Chicago Hope 1994
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 18, 1994
- Last Aired
- May 4, 2000
- Format
- 6 seasons · 141 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~141 hours (60 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E2 "Over the Rainbow" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- David E. Kelley
- Network
- CBS
What is Chicago Hope?
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series created by David E. Kelley.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 141
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 18, 1994
- Last aired
- May 4, 2000
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Soap, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.2/10 from 80 votes
- Format
- 6 seasons · 141 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 141 episodes and an average 60-minute runtime.
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Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series created by David E. Kelley. The program was broadcast on CBS for six seasons, beginning on September 18, 1994, and concluding on May 4, 2000. Over the course of its run, the series produced a total of 141 episodes. The narrative is set within a fictional private charity hospital located in Chicago, Illinois. The show focuses on the lives and trials of the medical staff working at this major hospital. The ensemble cast featured in the series included actors Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, Hector Elizondo, and Peter Berg. As a medical drama, the series explored the professional and personal experiences of those employed at the facility throughout its tenure on network television. All production and broadcast details, including the series creator, the network, the run dates, and the episode count, are confirmed by the official records associated with the show. The program remains categorized as a significant medical drama from the 1990s television landscape.
Should you watch it?
“A medical drama set within a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.”
- created by David E. Kelley
- set in a private charity hospital
- long-running series
Watch it if you enjoy medical dramas set in a hospital environment.
The series features dramatic medical scenarios typical of the genre.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Sep 18, 1994
- E2 Over the Rainbow Core Sep 22, 1994
- E3 Food Chains Core Sep 29, 1994
- E4 With the Greatest of Ease Mytharc Oct 6, 1994
- E5 You Gotta Have Heart Core Oct 13, 1994
- E6 Shutt Down Mytharc Oct 20, 1994
- E7 Genevieve and Fat Boy Core Nov 3, 1994
- E8 Death Be Proud Mytharc Nov 10, 1994
- E9 Heartbreak Mytharc Jan 1, 1995
- E10 The Quarantine Core Jan 2, 1995
- E11 Love and Hope Core Jan 9, 1995
- E12 Great White Hope Mytharc Jan 16, 1995
- E13 Small Sacrifices Core Jan 23, 1995
- E14 Cutting Edges Core Feb 6, 1995
- E15 Life Support Core Feb 13, 1995
- E16 Freeze Outs Core Feb 20, 1995
- E17 Growth Pains Core Feb 27, 1995
- E18 Informed Consent Core Mar 13, 1995
- E19 Internal Affairs Core Mar 20, 1995
- E20 The Virus Core May 8, 1995
- E21 Full Moon Mytharc May 15, 1995
- E22 Songs from the Cuckoo Birds Mytharc May 22, 1995
Season 2 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Hello Goodbye Mytharc Sep 18, 1995
- E2 Rise from the Dead Mytharc Sep 25, 1995
- E3 A Coupla Stiffs Core Oct 2, 1995
- E4 Every Day a Little Death Mytharc Oct 9, 1995
- E5 Wild Cards Core Oct 16, 1995
- E6 Who Turned Out the Lights? Core Oct 30, 1995
- E7 From Soup to Nuts Core Nov 6, 1995
- E8 Leave of Absence Core Nov 13, 1995
- E9 Stand Core Nov 20, 1995
- E10 The Ethics of Hope Core Nov 27, 1995
- E11 Christmas Truce Core Dec 11, 1995
- E12 Transplanted Affection Core Jan 8, 1996
- E13 Three Men and a Lady Core Jan 15, 1996
- E14 Right to Life Core Jan 22, 1996
- E15 Hearts and Minds Core Feb 5, 1996
- E16 Women on the Verge Core Feb 12, 1996
- E17 Life Lines Core Feb 26, 1996
- E18 Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope Core Mar 11, 1996
- E19 Sweet Surrender Core Mar 18, 1996
- E20 The Parent Rap Core Apr 29, 1996
- E21 Quiet Riot Core May 6, 1996
- E22 Ex Marks the Spot Mytharc May 13, 1996
- E23 Last One Out, Get the Lights Mytharc May 20, 1996
Season 3 · 26 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Out of Africa Mytharc Sep 16, 1996
- E2 Back to the Future Core Sep 23, 1996
- E3 Papa's Got a Brand New Bag Core Sep 30, 1996
- E4 Liver Let Die Core Oct 7, 1996
- E5 Liar, Liar Core Oct 14, 1996
