Draft:The Good Doctor season 6

The Good Doctor
Season 6
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03) – May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)

The sixth season of The Good Doctor premiered on October 3, 2022, on ABC.

Cast

Main

• Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy
• Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez
• Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne
• Chuku Modu as Dr. Jared Kalu
• Beau Garrett as Jessica Preston
• Irene Keng as Dr. Elle McLean
• Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews
• Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman
• Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki

Recurring

• Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
• Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
• Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
• Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo-Murphy
• Jasika Nicole as Dr. Carly Lever
• Dylan Kingwell as Steve Murphy
• Elfina Luk as Nurse Dalisay Villanueva
• Teryl Rothery as Dr. Jan Lancaster
• Chris D'Elia as Kenny
• Sheila Kelley as hospital barista Debbie Wexler

Guest

• Sharon Leal as Breeze Browne

Episodes

Main article: List of The Good Doctor episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
95	1	"Afterparty"	Mike Listo	Peter Blake	October 3, 2022 (2022-10-03)	3.54
Lim manages to call Andrews, who locks down the hospital. Shaun, Andrews, Glassman, and Jordan operate on Lim and Villanueva with the help of Jerome and Lea, but argue over the best course of treatment to the point that Shaun defies Glassman's plan. Owen takes Asher, Morgan, and a patient, Ezra, hostage, complicated when Ezra needs emergency bowel surgery. Morgan convinces Owen to release her and Ezra. A remorseful Owen hands Asher his bullets before attempting to commit suicide by cop, resulting in both Owen and Lim needing heart bypass. Shaun has a meltdown and struggles emotionally because Lim's condition reminds him of losing Steve. He hallucinates Steve who encourages him to let go of his guilt, allowing him to focus and save Lim. Everybody injured in the attack survives and Owen is arrested. Lea's support during the crisis strengthens her and Shaun's relationship while Asher and Jerome admit their love for each other for the first time. Morgan turns down the job in New York, but Park maintains that she puts her career over their relationship, so they break up. After regaining consciousness, Lim is discovered to be paralyzed from the waist down.
96	2	"Change of Perspective"	Anne Renton	April Fitzsimmons & Thomas L. Moran	October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10)	3.18
On their first day as surgical attendings, Shaun and Park have to deal with a heart transplant and a neck tumor, respectively. Shaun's decision to perform a xenotransplant puts him at odds with new resident Dr. Danica "Danni" Powell, nearly leading him to fire her before changing his mind, while Park's patient Jeremiah is a shut-in who Jordan and Dr. Daniel "Danny" Perez try to help socialize more. When a pig, Wilbur, is brought in for the transplant, the staff struggles to go through with it before being saved by the arrival of a compatible human donor; Jordan and Danny later convince Jeremiah to adopt Wilbur. Jordan and Danny display an attraction to each other while Morgan and Park struggle in the aftermath of their breakup. Lim struggles to adjust to her paralysis and continuing her role as a surgeon, aided by Glassman who joins her at physical therapy due to his back problems. Lim later suffers an emotional breakdown about her condition, blaming Shaun whose risky surgery to save her liver may have caused her paralysis.
97	3	"A Big Sign"	Rebecca Moline	Liz Friedman & Jessica Grasl	October 17, 2022 (2022-10-17)	3.00
Shaun, Asher, and Danny treat Julianne, a marriage counselor with a brain tumor; during the surgery to remove it, Julianne has what she believes to be a near-death experience, which Shaun believes to be a symptom of another tumor. Although Julianne considers dying to be with her husband, Danny convinces her to undergo surgery. However, she dies on the operating table with an autopsy confirming the second tumor. Park, Jordan, and Danni treat Katie, a girl with bipolar disorder whose parents disagree about her treatment; after Katie escapes due to Danni removing her restraints, Park realizes that she actually has hydrocephalus, which resulted in a misdiagnosis. Katie is successfully treated while Danni helps her parents reconcile by revealing how her leg amputation nearly tore her own family apart. During the episode, Julianne gives Shaun, Lea, Asher, and Jerome relationship advice. Asher notices Jordan's crush on Danny and helps her out, causing her to eventually accept the crush. Lim performs her own investigation into her paralysis and Glassman admits his anger towards Shaun for performing the procedure against his orders, but he doesn't think that both Shaun and Lim are wrong. Lim confronts Shaun and ends their friendship, but promises to remain professional with him in their work.
98	4	"Shrapnel"	Allison Liddi Brown	Thomas L. Moran & Tristan Thai	October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)	3.20
