Chicago Hope — 1994-2000 · 6 seasons · 141 eps

★ 6.9

Chicago Hope

1994-2000 6 seasons 141 episodes

★ 6.9 (5,076 votes) Bottom 27%

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

E1

7.5

7.3

7.7

7.8

8.1

7.5

E2

7.8

7.7

7.5

7.7

7.5

7.8

E3

7.8

7.5

7.8

8.7

7.7

7.8

E4

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.3

E5

7.7

7.8

7.9

7.9

8.2

7.3

E6

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.9

7.9

7.4

E7

7.9

7.8

8.2

7.9

7.8

8.0

E8

7.9

8.1

8.2

7.8

8.1

7.9

E9

7.9

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.7

8.1

E10

8.2

7.8

7.9

7.7

7.8

8.1

E11

7.7

7.4

8.1

7.8

8.0

8.0

E12

7.7

7.4

7.7

7.5

8.1

8.0

E13

7.8

7.1

8.0

7.6

7.3

8.2

E14

7.6

7.4

8.5

7.4

7.5

7.4

E15

7.9

7.2

8.0

7.6

7.7

8.2

E16

7.4

7.5

7.9

7.6

7.9

7.7

E17

7.6

7.2

8.0

8.4

7.9

8.1

E18

8.0

6.6

8.1

8.6

7.8

7.7

E19

7.7

7.4

8.1

7.8

8.1

7.8

E20

7.8

6.8

8.0

7.7

7.6

7.8

E21

8.0

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.7

8.2

E22

8.1

7.2

7.6

7.8

7.9

8.1

E23

7.5

7.8

7.9

7.6

E24

7.3

8.4

7.8

E25

7.9

E26

8.2

Avg

7.8

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.8

7.8

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.7

S4E3 Brain Salad Surgery

#2

S4E18 8.6

Waging Bull

#3

S3E14 8.5

The Day of the Rope

4. S4E17 "Liver, Hold the Mushrooms" 8.4
5. S4E24 "Physician, Heal Thyself" 8.4
6. S1E9 "The Quarantine" 8.2
7. S3E7 "A Time to Kill" 8.2
8. S3E8 "A Day in the Life" 8.2
9. S3E26 "Hope Against Hope" 8.2
10. S5E5 "One Hundred and One Damnations" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#141

S2E18 6.6

Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope

140. S2E20 "The Parent Rap" 6.8
139. S2E13 "Three Men and a Lady" 7.1
138. S2E22 "Ex Marks the Spot" 7.2
137. S2E17 "Life Lines" 7.2

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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68 Standouts

6 Infamous

52 Hidden Gems

15 Forgettable

Top Standout: S4E3 Brain Salad Surgery

Most Infamous: S2E18 Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope

Best Hidden Gem: S4E17 Liver, Hold the Mushrooms

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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