List of Dr. Ken episodes

Dr. Ken is an American multi-camera sitcom created, written, and co-executive produced by its lead actor, Ken Jeong, who based the concept on his experience as a doctor prior to becoming a stand-up comedian. The ABC Studios/Sony Pictures Television co-production was picked up to series on May 7, 2015,[1][2] and debuted on ABC on October 2, 2015.[3][4] On October 20, 2015, ABC ordered a full season of 22 episodes for the first season.[5]

As of December 2, 2016, 31 episodes of Dr. Ken have aired. The series was renewed for a second season in May 12, 2016.[6]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 22 October 2, 2015 April 22, 2016
2 TBA September 23, 2016 TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Scott EllisStory by : Jared Stern & Ken Jeong & John Fox
Teleplay by : Jared Stern & Ken Jeong & Mike O'Connell		October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)1006.71[7]
Ken's job is threatened after he makes fun of a patient who believes he just has a small hemorrhoid. Ken's daughter, Molly, passes her driving test, so Ken decides to put a GPS on her, which Allison disapproves of. Ken gets arrested at a rave and while in jail with Clark, he learns that Molly ended her friendship with Avery. At Welltopia, Ken receives an apology from the patient who got a colonoscopy treatment that he recommended, which proved to really be a serious polyp that would've proved fatal had Ken not cared about the patient's well being by being tough on him.
22"The Seminar"Scott EllisMary FitzgeraldOctober 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)1035.72[8]
After Clark writes a patient complaint form against Ken, the latter is forced to take a bedside manners seminar, and the two become enemies. Damona and Julie must team up and help Ken and Clark reconcile. Ken's parents visit his house, and Allison is forced to deal with them while Ken's away.
33"Ken Helps Pat"Andy CadiffMatthew Libman & Daniel LibmanOctober 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)1025.76[9]
When Pat forces everyone to work on Saturdays, Ken tries to get him to change his mind, only to realize Pat's gonna shoot a nail into his toe to win his wife back. When Dave receives a nickname at school, Allison and Ken are on opposite sides over how to handle it.
44"Kevin O'Connell"Mark CendrowskiPaul A. Kaplan & Mark TorgoveOctober 23, 2015 (2015-10-23)1065.97[10]
When the gang is invited to a banquet honoring Allison's ex-boyfriend Kevin O'Connell (Will Yun Lee), Molly and Dave wonder if Ken is their real dad. Molly has to decide what she wants to be for a school project, but she's having trouble deciding.
55"Halloween Aversary"Anthony RichErik SommersOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)1055.77[11]
It's Halloween, so Ken decides to redo his proposal from 20 years ago. When he and Allison get into a fight, it's up to Clark to save the proposal redo. Julie accidentally gives Pat a fentanyl lollipop, so Damona helps her work up the courage to tell him. Molly accidentally wrecks Ken's prized plastic skeleton named Gary and must enlist Dave's help to fix him.
66"Ken Teaches Molly a Lesson"Andy CadiffMike SikowitzNovember 6, 2015 (2015-11-06)1015.38[12]
After Molly drinks at her friends' party, Ken teaches her the dangers of alcohol. When Allison discovers she and Dave haven't had fun together in a while, she invites her son to a book reading.
77"Dr. Wendi: Coming to L.A.!"Ken WhittinghamHilary WinstonNovember 13, 2015 (2015-11-13)1045.26[13]
Ken's sister, Dr. Wendi Park (Margaret Cho) invites him to be on her talk show, but they end up arguing on TV. Ken and Wendi's parents reprimand the two for their behavior.
88"Thanksgiving Culture Clash"Ken WhittinghamMike O'ConnellNovember 20, 2015 (2015-11-20)1076.07[14]
Ken and Allison suffer estrangement when both their families come for Thanksgiving, leading to a culture clash between them. Molly gets a Japanese Kanji tattoo, which angers both parents. Dave must do a class assignment on his family's Thanksgiving traditions.