Shaun, Asher, and Danni treat Charlie, who got shrapnel in his arm during a military reenactment. Damage caused during surgery makes it appear as if his arm must be amputated, but Shaun finds a solution. Asher asks about Danni's military career, at first unintentionally offending her; after they make up, Danni opens up to him about it. Park, Jordan, and Danny treat Andy, a young man whose foot was severed while skinny dipping. Park works to keep the leg viable while the police search for Andy's missing foot with Jordan and Danny present; the foot is eventually found and successfully reattached. Andy's dating woes remind Park of his own issues. Danny and Jordan grow closer, but Danny suddenly aborts a kiss and leaves. Lim enjoys a day off, growing closer to the neighbor that she had vented to about Shaun. Struggling in the aftermath of Lim ending their friendship, Shaun exhibits strange behavior, including turning a storage room into his office, and clashes with Glassman who accuses Shaun of isolating himself, although Glassman is the one purposefully avoiding Shaun. At night, while thinking about Charlie's surgery, Shaun has an epiphany and discovers a solution to Lim's paralysis.
99	5	"Growth Opportunities"	Daniel Dae Kim	Peter Blake	October 31, 2022 (2022-10-31)	3.36
Shaun, Asher, and Danni treat Skylar, a musically talented young girl with liver failure from a genetic disorder; Skylar's illness reveals that she is the product of an affair between her mother and her father's former roommate Mick who is the only compatible donor for Skylar. Mick initially refuses, but reconsiders once Lea shows him a video of his daughter performing. Park, Jordan, and Danny treat Chris, a man with pancreatic cancer who is the caretaker of his brother Ollie who has a traumatic brain injury. Chris' cancer turns out to be terminal and he struggles with being honest with Ollie until Danny shares the story of how his family's love helped Danny's drug-addict brother become sober. Jordan deduces that the story is actually about Danny himself and Danny admits that he can't date her because he needs to focus on his sobriety and becoming a surgeon. Lim spends time with her neighbor, only to discover that he never thought of her in a romantic way. Shaun reveals that Lim's paralysis is from a spinal column deformity and Andrews has him and Glassman work together to come up with a solution. Glassman continually shoots down Shaun's ideas until Lea reminds him of his struggles with his daughter Maddie. Together, the two are able to come up with a solution, but Danni encourages Lim to turn down the surgery, devastating Shaun. Shaun later shares his story with Chris and Ollie in the hopes of helping them.
100	6	"Hot and Bothered"	David Shore	David Hoselton & David Renaud	November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21)	3.09
During a heatwave, Shaun and Danni work on a case together, but Shaun struggles to work with her after finding out she advised Lim not to do the surgery that he proposed. Danni keeps contradicting him during their work and he shoots down her ideas. After their recent arguing, Shaun removes her from the case but, after his patient wants Danni back on and Glassman advises him to find common ground with her, he and Powell resolve their issues and they save the patient. The rest of the staff treat elderly patients when the hospital has a blackout during the heatwave, losing some but saving many. Lea and Glassman work together to restore the power. Danni brings Lim to a disability basketball game, which helps her connect with people who share her condition. The episode concludes with a 100th birthday for one of the elderly patients, a nod to the show's 100th episode mark.
101	7	"Boys Don't Cry"	Mike Listo	Garrett Lerner & Adam Scott Weissman	November 28, 2022 (2022-11-28)	3.32
Andrews' ex-wife Isabel brings in Gena Cooper who gives birth to sextuplets; Andrews assigns a team of doctors to each of the babies. Lim's date Clay helps her find a solution to her and Danni's patient. Glassman and Jordan clash over their seemingly hopeless case before coming together to find a solution. Morgan and Park successfully treat two of the babies together, while Shaun faces memories of Lea's miscarriage while treating one of the babies with Danny. Ultimately, all six babies survive despite their various medical issues and many of the staff volunteer to continue helping the parents at home. Morgan reveals her search for a sperm donor to Park, but both admit that it would hurt too much to have a baby together while broken up. Morgan accepts Park's help in finding a suitable donor instead. Lea and Shaun are excited at the idea of possibly having a baby together, only to discover that the damage from Lea's miscarriage means that she may never be able to safely have a child. Jerome reveals that he wants a big family, which is in contrast to Asher who doesn't want kids. However, Asher changes his mind after seeing Jerome with one of the babies. Andrews and Isabel make amends and clearly retain feelings for each other.
102	8	"Sorry, Not Sorry"	Bosede Williams	Tracy Taylor & Sam Chanse	December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05)	3.22
