, Mike O'Connell, Mike O'Connell, Ken Jeong, Jared Stern Exec. Producers: Jared Stern, Mike Sikowitz, Ken Jeong, John Davis, John Fox, Mike O'Connell Cast Ken Jeong as Ken Suzy Nakamura as Allison Tisha Campbell-Martin as Damona Jonathan Slavin as Clark Kate Simses as Julie Albert Tsai as Dave Dave Foley as Pat Krista Marie Yu as Molly Dana Lee as D.K. Park Stephen Tobolowsky as Joe Marques Ray as Juan-Julio Alexis Rhee as In-Sook Park Stephen Guarino as Connor Alonzo Bodden as Bouncer Barak Hardley as Cellmate Margaret Cho as Dr. Wendi Jim Rash as Devon Drake Will Yun Lee as Kevin O'Connell Thai Douglas as Coach 1 Randall Park as Gary Chon Betsy Sodaro as Sonja Lance Barber as Phil Stockton Dr. Mehmet Oz as Himself Beth Crosby as Barb Rutledge Ian Chen as Henry George Wyner as Dicky Wexler Jeffrey Ross as Doug Toby Huss as Captain Spooky Noelle Messier as Officer Joel McHale as Ross Christopher Darga as Security Guard Jack Impellizzeri as Coach 2 Danny Pudi as Topher Todd Grinnell as Dr. Mitch Tuttle Jae Suh Park as Jill Chon Will Garret as Elderly patient Morgan Peter Brown as Andy Rutledge Rodney J. Hobbs as Delivery Guy Victor Amayo as Kid #1 David Valdes as Sean Nancy Friedrich as Grace Ethan Drake Davis as Kid #2 Marisa Chen Moller as Linda Michael Rothhaar as Horst Beckenbauer Jeanne Sakata as Pam Jill Basey as Mrs. Pancake Jeff Marlow as Salesman Isabella Kai Rice as Emma Danny Cho as Jae Rene Moran as Narc Frazer Smith as MC James Urbaniak as James Clyde Kusatsu as Jerry Peter Jae as Hwan Show More Cast News & Interviews for Dr. Ken: Season 1 Best and Worst Reviewed Television Series by Network People’s Choice Awards 2016: Furious 7 and The Big Bang Theory Are Fan Favorites People’s Choice Awards Nominations 2016 View All Dr. Ken: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 2, 2015 An accomplished but brutally honest physician tries to balance his career and a hectic family life in this comedy. In the premiere, Ken needs a therapy session with Allison when he tires of his patients' complaints; and Molly's driving test makes her dad nervous that she just might pass. More 2 The Seminar Air date: Oct 9, 2015 Clark gets a promotion, but Ken doesn't even notice because of his selfishness, so Clark files a phony complaint that forces Ken to attend a seminar to correct his bedside manner, leaving Allison alone for dinner with Ken's parents. More 3 Ken Helps Pat Air date: Oct 16, 2015 A decree to work on Saturdays is met with contempt by the staff, so they choose Ken to talk Pat out of it, but the doctor is surprised to find his boss living on a boat in the driveway of his home. Meanwhile, Dave gets a new nickname at school that dredges up bad memories for Allison. More 4 Kevin O'Connell Air date: Oct 23, 2015 Ken meets Allison's ex, who's now a very well-regarded doctor, but when Ken has the chance to speak at a banquet in his honor, he treats it more like a roast. Meanwhile, Molly can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up for a school assignment. More 5 Halloween-Aversary Air date: Oct 30, 2015 Ken tries to make amends for botching his marriage proposal to Allison 20 years ago on Halloween. Meanwhile, Pat is accidentally drugged at the office by Damona and Julie, who decide to cash in on their boss's sudden generosity. More 6 Ken Teaches Molly a Lesson Air date: Nov 6, 2015 Molly admits she drank beer at a party but swears she didn't like it, so Ken decides to make sure she doesn't change her mind by providing medical proof of what alcohol can do to the body—and he winds up getting drunk in the process. Meanwhile, Allison takes Dave on a road trip to see an obscure author with whom he's obsessed. More 7 Dr. Wendi: Coming to LA! Air date: Nov 13, 2015 A visit from Ken's sister Wendi, a well-known doctor and TV host on a medical talk show, makes him secretly envious of her success, which brings out his petulant side when he's invited to be a guest on her program. More 8 Thanksgiving Culture Clash Air date: Nov 20, 2015 Molly gets a Japanese tattoo, which sparks a culture clash between Allison and Ken over their Japanese and Korean heritages, respectively, and makes for a memorable Thanksgiving dinner experience, all of which is documented by Dave for a school project. Meanwhile, Julie invites the staff over to her place to avoid being alone, but Damona and Clark try to get out of it due to other plans. More 9 Ken Cries Foul Air date: Dec 4, 2015 Ken's love of basketball hasn't rubbed off on Dave, who would rather attend a city council meeting about California's drought than play in a game. Meanwhile, Allison is skeptical of letting Molly dress more provocatively; and Damona schemes to get more vacation days. More 10 The Master Scheduler Air date: Dec 11, 2015 Allison's amped up for a trip to Hawaii for the holidays, but Ken forgot to request the time off from work, so he goes to extremes to persuade a mysterious colleague to grant his last-minute request. