ER season 1

In ER{{'s}} first season, the core cast consisted of Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene, pediatric resident Dr. Doug Ross, second-year resident Dr. Susan Lewis, medical student John Carter, head nurse Carol Hathaway, and second-year surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton.

The series premiere "24 Hours" sees Dr. Greene considering a move into private practice at the request of his wife, Jen. The episode also sees an attempted suicide from staff nurse Carol Hathaway, who had previously been in a long-term relationship with Doug Ross, as well as the first day for medical student John Carter.

Originally, Carol Hathaway died by suicide, but her death in the pilot was never shown or referred to by other characters, leaving her open for a return. Audiences responded so well to her character that producers decided to offer Julianna Margulies a permanent spot in the cast. Her love interest in the first season is John "Tag" Taglieri.

One of the major events this season is a blizzard that sends multiple patients to County General.

Also over the course of the season, Dr. Greene's marriage begins to disintegrate. At work, he experiences problems, after making a fatal error in the treatment of a pregnant woman in the Emmy-winning episode "Love's Labor Lost." He falls into a depression.

Meanwhile, a lovelorn Ross struggles to come to terms with the fact that a recovered Hathaway is moving on with her life while Dr. Lewis tries to cope with her rebellious sister, Chloe, who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a daughter at the end of the season. Lewis also struggles professionally with cardiologist Dr. Kayson and romantically with mentally unstable psychiatrist Dr. Div Cvetic.

Carter comes to grips with the fast-paced life of an ER doctor, while trying to win the approval of his demanding supervising resident, Dr. Peter Benton. Hathaway gets back on her feet in the aftermath of her suicide attempt; she gets engaged and tries to adopt an HIV-positive Russian orphan, but is denied due to her suicide attempt. On her wedding day, her fiancé, Dr. John Taglieri, questions the strength of her love for him. She admits she does not love him as much as he loves her, and he leaves her shortly before the ceremony.

Dr. Benton is forced to cope with his busy surgical schedule, while caring for his ailing mother. After her death, he becomes romantically involved with her physical therapist Jeanie Boulet.

The series pilot was executive produced by Michael Crichton and John Wells, Dennis Murphy produced the pilot episode and Wendy Spence Rosato served as associate producer. Crichton, Wells, and Spence-Rosato continued these roles for the series proper while Murphy was replaced as producer by Christopher Chulack. Also joining the production team were Mimi Leder, Robert Nathan, and Lydia Woodward as supervising producers and Paul Manning as Co-producer.

Crichton wrote the series pilot and is credited as the creator of the series for the rest of the season. Producers Wells, Nathan, Woodward, and Manning were regular writers for the first season. Medical specialist and technical advisor Lance Gentile made his television writing debut in the first season. His first teleplay "Love's Labor Lost" won multiple Emmy Awards. Medical student Neal Baer was the season's other regular writer. Tracey Stern contributed the script for a single episode.

Producers Leder and Chulack were regular directors on the first season. Rod Holcomb directed the pilot episode and returned for a regular season episode. Charles Haid, Elodie Keene, and Fred Gerber also helmed multiple episodes. Film director Quentin Tarantino contributed a single episode. Other single episode directors include Mark Tinker, Vern Gillum, James Hayman, Daniel Sackheim, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Anita Addison, James Hayman, and Donna Deitch.

• Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene – Chief Resident
• George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross – PGY-4 Resident Pediatrician
• Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis – PGY-2 ER Junior Resident
• Noah Wyle as John Carter – Third-year Rotating Medical Student
• Julianna Margulies as Nurse Carol Hathaway – Registered Nurse and Nurse Manager
• Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton – PGY-2 Surgery Resident

