Pure Genius

2016 • CBS

4.5

257 reviews

TV-14

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 Pilot

10/27/16

Silicon Valley tech titan James Bell enlists Dr. Walter Wallace, an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past, to run his state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern approach to medicine.

2 It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery

11/2/16

When a young boy's legs are crushed after being pinned by a car, Malik is determined to use a revolutionary procedure using spider silk to save his limbs, while Zoe lobbies in favor of the safer route of amputation. Also, James, Walter and Talaikha care for Amelia (Laura Seay), a young woman in dire need of a liver transplant, but they're puzzled by her resistance when they tell her the donor is her estranged father, Simon (Doug Savant).

3 You Must Remember This

11/9/16

When a police officer suffers a brain injury in a car crash and can't remember who he is, James suggests a cutting-edge method to re-code the man’s brain to give him back the lost memories from his past and of his wife. Also, the team attempts to help an obese woman with the aid of an appetite suppression sensor, and Zoe tries to erase security footage of her kiss with Malik.

4 Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery

11/17/16

When James' beloved elementary school teacher is diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, he tries to employ a risky robotic surgery to save her, an approach with which Walter disagrees. Also, a military veteran blinded in combat and riddled with guilt refuses Zoe and Talikha's high-tech treatment that could restore his vision.

5 Fire and Ice

11/24/16

James convinces a hockey player with a severe spinal injury to undergo risky surgery that could enable him to walk again. Also, James invites Walter’s wife, FDA executive Julianna Wallace (Wendy Moniz), to Bunker Hill to persuade her to approve a new skin bio-printing trial.

6 Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem

12/1/16

Walter and the Bunker Hill surgeons must perfect a revolutionary remote surgery when someone on the International Space Station needs an emergency procedure. Also, the team uses social media to locate the source of an E. coli outbreak in town; Scott's secret past is revealed; and Zoe and Malik's flirtation heats up. Brian Stepanek guest stars.

7 A Bunker Hill Christmas

12/8/16

When a young leukemia patient comes to Bunker Hill in need of a miracle, James hopes a new t-cell cancer treatment will save her life, as her optimism inspires him to become a better person. Also, Malik and Zoe agree to go on a date just as James confesses his feelings to her, and Julianna's Christmas visit with Walter uncovers the strain in their long-distance marriage. Phillip Phillips guest stars.

8 Around the World in Eight Kidneys

12/15/16

James and the Bunker Hill surgeons attempt to make medical history with the largest chain of internationally paired kidney donations ever, comprised of eight simultaneous organ transplants and 16 surgeries. Also, Zoe and Malik agree to go on a real date.

9 Grace

1/1/17

When a young man comes to Bunker Hill ravaged by a drug-resistant strain of HIV, James attempts a radical anti-viral treatment. Also, Walter must work quickly when his daughter's best friend contracts a fatal flesh-eating bacteria, and James makes a connection with Louis Keating's nurse.

10 Hero Worship

1/5/17

When a woman arrives at Bunker Hill with a mysterious lung ailment, James is conflicted after he connects other respiratory cases in her area to possible contamination from a microchip factory owned by his hero, tech guru Douglas Prescott (David Paymer). Also, Walter and Taliakha work to find why a young man can't walk despite his legs being in good condition, and Zoe becomes jealous of James's connection to Nina.

11 Touch and Go

1/12/17

James and Zoe work to help a teenage girl (Jessica Garza) with a rare skin blistering disorder, employing radical treatments to heal her skin in time for her to attend her school prom. Also, as Louis Keating's GSS condition gets worse, James is tempted to use his experimental cure to save him. And Malik is jealous over the special connection between James and Zoe, while Zoe awkwardly meets James' new crush, Nina (Alexis Krause).

12 I Got This

1/19/17

Talaikha and Malik treat Georgia Ray (Lindsey Gort), one of the world's biggest pop stars and friend of James's, for laryngeal cancer, but when gold particles and microsurgery reveal more cancer than expected, they incur the singer's wrath when her vocal chords and career are threatened. Also, Angie's mother reluctantly sees Scott as a patient when she thinks she may be ill, and James is discouraged when he thinks Louis Keating's GSS is getting worse.

13 Lift Me Up

1/26/17

Angie tries to target her mother’s illness using radical nanobot technology, but she looks to Scott for help when her mother prefers using traditional methods. Also, when a graffiti artist with a clotting disorder falls from a bridge, Walter, Malik and Zoe attempt to use suspended animation to stop his internal bleeding. And Walter is put in an awkward position when Julianna discovers James used the unapproved GSS drug on Louis Keating.

About this show

Pure Genius is a cutting-edge medical drama about a young Silicon Valley tech titan who enlists an exceptional veteran surgeon with a controversial past to run a state-of-the-art hospital with an ultramodern approach to medicine.

Ratings and reviews

4.5

257 reviews

Constance Anderson

March 5, 2017

I like this show a lot is one of my favorites I hope they're coming out with the next season because March 3rd they did not come out with an episode so I'm concerned.

Ken R

January 14, 2017

Fabulous combination of medical plots and interesting character development. The writing and acting are extremely good. There are certainly many good medical ideas, and the feelings of the people who are there to be treated are emphasized. The doctor's characters are developed and their interactions and beliefs come to bear on the patients. It is difficult to bring a new show like this to air; there are many successful medical dramas already on TV. However, this show has its own niche and feeling.

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Mike Thomas Davila

December 15, 2016

I love it. I don't even watch TV shows anymore. I gave up TV and commercials. What a creative story. Looks like this is one show I'll make an exception for.

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