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- See E/R for the similarly titled 1980s sitcom.
| ER | |
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| Created by | Michael Crichton |
| Starring | Goran Višnjić Maura Tierney Mekhi Phifer Parminder Nagra John Stamos Linda Cardellini Shane West Scott Grimes and Laura Innes |
| Opening theme | James Newton Howard |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 278 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single |
| Running time | 61 minutes (including commercials) 46 minutes (without commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 19, 1994 – Present |
ER is a long-running American serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. It is produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Television Production, Inc.
Broadcasters
Main article: ER (TV series) broadcastersExecutive producers
- Michael Crichton Pilot–to date
- John Wells Pilot–to date
- Steven Spielberg Season 1
- Lydia Woodward Season 3–7
- Carol Flint Season 5–6
- Neal Baer Season 7
- Jack Orman Season 8–9
- Christopher Chulack Season 10–to date
- David Zabel Season 12
Series run
ER is NBC's second longest running drama (after Law & Order), with 13 seasons.
Episodes
Main article: List of ER episodesER is notable for broadcasting a live episode, "Ambush," in 1997, with the NBC camera crew disguised as a PBS crew making a documentary film in the hospital. The actors performed the show again three hours later so that the West Coast airing would be live as well. This episode received Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic), and won the Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series.
There have been many other memorable episodes with some earning Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Direction, Writing, or Single-Camera Picture Editing: "24 Hours" (1994), "Day One" (1994), "Love's Labor Lost" (1995), "Hell and High Water" (1995), "The Healers" (1996), "Whose Appy Now?" (1997), "Union Station" (1996), "Last Call" (1996), "Fear of Flying" (1996), "The Long Way Around" (1997), "Exodus" (1998), "The Storm, Part I" (1999), "Such Sweet Sorrow" (2000), "All in the Family" (2000), "The Visit" (2000), "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" (2001) "On the Beach" (2002), "Chaos Theory" (2002). Freefall" (2003), "The Lost" (2003), and "21 Guns" (2006)
Cast
Main cast
The original cast of relatively unknown actors consisted of Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene, George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross, Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis, Noah Wyle as medical student John Carter, and Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton. Julianna Margulies guest starred in the pilot as Nurse Carol Hathaway and then became part of the regular cast.
Main cast departures
The show has remained very popular despite the departure of not only its entire original cast, but many of the actors who subsequently joined the series.
The first such departure was that of Sherry Stringfield in 1996, when her character, Dr. Susan Lewis, transferred her residency to Phoenix, Arizona, in the Season 3 episode "Union Station." In 2001, Stringfield returned to the series, reprising her role of Dr. Lewis, in the Season 8 episode "Never Say Never." She departed again in the Season 12 premiere, "Canon City." This second departure was not depicted, but rather mentioned by character Dr. Kerry Weaver four episodes later in "Wake Up," when she explains that Susan accepted a tenure position at a hospital in Iowa after having been denied tenure at County.
After playing Dr. Anna Del Amico for one season, Maria Bello was simply not a part of the ensemble cast when Season 5 began. Like Susan Lewis's second exit, her character's departure was mentioned but not depicted; in the season premiere, "Day for Knight," Carter explains to new medical student Lucy Knight that the locker she is inheriting used to belong to Anna Del Amico, who is working in a pediatric ER back in Philadelphia, where she has family and a boyfriend.
George Clooney left the show in 1999, in the Season 5 episode "The Storm, Part 2," when his character, Dr. Doug Ross, quit before being fired by County for his involvement in a patient's death. Clooney made a brief reappearance in the Season 6 episode "Such Sweet Sorrow" when his character reunited with Carol Hathaway.
Gloria Reuben departed early in Season 6, in the episode "The Peace of Wild Things," when her character, PA Jeanie Boulet, decided to become a stay-at-home mom and care for her newly adopted baby.
