8.0/10508 votes#1 - Dr. Carter, I Presume
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/1996
It's the first day of Carter's internship. He has a 36 hour shift and overnight he has to cover the ER, the ICU as well as the surgical patients.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: John Wells
7.6/10474 votes#2 - Let the Games Begin
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/1996
While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: Lydia Woodward
7.7/10501 votes#3 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/1996
Donald Anspaugh has a new method to increase the staff's efficiency, new intern Maggie Doyle joins the ER and Susan asks Mark to come along to Hawaii.
Director: Perry Lang
Writer: Jason Cahill
7.8/10490 votes#4 - Last Call
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/1996
Doug's one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.
Director: Rod Holcomb
Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller
7.6/10479 votes#5 - Ghosts
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/1996
While Mark is anxious about Susan's return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writer: Neal Baer
8.2/10589 votes#6 - Fear of Flying
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/1996
While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Lance Gentile
7.7/10474 votes#7 - No Brain, No Gain
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/1996
Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he's brain dead.
Director: David Nutter
Writer: Paul Manning
8.3/10623 votes#8 - Union Station
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1996
It's Susan's last day. Carol stands up for her nurses when one of them is being rotated to another department.
Director: Tom Moore
Writer: Carol Flint
7.6/10478 votes#9 - Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/1996
Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Barbara Hall
8.0/10541 votes#10 - Homeless for the Holidays
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/1996
Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller
8.4/10644 votes#11 - Night Shift
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/1997
Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Paul Manning
8.1/10637 votes#12 - Post Mortem
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/23/1997
Carter feels guilty about Gant's death. Benton doesn't want to talk about it.
Director: Jacque Toberen
Writer: Carol Flint
7.7/10451 votes#13 - Fortune's Fools
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/30/1997
Benton can't keep his mind on the job, Mark and Chuny break up and Carol does what she needs to do regarding the fatal error she has made.
Director: Michael Katleman
Writer: Jason Cahill
8.1/10651 votes#14 - Whose Appy Now?
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 2/6/1997
Doug treats a dying 17-year old cystic fibrosis patient who doesn't want to be resuscitated. Carter gets to operate Benton.
Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Writer: Neal Baer
8.5/10977 votes#15 - The Long Way Around
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/1997
Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Lydia Woodward
7.8/10518 votes#16 - Faith
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/1997
Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: John Wells
7.7/10456 votes#17 - Tribes
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/1997
Benton goes into Carla's private hospital files when he fears that something may be wrong with their baby; Jeanie treats a suicidal woman who reveals a surprising secret; and Greene learns that Rachel has been lying about her health.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writer: Lance Gentile
7.6/10495 votes#18 - You Bet Your Life
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 4/17/1997
Benton tries to find out if everything's OK with Carla's baby. Carter tries to get a man operated, despite the fact Anspaugh thinks he will die no matter what.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: Paul Manning
7.6/10503 votes#19 - Calling Dr. Hathaway
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 4/24/1997
Benton takes a day off to help Carla. Carter finds out Edson falsified a chart.
Director: Paris Barclay
Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller, Jason Cahill
8.2/10566 votes#20 - Random Acts
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 5/1/1997
Jeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Writer: Carol Flint
7.7/10509 votes#21 - Make a Wish
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/8/1997
It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writer: Lydia Woodward
8.2/10496 votes#22 - One More for the Road
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/15/1997
Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.
Director: Christopher Chulack
Writer: John Wells
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Genre:Drama
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Dr. Carter, I Presume" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 3. It scored 8/10 based on 508 votes. Directed by Christopher Chulack and written by John Wells, it aired on 9/26/1996. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Let the Games Begin".