St. Denis Medical
A short-staffed Oregon hospital, filmed as though a documentary crew had turned up and stayed.
St. Denis Medical opens with a main title sequence of 16 seconds.
At 16 seconds, it opens well under the 38-second median for comedy sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on NBC in 2024, when La Brea and Quantum Leap (2022) were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
16sFan upload of the opening credits. NBC's own postings for this are cold-open compilations.
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