ER 1994
“Life. Death. Chaos. It's all in a day's work.”
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- September 19, 1994
- Last Aired
- April 2, 2009
- Format
- 15 seasons · 331 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~248.3 hours (45 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E7 "Hell and High Water" (★ 9/10)
- Created By
- Michael Crichton
- Network
- NBC
- Where to Stream
- Hulu, HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV
What is ER?
ER is an American medical drama television series that explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room. Created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton and producer John Wells, the program centers on the doctors and staff at County General Hospital in Chicago.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1994
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 331
- Runtime
- 45 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 19, 1994
- Last aired
- Apr 2, 2009
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.8/10 from 940 votes
- Format
- 15 seasons · 331 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~45 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- NBC
- Viewing time
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Overview
ER is an American medical drama television series that explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room. Created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton and producer John Wells, the program centers on the doctors and staff at County General Hospital in Chicago. Throughout its run, the series depicts the medical professionals as they grapple with life-and-death decisions, moral dilemmas, and personal dramas. The show aired on the NBC network for 15 seasons, beginning on September 19, 1994, and concluding on April 2, 2009. Over the course of its broadcast history, the series produced a total of 331 episodes. The ensemble cast featured actors including Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, and Noah Wyle. As a long-running medical drama, the series remains recognized for its examination of the high-pressure environment within a hospital setting and the complex challenges encountered by those working in the emergency room.
Should you watch it?
“Experience the high-stakes lives of medical professionals working in a bustling urban emergency room.”
- compelling medical storylines
- strong ensemble cast
- high-stress environment
- complex personal dramas
Watch it if you enjoy fast-paced medical dramas that explore both professional challenges and personal lives.
The series depicts the intense nature of emergency medicine and the personal struggles of hospital staff.
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 24 Hours Mytharc Sep 19, 1994
- E2 Day One Core Sep 22, 1994
- E3 Going Home Core Sep 29, 1994
- E4 Hit and Run Core Oct 6, 1994
- E5 Into That Good Night Core Oct 13, 1994
- E6 Chicago Heat Core Oct 20, 1994
- E7 Another Perfect Day Core Nov 3, 1994
- E8 9 1/2 Hours Core Nov 10, 1994
- E9 ER Confidential Core Nov 17, 1994
- E10 Blizzard Core Dec 8, 1994
- E11 The Gift Core Dec 15, 1994
- E12 Happy New Year Core Jan 5, 1995
- E13 Luck of the Draw Core Jan 12, 1995
- E14 Long Day's Journey Core Jan 19, 1995
- E15 Feb 5, '95 Core Feb 2, 1995
- E16 Make of Two Hearts Core Feb 9, 1995
- E17 The Birthday Party Core Feb 16, 1995
- E18 Sleepless in Chicago Core Feb 23, 1995
- E19 Love's Labor Lost Core Mar 9, 1995
- E20 Full Moon, Saturday Night Core Mar 30, 1995
