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BEST MEDICINE
Air Date: Sunday, January 04, 2026
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (BMD-101) "Docked"
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 04

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**SPECIAL ADVANCE SERIES PREMIERE** - Best Medicine - (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET / 5:00 - 6:00 PM PT LIVE TO ALL TIME ZONES) CC - HDTV 720p - Dolby Digital 5.1

BRILLIANT AND BRUSQUE RENOWNED SURGEON MARTIN BEST LEAVES HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER IN BOSTON TO BECOME THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER IN THE SMALL SEASIDE VILLAGE ON AN ALL-NEW SPECIAL ADVANCE SERIES PREMIERE OF BEST MEDICINE SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, ON FOX

Brilliant and brusque renowned surgeon Martin Best leaves his lucrative career in Boston to become the general practitioner in the small seaside village of Port Wenn, Maine. One local teacher, Louisa Gavin questions his harsh demeanor, while Martin quickly gets annoyed by the antics of its town locals, all while hiding his debilitating aversion to blood in the all-new "Docked" special advance series premiere episode of Best Medicine airing Sunday, Jan 4 (8:00 - 9:00 PM ET / 5:00 - 6:00 PM PT LIVE TO ALL TIME ZONES) on FOX. (BMD-101) (TV-14)

Cast: Josh Charles as Dr. Martin Best, Abigail Spencer as Louisa Gavin, Cree as Elaine Denton, Josh Segarra as Sheriff Mark Mylow, Annie Potts as Aunt Sarah, Stephen Spinella as Greg Garrison, Jason Veasey as George Brady, Carter Shimp as Al Large, John DiMaggio as Bert Large, Clea Lewis as Sally Mylow, Ben Lewis Dougherty as Peter Cronk, Liz Miele as Joy Cronk, Didi Conn as Geneva, Wendy Makkena as Susan Carlisle, Michael Potts as Gilbert Carlisle, Adrian Enscoe as Doug, Alexandra Sica as Harley, Leah Janae Thomas as Amelia, Josh Hoon Lee as Liam, Sandy Kim as Linda, Alison Cimmet as Sam and John Quilty as Franklin







BEST MEDICINE (FOX)
Premieres Sunday, January 4
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/4/26 - ???
STATUS:
new this winter (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from FOX's press release, November 2025) The series centers on Dr. Martin Best (Emmy Award-nominee Josh Charles), a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. Unfortunately, Martin's blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he's all they've got. Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he's really just desperate to be left the hell alone. Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their personal chaos, feuds and fantasies. What the locals don't know is that Martin's terse demeanor masks a debilitating new phobia and childhood trauma that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered. Wholly owned by FOX Entertainment, Best Medicine is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios and is distributed by FOX Entertainment Global. Ben Silverman (The Office, U.S.), Rodney Ferrell (Stick), Howard T. Owens (Stick), Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City), Mark Crowdy (Doc Martin), Philippa Braithwaite (Doc Martin), Jay Karas and Tyson Bidner are executive producers. Jamie Babbit served as an executive producer on the series' first two episodes, which he also directed. Best Medicine is based on All3Media International's successful format Doc Martin, which was produced originally in the UK by Buffalo Pictures in association with Homerun Film Productions, and brought to American audiences by Propagate Content. The series stars Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, Josh Segarra and Cree.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Abigail Spencer as Louisa Gavin
· Annie Potts as Aunt Sarah
· Cree Cicchino as Elaine Denton
· Josh Charles as Martin Best
· Josh Segarra as Mark Mylow
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Howard T. Owens as EP
· Liz Tuccillo as CRTR/EP
· Mark Crowdy as EP
· Philippa Braithwaite as EP
· Rodney Ferrell as EP
GENRE(S):
· based on a tv series
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FOX Entertainment Studios
· Propagate Content