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{{Infobox Television
| show_name = ER
| image = ]
| caption = ER title card.
| format = ]
| camera = ]
| runtime = 61 minutes (including commercials) <br> 46 minutes (without commercials)
| creator = ]
| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| opentheme = ] <br> (1994&ndash;2006) <br> Martin Davich <br> (2006&ndash;])
| country = {{USA}}
|picture_format = ] (]), <br> ] (])
| network = ]
| first_aired = ], ]
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 13 aired
| num_episodes = ] <!--(as of September 27, 2007)-->
| website = http://www.nbc.com/ER/
| imdb_id = 0108757
| tv_com_id = 111
}}
'''''ER''''' is an ]-winning ] ] ] created by ]ist ] and set primarily in the ] of fictional '''County General Hospital''' in ], ]. It is produced by Constant c Productions and ] in association with ]

==Series run==
]
''ER'' is NBC's second longest-running drama (after '']''), with 13 seasons, making it the longest American primetime medical drama of all time. It has been renewed for a 14th season in ]. It premiered on ], ] and has been shown on Thursday nights at 10:00 throughout its entire run. However www.tvseriesfinale.com has reported that ER will likely end this upcoming season. <ref> </ref>

==History and production==
The novel ''ER'' was originally slated to be a movie, directed by ]. However, during the early stages of pre-production, Spielberg asked ] what his current project was. Crichton said he was working on a novel about dinosaurs and DNA. Spielberg subsequently dropped what he was doing to film this project, which became '']''. Afterwards, he returned to ''ER'' and helped develop the show, serving as a producer on season one and offering advice (he insisted on ] becoming a regular, for example). It was also through Spielberg's ] that ] was contacted to be the show's executive producer.

Due to a lack of time and money to build a set, the pilot episode of ''ER'' was filmed in the former ] in Los Angeles, an old facility that ceased operating as a medical center in 1990.<ref>http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/CA6083/#</ref> A set modelled after that hospital was built soon after at the ] studios in ], although the show makes extensive use of location shoots in Chicago, most notably the city's famous ] train platforms. Location shooting in Chicago has greatly diminished with the advent of better digital composite photography, thus allowing blue screen shots to substitute.

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 ], 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.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of ER episodes}}

''ER'' has had many memorable episodes, and is particularly notable for broadcasting a live episode, "Ambush," in 1997, with the NBC camera crew disguised as a ] crew making a documentary film in the hospital. The actors performed the show again three hours later so that the ] airing would be live as well. This episode received ] nominations for Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic), and won the Emmy for Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series.

Most episodes center on the ER, with almost all scenes at the hospital. There are however often at least one scene showing the goings-on of the ER staff outside the hospital. Also, there is a tradition to feature one or a few episodes each season almost completely out of the ER, for example an episode in which Carol Hathaway is drawn in to a hostage drama in a grocery store, and one in which Mark Greene and Doug Ross go on a road trip to claim the body of Dr Ross' recently deceased father.

==Cast==
===Main cast===
The original cast of relatively unknown actors consisted of ] as ], ] as ], ] as ], ] as medical student ], and ] as ]. ] guest starred in the pilot as ] and then became part of the regular cast.

{| class="wikitable"

|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0"
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | Actor
! rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | Role
! colspan="2" | Appearance as Star
! colspan="2" | as Guest Star / Supporting Actor

|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0; text-align:left"
! style="width: 8%; text-align: left;" | <small>Season</small>
! style="width: 13%; text-align: left;" | <small>Episode</small>
! style="width: 8%; text-align: left;" | <small>Season</small>
! style="width: 28%; text-align: left;" | <small>Episode</small>
|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: left;" | CURRENT <small>(sorted by first appearance)</small>
|-
|]
| ]
| 6— || 125— || 6 || 121