Kellie Martin, who played medical student Lucy Knight, left the series midway through Season 6 in the episode "All In The Family," when her character was killed by a patient suffering from an undiagnosed case of schizophrenia; his psychotic break occurred before a backed-up psychiatry department could arrive in the ER for a consult.
Julianna Margulies left the show at the end of Season 6, in the episode "Such Sweet Sorrow," when her character, nurse Carol Hathaway, decided on the spur of the moment to go to Seattle, Washington, and reunite with Doug Ross, her true love and the father of her twin daughters.
Erik Palladino departed early in Season 8, in the same episode that Sherry Stringfield returned in, "Never Say Never," when his character, Dr. Dave Malucci, was fired for improper conduct.
Eriq La Salle's character, Dr. Peter Benton, departed in the Season 8 episode "I'll Be Home For Christmas" in order to spend more time with his son, Reese, and his girlfriend, former fellow ER doctor Cleo Finch, portrayed by Michael Michele, who also left the show in the same episode.
Anthony Edwards's character, Dr. Mark Greene, died of a brain tumor in Season 8's penultimate episode, "On The Beach." Both Eriq La Salle and Michael Michele made brief cameo appearances in that episode when their characters, Peter Benton and Cleo Finch, were shown in attendance at Mark's funeral.
In the Season 10 episode "Freefall," Paul McCrane's character, Dr. Robert Romano, was killed when a helicopter that was taking off from the hospital roof was buffeted by strong winds, causing it to crash on the roof and plummet over the side of the building; it fell into a crowded ambulance bay and landed squarely on Romano.
Sharif Atkins left the series twice; once in the Season 10 episode "Where There's Smoke," when his character, Dr. Michael Gallant, revealed that the Army was sending him to Iraq, and more definitively in the Season 12 episode "The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor," when it is announced that he was killed by a roadside bomb while serving a second tour.
Alex Kingston's character, Dr. Elizabeth Corday, left the series in the Season 11 episode "Fear" after getting in trouble for performing an illegal organ donation procedure; rather than being summarily fired, County offered her a demotion to a non-tenured position, but she turned it down and opted to return to England instead. In an interview with Britain's Radio Times magazine, Kingston spoke of being written off the show due to her age, a statement that sparked some controversy. She later qualified that claim.
Ming-Na left in Season 11 when her character, Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen, quit the ER in the episode "Twas the Night" in order to look after her ailing father. This was the second time her character left County General; in Season 1, medical student "Deb" Chen recurred in an eight episode story arc which concluded (apparently not permanently) with her quitting medical school after deciding she was better suited to research than to applied medicine.
Noah Wyle left in the Season 11 finale, "The Show Must Go On," when his character, Dr. John Carter, decided to reunite with his girlfriend Kem Likasu (portrayed by Thandie Newton) in Africa. Wyle has come back on occasion making four guest appearances in Season 12.
Notable guest stars
Main article: Notable guest stars of ER (TV series)Several guest stars have made memorable appearances on the show, including Kirsten Dunst in 1996–97 (as a troubled teenager), Ewan McGregor in 1997 (as a convenience store gunman), John Cullum in a series of 15 episodes between 1997 and 2000 as Mark Greene's dying father, Rebecca De Mornay in 1999 (as a breast cancer survivor), Ed Asner in 2003 (as a thieving clinician), Cynthia Nixon in 2005 (as a stroke victim), John Leguizamo in 2005 (as a zealous but troubled attending physician), James Woods in 2006 (as an ALS-stricken biochemistry professor), and Forest Whitaker (as a patient who files a malpractice suit against Dr. Kovač).
