8.5/10673 votes#1 - Life After Death
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2008
Abby awakens after the ambulance explosion and rushes to check on Pratt; Sam and Gates rush to the scene; Morris and Neela struggle to keep up with Pratt's injuries.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Joe Sachs
7.6/10325 votes#2 - Another Thursday at County
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/2008
Everyone in the ER is trying to cope with the loss of their colleague. The staff feels defensive toward the new Chief and her tough disposition. Gates and the new interns treat a bio terrorist, who has a lethal secret that endangers them all. Neela makes a great effort to get Dubenko back on the surgery staff, and gets help from an unexpected souce.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.4/10543 votes#3 - The Book of Abby
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2008
Neela is upset when she finds out Abby's good news second hand; the new chief, Catherine Banfield, and Abby disagree on how to treat a gunshot wound victim; Abby defends Sam when she goes before a nurses disciplinary board.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10317 votes
#4 - Parental Guidance
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2008
Banfield is caught off guard when a man tries to steal her wallet; Dr. Dubenko returns to the surgery team; a family member is suspected of hurting a young gymnast; Sarah gets her tongue pierced.
Director: John Gallagher
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
- 7.5/10324 votes
#5 - Haunted
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2008
Sam's time is taken up by her studies for a pharmacology exam, leaving Gates feeling neglected. A school fight results in a stabbing, with Brenner treating the victim and trying to uncover the truth behind the story. Morris has a surprise for Neela. Gates gets locked in a stairwell with a quiet young boy on Halloween night.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/10400 votes#6 - Oh, Brother
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2008
Dr. Banfield is irritated when Morris takes Chaz under his wing and teaches him risky medical procedures; Neela is unhappy when Dr. Banfield undermines her authority with an intern.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10629 votes#7 - Heal Thyself
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2008
Dr. Banfield takes a run to clear her head but finds herself trying to rescue a three-year-old girl from drowning in a nearby lake. Gates tries to pull some strings in the ER to help his homeless war hero. Banfield is reminded of her own experience at County with Dr. Greene caring for her son as she tries to save the young three-year-old girl from certain death. Meanwhile, the interns continue to struggle to keep up in the ER.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10392 votes
#8 - Age of Innocence
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2008
Sam gets frustrated with Gates when he gets obsessed with finding a homeless war hero. Neela is upset at her intern after he gets the entire surgery department into a lawsuit. A husband and wife come into the ER after someone tried to burn down their home. Brenner loses his cool with a patient and it gets physical.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10321 votes
#9 - Let it Snow
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2008
Banfield and Morris go to the coffee shop at 3 a.m. and are served by 20-year-old Debbie who is six-months pregnant. The doctors treat someone with a heart problem and Alex. Chaz must look for a missing 7-year-old boy who saw his sister die.
Director: Charles Haid
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/10312 votes
#10 - The High Holiday
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2008
Morris' father arrives at the ER's doorstep and leaves him an unwanted package. Sam wants Alex to get off the ventilator as quick as possible following his accident. Meanwhile, a woman is in danger of being deported despite her high-risk pregnancy.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: N/A
7.2/10294 votes#11 - Separation Anxiety
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2009
Alex is set to be released from the hospital. Doctors treat African-American brothers Curtis Bennet, 17, who has abdominal pain and 10-year-old Quincy Bennet who has a knee injury. Both were injured during a drug deal that went terribly wrong. There's still some residual tension between Gates and Sam. A female patient in police custody doesn't want to be examed by Morris. A 13-year-old patient named Anastasia messes with Neela's love life.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10387 votes
#12 - Dream Runner
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2009
Neela has a recurring dream; Gates tries to save a patient who jumped out of a window while sleeping; Neela is surprised to see Dr. Corday.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10306 votes
#13 - Love is a Battlefield
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2009
Morris tries to help a girl who was hit while riding her bike; Gates can't get over his feelings for Sam; Neela is flustered when Dr. Brenner returns from Australia.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10500 votes#14 - A Long, Strange Trip
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009
Morris and Gates treat an older man who was assaulted on the street; Sam gets a surprise visit from her sister; Dr. Morgenstern visits County General when he discovers an old mentor is ill.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Joe Sachs
- 7.5/10314 votes
#15 - The Family Man
Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2009
A mother is severely injured by a car accident in the ambulance bay; an insurance company frustrates Morris; Neela tells Brenner about her offer in North Carolina.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: N/A
8.0/10421 votes#16 - The Beginning of the End
Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 2/19/2009
It's Valentine's Day. Dr. John Carter is back at the County. Brenner and Neela are getting closer. Dr. Banfield is having a hard time trying to have a baby. And Puck and mushrooms may not be a good combination.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10327 votes
#17 - T-Minus-6
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/2009
Carter finds himself struggling with County's new technology and procedures. After becoming frustrated with the in vitro-fertilization, Banfield and her husband discuss adoption as an option. Sam's mother arrives in an altered state of mind.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10423 votes
#18 - What We Do
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2009
A camera crew interviews the staff at County General for a documentary on emergency medicine. Morris’ cop girlfriend gets injured on the job and is rushed into the ER with gunshot wounds. Neela wonders why her relationship with Brenner lacks so much communication. Sam struggles to make amends with her mother.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/10941 votes
#19 - 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
7.9/10368 votes#20 - Shifting Equilibrium
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 3/19/2009
On Neela's last day at County, she has doubts as to whether she is making the right decision.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: N/A
7.9/10461 votes#21 - I Feel Good
Season 15 Episode 21 - Aired 3/26/2009
The ER doctors and nurses help out at Camp Del Corazon, a camp for kids who have had open-heart surgery, working alongside the camp counselor.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.2/101,390 votes#22 - 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
The Best Episodes of ER Season 15
Every episode of ER Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 15!
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
Season 15 Ratings Summary
"Life After Death" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 15. It scored 8.5/10 based on 673 votes. Directed by Christopher Misiano and written by Joe Sachs, it aired on 9/25/2008. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Another Thursday at County".