Best Medicine, just a handful of episodes in, is already a hit for Fox. But will the cozy dramedy, an adaptation of the British hit Doc Martin, return for Season 2?

During the FOX Corporation FY2026 Q2 earnings call on February 4, Executive Chair and CEO Lachlan Murdoch boasted about the company’s recent successes. That includes new shows Best MedicineFear Factor: House of Fear, and Memory of a Killer making the network’s midseason debut performance the strongest in more than 14 years. Best Medicine delivered 12 million viewers across its platforms. Memory of a Killer and Best Medicine are also theta 2 broadcast drama debuts in the key demo of adults 18-49. Furthermore, Memory of a KillerFear Factor: House of FearBest MedicineDoc, and Extracted are consistently in Hulu’s Daily Top 15 (as of January 27).

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