The Good Doctor/Season Three

Season Three
The Good Doctor
Season Premiere	September 23, 2019
Season Finale	March 30, 2020
Episode Count	20
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Season Three of The Good Doctor premiered on September 23, 2019.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
37	1	Disaster	David Shore	Mike Listo	September 23, 2019	6.262M	1%	301
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. Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Alex Park compete for the chance to operate on an elderly patient.
38	2	Debts	Peter Noah	Mike Listo	September 30, 2019	6.065M	0.9%	302
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.
39	3	Claire	Liz Friedman & Tracy Taylor	Allison Liddi-Brown	October 7, 2019	5.59M	0.9%	303
Dr. Claire Brown faces complications at home and at 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 (Robert Sean Leonard) injuries without damaging his prize catch.
40	4	Take My Hand	Doris Egan	Tara Nicole Weyr	October 14, 2019	5.728M	0.8%	304
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.
41	5	First Case, Second Base	David Hoselton	Rebecca Moline	October 21, 2019	5.539M	0.8%	305
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.
42	6	45-Degree Angle	Sal Calleros	Steve Robin	November 4, 2019	5.075M	0.7%	306
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.
43	7	SFAD	Jessica Grasl	Alrick Riley	November 11, 2019	5.93M	0.8%	307
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.
44	8	Moonshot	David Renaud	X. Dean Lim	November 18, 2019	5.485M	0.7%	308
Carly's attempts at increasing her intimacy with Shaun are becoming more of a frustration than either of them expected. Meanwhile, Lim and Melendez struggle in their relationship as they work to separate their work from their personal life.
45	9	Incomplete	Brian Shin	Marisol Adler	November 25, 2019	5.86M	0.9%	309
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. Meanwhile, a young patient must decide on a treatment that could save her life or possibly destroy her marriage.
46	10	Friends and Family	Thomas L. Moran	Mike Listo	December 2, 2019	6.108M	0.9%	310
Dr. Shaun Murphy visits his father on his deathbed and the family reunion reveals unexpected results. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez, Dr. Alex Park, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Claire Browne treat an injured star NFL player with severe spinal damage; and Claire addresses her mental health.
47	11	Fractured	Mark Rozeman	Gary Hawes	January 13, 2020	5.088M	0.8%	311
Following his father's death, Shaun must deal with the effects his intimacy with Lea will have on his relationship with Carly. Meanwhile, the team operates on a patient who is refusing all anesthesia during surgery for fear of relapsing.
48	12	Mutations	Liz Friedman & Tracy Taylor	Nestor Carbonell	January 20, 2020	5.44M	0.9%	312
The doctors must treat a 25-year-old runner suffering from severe swelling. Two 16-year-old cancer patients are dating. Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Carly Lever work toward intimacy.
49	13	Sex and Death	Doris Egan	Steven DePaul	January 27, 2020	5.691M	0.8%	313
Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Morgan Reznik grapple with a terminal cancer patient who is determined to live the last few months of his life without inhibition. Meanwhile, Dr. Reznik must confront her relationship with her mother when she comes in for a third opinion from Dr. Glassman; and Shaun and Carly's relationship reaches a new level of intimacy.
50	14	Influence	Peter Noah	Barbara Brown	February 10, 2020	5.586M	0.9%	314
After Dr. Shaun Murphy treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. Meanwhile, the team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home fecal transplant; and Dr. Carly Lever's efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged. Teleplay by Peter Noah & David Shore
51	15	Unsaid	Sal Calleros	Mike Listo	February 17, 2020	5.225M	0.9%	315
Despite everyone else's doubts, Shaun is hopeful that Carly is truly fine with his friendship with Lea. Meanwhile, the team treats a young boy--born without a fully formed trachea and unable to speak--who may be a good candidate for an experimental procedure. Teleplay by Sal Calleros & Thomas L. Moran
52	16	Autopsy	David Hoselton	Freddie Highmore	February 24, 2020	5.626M	0.8%	316
When Dr. Shaun Murphy makes an emotional confession, the result may not be as desired. Meanwhile, he becomes obsessed with performing an autopsy on a Jane Doe, which challenges his relationships at the hospital; and Dr. Claire Browne, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Marcus Andrews treat a male college student with a mysterious split personality disorder.
53	17	Fixation	Jessica Grasl & Debbie Ezer	Lisa Demaine	March 2, 2020	5.663M	0.8%	317
A patient with a mysterious and undiagnosed illness that has baffled other doctors for years forces Dr. Shaun Murphy and the team to take some big risks. Meanwhile, Dr. Claire Brown and Dr. Neil Melendez continue to cautiously navigate their feelings for each other as colleagues and friends.
54	18	Heartbreak	David Renaud	Steven DePaul	March 9, 2020	5.751M	0.9%	318
A patient has a rare form of dwarfism. Meanwhile, Dr. Morgan Reznick, Dr. Audrey Lim and Dr. Alex Park treat a young man must be treated who had both arms torn off in a previous farming accident. Shaun reacts to an emotional situation. Teleplay by Thomas L. Moran & David Renaud
55	19	Hurt	Liz Friedman & Adam Scott Weissman	Mike Listo	March 23, 2020	6.811M	1%	319
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.
56	20	I Love You	David Hoselton & Adam Scott Weissman	David Shore	March 30, 2020	7.708M	1.1%	320
The doctors work against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them. Teleplay by David Hoselton & David Shore