Episode Ratings Grid

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

M
S1
E1
8.4
E2
7.7
E3
7.6
E4
8.3
E5
7.9
E6
7.8
E7
7.9
E8
7.8
E9
7.9
E10
7.9
E11
7.8
E12
7.8
E13
8.0
E14
7.8
E15
8.0
E16
8.8
Avg
8.0
Great
Good
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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 8.8

S1E16 Life and Death

Seung-tak and Young-min get ready for Young-min’s surgery, but Young-min looks like he has a lot on his mind. Either way, this is going to be their last surgery together as one. After the surgery, everyone waits to see if Young-min recovers. However, not everyone wishes that he would wake up or remember what has happened in the past few months.

#2
S1E1 8.4

The Finest Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Sensing that Ko Seung-tak, a resident at Eunsang University Medical Center, will not get along with him, Cha Young-min, the top cardiothoracic surgeon, plans to get rid of him.

#3
S1E4 8.3

You Want In Or Out?

With an emergency patient in front of him, Seung-tak struggles. At the same time, Young-min faces the risk of disappearing for good. The two become physically and mentally inseparable, but neither one seems to accept the situation. Meanwhile, Young-min finds out who the wrongdoer behind Chairman Jang’s case is and gets shocked.

  1. 4. S1E13 "Anything but This" 8.0
  2. 5. S1E15 "A Difficult Decision" 8.0
  3. 6. S1E5 "Help Me Out Here!" 7.9
  4. 7. S1E7 "What It Means To Save Someone's Life" 7.9
  5. 8. S1E9 "Ghost Doctor" 7.9
  6. 9. S1E10 "No Reason to Hide" 7.9
  7. 10. S1E6 "The Ghost Patient" 7.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#16
S1E3 7.6

A Well-Planned Coincidence

Young-min suspects Seung-tak for the car accident but reconsiders his opinions when Seung-tak makes a sacrifice for him; a VIP patient suffers side effects after the surgery.

  1. 15. S1E2 "A Coma Ghost" 7.7
  2. 14. S1E14 "Thank You Tes" 7.8
  3. 13. S1E12 "The Conflict" 7.8
  4. 12. S1E11 "The Weak Spot" 7.8
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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.

S1 77.588.599.5 Rating 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Episode 10 9 8 7 6 5
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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.

Rating threshold:
8 Standouts
0 Infamous
8 Hidden Gems
0 Forgettable
Standouts Infamous Hidden Gems Forgettable Global: 7.5 7.27.57.88.28.58.8 Rating 37 45 55 67 82 Votes (log scale)
Top Standout: S1E1 The Finest Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Best Hidden Gem: S1E13 Anything but This

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.

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