Home > Three Rivers > Season 1 « TV Series Page Three Rivers: Season 1 (2009 - 2010) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Three Rivers Critics Consensus A run-of-the-mill medical drama, Three Rivers offers little beyond an attractive cast to stand out from the pack. 23% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 13 No Score Yet Audience Score User Ratings: 0 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Place of Life Air date: Oct 4, 2009 A team of Pittsburgh surgeons perform organ transplants and deal with the emotionally complex lives of the recipients. In the opener, a pregnant woman suffers a heart attack and is told she must undergo a heart transplant in order to save her life and the life of her unborn child. More 2 Ryan's First Day Air date: Oct 11, 2009 An 18-year-old college student needs a double-lung transplant but learns she may not be eligible for the operation. More 3 Good Intentions Air date: Oct 18, 2009 Andy persuades an organ network to give a former drug addict a new heart, but the patient disappears just before the surgery is to take place. More 4 Code Green Air date: Oct 25, 2009 A bus carrying a high-school football team crashes, and Andy's group rushes to save lives. The parents of one boy must make the difficult decision of whether to donate his organs. More 5 Alone Together Air date: Nov 1, 2009 Andy attempts a risky procedure on his wife's police partner after he collapses during a drug bust. The surgery is complicated because the man suffers from an aortic aneurysm. More 6 Where We Lie Air date: Nov 8, 2009 An 8-year-old boy is crushed by a ride at a fair, and Lisa becomes very attached to him in the hospital since she witnessed the accident. Meanwhile, Andy and David attempt to obtain a ventricular-assist device for a patient whose heart is failing. More 7 The Luckiest Man Air date: Nov 15, 2009 A car-crash victim (Mandy Patinkin) dying from a progressive neurodegenerative disease requests to be taken off of life support so his organs can be donated. Meanwhile, David cares for a foster parent with pulmonary hypertension who refuses to be admitted to the hospital. More 8 The Kindness of Strangers Air date: Nov 22, 2009 A billionaire's wife needs a liver transplant, but a setback causes her to miss out on a new liver, so her husband buys one on the black market. Meanwhile, a friend from Andy's past unexpectedly shows up. More 9 Win-Loss Air date: Jun 5, 2010 The team members attempt to harvest the lungs of a bride, who was gunned down at her wedding, so they can transplant them into a college basketball player. More 10 A Roll of the Dice Air date: Jun 12, 2010 Andy cares for a man in need of a kidney transplant and searches for a suitable donor, and he suspects a recent heart-transplant patient is rejecting his new heart. More Show More Episodes Tv Season Info This medical drama follows the team at Three Rivers Medical Center, an acclaimed transplant hospital, during their day-to-day challenges and duties. Lead surgeon Dr. Andy Yablonski (Alex O'Loughlin) is highly skilled but works too hard; Dr. Miranda Foster (Katherine Moennig) is following in her father's footsteps and trying to live up to his reputation; resident Dr. David Lee (Daniel Henney) is somewhat of a womanizer who is more interested in his romantic connections; newcomer Ryan Abbott (Christopher J. Hanke) is finding the demands of the job harder than he expected; and surgical supervisor Dr. Sophia Jordan (Alfre Woodard) is brilliant and experienced but struggles to keep everyone in line. A unique perspective is given, as each case is seen through the eyes of the surgical team, the recipient and the donor. Genre: Drama Network: CBS Premiere Date: Oct 4, 2009 Creator: Carol Barbee Exec. Producers: Carol Barbee, Curtis Hanson, Carol Fenelon, David Amann Cast Alex O'Loughlin as Andy Yablonski Katherine Moennig as Miranda Foster Daniel Henney as David Lee Christopher J. Hanke as Ryan Abbott Justina Machado as Pam Acosta Alfre Woodard as Sophia Jordan Amber Clayton as Lisa Reed Owiso Odera as Kuol Adebe Ketebo Devika Parikh as ER Nurse Puja Mohindra as EMT Oded Fehr as Luc Kelly Overton as Rena Teri Reeves as Alicia Wilson Shiloh Fernandez as Scott Becker Claudia Choi as ICU Nurse Caryn West as Dr. Raman Sabra Williams as ER Nurse #1 Aisha Kabia as Melissa Bruce Katzman as