"Pilot" is the first episode of the supernatural medical drama television series Saving Hope.
The episode premiered on June 7, 2012 in Canada on CTV, and was simultaneously broadcast on NBC in the United States.
In the episode, surgeon Alex Reid (Erica Durance) and her fiance Charles Harris (Michael Shanks) are involved in a car accident while on the way to their wedding.
The episode was written by series creators Malcom MacRury and Morwyn Brebner, and directed by David Wellington.
noted that it is similar to Grey's Anatomy, that "hope" nearly pulls off, and adulated the performances of various cast members.[who?]