''Monday Mornings'' is an American

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television series that ran on TNT from February 4 to April 8, 2013 and aired Mondays after ''

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''. It is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by Sanjay Gupta. In May 2012, TNT placed a ten-episode order for the series. On May 10, 2013, TNT canceled ''Monday Mornings'' after one season, along with '' Southland''.

Plot

The series follows the professional and personal lives of five doctors at the fictional Chelsea General Hospital in

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. The series title refers to the weekly peer-reviewed conferences held on Monday mornings, at which the surgeons receive both praise for their accomplishments and lambasting for their mistakes, usually from the sharp-tongued and often sarcastic Dr. Hooten.

Cast and characters

Main

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Dr. Harding Hooten *

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as trauma chief Dr. Jorge "El Gato Negro" Villanueva *

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as transplant chief Dr. Buck Tierney * Jamie Bamber as attending neurosurgeon Dr. Tyler Wilson *

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as attending neurosurgeon Dr. Tina Ridgeway *

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as attending neurosurgeon Dr. Sung Park *

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as attending cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sydney Napur * Emily Swallow as neurosurgical resident Dr. Michelle Robidaux

Recurring

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as hospital attorney Scott Henderson * Anthony Heald as malpractice attorney Mitch Tompkins *

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as internist Dr. John Lieberman * Valerie Mahaffey as Fran Horowitz from Risk Management * Ewan Chung as anaesthesiologist Dr. Wong

Episodes

Home media

As of 2014, Warner does not plan to release the series physically in the United States. As of November 2014, the only home video release was made in Germany, where

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acquired the rights and released it on DVD on November 20, 2014.

Reception

Critical response

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gives the show a score of 55% based on reviews from 22 critics.

Ratings

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monday Mornings 2010s American drama television series 2013 American television series debuts 2013 American television series endings 2010s American medical television series English-language television shows Television shows based on American novels Television shows set in Oregon Television shows set in Portland, Oregon TNT (American TV network) original programming