8.5/10676 votes#1 - Life After Death
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2008
The 15th and final season of ER begins with the devastating repercussions of the ambulance explosion. As Morris and Neela do everything they can to save a wounded colleague, Abby treats a young girl injured during the blast.
Director: Christopher Misiano
Writer: Joe Sachs
7.6/10328 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 source.
Director: Paul McCrane
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
8.4/10547 votes#3 - The Book of Abby
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2008
Abby's first day as an attending is bittersweet. Neela is hurt when she finds out Abby's news from someone else. Abby and the new ER Chief argue over how to treat a gunshot victim. Abby comes to Sam's aid when she faces a nurses' disciplinary board.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: David Zabel
7.5/10320 votes#4 - Parental Guidance
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2008
Dr. Banfield defends herself during a mugging. Dubenko returns to work, due in no small part to Brenner's organized protests. A young gymnast comes into the ER with injuries consistent with a fall, but Banfield and Gates each think a different family member may actually be to blame. Sarah neglects to ask Gates's permission before getting her tongue pierced.
Director: John Gallagher
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
7.5/10329 votes#5 - Haunted
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2008
It's Halloween night, and the interns continue to be paired with the residents. Gates's teaching methods with Daria, and her responses, belittle Sam. A school fight results in a stabbing and a nose that won't stop bleeding, with Brenner treating the victims and being deeply affected by the truth behind their confrontation. The staff, especially Neela, are enthusiastic about a surprise visitor. Gates gets locked in a maintenance area with a quiet young boy.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Karen Maser
7.4/10406 votes#6 - Oh, Brother
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2008
Chaz, now a med student, begins his ER rotation. Morris takes him under his wing and shows him some risky procedures, endangering a patient and raising Banfield's ire. Neela becomes upset when Banfield questions her authority and skills in front of her intern. Gates invites Sam and Alex to move in with him and Sarah.
Director: Stephen Cragg
Writer: Virgil Williams
8.7/10636 votes#7 - 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
7.7/10398 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: Janine Sherman Barrois
7.7/10327 votes#9 - Let it Snow
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 12/4/2008
As a snowstorm hits Chicago, Sam's son Alex crashes a car and ends up in critical condition in the ER. Neela gives a deposition in the malpractice suit against her. Banfield and Morris are both at a medical conference in Omaha, and when the snow cancels all flights out, they share a memorable and surprising evening.
Director: Charles Haid
Writer: Joe Sachs
7.4/10317 votes#10 - The High Holiday
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 12/11/2008
A package for Morris from his deceased father is delivered to the ER. Sam has some anxiety over Alex being removed from the ventilator. A woman with a high-risk pregnancy worries that she will be deported. An old friend returns to celebrate the holidays.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Shannon Goss
7.2/10300 votes#11 - Separation Anxiety
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2009
When a drug deal goes bad, two brothers sustain serious injuries and are brought to the ER. Tensions continue between Gates and Sam, coming to a head when Tony is the last to know Alex is about to be released from the hospital. Neela has to tell a young girl with sickle cell anemia that she must have an operation, and the case leads her to consider specializing in pediatric surgery. A feisty patient takes Morris into her confidence. Banfield ponders her choices about expanding her family.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10393 votes
#12 - Dream Runner
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2009
Neela has recurring dreams about trying to save a girl with sickle cell anemia. In them, she also goes to an attending interview and sees an old colleague, has conversations with Ray, welcomes Brenner back from Australia, and assists Gates and Banfield in trying to save a "dream runner" who jumped out of a window during his sleep.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
7.3/10310 votes#13 - Love is a Battlefield
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2009
Morris faces a complicated case involving a young girl hit while riding her bicycle. Gates finds it very difficult to let go of his feelings for Sam. Neela becomes quite flustered when Brenner returns from Australia.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writer: Karen Maser
8.4/10504 votes#14 - A Long, Strange Trip
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009
Gates and Morris tend to an elderly man who was assaulted on the street. Sam 's sister shows up unexpectedly. Brenner and Dubenko clash while treating a mother thought to have late-stage cancer. Dr. Morgenstern returns to the ER to assist a former mentor who is seriously ill.
Director: Mimi Leder
Writer: Joe Sachs
7.5/10318 votes#15 - The Family Man
Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 2/12/2009
A car accident in the ambulance bay injures a woman with a young child and leaves the mother in need of surgery with a significant recovery time. Brenner has difficulty finding a family member to care for the daughter. Gates treats an elderly patient who refuses treatment because he's afraid his condition will prolong an inevitable death. Morris impresses Claudia and her family. Neela tells Brenner about her job offer from North Carolina.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Andrew Fash
8.0/10425 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: Lisa Zwerling, David Zabel
7.6/10331 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: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Lisa Zwerling, David Zabel
7.9/10426 votes#18 - What We Do
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 3/5/2009
A camera crew shooting footage for a documentary interviews members of the ER staff. Detective Claudia Diaz is brought in, critically injured with gunshot wounds. Neela laments the lack of communication between her and Brenner. Sam struggles to reconcile with her mother. Carter's condition worsens quite suddenly.
Director: David Zabel
Writer: David Zabel
9.0/10948 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
7.9/10372 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
7.9/10465 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
9.2/101,398 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 676 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".