Dr. Strauss Michael Cassady as Jimmy Dugan Joe Holt as Bret Rizwan Manji as Male Doctor Louie Alegria as Medic #1 William Sadler as Michael Brett Cullen as Carson Mandy Patinkin as Victor Ben Bowen as Lucas Newton Britt Robertson as Brenda Stark Alyssa Diaz as Christy J. Downing as George Tamara Braun as Samantha Krauser Heather Mazur as Tracy Allen Jermaine Williams as Patrick Moss Matt Miller as Dr. Tupper Kari Coleman as Rebecca Susan Parke as Sanegun Bernard White as Mahmoud Rahimi Mac Brandt as Mick Mercedes Masohn as Vanessa Mercedes Masöhn as Vanessa Kevin Rahm as John Allen Cameron Monaghan as Auden Drinkwater Brock Cuchna as Jeremy Paul Walia as Dr. Indar Jamie Anne Allman as Laura Summer Bishil as Karen Rollins Haley Ramm as Megan O'Leary Michele Greene as Rhonda Billy Lush as Craig Derkin Devon Werkheiser as Bobby Brian Goodman as Lance Carlyle Gregg Henry as Lester Omid Abtahi as Dr. Yousef Khouri Lauren Gribble as Jane Pablo Schreiber as Nick James DuMont as Crisaldi Kristin Bauer van Straten as Val O'Leary Nicolas Braun as Michael Emily Foxler as Jill Brian Flaccus as Roger Banks Spencer Garret as Robert Drinkwater Cody Longo as Blair Sprague Grayden as Gwen Richards Charlie Bodin as John Matt Roth as Bill Stacey Scowley as Bullpen Nurse Page Leong as Female Doctor Jared Pfennigwerth as Player Catherine Christensen as Moderator Laurie O'Brien as Ruth Josh Randall as Steve O'Leary Joelle Carter as Barbara Luke Edwards as Bobby Ion Overman as Lydia Ramirez David Costabile as Boyle Stephanie Childers as Candace Livia Trevino as Dorothy Bonner Brian Howe as Mr. Hubbell Scott Alan Smith as Dr. Curtis Stevens Max Osinski as Tommy MacLin Lennie James as Dr. Maguire Maxim Knight as Dylan Campbell Tessa Thompson as Penelope Christopher Foley as Daniel René Ashton as Mrs. Hubbell Jonna Walsh as Claire Michael Mosley as J.C. Dawson Annalise Basso as Mary Marco James as Sam Crockett Ransford Doherty as Medic #5 Abner Genece as Falo David Starzyk as Dr. Guerreri Xander Berkeley as Harold Estes Felicia Day as Jeni Christie Lynn Smith as Lori Campbell Jackson Fox as Will Hillary Tuck as Teri Dawson Deirdre Henry as Celia Christopher Bello as Brandon Paul Perri as Fred Stephanie Erb as Claire Sanchez Patrick Breen as Dr. Joseph Breen Cooper Thornton as Ben Jesse Luken as Tommy Arjay Smith as Jared W. Earl Brown as Wayne Carlson Tina Holmes as Deb Avila John Bedford Lloyd as Dr. Yorn Jake Weary as T.J. Russo K'Sun Ray as Roger Lenora May as Doris J. Paul Boehmer as Dr. Gold Mark Adair-Rios as Bud Stratton Zack Lively as Chad D.C. Douglas as Dr. Ralston Riki Lindhome as Beth Lorraine Toussaint as Yolanda Moss D.B. Sweeney as Det. Ted Sandefur Jack Impellizzeri as Brady Marc Valera as Father Campbell Vince Pavia as Franco Campagna Marina Sirtis as Layla Rahimi Corinne Reilly as Sally Melody Butiu as Wendy Tanaka Ben Reed as Detective Shannahan Sandra Milliner as Rose Kofi Natei as Parker Katija Pevec as Jenny Katherine Herzer as Missy Mekenna Melvin as Angela Christian Monzon as Arellano Tim Guinee as Jim Silvarro Erica Shaffer as Marilyn Tatum Shank as Fontaine P.J. Byrne as Dale Coffey Dwain Murphy as Antonio Monica Young as Dr. Lagana Michael Gaston as Dr. Breslin Dana Cuomo as Jackie Keith Burke as Security Guard Janina Gavankar as Ada Rahimi Rodney J. Hobbs as Male Nurse Adam Cagley as Big George Kathleen Mary Carthy as Scrub Nurse Ron Butler as Dr. Parr Alex Nevil as EMT #1 Annie Grindlay as Ben's Wife Joe Gerety as Rick Wilkinson Gonzo Gonzalez as Gonzo Elizabeth Ann Roberts as Mistress Brian Michael Jones as Tech Rick Otto as Trooper Briggs Dinora Walcott as EMT Dean Napolitano as Fireman Jeremy Denzlinger as Dr. Timmons Mandy June Turpin as ER Doctor Brendan Kelly as Casper Lyman Chen as Radiology Tech Kathleen M. Darcy as Hepatologist Kenny Champion as Pat Lynn Freedman as ER Nurse #1 Travis Stork as Dr. Travis Drake Kemper as Friend Ariel Mirabal-Ramos as Firefighter Kim Estes as Dr. Baker Liz Burnette as Nurse #2 Jeremy Shouldis as Nephrologist Bay Dariz as Hip Clubber Michelle Diaz as O.R. Nurse Todd Cattell as Chopper Medic Bram Hoover as Student Aaron Todd Kessee as Orderly Todd Felix as CT Tech Todd Babcock as Driver Brooklyn McLinn as ER Nurse Roy Huang as Player #1 Will Barker as Player #4 Show More Cast Episodes 1 Place of Life Air date: Oct 4, 2009 A team of Pittsburgh surgeons