Best Medicine US in NZ: TVNZ 1 Tuesdays & TVNZ+
Best Medicine is on TVNZ 1 on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm, and the Freeview guide has season 1 episode 10, “Port Wenn-Ings And A Funeral”, on Tuesday 10 November. TVNZ+ posts the series, and episodes 1 to 9 were listed there when we looked on Monday 9 November. How many episodes TVNZ will show in total and when it finishes are not yet confirmed.
What time is Best Medicine on TVNZ 1?
7.30pm on Tuesday 10 November, running until 8.25pm. Freeview’s guide, which we read on Monday 9 November around 10.35am, has it between Seven Sharp and Elsbeth. Sky’s TV guide lists the same 7.30pm slot on TVNZ 1 and a repeat an hour later on TVNZ 1 +1 (channel 501).
| Date (NZ) | Channel | Time | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 10 November | TVNZ 1 | 7.30pm to 8.25pm | Season 1 episode 10, Port Wenn-Ings And A Funeral |
| Tuesday 10 November | TVNZ 1 +1 | 8.30pm | Repeat of the same slot (Sky’s guide) |
| Tuesday 17 November | TVNZ 1 | 7.30pm | Sky’s guide only; the episode isn’t named |
The 17 November row comes from Sky’s guide alone, because Freeview’s guide doesn’t reach that far. Treat it as a listing, not a promise, and look again nearer the day.
Where can I stream Best Medicine on TVNZ+?
TVNZ lists the series on TVNZ+ with the line “New episodes Tuesdays at 7.30pm”. We read its catalogue on Monday 9 November around 10.35am and found nine episodes, each posted at 7.30pm on a Tuesday. The first, “Docked”, went up on 25 August, and the ninth, “Doc Martin”, on 3 November. There is no episode 10 in the catalogue yet, and we can’t say whether it will appear at the same time as the TVNZ 1 broadcast.
TVNZ lists each of the nine at somewhere between 40 and 44 minutes. The TVNZ 1 slot is 55 minutes long. Whether you need to sign in to watch on TVNZ+ is not something we have checked, so look at TVNZ’s own page. What a subscription to the other services costs is covered in our streaming prices guide.
Did TVNZ+ skip any Tuesdays?
Yes. The catalogue has episodes on 25 August and 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 September, then nothing on 6 and 13 October, and the run picks up again on 20 October, 27 October and 3 November. We don’t know why the two weeks are missing, and TVNZ doesn’t say. If you are catching up, those are the dates to check against, because a Tuesday without a new episode is not necessarily a missing one.
How is Best Medicine connected to Doc Martin?
TVNZ describes it as a series about a brilliant but blunt surgeon who becomes the general practitioner in a fishing village in Maine, and says it is based on the show Doc Martin. We haven’t written about the original here, because we haven’t confirmed where it is on in New Zealand.
Which other shows are on TVNZ 1 on Tuesday night?
After Best Medicine, Elsbeth follows at 8.25pm, then Coronation Street. Three has its own Tuesday line-up, including CIA on Three. To see how TVNZ 1 reaches you without a subscription, read our Freeview versus Sky guide. More American series with a fixed NZ slot are collected in the streaming in NZ section, including Tulsa King on TVNZ+ and Duke.
FAQ
What channel is Best Medicine on in NZ?
TVNZ 1, with TVNZ+ for streaming, according to the Freeview guide and TVNZ’s own catalogue.
What night is Best Medicine on?
Tuesday, at 7.30pm. The next one in the guide is on Tuesday 10 November.
Is Best Medicine a Doc Martin prequel?
TVNZ says it is based on Doc Martin. We haven’t seen anything that calls it a prequel.
Sources
- Freeview NZ TV guide — TVNZ 1 listings for Monday 9 to Monday 16 November 2026, read Monday 9 November, around 10.35am.
- Sky TV guide — TVNZ 1 and TVNZ 1 +1 listings, read Monday 9 November, around 10.35am.
- TVNZ+ — Best Medicine, series listing and episode catalogue (“New episodes Tuesdays at 7.30pm”, nine episodes with release times and running times), read Monday 9 November, around 10.35am.