Do No Harm (TV series)


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Do No Harm is an American medical drama television series that aired on NBC from January 31 through September 7, 2013.[1] The series follows Dr. Jason Cole as he balances working as a neurosurgeon with suppressing his evil alter ego, Ian Price.

Do No Harm

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GenreMedical drama
Created byDavid Schulner
Starring
ComposerJames S. Levine
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
Production locationPhiladelphia
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseJanuary 31 –
September 7, 2013

Do No Harm is a modern take on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.[2][3][4] The series was panned by critics, and holds a 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

The network placed a series order in May 2012.[6] On November 12, 2012, NBC reduced its episode order for the series from 13 to 12 episodes, due to scheduling conflicts[7] (13 episodes were produced and eventually aired).

On February 8, 2013, it was announced that NBC had cancelled the series after airing two episodes, due to low ratings.[8][9][10] On April 26, 2013, NBC announced that the remaining episodes would be burned off, beginning June 29, 2013.[11]

  • Steven Pasquale as Dr. Jason Cole (chief of neurosurgery at Independence Memorial Hospital) and as Ian Price, his alternate personality
  • Alana de la Garza as Dr. Lena Solis, a neurologist at IMH and Dr. Cole's love interest
  • Ruta Gedmintas as Olivia Flynn, Dr. Cole's estranged former fiancé and the mother of his son, Cole
  • Phylicia Rashad as Dr. Vanessa Young, chief of surgery at IMH
  • Michael Esper as Dr. Kenneth Jordan, a neurosurgeon at IMH who is suspicious of Dr. Cole
  • John Carroll Lynch as Will Hayes, a construction contractor and the leader of Dr. Cole's dissociative personality disorder support group

The series has received a 38 out of 100 on Metacritic,[30] and 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] It also had the lowest-rated in-season scripted premiere ever on the four major broadcast networks.[31]

The series was criticized for being far-fetched and having poor writing,[32][33] although Steven Pasquale's performance as Jason Cole/Ian Price was praised.[34][35]

Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times described the series "not so much a thrilling psychological drama as a mismatched roommate comedy. Oscar and Felix, if one of them was a doctor and they had to share the same body."[36]

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the Jekyll-and-Hyde medical drama...set a record as the lowest-rated in-season drama debut in modern history...and was axed after two episodes,"[37] the show being one of many that harmed NBC's winter line-up.

All episodes are available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes,[38] Amazon Instant Video[39] and Vudu.[40]

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  7. ^ "NBC's "Do No Harm" Latest to Get Episode Trim". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' Cancelled After Two Airings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  9. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' Canceled by NBC". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  10. ^ Villarreal, Yvonne (February 8, 2013). "'Do No Harm' pulled from NBC's schedule". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 26, 2013). "Cancelled 'Zero Hour' & 'Do No Harm' Get Summer Air Dates For Unaired Episodes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "Dr. Ruben Marcado". NBC. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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  15. ^ "James Cromwell Joins Do No Harm". ATV Today. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  16. ^ West, Kelly (January 7, 2013). "Do No Harm Adds American Horror Story's James Cromwell, Details Revealed". Television Blend. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  17. ^ Roots, Kimberly (January 14, 2013). "Exclusive: Friday Night Lights Grad Joins NBC Thriller Do No Harm for Arc". TV Line. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  18. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 1, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments for 'Scandal', 'American Idol' or 'Do No Harm'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  19. ^ Bibel, Sara (February 8, 2013). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Community' & 'The Big Bang Theory' Adjusted Up; 'Person of Interest' & 'Elementary' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
  20. ^ Bibel, Sara (June 30, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: Baseball Beats Burnoffs, '666 Park Avenue', 'Brooklyn DA' & 'Zero Hour' Flat, 'Do No Harm' Returns Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  21. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 7, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: '666 Park Ave', 'Zero Hour' & 'Brooklyn DA' Burnoffs Stay Steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  22. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (July 21, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Zero Hour' Flat, 'Do No Harm' Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  23. ^ Bibel, Sara (July 28, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'UFC on FOX' Beats Up the Competition, 'Zero Hour' & 'Do No Harm' Rise". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  24. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 4, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Zero Hour' Goes Out on a Low Note + 'Do No Harm' Burnoff Flat". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  25. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 11, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: '20/20' Down, 'Do No Harm' Flat". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 14, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  26. ^ Bibel, Sara (August 18, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: 'Do No Harm' Rises, Low Score for Gymnastics Championships". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  27. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (August 25, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: Preseason Football Edges NASCAR + 'Do No Harm' Rises". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  28. ^ a b Kondolojy, Amanda (September 1, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: College Football Lifts ABC to Nightly Win + 'Do No Harm' Steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 5, 2013. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
  29. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 8, 2013). "TV Ratings Saturday: NASCAR & College Football in Dead Heat, 'Do No Harm' Finale Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  30. ^ "Do No Harm". Metacritic.
  31. ^ "TV Ratings Thursday: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'American Idol' Fall, '30 Rock' Finale Rises + 'Do No Harm' Flops". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  32. ^ Bianco, Robert. "'Do No Harm': Unbelievable, and unbelievably bad". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  33. ^ Stuever, Hank (January 30, 2013). "'Do No Harm,' and do no watching". The Washington Post.
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  35. ^ "Seitz on Do No Harm: This Dual-Personality Tale Could Use More Jekyll, Less Hyde". Vulture. January 31, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  36. ^ McNamara, Mary (January 31, 2013). "TV review: 'Do No Harm' on NBC is more sentiment than grit". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  37. ^ Hibberd, James (February 15, 2013). "Brutal Winter for TV". Entertainment Weekly.
  38. ^ "Do No Harm, Season 1 on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  39. ^ "Watch Do No Harm Season 1 – Prime Video". www.amazon.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  40. ^ "VUDU – Watch Movies". www.vudu.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.