The Night Shift

Being a surgeon myself i watched two episodes (first two). I cannot believe my eyes! I know for cinematic purposes medical procedures are a little different from real world. But when you do open chest surgery in the ER, with no masks!!! What are the directors trying to portray here? Drama and coolness abounds but glaring falsity in treating patients must not be twisted. wrong wrong wrong. At least HouseMD and Greys anatomy do not distort the medical procedures (sterility etc). They need a medical adviser to make this better. The first episode with the doctor doing auto transfusion without filtering is again a misnomer with what we really do. I will not go to this hospital ever.

I hope this runs longer than one season. I found it charming and uplifting that there could ever be a place where people meant more than the bottom line.The characters seemed to fit.The heart was in the place with each doctor nurse and staff. Maybe it is too much for some just coming back from duty,but I liked it. I will be tuning in each week to see what happens. I would class it in line with N.C.I.S and hope it stays around. I wish more shows were of the drama involved here.Inspired. Tragic brings hope without terror.Keep up the good work.The facts are that they don't take entertainment serious anymore. Casting works in this case the seem to fit just right.

I would say this show deserves more than it's current rating.

I see folks bash it but after watching more than 1 episode ( most bad reviews watched the pilot and crucified it ) I can say this can have a future. It's well done the acting is good enough the cases are interesting and the whole military guys coming to the be a doctor at a hospital in a night shift is pretty interesting.

I would say, give the show a chance it can grow on you. I know the market is a bit saturated and over the whole medical drama theme. Now if you are completely over medical stuff then there is no convincing anybody.

I myself am never over good shows and this seems to be a good show. I ve watched till episode 5 and it's getting better and better.

This show was really awesome for the first two seasons. I really loved how it was done and how the characters were so relatable and worked so well together. Sadly .. the third season did a total 180 and it absolutely ruined the show for me. They removed really great characters without even giving them a goodbye episode and one of them was just gone with an explanation. Honestly, just everything about the third season sucks, and I'm really sad that they went such an awful direction and made it so unwatchable.

I look forward to viewing the summer shows but Night Shift is the BEST new show I have seen in years. I hope the NBC has the good sense to bring it back for a full season!!! The characters are rich and well developed. The plot lines are excellent and the writing is superb. Having worked the night shift in a hospital years ago I can appreciate the various trials the staff has to endure such as shortage of staff, equipment, etc, but even to the layman this show has everything to offer with the story lines, suspense, a little romance, the hesitation of new doctors trying to care for their patient's with as much expertise as their limited experience allows and glimpses into the past of some of the doctors that contribute to the people they are currently.