New Amsterdam (2018)

:

Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 25, 2018
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 14
  3. Negative: 4 out of 14
Watch Now

Where To Watch

Stream On
Stream On
Stream On

Critic Reviews

  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Sep 25, 2018
    58
    New Amsterdam tends to rather tidily resolve all of its patient crises in these first two episodes. It also can get treacly at times, particularly when Coldplay’s “Fix You” hovers over the closing minutes of the premiere hour. The long-term diagnosis is iffy at best, with the main characters and their cases coming off as not that special or interesting.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Hanh Nguyen
    Sep 25, 2018
    58
    Perhaps the show will develop, but in the first two episodes given to critics to review, it’s simply boring in its predictable moralizing. The show isn’t awful enough to be hemorrhaging or flatlining but watching it is long, drawn-out suffering for which the only sweet release is the end credits sequence.
  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 25, 2018
    52
    It’s a fine if unremarkable broadcast network-style series.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Sep 24, 2018
    50
    The problem is that no matter how many side characters and plots the series adds into the mix--and it adds a lot--the doctor who’s supposed to be its main catalyst for change is so irritating that he ends up overshadowing the more promising elements.
  6. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 24, 2018
    50
    Eggold is appealing, in an old-fashioned, "Marcus Welby" kind of way, and the show does contain a few unexpected twists. The series is loosely based on a medical administrator's memoir, but the idea of a square-jawed doctor who really, really cares feels like an awfully familiar procedure.
  7. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Sep 21, 2018
    50
    New Amsterdam...is not based on one show but every medical drama in TV history going right back to 1954's Medic.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Sep 25, 2018
    40
    It doesn't do much good having a hospital in which basically every permutation of medical case is possible if every case feels like a pale imitation of something that worked on another medical show.
  9. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Sep 24, 2018
    40
    Heartfelt, well-meaning and dull. ... Mr. Eggold has an easy charisma, but ... It all feels too smooth and forgettable.

Awards & Rankings

69
#69 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 41
  3. Negative: 16 out of 41
  1. Timnrachel
    Oct 26, 2018
    0
    I enjoyed this show right up to the point when their bigoted producers decided to portray all cops as dumb white minority child hunters. TheI enjoyed this show right up to the point when their bigoted producers decided to portray all cops as dumb white minority child hunters. The portrayal was so bigoted and twisted that I could barely finish the episode. I had hope some kind of balance would be restored but no such luck. Bigotry is bigotry. There is not an acceptable form or an acceptable group to be hated. Hollywood has learned that it can profit from being openly bigoted towards Cops, Jews, Christian, whites and men. Their greed is so deep that they will openly promote hate and exploit women and the gay community to make a buck. The worst part is that they have customers who happily eat this stuff up.… Full Review »
  2. livingwithjoy
    Oct 1, 2018
    10
    "How can I help?" is a phrase that more people should use in life. Ryan Eggold does a great job as the new medical director, and I love that"How can I help?" is a phrase that more people should use in life. Ryan Eggold does a great job as the new medical director, and I love that his character genuinely wants to help and make a difference. I look forward to seeing how he and the rest of the cast do that each week.… Full Review »
  3. freddyboy1
    Nov 3, 2018
    0
    This show is liberal propaganda being shoved down our throats. From support of Black Lives Matters (thugs), to "how could anyone live here inThis show is liberal propaganda being shoved down our throats. From support of Black Lives Matters (thugs), to "how could anyone live here in the US", to gay men kissing. It sets up the conservative boogeyman to be beaten down by post-modern political correctness. Too many new shows fail because liberal "enlightened" writers try to force-feed liberal politics into them because we, the unwashed masses need to be indoctrinated on the current liberal fads. Stay away from this dog. Same thing happened with Designated Survivor. We want good stories, not democrat propaganda.… Full Review »
See all user reviews »