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{{Infobox television
  |  show_name = Marcus Welby, M.D.
  |  image = [[Image:Marcus Welby Intro Screen.jpg|270px]]
  |  caption = ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' title card
  |  creator = David Victor
  |  starring = [[Robert Young (actor)|Robert Young]]<br>[[James Brolin]]
  |  theme_music_composer = [[Leonard Rosenman]]
(contracted; show full)'' had two crossover stories with ''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]''. In "Men Who Care", Marshall defends the father of Welby's patient when the man is accused of murdering his daughter's boyfriend. In "I've Promised You a Father", Marshall defends Kiley in a paternity suit filed by a nurse claiming that Kiley is the father of her child.

==Nielsen ratings==
{| class="wikitable"
! season !! Ranking
|-
| 1969–70 || #8<ref>
[{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1969.htm|title=ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings: > 1969–1970]0's|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1970–71 || #1<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1970.htm|title=ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings: > 1970–1971]'s|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1971–72 || #3<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1971.htm TV Ratings: 1971–1972]|title=ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings > 1970's|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
|-
| 1972–73 || #13<ref>[{{cite web|url=http://www.classictvhits.com/tvratings/1972.htm|title=ClassicTVHits.com: TV Ratings: > 1972–1973]0's|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>
|}

It was the first show in ABC's history to become the #1 show on television.

==Cancellation==
By the mid-1970s, the popularity of medical dramas began to wane. Ratings for both ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' and CBS' ''Medical Center'' began to drop, as did the ratings for daytime dramas ''[[General Hospital]]'' and ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]].'' Previous episodes initially went into [[Syndication (television)|syndication]] in the fall of 1975 as ''Robert Young, Family Doctor'' (to avoid confusion with the first-run episodes still airing on ABC).  The show ended its run in 1976 after a total of 169 episodes were made.

==Television movies==
In 1984, the reunion movie ''The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.'' aired, with Young and Verdugo reprising their roles. Another movie was made in 1988, ''Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Holiday Affair.''

==DVD releases==
[[Shout! Factory]] (under license from [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]]) has released the first two seasons of ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'' on  DVD in Region 1.<ref>http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Marcus-Welby-MD-Season-1/13247 Marcus Welby, M.D. - Shout! Factory Newsletter Announces Spring DVD for Season 1</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Marcus-Welby-MD-Season-2/13963|title=Marcus Welby, M.D. DVD news: Announcement for Marcus Welby, M.D. - Season 2 - TVShowsOnDVD.com|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>

[[Mill Creek Entertainment]] released a 10-episode best-of set entitled ''Marcus Welby, M.D.- The Best of Season One'' on March 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Marcus-Welby-MD-Best-of-Season-1/15021|title=Marcus Welby, M.D. DVD news: Announcement for Marcus Welby, M.D. - The Best of Season 1 - TVShowsOnDVD.com|publisher=|accessdate=April 20, 2015}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! DVD Name
! Ep #
! Release Date
|-
| Season 1
(contracted; show full)[[Category:American drama television series]]
[[Category:Best Drama Series Golden Globe winners]]
[[Category:English-language television programming]]
[[Category:American medical television series]]
[[Category:Nielsen ratings winners]]
[[Category:Television series by Universal Television]]
[[Category:Television shows set in California]]
[[Category:Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series winners]]