ER (1994–2009)

The work and lives of a group of emergency room doctors in Chicago.

Creator:

Michael Crichton

Stars:

Anthony Edwards, Eriq La Salle, Julianna Margulies

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 119 wins & 269 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Noah Wyle	...	Dr. John Carter (254 episodes, 1994-2009)
Laura Innes	...	Dr. Kerry Weaver (249 episodes, 1995-2009)
Laura Cerón	...	Nurse Chuny Marquez (219 episodes, 1995-2009)
Maura Tierney	...	Nurse Abby Lockhart (189 episodes, 1999-2009)
Deezer D	...	Nurse Malik McGrath (187 episodes, 1994-2009)
Goran Visnjic	...	Dr. Luka Kovac (185 episodes, 1999-2008)
Yvette Freeman	...	Nurse Haleh Adams (183 episodes, 1994-2009)
Anthony Edwards	...	Dr. Mark Greene (180 episodes, 1994-2008)
Eriq La Salle	...	Dr. Peter Benton (171 episodes, 1994-2009)
Emily Wagner	...	Doris Pickman (167 episodes, 1994-2009)
Alex Kingston	...	Dr. Elizabeth Corday (160 episodes, 1997-2009)
Lyn Alicia Henderson	...	Pamela Olbes (148 episodes, 1995-2009)
Sherry Stringfield	...	Dr. Susan Lewis (142 episodes, 1994-2009)
Abraham Benrubi	...	Jerry Markovic (137 episodes, 1994-2009)
Mekhi Phifer	...	Dr. Gregory Pratt (135 episodes, 2002-2008)
Julianna Margulies	...	Nurse Carol Hathaway (135 episodes, 1994-2009)
Parminder Nagra	...	Dr. Neela Rasgotra (129 episodes, 2003-2009)
Troy Evans	...	Frank Martin (128 episodes, 1994-2009)
Lily Mariye	...	Nurse Lily Jarvik (127 episodes, 1994-2009)
Linda Cardellini	...	Nurse Samantha Taggart (126 episodes, 2003-2009)
Paul McCrane	...	Dr. Robert Romano (125 episodes, 1997-2008)
Ming-Na Wen	...	Dr. Jing-Mei Chen (118 episodes, 1995-2004)
Montae Russell	...	Dwight Zadro (118 episodes, 1995-2009)
Conni Marie Brazelton	...	Nurse Connie Oligario (113 episodes, 1994-2003)
Scott Grimes	...	Dr. Archie Morris (112 episodes, 2003-2009)
Ellen Crawford	...	Nurse Lydia Wright (112 episodes, 1994-2009)
George Clooney	...	Dr. Doug Ross (107 episodes, 1994-2009)
Gloria Reuben	...	Jeanie Boulet (102 episodes, 1995-2008)

Storyline

Michael Crichton has created a medical drama that chronicles life and death in a Chicago hospital emergency room. Each episode tells the tale of another day in the ER, from the exciting to the mundane, and the joyous to the heart-rending. Frenetic pacing, interwoven plot lines, and emotional rollercoastering is used to attempt to accurately depict the stressful environment found there. This show even portrays the plight of medical students in their quest to become physicians.

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Plot Keywords:

emergency room | medical | death | medical drama | hospital | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

NBC Warner Bros.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emergency Room

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constant c Productions, John Wells Productions, Amblin Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 60 min 55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lt. Sandy Lopez (Lisa Vidal) was the first lesbian Latina primary or secondary character on a TV series.

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Goofs

The illuminated letters of Exit signs seen in the hospital are green in color. Both red and green colors are legal, but individual states enact the building code laws which specify what color sign can be used. Chicago requires that all exit signs be red in letter color. The interior hospital scenes are filmed in LA.

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Quotes

Dr. Mark Greene: I feel like I'm in Junior High School again.
Dr. Susan Lewis: [Weaver approaches them] Ooh, here comes the assistant principal.

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Connections

Referenced in Hollywood Goes to Hell (2000)

User Reviews

Excellent drama, incredibly thrilling.

It took me some time to get hooked by E.R.. It was only during the preparations for my exams that I discovered the daily reruns of E.R., and after some five episodes I decided to have my lunch break every day when E.R. was running.

I really love the show today, especially because of the strong, realistic characters and the thrilling action in the hospital (where time is always running low). I think this is one of the best TV series ever made. Though the newer seasons were a little worse than the first three ones (what a tragedy when Doctor Lewis left, sniff), it is still worth watching.