Guest stars whose performances garnered them Emmy nominations include Rosemary Clooney in 1995 (for playing Alzheimer's patient "Madame X"), Alan Alda in 2000 (for playing Dr. Gabe Lawrence, an Alzheimer's-stricken doctor and one-time teacher of Kerry Weaver), Mary McDonnell in 2002 (for playing Eleanor Carter, the mother of Dr. Carter), Don Cheadle in 2003 (for playing Paul Nathan, a medical student with Parkinson's Disease), and Bob Newhart in 2004 (for playing Ben Hollander, an architectural model maker losing his sight). Sally Field (playing Maggie Wyczenski, Abby Lockhart's mother) and Ray Liotta (playing a regret-ridden, dying alcoholic) won Emmys in 2001 and 2005, respectively, for their portrayals.
Supporting cast
The following actors have played supporting roles for three or more seasons:
- Khandi Alexander as Jackie Benton-Robbins (1995–2001)
- Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson (1994–1995, 1997–1999, 2001–)
- Amy Aquino as Dr. Janet Coburn (1994–)
- John Aylward as Dr. Donald Anspaugh (1996–)
- Michael Beach as Al Boulet (1995–1997)
- Abraham Benrubi as desk clerk Jerry Markovic (1994–1999, 2002–2006)
- Michelle Bonilla as EMT Harms (1999–)
- Conni Marie Brazelton as Nurse Conni Oligario (1994–2003)
- David Brisbin as Dr. Alexander Babcock (1998–2002)
- Laura Cerón as Nurse Chuny Marquez (1995–)
- Ellen Crawford as Nurse Lydia Wright (1994–2003)
- John Cullum as David Greene (1997–2000)
- Deezer D as Nurse Malik McGrath (1994–)
- Troy Evans as Officer Martin (1994 pilot); as desk clerk Frank Martin (2000–)
- Sally Field as Maggie Wyczenski (2000–2003, 2006)
- Yvette Freeman as Nurse Haleh Adams (1994–)
- Jorja Fox as Dr. Maggie Doyle (1996-1999)
- Mike Genovese as Officer Al Grabarsky (1995–1996, 1998—2000)
- Erica Gimpel as Adele Newman (1997—2003)
- Matthew Glave as Dr. Dale Edson (1996–1999, 2001–2002)
- Rose Gregorio as Helen Hathaway (1996–1999)
- Michael Gross as John "Jack" Carter Jr. (2001–2004)
- Christine Harnos as Jennifer "Jenn" Greene (1994–1996); as Jennifer "Jenn" Simon (1996–1998; 2001–2002)
- Lynn A. Henderson as Paramedic Pamela Olbes (1995–)
- Ed Lauter as Fire Captain Dannaker (1998–2002)
- Dinah Lenney as Nurse Shirley (1995–2004, 2006-)
- Brian Lester as EMT Dumar (1996–)
- Louie Liberti as Paramedic Tony Bardelli (2003–)
- Bellina Logan as Nurse Kit (1996–2003; 2005–)
- William H. Macy as Dr. David Morgenstern (1994–1998)
- Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik (1994–)
- Vanessa Marquez as Student nurse Wendy Goldman (1994–1997)
- Kristin Minter as desk clerk Miranda "Randi" Fronczak (1995–2003)
- Demetrius Navarro as EMT Morales (1998–)
- Leland Orser as Dr. Lucien Dubenko (2004–)
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Angela Hicks (1994-1998)
- Kyle Richards as Nurse Dori (2000–)
- Lucy Rodriguez as Nurse Bjerke (1996; 2000–2003)
- Monté Russell as Paramedic Dwight Zadro (1995–)
- Nadia Shazana as Jacy (2001–2004)
- Michael B. Silver as Dr. Paul Myers (1995, 1997–2000, 2003, 2005)
- Frances Sternhagen as Millicent Carter (1997–2003)
- Lisa Vidal as Kerry's partner, CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez (2001–2004)
- Emily Wagner as Paramedic Doris Pickman (1994–)
- Gedde Watanabe as Nurse Yosh Takata (1997–2003)
- Yvonne Zima as Rachel Greene (1994–2000)(later replaced with Hallee Hirsh from 2001-2004)
Season synopses
Main article: List of ER episodesSeason 1
Main article: ER (season 1)Season 2
Main article: ER (season 2)Trivia
- The pilot episode of ER was filmed in an old, abandoned hospital due to a lack of time and money to build a set. One was built soon after at the Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California, although the show makes extensive use of location shoots in Chicago, most notably the city's famous "El" trains.