;Doctors and Medical students

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• William H. Macy as Dr. David Morgenstern – Chief of Surgery and Emergency MedicineEpisodes 1, 3, 4, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18.
• Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson – Chief of Cardiology
• Amy Aquino as Dr. Janet Coburn – Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• CCH Pounder as Dr. Angela Hicks – Surgical/Emergency Medical Attending PhysicianEpisodes 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 24, 25.
• Ming-Na Wen as Deb Chen – Third-year Medical Student
• Michael Ironside as Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift – Chief of Emergency MedicineEpisodes 20, 21, 22, 23, 25. Also, Seasons 4 and 8.
• Scott Jaeck as Dr. Steven Flint – Chief of Radiology
• Rick Rossovich as Dr. John "Tag" Taglieri – Orthopedist
• John Terry as Dr. David "Div" Cvetic – PsychiatristEpisodes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 23 (photo only, uncredited).
• Tyra Ferrell as Dr. Sarah Langworthy – Third Year Surgical ResidentEpisodes 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.
• Perry Anzilotti as Dr. Ed – Anesthesiologist
• Tobin Bell as Dr. Wertz – Hospital Administrator
• Patrick Collins as Dr. NetzleyEpisode 24.
• Marion Yue as Dr. Sandra Li
• Matt Gottlieb as Dr. Ashley
• Pierre Epstein as Dr. Alex Bradley - Chief of Staff

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;Nurses

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• Ellen Crawford as Nurse Lydia Wright
• Conni Marie Brazelton as Nurse Conni Oligario
• Deezer D as Nurse Malik McGrath
• Laura Ceron as Nurse Chuny Marquez
• Yvette Freeman as Nurse Haleh Adams
• Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
• Vanessa Marquez as Nurse Wendy Goldman
• Dinah Lenney as Nurse Shirley
• Suzanne Carney as OR Nurse Janet

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;Staff, Paramedics and Officers

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• Gloria Reuben as Physical Therapist Jeanie Boulet
• Abraham Benrubi as Desk Clerk Jerry MarkovicEpisodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ??, 24.
• Glenn Plummer as Desk Clerk Timmy RawlinsEpisodes 1, 2, 3, 12.
• Rolando Molina as Desk Clerk Rolando
• Małgorzata Gebel as ER aide (Dr.) Bogdana "Bob" Romansky
• Lisa Zane as Risk Management Diane LeedsEpisodes 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.
• Christine Healy as Hospital Administrator Harriet Spooner
• Emily Wagner as Paramedic Doris Pickman
• Montae Russell as Paramedic Dwight Zadro
• Lee R. Sellers as Chopper EMT
• Mike Genovese as Officer Al Grabarsky
• Rick Marzan as CamachoEpisodes 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 25.

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;Family

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• Christine Harnos as Jennifer "Jenn" GreeneEpisodes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25.
• Yvonne Zima as Rachel GreeneEpisodes 1, 2 (credited, but unseen), 5, 6, 17, 23, 25.
• Georgiana Tarjan as Helen HathawayEpisodes 1, 3 (uncredited), 25.
• Khandi Alexander as Jackie Robbins
• Ving Rhames as Walter RobbinsEpisodes 4, 8, 13, 17, 18, 23.
• Beah Richards as Mae BentonEpisodes ??, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24.
• Tamala Jones as Joanie Robbins
• Mark Dakota Robinson as Steven Robbins
• Kathleen Wilhoite as Chloe LewisEpisodes 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.
• Valerie Perrine as Cookie Lewis
• Zachary Browne as Jake LeedsEpisodes 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25.
• Michael Beach as Al BouletEpisode 20.

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• Adam Scott as David KersetterEpisode 20
• Andrea Parker as Linda FerrellEpisodes 6, 7, ??, 22, 24
• Miguel Ferrer as Mr. ParkerEpisode 1 (uncredited)
• Troy Evans as Officer Frank Martin
• Liz Vassey as LizEpisodes 1, 2, 3, 5
• John Randolph as Mr. FranksEpisode 2
• John La Motta as Ivan GregorEpisodes 2, 3, 5, 6.
• Rosemary Clooney as Madam X/Mary CavanaughEpisodes 3 and 11 (uncredited)
• Ken Lerner as Harry Stopek
• Alan Rosenberg as Samuel GasnerEpisode 5
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Henry Colton/RenaEpisode 9
• Anne Haney as Mrs. PackerEpisode 3
• Bobcat Goldthwait as Mr. Conally (voice only)Episode 15
• Robert Carradine as John KochEpisode 18
• Bradley Whitford as Sean O'BrienEpisode 19
• Colleen Flynn as Jodi O'BrienEpisode 19
• Kristin Davis as Leslie
• Garrett Morris as Edgar Luck
• Debra Jo Rupp as Mrs. Dibble
• Amy Ryan as Sister Elizabeth
• Kevin Michael Richardson as PatrickEpisodes 7, 10, 11

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{{see also|List of ER episodes}}