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Dr. Ken Season 1 All Critics (43) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (40) That Dr. Ken should be so unexciting seems both a shame and somewhat ironic given the kudos being heaped on ABC for the diversity of its fall lineup. Oct 2, 2015 | Full Review… Debbie Day TheWrap Top Critic Dr. Ken will make you sick. Oct 1, 2015 | Rating: F | Full Review… Diane Werts Newsday Top Critic Dr. Ken, starring The Hangover and Community's Ken Jeong, is just a hard skip. A hard, hard skip. Just, don't. Okay? Don't. Sep 22, 2015 | Full Review… Vinnie Mancuso Observer Top Critic ...Jeong winds up working way too hard to prop up predictable storylines with middling humor. Sep 22, 2015 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic ABC's Dr. Ken, starring The Hangover breakout Ken Jeong, is so painful to watch it should come with a prescription for Vicodin. Or a lobotomy Sep 21, 2015 | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic This may be the most likable character Jeong's ever played, but he's too milquetoast and rote - he puts a GPS tracker on his daughter's phone and hijinks ensue! - to garner much enthusiasm. Sep 21, 2015 | Rating: D | Full Review… Sarah Rodman Boston Globe Top Critic The show is largely unremarkable. Its only ambition appears to be cramming as many tropes as it can into 20-odd minutes in each episode: the clueless dad who keeps messing up, his sensible and long-suffering wife and their precocious, wise-cracking kids. Jul 13, 2016 | Full Review… Alison de Souza The Straits Times (Singapore) For an actor who knows how to make the most out of small parts, Jeong manages to thoroughly squander his chance at a starring role. Oct 1, 2015 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review… Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly So-so sitcom styles itself after star's exaggerated comedy. Sep 29, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Emily Ashby Common Sense Media "I know that there are some disturbing and repetitive shows out there," a cardboard cutout of a side character mentions in Dr. Ken's inexorably humorless pilot. Oh, you have no idea. Sep 28, 2015 | Rating: 2/10 | Full Review… Mitchel Broussard We Got This Covered View All Critic Reviews (43) Audience Reviews for Dr. Ken: Season 1 Dec 06, 2018 I quite liked this show. Apr 04, 2017 A truly original guy! I like his dry humor and mimics. I suspect that COMMUNITY has damaged his character by locking him in the "evil & stupid but funny asian" stereotype. Sad really. He deserves MUCH more! Thomas S Mar 24, 2017 Ken Jeong's jokes and golden funny acting can't make up for empty balloon screenplays that don't match the solid story structures of ABC's other Asian-American sitcom Fresh Off the Boat. Stanley C Jun 03, 2016 Love it but understand if you don't give it a fair shot why it's reviews are low. Watch several episodes before judging and do yourself a favor. Family casting is perfect from the get go but the work casting needs time to grow on you if you let it. The humor is meant to be embarrassing for Dr Ken and when you realize that you get to appreciate the witty behind it and can relate more than you first thought. Mike D May 28, 2016 This show is hilarious Jack D Jan 08, 2016 Very funny must understand the humor to enjoy it Kevin S Jan 08, 2016 I kind of like this show. It's not as dreadful as critics lead people to believe. This isn't the best show ever developed, but it's not the worse either. The premise is fun and I like the characters. Laura S Dec 11, 2015 I love this new series. Hopefully it will stay around. The story lines are a little predictible, but all in all a good family based show. Libby C Dec 04, 2015 Another terrible Friday night show. Dave Foley, who was once on one of the funniest shows on television (NewsRadio), deserves better. Lawrence W Dec 04, 2015 Cliche' ridden, poorly written, unfunny Marilee H See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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