With few exceptions, most medical dramas have been and still are relationship-based on a medical background. It’s about the path leading from point A to point B.They’re both addictive, compelling, and groundbreaking medical dramas that chronicle the happenings in emergency departments. At the time, medical shows very much followed a formula focused on a patient or case of the week. Subscribe to the newsletter for deep ER and medical-drama insights Discover deeper context on ER, The Pitt, and the evolution of medical dramas. We all love a good medical binge, and The Pitt should be experienced in full.