The BEST episodes of Doctors (2016)

Every episode of Doctors (2016) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Doctors (2016)!

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Last Updated: 10/9/2025Network: SBSStatus: Ended
The Best Gift
star
8.11
36 votes

#1 - The Best Gift

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/12/2016

Soo-chul is badly injured in a motorcycle accident. Doo-shik attempts to clear his reputation. Lee Soo-jung, an Olympic Gold Medalist, undergoes surgery. Yoo Min-ho attempts to reestablish family ties with Hye-jung. A celebration party at Sooni Hawaii takes a drastic turn.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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The Unresolved Past
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8.05
43 votes

#2 - The Unresolved Past

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2016

13 years after the big rift, Hye-jung transfers to Gul Il Medical Center as a Surgeon. Although happy to reunite with her friend, Soon-hee, she is not welcomed by everyone. She starts off on the bad side of Dr. Jung Yoon-do and some old enemies.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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The Insanity Called Love
star
7.88
41 votes

#3 - The Insanity Called Love

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2016

Seo-woo's jealousy leads to drastic events and destroys the friendship bonds. Soon-hee stays loyal to Hye-jung. Kang Mal-soon, Hye-jung's grandmother, goes in for an operation. Ji-hong tenders his resignation as a teacher.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Habits And Forgiveness
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7.87
38 votes

#4 - Habits And Forgiveness

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/4/2016

Ji-hong and Hye-jung have a sparring match, and later he confesses his feelings to her. Director Myung-ho plots to maintain and solidify his control over the hospital. Hye-jung discovers a suspicious person.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Those Who Are Destined to Meet
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7.86
51 votes

#5 - Those Who Are Destined to Meet

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/20/2016

Yoo Hye-jung, a rebellious teenager, ends up in the care of her grandmother. She doesn't back down from anyone, whether adults, another youth, or even gang members. Unfortunately, she butts heads with Professor Hong Ji-hong, who turns out to be her new classroom teacher.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Real Love
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7.74
23 votes

#6 - Real Love

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/23/2016

Director Jin Myung-hoon undergoes surgery. Hye-jung has to make a difficult decision. Seo-woo finally gets a boyfriend. Lee Hi-young has her baby.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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The Essence of Life
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7.72
36 votes

#7 - The Essence of Life

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/26/2016

Jin Sung-jong takes the helm as Director. Patient Jo Su-Ji's case takes an unexpected turn. Empty nested Yoon-do's home isn't so sweet since encroachers arrived.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Scars
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7.70
30 votes

#8 - Scars

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/2/2016

Ji-hong wants to start the process of healing by identifying old scars. Nam Ba-ram is at wits' end from coping with the pressures concerning payment demands. Second Year Resident Doctor Ahn Jong-dae is on the run due to the abuse he has suffered.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Miracle
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7.68
25 votes

#9 - Miracle

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/8/2016

Hye-jung and Mr. Nam help each other to heal some of their life's trauma. Jong-dae is busted and dragged back to work. Seo-woo does some major growing up. A couple on their wedding day is involved in an automobile accident. The beagles have taken over Yoon-do's home, so he goes slumming.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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True Relationship
star
7.67
33 votes

#10 - True Relationship

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/2016

Hye-jung is called in for questioning by Internal Affairs. The staff prepares for the upcoming surgery for Hong Doo-shik, Ji-hong's father.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Little Things in Life
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7.66
38 votes

#11 - Little Things in Life

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/2016

Hye-jung asks Ji-hong to retrieve a patient's file that she does not have access to. Hye-jung is surprised by a new patient. Ji-hong steps up his courtship game.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Love Comes from the Brain
star
7.65
40 votes

#12 - Love Comes from the Brain

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/21/2016

Ji-hong takes a new approach in instructing Hye-jung. When Ji-hong and Hye-jung save a pregnant woman, she becomes inspired and decides to change her life around. Hye-jung finds friendship in Chun Soon-hee and Jin Seo-woo.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Danger Comes Without Warning
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7.62
26 votes

#13 - Danger Comes Without Warning

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/9/2016

Kang-soo runs into trouble and starts doubting himself. Soon-hee tells Hye-jung she is going to divorce her. Complications arise in Congressman Nam In-soon's case. Jin Myung-hoon seizes an opportunity to rid himself of a pest.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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The Key of Love
star
7.61
31 votes

#14 - The Key of Love

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/1/2016

Director Jin Myung-hoon is basking in his own glory. Nam Ba-ram brings his children in for a checkup. Office romance is in full bloom and hard for Ji-hong and Hye-jung to hide. Yoon-do is missing his own sweet pad.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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What Real Love Does to You
star
7.59
32 votes

#15 - What Real Love Does to You

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/25/2016

Old scars for Ji-hong to do some self-reflection after he oversteps his boundaries with Hye-jung. Jo In-joo returns to Guk Il Medical Center as a Staff Surgeon in the general surgery department. A distraught husband brings his wife in, who has fallen and is comatose. Jeon Gook-hwan threatens Hong Doo-shik.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Love and Fear
star
7.54
39 votes

#16 - Love and Fear

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/11/2016

As budding romances start budding and dying, things start popping at Soon-hee's "Sooni Hawaii" cafe. Ji-hong takes on a special patient. Hye-jung is surprised by an old friend who leaves Yoon-do and Ji-hong feeling jealous.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Trust and Betrayal
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7.42
33 votes

#17 - Trust and Betrayal

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2016

A quality fishing trip gets broken up when news of an unannounced National Tax Service inspection at the hospital is received. Hye-jung grants Intern Kang-soo and Nurse Hyun Soo-jin a special favor.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Sacrifice
star
7.41
27 votes

#18 - Sacrifice

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/22/2016

Things are turning disastrous for the Jin family. Seo-woo discovers the secret between Hye-jung and her father. Stress is taking a toll on her father, Myung-hoon.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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The Past and the Present
star
7.04
28 votes

#19 - The Past and the Present

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/15/2016

Hye-jung goes before the Disciplinary Board. Kang-soo collapses. Hye-jung finally gets the anesthesiology report, but things don't go according to plan.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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Karma
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6.85
27 votes

#20 - Karma

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 8/22/2016

Hye-jung threatens Myung-hoon. Ji-hong is transferred to a research branch. The Board convenes to vote on the Geriatrics Center issue. Ji-hong and Tae-ho try to find out what Doo-shik had on Sung-jong and Myung-hoon.

Writer: Ha Myung-hee
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