Is Best Medicine New Tonight? FOX Air Time and the Next New Episode

Quick answer: Yes. Best Medicine has a new episode on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FOX: "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow" (Season 2, Episode 5). FOX's episode release gives the 8-9 p.m. ET/PT hour and The Futon Critic's listing matches it; we checked both at 12:20 a.m. ET on Oct. 20. No new episode is listed for Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Last new episode: "No Place Like Om" (Season 2, Episode 4) on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Season 2 premiered on Sunday, Sept. 20, with "Be Careful What You Fish For," and new episodes aired on Tuesdays Sept. 29, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13.

Is Best Medicine new tonight?

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, yes. FOX calls "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow" an all-new episode. In its release, the wife of a traveling magician duo dies at the Salty Breeze, and Martin has to help her husband, who can't accept that she is gone. Eden finds a letter Martin wrote to Louisa, and Martin gets a new male medical monitor, played by guest star Jack Cutmore-Scott, who has an instant connection with Louisa.

FOX describes the series as the story of a blunt but brilliant surgeon who becomes the general practitioner in a quaint fishing village. Josh Charles plays Dr. Martin Best.

When is the next new episode of Best Medicine?

After tonight's, the next dated slot is Tuesday, Nov. 3. The Futon Critic has nothing listed for Tuesday, Oct. 27, and we found no FOX announcement explaining the gap, so we give no reason. From Nov. 3 the listing keeps Best Medicine in the 8 p.m. slot every Tuesday with the episode shown as TBA. A held slot isn't a named episode, so those weeks read "listed" until FOX names one. Its Tuesday neighbor Doc follows at 9 p.m. and has the same gap on Oct. 27.

What time and channel is Best Medicine on?

FOX, Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. FOX's network programming runs 8 to 10 p.m. ET, and the hour after that is local. The rest of the network's pages are on our FOX shows list, and the full set of this week's answers is on the new-tonight index.

FOX's release gives the broadcast time only and says nothing about streaming, so we left that row open rather than guess.

Who is in the Best Medicine cast?

FOX's release for Oct. 20 names Josh Charles (Dr. Martin Best), Abigail Spencer (Louisa Gavin), Cree (Elaine Denton), Josh Segarra (Sheriff Mark Mylow), Annie Potts (Aunt Sarah), Stephen Spinella (Greg Garrison), Jason Veasey (George Brady), Didi Conn (Geneva Larson), Eliza Coupe (Dr. Eden Montgomery), Carter Shimp (Al Large) and Alison Cimmet (Irma Appleby).

Frequently asked questions

Is Best Medicine a repeat on Tuesday, Oct. 27?

No new episode is listed for that night. The Futon Critic has no Best Medicine entry for Oct. 27 at all, so it is not shown as a repeat either.

Can I watch Best Medicine without cable?

An over-the-air antenna picks up your local FOX station for free. We have not confirmed a streaming option for new episodes, so check your FOX station or the network's own site.

Sources

• The Futon Critic listings: Best Medicine
• FOX episode releases: "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow" and "No Place Like Om" (air times in ET and PT, descriptions, cast)
• TVmaze: Best Medicine episode list

By the Primetime Drama On Air desk · Updated Oct. 20, 2:32 a.m. ET