11 Medical Shows You Can Stream Online Right Now (PART 1)

If you want a show that has a lot of seasons you can marathon, a medical TV show is a good way to go. As you might have heard, the longest-running primetime scripted series is a medical show. Grey’s Anatomy (yeah, duh, I’m talking about Grey’s) has been on air for 19 seasons and counting. So, if you’re looking to settle in for some drama, romance, and a new medical problem every episode, Grey’s is a good place to start.

But, if you’re looking up medical shows… there’s a good chance you’ve already very familiar with the staff at Grey Sloan Memorial. If that’s the case, there are plenty more medical shows to watch, including dramas, comedies, period pieces, and even a docuseries that shows the goings on in real hospitals.

Read on to learn more about 11 medical shows, watch clips and trailers, and find out where you can stream them right now.

Grey’s Anatomy

Let’s start with the obvious. Grey’s Anatomy began in 2005 and follows the doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital (If you’ve watched, you know that it’s later renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.) For the first 18 seasons, Ellen Pompeo starred as the titular Meredith Grey while co-workers, friends, and lovers came and went. Pompeo has recently stepped back her role, as the show continues marching on.

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ER

Another long-running medical drama is ER, which is considered by some to be the best ever—its 23 Emmy award wins and 124 nominations speak to this. The show ran for 15 seasons from 1994 to 2009, and staff at the Cook County General Hospital included famous names like George Clooney, Angela Bassett, Julianna Margulies, and Linda Cardellini.

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Scrubs

If you’d prefer a medical comedy over a medical drama, check out Scrubs. Starting in 2001, the show aired nine seasons, most of which starred Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, and Judy Reyes. (There was a major switch-up for season 9.) The often-wacky-sometimes-emotional show was initially about interns at the Sacred Heart Hospital, but heavily features their personal lives in addition to their careers.

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House

The eight seasons of House are addictive to watch, because each episode contains a mystery as Dr. House (Hugh Laurie) and his colleagues try to diagnose unknown illnesses. And the way Dr. House goes about it is often pretty unbelievable. (As it should be: fictional show.) Co-stars include Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps, and Olivia Wilde.

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Call the Midwife

The British medical drama Call the Midwife premiered in 2012 and has 12 seasons so far. The series is about midwives working at a London hospital in the 1950s and ’60s. The episodes tackle particular issues that the expecting and new mothers are facing, as well as overarching societal topics like poverty, medical advancements, and mental health.

Private Practice

The Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Private Practice premiered in 2007. It follows Grey’s character Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh), who was introduced on the original show as the wife of Derek Shepherd aka McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) and went on to work at Seattle Grace herself. On Private Practice, the neonatal surgeon leaves the hospital to work in a—you guessed it—private practice.