- E21 House of Cards Core Apr 6, 1995
- E22 Men Plan, God Laughs Core Apr 27, 1995
- E23 Love Among the Ruins Core May 4, 1995
- E24 Motherhood Mytharc May 11, 1995
- E25 Everything Old Is New Again Mytharc May 18, 1995
Season 2 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Welcome Back Carter! Mytharc Sep 21, 1995
- E2 Summer Run Core Sep 28, 1995
- E3 Do One, Teach One, Kill One Core Oct 5, 1995
- E4 What Life? Core Oct 12, 1995
- E5 And Baby Makes Two Core Oct 19, 1995
- E6 Days Like This Core Nov 2, 1995
- E7 Hell and High Water Core Nov 9, 1995
- E8 The Secret Sharer Core Nov 16, 1995
- E9 Home Core Dec 7, 1995
- E10 A Miracle Happens Here Core Dec 14, 1995
- E11 Dead of Winter Core Jan 4, 1996
- E12 True Lies Core Jan 25, 1996
- E13 It's Not Easy Being Greene Core Feb 1, 1996
- E14 The Right Thing Core Feb 8, 1996
- E15 Baby Shower Core Feb 15, 1996
- E16 The Healers Core Feb 22, 1996
- E17 The Match Game Core Mar 28, 1996
- E18 A Shift in the Night Core Apr 4, 1996
- E19 Fire in the Belly Core Apr 25, 1996
- E20 Fevers of Unknown Origin Mytharc May 2, 1996
- E21 Take These Broken Wings Mytharc May 9, 1996
- E22 John Carter, M.D. Mytharc May 16, 1996
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Dr. Carter, I Presume Mytharc Sep 26, 1996
- E2 Let the Games Begin Core Oct 3, 1996
- E3 Don't Ask, Don't Tell Core Oct 10, 1996
- E4 Last Call Core Oct 17, 1996
- E5 Ghosts Core Oct 31, 1996
- E6 Fear of Flying Core Nov 7, 1996
- E7 No Brain, No Gain Core Nov 14, 1996
- E8 Union Station Core Nov 21, 1996
- E9 Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies Core Dec 12, 1996
- E10 Homeless for the Holidays Core Dec 19, 1996
- E11 Night Shift Core Jan 16, 1997
- E12 Post Mortem Core Jan 23, 1997
- E13 Fortune's Fools Core Jan 30, 1997
- E14 Whose Appy Now? Core Feb 6, 1997
- E15 The Long Way Around Core Feb 13, 1997
- E16 Faith Core Feb 20, 1997
- E17 Tribes Mytharc Apr 10, 1997
- E18 You Bet Your Life Core Apr 17, 1997
- E19 Calling Dr. Hathaway Core Apr 24, 1997
- E20 Random Acts Core May 1, 1997
- E21 Make a Wish Mytharc May 8, 1997
- E22 One More for the Road Mytharc May 15, 1997
Season 4 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ambush Mytharc Sep 25, 1997
- E2 Something New Core Oct 2, 1997
- E3 Friendly Fire Core Oct 9, 1997
- E4 When the Bough Breaks Core Oct 16, 1997
- E5 Good Touch, Bad Touch Core Oct 30, 1997
- E6 Ground Zero Core Nov 6, 1997
- E7 Fathers and Sons Core Nov 13, 1997
- E8 Freak Show Core Nov 20, 1997
- E9 Obstruction of Justice Core Dec 11, 1997
- E10 Do You See What I See? Core Dec 18, 1997
- E11 Think Warm Thoughts Core Jan 8, 1998
- E12 Sharp Relief Core Jan 15, 1998
- E13 Carter's Choice Core Jan 29, 1998
- E14 Family Practice Core Feb 5, 1998
- E15 Exodus Core Feb 26, 1998
- E16 My Brother's Keeper Core Mar 5, 1998
- E17 A Bloody Mess Core Apr 9, 1998
- E18 Gut Reaction Core Apr 16, 1998
- E19 Shades of Gray Core Apr 23, 1998
- E20 Of Past Regret and Future Fear Core Apr 30, 1998
- E21 Suffer the Little Children Mytharc May 7, 1998
- E22 A Hole in the Heart Mytharc May 14, 1998
Season 5 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Day for Knight Mytharc Sep 24, 1998
- E2 Split Second Core Oct 1, 1998
- E3 They Treat Horses, Don't They? Core Oct 8, 1998
- E4 Vanishing Act Core Oct 15, 1998
- E5 Masquerade Core Oct 29, 1998
- E6 Stuck on You Core Nov 5, 1998
- E7 Hazed and Confused Core Nov 12, 1998
- E8 The Good Fight Core Nov 19, 1998
- E9 Good Luck, Ruth Johnson Core Dec 10, 1998
