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Heartbeat

TV·2016–2016·1 season, 10 episodes·NBC·Drama, Medical·1h·7.6·Created by Jill Gordon

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Based on the real life and achievements of Dr. Kathy Magliato, this unique character-driven medical drama follows Dr. Alex Panttiere, an outspoken, world-renowned heart transplant surgeon, one of the few women in her field. Stubborn and fearless, Alex always operates on her own terms. She revels in a racy personal life that's a full-time job in itself, manages the daily demands of skeptical faculty and dutiful interns, and pushes the boundaries of medical science to impressive new heights.

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  1. 01Heartbeat S01E07Permanent GlitterS01E07 · 8.1When a transgender woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, Alex and Ji-Sung fight to save her life and her identity. Meanwhile, a beautiful consultant from another hospital forces Jesse to confront his feelings for Alex.
  2. 02Heartbeat S01E01PilotS01E01 · 8.0Heart-transplant surgeon Alexandra Panttiere, who's as unorthodox in the OR as she is with the two men in her life, takes on a new case.
  3. 03Heartbeat S01E05The Land of NormalS01E05 · 7.7On the anniversary of her sister's death, Alex performs heart surgery on a patient who fears she can't leave her personal grief out of the operating room. In other events, Millicent dates a sexy artist; and Pierce wants a bigger role in Alex's family.

Castfull cast & details

Melissa GeorgeMelissa GeorgeDr. Alexandra "Alex" PanttiereDave AnnableDave AnnableDr. Pierce HarrisonDon HanyDon HanyDr. Jessie ShaneShelley ConnShelley ConnMillicent PatelMaya ErskineMaya ErskineNurse Ji-Sung MyrongJLouis MillsJLouis MillsForrester MarcusJamie KennedyJamie KennedyDr. Casey CallahanJoshua LeonardJoshua LeonardMax Elliot

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2016Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Heartbeat S01E01PilotMarch 22, 2016 8.0Heart-transplant surgeon Alexandra Panttiere, who's as unorthodox in the OR as she is with the two men in her life, takes on a new case.
  2. S01E02Heartbeat S01E02TwinsMarch 23, 2016 7.5Alex suggests risky surgery for conjoined twins with cancer; and she questions her relationship with Pierce.
  3. S01E03Heartbeat S01E03BackwardsMarch 30, 2016 7.5While working with a patient who can only speak backwards, Alex also finds herself challenged to speak when she and Pierce, after being caug
  4. S01E04Heartbeat S01E04100,000 HeartbeatsApril 6, 2016 7.0Alex and Pierce disagree on whether an experimental treatment for those with advanced stage cancer is right for the hospital's patients. Tru
  5. S01E05Heartbeat S01E05The Land of NormalApril 20, 2016 7.7On the anniversary of her sister's death, Alex performs heart surgery on a patient who fears she can't leave her personal grief out of the o
  6. S01E06Heartbeat S01E06The InverseApril 27, 2016 7.6A case brings back memories for Alex, Jesse and Millicent when they try to save a heart transplant patient who sustained devastating injurie
  7. S01E07Heartbeat S01E07Season's bestPermanent GlitterMay 4, 2016 8.1When a transgender woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, Alex and Ji-Sung fight to save her life and her identity. Meanwhile, a beautiful c
  8. S01E08Heartbeat S01E08Match GameMay 11, 2016 7.3When Alex's father needs a new kidney, an unlikely donor emerges and family secrets threaten to destroy the close relationship between fathe
  9. S01E09Heartbeat S01E09SanctuaryMay 18, 2016 7.3Alex and Jesse put the hospital's reputation on the line while trying to fulfill the dying wish of a young heart patient.
  10. S01E10Heartbeat S01E10What Happens in Vegas... HappensMay 25, 2016 7.0In the season finale of "Heartbeat," Alex fights to save the lives of Jesse, Pierce and Ji-Sung when a mysterious and deadly illness sends t

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