Pure Genius

Pure Genius
Created by
Starring
Composer(s) Will Bates
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Patrick Ward
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network CBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) – January 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)

Pure Genius (originally titled Bunker Hill) is an American medical drama television series created by Jason Katims, starring Augustus Prew and Dermot Mulroney. The show was ordered at the CBS upfronts 2016 to air in the network's 2016–17 TV schedule. The series was picked up on May 13, 2016,[1] and premiered on October 27, 2016.[2] On November 21, 2016, CBS announced that it would not order more episodes than the 13 episodes commissioned. The production for the first season wrapped on December 15, 2016,[3] and the remaining commissioned episodes were broadcast for the remainder of its run.[4]

On May 17, 2017, Pure Genius was cancelled after one season by CBS.[5]

Premise

James Bell is a Silicon Valley billionaire who dreams of building a hospital with ultimate cutting-edge technology to treat rare and incurable diseases. He partners with a maverick surgeon, Dr. Walter Wallace, who leads the effort in clearing out the bureaucracy of medicine, and focus on forward thinking, advancing technology, and saving lives—at no cost to the patient.

Cast and characters

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"David SemelJason Katims and Sarah WatsonOctober 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)1016.23[12]
Dr. Wallace gets fired for performing a non-FDA-approved procedure on an eight-year-old patient who did not survive. He is invited to join Bunker Hill and has his body 3D scanned to be immortalized as an action figure. James gives him the quick tour. Margo comes in for help with her unborn child, as her cancer is growing too rapidly. They need to keep her alive until her fetus becomes viable at 20 weeks so they can remove the tumor and save the mother without forfeiting the child's life. Wallace practices the delicate surgery on 3D models of the tumor. The baby and mother both survive, with the child one of the youngest on record at 146 days old. A 15-year-old girl, Krissy Ramirez, is in a coma; Dr. Channarayapatra gets her transferred to Bunker Hill and they use a cutting edge brain-to-brain mind reading system to communicate with her. Her father talks to her and she sends a message back through the helmet. James has tested positive for Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome (GSS), which is why he built Bunker Hill and why he wants to study a GSS patient, Louis Keating.
2"It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery"Richard J. LewisJon CowanNovember 3, 2016 (2016-11-03)1035.37[13]
A boy's legs get crushed under a car while he is playing in the street. The team needs to devise a way to repair them to avoid amputation. Since they would need over 100 screws to repair the legs, Malik wants to use spider silk screws and webbing to repair them, but Zoe feels the best option is to amputate. A woman with liver disease comes into Bunker Hill. The team works out a plan to find a donor: her dad. However, his liver is damaged from a history of alcohol abuse. James suggests the use of macrophages to repair the liver so that it can be used. Zoe wants to get a park for the neighborhood where the boy got hurt and asks James for help. During the park set-up, James tells Zoe he actually bought six lots, not just one.
3"You Must Remember This"Jessica YuYahlin ChangNovember 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)1065.39[14]
A police officer who was the victim of a car accident is admitted with memory regression—he now thinks he is a kid. They do a brain scan to try and find his adult memories, including those of his wife. After James maps his memories, they manage to find most of them except those of the wife. Later, when they are sitting on a park bench, the memories of his wife start returning. An overweight patient is admitted; she needs an MRI, but the only one large enough is at the zoo. They find a tumor that causes her to want to eat. They need to operate, but she needs to lose 40–50 pounds before they can safely perform the surgery. The staff creates a custom diet plan connected to an app that counts calories and a neural inhibitor that will tell her when to feel full.
4"Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery"Mark PiznarskiJason KatimsNovember 17, 2016 (2016-11-17)1025.48[15]
James brings his third grade teacher in for meniscus tear surgery and wants Wallace to use robotics. They find a cystic mass and the resulting biopsy shows stage 4 kidney cancer that has metastasized throughout her body. To fully remove the cancer, they would need to perform four operations, but her body wouldn't be able to handle the stress. The team creates a special computer-controlled robotic surgeon that will perform all four surgeries at once. A blind military veteran comes in who has constant pain, so Brockett and Channarayapatra implant a device to stop the pain. Once they turn it on, the patient sees a flash of light, which leads them to devise a way for him to see. He does not want the operation, so Brockett flies in his best friend who was injured in the same attack and he convinces him to go ahead.
5"Fire and Ice"Norberto BarbaJulia BrownellNovember 24, 2016 (2016-11-24)1044.77[16]
James convinces a hockey player with a severe spinal injury to undergo risky surgery that could enable him to walk again.
6"Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem"Dylan K. MassinMeredith AverillDecember 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)1054.76[17]
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 and Zoe and Malik's flirtation heats up.
7"A Bunker Hill Christmas"Michael EnglerJason KatimsDecember 8, 2016 (2016-12-08)1075.62[18]
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.
8"Around the World in Eight Kidneys"Dylan K. MassinDenise HahnDecember 15, 2016 (2016-12-15)1085.50[19]
James and the surgeons of Bunker Hill try to make medical history with an organ transplant chain of 16 surgeries with donors and patients from all over the world.
9"Grace"Rosemary RodriguezAndrew HinderakerJanuary 1, 2017 (2017-01-01)1095.46[20]
James uses a radical anti-viral treatment on a man plagued by a drug-resistant variety of HIV; Walter treats a girl with a potentially fatal bacterial infection; James connects with Keating's nurse.
10"Hero Worship"Michael WeaverTed SullivanJanuary 5, 2017 (2017-01-05)1105.24[21]
After the discovery of a region plagued by a respiratory epidemic leads James to meet his childhood hero, he soon discovers why you should never meet your heroes, as the man he once loved displays a lack of morality. Meanwhile, Dr Brockett and Dr Horton attempt to help a teenage boy suffering from a psychosomatic illness.
11"Touch and Go"Patrick NorrisMeredith AverillJanuary 12, 2017 (2017-01-12)1115.15[22]
James and Zoe attempt experimental treatments on a girl with a rare skin disorder, trying to heal her in time for her prom; James ponders an experimental cure for Louis Keating's progressing GSS; Malik is envious of James and Zoe's special connection.
12"I Got This"Michael WeaverJulia BrownellJanuary 19, 2017 (2017-01-19)1125.27[23]
Talaikha and Malik treat a famous singer with laryngeal cancer; Angie tricks her mother into seeing Scott as a patient because she thinks her herbalist superstitions aren't enough; James is concerned over the outcome of Louis Keating's GSS trial.
13"Lift Me Up"Norberto BarbaJon CowanJanuary 26, 2017 (2017-01-26)1135.20[24]
Angie tries to target her mother's cancer using a new technology; Walter, Malik, and Zoe use suspended animation to stop a man's internal bleeding; Julianna discovers that James used the unapproved GSS medicine on Louis Keating.

