| Genre: | Documentary |
| Presenter: | C. Everett Koop |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 5 |
| Executive Producer: | Philip Burton, Jr. |
| Producer: | MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
| Runtime: | 45 minutes |
| Network: | NBC |
C. Everett Koop, M.D. is a five-part American documentary television series hosted by C. Everett Koop. The series premiered June 4, 1991, on NBC.[1]
The series was conceived as a look at the latest technology in medicine, however Koop changed the focus to emphasize the failures within the American health care system.[2] Each episode was shot using a different production crew.[3] The series took five months to film.
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Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated the series a B, calling it "pretty interesting". Tucker continued by saying that "the scripts are just a tad banal", but that Koop's "intelligence and sincerity come through in his deft, informed interviewing style".[4] Ray Richmond of the Orange County Register stated that the series is "forthright and intelligent" despite Koop's penchant for being "a tad overbearing with his scholarly demeanor and bullying manner".[5]