Morgan, Park, and Jordan treat Toni, a victim of sexual assault who resists the idea of getting a rape kit done. After pressuring Toni at first, Morgan eventually reveals that she is a rape survivor herself; opening up about her own trauma and regrets gets Toni to agree. Shaun, Asher, and Glassman treat Naveen, a woman who has an infection due to a retained surgical towel. Naveen's wife has to make the difficult choice of consenting to a full hysterectomy despite fears that her wife will never forgive her, which prove to be unfounded. Andrews and Villanueva treat Gwendolyn who needs to have forehead bumps removed; Villanueva rebukes Andrews for his impersonal approach to the case. When Andrews performs the surgery himself, a more personal talent allows him to fully succeed. Afterwards, Andrews and Villanueva go out for dinner together. Recognizing that her relationship with Danny will probably never turn romantic, Jordan decides to begin moving on, causing Danny to kiss her. Naveen's case reminds Shaun of his strained relationship with Lim and Glassman urges them to make amends with each other. The two finally open up to each other and Shaun apologizes for the pain that he's caused her while Lim, although still angry sometimes, agrees to work on mending their friendship. Shaun moves back into his and Park's shared office and Glassman notices signs that suggest Lim is starting to recover from her paralysis.
103	9	"Broken or Not"	Mike Listo	Jim Adler & Jeff Qiu	December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12)	3.56
Shaun implements a new rating system, putting Danny and Danni into a competition with each other as they treat Teddy, a young man with bulimia; Teddy's struggles remind Danny of his own problems and he helps Teddy reconcile with his brother. Park, Morgan, Jordan, and Asher treat Park's new girlfriend Lilly who has a sinus infection that has spread to her brain, leading to renewed clashing between Park and Morgan before they come up with a solution together. Morgan admits that she's worried that they're falling back into their old relationship when nothing has changed, with even Lilly noticing the obvious feelings remaining between the two. At the same time, Lea wants to buy a fixer-upper, before she and Shaun agree to find a house that they both like. At the end of the day, Shaun throws out his new rating system. Lim agrees to undergo surgery to fix her spine and Clay makes an open-ended marriage proposal to her. While getting a hand injury treated, Lea finds out that she's pregnant again, leaving her worried about the dangers. Paying a visit to Danny, Jordan discovers him unconscious on the floor, having relapsed on heroin.
104	10	"Quiet and Loud"	James Genn	Jessica Grasl & Nathalie Touboul	January 23, 2023 (2023-01-23)	3.29
Three months later, Lim can now walk with the help of a cane, Lea's pregnancy is progressing, Danny returns to work under conditions, and Morgan prepares for her embryo implantation while trying to maintain a professional relationship with Park. Shaun enlists Glassman and Lim to fix a pregnancy complication, but isolates Lea in his attempts to protect her until Asher calls him out on it. Morgan, Park, Danny, and Jordan treat Drew, a young Gardner's syndrome patient who needs a small bowel transplant as well as a new abdominal wall. Although the surgery is successful, Drew admits that he's only still fighting because he doesn't want to leave his mom alone. Park admits that he's conflicted about losing out on the chance to be there with Morgan, as she's an amazing mother. Danny distances himself from Jordan as he's afraid of risking his sobriety by letting himself fall for her when he's not ready for a relationship yet. Lea begins bleeding and is rushed into emergency surgery as Shaun's friends gather to support them. Glassman and Lim have trouble finding the source of the intrauterine bleeding and prepare to perform a hysterectomy, but are able to save both Lea and the baby after finding the source of the ruptured vessel tethered to scar tissue from her Asherman syndrome. Lea and Shaun learn that they are having a son. Lim decides not to accept Clay's proposal, but instead proposes that they move in together, which he accepts.
105	11	"The Good Boy"	Gary Hawes	Melaina Wright & Peter Blake	January 30, 2023 (2023-01-30)	3.43
While on their babymoon, Shaun and Lea witness a dog get hit by a car and Lea becomes emotionally involved, demanding that Shaun find a surgery to fix the dog's injuries. With Glassman's help, Shaun is able to find a way to save him and the two decide to adopt the dog before his family arrives to pick him up, having seen Lea's flyers. Lea admits to Glassman her fears about being a mother and Glassman opens up to Lea about Maddie and reassures her. Andrews, Park, Jordan, and Morgan treat Lalo, an immigrant with twenty spikes in his body, causing Park and Morgan to clash over whether or not to amputate his arm; they ultimately manage to save Lalo without taking his arm. Park opens up to Morgan about his fears of losing Kellan while Morgan reveals that her implantation failed; the two promise to be there for each other. Danni's friend Vince comes to her to secretly treat a gunshot wound, afraid of violating his parole and going back to prison; Danni ends up dragging Asher and Lim into it when Vince's condition worsens. As a result, Asher is placed on probation while Danni is fired. However, a sympathetic Lim disposes of the bullet so that Vince won't go back to prison, leaving Danni satisfied as she has saved her friend, someone who had been there for her when she lost her leg.
