The Pitt Vs. St. Denis Medical, Comparing 2025’s Two Best New Medical Shows

In 2025, The Pitt has gotten a lot of attention since the hit TV show has become so successful that plans for a second season were quickly announced. The Pitt is great for many reasons, including the way it depicts the realities of the healthcare system, the fact that it features good male role models, and fans love the show’s characters. The Pitt fans have also been blown away by the show’s many powerful moments, including when Dr. Robby had a mental breakdown and when Dr. McKay was arrested.

On top of The Pitt making Noah Wyly richer in 2025, the year also included another new medical show called St. Denis Medical. While St. Denis Medical’s first episode debuted in 2024, most of the truly fantastic and utterly hilarious first season aired in 2025. Given that St. Denis Medical and The Pitt are 2025’s two best new medical shows, it is fascinating to compare them.

The Pitt And St. Denis Medical Are Wildly Different Medical Shows

The reason why there have been so many successful medical shows over the years is that there are millions of fans who are captivated by what doctors and nurses go through. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense that it often seems like there are a slew of new medical shows each year.

Even though it feels like there are new medical shows premiering all the time, the truth is that many of them are awful. Thankfully, for everyone who loves medical shows, 2025 has turned out to be a wonderful year for the genre thanks to two new series.

In 2025, The Pitt premiered and most of St. Denis Medical’s first season debuted in 2025, after the first five episodes aired in 2024. Given that they rejuvenated the medical show landscape in 2025, it is interesting to compare The Pitt and St. Denis Medical since they are such different shows.

Okay, right off the hop, there is simply no denying that The Pitt is a masterpiece and St. Denis Medical isn’t. With that in mind, it should go without saying that, in terms of artistic merit, it is The Pitt that is the superior show.

2025’s Best Shows, According to Vulture

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Andor, season two
The Rehearsal, season two
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
#1 Happy Family USA
North of North
Dying for Sex
The Studio
Adolescence
A Thousand Blows
Common Side Effects
Severance, season two
American Primeval
Asura
The Pitt
The Traitors, season three
Abbott Elementary, season four

Frankly, it would just be silly not to point that out, since there is a very strong argument that The Pitt is the best medical show ever produced.

Why The Pitt Is The Best Medical Show Ever Created

After only one season, The Pitt has quickly become the best medical show ever created.

That said, when comparing the two shows, it should also be noted that there are ways in which St. Denis Medical is arguably a better show than The Pitt. Funnily enough, one of the ways to make that claim is to point out that St. Denis Medical is arguably a better show for viewers with medical needs to watch.

Before co-creating St. Denis Medical, Justin Spitzer created the wildly underrated sitcom Superstore, which really deserves a lot more fans. In November 2024, Variety published an article labeling St. Denis Medical as a worthy sitcom successor to Superstore.

An article on the Mayo Clinic’s website points to evidence that laughter truly is a great stress release. That article lists a wide array of positive effects that laughter has on someone’s health, both in the short term and the long term.

Since St. Denis Medical is a funny show and The Pitt is very intense, the Mayo Clinic’s article therefore proves that the sitcom is better for your health than the medical drama.

On the other hand, when fans want to watch a medical show that will make them think about things on a deeper level, there is no doubt that they should watch The Pitt. After all, there are many ways that The Pitt introduces ideas to viewers that will make them think.

The Pitt’s Best Characters, According to Collider
The Pitt Character	Rank
Dennis Whitaker	#10
Victoria Javadi	#9
Dr. Trinity Santos	#8
Dr. Cassie McKay	#7
Dr. Samira Mohan	#6
Dr. Frank Langdon	#5
Dana Evans	#4
Dr. Mel King	#3
Dr. Heather Collins	#2
Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch	#1

Right off the hop, the most obvious way that The Pitt will make viewers think is that the show helps viewers understand doctors and nurses more. While people can sometimes think of Emergency Room doctors and nurses as simply having a job, like almost everyone does, The Pitt depicts a much more important truth. Emergency Room medical workers deserve a lot more support and admiration from society as they have to cope with unbelievable levels of stress.

On top of that, The Pitt does an excellent job of introducing a slew of different societal issues in meaningful ways. In fact, The Pitt tactfully addresses so many issues that there is no way to list them all here.

The Pitt’s Final Moments Featured A Very Revealing Line Of Dialogue Fans Are Overlooking

The final moments of The Pitt’s Season 1 finale included a revealing line of dialogue that most fans seem to be overlooking.

Putting aside the reasons why people would want to watch The Pitt or St. Denis Medical, there are more concrete ways to compare the two shows. Most notably, when comparing the two shows, it makes sense to look at how many people watched both series.

According to the website TV Series Finale, every episode of St. Denis Medical’s first season received somewhere between 2 million and 3.746 million viewers. In the modern media landscape, those are solid numbers for a TV show.

However, TV Line reports that the first season of The Pitt averaged more than 10 million viewers per episode. Needless to say, The Pitt reigns supreme in terms of viewership.

At the end of the day, St. Denis Medical and The Pitt both tied in arguably the most important way for everyone involved in producing the shows. Both The Pitt and St. Denis Medical were renewed for a second season before their first seasons finished airing.

Since we will get to see more of them both, The Pitt and St. Denis Medical tied in another way. Both medical shows were very entertaining and deserve to be watched by more people.

Comparing St. Denis Medical And The Pitt’s Cast Members

Another thing that The Pitt and St. Denis Medical have in common is the way that both shows were cast. After all, the teams behind both shows blended together casts made up of mostly relative newbies with one or two headlining names.

This Scene From ‘The Pitt’ Was So Meaningful It Changed Noah Wyle’s Life

‘The Pitt’ is such a powerful show that a scene from it managed to change the life of its star, Noah Wyle.

In The Pitt’s case, the show’s main headline star is Noah Wyle. Previously the star of ER, Noah’s involvement in The Pitt connected the new show to one of the best medical dramas in television history.

St. Denis Medical cast two actors who have dedicated fan followings, David Alan Grier and Wendi McLendon-Covey. David first became famous thanks to In Living Color, and he has become a legitimate comedy legend who has so many impressive credits that there isn’t enough room to list them here. In addition to starring in the movie Bridesmaids, Wendi also headlined the celebrated sitcoms Reno 911! and The Goldbergs. It is also worth noting that before starring in St. Denis Medical, Allison Tolman made a name for herself due to her work in shows like Fargo.

In addition to including some big names, The Pitt and St. Denis Medical have also introduced fans to many talented actors.

In St. Denis Medical’s case, viewers were bound to find Kahyun Kim, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, and Kaliko Kauahi hilarious. Although he only has a supporting role, Dave Theune’s performance as Keith is completely hysterical too.

The list of actors who were incredible during The Pitt’s first season is long. That said, some of the names that have to be brought up include Taylor Dearden, Tracy Ifeachor, Supriya Ganesh, Katherine LaNasa, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Shabana Azeez, and Fiona Dourif.