Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
Title card for Season 3 of Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital
Genre Factual
Created by John McAvoy
Starring St Vincent's Hospital Staff
Narrated by Sacha Horler
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 29
Production
Producer(s) Claire Haywood
Location(s) St Vincent's Hospital
Running time 60 minutes (Including commercials)
Production company(s) Eyeworks Australia
Broadcast
Original channel Crime & Investigation Network (2012-2013)
Nine Network (2014-present)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original run 2 February 2012 – present
External links
Website

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital is an Australian factual television show that looks at the work of the Emergency Department at St Vincent's Hospital in Darlinghurst, New South Wales. This observational documentary series began on the Crime and Investigation Network on 2 February 2012.[1] A second season began on February 14, 2013.[2] A third season began in 2014 on the free-to-air Nine Network and currently airs 7:30 pm Thursdays.[3]

The show was created and produced by John McAvoy.[4] It is narrated by Australian actress Sacha Horler.[5]

Overview

St Vincent's Hospital's emergency department, located in Sydney's inner-city, is one of the busiest in Australia with 42,000 patients presenting each year.[6] It is a level one trauma centre with a catchment area that includes many of Sydney's bustling nightlife spots including the infamous Kings Cross very close to the hospital, Sydney's CBD, Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction and Coogee Beach. The hospital's inner-city location in Australia's most populous city makes for the most diverse catchment area in Australia. Common conditions seen in St Vincent's include homelessness, drug-and-alcohol-related-violence, gang-related violence and drug-and-alcohol-abuse. The program observes the fast-paced work of the emergency department's dedicated doctors and nurses and their interactions with patients and each other.

Episodes

Season 3

No. in series No. in season Original air date Viewers Daily Rank
21 1 16 October 2014 713,000 [7] 9
22 2 23 October 2014 683,000 [8] 9
23 3 30 October 2014 709,000 [9] 8
24 4 6 November 2014 840,000 [10] 7
25 5 13 November 2014 761,000 [11] 6
26 6 20 November 2014 726,000 [12] 8
27 7 27 November 2014 620,000 [13] 9
28 8 11 December 2014 607,000 [14] 11
29 9 18 December 2014

Featured Doctors and Nurses

Season 1

Season 2

Source

Reception

Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital has been praised by critics. Graeme Blundell of The Australian applauded the program, writing "It is thoughtful, thorough, emotional and professional and, rare for reality TV, leaves us with more questions than answers and more hope than despair." [15]

In its first two seasons on the CI Network, Kings Cross ER became the highest rating documentary series in Australian subscription television history.[16] It was subsequently acquired by the Nine Network and its ratings increased on the free-to-air channel.

Logie Awards

Year Nominee Award Result
2013 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital Most Outstanding Factual Program Nominated
2014 Kings Cross ER: St Vincent's Hospital Most Outstanding Factual Program Won

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2012/01/airdate-king-cross-er-st-vincents-hospital.html
  2. ↑ http://www.foxtel.com.au/whats-on/foxtel-insider/kings-cross-erseries-2-starts-february-14-209346.htm/
  3. ↑ http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/kings-cross-er/
  4. ↑ http://www.citv.com.au/kings-cross-er/about/production-credits.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.rgmvoices.com.au/portfolios/sacha-horler
  6. ↑ "Emergency Department". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/thursday-16-october-2014.html
  8. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/thursday-23-october-2014.html
  9. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/10/thursday-30-october-2014.html
  10. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/thursday-6-november-2014.html
  11. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/thursday-13-november-2014.html
  12. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/thursday-20-november-2014.html
  13. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/11/thursday-27-november-2014.html
  14. ↑ http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/12/thursday-11-december-2014.html
  15. ↑ Blundell, Graeme (February 9, 2013). "Dark angles, good angels in Kings Cross ER". Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  16. ↑ http://www.eyeworks.tv/countries/australia/overview

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