|-
| ]
| ]
| 9— || 180— || 8 || 175–177, 179

|-
| ]
| ]
| 10— || 204— || 10 || 202

|-
| ]
| ]
| 10— || 206— || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 12— || 246— || 10–11 || 204–245 ''(25 episodes)'' <!-- 204–206, 208, 209, 212, 215–217, 220–222, 224, 226, 228, 230, 232, 234, 236, 238, 239, 241, 242, 244, 245 -->

|-
| ]
| ]
| 13— || 269— || 12 || 252–253

|-
! colspan="6" style="text-align: left;" | PAST <small>(sorted by last appearance)</small>
|-
| ]
| ]
| 6—13 || 114—290 || 14 ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 11—13 || 224—290 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 3–13 || 48–280 || 2 || 26–29, 31, 34–35, 38, 40, 43–47

|-
| ]
| ]
| 8–10 || 172–219 || 8, 11, 12 || 164–266 ''(12 episodes)'' <!-- 164–166, 168–170, 239, 240, 253, 254, 257, 266 -->

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–11 || 1–245 || 12 || 259–260, 264–265

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–3, 8–12 || 1–55, 161–246 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 6–11 || 123–232 || 1 || 13–17, 19–21

|-
| ]
| ]
| 4–11 || 70–227 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 6–10 || 114–209 || 4, 5 || 74–113 ''(29 episodes)'' <!-- 74–75, 77–81, 84–90, 93, 95, 96, 100, 101, 103–107, 109–113 -->

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–8 || 1–179 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 6–8 || 114–167, 178 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–8 || 1–167, 172, 178 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 6–8 || 120–161 || 6 || 115–119

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–6 || 2–134 || 1 || 1

|-
| ]
| ]
| 1–5 || 1–106 || 6 || 134

|-
| ]
| ]
| 5–6 || 92–127 || ||

|-
| ]
| ]
| 2–6 || 31–119 || 1, 2 || 14–17, 20–28

|-
| ]
| ]
| 4 || 70–91 || 3 || 67–69

|}
]

===Main cast departures===
]'s first departure on the show was in 1996, when her character, ''']''', 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 ] four episodes later in "Wake Up," when she explains that Susan accepted a tenure position at a hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, after having been denied tenure at County.
After playing ''']''' for one season, ] was simply not a part of the ensemble cast when Season 5 began. Like ]'s second exit, her character's departure was mentioned but not depicted; in the season premiere, "Day for Knight," ] explains to new medical student ] 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.
] left the show in 1999, in the Season 5 episode "The Storm, Part 2," when his character, ''']''', 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 ].
] departed early in Season 6, in the episode "The Peace of Wild Things," when her character, ''']''', decided to become a stay-at-home mom and care for her newly adopted HIV-positive baby.
], who played medical student ''']''', 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 ]; his ] occurred before a backed-up psychiatry department could arrive in the ER for a consult.
] left the show at the end of Season 6, in the episode "Such Sweet Sorrow," when her character, ''']''', decided on the spur of the moment to go to Seattle, Washington, and reunite with ], her true love and the father of her twin daughters.
] departed early in Season 8, in the same episode that ] returned in, "Never Say Never," an episode after his character, ''']''', was fired for improper conduct.
]'s character, ''']''', 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 ], portrayed by ], who also left the show in the same episode.
]'s character, ''']''', died of a brain tumor in Season 8's penultimate episode, "On the Beach." Both ] and ] made brief cameo appearances in that episode when their characters, ] and ], were shown in attendance at Mark's funeral. Unusually, Anthony Edwards was credited in the following episode "Lockdown".
]'s character, ''']''', whose arm had been severed just above the elbow by a helicopter's tail rotor in the Season 9 premiere "Chaos Theory," was killed in the Season 10 episode "Freefall" 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.
] left the series twice; once in the Season 10 episode "Where There's Smoke," when his character, ''']''', 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 he was killed by a roadside bomb while serving a second tour.
]'s character, ''']''', 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 withdrew that claim.<ref>http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C88645%7C1%7C,00.html</ref>
] left in Season 11 when her character, ''']''', quit the ER in the episode "Twas the Night" in order to take care of her ailing father, whom she later mercy killed. 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.
] left in the Season 11 finale, "The Show Must Go On." His character, ''']''', had decided to reunite in Africa with his girlfriend ] (portrayed by ]). During Season 12, Wyle returned as Carter and made guest appearances in four episodes: "Quintessence of Dust," "Darfur," "No Place to Hide," and "There Are No Angels Here." He is reported to make further guest appearances in series 14 by David Zabel who claims "He'll be in Chicago in the ER, interacting with all our people," and not running around in Africa. His return is so that his character can check out the Joshua-Carter centre.
] left midway through Season 13, in the episode "A House Divided," when a reluctant ] was forced by budget cuts to fire her character, ''']'''. After bracing for a battle to keep her position, and in spite of the fact that Kovač realized he must find a way to keep her on staff, Weaver ultimately decided to resign from County and accept a job offer from a television station in Miami, Florida.
] also left at the end of the 13th season after his character, ''']''' lost both his legs and returned to Baton Rouge with his mother to recuperate. His character may return during the 14th season. West's final appearance as a main cast member was in "The Honeymoon is Over."

