Chicago Hope

(1994)•

7.2

"BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH, THERE IS HOPE."

Comeback King

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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.

Seasons

141

Episodes

Ended

Status

September 18, 1994

First Aired

Season Ratings

7.0→10.0

IMDb

Networks: CBS

Genres: Soap, Drama

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Season 1

22 episodes • 1994Avg: 10.0Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Pilot	Sep 18, 1994	0.0
2	Over the Rainbow	Sep 22, 1994	10.0
3	Food Chains	Sep 29, 1994	0.0
4	With the Greatest of Ease	Oct 6, 1994	0.0
5	You Gotta Have Heart	Oct 13, 1994	0.0
6	Shutt Down	Oct 20, 1994	0.0
7	Genevieve and Fat Boy	Nov 3, 1994	0.0
8	Death Be Proud	Nov 10, 1994	0.0
9	Heartbreak	Jan 1, 1995	0.0
10	The Quarantine	Jan 2, 1995	0.0
11	Love and Hope	Jan 9, 1995	0.0
12	Great White Hope	Jan 16, 1995	0.0
13	Small Sacrifices	Jan 23, 1995	0.0
14	Cutting Edges	Feb 6, 1995	0.0
15	Life Support	Feb 13, 1995	0.0
16	Freeze Outs	Feb 20, 1995	0.0
17	Growth Pains	Feb 27, 1995	0.0
18	Informed Consent	Mar 13, 1995	0.0
19	Internal Affairs	Mar 20, 1995	0.0
20	The Virus	May 8, 1995	0.0
21	Full Moon	May 15, 1995	0.0
22	Songs from the Cuckoo Birds	May 22, 1995	0.0

Season 2

23 episodes • 1995Avg: 7.0Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Hello Goodbye	Sep 18, 1995	0.0
2	Rise from the Dead	Sep 25, 1995	0.0
3	A Coupla Stiffs	Oct 2, 1995	0.0
4	Every Day a Little Death	Oct 9, 1995	0.0
5	Wild Cards	Oct 16, 1995	0.0
6	Who Turned Out the Lights?	Oct 30, 1995	0.0
7	From Soup to Nuts	Nov 6, 1995	0.0
8	Leave of Absence	Nov 13, 1995	0.0
9	Stand	Nov 20, 1995	0.0
10	The Ethics of Hope	Nov 27, 1995	0.0
11	Christmas Truce	Dec 11, 1995	7.0
12	Transplanted Affection	Jan 8, 1996	0.0
13	Three Men and a Lady	Jan 15, 1996	0.0
14	Right to Life	Jan 22, 1996	0.0
15	Hearts and Minds	Feb 5, 1996	0.0
16	Women on the Verge	Feb 12, 1996	0.0
17	Life Lines	Feb 26, 1996	0.0
18	Sexual Perversity in Chicago Hope	Mar 11, 1996	0.0
19	Sweet Surrender	Mar 18, 1996	0.0
20	The Parent Rap	Apr 29, 1996	0.0
21	Quiet Riot	May 6, 1996	0.0
22	Ex Marks the Spot	May 13, 1996	0.0
23	Last One Out, Get the Lights	May 20, 1996	0.0

Season 3

26 episodes • 1996

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Out of Africa	Sep 16, 1996
2	Back to the Future	Sep 23, 1996
3	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	Sep 30, 1996
4	Liver Let Die	Oct 7, 1996
5	Liar, Liar	Oct 14, 1996
6	Higher Powers	Oct 21, 1996
7	A Time to Kill	Nov 4, 1996
8	A Day in the Life	Nov 11, 1996
9	Divided Loyalty	Nov 18, 1996
10	V-Fibbing	Nov 25, 1996
11	Mummy Dearest	Dec 9, 1996
12	Split Decisions	Jan 6, 1997
13	Verdicts	Jan 13, 1997
14	The Day of the Rope	Jan 20, 1997
15	Take My Wife, Please	Feb 3, 1997
16	Missed Conception	Feb 10, 1997
17	Mother, May I?	Feb 17, 1997
18	Growing Pains	Mar 10, 1997
19	The Son Also Rises	Mar 17, 1997
20	Second Chances	Apr 7, 1997
21	Positive I.D.s	Apr 13, 1997
22	Leggo My Ego	Apr 21, 1997
23	Colonel of Truth	Apr 28, 1997
24	Lamb to the Slaughter	May 5, 1997
25	Love on the Rocks	May 12, 1997
26	Hope Against Hope	May 19, 1997

