Quarantine the Right Way With the Best Medical TV Serials

Putting together a TV serial about relationships and friendships is quite mainstream and isn't that's all you get to see these days when you turn on the TV? Let's face it, no matter how many TV serials you get to watch in a year, if your watch list is lacking some 'medical' stuff in it, then you're missing out on life!

Medical TV shows have been a great source of medical knowledge for people who enjoy watching this genre. That's right, if you want to keep learning new stuff during these unprecedented times, then subscribe to Spectrum Cable TV today. With an exhaustive Spectrum channel lineup, you get access to a plethora of content across all genres, so you can watch your favorite shows all day, every day.

The medical drama genre was introduced back in the early 60s when Dr. Kildare and Ben Casey were aired. Rumor has it, Ben Casey's character inspired our favorite doctor on the TV, Dr. House. Plus, both shows got high ratings along with the most number of nominations. So, that explains why this particular genre has never failed to wow its audiences, ever since its beginning.

Ever since Dr. Kildare and Ben Casey, several medical TV dramas were aired and soon made their way into the list of the best medical TV serials of all time. Here we have a list of some of them in case you want to explore this genre:

Scrubs

Scrubs aired from 2001 to 2010 and its popularity made it bag a whopping 117 nominations. The plot of this serial revolves around John Dorian, who starts his medical career at Sacred Heart Hospital. You'll see some funny, some serious, and some dramatic moments, along with several other details of the medical world, covered so minutely that you won't stop yourself from binge-watching all the seasons, over and over again.

General Hospital

When it comes to being the longest-running medical TV show, then General Hospital is a contender that's hard to beat. The show has been running for 57 years and has even created a record of being the Longest-running American TV show in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Even though this show is like any other typical drama, with a fair share of heartbreaks, murders, marriages, and what-not, it has still managed to remain consistent over the years. Maybe this is the reason why it stands ahead of all other medical TV serials, with a whopping 494 nominations and 246 wins.

House

The story revolves around a doctor named Gregory House, who is misanthropic by nature, with the mind of a genius. Critics have called this the best medical show EVER and we just can't help but agree with that.

With Hugh Laurie in the lead, the story of House revolves around a doctor who solved mysterious murder scenes, every week. Despite being an antisocial, Dr. House's blatant attitude and drug-addiction tried its best to make him seem like more of an antagonist than a protagonist. However, had it followed the typical storyline with a good doctor in the lead, then that would've only made it just like any other TV drama.

Grey's Anatomy

This show started in 2005 and ever since then, it has only bagged fans, heap after the other. The plot revolves around Dr. Meredith Grey, an aspiring surgeon at Seattle Grace Hospital. Every day, Dr. Grey meets with new challenges that she, along with her fellow teammates tackle.

From the day its first episode aired, until today, Grey's Anatomy has remained consistent in terms of delivering ground-breaking performances, despite experiencing some major cast changes.

E.R.

Finally, the last one on our list is E.R. This one's big, after all, it gave George Clooney a lot of acclamation based on his work in this TV serial. E.R. aired from 1994 to 2009 and it kept its audiences hooked to it with a little bit of comedy, despair, and a lot of drama. The story behind E.R. realistically highlighted the plight of doctors at Chicago's County General Hospital and their struggles in the hospital emergency room.

So, When Do We Begin Watching?

Being a Spectrum user makes watching these shows, extremely easy for you. However, if you're not a Spectrum user then going down the route of video streaming platforms may help. You can find these shows on Netflix, Hulu, or HBO Now; anywhere you like.

However, picking up your phone, calling Spectrum, and getting an instant cable TV fix would still be a better thing to do, instead of fretting over which streaming service to opt for. So, don't get into the heated debate of HBO Go Vs HBO Now, or Netflix VS Hulu to watch the medical TV serials that we've listed above. Save your time by making decisions that only make your life easier in these quarantining times.