In the midst of celebrating the 13 nominations for The Pitt, Noah Wyle addressed the exit of Tracy Ifeachor. The actress who portrayed Dr. Collins in Season 1 announced last week that she would not be returning to the HBO Max drama but said "what a blessing" to participate.

The Pitt star and producer Noah Wyle responds to Tracy Ifeachor's departure.

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Noah Wyle broke his silence on his The Pitt costar — and onscreen love interest — Tracy Ifeachor’s surprising exit ahead of season 2. “Truthfully, we loved the actress,” Wyle, 54, told Deadline on Tuesday,

HBO Max’s hit The Pitt earned 13 nominations on Tuesday, including nods for Outstanding Drama and Outstanding Actor for Noah Wyle. The freshman drama also logged nominations for supporting actress (Katherine LaNasa), guest actor (Shawn Hatosy), directing (John Wells and Amanda Marsalis) and casting.

The hospital that inspired "The Pitt" has the longest wait times in the city, though long visits are common across the major health systems.

After Variety reported that Tracy Ifeachor wouldn't be returning, I did what any sane person would do: I contacted John Wells and Noah Wyle.

After suffering a miscarriage earlier in their shift together, Episode 11 of The Pitt showed Dr. Collins confiding in Dr. Robby. To help her better cope, the ER doctor gave Dr. Collins permission to clock out early and turn off her phone, and that was the last time we saw her.