The WORST episodes of Doc (US)

Every episode of Doc (US) ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Doc (US)!

After a brain injury erases the last eight years of Dr. Amy Larsen's life, she must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she's treated or the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away.

Last Updated: 5/5/2026Network: FOXStatus: Continuing
Orientation
star
7.19
80 votes

#1 - Orientation

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/24/2026

When Amy and Michael take Katie on a road trip to her college orientation, they pass a familiar campsite and decide to stop and hike the trail. The journey quickly becomes harrowing when they discover an injured man whose life hangs in the balance. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, with no cell service, it's up to the three of them to somehow save him.

If At First You Don’t Succeed…
star
7.43
362 votes

#2 - If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2025

When Chief of Internal Medicine Dr. Amy Larsen suffers a catastrophic brain injury, her life is turned upside down. Still, determined to once again practice medicine, she charts a new path forward, ready to face whatever obstacles stand in her way.

Directors: Rebecca Thomas
Watch Now:Apple TV
Delusions of Grandeur
star
7.43
231 votes

#3 - Delusions of Grandeur

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2025

Amy grapples with having memories while treating a mother-to-be with a mysterious condition. Also, Dr. Joan Ridley, Amy's mentor, visits Westside.

Directors: Jono Oliver
Next
star
7.46
81 votes

#4 - Next

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2026

On her last day at Westside, Joan chooses an unlikely successor, crowns a Chief Resident and imparts some final wisdom to the next generation. Gina steps in to help TJ's patient, a foster child suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Amy and Jake's tension intensifies while treating a pregnant teen caught between her divorced parents.

Tightrope
star
7.48
227 votes

#5 - Tightrope

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2025

A popular weight loss medication reveals the cracks in a couple's relationship and two sisters face an unexpected diagnosis.

Directors: Nicole Rubio
Saints and Sinners
star
7.51
219 votes

#6 - Saints and Sinners

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2025

Amy treats a Chaplain who helps her reconcile with the past, while Michael is under investigation for his actions during the hostage crisis.

Directors: Russell Lee Fine
Writer: David Renaud
The Big Chair
star
7.53
70 votes

#7 - The Big Chair

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2026

On Michael's first day as Chief of Internal Medicine, Joan arrives at the hospital as a patient in dire straits. Amy, determined to save her, clashes repeatedly with Richard over Joan's treatment plan. Meanwhile, Gina makes a nearly impossible medical decision for a young patient and Liz fights for her allegations against Richard to be taken seriously.

New Blood
star
7.54
226 votes

#8 - New Blood

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2025

A patient forces Amy to confront the realities of medical tourism, TJ helps a veteran with his prosthetic and Joan drops a bombshell.

Directors: Nicole Rubio
Writer: Katie Varney
Trust
star
7.54
189 votes

#9 - Trust

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/10/2026

While navigating the fallout from Katie's secret, Amy treats a critically ill patient with a dark one of her own. Gina and Jake evaluate a world-class poker player. Sonya and TJ investigate their theory behind Joan's frequent absences and Richard returns with a trick up his sleeve.

Watch Now:Amazon
What I Did for Love
star
7.55
218 votes

#10 - What I Did for Love

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2025

Amy and Gina, with an assist from Jake, team up to help a victim of domestic abuse, while TJ finds himself in the spotlight when he, Sonya and Liz treat a social media influencer.

Directors: So Yong Kim
Watch Now:Amazon
He Loved You
star
7.55
227 votes

#11 - He Loved You

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2025

Jake refuses to give up on a beloved patient, landing himself in conflict with several Westside surgeons and when Amy's neuro tests elicit memories of Danny, she pushes herself too far.

Directors: Marisol Adler
Writer: David Foster
The Best We Can Do
star
7.57
174 votes

#12 - The Best We Can Do

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/2026

Met with hostility upon his return, Richard looks to redeem himself while treating an overworked food delivery worker. Sonya and TJ enlist Jake's help with the delicate Joan situation. Amy and TJ take on the case of a well-known medical malpractice lawyer.

He Ain’t Heavy
star
7.58
294 votes

#13 - He Ain’t Heavy

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2025

Amy and Sonya endeavor to help a teen in need of a bone marrow transplant and his younger brother whose own health issues jeopardize his ability to donate. Jake deals with a fainting bride and her worried groom. Michael struggles with a secret he’s been keeping.