99"Ken Cries Foul"Rob SchillerMike SikowitzDecember 4, 2015 (2015-12-04)1095.32[15]
Ken gets frustrated when Dave wants to skip his basketball game, preferring to attend a community meeting on water conservation instead. Ken later realizes that his son's happiness is more important than a sporting event.
1010"The Master Scheduler"Beth McCarthy-MillerPaul O'Toole & Andy St. ClairDecember 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)1084.80[16]
Allison is excited about an upcoming trip to Hawaii over New Year's weekend, but there is a problem: Ken forgot to submit a form to Damona to get the time off from work. Damona says there is no way she'll be able to get late approval from the "Master Scheduler", which turns out to be a position she just made up.
1111"Delayed in Honolulu"Anthony RichMike SikowitzJanuary 8, 2016 (2016-01-08)1135.40[17]
Ken and his family are delayed at Honolulu Airport, where Ken makes a bad impression on fellow passenger Dr. Oz and clashes with an airline booking attendant. With Dr. Ken away, Julie is put in charge of the clinic on "Black Monday" (the first work day after the holidays), and her slow, deliberate method of treating patients starts to annoy Damona and Clark. Allison finds herself annoyed with Molly texting her boyfriend, and tries to show her another example. Dave wins money playing poker with some college kids, and gets to board early by bribing the gate agent with the few bucks he won.
1212"Ken's Physical"Victor GonzalezPaul A. Kaplan & Mark TorgroveJanuary 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)1115.28[18]
When Allison gets upset that Ken hasn't had a physical in years, Julie arranges to do the physical in order to prove her skills. Damona pulls a prank on Clark at work, and Clark's attempt to prank her back fails miserably. Meanwhile, Molly is having trouble landing a job to pay for a ski trip, due to her being fired consistently. Ken must also deal with Dave being invited to dinner with the camera crew that is shooting a commercial next door, then having dinner with Barb and her husband, Andy, whom Ken dislikes.
1313"D.K. and the Dishwasher"Scott EllisMary FitzgeraldJanuary 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)1145.13[19]
Ken's stern father spends two weeks with the family, and starts to make his son feel inadequate by fixing all the things on Ken's lengthy to-do list while also usurping Ken's fatherly role. At the office, Damona reveals that she and Pat slept together after getting drunk at a party. Though insisting it was a one-time thing, Damona is still hurt when Pat announces that the incident inspired him to get back together with his wife.
1414"Dave's Valentine"Anthony RichPaul O'Toole & Andy St. ClairFebruary 5, 2016 (2016-02-05)1164.81[20]
Dave wants to take a girl in his class to a Valentine's Day dance, but Ken is against it because the girl's dad is an ambulance-chasing lawyer (Joel McHale) who once took Ken to court. Elsewhere, Damona and Pat attend Julie's Valentine's Day party as a couple, where Damona also helps Julie stand up to her unreliable boyfriend, Topher (Danny Pudi).
1515"The Wedding Sitter"Anthony RichDaniel Libman & Matthew LibmanFebruary 19, 2016 (2016-02-19)1124.89[21]
Ken and Allison are invited to a wedding for one of Ken's coworkers, where Allison finally reveals she hates it when Ken is a "selfish dancer". Damona, Julie and Clark are all invited at the last minute, but they wind up at the wrong reception, forcing Clark to leave a guy he just met when the group is thrown out. At home, Molly doesn't want to babysit Dave, so she gets an elderly neighbor to watch him. Dave then gets his Asian American friend Henry (Ian Chen from Fresh Off the Boat) to come over so he can leave the house too, hoping the senile old woman won't notice the switch.
1616"Meeting Molly's Boyfriend"Victor GonzalezNicole SunFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)1105.12[22]
Ken is impressed with Molly's new boyfriend Sean but when Allison talks to Sean's mom (who is one of her patients), it appears that Sean is cheating on Molly with a girl named Chloe. After Ken tries to get Sean to confess, Molly reveals she had an "overlap" with her old boyfriend and Sean because she thought Sean was still with Chloe. Because of this incident, Ken learns that Allison had an overlap with him and an old boyfriend twenty years ago when they first dated. At work, Pat tries to butter up the staff to give him good performance reviews.
