Good Sam (TV series)
{{Short description|American medical drama television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Good Sam (TV series) Title Card.png
| caption =
| alt =
| genre = Medical drama
| creator = Katie Wech
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Jason Isaacs
- Sophia Bush
- Skye P. Marshall
- Michael Stahl-David
- Omar Maskati
- Wendy Crewson
- Edwin Hodge
- Davi Santos
}}
| theme_music_composer =
| music = Zach Robinson
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Tamra Davis
- Frank Siracusa
- John Weber
- Joanna Klein
- Jennie Snyder Urman
- Katie Wech
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Sophia Bush
- Jason Isaacs
- Norman Denver
- Aaron Miller
- Chris Agoston
}}
| location = Oakville, Ontario, Canada
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Celiana Cardenas
- Michael McMurray
- Kristin Fieldhouse
}}
| editor = {{Plainlist|
- David L. Bertman
- Gregg Featherman
- Benjamin Bumgarner
- Christina Castro
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 43 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- Kitchen Door, Inc. (episodes 4–13)
- Sutton Street Productions
- CBS Studios
}}
| network = CBS
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|1|5}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|5|4}}
}}
Good Sam is an American medical drama television series created by Katie Wech for CBS, starring Jason Isaacs and Sophia Bush which premiered on January 5, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Mitovich |first1=Matt Webb |title=CBS Midseason Schedule: Sophia Bush vs. Chicago P.D., Celebrity Big Brother vs. Olympics, S.W.A.T. Moves and More |url=https://tvline.com/2021/11/10/swat-season-5-moves-to-sundays-cbs-midseason-schedule/ |website=TVLine |date=November 10, 2021}} In May 2022, after receiving low ratings over the course of their 13 episode season, the series was canceled.
Premise
Heart surgeon Dr. Samantha Griffith (Sophia Bush) becomes the top surgeon at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital after her boss and father, Dr. Rob Griffith (Jason Isaacs), falls into a coma. Her life becomes complicated when he awakens and wants to resume surgery, which means Samantha would be supervising him.{{Cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|date=2020-02-28|title=Sophia Bush to Star in CBS Medical Drama 'Good Sam'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sophia-bush-star-cbs-medical-drama-good-sam-1281797/|access-date=2021-11-15|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}
Cast
- Jason Isaacs as Dr. Rob "Griff" Griffith, one of the country's best cardiothoracic surgeons, the hospital's current Chief Medical Officer and Sam's father
- Sophia Bush as Dr. Sam Griffith, Cardiac Fellow and Interim Chief at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital
- Skye P. Marshall as Dr. Lex Trulie, Sam's best friend who is having an affair with Griff
- Michael Stahl-David as Dr. Caleb Tucker, Sam's ex and member of her team
- Omar Maskati as Dr. Isan M. Shah, a doctor on Sam's team
- Wendy Crewson as Vivian Katz, a former orthopedic surgeon, the hospital's former Chief Medical Officer, Sam's mother, and Griff's ex-wife
- Edwin Hodge as Malcolm A. Kingsley, part of the Kingsley Family Foundation, Lakeshore's main donor, and the hospital's new Director of Finance
- Davi Santos as Dr. Joey Costa, a doctor on Sam's team
=Recurring=
- Yanna McIntosh as Dr. Rhonda Glass
- Evan Parke as Byron Kingsley, Malcom's father
- Stephen Tracey as Tim Davis, Joey's boyfriend of five years
- Sendhil Ramamurthy as Asher Pyne, Vivian's husband
- Victoria Rowell as Tina Kingsley, Malcolm's mother
- Travis Van Winkle as Dr. Eric Kace{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=The New Good Sam Doctor Stirs Up Trouble in Flirty Sneak Peek |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1326162/the-new-good-sam-doctor-stirs-up-trouble-in-flirty-sneak-peek |access-date=2022-04-24 |website=E! Online}}
- Gerardo Celasco as Dr. Nick Vega
=Special guest stars=
- Hilarie Burton as Gretchen Taylor
- Bethany Joy Lenz as Amy Taylor
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Tamra Davis
|WrittenBy = Katie Wech
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|5}}
|Viewers = 2.72{{cite web|url=https://showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-wednesday-1-5-2022-top-150-cable-originals-network-finals.html|title=ShowBuzzDaily's Wednesday 1.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated #2|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=January 7, 2022|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=January 7, 2022}}
|ShortSummary = Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffith, the Chief of Surgery at Lakeshore Sentinel Hospital, is shot at his hospital and he falls into coma. Six months later Dr. Sam Griffith, his daughter, takes over as the new chief of surgery. Griff wakes from his coma on the night of Sam's reception as the new chief. Sam meets Malcolm A. Kingsley, the hospital's new Director of Finance. Griff rejoins the hospital as a proctor but starts interfering with Sam's work undermining her authority. Sam finds out that Dr. Lex Trulie, her best friend and fellow doctor, is having an affair with Griff. Sam performs a complicated heart transplant successfully with Griff's help.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Natural Order
|DirectedBy = Randy Zisk
|WrittenBy = Katie Wech
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|12}}