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|EpisodeNumber=1

|EpisodeNumber2=1

|Title=24 Hours

|DirectedBy=Rod Holcomb

|WrittenBy=Michael Crichton

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|19}}

|ProdCode=475079

|Viewers=23.8{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=September 28, 1994}}

|ShortSummary=Pilot. John Carter, a third-year medical student, begins the first day of his rotation in the ER at County General Hospital. Dr. Mark Greene, an ER resident physician, is mulling an offer to go into private practice, while juggling his responsibilities with his position in the ER and his strained marriage. Dr. Susan Lewis, another ER resident, deals with a myriad of patients, including a patient with advanced cancer. Dr. Peter Benton diagnoses a patient with a triple A and risks his career in order to treat him. Dr. Doug Ross, the ER pediatrician, confronts a woman over potential abuse of her son. The head nurse, Carol Hathaway, returns several hours after her shift as a patient, overdosing in an apparent suicide attempt.

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NOTE: First appearance of future desk clerk Frank Martin, as a patient with anger issues.

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|EpisodeNumber=2

|EpisodeNumber2=2

|Title=Day One

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|WrittenBy=John Wells

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|22}}

|ProdCode=456601

|Viewers=23.0

|ShortSummary=Lewis butts heads with the resident psychiatrist, Dr. Div Cvetic, over care for a senile patient. Greene tries to deal with an elderly man who insists on keeping his wife on life support even though she is DNR. Benton corrects a diagnosis made on a patient by their own physician. Carter is seduced by a sexy patient. A family comes in after an alcohol-related car accident. Greene's wife has passed the bar exam and they have sex in the hospital's bathroom. Ross visits Hathaway, who is recovering from her suicide attempt. Carter saves a patient for the first time on his own after the patient goes unconscious from arrhythmia. Greene tells his wife he doesn't know if he will leave the hospital.

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|EpisodeNumber=3

|EpisodeNumber2=3

|Title=Going Home

|DirectedBy=Mark Tinker

|WrittenBy=Lydia Woodward

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|9|29}}

|ProdCode=456602

|Viewers=23.9{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 5, 1994}}

|ShortSummary=Hathaway returns to work after her suicide attempt, and gets support from her co-workers and her orthopedic surgeon boyfriend, Dr. John "Tag" Tagliari. Greene finds difficulty in treating a patient suffering from domestic violence. A mysterious woman (played by Rosemary Clooney) comes to the ER alone and sings to the doctors and patients while the doctors try to find out who she is. Lewis deals with a heart patient. Benton works with an injured convenience store clerk who insists on defending himself when his store is robbed. Ross suffers with his guilty conscience over Hathaway's attempted suicide.

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|EpisodeNumber=4

|EpisodeNumber2=4

|Title=Hit and Run

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|WrittenBy=Paul Manning

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|6}}

|ProdCode=456604

|Viewers=26.8{{cite news|title=CBS edges into No. 1 spot, but can it stay?|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 12, 1994|author=Graham, Jefferson}}

|ShortSummary=Ross attempts to reconcile his lingering feelings for Hathaway while dealing with a single mother and her young son after it is found she has schizophrenia. Benton clashes with another surgeon over a hit-and-run patient. Carter mixes up patients when he tries to notify a family of a lost patient. A married man comes in suffering a mild heart attack while handcuffed to his mistress. A salesman's cell phone causes electronic interference all throughout the ER.

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|EpisodeNumber=5

|EpisodeNumber2=5

|Title=Into That Good Night

|DirectedBy=Charles Haid

|WrittenBy=Robert Nathan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|13}}

|ProdCode=456603

|Viewers=26.7{{cite news|title=Regular series put ABC back on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 19, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Greene mulls a decision to move to Milwaukee so his wife, Jennifer, can pursue her law career. He and the rest of the ER staff tend to a dying heart transplant candidate. Ross counsels a woman who cannot afford medication for her asthmatic daughter. Carter may have made a mistake with a former patient. Lewis has to juggle dealing with an alcohol-poisoned fraternity brother and calls from her mother to get her prodigal sister, Chloe, a job.