- E10 The Miracle Worker Core Dec 17, 1998
- E11 Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee Core Jan 7, 1999
- E12 Double Blind Core Jan 21, 1999
- E13 Choosing Joi Core Feb 4, 1999
- E14 The Storm (1) Mytharc Feb 11, 1999
- E15 The Storm (2) Core Feb 18, 1999
- E16 Middle of Nowhere Core Feb 25, 1999
- E17 Sticks and Stones Core Mar 25, 1999
- E18 Point of Origin Mytharc Apr 8, 1999
- E19 Rites of Spring Core Apr 29, 1999
- E20 Power Core May 6, 1999
- E21 Responsible Parties Mytharc May 13, 1999
- E22 Getting to Know You Mytharc May 20, 1999
Season 6 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Leave It to Weaver Mytharc Sep 30, 1999
- E2 Last Rites Core Oct 7, 1999
- E3 Greene with Envy Core Oct 14, 1999
- E4 Sins of the Fathers Core Oct 21, 1999
- E5 Truth & Consequences Core Nov 4, 1999
- E6 The Peace of Wild Things Core Nov 11, 1999
- E7 Humpty Dumpty Core Nov 18, 1999
- E8 Great Expectations Core Nov 25, 1999
- E9 How the Finch Stole Christmas Core Dec 16, 1999
- E10 Family Matters Core Jan 6, 2000
- E11 The Domino Heart Mytharc Jan 13, 2000
- E12 Abby Road Core Feb 3, 2000
- E13 Be Still My Heart Core Feb 10, 2000
- E14 All in the Family Core Feb 17, 2000
- E15 Be Patient Core Feb 24, 2000
- E16 Under Control Core Mar 23, 2000
- E17 Viable Options Core Apr 6, 2000
- E18 Match Made in Heaven Core Apr 13, 2000
- E19 The Fastest Year Core Apr 27, 2000
- E20 Loose Ends Core May 4, 2000
- E21 Such Sweet Sorrow Mytharc May 11, 2000
- E22 May Day Mytharc May 18, 2000
Season 7 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Homecoming Mytharc Oct 12, 2000
- E2 Sand and Water Core Oct 19, 2000
- E3 Mars Attacks Core Oct 26, 2000
- E4 Benton Backwards Core Nov 2, 2000
- E5 Flight of Fancy Core Nov 9, 2000
- E6 The Visit Core Nov 16, 2000
- E7 Rescue Me Mytharc Nov 23, 2000
- E8 The Dance We Do Core Dec 7, 2000
- E9 The Greatest of Gifts Core Dec 14, 2000
- E10 Piece of Mind Core Jan 4, 2001
- E11 Rock, Paper, Scissors Core Jan 11, 2001
- E12 Surrender Core Feb 1, 2001
- E13 Thy Will Be Done Core Feb 8, 2001
- E14 A Walk in the Woods Core Feb 15, 2001
- E15 The Crossing Core Feb 22, 2001
- E16 Witch Hunt Core Mar 1, 2001
- E17 Survival of the Fittest Mytharc Mar 29, 2001
- E18 April Showers Core Apr 19, 2001
- E19 Sailing Away Core Apr 26, 2001
- E20 Fear of Commitment Core May 3, 2001
- E21 Where the Heart Is Mytharc May 10, 2001
- E22 Rampage Mytharc May 17, 2001
Season 8 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Four Corners Mytharc Sep 27, 2001
- E2 The Longer You Stay Core Oct 4, 2001
- E3 Blood Sugar Sex Magic Core Oct 11, 2001
- E4 Never Say Never Core Oct 18, 2001
- E5 Start All Over Again Core Oct 25, 2001
- E6 Supplies and Demands Core Nov 1, 2001
- E7 If I Should Fall from Grace Mytharc Nov 8, 2001
- E8 Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain Core Nov 15, 2001
- E9 Quo Vadis? Core Nov 22, 2001
- E10 I'll Be Home for Christmas Core Dec 13, 2001
- E11 Beyond Repair Core Jan 10, 2002
- E12 A River in Egypt Core Jan 17, 2002
- E13 Damage Is Done Core Jan 31, 2002
- E14 A Simple Twist of Fate Core Feb 7, 2002
- E15 It's All in Your Head Core Feb 28, 2002
- E16 Secrets and Lies Core Mar 7, 2002
- E17 Bygones Core Mar 28, 2002
- E18 Orion in the Sky Core Apr 4, 2002
- E19 Brothers and Sisters (I) Core Apr 25, 2002
- E20 The Letter Core May 2, 2002
- E21 On the Beach Mytharc May 9, 2002
- E22 Lockdown Mytharc May 16, 2002
Season 9 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Chaos Theory Mytharc Sep 26, 2002
