Monday Mornings: Season 1

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TNT | Season Premiere Date: February 4, 2013

Starring: Ving Rhames, Jennifer Finnigan, Jamie Bamber

Summary: Doctors at the fictional Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon, are held accountable for ethically or morally wrong medical decisions in front of the chief of staff, Dr. Harding Hooten (Alfred Molina) and their colleagues in the medical drama based on Dr. Sanjay Gupta's book of the same name.

Creator: David E. Kelley

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Family Ties
Air Date: April 8, 2013
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S1:E9. Wheels Within Wheels
Air Date: April 1, 2013
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S1:E8. Truth or Consequences
Air Date: March 25, 2013

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Verne Gay

Feb 4, 2013

Monday Mornings is Kelleyesque in all the best and admittedly worst--melodramatic, manipulative, shocking--ways. But it's also intelligent, particularly well-written and acted, and above all interested in matters other than what's directly mounted on the screen before your eyes, most notably ethics, human nature and human fallibility. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Feb 4, 2013

It’s not perfect, but it’s easily the most restrained--and satisfying--Kelley series since those first couple of years of “The Practice.” Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Feb 4, 2013

The cast is solid and admirably diverse.... While never as engaging as Grey's Anatomy nor clever enough to make us forget the void left by House's departure, Mornings at least does no harm. Read full review

Curt Wagner

Feb 4, 2013

The M&Ms are brutal and might have set Monday Mornings apart as a psychological examination of regret and human error. But in the three episodes sent for review, producers David E. Kelley and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta (adapting this from his 2012 novel) instead overdose on the same sappy storylines we've seen before. Read full review

Zap2it (Inside the Box) Geoff Berkshire

Feb 4, 2013

Not all the cases turn out badly, but enough do that the show takes on a rather grim formula.... That's a lot of talent to work with and the good news is that Monday Mornings shows signs of finding its voice by episode three. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Feb 4, 2013

There are few likable characters here, the centerpiece M&M meetings should be what sets the series apart but is actually bogging it down into nonsense. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Feb 4, 2013

Kelley is known for creating wonderfully memorable, sometimes deliriously neurotic characters. Judging from the writing here, it’s as if he’s been medicated into a stupor. Diagnosis: Waste of time. Read full review

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ajrubyo

Mar 9, 2013

I didn't think I would, but I love this show. Another intelligent, quirky and informative show from David E. Kelley with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. I'm very glad I watched a few episodes before making a judgement, it's turned into a favorite. Give it a chance, you'll like it.

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JLT-JVB

Mar 24, 2013

This is one of the best new doctor shows. The whole concept of the Monday Morning review of doctors and their surgeries is wonderful! The characters work well together the chemistry is fantastic. We love the Chinese doctor that keeps saying "Don't do dead"! The relationship between theThis is one of the best new doctor shows. The whole concept of the Monday Morning review of doctors and their surgeries is wonderful! The characters work well together the chemistry is fantastic. We love the Chinese doctor that keeps saying "Don't do dead"! The relationship between the head doctor and the Ving Raims is fantastic!… Expand

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kane100574

Mar 20, 2013

Beyond the character's needing some serious building in personality, a few in particular, after watching the first seven episodes I hope it continues. I liked it.

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emcoffey3

Feb 12, 2013

While Monday Mornings is being billed as a "no-nonsense" sort of medical drama, it still has it's share of nonsense. It suffers from most of the things I typically dislike about medical dramas. This includes a cast chocked full of "pretty people" that look more like underwear models thanWhile Monday Mornings is being billed as a "no-nonsense" sort of medical drama, it still has it's share of nonsense. It suffers from most of the things I typically dislike about medical dramas. This includes a cast chocked full of "pretty people" that look more like underwear models than brain surgeons. I won't name names (partly because I can't be bothered to actually google these people), but a few of the cast members possess acting styles that seem better suited for daytime soaps than a prime time drama. In addition, many of "dramatic" moments feel forced, and a tad silly. This includes the Monday morning morbidity and mortality conferences that is used as one of the show's primary gimmicks. And of course it wouldn't be a medical drama without at least one completely unnecessary romance (so far I count two). And despite all this, I still found myself entertained (for the most part) throughout both of the episodes I've now watched. Monday Mornings is, at it's core, a show about the difficult decisions that doctors have to make every day, and sometimes those decisions don't turn out well. The show offers a slightly more realistic, sometimes unpleasant, glimpse into the lives of surgeons. Medical dramas are at their best when they're interesting, and this is definitely the most interesting thing Monday Mornings has going for it.

While I am, at present, not entirely impressed by Monday Mornings, I do think it has the potential to be great. There are definitely problems; some of the characters need to be rounded out a bit. But there's enough substance to keep me coming back for at least the next handful of episodes.… Expand

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dch

Mar 27, 2013

Where was Dr. Buck last week for the gay marriage episode? On vacation or didn't want to broach the HIV issue with transplants? If you're going to explore a medical issue, you should fully explore it.

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Sarog

Mar 13, 2013

Monday Mornings is certainly watchable, but suffers several flaws. The M&M conferences might make for a nice gimmick to drive the show in theory, but in practice they are the show's weakest element. The show cannot keep pace with the precedent set in the pilot; as the episodes march onwards,Monday Mornings is certainly watchable, but suffers several flaws. The M&M conferences might make for a nice gimmick to drive the show in theory, but in practice they are the show's weakest element. The show cannot keep pace with the precedent set in the pilot; as the episodes march onwards, the M&M conferences are less gritty, less tense, less interesting. They are a formality that is awkwardly shoehorned into every episode so that we can see a lot of dramatic close ups of the cast while Molina lectures them on the moral of the week. Watching Molina pour a glass of water in slow motion is not nearly as enthralling as Kelley imagines it to be. The patients every week consist of an awkward sideshow of pretentious, precocious nitwits who clumsily deliver the weekly moral without ever seeming authentic. The members of the cast do their best, to varying effect. Molina does his job expertly and Irving's performances, especially in the pilot, are enthralling. Bamber on the other hand never achieves credibility in his role, seeming more like a model from a shampoo AD who wandered confused onto a hospital set. The rest of the cast is certainly trying very hard to breathe life into their characters, and can't be held accountable for the poor writing that they have to work with. It isn't a terrible show, and the cast is worth watching, but the writing and pacing is not very impressive.… Expand

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anneke

Feb 13, 2013

The only thing this show has got going for it is the beautiful cinematic way it was shot. Apart from that the plot is pretty dire and the characters are flat. There are some great actors but they cannot save this show. In my opinion nothing about this concept works as is and if they want toThe only thing this show has got going for it is the beautiful cinematic way it was shot. Apart from that the plot is pretty dire and the characters are flat. There are some great actors but they cannot save this show. In my opinion nothing about this concept works as is and if they want to make it work they need to give us some characters we can care about.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: February 4, 2013
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  S1:E10. Family Ties
  Air Date: April 8, 2013
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  S1:E9. Wheels Within Wheels
  Air Date: April 1, 2013
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  S1:E8. Truth or Consequences
  Air Date: March 25, 2013
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  S1:E7. One Fine Day
  Air Date: March 18, 2013
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  S1:E6. Communion
  Air Date: March 11, 2013
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  S1:E5. The Legend And The Fall
  Air Date: March 4, 2013
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  S1:E4. Forks Over Knives
  Air Date: February 25, 2013
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  S1:E3. Who's Sorry Now?
  Air Date: February 18, 2013
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  S1:E2. Deus Ex Machina
  Air Date: February 11, 2013
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: February 4, 2013