On paper, ABC's newest reality show foray, "Miracle Workers," seems like informative, entertaining gold. The premise of "Miracle Workers" requires two doctors (Redmond Burke and William Cohn) and two nurses (Tamara Houston and Janna Bullock) to connect with suffering individuals whose ailments might be cured by "cutting-edge procedures." The premiere sends a pair of doctor-nurse combos each to tell Todd Heritage, blind since age 12, and Vanessa Slaughter, barely able to walk, to give them the good news.

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