- E2 Dead Again Core Oct 3, 2002
- E3 Insurrection Core Oct 10, 2002
- E4 Walk Like a Man Mytharc Oct 17, 2002
- E5 A Hopeless Wound Core Oct 31, 2002
- E6 One Can Only Hope Core Nov 7, 2002
- E7 Tell Me Where It Hurts Core Nov 14, 2002
- E8 First Snowfall Core Nov 21, 2002
- E9 Next of Kin Core Dec 5, 2002
- E10 Hindsight Core Dec 12, 2002
- E11 A Little Help From My Friends Core Jan 9, 2003
- E12 A Saint in the City Core Jan 16, 2003
- E13 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Core Jan 30, 2003
- E14 No Strings Attached Core Feb 6, 2003
- E15 A Boy Falling Out of the Sky Core Feb 13, 2003
- E16 A Thousand Cranes Core Feb 20, 2003
- E17 The Advocate Core Mar 13, 2003
- E18 Finders Keepers Core Apr 3, 2003
- E19 Things Change Core Apr 24, 2003
- E20 Foreign Affairs Core May 1, 2003
- E21 When Night Meets Day Mytharc May 8, 2003
- E22 Kisangani Mytharc May 15, 2003
Season 10 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 10 guide & lore primer →- E1 Now What? Mytharc Sep 25, 2003
- E2 The Lost Core Oct 2, 2003
- E3 Dear Abby Core Oct 9, 2003
- E4 Shifts Happen Core Oct 23, 2003
- E5 Out of Africa Core Oct 30, 2003
- E6 The Greater Good Core Nov 6, 2003
- E7 Death and Taxes Core Nov 13, 2003
- E8 Freefall Core Nov 20, 2003
- E9 Missing Core Dec 4, 2003
- E10 Makemba Core Dec 11, 2003
- E11 Touch and Go Core Jan 8, 2004
- E12 NICU Core Jan 15, 2004
- E13 Get Carter Core Feb 5, 2004
- E14 Impulse Control Core Feb 12, 2004
- E15 Blood Relations Core Feb 19, 2004
- E16 Forgive and Forget Core Feb 26, 2004
- E17 The Student Core Apr 1, 2004
- E18 Where There's Smoke Core Apr 8, 2004
- E19 Just a Touch Core Apr 22, 2004
- E20 Abby Normal Core Apr 29, 2004
- E21 Midnight Mytharc May 6, 2004
- E22 Drive Mytharc May 13, 2004
Season 11 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 11 guide & lore primer →- E1 One for the Road Mytharc Sep 23, 2004
- E2 Damaged Core Oct 7, 2004
- E3 Try Carter Core Oct 14, 2004
- E4 Fear Core Oct 21, 2004
- E5 An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy Core Nov 4, 2004
- E6 Time of Death Core Nov 11, 2004
- E7 White Guy, Dark Hair Core Nov 18, 2004
- E8 A Shot in the Dark Core Dec 2, 2004
- E9 Twas the Night Core Dec 9, 2004
- E10 Skin Core Jan 13, 2005
- E11 Only Connect Mytharc Jan 20, 2005
- E12 The Providers Core Jan 27, 2005
- E13 Middleman Core Feb 3, 2005
- E14 Just As I Am Mytharc Feb 10, 2005
- E15 Alone in a Crowd Core Feb 17, 2005
- E16 Here and There Core Feb 24, 2005
- E17 Back in the World Core Mar 24, 2005
- E18 Refusal of Care Core Apr 21, 2005
- E19 Ruby Redux Core Apr 28, 2005
- E20 You Are Here Core May 5, 2005
- E21 Carter est Amoureux Mytharc May 12, 2005
- E22 The Show Must Go On Mytharc May 19, 2005
Season 12 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 12 guide & lore primer →- E1 Cañon City Mytharc Sep 22, 2005
- E2 Nobody's Baby Core Sep 29, 2005
- E3 Man with No Name Core Oct 6, 2005
- E4 Blame it on the Rain Core Oct 13, 2005
- E5 Wake Up Core Oct 20, 2005
- E6 Dream House Core Nov 3, 2005
- E7 The Human Shield Core Nov 10, 2005
- E8 Two Ships Core Nov 17, 2005
- E9 I Do Core Dec 1, 2005
- E10 All About Christmas Eve Core Dec 8, 2005
- E11 If Not Now Core Jan 5, 2006
- E12 Split Decisions Core Jan 12, 2006
- E13 Body and Soul Core Feb 2, 2006
- E14 Quintessence of Dust Core Feb 9, 2006
- E15 Darfur Core Mar 2, 2006
- E16 Out on a Limb Core Mar 16, 2006
- E17 Lost in America Core Mar 23, 2006
- E18 Strange Bedfellows Core Mar 30, 2006
