9.6/101,724 votesLoading...#1 - All in the Family
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2000
Carter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Jack Orman
9.6/101,860 votesLoading...#2 - On the Beach
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2002
Dr. Greene's final days are spent in Hawaii with Rachel, teaching her to drive and surf. When he suffers a seizure, Elizabeth is called. Mark refuses to go home. He manages to make amends with his daughter before his eventual death.
Director: John Wells
Writer: John Wells
9.2/101,532 votesLoading...#3 - Love's Labor Lost
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/1995
A busy Dr. Greene goes all day in solving his patients' problems until he encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from complications that threaten both her life and her unborn baby's.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Lance Gentile
9.2/101,398 votesLoading...#4 - And in the End...
Season 15 Episode 22 - Aired 4/2/2009
As Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: John Wells
9.1/101,229 votesLoading...#5 - Hell and High Water
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1995
In the middle of a torrential rainstorm, Dr. Ross stumbles across a child trapped in a drainage pipe rapidly filling with water. Doug does everything possible to save the boy, Ben Larkin. Harper develops a bond with a young girl with separated parents.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Neal Baer
9.1/101,245 votesLoading...#6 - Be Still My Heart
Season 6 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2000
Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the students.
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Lydia Woodward
9.0/10946 votesLoading...#7 - Old Times
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 3/12/2009
Neela and Sam are shocked when they arrive back to the airport with transplant organs only to find that their plane has left them. Dr. Carter gets a surprise visit from an old friend while waiting for his kidney transplant. Dr. Banfield bonds with an abandoned baby boy that is left at the ER.
Director: John Wells
Writer: John Wells
8.9/10881 votesLoading...#8 - Exodus
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/26/1998
Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Joe Sachs, Walon Green
8.9/10747 votesLoading...#9 - Orion in the Sky
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/2002
As Dr. Greene's brain tumor begins affecting his coordination, he becomes concerned that his fate will be similar to the terminally ill patients he treats.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: David Zabel
8.9/10781 votesLoading...#10 - The Letter
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 5/2/2002
Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.
Director: N/A
Writer: Jack Orman
8.9/101,138 votesLoading...#11 - Time of Death
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2004
The last 44 minutes of ex-con & alcoholic Charlie Metcalf's life are in the ER, as he slowly succumbs to end-stage liver failure.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
8.7/10598 votesLoading...#12 - May Day
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2000
As the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver confront Carter about his problem, and Weaver orders him to enter a drug rehabilitation center or leave the hospital permanently.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Jack Orman
8.7/10647 votesLoading...#13 - Rampage
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2001
The ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who , with the help of Dr. Green, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Jack Orman
8.7/10694 votesLoading...#14 - Secrets and Lies
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2002
After some staff members are caught going through a dominatrix's bag, Weaver makes them attend a sexual harassment seminar, where they learn about each other.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Wells
8.7/10733 votesLoading...#15 - 21 Guns
Season 12 Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2006
Chaos reigns in the ER when two prisoners are brought in for treatment, but instead plot a violent escape. Their desperate actions place one doctor in harm's way, and forces one nurse to become a tool in their plan.
Director: Nelson McCormick
Writer: David Zabel
8.7/10636 votesLoading...#16 - Heal Thyself
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2008
While out for a mind-clearing run, Banfield encounters a desperate situation and finds herself trying to rescue a young girl from drowning in a nearby lake. Painful memories of her son in mortal danger and Dr. Greene's heroic attempts to save him are triggered during the experience. Meanwhile, Gates attempts to pull some strings to help out a homeless war veteran, and the interns continue to struggle in the ER.
Director: David Zabel
Writer: David Zabel
8.6/10915 votesLoading...#17 - Blizzard
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1994
A severe blizzard leaves the ER utterly devoid of patients, leaving the staff free to goof off. In the middle of their fun, a call comes from dispatch, informing the ER of a 40-car pile-up with dozens of casualties. The ER goes from being deserted to capacity. All surgeons are called in. Bob surprises everyone with a quick and life-saving decision. A new doctor, Angela Hicks, arrives just at the right time. Ross and Linda return from the Caribbean just as Carol makes a surprise announcement.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Paul Manning
8.6/10744 votesLoading...#18 - The Healers
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1996
Shep and Raul respond to a massive fire without proper equipment, risking their lives to save addicts and their children. Shep will be okay, but Raul has third-degree burns covering his body; it's only a matter of time. The ER is flooded with burn victims. Chloe returns to Chicago. Doug is stood up by his father for a basketball game.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: John Wells
8.6/10683 votesLoading...#19 - A Shift in the Night
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 4/4/1996
Mark finds himself manning a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer. He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room and a never-ending stream of traumas.
Director: Lance Gentile
Writer: Joe Sachs
8.6/10722 votesLoading...#20 - Such Sweet Sorrow
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2000
Greene prepares to bury his father. Chen worries about Carter's mood swings. After witnessing the interaction between a dying woman and her family, Hathaway realizes she wants her family together and flies to Seattle to join Ross.
Director: John Wells
Writer: John Wells
8.6/10659 votesLoading...#21 - Lockdown
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2002
Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Joe Sachs, Dee Johnson
8.6/10568 votesLoading...#22 - Freefall
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2003
On Thanksgiving Day, a helicopter crash outside the ER leaves several injured, and kills Dr. Romano. Alex tries to bring Sam and Luka together.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Joe Sachs
8.6/10539 votesLoading...#23 - The Show Must Go On
Season 11 Episode 22 - Aired 5/19/2005
Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.
Director: John Wells
Writer: David Zabel
8.6/10522 votesLoading...#24 - Bloodline
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2006
Weaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend and his criminal accomplices as they head north, but things quickly turn violent.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: David Zabel, Joe Sachs
8.5/102,536 votesLoading...#25 - 24 Hours
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1994
A day's worth of trauma takes its toll on the men and women of the ER. Dr. Greene looks into leaving the ER and joining private practice. Among other events, multiple casualties are brought in when a building collapses. New medical students report for duty, including Dr. Benton's new trainee, the young and inexperienced John Carter.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Michael Crichton
The Best Episodes of ER
Every episode of ER ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of ER!
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Best Episodes Summary
"All in the Family" is the best rated episode of "ER". It scored 9.6/10 based on 1724 votes. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan and written by Jack Orman, it aired on 2/17/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "On the Beach".