106	12	"365 Degrees"	Rebecca Moline	Thomas L. Moran & David Renaud	February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06)	3.14
Lim, Asher, and Danny treat Bob, a long-term patient of Lim's who is in heart failure; Asher disagrees with Lim's proposed surgery, believing it to be too risky, and Danny refuses to back him up despite his own doubts. Ultimately, Asher proves to be right, but he and Lim are able to find a solution together that will buy Bob several more years to find a suitable donor heart for transplant. Shaun and Jordan treat Kelly, a 13-year-old girl who has a tumor as a result of having had sex; Shaun and Jordan clash over whether or not to report Kelly's mother for allowing her daughter to have sex while underage and Jordan reveals to Lea that she has been celibate for years out of choice. Despite some complications, the two successfully remove the tumor, but they both urge Kelly to reconsider her choices. Morgan finds herself caught between a great new career opportunity and her desire to become a mother; Morgan at first turns down the promotion, but Andrews convinces her that Morgan is capable of doing both. After having a rough week, Danny nearly relapses again, but he attends church instead. Seeing her friend's distress, Jordan sits with him as they watch the choir sing. With his house undergoing termite extermination, Glassman temporarily moves in with Shaun and Lea, revealing that he and Shaun share a number of habits. However, Glassman's house later burns down.
107	13	"39 Differences"	Cayman Grant	David Hoselton & Tristan Thai	February 13, 2023 (2023-02-13)	3.09
Shaun, Asher, and Danny treat Ricky, a boy with naegleria fowleri whose parents' marriage is being torn apart by their inability to agree on how to raise him. When Ricky's condition worsens, they are forced to remove a small piece of his brain to save Ricky's life, although he doesn't appear to suffer any negative side effects from it. Park helps Morgan with her first clinical trial patients, only for one, Mr. Riggs, to have a preexisting condition, causing Morgan to believe that he either lied to get into the trial or the screeners were incompetent. Park determines that Riggs' condition was previously undetected due to his being a lifelong blood donor suppressing the symptoms, causing Morgan to rethink her cynicism. Lim's long-term cystic fibrosis patient Breka's new lungs arrive with pneumonia and Lim desperately tries to save them with Jordan's help. Lim's refusal to give up even when it seems hopeless ultimately proves successful and Breka is saved. Shaun worries that his and Lea's differences of opinion over raising their child will tear them apart, especially after seeing Ricky's parents, while a despondent Glassman sorts through the ruins of his house and the memories he had there. The three share a touching moment when they feel the baby kick together and Shaun and Lea begin to work out their differences while Glassman looks forward to making new memories with his adopted family.
108	14	"Hard Heart"	James Genn	Garrett Lerner	February 27, 2023 (2023-02-27)	3.12
Shaun, Park, and Danny treat Nathan, a young boy with moyamoya disease whose predicament hits Park hard as a parent while Shaun has trouble connecting with him as more than a patient. Rather than put Nathan through multiple brain surgeries, Park and Shaun find a single solution and Shaun displays empathy for Nathan by wrapping his toy dog's head in bandages to make him feel better. Jordan, Lim, and Asher treat Evelyn Allen, Jordan's grandmother, leading to Jordan clashing with Lim over the best treatment for her coconut heart. Jordan admits that she has self-confidence issues and desperately seeks her grandmother's approval; Evelyn reassures Jordan that she's always been proud of her and Jordan finds a solution for the problem. Inspired by her grandmother, Jordan agrees to host an online mentorship program. After being repeatedly late, Danny is inspired by Evelyn to start his own NA meeting at the hospital with Nurse Hawkes joining him. Glassman goes overboard in his preparations for the baby, causing Shaun and Lea to kick him out. However, Shaun reassures Glassman that he will be the baby's grandfather, something that Glassman thought that he would never get to be, and Glassman becomes Shaun and Lea's neighbor instead.
109	15	"Old Friends"	Mike Listo	Adam Scott Weissman	March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06)	3.33