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|EpisodeNumber=6

|EpisodeNumber2=6

|Title=Chicago Heat

|DirectedBy=Elodie Keene

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Neal Baer|t=John Wells}}

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|10|20}}

|ProdCode=456605

|Viewers=27.3{{cite news|title='Grace' leads ABC to tie with CBS|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=October 26, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Chicago is suffering from an intense heatwave and the air conditioning at County General is broken. Greene brings his daughter, Rachel, to work with him while Jennifer goes apartment hunting in Milwaukee. Ross works with a 5-year-old girl who ingested cocaine. Benton tries to save a young robber shot by his frequent convenience store clerk patient. Lewis tries to deal with Chloe's worsening mental problems. Hathaway and the other nurses place bets over a homeless patient's alcohol level.

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|EpisodeNumber=7

|EpisodeNumber2=7

|Title=Another Perfect Day

|DirectedBy=Vern Gillum

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Lance Gentile|t=Lydia Woodward}}

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|3}}

|ProdCode=456606

|Viewers=25.7{{cite news|title='Cagney & Lacey' makes winning return|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 9, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Ross and Hathaway save a young boating accident victim. They give in to their feelings briefly, making Hathaway reconsider moving in with Tag. Chloe disrupts a date between Lewis and Cvetic on Lewis' birthday. Benton is competing for a prestigious fellowship. Greene observes Carter in the ER, giving Carter some confidence.

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|EpisodeNumber=8

|EpisodeNumber2=8

|Title=9½ Hours

|DirectedBy=James Hayman

|WrittenBy=Robert Nathan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|10}}

|ProdCode=456607

|Viewers=28.3{{cite news|title=CBS' 'Scarlett' sweeps to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 16, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Greene calls in sick so he and Jennifer can spend the day together, leaving Ross in charge of the ER. Carter works on a high school wrestler who starved himself to make weight. Hathaway counsels a young rape survivor. Benton is dealing with his senile mother, and butts heads with Ross over treatment of a patient. Lewis is worried about Cvetic's growing temper problem.

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|EpisodeNumber=9

|EpisodeNumber2=9

|Title=ER Confidential

|DirectedBy=Daniel Sackheim

|WrittenBy=Paul Manning

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|11|17}}

|ProdCode=456608

|Viewers=24.5{{cite news|title='Scarlett,' CBS' sweeping epic|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=November 23, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Lewis is caught in the middle as both Cvetic and Chloe have problems. Carter tries to help a suicidal transgender woman. The ER tries to save two boys who killed a girl in a car accident. Benton invites Carter to Thanksgiving with his family. Hathaway confesses her feelings about Ross to Tag after Ross begins a new affair.

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NOTE: Last appearance of Dr. Cvetic.

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|EpisodeNumber=10

|EpisodeNumber2=10

|Title=Blizzard

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|12|8}}

|ProdCode=456609

|Viewers=29.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 14, 1994}}

|WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s=Neal Baer & Paul Manning|t=Lance Gentile}}

|ShortSummary=It's a December blizzard, and the day starts out quiet. Hathaway announces her engagement with Tag. The residents play a practical joke on a sleeping Carter. Suddenly, County General goes into crisis mode when a 32-car pileup on an expressway inundates them with patients. Among the patients are a young male who Benton knows who has lost his leg, a patient of Ross' who dies suddenly while waiting for treatment, and a man who is snowed in at home and calls Greene when his wife refuses to go to the hospital to have her baby. Lewis tries to save a man who suddenly develops an aneurysm, and the patient is saved by the most unlikely person.

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|EpisodeNumber=11

|EpisodeNumber2=11

|Title=The Gift

|DirectedBy=Félix Enríquez Alcalá

|WrittenBy=Neal Baer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1994|12|15}}

|ProdCode=456610

|Viewers=27.8{{cite news|title=ABC's winning way with comedy|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=December 21, 1994|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=A transfer team is due by helicopter to receive donor organs - but Benton has not yet obtained next-of-kin approval for the organ harvest. Although it's Christmas Eve, Greene has not found time to shop for gifts. Ross crashes Hathaway's engagement party. Carter gives Lewis her Secret Santa present and Chloe hands her another - the announcement of her pregnancy.

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|EpisodeNumber=12

|EpisodeNumber2=12

|Title=Happy New Year

|DirectedBy=Charles Haid

|WrittenBy=Lydia Woodward

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|5}}

|ProdCode=456611

|Viewers=30.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 11, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Carter proves he's ready for the OR - but his first day in surgical attendance is a comedy of mishaps. The consequences are grave when Lewis discharges a cardiac patient without further assessment. Benton must deal with a family conflict.

