The Nurses 1962
What is The Nurses?
The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama that initially aired on CBS. The series premiered in 1962 and initially retained its original title.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1962
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 97
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 27, 1962
- Networks
- CBS
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.8/10
- Format
- 3 seasons · 97 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~60 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- CBS
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 97 episodes and an average 60-minute runtime.
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The Nurses is a serialized primetime medical drama that initially aired on CBS. The series premiered in 1962 and initially retained its original title. It aired on CBS until 1965. During its run on CBS, the series underwent a title change, expanding to The Doctors and the Nurses for the second season. The Nurses was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera in 1965. The soap opera version of The Nurses then aired on ABC from 1965 to 1967. The series was a serialized primetime medical drama, and its transformation into a soap opera marked a change in format.
Should you watch it?
“Explore the serialized primetime medical drama that originally aired on CBS.”
- follows a medical drama format
- serialized primetime episodes
- title changed during its run
- format later shifted to a daytime soap opera
Watch it if you are interested in classic primetime medical dramas from the 1960s.
The tone reflects a historical primetime medical drama from the early 1960s.
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Season 1 · 32 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Night Shift Mytharc Sep 27, 1962
- E2 The Walls Came Tumbling Down Core Oct 4, 1962
- E3 Fly, Shadow Core Oct 11, 1962
- E4 The Barbara Bowers Story Core Oct 18, 1962
- E5 Doctor Lillian Core Oct 25, 1962
- E6 A Private Room Core Nov 1, 1962
- E7 The Prisoner Core Nov 8, 1962
- E8 A Strange and Distant Place Core Nov 15, 1962
- E9 Two Black Candles Core Nov 22, 1962
- E10 Lady Made of Stone Core Nov 29, 1962
- E11 Frieda Core Dec 6, 1962
- E12 The Soft Touch Core Dec 13, 1962
- E13 Image of Angela Core Dec 27, 1962
- E14 A Difference of Years Core Jan 3, 1963
- E15 Root of Violence Core Jan 10, 1963
- E16 Many A Sullivan Core Jan 17, 1963
- E17 Night Sounds Mytharc Jan 24, 1963
- E18 The Third Generation Core
- E19 The Life Core
- E20 Circle of Choice Core
- E21 The Perfect Nurse Core
- E22 The Thunder of Ernie Bass Core
- E23 The Saturday Evening of Time Core
- E24 A Question of Mercy Core
- E25 Party Girl Core
- E26 A Dark World Core
- E27 You Could Die Laughing Core
- E28 Choice Among Wrongs Core
- E29 Express Stop from Lennox Avenue Core
- E30 Bitter Pill Core
- E31 Field of Battle Mytharc
- E32 They Are As Lions Mytharc
Season 2 · 36 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 No Score Mytharc Sep 26, 1963
- E2 Show Just Cause Why You Should Weep Core Oct 3, 1963
- E3 Escape Route Core Oct 10, 1963
- E4 The Gift Core Oct 17, 1963
- E5 Strike Core Oct 24, 1963
- E6 The Horn of Plenty Core
- E7 The Helping Hand Core
- E8 Ordeal Core
- E9 The Guilt of Molly Kane Core
- E10 The Unwanted Core
- E11 Disaster Call Core
- E12 To Spend, To Give, To Want Core
- E13 The Witch of the East Wing Core
- E14 Rally Round, My Comrades Core
- E15 The Seeing Heart Core
- E16 Credo Core
- E17 The Rainbow Ride Core
- E18 The Intern Syndrome Core
- E19 Is There Room for Edward? Core
- E20 The Roamer Core
- E21 Nurse Is A Feminine Noun Core
- E22 The Imperfect Prodigy Core
- E23 For the Mice and the Rabbits Core
- E24 Climb A Broken Ladder Core
- E25 The Forever Child Core
- E26 A Kind of Loving Core
- E27 The Leopard Killer Core
- E28 The Gizmo on the EEG Core
- E29 The Human Transaction Core
- E30 To All My Friends on Shore Core
- E31 White On White Core
- E32 A Postcard from Yucatan Core
- E33 The Bystanders Core
- E34 Where Park Runs Into Freeland Core
- E35 The Warrior Mytharc
- E36 The Love of a Smart Operator Mytharc
Season 3 · 30 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Once Bitten Mytharc
- E2 The Suspect - Part 1 Mytharc
- E3 The Suspect - Part 2 Mytharc
- E4 Respect for One Another Core
- E5 No Shadow Where There Is No Sun Core
- E6 Hildie Core
- E7 The Outpost Core
- E8 The Family Resemblance Core
- E9 Time for You and Time for Me Core
- E10 So Some Girls Play the Cello Core
- E11 Rites of Spring Core
- E12 Next Stop, Valhalla Core
- E13 The Skill in These Hands Core
- E14 A Messenger to Everyone Core
- E15 Last Rites for a Rag Doll Core
- E16 The Patient Nurse Core
- E17 A Couple of Dozen Tiny Pills Core
- E18 A Question of Murder Core
- E19 Night of the Witch Core
- E20 Sixteen Hours to Chicago Core
- E21 Act of Violence - Part 1 Mytharc
- E22 A Dangerous Silence Core
- E23 Where There's Smoke Core
- E24 The Politicians Core
- E25 The April Thaw of Doctor Mai Core
- E26 Threshold Core
- E27 A39846 Core Apr 20, 1965
- E28 The Witnesses Core
- E29 The Heroine Mytharc
- E30 An Unweeded Garden Mytharc May 11, 1965
Frequently asked questions
When did The Nurses first air?
The series premiered on CBS on September 27, 1962.
When did the CBS run end?
The CBS run ended on May 11, 1965.
Was the title of the show ever changed?
Yes, for the third and final season, the title was expanded to The Doctors and the Nurses.
Did the show ever become a daytime soap opera?
Yes, it was transformed into a half-hour daytime soap opera that ran on ABC from 1965 to 1967.
What network originally broadcast the series?
The series originally aired on CBS.
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