- Michael Crichton wrote the script that became the pilot episode of the show in the early 1970s. It was based on some of his experiences working in an ER. By the time the pilot episode was shot and aired in 1994, it had been 20 years since it was written. On his commentary track, included on the first season DVD set, Crichton says that the script used to shoot the pilot was virtually unchanged from what he had written 20 years earlier. Dr. Lewis was written as a male character, and though producers decided Lewis should be a woman, that change didn't require an adjustment of her dialogue. The producers also decided Dr. Benton would be African-American, though he wasn't written that way. The original script had to be shortened by about 20 minutes in order to air in a two-hour block on network TV.
- The show's setting, County General Hospital, is loosely based on the former Cook County Hospital on West Harrison Street in Chicago.
- Julianna Margulies's character, nurse Carol Hathaway, was originally supposed to be in the pilot episode of the series only (she was scripted to commit suicide), but test audiences responded so positively to her that the producers asked Margulies to continue on the show. Carol Hathaway survived her suicide attempt and was written into the series, and Margulies remained a regular cast member for six seasons.
- Season six of ER was considered by many a big turning point in the show. Following the departure of George Clooney, 6 new cast regulars including Goran Visnjic and Maura Tierney were introduced and 3 other cast members left by the end of the season.
- Maria Bello, who played Dr. Anna Del Amico, was only set to guest star on the last three episodes of Season 3, but the show's producers were so impressed by her they decided to keep her on as a regular. She spent the shortest tenure as a cast member on the series.
- John Wells cast Parminder Nagra after being a fan of her hit film Bend It Like Beckham.
- Quentin Tarantino directed the Season 1 episode "Motherhood."
- Several episodes of ER have been directed by cast members:
- Anthony Edwards—"Take These Broken Wings" (1996), "Of Past Regret and Future Fear" (1998), "Family Matters" (2000), and "Fear of Commitment" (2001)
- Laura Innes—"Power" (1999), "Be Still My Heart" (2000), "Sailing Away" (2001), "If I Should Fall From Grace" (2001), "A Hopeless Wound" (2002), "NICU" (2004), "Nobody's Baby" (2005), "The Human Shield" (2005), "Strange Bedfellows" (2006) and "Tell Me No Secrets" (2006).
- Paul McCrane—"Next of Kin" (2002), "The Student" (2004), "Damaged" (2004), "Ruby Redux" (2005), and "Body and Soul" (2006)
- The Season 8 episode "On the Beach," which follows Mark Greene's last weeks in life, is notable for its use of profanity in an episode of a TV show aired on an American broadcast network. Greene says "shit" after collapsing while trying to get out of bed, realizing that his brain tumor has finally defeated him. The same expletive was muttered by Peter Benton in Season 2, when he sprains his hand punching a man in the parking lot, and in Season 5, when he is the victim of a racist attack, although in both cases it is barely audible and does not appear on subtitles.
- In the Season 1 episode of Friends titled "The One with Two Parts, Part 2," George Clooney and Noah Wyle guest starred as emergency room doctors, although not as their ER characters; Clooney played Dr. Michael Mitchell and Wyle played Dr. Jeffrey Rosen.
- Three cast members from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation have appeared on ER: Jorja Fox (as Dr. Maggie Doyle), George Eads (as paramedic Dean Powell), and Marg Helgenberger (as Karen Hines, a one-time love interest of both Doug Ross and his father). Also, CSI: Miami cast member Khandi Alexander portrayed Peter Benton's elder sister Jackie Benton-Robbins, a recurring character. Alexander also appeared with ER regular Maura Tierney on the sitcom NewsRadio. However, on ER they never shared any scenes together.