Reception

Critical reception

Pure Genius has received generally mixed reviews from television critics. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 24% "rotten" rating based on 21 professional reviews, while it holds a 78% user (non-critic) rating. The website's consensus reads, "Pure Genius is weighed down by stereotypical doctor drama trappings, suffocating its chances of bringing anything compelling and entertaining to the genre."[25] Metacritic reported a score of 43 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[26] On IMDB Pure Genius holds a 7.3/10 rating based on 2301 user reviews.

Possible cancellation

On November 21, both Variety and Deadline Hollywood reported that CBS had not ordered new episodes of Pure Genius beyond the initial 13-episode run. While not officially cancelled and no decision has yet been announced on season 2, and CBS has not cancelled the time spot prior to completing airing of the last nine episodes, Variety reports that typically "most new broadcast series launched in fall that do not see their initial episode order extended are not ultimately renewed for second seasons."[27][28]

Ratings

No. Title Air dateRating/share
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" October 27, 20161.0/46.23[12]N/AN/AN/AN/A
2 "It's Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Silk Surgery" November 3, 20160.9/35.37[13]TBDTBDTBDTBD
3 "You Must Remember This" November 10, 20160.9/35.39[14]0.62.591.57.98[29]
4 "Not Your Grandmother's Robotic Surgery" November 17, 20160.9/35.48[15]TBDTBDTBDTBD
5 "Fire and Ice" November 24, 20160.8/34.77[16]TBDTBDTBDTBD
6 "Bunker Hill, We Have a Problem" December 1, 20160.8/34.76[17]0.52.491.37.25[30]
7 "A Bunker Hill Christmas" December 8, 20161.0/35.62[18]N/A2.53N/A8.16[31]
8 "Around the World in Eight Kidneys" December 15, 20160.9/35.50[19]TBDTBDTBDTBD
9 "Grace" January 1, 20170.7/25.46[20]TBDTBDTBDTBD
10 "Hero Worship" January 5, 20170.8/35.24[21]TBDTBDTBDTBD
11 "Touch and Go" January 12, 20170.9/35.15[22]TBDTBDTBDTBD
12 "I Got This" January 19, 20170.8/35.27[23]TBDTBDTBDTBD
13 "Lift Me Up" January 26, 20170.7/35.20[24]TBDTBDTBDTBD

References

  1. ↑ Nellie Andreeva. "Training Day, Bull, MacGyver, Matt LeBlanc Comedy Picked Up By CBS". Deadline Hollywood.
  2. ↑ "CBS Announces Its 2016-2017 Primetime Lineup". The Futon Critic. May 18, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (21 November 2016). "'Pure Genius': CBS Not Ordering More Episodes Of New Medical Drama Series".
  4. ↑ Nemetz, Dave; Nemetz, Dave (22 November 2016). "Pure Genius: No Additional Episodes Ordered for CBS Freshman Drama".
  5. ↑ "Ransom, Pure Genius and Training Day cancelled by CBS".
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2016). "Dermot Mulroney To Star In CBS Pilot 'Bunker Hill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 11, 2016). "Odette Annable To Star In CBS Drama Pilot 'Bunker Hill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 29, 2016). "'The Trail': NBC Comedy Pilot Casts Krysta Rodriguez; Ward Horton Joins CBS' 'Bunker Hill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 19, 2016). "'The Jury' Pilot Casts Hina Abdullah; Brenda Song Joins 'Bunker Hill'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 28, 2016). "'The Good Place' and 'Chicago Med' adjust up, 'Pure Genius,' other CBS shows down: Thursday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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  26. ↑ "Pure Genius : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
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  30. ↑ Porter, Rick (December 21, 2016). "6 shows double in week 11 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
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