- E6 Higher Powers Core Oct 21, 1996
- E7 A Time to Kill Core Nov 4, 1996
- E8 A Day in the Life Core Nov 11, 1996
- E9 Divided Loyalty Core Nov 18, 1996
- E10 V-Fibbing Core Nov 25, 1996
- E11 Mummy Dearest Core Dec 9, 1996
- E12 Split Decisions Core Jan 6, 1997
- E13 Verdicts Core Jan 13, 1997
- E14 The Day of the Rope Core Jan 20, 1997
- E15 Take My Wife, Please Core Feb 3, 1997
- E16 Missed Conception Core Feb 10, 1997
- E17 Mother, May I? Core Feb 17, 1997
- E18 Growing Pains Core Mar 10, 1997
- E19 The Son Also Rises Core Mar 17, 1997
- E20 Second Chances Core Apr 7, 1997
- E21 Positive I.D.s Core Apr 13, 1997
- E22 Leggo My Ego Core Apr 21, 1997
- E23 Colonel of Truth Core Apr 28, 1997
- E24 Lamb to the Slaughter Mytharc May 5, 1997
- E25 Love on the Rocks Mytharc May 12, 1997
- E26 Hope Against Hope Mytharc May 19, 1997
Season 4 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Guns 'n' Roses Mytharc Oct 1, 1997
- E2 The Incredible Adventures of Baron von Munchausen... by Proxy Mytharc Oct 8, 1997
- E3 Brain Salad Surgery Core Oct 15, 1997
- E4 Sympathy for the Devil Core Oct 22, 1997
- E5 ... And the Hand Played On Core Oct 29, 1997
- E6 The Lung and the Restless Core Nov 5, 1997
- E7 White Trash Core Nov 12, 1997
- E8 Winging It Core Nov 19, 1997
- E9 Cabin Fever Core Nov 26, 1997
- E10 All in the Family Core Dec 10, 1997
- E11 On Golden Pons Core Dec 17, 1997
- E12 Broken Hearts Core Jan 7, 1998
- E13 Memento Mori Core Jan 14, 1998
- E14 Psychodrama Core Jan 21, 1998
- E15 The Ties that Bind Core Feb 4, 1998
- E16 The Things We Do for Love Core Mar 4, 1998
- E17 Liver, Hold the Mushrooms Core Mar 11, 1998
- E18 Waging Bull Mytharc Mar 18, 1998
- E19 Objects are Closer than They Appear Core Mar 25, 1998
- E20 Deliverance Core Apr 1, 1998
- E21 Bridge over Troubled Watters Core Apr 8, 1998
- E22 Risky Business Core Apr 29, 1998
- E23 Absent Without Leave Mytharc May 6, 1998
- E24 Physician, Heal Thyself Mytharc May 13, 1998
Season 5 · 24 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sarindipity Mytharc Sep 30, 1998
- E2 Austin Space Core Oct 7, 1998
- E3 Wag the Doc Core Oct 14, 1998
- E4 The Breast and the Brightest Core Oct 21, 1998
- E5 One Hundred and One Damnations Mytharc Oct 28, 1998
- E6 Viagra-Vated Assault Core Nov 4, 1998
- E7 Austin, We Have a Problem Core Nov 11, 1998
- E8 The Other Cheek Mytharc Nov 18, 1998
- E9 Tantric Turkey Core Nov 25, 1998
- E10 Gun with the Wind Core Dec 9, 1998
- E11 McNeil and Pray Core Dec 16, 1998
- E12 Adventures in Babysitting Core Jan 13, 1999
- E13 Karmic Relief Core Jan 20, 1999
- E14 Playing Through Core Feb 3, 1999
- E15 Big Hand for the Little Lady Core Feb 10, 1999
- E16 Home is Where the Heartache Is Core Feb 17, 1999
- E17 A Goy and His Dog Core Mar 10, 1999
- E18 Teacher's Pet Core Mar 24, 1999
- E19 Vanishing Acts Mytharc Mar 31, 1999
- E20 From Here to Maternity Core Apr 14, 1999
- E21 And Baby Makes 10 Core Apr 21, 1999
- E22 Kiss of Death Core Apr 28, 1999
- E23 The Heavens Can Wait Mytharc May 17, 1999
- E24 Curing Cancer Mytharc May 19, 1999
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Team Play Mytharc Sep 23, 1999
- E2 Y'Gotta Have Heart Core Sep 30, 1999
- E3 Oh, What a Piece of Work is Man Core Oct 7, 1999
- E4 Vigilance and Care Core Oct 14, 1999
- E5 Humpty Dumpty Core Oct 21, 1999
- E6 Upstairs, Downstairs Core Oct 28, 1999
- E7 White Rabbit Core Nov 11, 1999
- E8 The Heart to Heart Core Nov 18, 1999
- E9 The Golden Hour Core Dec 9, 1999
- E10 Hanlon's Choice Core Jan 6, 2000
- E11 Faith, Hope & Surgery Core Jan 13, 2000
- E12 Letting Go Core Jan 20, 2000
- E13 Boys Will Be Girls Core Feb 3, 2000
- E14 Gray Matters Core Feb 10, 2000
- E15 Painful Cuts Core Feb 17, 2000
- E16 Simon Sez Core Feb 24, 2000
- E17 Cold Hearts Core Mar 30, 2000
- E18 Devoted Attachment Core Apr 6, 2000
- E19 Miller Time Core Apr 13, 2000
- E20 Thoughts of You Core Apr 20, 2000
- E21 Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope Mytharc Apr 27, 2000
- E22 Have I Got a Deal for You Mytharc May 4, 2000
Frequently asked questions
Who created the show?
The series was created by David E. Kelley.
When did it air?
It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000.
Where is the show set?
The series takes place in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
What genre is the series?
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series.
On which network did it air?
The series aired on CBS.
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