1717"Ken at the Concert"Scott EllisNicole SunMarch 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)1154.75[23]
Ken gets Molly tickets to a concert by a popular boy band when he feels like he doesn't spend enough time with her, but she pushes him away when he embarrasses her in front of her friends. Meanwhile, Damona tries to break up with Pat, and Dave steps on a nail and goes to drastic measures to avoid getting a tetanus shot.
1818"Dicky Wexler's Last Show"Mark CendrowskiErik SommersMarch 11, 2016 (2016-03-11)1174.53[24]
Ken is delighted when his long-time favorite patient/comedian Dicky Wexler (George Wyner) comes in for a checkup. Unfortunately, tests reveal that Dicky’s cancer has come back and he must stay at the hospital, keeping him from performing what was going to be his last stand-up show. But Ken is determined to get Dicky what he wants! Meanwhile, Allison runs into a former patient coming out of another therapist’s office, causing her to question her own abilities and friendship with the woman.
1919"Ken's an Expert Witness"Jean SagalMike O'ConnellMarch 18, 2016 (2016-03-18)1185.23[25]
When Ken is invited to be a medical expert witness at a trial, his confidence level, normally quite high anyway, goes through the roof. However, when the plaintiff’s lawyer (guest star Jim Rash) hammers him and shreds his credibility on the stand, Ken’s confidence wavers. With the help of the HMO staff, Ken regains his swagger, both in and out of the courtroom. Meanwhile at home, Allison helps Dave sew a replica designer dress for Molly, in the hopes of winning her respect and appreciation. Also, Julie accompanies Juan-Julio to his lip-synch show and becomes part of his act, making her think Juan-Julio likes her romantically.
2020"Dave's Sex Talk"Eric Dean SeatonHilary WinstonApril 8, 2016 (2016-04-08)1194.68[26]
Dave gets an impromptu birds-and-the-bees talk from Julie after Ken has been avoiding it, but he's not off the hook with Allison when she learns he took full credit. Meanwhile, Clark thinks his boyfriend is about to break up with him, and he gets dubious advice from Pat on how to handle the situation.
2121"Korean Men's Club"Anthony RichFarhan ArshadApril 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)1214.70[27]
Ken, at the insistence of Allison, reluctantly joins a civics-minded community group – but it may not be what it seems. Elsewhere, the HMO staff sees that Pat is living in his office and, despite Clark's vehement objections, Julie tells Pat about an available apartment in Clark's building.
2222"Ken Tries Stand-Up"Anthony RichRichard LoweApril 22, 2016 (2016-04-22)1204.59[28]
A visit from Ken's college friend Doug (guest star Jeff Ross), a touring stand-up comedian, ultimately spurs Ken to pursue his own lifelong dream of stand-up comedy. But when he tries to come up with material, he quickly realizes it's not as easy as he thought, and his appearance at an open mic event doesn't initially go as planned. Meanwhile, D.K. tries to get Dave to exercise more by offering to buy him a video game if his grandson can beat him at various physical challenges.

Season 2 (2016)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code		 U.S. viewers
(millions)
231"Allison's Career Move"Phill LewisMike SikowitzSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)2014.02[29]
Allison is fed up with the longer hours and stress at her private practice job, and Pat overhears Ken talking about it with Clark and Damona. Pat wants to offer Allison an open position in Welltopia's psychiatric ward, but Ken tries to dissuade him, feeling some "healthy separation" from his wife is a good thing. Pat keeps calling Allison with better offers until she accepts. Elsewhere, Molly is upset over low scores on her first SAT test and tries to hide the results from her parents, while Clark worries over still not knowing what his boyfriend Connor's job is after three months together. At the end of the episode, D.K. enters the home, saying his wife is in Korea until the end of the year and he will be living with Ken and Allison for a while.
