Boston Med Explained

Genre:Documentary
Theme Music Composer:Matthew Puckett
Opentheme:Everything I Want
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:8
Executive Producer:Rudy Bednar
Terence Wrong
Producer:Erica Baumgart, Monica DelaRosa, Brian Flatley, Andy Genovese, Sarah Namias
Editor:Pagan Harleman, Faith Jones, Cindy Kaplan Rooney
Runtime:42 minutes
Company:ABC News
Channel:ABC

Boston Med is an eight-part documentary television series that premiered on ABC in the United States on June 24, 2010.[1] It follows the stories of doctors, nurses, patients and their families at Mass General, Brigham and Women's and Children's. The series was filmed over a four-month period, and edited for a year before airing. It is produced by ABC News with assistance from local ABC affiliate WCVB.

Synopsis

The series follows the professional and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working in three of Boston's best hospitals: Brigham & Women's, Children's Hospital Boston, and Massachusetts General Hospital.

An episode follows the doctors' and nurses' struggles with their personal life and how to save their patients.

Reception

Boston Med is scored 87 out of 100 on the review aggregator website Metacritic based on 14 critical reviews, which the site describes as "universal acclaim".[2]

The series was nominated for and won several awards:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Two Years After the Peabody Award-Winning Medical Documentary Series "Hopkins," ABC News Debuts "Boston Med". May 7, 2010. The Futon Critic. July 8, 2010.
  2. Web site: Boston Med . Metacritic . 2012-07-27.