- E19 No Place to Hide Core Apr 27, 2006
- E20 There Are No Angels Here Core May 4, 2006
- E21 The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor Mytharc May 11, 2006
- E22 21 Guns Mytharc May 18, 2006
Season 13 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 13 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bloodline Mytharc Sep 21, 2006
- E2 Graduation Day Core Sep 28, 2006
- E3 Somebody To Love Core Oct 5, 2006
- E4 Parenthood Core Oct 12, 2006
- E5 Ames v. Kovac Core Oct 19, 2006
- E6 Heart of the Matter Core Nov 2, 2006
- E7 Jigsaw Core Nov 9, 2006
- E8 Reason to Believe Core Nov 16, 2006
- E9 Scoop and Run Core Nov 23, 2006
- E10 Tell Me No Secrets... Core Nov 30, 2006
- E11 City of Mercy Core Dec 7, 2006
- E12 Breach of Trust Mytharc Jan 4, 2007
- E13 A House Divided Core Jan 11, 2007
- E14 Murmurs of the Heart Core Feb 1, 2007
- E15 Dying is Easy... Core Feb 8, 2007
- E16 Crisis of Conscience Core Feb 15, 2007
- E17 From Here to Paternity Core Feb 22, 2007
- E18 Photographs and Memories Core Apr 12, 2007
- E19 Family Business Core Apr 19, 2007
- E20 Lights Out Core Apr 26, 2007
- E21 I Don't Core May 3, 2007
- E22 Sea Change Mytharc May 10, 2007
- E23 The Honeymoon Is Over Mytharc May 17, 2007
Season 14 · 19 episodes
Open the complete Season 14 guide & lore primer →- E1 The War Comes Home Mytharc Sep 27, 2007
- E2 In a Different Light Core Oct 4, 2007
- E3 Officer Down Core Oct 11, 2007
- E4 Gravity Core Oct 18, 2007
- E5 Under the Influence Core Oct 25, 2007
- E6 The Test Core Nov 1, 2007
- E7 Blackout Core Nov 8, 2007
- E8 Coming Home Core Nov 15, 2007
- E9 Skye's the Limit Core Nov 29, 2007
- E10 300 Patients Core Dec 6, 2007
- E11 Status Quo Core Jan 3, 2008
- E12 Believe the Unseen Core Jan 10, 2008
- E13 Atonement Core Jan 17, 2008
- E14 Owner of a Broken Heart Core Apr 10, 2008
- E15 ...As the Day She Was Born Core Apr 17, 2008
- E16 Truth Will Out Core Apr 24, 2008
- E17 Under Pressure Core May 1, 2008
- E18 Tandem Repeats Mytharc May 8, 2008
- E19 The Chicago Way Mytharc May 15, 2008
Season 15 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 15 guide & lore primer →- E1 Life After Death Mytharc Sep 25, 2008
- E2 Another Thursday at County Core Oct 9, 2008
- E3 The Book of Abby Core Oct 16, 2008
- E4 Parental Guidance Core Oct 23, 2008
- E5 Haunted Core Oct 30, 2008
- E6 Oh, Brother Core Nov 6, 2008
- E7 Heal Thyself Core Nov 13, 2008
- E8 Age of Innocence Core Nov 20, 2008
- E9 Let it Snow Core Dec 4, 2008
- E10 The High Holiday Core Dec 11, 2008
- E11 Separation Anxiety Core Jan 8, 2009
- E12 Dream Runner Core Jan 15, 2009
- E13 Love is a Battlefield Core Jan 22, 2009
- E14 A Long, Strange Trip Core Feb 5, 2009
- E15 The Family Man Core Feb 12, 2009
- E16 The Beginning of the End Core Feb 19, 2009
- E17 T-Minus-6 Core Feb 26, 2009
- E18 What We Do Core Mar 5, 2009
- E19 Old Times Core Mar 12, 2009
- E20 Shifting Equilibrium Core Mar 19, 2009
- E21 I Feel Good Mytharc Mar 26, 2009
- E22 And in the End... Mytharc Apr 2, 2009
Frequently asked questions
Who created the series?
The series was created by Michael Crichton.
When did the show air?
The show aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009.
Where is the hospital located?
The hospital is located in Chicago.
How many episodes were produced?
The series consists of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons.
What is the setting of the show?
The show is set in an urban teaching hospital.
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