By Vickii Byram
Station 19: Born to Run
Seven Network, 11.30pm, Monday
The Station 19 crew responds to a drunk driver scene, which you could be forgiven for thinking comes from the same playbook as 911's storyline of last week which also involved a drunk driver. Unfortunately it's an all-too-often scenario based on real life.
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This series is a spin-off from its highly successful mother ship Grey's Anatomy and often involves crossover story lines.
After all, it makes perfect sense to see firefighters and paramedics deliver rescued patients to a hospital, where former surgical resident Ben Warren (Jason George) - now firefighter and PRT physician - converses with his wife, chief of surgery Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson).
It is the same premise which has spawned many a franchise - Law and Order, CSI, NCIS, and the current trilogy Chicago PD, Fire and Med.
Meanwhile, Dean Miller (Okieriete Onaodowan) is given sage advice, following the birth of his child, from former Captain Pruitt Herrera (Miguel Sandoval, who doesn't seem to have aged since his role as District Attorney Manuel Devalos on Medium, 2005-2011).
Throwing another curve into his multi-layered character, new station Captain Robert Sullivan (Boris Kodjoe) seeks help for an opioid addiction (post surgery following an accident in the Aid Car) from Grey's Anatomy neurosurgeon and former drug and alcohol addict Dr Amelia Shepherd.
Poor Wandering One, Tuesday, 11.15pm. When an Army veteran threatens to blow up a pawn shop, Sullivan reflects on his time as a Marine to deescalate the situation.
Studio 10
Ten Network, 8am, Monday to Friday
While host Tristan MacManus is on parental leave Beau Ryan is keeping his seat warm at Studio 10.
Fresh from traipsing around the country for The Amazing Race Australia, Ryan's trademark charisma, unpredictability, and hosting skills will add some spice to the Studio 10 panel.
Steering the ship and trying to keep Ryan in line is co-host Sarah Harris with Angela Bishop dishing the entertainment goss and Narelda Jacobs delivering the headlines.
"I'm super pumped to be joining Sarah and the gang as well as helping out my good mate Tristan. Studio 10 have been great to me so I can't wait to see what we'll get up to," Ryan says.
New Amsterdam: Pressure Drop
Nine Network, 9.30pm, Wednesday
When it came to dealing with unprecedented challenges of the pandemic in the third season of this medical drama, it has been handled with sensitivity and a basis in what is the new normal.
This unique medical drama follows the brilliant and charming Dr Max Goodwin, the institution's medical director who sets out to tear up the bureaucracy and provide exceptional care. His mantra is: "How can we help?".
This episode proves the show isn't out of hot-wired issues to throw at the doctors just yet.
Max implements sweeping changes to the hospital's sustainability practices. Bloom returns from a much-needed vacation and Reynolds treats a young patient with deadly heat stroke.
Meanwhile, resident psychiatrist Iggy, himself in need of therapy, discovers a dangerous situation with a former patient.