Morgan, Lim, and Jordan see Sonja, a pregnant woman whose condition puts both her and her baby Esther's lives in jeopardy; Morgan and Jordan disagree as to whether halting the pregnancy is the best option, whereas Sonja is ready to risk her life for a slim chance at saving her baby. Jordan finally convinces Sonja to opt for an abortion by telling her about her own, but she first arranges for Esther to be baptized. Park hesitantly treats Joe, the man who tarnished his marriage and who now seeks Park's forgiveness, with Danny's assistance. Park saves Joe and forgives him after Morgan helps him realize his refusal to let things go destroyed their relationship. Jared Kalu, now a concierge doctor, returns to St. Bonaventure in quest of Shaun's aid to treat Roland Barnes, the fifth richest man in the world. Shaun and Jared discover tapeworm larva in Roland's brain, impressing him so much that he offers a hundred-million-dollar donation. With Shaun's encouragement, Jared asks Lim to resume his residency and she allows him to join Shaun's team, but Jared will have to be a first-year resident again. Furious about losing Jared, Roland tears up his donation. Morgan continues to try IVF, with Lim and Jordan helping her with the third round. Glassman shops for new furniture with Lea, who struggles with the idea of having to give up her sports car for the baby's safety; the two later surprise Shaun with a new sports car that will be safe for the baby. While celebrating with Lea and Jared, Shaun receives the news that he's being sued for malpractice.
110	16	"The Good Lawyer"	Ruben Fleischer	David Shore & Liz Friedman	March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13)	3.41
Shaun is sued by Bob Patton, a man whose hand he amputated after Shaun and Park found Bob and his sister in the aftermath of a car crash; Bob contends that the amputation was unnecessary and Park expresses his own reservations. Glassman refers Shaun to his lawyer friend Janet Stewart for aid, but Shaun chooses Joni DeGroot, a lawyer in Janet's firm who has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), complicating Joni's ability to practice law. Despite Janet and Glassman's advice to settle, Shaun decides to go to trial. Shaun elaborates that he sees many similarities in how people perceive Joni and himself. Despite a rocky start, Joni uses Bob's expert witness testimony to their advantage, exposing his lack of remorse for causing the accident in the first place. Shaun testifies about his decision to amputate as well as his past, resulting in a victory for Shaun and earning Joni Janet's respect. Joni tells Shaun that her OCD was triggered at an early age by her father's death, followed by her family being torn before Janet intervened to save them, inspiring Joni to become a lawyer. After the trial, Shaun and Joni check Bob's hand to determine whether he was medically correct, a test he had paused earlier in the process to avoid having to give the prosecution the results in discovery.
111	17	"Second Chances and Past Regrets"	Mina Shum	Tracy Taylor & Jeff Qiu	March 20, 2023 (2023-03-20)	3.48
Carter, a boy with an inverted heart, is treated by Park, Asher, and Lim as his mother Bianca struggles to make amends for deserting him years ago. Despite some complications, the three are able to repair Carter's heart and Bianca reconciles with her own mother. Shaun, Jared, and Jordan care for Yara, a young girl suffering from uncontrollable laughter caused by a benign brain tumor. Jared's zeal to prove himself causes him to take shortcuts, placing him at odds with Shaun, who struggles to balance being Jared's boss and his friend. Jared entices Yara to speak to her mom about her difficulties and she agrees to a tumor removal procedure that is successfully carried out by Shaun, Jordan, Jared, and Glassman. Shaun and Jared decide upon their respective professional and personal limits after seeking counsel from Glassman and Jordan but, when Jared discloses that Glassman missed two sutures while closing Yara, Shaun shows signs of concern. Asher grapples with the realization that Jerome has kept his HIV status from him. Asher reconciles with Jerome after witnessing Carter's family's difficulties and the two have fun sharing all of their secrets with each other.
112	18	"A Blip"	Phillip Rhys Chaudhary	Sam Chanse	April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03)	3.35
Shaun investigates why Glassman missed two sutures from the previous episode's surgery and discovers signs that his brain cancer has returned. He asks Glassman to have another MRI, which he initially refuses, but eventually accepts after Shaun admits he is scared of losing him just as he is becoming a father. Jared and Jordan treat Daphne Garcia, who is diagnosed with sleep apnea after a physical scan. Daphne becomes septic while undergoing dialysis. Jordan convinces her to have a surgery which will help her condition. Shaun, Asher, Danny, and Lim treat Harper Decrane, who has breathing and heart issues due to long COVID. They discover that she has a heart condition which was previously left untreated and could claim her life. She decides to undergo surgery and makes it through with minor complications.
113	19	"Half Measures"	Freddie Highmore	David Renaud	April 10, 2023 (2023-04-10)	3.40
