The BEST episodes of The Good Doctor season 3

Every episode of The Good Doctor season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Good Doctor season 3!

Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.

Last Updated: 11/22/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
I Love You
star
8.18
1501 votes

#1 - I Love You

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/2020

In the second episode of the two-part finale, our doctors work against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them.

Directors: David Shore
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Hurt
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7.98
1463 votes

#2 - Hurt

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/23/2020

In the first episode of the two-part season finale, the city of San Jose is rocked by a massive earthquake that puts the staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital on high alert as they race to assess the damage and account for the safety of their colleagues and friends. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Aaron Glassman are attending a charity event when their lives are threatened by the earthquake.

Directors: Mike Listo
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Claire
star
7.91
1772 votes

#3 - Claire

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2019

Dr. Claire Browne faces complications at home and work as she prepares to lead her first surgery. Meanwhile, a sports fishing accident challenges the rest of the staff as they look to treat the fisherman’s injuries without damaging his prize catch.

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Friends and Family
star
7.90
1569 votes

#4 - Friends and Family

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2019

Shaun visits his father on his deathbed and the family reunion reveals unexpected results. Melendez, Park, Reznick and Claire treat an injured star NFL player with severe spinal damage. Claire addresses her mental health.

Directors: Mike Listo
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Debts
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7.88
1816 votes

#5 - Debts

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2019

As Dr. Marcus Andrews vows to help a good Samaritan who was injured while stopping a sexual assault, Dr. Audrey Lim faces a difficult decision when a young patient’s parents suspect that Dr. Neil Melendez made a mistake. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy fields advice following his disastrous date with Dr. Carly Lever; and Dr. Claire Browne gets a surprise visit from her mother.

Directors: Mike Listo
Writer: Peter Noah
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First Case, Second Base
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7.83
1698 votes

#6 - First Case, Second Base

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2019

Dr. Shaun Murphy has been assigned his first surgery by Dr. Audrey Lim. However, Dr. Marcus Andrews questions whether he is really ready. Meanwhile, as Dr. Claire Brown continues to avoid her complicated emotions about her mother, she and Dr. Morgan Reznick have a patient whose diagnosis has them doubting his story.

Directors: Rebecca Moline
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Heartbreak
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7.81
1426 votes

#7 - Heartbreak

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2020

Claire and Shaun treat a patient with a rare form of dwarfism. Reznick, Lim and Park treat a young man who had both arms torn off in a previous farming accident. Shaun reacts to an emotional situation.

Directors: Steven DePaul
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Autopsy
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7.81
1440 votes

#8 - Autopsy

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/24/2020

When Shaun makes an emotional confession, and the result may not be as desired. He also becomes obsessed with performing an autopsy on a Jane Doe, which challenges his relationships at the hospital. Claire, Reznick and Andrews treat a male college student with a mysterious split personality disorder.

Directors: Freddie Highmore
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Mutations
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7.81
1469 votes

#9 - Mutations

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/20/2020

Lim, Shaun and Reznick treat a 25-year-old runner suffering from severe swelling; but when things take a turn for the worse, Shaun enlists the help of Carly. Park, Claire and Melendez treat two 16-year-old cancer patients who are dating. Shaun and Carly work toward intimacy.

Directors: Nestor Carbonell
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Unsaid
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7.79
1424 votes

#10 - Unsaid

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/17/2020

Despite everyone else’s doubts, Shaun is hopeful that Carly is truly fine with his friendship with Lea. The team treats a young boy born without a fully formed trachea and unable to speak, and who may be a good candidate for an experimental procedure.

Directors: Mike Listo
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Fractured
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7.78
1518 votes

#11 - Fractured

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/13/2020

Following his father’s death, Shaun must deal with the effects his intimacy with Lea will have on his relationship with Carly. The team operates on a patient who is refusing all anaesthesia during surgery for fear of relapsing.

Directors: Gary Hawes
Writer: Mark Rozeman
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Disaster
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7.78
1903 votes

#12 - Disaster

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2019

Following what he believes was a disastrous first date with Carly, Dr. Shaun Murphy proposes a radical surgery to save a newlywed woman’s life. Meanwhile, after the new chief of surgery, Dr. Audrey Lim, announces that the residents can lead surgeries, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Alex Park compete for the chance to operate on an elderly patient who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Directors: Mike Listo
Writer: David Shore
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Sex and Death
star
7.77
1447 votes

#13 - Sex and Death

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2020

Shaun and Reznik grapple with a terminal cancer patient who is determined to live the last few months of his life without inhibition. Reznik must confront her relationship with her mother when she comes in for a third opinion from Glassman. Shaun and Carly's relationship reaches a new level of intimacy.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Writer: Doris Egan
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45-Degree Angle
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7.75
1607 votes

#14 - 45-Degree Angle

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/2019

While performing his first solo surgery, Dr. Shaun Murphy alienates a nurse, which puts his residency in jeopardy. Also in this episode, Dr. Neil Melendez disagrees with Dr. Audrey Lim on a risky surgery, and Dr. Claire Brown spirals into self-destructive behaviors, causing negative ramifications in the workplace.

Directors: Steve Robin
Writer: Sal Calleros
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Influence
star
7.74
1472 votes

#15 - Influence

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/10/2020

After Shaun treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. The team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home faecal transplant Carly's efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged.

Directors: Barbara Brown
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SFAD
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7.73
1548 votes

#16 - SFAD

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/2019

Dr. Shaun Murphy’s unique ability to relate to a patient isolated by an immune deficiency yields an unexpected result. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Browne, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Marcus Andrews treat a 12-year-old patient who is about to become blind, and tension builds between Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Audrey Lim.

Directors: Alrick Riley
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Moonshot
star
7.72
1475 votes

#17 - Moonshot

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/2019

Carly’s attempts at increasing her intimacy with Shaun are becoming more of a frustration than either of them expected. Lim and Melendez struggle in their relationship as they work to separate their work from their personal life.

Directors: X. Dean Lim
Writer: David Renaud
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Take My Hand
star
7.72
1738 votes

#18 - Take My Hand

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2019

As a conspiracy theorist questions Dr. Neil Melendez’s of his liver damage, Dr. Claire Brown treats a woman whose inability to feel pain is threatening both her marriage and her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Aaron Glassman each face crises in their romantic relationships.

Directors: Tara Nicole Weyr
Writer: Doris Egan
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Fixation
star
7.71
1436 votes

#19 - Fixation

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2020

A patient with a mysterious and undiagnosed illness that has baffled other doctors for years forces Shaun and the team to take some big risks. Claire and Melendez continue to cautiously navigate their feelings for each other as colleagues and friends.

Directors: Lisa Demaine
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Incomplete
star
7.69
1493 votes

#20 - Incomplete

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2019

Shaun is ready for the next step in his relationship with Carly. However, he continues to struggle as they grow closer and more intimate, and is dealt some troubling news about a deeply personal issue. A young patient must decide on a treatment that could save her life or possibly destroy her marriage.

Directors: Marisol Adler
Writer: Brian Shin
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