2024’s New Medical Comedy Series With 88% RT Score Renewed For Season 2
The medical drama has been popular for a long time. Several of network TV’s longest-running procedural series have been in the medical genre. This includes ER, and an Emmy-winning series that ran from 1994 to 2009. Overlapping partially with this time frame was Grey’s Anatomy, which began in 2005. Grey’s has dominated television ever since, even prompting the spinoff series Station 19. Grey’s Anatomy season 21 is in its mid-season break and will return in March.
While long-standing medical dramas like these have fascinated audiences, it can be even more interesting when new shows come in to shake things up in this genre. Last year, for example, saw the release of Doctor Odyssey. The Ryan Murphy-created show took a more comedic approach to the medical procedural, taking place on a luxury cruise ship with a bumbling lead who clashes with his staff. This was met with mixed results, as Doctor Odyssey got only a 63% Rotten Tomatoes score. Another 2024 medical series, however, has gotten some exciting development news.
St. Denis Medical Has Been Renewed For Season 2
The Series Got Strong Reviews
St. Denis Medical has been renewed for season 2. The NBC workplace comedy series followed the trials and tribulations of the staff and patients at an underfunded hospital. The show is a reunion between Superstore creator Justin Spitzer and actor Kaliko Kauahi. In addition to Kauahi, St. Denis Medical features a leading cast including Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, David Alan Grier, and Mekki Lepper. The series was well-reviewed upon its release, getting an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score among critics and a 73% with audiences.
St. Denis Medical is still airing episodes weekly on Tuesdays until the series a full season order of 18 episodes.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, St. Denis Medical has been renewed for season 2. This comes right as the show is returning from a mid-series break on January 14. The show’s renewal is likely attributed to its strong and consistent ratings, which have made it the top new show on NBC.
Given the show’s record-breaking launch and mid-season order for more episodes, St. Denis Medical’s renewal should in some ways come as no surprise. After all, the show’s success is just getting started, and could be NBC’s next big program. If the series keeps going along the strong path that it has so far, it could be a treat of a sitcom, as Spitzer’s Superstore track record shows that he can provide quality character development over a multi-season arc.