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Red Band Society
File:Red Band Society (American TV Series) Logo.jpg
Genre
Based onPolseres vermelles by Albert Espinosa
Developed byMargaret Nagle
Starring
Narrated byGriffin Gluck
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsAtlanta, Georgia
Running time42–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2014 (2014-09-17) –
present

Red Band Society is an American teen medical comedy-drama television series on Fox for the 2014–15 American television season developed by Margaret Nagle. The series premiered on September 17, 2014.[1]

Based upon the Catalan drama series Polseres vermelles, the series is a dramedy focused on a group of teenagers living together as patients in a hospital's pediatric ward.[2]

On November 26, 2014, it was confirmed the show would stop production after its original 13-episode order, and the show was pulled from the schedule after episode 10.[3]

On January 12, 2015, FOX announced that the series is cancelled and that the final three remaining episodes would begin airing on January 31.[4]

Cast and characters

Main

Main cast at the premier event, from left to right: Brian Bradley (Astro), Dave Annable, Nolan Sotillo, Ciara Bravo, Griffin Gluck, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Zoe Levin, Octavia Spencer, and Charlie Rowe.

Recurring

Development

A remake of Polseres vermelles, known in English as The Red Band Society, was originally developed for ABC in 2011 by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman, but the network chose to not move forward after first production stages.[6] In November 2013, Fox announced a new project to bring an adaptation of the Catalan television show in the United States held by Warm Springs and Boardwalk Empire writer Margaret Nagle.[6] On January 17, 2014, the project received a pilot order, plus additional backup scripts.[6]

On May 6, 2014, Fox picked up the pilot with a series order for the 2014–15 season.[2]

On January 12th, 2015, FOX announced the cancellation after 1 season meaning it will not return for the 2015-16 season, the show is set to end on February 7th, 2015.

