NBC renews Transplant for second season

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. And TORONTO – The made-in-Canada hit medical drama Transplant, is returning for a second season, NBC announced today. NBC acquired the series earlier this year after an excellent run here on CTV. The show centers on Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), a Syrian doctor with battle-tested skills in emergency medicine who fled his country with his younger sister, Amira. Together they struggle to build a new life in Canada as Bash strives to rebuild his career in medicine. In its first season on NBC, Transplant averaged a 0.7 rating in adults 18-49 and pulled in 5.7...