Chicago Hope: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 18, 1994

Starring: Peter MacNicol, Adam Arkin, Thomas Gibson

Summary: This medical drama focuses on the personal and professional trials and tribulations of the medical staff of Chicago Hope Hospital.

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E22. Songs from the Cuckoo Birds
Air Date: May 22, 1995
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S1:E21. Full Moon
Air Date: May 15, 1995
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S1:E20. The Virus
Air Date: May 8, 1995

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Ann Hodges

Jul 10, 2013

This season's best series. ... It's extremely well-written, and the operating scenes are so realistic that you may cover your eyes. It's life-and-death drama but leavened with a little dark humor. And it works. [17 Sep 1994]

Ken Tucker

Jun 11, 2013

In its pilot episode, Chicago Hope looked smart but trite — Trapper John, M.D. with book-learnin'. ... [But David E.] Kelley's writing in [the second] episode is worth any number of Picket Fences. Read full review

Marvin Kitman

Jul 10, 2013

The characters in "Hope" are slightly more interesting [than those in "ER"]. Even though they are working in a high-powered hospital and have God-like powers, you can see what's going on behind their masks beyond their eyes. [18 Sep 1994]

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times

Ron Miller

Jul 10, 2013

Bristling with promise. [17 Sep 1994]

Ed Bark

Jul 10, 2013

Chicago Hope is an affecting, involving series solidly anchored by Mr. Patinkin. [18 Sep 1994]

Robert Bianco

Jul 10, 2013

Kelley has a great gift for establishing his plots quickly, and for bringing them to powerful conclusions. Like '[L.A.] Law' and '[Picket] Fences,' however, 'Hope' is an oddly self-contained universe -- despite the show's reliance on social issues, it's hard to imagine any of these people actually functioning in the real world. [17 Sep 1994]

Jonathan Storm

Jul 10, 2013

Somber and uncompromising. ... Despite its high-powered actors (Adam Arkin and Hector Elizondo also work at this hospital) and highfalutin executive producer, David E. Kelley (Picket Fences, L.A. Law), the show's a storehouse of cliches. [15 Sep 1994]

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 1999
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1998
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 1997
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 1996
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1995
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1994
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  S1:E22. Songs from the Cuckoo Birds
  Air Date: May 22, 1995
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  S1:E21. Full Moon
  Air Date: May 15, 1995
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  S1:E20. The Virus
  Air Date: May 8, 1995
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  S1:E19. Internal Affairs
  Air Date: March 20, 1995
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  S1:E18. Informed Consent
  Air Date: March 13, 1995
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  S1:E17. Growth Pains
  Air Date: February 27, 1995
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  S1:E16. Freeze Outs
  Air Date: February 20, 1995
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  S1:E15. Life Support
  Air Date: February 13, 1995
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  S1:E14. Cutting Edges
  Air Date: February 6, 1995
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  S1:E13. Small Sacrifices
  Air Date: January 23, 1995
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  S1:E12. Great White Hope
  Air Date: January 16, 1995
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  S1:E11. Love and Hope
  Air Date: January 9, 1995
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  S1:E10. The Quarantine
  Air Date: January 2, 1995
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  S1:E9. Heartbreak
  Air Date: January 1, 1995
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  S1:E8. Death Be Proud
  Air Date: November 10, 1994
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  S1:E7. Genevieve and Fat Boy
  Air Date: November 3, 1994
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  S1:E6. Shutt Down
  Air Date: October 20, 1994
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  S1:E5. You Gotta Have Heart
  Air Date: October 13, 1994
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  S1:E4. With the Greatest of Ease
  Air Date: October 6, 1994
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  S1:E3. Food Chains
  Air Date: September 29, 1994
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  S1:E2. Over the Rainbow
  Air Date: September 22, 1994
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 18, 1994