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Alfonso Gomez-RejonTeleplay and Television Story by:
Margaret Nagle		September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17)4.10[7]
Queen bee Kara collapses during cheerleading practice and is admitted to Ocean Park Hospital, where she meets and clashes with some of the other residents of the pediatric ward – Charlie, Emma, Leo, and Dash. Jordi, who believes that he has osteosarcoma, has run away from home to be treated by Dr. Adam McAndrew and after some hesitation, he is admitted. He is scheduled to have his leg removed the next day and bonds with Leo, who has also lost his leg to cancer.
2"Sole Searching"Jason EnslerMargaret NagleSeptember 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)3.43[8]
During Jordi's operation, Dr. McAndrew finds that the cancer had spread and was a more serious type than they had originally thought. Upon finding out that Jordi gets to keep his leg, Leo becomes jealous and blows off physical therapy to attend a frat party. Kara's mother arrives at the hospital with her partner, whom Kara despises, and they try to brainstorm ways to move Kara up on the organ donor list. Emma tries to get Kara and her Moms to make amends.
3"Liar, Liar Pants on Fire"Tricia BrockStory by: David Zabel
Teleplay by: Alison McDonald & Robert Sudduth		October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01)3.53[9]
Everyone is confused when Jordi's mother, Eva, shows up at the hospital after he had told them all that she had previously died. She was also the woman that Dr. McAndrew had encountered at a bar the night before. Eva is shown to have been an absentee mother who had left Jordi with his grandmother at a young age and Jordi is skeptical of her sudden interest in parenting. Dr. McAndrew tries to initiate amends in the light of Jordi's cancer diagnosis. Meanwhile, Leo tries to make things right with Emma, after he picks up on how close Emma and Jordi are becoming. Also, Nurse Jackson keeps a close eye on Kara to make sure she stays drug-free before her drug test.
4"There's No Place Like Homecoming"Elizabeth Allen RosenbaumBill Krebs & Natalie KrinskyOctober 8, 2014 (2014-10-08)2.92[10]
Kara is excited to return to school and attend homecoming, under the supervision of Nurse Brittany, who also invites introvert Emma. Leo is revealed to have received an athletic scholarship to Stanford before he lost a leg to cancer. Wanting to get back to his sport as soon as possible, Nurse Jackson arranges for some special training. At the dance, Kara is furious when she realizes that everyone now pities her. Leo also shows up to the dance to keep Emma company. Emma meets two girls who praise her super skinny figure, which does nothing to help her anorexia. Meanwhile, Jordi starts to enjoy having his mother around, although Nurse Jackson feels very differently. After seeing the realities of Jordi's condition, Eva slips away from the hospital at night while Jordi watches from his window, realizing that his mother had never really changed.
5"So Tell Me What You Want What You Really Really Want"Dan LernerAnna FrickeOctober 15, 2014 (2014-10-15)3.17[11]
Charlie's backstory is explained and the storyline flashes back to the night that he had gotten into a car accident while his father, Nick, was driving. Nick had unbuckled Charlie's seatbeat for him so he could lie down, right before a truck had struck them. Nurse Jackson was with him the night he went into the operating room and had promised him that she would be there right when he woke up. However, Charlie had extensive injuries and never woke up from surgery, thus resulting in his comatose state. His parents have been estranged ever since. Two legal men show up to assess Charlie's situation and confer that he most likely won't ever wake up. Nurse Jackson refuses to accept this, while his parents slowly come to terms. Jordi starts the emancipation process and a love triangle heats up between him, Leo, and Emma. Kara agrees to help Dash if he gives her inside information about the organ donor list.
6"Ergo Ego"Jason EnslerJeannine RenshawNovember 5, 2014 (2014-11-05)2.88[12]
Kara experiences more heart complications. She meets Hunter, a mysterious patient, along the way who seems to be the only one who can leave Kara speechless. Nurse Jackson continues her effort to get alternative treatment for Charlie. Dr. McAndrew's ex-fiancee, Dr. Erin Grace, returns to Ocean Park, sparking jealousy in Brittany, who has found herself with a crush. Things become heated between Leo and Jordi as they wait on Emma's decision as to who she wants to pursue. She chooses Leo and they get back together, Jordi sees them and gets furious. He then runs to the rooftop where Dash tries to calm him down, but Jordi takes his Red Band off and throws it across the roof, leaving Dash speechless. Dr. McAndrew agrees to let a foreign doctor treat Charlie, much to Nurse Jackson's delight. However, he lets her know that switching Charlie's blood samples would cause her to get suspended from the hospital.
7"Know Thyself"Griffin DunneRachel ShukertNovember 12, 2014 (2014-11-12)2.83[13]
Dash and Leo wanted to get the entire group together to figure out a way to get Nurse Jackson back into Ocean Park Hospital. However, Leo had also planned for two of his older friends to come visit him. He and Emma leave shortly after Leo receives a text that his friends were 5 minutes away. Hunter comes to tell the others that there were other things that mattered more and brings them on a little adventure. They enter places that only the staff could enter using a stolen pass. Eventually they are caught and they run everywhere to escape from nurses and doctors but they were still busted. Meanwhile, Emma and Leo went to lunch with Leo's friends. Emma, being anorexic, says she is not hungry. Leo's friends seem surprised. When they return to the hospital, things become shaky between Leo and Emma. Leo tries to fix things, and eventually succeeds with the two eating chocolate covered marshmallows. He returns to his ward only to see Dr. McAndrew talking to the others. Dash looks out of breath, however no one had known that he had missed two of his oxygen treatments, causing him to be out of breath. Dash talks back to doctor McAndrew and starts to cough blood. Upon receiving the news, nurse Jackson rushes back to the hospital, and meets doctor McAndrew. Doctor McAndrew informs Jackson that he had lifted her suspension. She goes to see Charlie and finds that his eyes have opened.
8"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"Mark PiznarskiBill KrebsNovember 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)2.90[14]
Dr. Naday comes to Ocean Park Hospital, although his approach to treatment has Nurse Jackson questioning that decision. Meanwhile, Emma, Dash and Jordi search of the perfect gift, and Kara learns the truth about Hunter.
9"How Did We Get Here?"Tricia BrockGina FattoreNovember 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)2.46[15]
Emma and Leo find themselves on the verge of being released from Ocean Park. Leo is ahead of schedule with his physical therapy and Emma convincingly lies to her therapist about her progress with anorexia. Meanwhile, pop star Delaney Shaw checks into the hospital for exhaustion and Dash and Jordi see this as an opportunity to go after some life goals. Nurse Jackson warns Kara against getting further involved with Hunter to avoid getting hurt. Also, Dr. McAndrew wants Dr. Grace back, but ends up sleeping with Brittany, who is left hurt when he tells her that it was nothing but a one-night stand. In the end, while Leo is ordered to stay for another few weeks, Emma is allowed to be released. Her frustrations with everyone, especially Leo, in regards to her eating disorder finally come out and Leo begs her stay to get better, but she leaves her red band behind and says goodbye.
10"What I Did For Love"Todd HollandRina MimounDecember 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)3.03[16]
Leo is depressed over Emma's departure and Kara overhears Hunter opting to checkout of the hospital while he waits on a liver. Delaney's friend visits Jordi in hopes of obtaining painkillers and while he initially objects, he later finds out that he needs to come up with the money for emancipation quicker than he thought. Meanwhile, Emma's reunion with her family is rocky. She harbors resentment towards her mother for sparingly visiting her while she was in the hospital and sees how her disorder has affected her younger sister. Her father reveals to her that her grandmother also had an eating disorder and this sends her into a tailspin. Leo and Kara venture out of the hospital and ponder about their futures when they leave Ocean Park. That night, the two hook up in Kara's car. Just as Hunter is about to walk out of the hospital, he is notified that they found him a liver and he has his surgery. Meanwhile, Dr. Neday has made some progress with Charlie, who is now able to communicate through a computer via eye recognition. He also shows some romantic interest in Nurse Jackson, who wants to avoid an inter-office relationship. Brittany is still reeling from her fling with Dr. McAndrew. After Emma's family forces her to have dinner, she locks herself in the bathroom to purge and a little while later, her father finds her passed out on the bathroom floor.
11"The Guilted Age"Dan LernerRobert SudduthJanuary 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)[17]N/A
12"We'll Always Have Paris"Robert Duncan McNeilUnknownFebruary 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)[18]N/A
13"Waiting for Superman"N/AN/AFebruary 7, 2015 (2015-02-07)[19]N/A

