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Also known as Emergency Room
American medical drama television series (1994–2009)
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ER is a drama and medical television series created by Michael Crichton. The show aired on the NBC network and was presented in English. It ran for 15 seasons, comprising 331 episodes, from its premiere on September 19, 1994, to its conclusion on April 2, 2009. The series has ended.
Individual episodes had a runtime of 60 minutes, with a duration of 46 minutes also noted. The show received a vote average of 7.83 and a rating of 7.9. It is referenced by 3,211 other encyclopedia articles.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 7.8ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
- Aired
- 1994–2009
- Seasons
- 15 · 331 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Michael Crichton
- Network
- NBC
- Genres
- Drama
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
The show is the second-longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind Grey's Anatomy. 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. 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.
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