<Li> Jasika Nicole as Carly </Li> <Li> Eve Gordon as Nurse Fryday </Li> <Li> Graham Patrick Martin as Blake </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Written by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Burnt Food" </Td> <Td> Seth Gordon </Td> <Td> David Shore </Td> <Td> September 25, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> 11.22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> On the way to begin his surgical residency at San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy witnesses an airport sign fall and shatter glass onto a young boy . With his unique ability to visualize the internal body and using improvised methods and tools, Shaun is able to stabilize the boy . In a hospital board meeting, Dr. Aaron Glassman, president of the hospital, tries to convince the board to hire Shaun, despite his autism . Flashbacks give us a picture of Shaun's childhood and his motivation for becoming a doctor . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Mount Rushmore" </Td> <Td> Mike Listo </Td> <Td> David Shore </Td> <Td> October 2, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> 10.93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Dr. Neil Melendez is doing rounds with Dr. Claire Browne and Dr. Jared Kalu . Melendez calls out Shaun for arriving late on his first full day . A middle aged woman is brought into the ER with abdominal pain . Shaun immediately diagnoses a malignant tumor . As punishment for lateness, Shaun is assigned' scut work', where his attention to detail in his gets him in trouble . After rechecking a discharged young girl's test results, Shaun races to her home, annoying her parents over the late hour, but eventually saving the girls life . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Oliver" </Td> <Td> John Dahl </Td> <Td> William Rotko </Td> <Td> October 9, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 09) </Td> <Td> 10.69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun and Claire fly to San Francisco Municipal Hospital to get a liver for a transplant patient . After learning they are unable fly back due to bad weather, they resort to a police escort . At the Hospital, Chuck, the recipient of the liver, is discovered to have alcohol in his system, a development that could void his eligibility for the transplant . Chuck later confesses that he had a drink at his daughter's graduation . In order to protect its reputation and its future patients, the hospital decides to deny Chuck the liver . To their dismay, Shaun and Claire arrive back, having kept the liver viable, only to find out that it is to be taken to a patient at another hospital . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Pipes" </Td> <Td> Steven DePaul </Td> <Td> Thomas L. Moran </Td> <Td> October 16, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 16) </Td> <Td> 10.60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Barb Allen, 22 weeks pregnant, and her husband come to St. Bonaventure, hoping the doctors can save her baby . A large non-cancerous tumor is growing so on the fetus and must be removed in order to save the baby . Despite the serious risks to both her and the baby, Barb insists on surgery . Shaun and Claire are assigned scut work as punishment . Their patient, Olivia, is experiencing severe pain in her genital area caused by an abscess . When they attempt to drain the abscess, a fibroid tumor is found to be wrapped around a nerve, and the surgery to remove it will cut off all feeling in Olivia's genitals . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> "Point Three Percent" </Td> <Td> Larry Teng </Td> <Td> David Hoselton </Td> <Td> October 23, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 23) </Td> <Td> 10.39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun notices a young boy with an indubitable resemblance to his deceased brother Steve, forming a bond with him . The boy's name is actually Evan and was brought to the hospital by his parents for reportedly breaking an arm; unbeknownst to Evan, he is in fact suffering from stage 4 Osteosarcoma . The other doctors are trying to find a prognosis of a 66 - year old man, brought to the hospital by his estranged son, with an allergy causing him to have violent convulsions . Claire and Jared determine that the man is suffering from Echinococcus, a cystic form of tapeworms . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> "Not Fake" </Td> <Td> Michael Patrick Jann </Td> <Td> Simran Baidwan </Td> <Td> October 30, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 30) </Td> <Td> 10.60 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun and the rest of the residents are working the graveyard shift when numerous casualties from a wedding bus crash come in . Among the victims are a woman with severe, visible burns, on whom Jared tries an experimental procedure, and a young man with a severely damaged leg . Tensions arise between the patients parents and fiancée over the best choice for treatment; his parents want to amputate the leg, his fiancée is in favour of an experimental bone - replacement procedure . After treating a patient, Claire realises that a woman has been left behind at the crash site . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> "22 Steps" </Td> <Td> David Straiton </Td> <Td> Johanna Lee </Td> <Td> November 13, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 13) </Td> <Td> 10.14 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun encounters Liam, an autistic patient brought in to the hospital . Having to face prejudice from the young man's parents, Dr. Melendez defends him for the first time and acknowledges his exceptional abilities . On Dr. Glassman's directive, Claire continues with therapy sessions in order to curb her guilt over inadvertently causing the death of a patient . Jared deals with a 73 - year - old man with severe chest pains thus needing urgent medical attention and a pacemaker; but the patient states his desire is to die . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> "Apple" </Td> <Td> Nestor Carbonell </Td> <Td> David Renaud </Td> <Td> November 20, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 20) </Td> <Td> 9.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> While shopping at a grocery mart for apples, a robbery takes place . With Shaun's communication limitations, he puts the lives of two customers on a first date at risk, leading to a young woman getting shot . Shaun's neighbor Lea hugs him after he admits that he made a mistake with someone getting hurt . During surgery, Dr. Lim questions Claire's ability to not let her emotions get the better of her because of a racist patient . This leads to an argument between the two with Dr. Lim ordering Claire to leave the operating room . Claire puts her emotions in check to save the life of the racist patient much to the satisfaction and delight of Dr. Lim . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> "Intangibles" </Td> <Td> Bronwen Hughes </Td> <Td> Karen Struck </Td> <Td> November 27, 2017 (2017 - 11 - 27) </Td> <Td> 9.25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The team takes on the case of a young boy from the Congo who has severe congenital heart anomalies; Murphy's latest encounter with his neighbor Lea has him confused . He takes flirting lessons from Claire and notes and charts what he sees in regards to the "flirting trifecta". Meanwhile, Claire along with a lab tech search for a misplaced tissue sample from a woman with possible throat cancer . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> "Sacrifice" </Td> <Td> Michael Patrick Jann </Td> <Td> Lloyd Gilyard Jr . </Td> <Td> December 4, 2017 (2017 - 12 - 04) </Td> <Td> 9.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun has reluctantly agreed to Dr. Glassman's repeated suggestions to meet with a therapist, but ultimately changes his mind after a new patient, Bobby Otto, convinces Shaun to stop letting people tell him what to do . Claire runs into an uncomfortable situation with Dr. Matt Coyle, who makes unwanted sexual advances toward her during a patient consultation . Jared finds out and physically threatens him . As a result, Jared is fired . After a tense dinner with Jessica, her father and Dr. Melendez, Jessica states that she doesn't want to have children . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> "Islands Part One" </Td> <Td> Bill D'Elia </Td> <Td> Thomas L. Moran & William Rotko </Td> <Td> January 8, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 08) </Td> <Td> 8.30 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun and Lea embark on an impromptu road trip . Shaun drives, drinks Tequila, sings karaoke, all for the first time, and experiences his first kiss with Lea . Melendez and Andrews operate on conjoined twins, one of whom needs a kidney . Complications develop and the operation to separate them, planned for six months after the kidney surgery, must be done immediately . The operation goes well until it's discovered the twins have not awakened from the surgery . Melendez decides it's more important to be with Jessica and that he can be a "father" in other ways . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> "Islands Part Two" </Td> <Td> Cherie Nowlan </Td> <Td> Thomas L. Moran & William Rotko </Td> <Td> January 15, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 15) </Td> <Td> 9.33 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun returns to the hospital after his trip and gives Dr. Glassman his two weeks' notice, intending on moving to Hershey to be with Lea . The twins suffer complications from their surgery; Katie is not getting enough blood flow to the brain, while Jenny's heart is failing . Despite the doctors' best efforts to save both twins, Jenny dies on the operating table . Jessica is forced to look into previous misconduct at the hospital in which white doctors were only warned instead of fired, after allegations of racism by Kalu's lawyer; as a result, Jared is reinstated . Jessica tells Melendez that she wants to break up because she feels like she is standing in his way of being a father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> "Seven Reasons" </Td> <Td> Mike Listo </Td> <Td> David Shore & David Hoselton </Td> <Td> January 22, 2018 (2018 - 01 - 22) </Td> <Td> 9.61 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> While treating a Muslim patient, Shaun senses she is lying and makes controversial claims about how she sustained her injuries . Melendez punctures the bronchus of the patient during surgery and is put under investigation after Shaun questions if his personal life is affecting his work . While Claire assists in a surgery on a stroke patient who had an aneurysm with Dr. Lim, she learns that Coyle got a new job and a raise . They inform the patient's wife that he needs surgery or he will die, but she refuses to conset until Claire explains the reality of the situation . Shaun asks Glassman to be friends, but Glassman decides to give him his own space and not be friends, which upsets Shaun . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> "She" </Td> <Td> Seth Gordon </Td> <Td> Simran Baidwan </Td> <Td> February 5, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 05) </Td> <Td> 9.63 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> The four residents including the new Dr. Morgan Reznick are paired off in competition; Reznick and Browne with Melendez, Murphy and Kalu with Lim . Murphy and Kalu are faced with a gender dysphoric patient, Quinn, which leads to friction when Murphy claims people can only be their biological gender . Murphy and Kalu determine that Quinn has testicular cancer along with fragile bones caused by puberty blockers . Browne and Reznick tend to a male patient that has contracted a superbug resistant to all medication, as a result of taking leftover persciption medication for the wrong purpose . Drs . Andrews and Barnes see a fertility specialist as they are having trouble concieving . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> "Heartfelt" </Td> <Td> Regina King </Td> <Td> Thomas L. Moran & Johanna Lee </Td> <Td> February 26, 2018 (2018 - 02 - 26) </Td> <Td> 7.82 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> A female teen goes through a risky surgery to implant a sternum so she can live a normal life without being confined to her house . A young male teen initially rejects the idea of having a convicted killer's liver transplanted in him, but without it he has a day to live . A former 15 year veteran cop turned doctor, Alex Park, is skeptical of the convict, Boris's, motives . Allegra talks to Dr. Andrews about a young wealthy donor, Aidan Coulter, but Andrews says being involved with him might give people the wrong idea and that she used sex to solicit donations . At a fundraiser, Jared tells Claire he loved her and thought maybe she would one day love him, but came to the realization that isn't true leaving the status of their relationship unknown . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> "Pain" </Td> <Td> Allison Liddi - Brown </Td> <Td> William L. Rotko & David Renaud </Td> <Td> March 12, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 12) </Td> <Td> 9.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun, Claire, and Alex assist Melendez with one of his first patients, a man named Hunter who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident ten years prior . Jared, Morgan, and Andrews attend a patient who has an infection caused by plastic surgery . Claire's estranged mother shows up at the hospital in an attempt to reconnect . Andrews sees an infertility specialist that tells him there is a surgery that could help him with his sperm count, but that there is a risk of impotence . Alex does a background check on Kenny which sheds light on his criminal past leading him to suggest Shaun is being used by him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> "Smile" </Td> <Td> Bill D'Elia </Td> <Td> David Hoselton & Karen Struck </Td> <Td> March 19, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 19) </Td> <Td> 9.03 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Shaun and Alex treat teenaged Gretchen's Mobius Syndrome, enabling her to smile; Andrews persuades an insurance executive to cover the surgery . Morgan and Claire's patient, "Lucy Callard," is actually an identity thief who let her insurance lapse to pay her son's college tuition and failed to fill her post-operative antibiotic prescription due to fear of discovery . Morgan convinces the real Lucy Callard, a painkiller addict, to enter rehab; Claire gains the trust of the imposter, Beatrice, who dies of an infection . Jared romantically pursues his burn - victim patient, Celez, after she completes her treatment; he is also offered a job in Denver . Kenny takes advantage of Shaun . Shaun urges Glassman to date hospital barista Debbie; they hit it off over their interest in classic cars, but Glassman suddenly experiences aphasia at the end of their dinner date . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> "More" </Td> <Td> Mike Listo </Td> <Td> David Shore & Lloyd Gilyard, Jr . </Td> <Td> March 26, 2018 (2018 - 03 - 26) </Td> <Td> 9.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Glassman tells Shaun he has an inoperable glioma and eighteen months to live . Glassman accepts his death, but agrees to additional imaging for Shaun's sake; this yields a worse prognosis of four months to live . Glassman takes Shaun to a park his late daughter loved so they can enjoy the time Glassman has left . Shaun determines how a minimally invasive biopsy could be performed; Glassman is diagnosed with an operable form of cancer; he will pursue treatment . Collegiate patient Caden suffers a complication after treatment for a fraternity hazing injury . Jared and Alex question Caden's friend, but Jared is put off by Alex's distrustful nature . Shaun determines that he erred in clamping Caden's artery . He proposes a risky procedure to save Caden's life and offers to take full responsibility for performing it, but Melendez decides they will perform it together . Caden survives and Melendez invites the team out for drinks, which Morgan finds perverse; Melendez hopes a doctor supports her when she inevitably kills a patient . Shaun decides he must admit his mistake to Andrews, even though Glassman staked his position on Shaun's success; Glassman leaves the decision up to Shaun, and accompanies him to meet with Andrews . </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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