Lim, Andrews, and the residents treat Brady, a man who was nearly cut in half by a piece of metal; Andrews argues for amputation of his lower half while Lim wants to save it, causing the two doctors to clash, straining their relationship, especially when Andrews still distrusts Jared over their previous conflict. While trying to find a solution, Jared and Danny clash over Jared's overly cautious attitude. Jared later admits to Asher that his attempts at an experimental surgery to save a cancer patient in Denver resulted in the patient's death and his departure, causing his caution out of guilt and fear of repeating his mistakes. Working together, Jared and Danny are able to find a solution to successfully save Brady's lower half. Danny admits that he's jealous of the growing relationship between Jordan and Jared while Jordan struggles with having feelings for both men. Shaun, Morgan, and Park successfully treat Eden, a baby with Turner syndrome. However, Eden's mother dies of a post-partum infection. Having bonded with the baby, Morgan puts off a meeting with her gynecologist about embryo implantation over spending time with Eden. Glassman's MRI reveals a lesion on his brain and he spends time with Shaun helping to pick out a crib and offering parenting advice. While tests confirm that the lesion isn't cancerous, Glassman misses a step putting the crib together, confirming that there is something wrong with his brain.
114	20	"Blessed"	Gary Hawes	Thomas L. Moran & Jim Adler	April 17, 2023 (2023-04-17)	3.48
Andrews, Jordan, and Asher treat Eddie Richter, a carpenter friend of Andrews who has wart-like growths over his body. His affiliation with religion makes Asher skeptical and rant in front of Jerome, who later distances himself from him, noting that Asher didn't respect his opinion and views. Andrews decides to go ahead with a risky surgery for Eddie, which he survives at first, but he then dies from a blood clot afterwards. Asher manages to reel Jerome back in and apologizes in front of his friends. Shaun decides to observe Glassman treating a patient alongside Jared and Danny. Along the way, Shaun questions Glassman's every move, which frustrates him. When Glassman opts for a brain surgery for his patient, Shaun remarks that it's risky, but Glassman manages to successfully conduct it despite his concerns. However, his concerns continue after the surgery when Glassman speaks to the patient. After social services' numerous failed attempts to have Eden adopted, Morgan decides to adopt her herself while simultaneously stopping her IVF treatment. Shaun shows Lim a scan of Glassman's brain, which features a spot he believes is permanently damaged brain tissue from a mini-stroke. Lim concludes that Glassman ought not to perform surgeries again due to his executive function now being impaired.
115	21	"A Beautiful Day"	Steven DePaul	David Hoselton & Peter Blake	April 24, 2023 (2023-04-24)	3.69
Lim makes moves to take Glassman off surgeries, but he resists and threatens to sue if he is. Lim manages to reach a compromise with Andrews. Shaun, Jordan, and Danny treat a man who suffered a head injury in a car accident. They discover that he has a tumour in his brain, but he initially declines the surgery due to his personality shift towards his daughter. Shaun reluctantly asks Glassman to help convince the man to have the surgery. However, Shaun's constant oversight of Glassman forces him to remove him from the case and Lim takes over as supervisor. However, during the last leg of the surgery, Glassman forgets the next steps and withdraws from the surgery. Andrews and Park treat Nico, a little boy with terminal cancer. They opt for a surgery, but discover a new tumour during preoperative tests which makes him ineligible for surgery. Park outlines a second option which is approved, but they discover another setback with Nico's cancer having eroded his liver. Nico's father insists on another solution and admits he feels he failed as a father. Reznick settles in as a mother and is helped by Park along the way, but the pressure becomes too much. She eventually manages to work out a suitable approach based on Park's advice.
116	22	"Love's Labor"	Mike Listo	Jessica Grasl & Garrett Lerner	May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01)	3.87
While transporting a patient to the hospital, Danny, Jared, and Jerome are involved in a multi-vehicle crash that leaves Danny seriously injured. Due to his addiction, Danny refuses pain medication, but Jordan is forced to give it to him when Danny's pain threatens his life. Although Danny ultimately forgives Jordan, he decides to move back to Texas to recover with his family's help and support to avoid relapsing, but he first goes on a makeshift date with Jordan. Asher pulls Shaun in to help with a family and is devastated when the father suddenly dies of an aortic dissection despite Asher and Shaun's best efforts. Lim enlists Glassman's help with treating an internal decapitation patient and she urges him to reconcile with Shaun. Struggling to balance being a mother and her work, Morgan decides to resign. However, after being reminded by his patient what matters most, Park reunites with Morgan to raise Eden as a family. After being pressured by the board to choose between his job and his relationship with Villanueva, Andrews decides to resign. Lea gives birth to baby Steven Aaron Murphy and, although Glassman doesn't attend, he sends Shaun the gift of an embroidered blanket for the baby.