Reception

Red Band Society has received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 60%, based on 47 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Its premise may be questionable and its light-hearted tone is occasionally overbearing, but Red Band Society succeeds on the strength of its young characters."[20] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 58 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[21]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Ratings/Share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		DVR
18-49 		DVR Viewers
(millions) 		Total
18-49 		Total Viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" September 17, 2014 (2014-09-17) 1.3/4[7] 4.10[7] — — — —
2 "Sole Searching" September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24) 1.1/3[8] 3.43[8] 0.9 2.36 2.0 5.79[22]
3 "Liar, Liar Pants on Fire" October 1, 2014 (2014-10-01) 1.1/3[9] 3.33[9] 0.8 — 1.9[23] —
4 "There's No Place Like Homecoming" October 8, 2014 (2014-10-08) 0.9/3[10] 2.92[10] 0.8 — 1.7[24] —
5 "So Tell Me What You Want What You Really Really Want" October 15, 2014 (2014-10-15) 1.0/3[11] 3.17[11] 0.7 — 1.7[25] —
6 "Ergo Ego" November 5, 2014 (2014-11-05) 0.9/3[12] 2.88[12] 0.7 — 1.6[26] —
7 "Know Thyself" November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12) 0.9/3[13] 2.83[13] — — — —
8 "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19) 0.9/3[14] 2.90[14] 0.6 — 1.5[27] —
9 "How Did We Get Here?" November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) 0.7/2[15] 2.46[15] — — — —
10 "What I Did For Love" December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03) 0.9/3[16] 3.03[16] 0.6 — 1.5[28] —
11 "The Guilted Age" January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31) — — — — — —
12 "We'll Always Have Paris" February 7, 2015 (2015-02-07) — — — — — —
13 "Waiting for Superman" February 14, 2015 (2015-02-14) — — — — — —

References

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  3. ^ Nellie Andreeva (November 26, 2014). "'Red Band Society' Pulled From Schedule, Will Stop Production After 13 Episodes" (Press release). Deadline News. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
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  17. ^ http://www.enstarz.com/articles/58956/20150112/red-band-society-cancelled-fox-confirms-show-will-air-final-three-episodes-find-out-show-s-surprising-new-timeslot-video.htm/
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  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 13, 2014). "Premiere Week Live+7 Ratings: NBC, CBS Win Network Race, 'Gotham', 'How To Get Away With Murder' Lead DVR Gains". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
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