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Hopkins
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 27 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Created By: Terry Wrong
First Air Date: June 26, 2008
Summary
ABC returns to expand on its "Hopkins 24/7" documentary with a six-episode series about the lives of the doctors and the people they treat at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
NewsdayVerne Gay
The best unscripted show on commercial television this season, which you may correctly point out is faint praise; but in this case, it's not.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Having shot more than 1,500 hours of footage, the crew mostly eradicates the conspicuous influence of the filmmakers' presence, capturing harrowing moments graced by genuine humanity.
Read Full Review >Baltimore SunDavid Zurawik
The deeper bow to the dictates of prime-time storytelling in this return to Hopkins by executive producer Terence Wrong and his ABC News documentary team isn't a bad thing. In fact, the choices made by Wrong and his digitally armed filmmaking troops result in a faster-paced, more engaging series.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
As a follow-up to the groundbreaking summer series "Hopkins 24/7" that ran nearly eight years ago, this revisit to the medical center is, if anything, even more grounded in authenticity and honesty, even if it sometimes feels compelled to pile on the soapy elements.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
There's something about the terrible lighting, those horrible curtain dividers, the washed-out gowns that makes every patient seem extraordinarily vulnerable. Which, of course, they are, as are we all, including the men and women who provide our last line of defense in this life. This is precisely the stuff of great drama and of great documentary, but it gets a little troublesome when combining the two.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Crucial, sometimes hopeful and sometimes worrisome as the larger issues of modern medicine are, Hopkins excels on the human side.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
If you can get past the blatant attempts to sell an ABC News production to fans of ABC dramas--prepare yourself for a lot of going-into-commercial cliffhangers where the surgical patients don't seem to be waking up--Hopkins is a rewarding, and often surprising, experience.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
The new version bears less of a resemblance to “ER”-styled medical drama of the 2000 “Hopkins” than it does to “The Hills,” the MTV sensation that introduced a whole new visual vocabulary to unscripted TV. The stories still involve people being treated at Hopkins, of course, but what’s striking is how much time is spent outside the hospital with the docs and their families.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Hopkins, a six-part documentary series by ABC News that begins on Thursday, provides an extraordinarily intimate look at doctors and desperately ill patients that is gripping but not groundbreaking.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 27 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Linda E. gave it a10:
Love it! love everything about it. doctors, patients, stories, music. It's all great!
J. D. gave it a10:
You can't bring it back soon enough for me. It's an awesome show and I'm disappointed that it isn't on anymore. It is inspiring and exhilarating. Please bring it back there are so many that miss it!!
Sam M. gave it a10:
Best new show on ABC. I wonder how long it will last? ABC needs to keep this winner.
Patti S. gave it a10:
Show was great!
Domini M. gave it a9:
I Had open heart surgery and my experience in the hospital was much like at HOPKINS. real life is so much more dramatic,sad,funny,stressful and demanding just like the show HOPKINS portrays the real patients,the real staff and the real life and death situations. i hope it comes back in the fall. all my friends just love it.
Annette D. gave it a9:
I am mesmerized by the series. I'm an RN and have worked in the ER before and see this as depicting hospital life in the most realistic manner I've seen. I enjoy getting to know the backgrounds of the staff and find it most educational as well as entertaining.
George J. gave it a1:
A terrible show, completely unrealistic. How come nurses can complain about doctors being stupid, when they are truly the dumbest ones in the hospital?