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|EpisodeNumber=13

|EpisodeNumber2=13

|Title=Luck of the Draw

|DirectedBy=Rod Holcomb

|WrittenBy=Paul Manning

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|12}}

|ProdCode=456612

|Viewers=31.2{{cite news|title='ER' rolls into the No. 1 spot|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 18, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Lewis is under investigation for negligence and Greene is ordered to supervise her work. A customs agent brings in a suspect whose intestines are packed with contraband. Carter shows new medical student Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen around the ER.

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NOTE: First appearance of medical student Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen

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|EpisodeNumber=14

|EpisodeNumber2=14

|Title=Long Day's Journey

|DirectedBy=Anita Addison

|WrittenBy=Robert Nathan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|1|19}}

|ProdCode=456613

|Viewers=34.0{{cite news|title='ER' helps NBC to No. 1|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=January 25, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Lewis attends a review board of her actions. The nonstop parade of crises and stricken young innocents weighs heavily on Ross. Meanwhile, a surprising heart attack victim under Lewis' care is the same doctor who nearly wrecked her career. Benton hires a physical therapist, Jeanie Boulet, to take care of his mother.

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NOTE: First appearance of physical therapist Jeanie Boulet

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|EpisodeNumber=15

|EpisodeNumber2=15

|Title=Feb 5, '95

|DirectedBy=James Hayman

|WrittenBy=John Wells

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|2}}

|ProdCode=456614

|Viewers=34.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 8, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Morgenstern surprises Greene with a new job offer. A terminally ill breast cancer patient asks Greene to help her die. An armed boy threatens the hospital staff. Crash carts bought for the ER suddenly disappear and Hathaway, Ross, Carter, and Wright go snooping around the hospital to locate them. A snake gets loose in the ER.

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|EpisodeNumber=16

|EpisodeNumber2=16

|Title=Make of Two Hearts

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|WrittenBy=Lydia Woodward

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|9}}

|ProdCode=456615

|Viewers=34.2{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 15, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Kayson pursues Lewis romantically. Ross and Hathaway cope with a young Russian girl with AIDS whose adoptive mother abandons her. A humane policeman hauls in a dog he hit with his car. Lewis and Hathaway treat a bunch of high school cheerleaders who ingested drug filled chocolates.

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|EpisodeNumber=17

|EpisodeNumber2=17

|Title=The Birthday Party

|DirectedBy=Elodie Keene

|WrittenBy=John Wells

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|16}}

|ProdCode=456616

|Viewers=32.7{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=February 22, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Greene and Benton each have family birthday parties to attend, but ER demands may keep them away. Meanwhile, Carter mistakenly thinks it's Benton's birthday and hires belly dancers as a celebratory surprise. Hathaway considers adoption. Ross assaults a man in the ER he believes kicked his own daughter out a window and faces disciplinary action.

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|EpisodeNumber=18

|EpisodeNumber2=18

|Title=Sleepless in Chicago

|DirectedBy=Christopher Chulack

|WrittenBy=Paul Manning

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|2|23}}

|ProdCode=456617

|Viewers=35.0{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 1, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Benton runs on no sleep for 48 hours, leading to trouble. A con man works the floor. Robert Carradine guest stars as a hospital efficiency expert. Greene's wife wants a divorce. Hathaway's past comes back to haunt her.

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|EpisodeNumber=19

|EpisodeNumber2=19

|Title=Love's Labor Lost

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|WrittenBy=Lance Gentile

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|9}}

|ProdCode=456618

|Viewers=34.4{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=March 15, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Greene misdiagnoses a pregnant patient, leading to a long and arduous surgery. Meanwhile, Benton's mother suffers a broken hip and must have surgery herself.

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In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #3 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.{{cite journal |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=TV Guide |issue=June 28-July 4 }} In 2009, it moved to #6.{{cite web|url=http://rev-views.blogspot.com/2009/06/tv-guides-top-100-episodes.html|title=TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes|publisher=Rev/Views|access-date=July 4, 2016}}

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|EpisodeNumber=20

|EpisodeNumber2=20

|Title=Full Moon, Saturday Night

|DirectedBy=Donna Deitch

|WrittenBy=Neal Baer

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|3|30}}

|ProdCode=456619

|Viewers=32.9{{cite news|title=Oscar show, celeb chats keep ABC on top|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 5, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=The moon is full and so is the ER - filled with "popsicle" pledges, a would-be werewolf, and others affected by "lunar lunacy" - and Lewis is the only resident available. Coping with emotional problems, Greene's not making a good impression on the new ER chief.

