Fox Renews Best Medicine for Season 2 After Surprise Ratings Surge

Move over, House. Step aside, Grey’s. There’s a new socially inept doctor in town, and apparently, we’re all gluttons for his particular brand of medical malpractice—or at least, his personality. Fox has officially handed a Season 2 renewal to Best Medicine, the medical dramedy that proved being a total jerk is actually a viable career path if you’re charmingly British (or at least based on someone who is).

Since its January debut, Best Medicine has been the shot in the arm Fox desperately needed. The American reimagining of the long-running UK hit Doc Martin managed to do the impossible: it grew its audience after the premiere. In an era where most broadcast shows are bleeding viewers faster than a patient on a surgical table, this show is actually gaining them.

Why the Doctor is Staying In

Fox didn’t just give this the green light; they gave it a 12-episode victory lap for the 2026–2027 season. The numbers don't liereaching over 12 million multi-platform viewers for the pilot alone. It turns out that watching a brilliant surgeon struggle with a blood phobia while yelling at quaint small-town residents is exactly what America wanted to decompress from the work week.

The renewal comes just as we approach the Season 1 finale on March 10. Showrunner Liz Tuccillo has successfully threaded the needle of making Dr. Martin Best just unlikable enough to be funny, but just skilled enough that you don't want him to lose his medical license. It’s a delicate balance of "please save my life" and "please never speak to me again."

What’s Next for Season 2?

While details on the sophomore outing are still under wraps, the momentum is undeniable. We’ve already seen a masterclass in awkward romance and rural eccentricities, and the upcoming cameo by original Doc Martin legend Martin Clunes is the ultimate "meta" nod to the source material.

Expect Season 2 to dive deeper into the chaos of the Portwenn-esque American coastal town and, hopefully, more of the supporting cast who deserve combat pay for dealing with Dr. Best’s bedside manner.

The Verdict

The TV Cave is calling it: Fox made the right call. In a landscape filled with procedurals that take themselves way too seriously, Best Medicine is a refreshing, cynical breath of fresh air. It’s smart, it’s mean-spirited in all the right ways, and it’s officially sticking around.

So, keep those insurance cards ready. The doctor is staying in, and he’s probably going to insult your lifestyle choices while he heals you.

Are you excited to see more of Dr. Best’s socially awkward antics, or do you think the British original still reigns supreme?