'' ER'' is an American medical drama

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created by novelist Michael Crichton that premiered on

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from September 19, 1994. It was produced by Constant C Productions and

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, in association with

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, and was the longest running primetime medical drama until ''

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'' surpassed it in 2019. ''ER'' follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in

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, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1994–95)

Season 2 (1995–96)

Season 3 (1996–97)

Season 4 (1997–98)

Season 5 (1998–99)

Season 6 (1999–2000)

Season 7 (2000–01)

Season 8 (2001–02)

Season 9 (2002–03)

Season 10 (2003–04)

Season 11 (2004–05)

Season 12 (2005–06)

Season 13 (2006–07)

Season 14 (2007–08)

Season 15 (2008–09)

Retrospective Special (2009)

This one-hour retrospective was aired before the last episode of season 15. It featured the production of the series.

Home video releases

References

External links

* ER's official episode guid
"Seasons 1–11"
from the

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website * ER's official episode guid
"Seasons 12–15"
from the

website * {{ER (TV series) ER