Over 16 million viewers watched the premiere of Fox’s “Doc” across platforms, counting encores through February 19, 2025. Fox said that made it the network’s most-watched debut episode in five years, since “9-1-1: Lone Star” in January 2020. Days later, with the season finale still ahead on Tuesday, March 18, the network ordered a second season of 22 episodes.
The premise is a cruel one for a doctor. Dr. Amy Larsen, the hard-charging, brilliant former chief of internal and family medicine at Westside Hospital, returns to work after a brain injury wipes out the past eight years of her life. Her colleagues, loved ones and rivals have to deal with a new reality alongside her.
The numbers behind the renewal
Fox put the premiere’s reach at 647% above its live-plus-same-day performance. It was also the network’s most-streamed premiere over seven days in more than a year. The second episode rose 40% among adults 18 to 49 in seven-day viewing, the biggest week-two jump for any broadcast network entertainment show that season. Doc was one of only two new broadcast shows that season to grow in week two in both that demographic and total viewers.
Michael Thorn, president of the Fox Television Network, announced the renewal. Season one, he said, had been embraced by audiences, and he credited writers Barbie Kligman and Hank Steinberg for bringing “one of the most emotionally powerful series on television” to life. Katherine Pope, president of Sony Pictures Television Studios, called the pickup “a testament to the exceptional writing, captivating performances from our talented cast, and the incredible reception from audiences.”
Who made it
Molly Parker leads a cast that includes Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker and Anya Banerjee. Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker appeared as recurring guest stars in season one. Kligman is showrunner and executive producer, with Steinberg and Erwin Stoff as fellow executive producers. Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios co-produce.
The series is inspired by a true story and based on the Italian series “Doc — Nelle tue mani,” created and produced by Lux Vide, a Fremantle Company. It airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on Fox, with episodes on Hulu the next day.
