ER follows the medical personnel and patients in the emergency room of Chicago's fictional County General Hospital. The doctors and nurses of County's ER confront the daily challenges of a busy urban hospital, including overcrowded waiting rooms, staffing shortages, and the impact of life-and-death decisions. While they teach the next generation of doctors, each must tackle the demands of their personal lives, at times unsuccessfully.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | September 1997 | April 2021 | 3 |
| Season 1 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 25 |
| Season 2 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 22 |
| Season 3 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
| Season 4 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 22 |
| Season 5 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Season 6 | September 1999 | May 2000 | 22 |
| Season 7 | October 2000 | May 2001 | 22 |
| Season 8 | September 2001 | May 2002 | 22 |
| Season 9 | September 2002 | May 2003 | 22 |
| Season 10 | September 2003 | May 2004 | 22 |
| Season 11 | September 2004 | May 2005 | 22 |
| Season 12 | September 2005 | May 2006 | 22 |
| Season 13 | September 2006 | May 2007 | 23 |
| Season 14 | September 2007 | May 2008 | 19 |
| Season 15 | September 2008 | April 2009 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | September 1997 | April 2021 | 3 |
| Season 1 | September 1994 | May 1995 | 25 |
| Season 2 | September 1995 | May 1996 | 22 |
| Season 3 | September 1996 | May 1997 | 22 |
| Season 4 | September 1997 | May 1998 | 22 |
| Season 5 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 22 |
| Season 6 | September 1999 | May 2000 | 22 |
| Season 7 | October 2000 | May 2001 | 22 |
| Season 8 | September 2001 | May 2002 | 22 |
| Season 9 | September 2002 | May 2003 | 22 |
| Season 10 | September 2003 | May 2004 | 22 |
| Season 11 | September 2004 | May 2005 | 22 |
| Season 12 | September 2005 | May 2006 | 22 |
| Season 13 | September 2006 | May 2007 | 23 |
| Season 14 | September 2007 | May 2008 | 19 |
| Season 15 | September 2008 | April 2009 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 334 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Robert Kaplan | 39 | 01/16/1997 - 03/24/2005 | |
| John Wells | 38 | 09/22/1994 - 03/12/2009 | |
| Christopher Chulack | 34 | 02/23/1995 - 10/11/2007 | |
| Jack Orman | 32 | 10/16/1997 - 05/08/2003 | |
| Richard Thorpe | 29 | 02/08/1996 - 10/04/2007 | |
| David Zabel | 29 | 09/27/2001 - 02/01/2007 | |
| R. Scott Gemmill | 28 | 11/04/1999 - 01/11/2007 | |
| Lydia Woodward | 26 | 09/29/1994 - 04/27/2006 | |
| Joe Sachs | 26 | 04/04/1996 - 02/05/2009 | |
| Dee Johnson | 19 | 11/02/2000 - 05/05/2005 | |
| Neal Baer | 18 | 12/08/1994 - 11/23/2000 | |
| Carol Flint | 16 | 10/12/1995 - 05/06/1999 | |
| Paul Manning | 15 | 10/06/1994 - 12/17/1998 | |
| Mimi Leder | 12 | 09/22/1994 - 02/05/2009 | |
| Lesli Linka Glatter | 12 | 10/19/1995 - 02/22/2007 | |
| Christopher Misiano | 11 | 05/07/1998 - 09/25/2008 | |
| Félix Enríquez Alcalá | 11 | 12/15/1994 - 11/13/2003 | |
| Laura Innes | 10 | 05/06/1999 - 11/30/2006 | |
| Lance Gentile | 9 | 11/03/1994 - 04/23/1998 | |
| Samantha Howard Corbin | 9 | 10/17/1996 - 10/29/1998 | |
| Julie Hébert | 8 | 10/31/2002 - 12/09/2004 | |
| Meredith Stiehm | 7 | 02/08/2001 - 03/28/2002 | |
| Stephen Cragg | 7 | 01/13/2005 - 09/27/2007 | |
| Paul McCrane | 7 | 12/05/2002 - 10/09/2008 | |
| Charles Haid | 6 | 10/13/1994 - 02/13/2003 | |
| Anthony Edwards | 6 | 05/09/1996 - 05/03/2001 | |
