ER

79
Metascore
1994-2009
15 seasons
NBC
Drama
TV-14

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.

79
Metascore
1994-2009
15 seasons
NBC
Drama
TV-14

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ER Alum Parminder Nagra Checks In to NBC's The Blacklist Full-Time

Don't worry. Parminder Nagra is on the list. The ER and Alcatraz alum is joining NBC's new drama The Blacklist full-time as...

Fri, Jul 26, 2013

ER Alum Parminder Nagra Checks In to NBC's The Blacklist Full-Time

Going Under the Dome: Neal Baer Addresses the Mechanics of the Dome

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Tue, Jul 2, 2013

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Linda Cardellini Gets Engaged

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Sat, Jun 8, 2013

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Mon, Apr 1, 2013

John Stamos Drafted for Season-Long Arc on Necessary Roughness

Necessary Roughness has recruited a true TV MVP for its upcoming third season. John Stamos is joining the USA drama for a season-long arc, the network announced Wednesday. Stamos 49, will play...

Thu, Mar 14, 2013

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Psych's Dulé Hill on Gus' New Love: He Can't Crash and Burn All the Time

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Wed, Feb 27, 2013

Psych's Dulé Hill on Gus' New Love: He Can't Crash and Burn All the Time

Anthony Edwards on His TV Return: Zero Hour Excited Me the Way ER Did

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Thu, Feb 14, 2013

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The Complete Pilot Report: NBC Has Hatfields, About a Boy and Sean Hayes

The fall TV season is taking shape. Networks have ordered dozens of new pilots starring familiar faces like Lost's Josh Holloway, Andy Samberg, The Office's Ellie Kemper and Malin Akerman (Watchmen), and from proven producers like J.J. Abrams, Arrow's Greg Berlanti, David Shore (House) and Joss Whedon. To keep track of who's doing what, read our complete list of all the series projects in contention — there are nearly 100! — and check back for updates on their status. Here are the NBC pilots: (Click here for ABC, CBS, CW and Fox.)

Thu, Feb 14, 2013

The Complete Pilot Report: NBC Has Hatfields, About a Boy and Sean Hayes

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Thu, Feb 14, 2013

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Drama and Comedy From Steven Spielberg's Studio

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Fri, Feb 1, 2013

Pilot Season: ABC Orders Drama and Comedy From Steven Spielberg's Studio

Pilot Season: Fox Orders Navy Drama from Justified Creator

Fox has given pilot orders to dramas Wild Blue, from Justified creator Graham Yost, and the San Francisco-based Gang Related, TVGuide.com has learned. ER, The West Wing and Top Gun collide in Wild Blue, an ensemble about...

Wed, Jan 30, 2013

Pilot Season: Fox Orders Navy Drama from Justified Creator

Report: Maria Bello Is Out of Touch

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Wed, Jan 23, 2013

Arrow Scoop: ER's Alex Kingston Cast as Laurel's Mother

Alex Kingston has joined the cast of Arrow in a recurring role, Entertainment Weekly reports. The ER alum has been tapped to play...

Tue, Jan 22, 2013

Arrow Scoop: ER's Alex Kingston Cast as Laurel's Mother

White Collar Boss on Neal's Discovery, Peter's Jealousy and a Cross-Country Road Trip

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Tue, Jan 22, 2013

White Collar Boss on Neal's Discovery, Peter's Jealousy and a Cross-Country Road Trip

Is David E. Kelley's Monday Mornings a Carbon Copy of Grey's Anatomy?

There are hot doctors who may have unrequited feelings for one another. Colleagues call one of the docs 007. Another doc is definitely McDreamy — and has the hair to prove it. No, we're not talking about Grey's Anatomy. We're describing TNT's new medical drama Monday Mornings, a near carbon-copy of ABC's Seattle-based series. In David E. Kelley's new take on the medical world, doctors — including those played by Jamie Bamber, Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames and Jennifer Finnigan — in a Portland-based hospital face life-and-death decisions every day as they fight against often-impossible odds to save their patients.

Fri, Jan 4, 2013

Is David E. Kelley's Monday Mornings a Carbon Copy of Grey's Anatomy?

Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: Nip/Tuck's Roma Maffia Lands Multi-Episode Arc

A new face is coming to Seattle Grace. Nip/Tuck alum Roma Maffia has landed a multi-episode arc on Grey's Anatomy, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively. Maffia will play Roberta, a member of the hospital's board, who will first appear in the Nov. 29 episode.

Wed, Nov 14, 2012

Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: Nip/Tuck's Roma Maffia Lands Multi-Episode Arc