Production

In May 2014, CBS Television Studios began development on an American remake of the hit South Korean medical drama Good Doctor with Daniel Dae Kim as producer. Kim explained the appeal of adapting the series as "something that can fit into a recognizable world with a breadth of characters that can be explored in the long run". The story of an autistic pediatric surgeon was to be set in Boston, and projected to air in August 2015, but CBS did not pick up the project, and it moved to Sony Pictures Television with a put pilot commitment from ABC in October 2016. The series was developed by David Shore who is credited as executive producer alongside Kim, Sebastian Lee and David Kim. ABC officially ordered the series to pilot in January 2017.

On May 11, 2017, ABC ordered to series as a co-production with Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios, and it was officially picked up for a season of 18 episodes on October 3, 2017.

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Good Doctor season 6

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Afterparty"	October 3, 2022	0.4	3.54	—	—	—	—
2	"Change of Perspective"	October 10, 2022	0.3	3.18	0.3	2.87	0.6	6.05
3	"A Big Sign"	October 17, 2022	0.3	3.00	0.3	3.06	0.7	6.06
4	"Shrapnel"	October 24, 2022	0.3	3.20	0.3	2.92	0.6	6.12
5	"Growth Opportunities"	October 31, 2022	0.3	3.36	0.3	2.93	0.6	6.29
6	"Hot and Bothered"	November 21, 2022	0.3	3.09	—	—	—	—
7	"Boys Don't Cry"	November 28, 2022	0.3	3.32	—	—	—	—
8	"Sorry, Not Sorry"	December 5, 2022	0.4	3.22	—	—	—	—
9	"Broken or Not"	December 12, 2022	0.3	3.56	—	—	—	—
10	"Quiet and Loud"	January 23, 2023	0.3	3.29	—	—	—	—
11	"The Good Boy"	January 30, 2023	0.3	3.43	—	—	—	—
12	"365 Degrees"	February 6, 2023	0.3	3.14	—	—	—	—
13	"39 Differences"	February 13, 2023	0.3	3.09	—	—	—	—
14	"Hard Heart"	February 27, 2023	0.3	3.12	—	—	—	—
15	"Old Friends"	March 6, 2023	0.3	3.33	—	—	—	—
16	"The Good Lawyer"	March 13, 2023	0.3	3.41	—	—	—	—
17	"Second Chances and Past Regrets"	March 20, 2023	0.3	3.48	—	—	—	—
18	"A Blip"	April 3, 2023	0.3	3.35	—	—	—	—
19	"Half Measures"	April 10, 2023	0.4	3.40	—	—	—	—
20	"Blessed"	April 17, 2023	0.3	3.48	—	—	—	—
21	"A Beautiful Day"	April 24, 2023	0.3	3.69	—	—	—	—
22	"Love's Labor"	May 1, 2023	0.3	3.87	—	—	—	—

External links

• Official website
• The Good Doctor at IMDb

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