|ShortSummary = Dr. Griffith fights to keep her new leadership role as chief of surgery when her father takes his case for reinstatement to the hospital board. Dr. Caleb Tucker forms an unexpected connection to a patient battling a mystery condition.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Butt of the Joke
|DirectedBy = Gina Rodriguez
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|19}}
|ShortSummary = When Dr. Sam Griffith (Sophia Bush) refuses to concede her role as chief, her father Griff orchestrates a costly surprise. Also, Sam's mother, hospital administrator Vivian, turns to her new spouse, therapist Asher Pyne, for help navigating the battle between her daughter and ex-husband.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Attachments
|DirectedBy = Gina Lamar
|WrittenBy = Joshua Troke
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|1|26}}
|ShortSummary = When Dr. Sam Griffith tracks down a deep-pocketed anonymous hospital donor, she's shocked to discover why the donor is so loyal to her father, Griff. Also, Griff offers to mentor his daughter and assure her succession.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Wake Up
|DirectedBy = Kate Woods
|WrittenBy = Natalia Fernandez
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|2}}
|ShortSummary = When a gunshot victim is rushed to the emergency room, the incident triggers flashbacks to the aftermath of Griff's own shooting.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Truce
|DirectedBy = Marie Jamora
|WrittenBy = Lydia Teffera
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|2|23}}
|ShortSummary = Secrets revealed at a major fundraising gala for the hospital threaten to end a tenuous truce between Dr. Sam Griffith and her father. Cardiothoracic resident Dr. Lex Trulie makes a decision that could alter her career trajectory.
|LineColor = #0247BD
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Chronic Insult
|DirectedBy = Craig Siebels
|WrittenBy = Bashir Gavriel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|2}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Keep Talking
|DirectedBy = Oz Scott
|WrittenBy = Jeremy Svenson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|23}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = A Light in the Storm
|DirectedBy = Tessa Blake
|WrittenBy = Sara Casey & Manuel Herrera
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|3|30}}
|ShortSummary =
|LineColor = #0247BD
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = I Thought I Lost You
|DirectedBy = Bosede Williams
|WrittenBy = Anna Mackey & Bashir Gavriel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|6}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Family/Business
|DirectedBy = Jason Isaacs
|WrittenBy = Lydia Teffera & Jeremy Svenson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|20}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = The Griffith Technique
|DirectedBy = Milena Govich
|WrittenBy = Natalia Fernandez & Joshua Troke
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|27}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = To Whom It May Concern
|DirectedBy = Craig Siebels
|WrittenBy = Jen Klein
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|4}}
|ShortSummary =
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Production
=Development=
On September 19, 2019, CBS put Good Sam into development.{{cite web|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=September 19, 2019|title=CBS Buys Family Medical Drama 'Good Sam' From Katie Wech & Jennie Snyder Urman|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/cbs-buys-medical-drama-good-sam-katie-wech-jennie-snyder-urman-1202739128/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206134904/https://deadline.com/2019/09/cbs-buys-medical-drama-good-sam-katie-wech-jennie-snyder-urman-1202739128/|archive-date=December 6, 2019|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood}} Writer Katie Wech produced the series with Jennie Snyder Urman through her Sutton St. Productions and CBS Television Studios. In February 2020, the series was given a pilot order, with further development paused during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|title=CBS Orders Drama Pilots 'Good Sam' From Katie Wech & 'Out The Door' From Evan Katz|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/cbs-orders-drama-pilots-good-sam-katie-wech-out-the-door-evan-katz-1202854279/|date=February 7, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=June 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620165433/https://deadline.com/2020/02/cbs-orders-drama-pilots-good-sam-katie-wech-out-the-door-evan-katz-1202854279/|url-status=live}} On May 14, 2021, the show was given a series order.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/sophia-bushs-good-sam-pete-holmes-smallwood-picked-up-to-series-cbs-1234757238/|title=Sophia Bush's 'Good Sam' & Pete Holmes' 'Smallwood' Picked Up To Series At CBS|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 14, 2021|access-date=May 20, 2021|last=White|first=Peter}} On May 12, 2022, CBS canceled the series after one season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/05/good-sam-canceled-cbs-sophia-bush-1235005147/|title='Good Sam' Canceled By CBS After One Season|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=White|first=Peter|date=May 12, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022}}
=Casting=