] is expected to leave the main cast at an indeterminate time during the 14th season. At present, his character, ''']''' is in his native Croatia to be with his ailing father, but will begin making appearances again with the fifth episode of the season.

===Notable guest stars===

Memorable appearances on the show have included:
*] in 1995 (as the husband of a woman who dies at the hands of ] in a complicated emergency delivery and files a malpractice suit)
*] in 1995 (as an ] ] whose son suffers from AIDS. She was credited as "Lucy Alexis Liu.")
*] in 1996-99 as Dr. Maggie Doyle, a gay resident who eventually tried to bring a sexual harassment lawsuit against ].
*] as Joseph Klein, a terminally ill patient inadvertently given a reprieve by Carter. (1995)
*] in 1996 as one of ]'s many flings.
*] in 1996 as a paramedic.
*] in 1996–97 (as a troubled teenager)
*] in 1997 (as a convenience store gunman)
*] as ] (A desk clerk Dr. Greene dated)
*] in a series of 15 episodes between 1997 and 2000 (as ]'s father)
*] in 1999 (as a ] survivor)
*] in 1999 (as a teenage alcoholic)
*] in 2000 and 2002 (as a ] who stabs ] and ])
*] in 2002 (as an injured teen named Bobby Neville)
*] in 2003 (as a thieving ])
*] as Dr. Carter's love interest and mother of his stillborn son.
*] in 2005 (as a ] victim)
*] in 2005 as ], a zealous nurse manager.
*] in 2005 (as ], a zealous but troubled attending physician)
*] in 2006 (as an ]-stricken ] ])
*] appeared from 2006–07 (as a patient who files a ] suit and takes desperate revenge against ]).

Guest stars whose performances won them ] are:
*] in 2001 for playing ], ]'s mother
*] in 2005, for playing a regret-ridden, dying ]
Guest stars whose performances earned them ] nominations include:
*] in 1995 (for playing ] patient "Madame X")
*] in 2000 (for playing ], an Alzheimer's-stricken doctor and one-time teacher of ])
*] in 2002 (for playing ], the mother of ])
*] in 2003 (for playing ], a medical student with ]),
*] in 2004 (for playing ], an ] model maker losing his sight).
*] in 2007 (for playing ] a patient filing a lawsuit against ].)

===Supporting cast===
{{main|List of supporting characters in ER (TV series)}}



==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 ]. All times mentioned in this section were in the Eastern & Pacific time zones.''