perform organ transplants and deal with the emotionally complex lives of the recipients. In the opener, a pregnant woman suffers a heart attack and is told she must undergo a heart transplant in order to save her life and the life of her unborn child. More 2 Ryan's First Day Air date: Oct 11, 2009 An 18-year-old college student needs a double-lung transplant but learns she may not be eligible for the operation. More 3 Good Intentions Air date: Oct 18, 2009 Andy persuades an organ network to give a former drug addict a new heart, but the patient disappears just before the surgery is to take place. More 4 Code Green Air date: Oct 25, 2009 A bus carrying a high-school football team crashes, and Andy's group rushes to save lives. The parents of one boy must make the difficult decision of whether to donate his organs. More 5 Alone Together Air date: Nov 1, 2009 Andy attempts a risky procedure on his wife's police partner after he collapses during a drug bust. The surgery is complicated because the man suffers from an aortic aneurysm. More 6 Where We Lie Air date: Nov 8, 2009 An 8-year-old boy is crushed by a ride at a fair, and Lisa becomes very attached to him in the hospital since she witnessed the accident. Meanwhile, Andy and David attempt to obtain a ventricular-assist device for a patient whose heart is failing. More 7 The Luckiest Man Air date: Nov 15, 2009 A car-crash victim (Mandy Patinkin) dying from a progressive neurodegenerative disease requests to be taken off of life support so his organs can be donated. Meanwhile, David cares for a foster parent with pulmonary hypertension who refuses to be admitted to the hospital. More 8 The Kindness of Strangers Air date: Nov 22, 2009 A billionaire's wife needs a liver transplant, but a setback causes her to miss out on a new liver, so her husband buys one on the black market. Meanwhile, a friend from Andy's past unexpectedly shows up. More 9 Win-Loss Air date: Jun 5, 2010 The team members attempt to harvest the lungs of a bride, who was gunned down at her wedding, so they can transplant them into a college basketball player. More 10 A Roll of the Dice Air date: Jun 12, 2010 Andy cares for a man in need of a kidney transplant and searches for a suitable donor, and he suspects a recent heart-transplant patient is rejecting his new heart. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Three Rivers Season 1 All Critics (13) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (10) "Three Rivers" is just more TV gurney sprinting - the same material that drove "ER'' for 15 seasons. Oct 4, 2009 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic It's entirely possible that a great series could have this as its sole subject, but "Heartland" wasn't that show and neither is "Three Rivers." Oct 12, 2009 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic Maybe "Three Rivers" just needs its own transplant. Oct 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic You can be reasonably certain a show may have problems if you can't decide whether it's a comedy or a drama. Oct 12, 2009 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic The medical cliches, the bad acting, and the poor character development, however, may not even end up being the biggest problems for "Three Rivers." Jun 15, 2018 | Full Review… Dustin Rowles Pajiba It's an adequate, conventional CBS-y medical drama. Oct 12, 2009 | Full Review… Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The show labors to achieve originality and entertain, even in this premiere episode. Oct 12, 2009 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review… Lesley M. Smith PopMatters The show appears to be a friendly study in hard work and good manners. Oct 12, 2009 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… Katherine Stevens Slant Magazine Top Critic Sometimes, it really is kinder just to pull the plug. Oct 12, 2009 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review… Robert Bianco USA Today Top Critic If it can hang on long enough, maybe "ER" or "St. Elsewhere" will donate a soul. Oct 12, 2009 | Full Review… Mike Hale New York Times Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (13) Audience Reviews for Three Rivers: Season 1 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Three Rivers: Season 1! 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