ER (TV series)

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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 Visnjic; Michael Michele; Erik Palladino; Maura Tierney; Ming-Na Wen; 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	John Wells; Christopher Chulack; Michael Crichton; Jack Orman; Lydia Woodward; Carol Flint; David Zabel;
Camera setup	Single
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

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 various critical issues faced by the department's physicians and staff.

The show is the second longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind Grey's Anatomy. It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, and received 124 Emmy nominations. ER won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody Award, while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series. As of 2014, ER had grossed over $3 billion in television revenue.

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