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|EpisodeNumber=21

|EpisodeNumber2=21

|Title=House of Cards

|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber

|WrittenBy=Tracey Stern

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|6}}

|ProdCode=456620

|Viewers=35.3{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=April 12, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Greene must lead a medical review on the ill-fated pre-eclampsia case he recently misdiagnosed. The rivalry between Carter and Chen causes Chen to make a disastrous mistake. Lewis' pregnant sister Chloe returns from Texas.

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NOTE: Dr. Chen leaves the show for five years.

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|EpisodeNumber=22

|EpisodeNumber2=22

|Title=Men Plan, God Laughs

|DirectedBy=Christopher Chulack

|WrittenBy=Robert Nathan

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|4|27}}

|ProdCode=456621

|Viewers=33.5{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 3, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Benton compensates for his inability to help his mother by going beyond the call of duty to help his patients. Meanwhile, Greene's attempts to save his marriage lead to more trouble with the new ER chief.

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|EpisodeNumber=23

|EpisodeNumber2=23

|Title=Love Among the Ruins

|DirectedBy=Fred Gerber

|WrittenBy=Paul Manning

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|4}}

|ProdCode=456622

|Viewers=31.5{{cite news|title=Ratings go to the movies|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 10, 1995|author=DeRosa, Robin}}

|ShortSummary=Carter's family background is discovered. Benton starts falling for a married woman. Hathaway has trouble writing her wedding vows. Greene is living with his wife in Milwaukee, but their marriage is still broken. Lewis treats a suicidal patient.

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|EpisodeNumber=24

|EpisodeNumber2=24

|Title=Motherhood

|DirectedBy=Quentin Tarantino

|WrittenBy=Lydia Woodward

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|11}}

|ProdCode=456623

|Viewers=33.1{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 17, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Ross must deal with commitment issues. Carter's future is uncertain. Lewis helps deliver her niece. Benton receives some bad news about his mother.

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|Title=Everything Old Is New Again

|DirectedBy=Mimi Leder

|WrittenBy=John Wells

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1995|5|18}}

|ProdCode=456624

|Viewers=33.6{{cite news|title=Nielsen ratings|department=Life|work=USA Today|page=3D|date=May 24, 1995}}

|ShortSummary=Both Greene and Carter get some surprising news. At Hathaway's wedding, not everything goes as planned.

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Critical reactions for ER{{'}}s first season were very favorable. Alan Rich, writing for Variety, praised the direction and editing of the pilotER Review (Variety Magazine) – Rich, Alan: [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117909056.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 ER - Pilot Review] (from 19 September 1994), accessed on December 31, 2008 while Eric Mink, writing for the New York Daily News, said that the pilot of ER "was urban, emergency room chaos and young, committed doctors." However some reviewers felt the episodes following the pilot didn't live up to it with Mink commenting that "...the great promise of the "E.R." pilot dissolves into the kind of routine, predictable, sloppily detailed medical drama we've seen many times before."Deja Vu: 'ER' (New York Daily News) – Minke, Eric: [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/09/21/2008-09-21_daily_news_deja_vu_er-1.html?print=1&page=all Chicago Hope looks healthier than 'E.R] (from 22 September 2008), accessed on December 31, 2008

Due to the show launching on NBC at the same time that CBS launched its own medical drama Chicago Hope, many critics drew comparisons between the two. Eric Mink concluded that ER may rate more highly in the Nielsens but Chicago Hope told better stories, while Rich felt both shows were "riveting, superior TV fare."

The show's first season won several major television awards. Julianna Margulies picked up an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, while Mimi Leder won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing a Drama Series for the episode "Love's Labor Lost". "Love's Labor Lost" also picked up the 1995 Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama and the 1995 American Cinema Editors Award. "Day One" picked up two awards for Cinematography at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards of 1994 while Charles Haid won the Directors Guild of America Award for Primetime Drama Series for the episode "Into that Good Night" with Rod Holcomb also picking up a Directors Guild Award in the Dramatic Specials category for his work on "24 Hours".

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