Season 4

24 episodes • 1997Avg: 8.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Guns 'n' Roses	Oct 1, 1997	0.0
2	The Incredible Adventures of Baron von Munchausen... by Proxy	Oct 8, 1997	0.0
3	Brain Salad Surgery	Oct 15, 1997	0.0
4	Sympathy for the Devil	Oct 22, 1997	0.0
5	... And the Hand Played On	Oct 29, 1997	0.0
6	The Lung and the Restless	Nov 5, 1997	0.0
7	White Trash	Nov 12, 1997	0.0
8	Winging It	Nov 19, 1997	0.0
9	Cabin Fever	Nov 26, 1997	0.0
10	All in the Family	Dec 10, 1997	0.0
11	On Golden Pons	Dec 17, 1997	8.0
12	Broken Hearts	Jan 7, 1998	0.0
13	Memento Mori	Jan 14, 1998	0.0
14	Psychodrama	Jan 21, 1998	0.0
15	The Ties that Bind	Feb 4, 1998	0.0
16	The Things We Do for Love	Mar 4, 1998	0.0
17	Liver, Hold the Mushrooms	Mar 11, 1998	0.0
18	Waging Bull	Mar 18, 1998	0.0
19	Objects are Closer than They Appear	Mar 25, 1998	0.0
20	Deliverance	Apr 1, 1998	0.0
21	Bridge over Troubled Watters	Apr 8, 1998	0.0
22	Risky Business	Apr 29, 1998	0.0
23	Absent Without Leave	May 6, 1998	0.0
24	Physician, Heal Thyself	May 13, 1998	0.0

Season 5

24 episodes • 1998

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Sarindipity	Sep 30, 1998
2	Austin Space	Oct 7, 1998
3	Wag the Doc	Oct 14, 1998
4	The Breast and the Brightest	Oct 21, 1998
5	One Hundred and One Damnations	Oct 28, 1998
6	Viagra-Vated Assault	Nov 4, 1998
7	Austin, We Have a Problem	Nov 11, 1998
8	The Other Cheek	Nov 18, 1998
9	Tantric Turkey	Nov 25, 1998
10	Gun with the Wind	Dec 9, 1998
11	McNeil and Pray	Dec 16, 1998
12	Adventures in Babysitting	Jan 13, 1999
13	Karmic Relief	Jan 20, 1999
14	Playing Through	Feb 3, 1999
15	Big Hand for the Little Lady	Feb 10, 1999
16	Home is Where the Heartache Is	Feb 17, 1999
17	A Goy and His Dog	Mar 10, 1999
18	Teacher's Pet	Mar 24, 1999
19	Vanishing Acts	Mar 31, 1999
20	From Here to Maternity	Apr 14, 1999
21	And Baby Makes 10	Apr 21, 1999
22	Kiss of Death	Apr 28, 1999
23	The Heavens Can Wait	May 17, 1999
24	Curing Cancer	May 19, 1999

Season 6

22 episodes • 1999

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Team Play	Sep 23, 1999
2	Y'Gotta Have Heart	Sep 30, 1999
3	Oh, What a Piece of Work is Man	Oct 7, 1999
4	Vigilance and Care	Oct 14, 1999
5	Humpty Dumpty	Oct 21, 1999
6	Upstairs, Downstairs	Oct 28, 1999
7	White Rabbit	Nov 11, 1999
8	The Heart to Heart	Nov 18, 1999
9	The Golden Hour	Dec 9, 1999
10	Hanlon's Choice	Jan 6, 2000
11	Faith, Hope & Surgery	Jan 13, 2000
12	Letting Go	Jan 20, 2000
13	Boys Will Be Girls	Feb 3, 2000
14	Gray Matters	Feb 10, 2000
15	Painful Cuts	Feb 17, 2000
16	Simon Sez	Feb 24, 2000
17	Cold Hearts	Mar 30, 2000
18	Devoted Attachment	Apr 6, 2000
19	Miller Time	Apr 13, 2000
20	Thoughts of You	Apr 20, 2000
21	Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope	Apr 27, 2000
22	Have I Got a Deal for You	May 4, 2000

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