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Season 1 – Nurse Jackie

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Emergency room nurse Jackie Peyton does everything she can to provide her patients with the best care possible while navigating the waters of a crumbling health-care system. But she has a secret that is increasingly difficult to keep from people -- she relies on Vicodin and Adderall to get her through high-stress shifts at a New York hospital, where she isn't above bending the rules to keep things running smoothly in the face of indifferent doctors, penny-pinching bean counters and miles of bureaucratic red tape.
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Critics Consensus

Edie Falco's subtle and grounded performance mixed with whimsical comedy make for some sweet medicine on Nurse Jackie .

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Rebecca Nicholson Guardian Its episodes are only half an hour long; it's bleak as a comedy and silly as a drama; and it's got a fairly despicable female lead. All of which, of course, makes for fantastically entertaining TV. Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Suzanne Gordon The Atlantic A series like Nurse Jackie is a rare gem because it manages to entertain, instruct, and debunk traditional stereotypes about nursing all at the same time. Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Caryn James The Daily Beast Falco is piercingly good, enough to make you wish the writing was as sharp as her performance; Jackie's character is a walking emotional landmine, roaming through too many hackneyed medical-show dilemmas. Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Tom Gliatto People Magazine The series isn't breaking any new ground, but Falco gives us a Jackie with no fuss or apologies: just direct, bedrock believability. Dec 26, 2018 Full Review Eric Goldman IGN Movies A top-notch supporting cast, a funny, wry tone and some really solid writing rounded out this satisfying season Rated: 9/10 Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Michael Sullivan Collider Maybe it's simply Edie Falco's pitch-perfect performance, or a strong, multi-faceted, impeccably realized female role crafted by writers Liz Brixius, Evan Dunsky and Linda Wallem. Either way, Nurse Jackie makes for a fascinating character study. Dec 22, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Edie Falco as a addictive nurse in the ICU. Living a problematic life at all fronts. Swept in chaos and darkness, she somewhat escapes the black hole. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Evan Dunsky

Creator

Liz Brixius

Creator

Linda Wallem

Creator

Edie Falco

Jackie Peyton

Eve Best

Dr. Eleanor O'Hara

Peter Facinelli

Dr. Cooper

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 8, 2009 Pilot A veteran nurse bends the rules to create something good from a patient's death, while hiding an addiction to pain killers. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 15, 2009 Sweet 'n All Jackie and her husband are concerned about their daughter; the hospital administrator drinks Jackie's spiked coffee. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 22, 2009 Chicken Soup An elderly patient treats heart disease with chicken soup; Jackie discusses her daughter's anxiety with Dr. O'Hara; Eddie learns he is being replaced. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 29, 2009 School Nurse Jackie and Kevin consider enrolling Grace in private school; Dr. O'Hara must endure a boy's emotional thanks; Zoey loses a patient. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 6, 2009 Daffodil Jackie breaks rules to help a girl, caring for her mother; Mrs. Akalitus tasers herself; O'Hara treats Zoey to a meal. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 13, 2009 Tiny Bubbles An old friend of Jackie's checks into the hospital with terminal lung cancer; Dr. Cooper's mother has a gall bladder attack and reveals a family secret. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 20, 2009 Steak Knife A man is attacked by his date's ex-husband; Mrs. Akalitus takes charge of a foundling; O'Hara has a personal crisis. Details Episode 8 Aired Jul 27, 2009 Pupil Jackie discovers a new temp nurse is abusing drugs; Mrs. Akalitus continues to care for the foundling; Coop tells Eddie that Jackie has a child. Details Episode 9 Aired Aug 3, 2009 Nose Bleed Jackie admits a dying patient she previously treated; O'Hara tells a sister Jackie's secrets; an organ donation form is forged. Details Episode 10 Aired Aug 10, 2009 Ring Finger Jackie uses an unusual ploy to get Coop off her back; O'Hara helps Jackie remove her wedding ring; Jackie begins mother-daughter dance lessons with Grace. Details Episode 11 Aired Aug 17, 2009 Pill-O-Matix Eddie is replaced by a machine; Zoey administers the wrong dose of a painkiller; parents come forward to claim the baby that Akalitus is caring for. Details Episode 12 Aired Aug 24, 2009 Health Care and Cinema Kevin invites Jackie to a midnight rendezvous; the movie critic wakes; Eddie learns the truth about Jackie's family; O'Hara's mother is admitted. Details

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Season Info

Director
Steve Buscemi, Craig Zisk, Scott Ellis, Paul Feig, Allen Coulter
Creator
Evan Dunsky, Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem
Executive Producer
Evan Dunsky, Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, John P. Melfi
Screenwriter
Rick Cleveland, Nancy Fichman, Taii K. Austin, John Hilary Shepherd, Jennifer Hope, Evan Dunsky, Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem
Network
Showtime
Rating
TV-MA (L|S)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 8, 2009