Heartbeat (2016 TV series)

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This article is about the 2016 NBC series. For the 1988 ABC series, see HeartBeat (1988 TV series).
Heartbeat
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Genre Medical drama
Comedy-drama
Based on Heart Matters
by Kathy Magliato
Developed by Jill Gordon
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Theme music composer Patrick Doyle
Opening theme Strong by Sonna Rele
Composer(s) Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Producer(s) Susie Schelling
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s) P.D. Oliver Inc
Molly Bloom Productions
Reveal
Universal Television
Release
Original network NBC
Original release March 22 (2016-03-22) –
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
External links
Website

Heartbeat (formerly Heartbreaker during production)[1] is an American medical drama television series based on the real life of Dr. Kathy Magliato, as described in her book Heart Matters. It stars Melissa George as Alex Panttiere, a world-renowned heart-transplant surgeon at the fictional St. Matthew's Hospital in Los Angeles, who struggles to balance her personal and professional life.[2][3][4] The series premiered on March 22, 2016, on NBC.[5] On May 13, 2016 NBC canceled the series after one season.[6]

Cast

Main

  • Melissa George as Dr. Alexandra Panttiere, the new Chief Innovation Officer (CIO) of St. Matthew's hospital, a cutting edge research hospital. She has a very idiosyncratic personality, and is constantly dealing with demons from her past history at the hospital.[7]
  • Dave Annable as Dr. Pierce Harrison, Alex's boyfriend and fellow surgeon.[7]
  • Don Hany as Dr. Jesse Shane, chief of surgery at St. Matthews, and Alex's former mentor from when she interned at the hospital.[7]
  • Shelley Conn as Dr. Millicent Silvano, hospital administrator. She is a stickler for procedure and the rules, much to Alex's chagrin.[7]
  • Joshua Leonard as Max Elliot, Alex's gay ex-husband[7]
  • Maya Erskine as Nurse Ji-Sung[7]
  • D. L. Hughley as Dr. Myron Hackett, hospital psychiatrist[7]
  • Jamie Kennedy as Dr. Casey Callahan, a surgeon in the hospital.[7]
  • JLouis Mills as Dr. Forester, the resident anesthesiologist who is blind in one eye.[7]

Recurring

  • Caitlyn Larimore as Lynn
  • Greyson Foster as Gabrielle Elliot

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" Robert Duncan McNeill Teleplay and Television Story by: Jill Gordon March 22, 2016 (2016-03-22) 6.30[8]
We are thrown into the life of successful heart surgeon and CIO of St. Matthew's Hospital, Dr. Alexandra Panttiere (Melissa George), as she struggles dealing with her intertwining professional and personal lives. Alex must find a heart for a patient when the one originally given to her was taken by another patient. When the patient's boyfriend kills himself in order to give his heart to her, Alex goes up against the hospital administrators to perform an unapproved heart transplant.
2 "Twins" Allison Liddi-Brown Jill Gordon March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23) 5.16[9]
Alex uses "lights and sirens" to get to the hospital faster, to the angst of Dr. Patel. Shane hands over to Alex the treatment of twins (Justina Machado), joined at the back and side and sharing one lung, one of whom has cancer. Alex must figure out how to operate on one of them without hurting or killing the other or both.
3 "Backwards" Reginald Hudlin Jill Gordon March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) 4.75[10]
When a patient (Nick Thurston) comes into the ER talking backwards, the doctors want to perform a cutting edge stem cell injection into his brain to repair the damage that was caused by an injury sustained in a car accident. When an earthquake strikes during the surgery and breaks the tank holding the blood that was removed, the surgical team races against the clock to bring the patient back to life. Meanwhile, Alex and Harrison's relationship takes a twist, and Millicent makes them sit in therapy with Dr. Hackett.
4 "100,000 Heartbeats" Helen Shaver Mark B. Perry April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) 3.90[11]
The hospital wants to try an experimental cancer treatment that was tested in Mumbai, India with 90% success, with the risk being immediate death to the patient. However, when Harrison is frank with the subjects regarding the risks, they all back out, much to Alex's angst. She posts an ad on Craigslist to find more candidates, causing a ruckus in the hospital as they need to decide which patients to accept and who to turn down. Meanwhile, Alex and Harrison's relationship continues to struggle, and Max's Boyfriend asks him to marry him, resulting in an awkward situation for him and Alex.
5 "The Land of Normal" Allison Liddi-Brown Jennifer Cecil April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20) 3.96[12]
Alex tries to learn to use a new robot in order to operate on a patient who cannot have open heart surgery. Millicent begins to sleep with the artist who is doing a sculpture in the hospital. Alex deals with her socially awkward son.
6 "The Inverse" Liz Friedlander Lynn Sternberger April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27) 4.49[13]
When a patient with backwards organs, that Alex and Millicent almost lost their jobs on saving 10 years previously, dies from complications, forces them to work with Dr. Shane to overcome the many obstacles present to re-transplant the heart into another reluctant patient. Meanwhile, Harrison must deal with Alex's son's head lice.
7 "Permanent Glitter" Allison Liddi-Brown Mike Lyons May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) 4.15[14]
8 "Match Game" Ed Ornelas Cindy Appel May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11) 4.34[15]
9 "Sanctuary" Sarah Pia Anderson Cindy Appel & Mike Lyons May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18) 3.86[16]
10 "What Happens in Vegas...Happens" Allison Liddi-Brown Story by: Yolonda Lawrence & Lynn Sternberger
Teleplay by: Jill Gordon & Yolonda Lawrence		 May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) 4.26[17]

Production

NBC picked up the pilot to series under the name Heartbreaker in May 2015.[2] The series was moved to a midseason release due to George's real-life pregnancy.[18] In December 2015, NBC changed the title from Heartbreaker to Heartbeat.[1] The pilot was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, with the remainder of the season filmed at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Reception

Heartbeat has received negative reviews among critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 17% approval rating. The site's critical consensus reads: "Heartbeat is a Frankensteined drama made up of hospital genre cliches and unlikable characters, though the cases-of-the-week are sporadically interesting."[19] On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 37 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[20]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" March 22, 2016 1.4/5 6.30[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "Twins" March 23, 2016 0.9/4 5.16[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "Backwards" March 30, 2016 0.9/3 4.75[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "100,000 Heartbeats" April 6, 2016 0.7/3 3.90[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "The Land of Normal" April 20, 2016 0.7/3 3.96[12] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "The Inverse" April 27, 2016 0.8/3 4.49[13] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Permanent Glitter" May 4, 2016 0.8/3 4.15[14] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Match Game" May 11, 2016 0.7/3 4.34[15] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Sanctuary" May 18, 2016 0.7/3 3.86[16] TBD TBD TBD TBD
10 "What Happens in Vegas...Happens" May 25, 2016 0.7/3 4.26[17] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

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External links

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