Scoop: THE GOOD DOCTOR on ABC - Monday, October 23, 2017

On the episode “Point Three Percent” – While in the exam area of St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Shaun Murphy encounters a young patient who looks eerily similar to his deceased brother, Steve. After discovering his parents have hidden his diagnosis from him, Shaun struggles to understand why he doesn’t deserve to hear the truth about his own health. Meanwhile, the team can’t figure out what keeps triggering their patients’ increasingly severe allergic reactions and races to find the cause before the next one kills another patient. “The Good Doctor” airs MONDAY, OCTOBER 23 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network. 
 
The series stars Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez, Chuku Modu as Dr. Jared Kalu, Beau Garrett as Jessica Preston, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman and Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki.
 
The series is from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios. David Shore is writer and executive producer. Daniel Dae Kim, David Kim and Sebastian Lee are also executive producers.
 
“Point Three Percent” was written by David Hoselton and directed by Larry Teng.
 
“The Good Doctor” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.