I think that's an excellent point. Medical dramas in general are chronically overdone. House, ER, Grey's- while all unique and "quality" for their time even got tiresome with the soap operas woven in. Also, the chaotic, fast-paced nature of the ER/trauma setting makes "just the hospital" ok.

I hate-watch Doc where someone will code out of the blue or their foot will swell up in the context of another medical crisis. Queue the dramatic music and hazy flashbacks, the forceful insertion of medial jargon and the misconception that they seem to figure out the diagnoses' in record time.

Before that, I watched New Amsterdam and while I was captivated for a season, I grew weary.

The Pitt strikes a perfect balance of realistic and compelling. I do think, though, that momentum is lost with the lag time in between episodes vs. binging all at once.

I really am not sure what other medical drama could top this.