{| class="wikitable"

|-
! Season
! style="text-align:left" | Season Premiere
! style="text-align:left" | Season Finale
! style="text-align:left" | TV Season
! Viewer<BR>Rank (#)
! Viewers<BR>(in millions)

|-
! 1st
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1994-1995
| style="text-align:center" | 2<ref name="variety">A Dramatic Achievement (Variety Magazine) – Maynard, Kevin: (from Mai 2003), access on October 23, 2006</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 28.9 {{Fact|date=February 2007}}

|-
! 2nd
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1995-1996
| style="text-align:center" | 1<ref name="variety"/>
| style="text-align:center" | 32.0 {{Fact|date=February 2007}}
|-
! 3rd
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1996-1997
| style="text-align:center" | 1<ref name="variety"/>
| style="text-align:center" | 30.8 {{Fact|date=February 2007}}

|-
! 4th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1997-1998
| style="text-align:center" | 2<ref name="variety"/>
| style="text-align:center" | 30.2 {{Fact|date=February 2007}}

|-
! 5th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1998-1999
| style="text-align:center" | 1<ref name="ew">{{cite news|url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/4616/ew0604.html|publisher=]|date=June 4, 1999|title=TV Winners & Losers: Numbers Racket A Final Tally Of The Season's Show (from Nielsen Media Research)}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 25.4<ref name="ew"/>

|-
! 6th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 1999-2000
| style="text-align:center" | 4<ref name="variety"/>
| style="text-align:center" | 25.0<ref>Quotenmeter.de: , access on October 23, 2006</ref>

|-
! 7th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2000-2001
| style="text-align:center" | 2<ref name="eonline01">{{cite news|url=http://cache.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,8327,00.html|publisher=E! Online|date=May 25, 2001|title=Outback in Front: CBS Wins Season|first=Mark|last=Armstrong}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 22.4<ref name="eonline01"/>

|-
! 8th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2001-2002
| style="text-align:center" | 3<ref name="usatoday02">{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/2002/2002-05-28-year-end-chart.htm|publisher=USA Today|date=May 28, 2002|title=How did your favorite show rate?}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 22.1<ref name="usatoday02"/>

|-
! 9th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2002-2003
| style="text-align:center" | 4<ref name="eonline03">{{cite web|url=http://cache.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,11855,00.html?newsrellink|publisher=E! Online|date=May 22, 2003|accessdate=2006-09-16|title=TV Season Wraps; 'CSI' Rules|first=Joal|last=Ryan}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 20.0<ref name="eonline03"/>

|-
! 10th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2003-2004
| style="text-align:center" | 8<ref name="eonline04">{{cite web|url=http://cache.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,14203,00.html|publisher=E! Online|date=May 27, 2004|accessdate=2006-10-14|title="Idol" Rules TV Season|first=Joal|last=Ryan}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 19.5<ref name="eonline04"/>

|-
! 11th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2004-2005
| style="text-align:center" | 16<ref name="er0405">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000937471|publisher=]|date=May 27, 2005|title=2004-05 Final audience and ratings figures}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 15.5<ref name="0405"/>

|-
! 12th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2005-2006
| style="text-align:center" | 30<ref name="er0506">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/television/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002576393|publisher=]|date=May 26, 2006|title=2005-06 primetime wrap}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 12.3<ref name="er0506"/>

|-
! 13th
| ], ]
| ], ]
| 2006-2007
| style="text-align:center" | 31<ref name="HRwrap2006-07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f|source=Hollywood Reporter|date=] ]|title=Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | 11.5<ref name="HRwrap2006-07">{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/features/e3ifbfdd1bcb53266ad8d9a71cad261604f|source=Hollywood Reporter|date=] ]|title=Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap}}</ref>

|-
! 14th
| ], ]
|
| 2007-2008
| style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center" |

|}

==Awards and nominations==
''ER'' won the ] in 1995. In addition, the series has earned 120 ] nominations, making it the most Emmy Nominated show in history.<ref> from the Emmy Awards. Retrieved July 22, 2006.</ref> as well as 22 ] (at least one every year up to and including 2005, except for 2004). It also won the ] 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 ] Awards, ], ], and ]s, among others.<ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108757/awards</ref>

