Season 2

The **second season** of the American television series, *The Good Doctor,* was ordered on March 7, 2018 by ABC, and premiered on September 24, 2018 on ABC. It premiered in Canada on CTV on Mondays at 10pm.

## Cast

### Starring

* Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy (18/18)
* Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez (18/18)
* Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne (18/18)
* Chuku Modu as Dr. Jared Kalu (1/18)
* Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki (10/18)
* Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick (18/18)
* Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park (18/18)
* Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim (18/18)
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo (15/18)
* Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews (13/18)
* Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman (18/18)

### Guest Starring

* Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Marina Blaize (6/18)
* Dan Bucktinsky as Spence (1/18)
* Reiko Aylesworth as Sam DeLeon (1/18)
* Daniel Dae Kim as Dr. Jackson Han (4/18)
* Jasika Nicole as Dr. Carly Lever (3/18)

## Trivia

* Chuku Modu did not return to the series following his character's departure (Dr. Jared Kalu) in the previous season's season finale, "More".
	+ He was however, in the first episode of Season 2, "Hello", albeit still credited as a series regular.
* Will Yun Lee, Fiona Gubelmann, Christina Chang and Paige Spara were promoted to series regulars.
* Lisa Edelstein will recur in the season and to which she is reunited with David Shore from which they worked together on their previous series *House M.D.* before she left after seven seasons.
* The table read for the first episode occurred on June 25, 2018, while filming began 2 days later on June 27, 2018.
* On September 19, 2018, it was announced that Beau Garrett (Jessica Preston) would not be returning for Season 2 of *The Good Doctor*.
* On January 9, 2019, it was announced that executive producer Daniel Dae Kim will return to his role on the show as the new Chief of Surgery of St. Bonaventure Hospital.
* On June 26, 2019 The Good Doctor was honored to receive The Most Watched Drama in the World award from the 2019 Monte Carlo TV Festival.
* On August 9, 2019 it was revealed via the shows official twitter handle that the second season was now available via DVD and digital.

## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor Season 2 Teaser Promo (HD)The Good Doctor - Returns September 24The Good Doctor Season 2 Trailer (HD)
## References

1. ↑ http://deadline.com/2018/03/the-good-doctor-renewed-season-2-abc-1202315499/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ABC Announces Fall 2018 Premiere Dates - SpoilerTV
3. ↑ ABC Announces Fall 2018 Schedule - SpoilerTV
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Good Doctor - Season 2 - Daniel Dae Kim to Recur" - SpoilerTV
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/TheTLMoran/status/1007328116069449728
6. ↑ Happy 1st day of shooting #TheGoodDoctor Season 2! - @SLfrom
7. ↑ Off to a great start! Very exciting! #FreddieHighmore #TheGoodDoctor - @TheTLMoran
8. ↑ Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 24th September 2018 - SpoilerTV
9. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/07/upcoming-episode-titles-various-shows\_15.html
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Good Doctor - Episode 2.02 - Middle Ground - Synopsis - SpoilerTV
11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 "Shows A-Z - good doctor, the on abc" - TheFutonCritic.com
12. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 1st October 2018" - SpoilerTV
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://twitter.com/TheTLMoran/status/1026932695543078912
14. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 8th October 2018" - SpoilerTV
15. ↑ https://www.disneyabcpress.com/abc/shows/thegooddoctor/episodes/tough-titmouse/
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 'The Good Doctor - Episode 2.04 - Tough Titmouse - Press Release' - SpoilerTV
17. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 15th October 2018" - SpoilerTV
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.05 - Carrots - Promo + Press Release" - SpoilerTV
19. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 29th October 2018" - SpoilerTV
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.06 - Two-Ply (or Not Two-Ply) - Press Release" - SpoilerTV
21. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 5th November 2018" - SpoilerTV
22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.07 - Hubert - Press Release" - SpoilerTV
23. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 12th November 2018" - SpoilerTV
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.08 - Stories - Promo + Press Release" - SpoilerTV
25. ↑ "Final Adjusted TV Ratings for Monday 19th November 2018" - SpoilerTV
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.09 - Empathy - Press Release" - SpoilerTV
27. ↑ ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’ and ‘The Good Doctor’ adjust down: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.10 - Quarantine - Promo, Promotional Photos + Press Release" - SpoilerTV
29. ↑ ‘Arrow’ adjusts up, ‘The Neighborhood’ adjusts down: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
30. ↑ ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘The Neighborhood,’ ‘Magnum P.I.’ adjust up, ‘Bull’ adjusts down: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
31. ↑ ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘The Passage,’ everything else unchanged: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 "The Good Doctor - Episode 2.13 - Xin - Press Release" - SpoilerTV
33. ↑ ‘Magnum P.I.’ adjusts up: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
34. ↑ ‘The Bachelor,’ ‘The Neighborhood,’ ‘The Passage,’ all other shows hold: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
35. ↑ ‘The Good Doctor,’ ‘Man with a Plan,’ ‘The Bachelor,’ all others hold: Monday final ratings - TV By The Numbers
36. ↑ ‘The Voice,’ ‘Man With a Plan,’ ‘Bull,’ all others unchanged: Monday final ratings - TV By the Numbers
37. ↑ ‘The Voice,’ ‘The Passage’ adjust up, ‘The Resident’ adjusts down: Monday final ratings
38. ↑ ‘Man with a Plan’ adjusts up, ‘The Good Doctor’ adjusts down: Monday final ratings
39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `newcast`
40. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `chuku`
41. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2018/06/the-good-doctor-season-2-lisa-edelstein.html
42. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `filming`
43. ↑ ‘The Good Doctor’: Beau Garrett Not Returning For Season 2 - Deadline
44. ↑ https://twitter.com/GoodDoctorABC/status/1144030698375806976
45. ↑ https://twitter.com/GoodDoctorABC/status/1159856943047041024