ER (TV series)

ER
ER
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Michael Crichton
Starring	Anthony Edwards; George Clooney; Sherry Stringfield; Noah Wyle; Julianna Margulies; Eriq La Salle; Gloria Reuben; Laura Innes; Maria Bello; Alex Kingston; Kellie Martin; Paul McCrane; Goran Višnjić; Michael Michele; Erik Palladino; Ming-Na; Maura Tierney; Sharif Atkins; Mekhi Phifer; Parminder Nagra; Linda Cardellini; Shane West; Scott Grimes; John Stamos; David Lyons; Angela Bassett;
Theme music composer	James Newton Howard (1994–2006; 2009); Martin Davich (2006–2009);
Composer	Martin Davich
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	15
No. of episodes	331 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Michael Crichton; John Wells; Christopher Chulack; Lydia Woodward; Carol Flint; Jack Orman; David Zabel;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45 minutes
Production companies	Constant c Productions; Amblin Television; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 19, 1994 –; April 2, 2009
Related
	Third Watch
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ER is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ER follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of Cook County General Hospital, a fictionalized version of the real Cook County Hospital, in Chicago, and the various critical professional, ethical, and personal issues faced by the department's physicians, nurses, and staff.^[1]

The show is the second-longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind Grey's Anatomy.^[2] The highest-awarded medical drama, ER won 128 industry awards from 442 nominations, including the Peabody Award, TCA Award for Program of the Year, and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. As of 2014, ER had grossed over $3 billion in television revenue.^[3] It is considered one of the best medical dramas of all time, pioneering the field of medical fiction and setting a model for other contemporary medical dramas to follow.^[4]^[5]^[6]

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^ Bentley, Jean (February 28, 2019). "What the Original 'ER' Stars Think About 'Grey's Anatomy' Beating Their Record". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Tait, R. Colin (November 26, 2014). "Marathon Viewing E.R.: Rewatching Television's Greatest Prime-Time Serial". Flow. Archived from the original on April 20, 2017.
^ Staff, EW (September 5, 2024). "The 10 best medical shows ever". Entertainment Weekly.
^ Fienberg, Daniel (January 17, 2025). "The 10 Best Medical Shows of All Time, Ranked". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Fremont, Maggie (April 21, 2025). "The 25 Best Medical Shows, Ranked". Vulture.