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Doctor Dowd is a Canadian/American dramatic comedy created by Ryan Maloney for realliveTV. It is the spinoff of the reallivecomedy series Balloons Food & More, and is the television station's highest-rated comedy. The series reached notoriety following the viral video of Doctor Dowd singing in her office.

Setting
The show is set in a fictional New York City doctor's office run by Dr. Dowd herself. It is unknown exactly where the building is, however the Empire State Building can be seen from the roof during one episode. Unlike most current TV series, Doctor Dowd is understood to be set around the year 2010, but there is one passing reference to the iPhone 6 which would put the setting about 4 years ahead.

Production
In late 2015, during the midseason finale of Balloons Food & More, Beth Dowd's character left the show. Fans of Beth and her wild humor were left disappointed and threatened to boycott all shows airing on the network. This caught the attention of Ryan Maloney, who in turn wrote a preliminary script for a pilot episode of a series starring Beth. Filming began in December 2015, and concluded just days before the release of the pilot. It is currently the highest rated show on realliveTV and director Emily Ferrucci remarked that it is "one of the most expensive" series to film ever.

Characters
Doctor Beth Dowd is the main character of the series. The main supporting characters are Gloria Bell, Elijah Hawthorn, and most notably Penelope Woods (Pam Hampsch).

Like Balloons Food & More, characters in the series are signed by the half-season, so it is common for several characters to leave and be replaced during the midseason finale.