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Hopkins
SERIES: ABC, Thursday 10:00p (60 minutes)

8.1 based on 9 reviews read critic reviews how did we calculate this? based on 19 votes read user comments rate this tv show

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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.

GENRE(S):	Documentary
CREATED BY:	Terry Wrong
FIRST AIR DATE:	June 26, 2008

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90

Newsday Verne 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.

80

Variety Brian 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.

80

Baltimore Sun David 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.

80

Hollywood Reporter Ray 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.

80

Los Angeles Times Mary 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.

80

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Crucial, sometimes hopeful and sometimes worrisome as the larger issues of modern medicine are, Hopkins excels on the human side.

70

Newark Star-Ledger Alan 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.

70

Kansas City Star Aaron 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.

70

The New York Times Alessandra 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.

The average user rating for this tv show is 8.1 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

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?

John K gave it a10:
This may be one of the best shows I have seen in a long time. Great look into the best hospital in the world. You can be cynical about doctors all you want but when a life is on the line very few of us could do what they do. I am very fortunate that my daughter starts her studies at Johns Hopkins University this fall.

Randall S. gave it a9:
I never give a show such a high rating, but the proliferation of reality TV is making us all stupid, and its only getting worse. This is a fantastic show that uses Cinema Verite (TRUE reality TV) to tell stories. This is how TV should be, educational and telling a great story.

beth g gave it a9:
As a long time Hopkins nurse it is interesting to see my workplace put 'out there' for the world to see. The drama is real, but you would need to multiply it by 1000 to know what really goes on a place like Hopkins on a daily basis. That said, I think the show does a good job of representing things from the doctor's point of view. Now, when will the nurses get a shot?? Then you will REALLY see what it is all about!

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