In February 2020, Sophia Bush was cast as lead role.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Sophia Bush To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/sophia-bush-star-cbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1202870664/|date=February 28, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=June 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608142818/https://deadline.com/2020/02/sophia-bush-star-cbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1202870664/|url-status=live}} In March 2020, Jason Isaacs joined the main cast.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Jason Isaacs To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/jason-isaacs-star-icbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1202872378/|date=March 2, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=June 27, 2020|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606205658/https://deadline.com/2020/03/jason-isaacs-star-icbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1202872378/|url-status=live}} In January 2021, Skye P. Marshall and Michael Stahl-David were cast in starring roles.{{cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|title=Skye P. Marshall Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/skye-p-marshall-cbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1234667538/|date=January 8, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 30, 2021}}{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Michael Stahl-David Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/michael-stahl-david-joins-cbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1234680690/|date=January 26, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 30, 2021}} In February 2021, Edwin Hodge joined the cast in a starring role.{{cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|title=Edwin Hodge Joins CBS Drama Pilot 'Good Sam'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/edwin-hodge-cbs-drama-pilot-good-sam-1234685403/|date=February 2, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 30, 2021}} In January 2022, it was reported that Sendhil Ramamurthy was cast in a recurring role while Hilarie Burton and Bethany Joy Lenz are set to guest star.{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2022/01/10/sendhil-ramamurthy-cast-good-sam-gina-rodriguez-directing-cbs/|title=Sendhil Ramamurthy Joins Good Sam in Recurring Role — See First Photos|website=TVLine|first=Keisha|last=Hatchett|date=January 10, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/sophia-bush-one-tree-hill-reunion-hilarie-burton-bethany-joy-lenz-good-sam-1234916632/|title='Good Sam' Reunites 'One Tree Hill' Stars Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, & Bethany Joy Lenz|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=January 20, 2022|access-date=January 20, 2022}} In February 2022, Victoria Rowell joined the cast in a recurring role.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/victoria-rowell-good-sam-9-1-1-bryce-durfee-1234956450/|title=Victoria Rowell Joins 'Good Sam', '9-1-1' Casts Bryce Durfee|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=February 18, 2022|access-date=February 18, 2022}}
=Filming=
Principal photography for the series began on October 18, 2021 and concluded on March 24, 2022, in Oakville, Ontario.{{cite web|title=Current Productions & News - Currently Filming|url=https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/current-productions-and-news/|website=City of Toronto|date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=April 17, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417213157/https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/industry-sector-support/film/current-productions-and-news/|archive-date=April 17, 2022}}
Reception
=Critical response=
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 63% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10, based on 8 critic reviews.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=good_sam|title=Good Sam|type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 15, 2022}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 56 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=good-sam|title=Good Sam|type=tv|season=1|access-date=January 7, 2022}}{{cbignore}}
=Ratings=
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| date1 = January 5, 2022
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| date2 = January 12, 2022
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| totalv2 = n/a
| title3 = Butt of the Joke
| date3 = January 19, 2022
| rs3 = 0.3
| dvr3 = n/a
| dvrv3 = n/a
| total3 = n/a
| totalv3 = n/a
| title4 = Attachments
| date4 = January 26, 2022
| rs4 = 0.3
| dvr4 = n/a
| dvrv4 = n/a
| total4 = n/a
| totalv4 = n/a
| title5 = Wake Up
| date5 = February 2, 2022
| rs5 = 0.4
| dvr5 = n/a
| dvrv5 = n/a
| total5 = n/a
| totalv5 = n/a
| title6 = Truce
| date6 = February 23, 2022
| rs6 = 0.3
| dvr6 = n/a
| dvrv6 = n/a
| total6 = n/a
| totalv6 = n/a
| title7 = Chronic Insult
| date7 = March 2, 2022
| rs7 = 0.2
| dvr7 = n/a
| dvrv7 = n/a
| total7 = n/a
| totalv7 = n/a
| title8 = Keep Talking
| date8 = March 23, 2022
| rs8 = 0.2
| dvr8 = n/a
| dvrv8 = n/a
| total8 = n/a
| totalv8 = n/a
| title9 = A Light in the Storm
| date9 = March 30, 2022
| rs9 = 0.2
| dvr9 = n/a
| dvrv9 = n/a
| total9 = n/a
| totalv9 = n/a
| title10 = I Thought I Lost You
| date10 = April 6, 2022
| rs10 = 0.2
| dvr10 = n/a
| dvrv10 = n/a
| total10 = n/a
| totalv10 = n/a
| title11 = Family/Business
| date11 = April 20, 2022
| rs11 = 0.2
| dvr11 = n/a
| dvrv11 = n/a
| total11 = n/a
| totalv11 = n/a
| title12 = The Griffith Technique
| date12 = April 27, 2022
| rs12 = 0.2
| dvr12 = n/a
| dvrv12 = n/a
| total12 = n/a
| totalv12 = n/a
| title13 = To Whom It May Concern
| date13 = May 4, 2022
| rs13 = 0.3
| dvr13 = n/a
| dvrv13 = n/a
| total13 = n/a
| totalv13 = n/a
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References
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