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—] (1995)
* Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Drama Series—] for episode "Love's Labor Lost" (1995)
* Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series—] (2001)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—] (2005)

''']s'''
* Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama—] (1998)

''']'''
* Best Performance by a Cast in a Drama Series (1996-1999) 4 wins
* Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series—] (1998-99) 2 wins
* Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—] (1996, 1998) 2 wins

===Nominations===
''']'''
* Outstanding Drama Series (1995, 1997-2001) 6 nominations
* Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series—] (1995-98) 4 nominations
* Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series—] (1995-96) 2 nominations
* Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series- ] (2002)
* Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series—] (1997-2000) 4 nominations
* Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series—] (1995-97) 3 nominations
* Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series—] (1995-99) 5 nominations
* Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series—] (1995, 1997-98) 3 nominations
* Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series- ] (2001)
* Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—] (2001)
* Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—] (1997-98) 2 nominations
* Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—] (1997-98) 2 nominations
* Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series—] (1996)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series-] (2007)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—] (2006)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—] (2005)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—] (2004)
* Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series—] (2003)
* Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series—] (2003)

''']s'''
* Best TV Series-Drama (1995-2001) 7 nominations
* Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama—] (1996-97, 1999) 3 nominations
* Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series-Drama—] (1996-98) 3 nominations
* Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series-Drama—] (1999-2000) 3 nominations
* Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series-Drama—] (1996-97) 2 nominations
* Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV Series—] (1997-99) 3 nominations
* Best Performance by a Supporting Actor in a TV Series—] (1998)
* Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—] (1998)
* Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—] (1996)
* Best Performance by a Supporting Actress in a TV Series—] (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—] (2001)
* Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series—] (1996)
* Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—] (1997, 1999, 2001) 3 nominations
* Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series—] (1996-97) 2 nominations

==Syndication==
In the United States, reruns of ''ER'' currently air on ] every Monday through Friday at 10 and 11 AM EST (9 and 10 AM CST) as part of the channel's "Primetime in the Daytime" block. From January to June 2006, ''ER'' reruns were also aired on ]'s ] afternoon block weekdays at 3 PM in all time zones, before being replaced with '']''. ''ER'' was also aired in local syndication in several U.S. markets.

==DVD releases==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! Season
! Date of ] DVD Release
! Date of UK ]* DVD Release
! Date of AUS ] DVD Release
|-
| The Complete First Season (1994-1995)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Second Season (1995-1996)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Third Season (1996-1997)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]

|-
| The Complete Fourth Season (1997-1998)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Fifth Season (1998-1999)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Sixth Season (1999-2000)
| ], ]<ref>http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6278</ref>
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Seventh Season (2000-2001)
| ], ]
| ], ]
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Eighth Season (2001-2002)
| ], ]<ref>http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/ER-Season-8-Release-Date/8044</ref>
| ], ]<ref>http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3350001/E_R_Season_8/Product.html</ref>
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Ninth Season (2002-2003)
| Not yet released
| ], ]<ref>http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/3438579/-/Product.html</ref>
| ], ]
|-
| The Complete Tenth Season (2003-2004)
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
|-
| The Complete Eleventh Season (2004-2005)
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
|-
| The Complete Twelfth Season (2005-2006)
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
|-
| The Complete Thirteenth Season (2006-2007)
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
| Not yet released
|}

The first six DVD box sets of ''ER'' are unusual in the fact that they are all in ] 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 six seasons of the series have also been released in ] and other markets.

All "Previously on ER" segments are removed from each episode.

The first 2 seasons have boxes containing 4 discs, episodes can be seen on both sides of each disc, special features are on disc 4, side B; Seasons 3-up have 6 discs, with special features on the last disc.

*Other Region 2 markets have different release dates. In Germany, Season 9 was released on 7 September 2007. amazon.de

==References==
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==External links==
{{wikiquote|ER}}
* ER's official (last updated in 2004)
* ER's official
* ER's Luka and Abby's site

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