YOU HAVE TO TELL THE TRUTH EVENTUALLY ON ABC'S 'THE GOOD DOCTOR'

"Middle Ground" - As Shaun pushes back against Dr. Melendez in order to treat a gravely ill hospital janitor and deal with the return of Lea, Dr. Lim risks a lawsuit and her career to help a teenage girl repair the damage caused by an archaic custom. Meanwhile, Dr. Glassman exercises demanding oversight with Dr. Blaize in choosing a doctor for his brain surgery, on the "The Good Doctor," MONDAY, DEC. 24 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/1/18)

The series stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki, Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park and Paige Spara as Lea.

Guest starring is Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Marina Blaize and Necar Zadegan as Dr. Jordan Ko.

The series is from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios. David Shore is writer and executive producer. Daniel Dae Kim, David Kim, Erin Gunn and Sebastian Lee are also executive producers. Seth Gordon directed the pilot and is also an executive producer.

"Middle Ground" was written by David Shore and directed by Steve Robin.

"The Good Doctor" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This episode carries a TV-14, D parental guideline.