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The Best Episodes of ER Season 12

Every episode of ER Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 12!

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 room.

Genre:Drama
Network:NBC

Season 12 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "ER" season 12 is "Cañon City", rated 7/10 from 364 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Cañon City" aired on 9/22/2005 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Nobody's Baby".

  • Cañon City
    7.0/10 364 votes

    #1 - Cañon City

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2005

    Sam and Luka go on the search for her runaway son, Alex. Meanwhile, Pratt and Lewis guide Abby, Neela and Ray, who have become R2's, on how to teach the new interns.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nobody's Baby
    7.5/10 332 votes

    #2 - Nobody's Baby

    Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2005

    Much to Ray's dislike, a surrogate mother in labor doesn't want to have a C-section and endangers the life of the baby. Meanwhile, Sam tells Luka she and Alex are moving out. Pratt meets his half-brother and -sister, and Abby makes a difficult decision about a young boy.

    Director: Laura Innes

    Writer: N/A

  • Man with No Name
    7.4/10 649 votes

    #3 - Man with No Name

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2005

    Luka has a very bad day: New nurse manager Eve Peyton notices he doesn't want to work with Sam and tells him so. At the end of the day he's drunk and Abby takes him home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blame it on the Rain
    7.8/10 328 votes

    #4 - Blame it on the Rain

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2005

    The rainy night brings in diverse patients including a mother involved in a car accident with her baby, a man with a satisfaction facilitator, and a comatose patient who suddenly wakes up. Also, Sam steps up to Eve and her strict ways and Jerry gets struck by lightening!

    Director: Paul McCrane

    Writer: N/A

  • Wake Up
    7.7/10 364 votes

    #5 - Wake Up

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/2005

    A new attending, Dr. Victor Clemente, comes aboard and quickly makes a stir on the ER. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited test. Luka befriends a young woman who awakes from a six-year coma. Also, Weaver shows Clemente who runs the ER.

    Director: Arthur Albert

    Writer: N/A

  • Dream House
    7.4/10 347 votes

    #6 - Dream House

    Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2005

    Pratt's half-brother tries to get him to make ends meet with his estranged father. Clemente treats an infant chimpanzee and involves Abby and Neela on the secret case. Eve promotes Sam and her first tasks is to fire a beloved nurse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Human Shield
    7.8/10 347 votes

    #7 - The Human Shield

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2005

    A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later, Luka and Abby share a kiss.

    Director: Laura Innes

    Writer: N/A

  • Two Ships
    8.2/10 396 votes

    #8 - Two Ships

    Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2005

    The ER prepares to take in victims from a plane collision, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela makes heroic efforts. At the end of the day, Neela gets a surprising visit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • I Do
    7.6/10 324 votes

    #9 - I Do

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2005

    Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • All About Christmas Eve
    7.8/10 349 votes

    #10 - All About Christmas Eve

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2005

    Pratt and Weaver try to create a Christmas miracle when they work to save a girl wounded from gunfire. Eve gets into trouble after punching a disruptive patient. Also, Abby has a special gift for Luka.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter, Laura Innes

    Writer: N/A

  • If Not Now
    7.4/10 339 votes

    #11 - If Not Now

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2006

    Neela treats a religious teenage girl who turns out to be pregnant. Abby and Kovac struggle to figure out what to do with her unexpected pregnancy.

    Director: John Gallagher

    Writer: David Zabel

  • Split Decisions
    7.7/10 650 votes

    #12 - Split Decisions

    Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2006

    Ray helps an old friend escape from her abusive father. Dubenko volunteers in the ER but can't seem to handle a slow day. Abby and Kovac go baby shopping, while Neela gets unexpected and upsetting news from Gallant.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • Body and Soul
    8.1/10 525 votes

    #13 - Body and Soul

    Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 2/2/2006

    Dr. Nate Lennox, a former professor with ALS, is brought in as the progression of his disease is chronicled through his own flashbacks as he is treated by each of the doctors at one point. As Lennox wants to give up, Abby fights to convince him to keep on fighting.

    Director: Paul McCrane

    Writer: Joe Sachs

  • Quintessence of Dust
    7.6/10 328 votes

    #14 - Quintessence of Dust

    Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 2/9/2006

    An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.

    Director: Joanna Kerns

    Writer: N/A

  • Darfur
    7.3/10 332 votes

    #15 - Darfur

    Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2006

    In the Sudan, Carter and a colleague struggle to save a woman who was raped by a band of militants. Back in the ER, Clemente asks to return to work after the shooting incident, but Kovac refuses. Meanwhile, Neela and Pratt have a work dispute, and, in a related incident, K.J.'s father shows up again in the ER.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois

  • Out on a Limb
    7.4/10 308 votes

    #16 - Out on a Limb

    Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 3/16/2006

    When is it time to go out on a limb? Armand Assante guest stars as a patient who makes Sam an offer she might not be able to refuse. Luka must calm Abby’s baby-related fears after an incident at the hospital places everyone at risk. Kerry makes a difficult choice, and Neela joins a support group.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer: Karen Maser

  • Lost in America
    7.5/10 305 votes

    #17 - Lost in America

    Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 3/23/2006

    Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.

    Director: Stephen Cragg

    Writer: Lisa Zwerling

  • Strange Bedfellows
    7.5/10 306 votes

    #18 - Strange Bedfellows

    Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 3/30/2006

    When Luka answers a call for help, he discovers not everyone is pleased. Will he honor his commitment, or ask a colleague to step in for him? Abby and Morris wrestle with the strange case of a car crash victim. Having made a change in her life, Sam finds herself enjoying a few new perks. Neela has unexpected visitors, with even more unexpected news.

    Director: Laura Innes

    Writer: Virgil Williams

  • No Place to Hide
    7.7/10 331 votes

    #19 - No Place to Hide

    Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 4/27/2006

    Pratt departs for Africa with attitude to spare but makes his first contact with harsh reality before the plane lands. Abby senses something is not what is seems when she treats a 12-year-old and her grandmother, then differs with Luka over the best course of action. A prisoner is brought to the ER with what everyone thinks is a fake case of appendicitis. Morris is dressed, and ready, to impress, but Albright’s not. It’s time for Kerry to return to work and Clemente doesn’t know when it’s time to leave.

    Director: Skipp Sudduth

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • There Are No Angels Here
    7.6/10 376 votes

    #20 - There Are No Angels Here

    Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 5/4/2006

    Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by astounding number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor
    8.2/10 405 votes

    #21 - The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor

    Season 12 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2006

    Pratt struggles to get a straight story when two abused boys come into the ER with their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER.

    Director: Steve Shill

    Writer: R. Scott Gemmill

  • 21 Guns
    8.7/10 724 votes

    #22 - 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