Directors: Marisol Adler
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Her Heart
star
7.59
246 votes

#14 - Her Heart

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2025

Amy's past comes back to haunt her when a desperate father sacrifices everything to secure his daughter's heart transplant.

Directors: Russell Lee Fine
Watch Now:Amazon
Kaddish
star
7.59
234 votes

#15 - Kaddish

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2025

Grief helps clarify Jake's feelings for Amy, and a flashback to the pandemic reveals the truth about why he stayed at Westside. To Hannah's surprise and dismay, Charlie goes too far with their plan to destroy Amy, causing explosive repercussions.

Directors: Russell Lee Fine
Watch Now:Amazon
Happy Birthday
star
7.59
69 votes

#16 - Happy Birthday

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/2026

In an effort to save a crashing Richard from a deadly virus, Amy gets infected with it. Michael and the team work tirelessly to help her and the other patients but their experimental treatments fail and Amy becomes critically ill. When a promising cure finally emerges, there isn’t enough to save everyone—forcing the team to decide who will live and who will die, as Amy’s life hangs in the balance.

Watch Now:Amazon
…Try, Try Again
star
7.62
322 votes

#17 - …Try, Try Again

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2025

While at the hospital recovering, Amy can’t help but insert herself into her roommate’s case. Meanwhile, all the other doctors and nurses have to adjust to the once formidable Chief now being a patient.

Directors: Rebecca Thomas
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Once More, with Feeling
star
7.63
289 votes

#18 - Once More, with Feeling

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2025

It’s a race against time as Amy and Jake try to uncover the cause of a unique patient’s worsening condition. Gina treats a quirky hypochondriac, and Amy makes a shocking discovery about her pre-accident love life.

Directors: Amanda Row
Writer: Katie Varney
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Something to Prove
star
7.63
235 votes

#19 - Something to Prove

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2025

An outdated medical proxy form creates tension between a patient's ex-husband and current partner. Amy, Jake, and new intern Hannah investigate a college student's sudden blindness.

Directors: Jono Oliver
Writer: Carol Barbee
…Must Come Down
star
7.64
265 votes

#20 - …Must Come Down

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/18/2025

A mass casualty event requires all hands on deck at Westside Hospital. Amidst the chaos, Gina deals with a devastating revelation and Amy is forced to confront her demons.

Directors: Michael Goi
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
What Goes Up…
star
7.64
272 votes

#21 - What Goes Up…

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/11/2025

Amy, finally allowed to practice medicine again without supervision, struggles to diagnose her most complicated patient yet: TJ’s dad. Sonya and Jake treat a single mom who’s reluctant to stay in the hospital. Richard tries to contain the truth about Dixon.

Directors: Nicole Rubio
Writer: Katie Varney
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Fare Well
star
7.67
192 votes

#22 - Fare Well

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2026

The race for Chief resident intensifies as Joan tasks Amy and Sonya with evaluating each other's case work. Amy tends to a politician with a disability. Sonya struggles to find a solution to her combative patient's abdominal pain. Michael's parents come to town.

Watch Now:Amazon
Day One
star
7.67
306 votes

#23 - Day One

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2025

Amy is allowed to return to work under strict guidelines and teams up with TJ to treat a patient suffering from mysterious liver problems. Sonya and Jake help an elderly couple navigate the final chapter of their love story.

Directors: Russell Lee Fine
Watch Now:Apple TV
One Small Step
star
7.68
304 votes

#24 - One Small Step

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2025

Amy must confront who she became after a tragedy struck her family 7 years ago. Sonya and TJ disagree on how to handle a sick Marine, and Amy and Jake make a life-changing discovery about an Alzheimer’s patient.

Directors: Debs Paterson
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
When You Know, You Know
star
7.69
194 votes

#25 - When You Know, You Know

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/3/2026

Amy and Jake treat an expectant mother injured during a robbery. Michael is challenged to open up when Katie's therapist invites him and Amy to a session. TJ and Sonya help Julie navigate a mysterious illness and an unexpected romance.

Watch Now:Amazon