- The series exists in the same television universe as NBC's Third Watch (1999–2005) and, by extension, Medical Investigation (2005). Dr. Lewis's storyline in the Season 8 episode "Brothers and Sisters" was part of a crossover between ER and Third Watch. The storyline began on ER's Thursday broadcast and continued the following Monday on the Third Watch episode "Unleashed."
- George Clooney was also a star of the sitcom E/R.
- Warner Brothers, the studio which produces ER for NBC, kept George Clooney's cameo in "Such Sweet Sorrow" a secret from NBC, which promoted the episode as Carol Hathaway's goodbye with no mention of Doug Ross's appearance. In fact, the original episode of "Such Sweet Sorrow" that Warner Brothers sent to NBC ended right after the scene where we see Hathaway on the plane to Seattle. At the eleventh hour, Warner Brothers messengered an "edited" version of the episode to NBC headquarters in New York for broadcast, and NBC had no time to preview it prior to airing it on the east coast. It turned out to be the extended episode that included Clooney's cameo. NBC was miffed that it was kept in the dark, as it lost valuable advertisement revenue it could have generated had they aired promos announcing the return of George Clooney. Clooney cited the fans of the show for his reason as to why he agreed to make the cameo (he wanted Hathaway and Ross's characters to get back together, as most fans always had hoped for). Clooney reportedly asked to be paid only scale for the cameo. The portion of the episode involving Clooney was filmed on location at the Perfect Storm movie set which Clooney was filming at the time.
- Officially, Sherry Stringfield was the last original cast member to leave ER. Her last appearance was in the 12th season premiere Canon City, unlike Noah Wyle who left in the 11th season finale.
- From 1994-2006 (seasons 1-12), the show's opening credits were 50 seconds long and featured James Newton Howard's Emmy-nominated theme music. This opening remained essentially the same (except for cast changes) until 2006 (season 13), when the theme music was cut and a new title card was introduced. The new opening is now 5 seconds long. Producers say that this change was necessary because the previous opening was so long that it took time away from their ability to develop the show's plot.
- Anthony Edwards's character, Mark Greene, had a daughter named Rachel who made recurring appearances on the series. On another NBC show, Friends, one of the main characters was also named Rachel Greene (alternatively spelled Green).
- Laura Innes is the longest serving cast member on the show. Currently in her 12th season, she has even passed up the tenure of original cast member Noah Wyle who left after 11 seasons.
- After the departure of desk clerk Jerry Markovic in season 13, actor Glenn Plummer fills his spot as Timmy Rawlins, the clerk who worked alongside Jerry during ER's very first season and had returned in 2006.
U.S. television ratings
Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of ER on NBC.
Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned in this section were in the Eastern & Pacific time zones.
| Season | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Viewer Rank (#) |
Viewers (in millions) |
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| 1st | September 19, 1994 | May 18, 1995 | 1994-1995 | 2 | 28.9 |
| 2nd | September 21, 1995 | May 16, 1996 | 1995-1996 | 1 | 32.0 |
| 3rd | September 26, 1996 | May 15, 1997 | 1996-1997 | 1 | 30.8 |
| 4th | September 25, 1997 | May 14, 1998 | 1997-1998 | 2 | 30.2 |
| 5th | September 24, 1998 | May 20, 1999 | 1998-1999 | 1 | 25.4 |
| 6th | September 30, 1999 | May 18, 2000 | 1999-2000 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 7th | October 12, 2000 | May 17, 2001 | 2000-2001 | 2 | 22.4 |
| 8th | September 27, 2001 | May 16, 2002 | 2001-2002 | 3 | 22.1 |
| 9th | September 26, 2002 | May 15, 2003 | 2002-2003 | 7 | 20.0 |
| 10th | September 25, 2003 | May 13, 2004 | 2003-2004 | 8 | 19.5 |
| 11th | September 23, 2004 | May 19, 2005 | 2004-2005 | 16 | 15.5Cite error: The <ref> tag name cannot be a simple integer (see the help page).
