Is New Amsterdam on tonight, March 31?
New Amsterdam is still off and we’re getting reruns for longer. Why is that? Here’s a look at NBC and New Amsterdam’s decisions.
Mar. 31 was always going to be a rerun of New Amsterdam. So the quick answer you’re looking for is that no, the series isn’t new tonight. However, it turns out the show isn’t returning when it was supposed to, either.
The original plan was for New Amsterdam Season 2, Episode 18 to air on Apr. 7. This was going to be the first episode with Daniel Dae Kim as a doctor brought in to help with a situation at the hospital. That situation is a superflu going around the hospital; a flu that one of our own is going to catch.
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While at first the plan was going to go ahead, during most recent days of the coronavirus pandemic, both the network and the showrunner decided it was best to postpone the airing of the episodes connected to the superflu. The episodes will hit too close to home for many, especially when it comes to setting up the tents in the parking lot to help with the management of too many patients for bed space in the hospital.
In a way, I understand the decision. However, I think this is an episode that would have been needed for right now. It would show the work that goes into and risking involved in treating patients with a highly contagious bug. I think it could have offered a light into the work that goes into finding cures and discussions that need to be had behind closed doors.
At the same time, I do respect the network’s decision. It’s not clear when the superflu episodes will air, but it’s likely going to be in late spring or summer.
Instead, New Amsterdam will have two weeks of reruns and then the Season 2 finale. The finale wasn’t planned to be the finale but is the last episode filmed before production on the series shut down due to the coronavirus.
New Amsterdam is available to stream on Hulu.