<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> "Pilot" </Td> <Td> Kate Dennis </Td> <Td> David Schulner </Td> <Td> September 25, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> 8.39 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> Dr. Max Goodwin is hired as the new Chief of Medicine at New Amsterdam hospital and starts out his career by firing everyone in the cardio - thoracic surgical department because of their statistics . He asks his fellow colleagues what he can do to make their ability to practice medicine easier and grants all the wishes, much the dismay of the staff that work with him . Dr. Goodwin butts heads with the chief of oncology, Dr. Helen Sharpe, as he believes that she spends too much time on television and not enough time practicing medicine leading him to give her an ultimatum . Max also meets the head of emergency, Dr. Lauren Bloom, who wants to be able to treat as many patients throughout her shift as she can, and Dr. Iggy Frome who is the chief of psychiatric and is dealing with a teenage patient who feels completely abandoned . Dr. Bloom must deal with her fling Dr. Floyd Reynolds ending as he becomes the new head of cardio - thoracic surgery and explains to her they can't have a relationship based on her skin color . Max asks Dr. Bloom to take a biopsy of his throat based on a fear he has . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> "Rituals" </Td> <Td> Peter Horton </Td> <Td> David Schulner </Td> <Td> October 2, 2018 (2018 - 10 - 02) </Td> <Td> 7.44 </Td> </Tr>

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