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| 12th | September 22, 2005 | May 18, 2006 | 2005-2006 | 30 | 12.3 |
| 13th | September 21, 2006 | 2007 | 2006-2007 | ??? | ??? |
Awards and nominations
ER won the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in 1995. In addition, the series has earned 117 Emmy Award nominations, tying the series with Cheers for the most nominations for a single series, as well as 22 Emmy Awards (at least one every year up to and including 2005, except for 2004). It also won the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Television Dramatic Series" every year from 1997 to 2002. Over the years, it has been nominated for and/or won numerous other awards, including Screen Actors Guild Awards, Image Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, and Golden Globe Awards, among others.
The following is a partial list of major awards and nominations received by the show, its cast, and crew.
Awards
- Outstanding Drama Series (1996)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—Julianna Margulies (1995)
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Drama Series—Mimi Leder for episode "Love's Labor Lost" (1995)
- Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—Ray Liotta (2005)
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama—Anthony Edwards (1998)
- Best Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series (1996-99) 4 wins
- Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series—Julianna Margulies (1998-99) 2 wins
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—Anthony Edwards (1996, 1998) 2 wins
Nominations
- Outstanding Drama Series (1995, 1997-2001) 6 nominations
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series—Anthony Edwards (1995-98) 4 nominations
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series—George Clooney (1995-96) 2 nominations
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series—Julianna Margulies (1997-2000) 4 nominations
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series—Sherry Stringfield (1995-97) 3 nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series—Noah Wyle (1995-99) 5 nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series—Eriq La Salle (1995, 1997-98) 3 nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—Maura Tierney (2001)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—Laura Innes (1997-98) 2 nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—Gloria Reuben (1997-98) 2 nominations
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—Julianna Margulies (1996)
- Best TV Series-Drama (1995-2001) 7 nominations
- Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama—Anthony Edwards (1996-97, 1999) 3 nominations
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series-Drama—Julianna Margulies (1999-2000) 3 nominations
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series-Drama—Sherry Stringfield (1996-97) 2 nominations
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV Series—Noah Wyle (1997-99) 3 nominations
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV Series—Eriq La Salle (1998)
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—Gloria Reuben (1998)
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—Julianna Margulies (1996)
- Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—CCH Pounder (1997)
- Best Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series (1995, 1998, 2000-01) 4 nominations
- Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series—Sally Field (2001)
- Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series—Julianna Margulies (1996)
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—Anthony Edwards (1997, 1999, 2001) 3 nominations
- Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—George Clooney (1996-97) 2 nominations
DVD releases
| Season | Date of Region 1 DVD Release | Date of Region 2 DVD Release |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Season (1994-1995) | August 26, 2003 | February 23, 2004 |
| The Complete Second Season (1995-1996) | April 27, 2004 | July 26, 2004 |
| The Complete Third Season (1996-1997) | April 26, 2005 | January 31, 2005 |
| The Complete Fourth Season (1997-1998) | December 20, 2005 | May 16, 2005 |
| The Complete Fifth Season (1998-1999) | July 11, 2006 | October 24, 2005 |
| The Complete Sixth Season (1999-2000) | December 19, 2006 | April 3, 2006 |
| The Complete Seventh Season (2000-2001) | Not yet released | September 18, 2006 |
| The Complete Eighth Season (2001-2002) | Not yet released | Not yet released |
The DVD box sets are unusual in the fact that they are all in anamorphic widescreen even though these episodes were broadcast in a standard 4:3 format. Only the live episode Ambush is not in the widescreen format.
The first five seasons of the series have also been released in Canada, Hong Kong, and other markets.
References
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- http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6278
External links
- ER at Warner Bros. official website (last updated in 2004)
- ER at NBC, official website
- ER at IMDb
- Template:Tunefind
- ER Headquarters
- TV Guide: ER
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