242"Ken and Allison Share a Patient"Phill LewisTim DoyleSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)2023.85[30]
Ken cannot find any physical causes for a patient's symptoms, so he suggests Allison do a psych evaluation and "throw some pills" at the problem. Ken is then embarrassed in front of his colleagues when Allison sends the patient back to him, saying he must have missed something. Meanwhile, Pat wants more from his relationship with Damona than just sex, so he tells her about a made-up girlfriend named Cheryl to make her jealous. But his strategy backfires when Damona announces she's begun dating a very real man named Eric (Jerry Minor). At home, D.K. tries to give Dave the confidence to be more sociable as he starts middle school.
253"Ken's Banquet Snub"Phill LewisHilary WinstonOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)2033.90[31]
Ken is upset when he learns he will not be the emcee for the annual HMO banquet this year, after doing the honors the past few years. He later finds out that Pat is the emcee. On banquet night, Pat's car breaks down on the freeway and Ken briefly considers taking his place, but instead leaves to help his boss. With both men gone, Allison takes over the emcee role. Elsewhere, Dave learns he has an admirer, though she seems to be more of a stalker.
264"Dr. Ken: Child of Divorce"Phill LewisMary FitzgeraldOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)2044.13[32]
While out having lunch with Allison, Pat, Clark and Damona, Ken sees his father dining with another woman and kissing her. When Ken confronts him, D.K. confesses that he and Ken's mother got divorced...two years ago. This causes Ken to worry about sustaining his marriage to Allison, while Dave feels like his relationship with new girlfriend Emily is ultimately doomed. Molly, who is taking an A.P. psychology class, tries to play therapist for both Dave and her father.
275"D.K.'s Korean Ghost Story"Phill LewisJim Brandon & Brian SingletonOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)2054.43[33]
Allison worries when Dave thinks he's too old to enjoy Halloween. Things change when D.K. tells his grandson a Korean ghost story in which another young boy (played by Ken) wants to grow up too soon. Meanwhile, Molly can't find a costume for a Halloween party, until she learns she can fit into Ken's old outfits.
286"Ken Learns Korean"Phill LewisMary FitzgeraldNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)2064.12[34]
Ken is taken aback when he needs an interpreter for a Korean patient and further embarrassed when he thinks D.K.'s card game buddies are making fun of him in Korean, so he goes to Korean language classes with Dave. At the office, Clark is voted to represent the nurses in contract negotiations against Pat, who is representing management. Meanwhile, Molly has been studying hard for her SAT test, and decides to take on her Yale educated mom in a vocabulary war.
297"Dave Goes on Shark Tank"Mark CendrowskiPaul O'Toole & Andy St. ClairNovember 11, 2016 (2016-11-11)2074.41[35]
Dave reveals he's invented a "leg cooling duvet" and has been invited to present the idea on Shark Tank. When Ken sees how other inventors are treated on the show, he worries about Dave's spirit being crushed, but Allison convinces him that Dave needs to learn how to handle criticism and rejection. Meanwhile, Molly accepts an internship at Welltopia to enhance her resume for admission to Stanford University. Pat offers his assistance which leads to a misunderstanding that disappoints Molly, but he ultimately corrects the situation.
308"Allison's Thanksgiving Meltdown"Anthony RichMike SikowitzNovember 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)2084.66[36]
A traffic jam, a mishap with berry crumble, and the family's unwillingness to visit her parents for Thanksgiving lead to Allison exploding at Ken for barely lifting a finger to help with family issues. Elsewhere, Clark convinces Pat, Damona, Eric and Connor to help serve Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter, but Clark soon becomes an unbearable supervisor when he fusses over every little detail.
319"D.K.'s New Girlfriend"Jude WengNicole SunDecember 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)209TBD
Ken and Allison walk into the house to find that D.K. has his girlfriend over in the bedroom. Ken says this is unacceptable so D.K. moves out, but Ken later regrets the way he spoke to his father. Elsewhere, Allison and Molly have a girls' day in a spa only to have Clark and Damona crash their party, while Pat pretends to be Dave's adoptive father to impress a woman.
3210"Ken's Apology"[37]Anthony RichHilary WinstonDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)210TBD
3311"A Park Family Christmas"[37]Eric Dean SeatonTim DoyleDecember 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)211TBD

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