| David Mills | 5 | 10/30/1997 - 04/29/1999 | |
| Nelson McCormick | 5 | 01/31/2002 - 05/18/2006 | |
| Linda Gase | 5 | 12/18/1997 - 12/16/1999 | |
| David Nutter | 5 | 11/14/1996 - 12/12/2002 | |
| Elizabeth Hunter | 4 | 12/14/2000 - 03/28/2002 | |
| Karen Maser | 4 | 05/05/2005 - 11/30/2006 | |
| Rod Holcomb | 4 | 09/19/1994 - 12/10/1998 | |
| Jason Cahill | 4 | 10/10/1996 - 04/24/1997 | |
| Alan J. Levi | 3 | 01/10/2002 - 01/30/2003 | |
| Thomas Schlamme | 3 | 11/16/1995 - 09/25/1997 | |
| Paris Barclay | 3 | 12/12/1996 - 10/26/2000 | |
| T.R. Babu Subramaniam | 3 | 04/16/1998 - 04/03/2003 | |
| Tawnia McKiernan | 3 | 04/08/2004 - 02/08/2007 | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | 3 | 10/25/2001 - 02/28/2002 | |
| Tom Garrigus | 3 | 01/04/2001 - 04/19/2001 | |
| Ernest R. Dickerson | 3 | 02/03/2005 - 11/16/2006 | |
| Fred Gerber | 2 | 04/06/1995 - 05/04/1995 | |
| Skipp Sudduth | 2 | 04/27/2006 - 01/04/2007 | |
| Joanna Kerns | 2 | 02/09/2006 - 09/28/2006 | |
| Elodie Keene | 2 | 10/20/1994 - 02/16/1995 | |
| Eriq La Salle | 2 | 02/12/2009 | |
| James Hayman | 2 | 11/10/1994 - 02/02/1995 | |
| Steve de Jarnett | 2 | 10/29/1998 - 11/04/1999 | |
| Steve Shill | 2 | 05/11/2006 - 02/15/2007 | |
| Darnell Martin | 2 | 11/06/1997 - 11/20/1997 | |
| Fred Einesman | 2 | 12/16/1999 | |
| Donna Deitch | 2 | 03/30/1995 - 12/07/1995 | |
| Jacque Toberen | 2 | 01/23/1997 - 03/05/1998 | |
| Marita Grabiak | 2 | 04/06/2000 - 03/29/2001 | |
| Tom Moore | 2 | 10/03/1996 - 11/21/1996 | |
| Ken Kwapis | 2 | 10/21/1999 - 02/24/2000 | |
| Peggy Rajski | 2 | 01/16/2003 - 02/06/2003 | |
| Andrew Bernstein | 2 | 11/02/2006 - 01/11/2007 | |
| John E. Gallagher II | 1 | 01/05/2006 | |
| Arthur Albert | 1 | 11/04/2004 | |
| Dave Chameides | 1 | 01/21/1999 | |
| Jonathan Kaplan | 1 | 02/19/2009 | |
| Quentin Tarantino | 1 | 05/11/1995 | |
| Whitney Ransick | 1 | 01/04/1996 | |
| Guy Norman Bee | 1 | 03/01/2001 | |
| Belinda Casas-Wells | 1 | 02/15/1996 | |
| Jessica Yu | 1 | 03/28/2002 | |
| Rob Hardy | 1 | 01/10/2008 | |
| Eric Laneuville | 1 | 09/28/1995 | |
| Anita W. Addison | 1 | 01/19/1995 | |
| Gloria Muzio | 1 | 04/21/2005 | |
| Barnet Kellman | 1 | 02/15/1996 | |
| Peter Markle | 1 | 10/14/1999 | |
| Daniel Sackheim | 1 | 11/10/1994 | |
| Dean Parisot | 1 | 10/12/1995 | |
| Vern Gillum | 1 | 11/03/1994 | |
| John E. Gallagher | 1 | 10/23/2008 | |
| Kevin Hooks | 1 | 05/04/2000 | |
| Jesús Salvador Treviño | 1 | 01/17/2002 | |
| Perry Lang | 1 | 10/10/1996 | |
| Sarah Pia Anderson | 1 | 12/18/1997 | |
| Michael Katleman | 1 | 01/30/1997 | |
| Davis Guggenheim | 1 | 12/19/1996 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Zwerling | 12 | 01/15/2004 - 10/09/2008 | |
| Janine Sherman Barrois | 7 | 03/02/2006 - 10/23/2008 | |
| Walon Green | 5 | 10/09/1997 - 11/09/2000 | |
| Yahlin Chang | 4 | 10/10/2002 - 01/20/2005 | |
| Bruce Miller | 4 | 11/07/2002 - 02/26/2004 | |
| Robert Stuart Nathan | 4 | 10/13/1994 - 04/27/1995 | |
| Virgil Williams | 4 | 03/30/2006 - 01/10/2008 | |
| Patrick Harbinson | 3 | 10/14/1999 - 04/06/2000 | |
| Tracey Stern | 2 | 04/06/1995 - 12/07/1995 | |
| Doug Palau | 1 | 10/21/1999 | |
| Michael Crichton | 1 | 09/19/1994 | |
| Barbara Hall | 1 | 12/12/1996 | |
| Jacy Young | 1 | 04/08/2004 | |
| Andrew Fash | 1 | 02/12/2009 | |
| Anne Kenney | 1 | 10/19/1995 | |
| Sandy Kroopf | 1 | 02/24/2000 | |
| Mark Morocco | 1 | 01/08/2004 | |
| Tracey Young | 1 | 02/20/2003 | |
| Christopher Mack | 1 | 04/08/1999 |
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