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The Best Episodes of ER Season 4

Every episode of ER Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 4!

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 4 Ratings Summary

"Ambush" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 726 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Carol Flint, it aired on 9/25/1997. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Something New".

  • Ambush
    8.1/10726 votes

    #1 - Ambush

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1997

    While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.

    Director: Thomas Schlamme

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • Something New
    7.5/10459 votes

    #2 - Something New

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1997

    Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Lydia Woodward

  • Friendly Fire
    7.7/10446 votes

    #3 - Friendly Fire

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1997

    Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.

    Director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá

    Writer: Walon Green

  • When the Bough Breaks
    7.9/10451 votes

    #4 - When the Bough Breaks

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1997

    His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can't see Rachel until he's got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • Good Touch, Bad Touch
    7.7/10419 votes

    #5 - Good Touch, Bad Touch

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1997

    Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.

    Director: Jonathan Kaplan

    Writer: David Mills

  • Ground Zero
    7.7/10431 votes

    #6 - Ground Zero

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1997

    Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.

    Director: Darnell Martin

    Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller

  • Fathers and Sons
    8.3/10739 votes

    #7 - Fathers and Sons

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1997

    Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: John Wells

  • Freak Show
    7.8/10429 votes

    #8 - Freak Show

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1997

    Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.

    Director: Darnell Martin

    Writer: Neal Baer

  • Obstruction of Justice
    7.8/10446 votes

    #9 - Obstruction of Justice

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 12/11/1997

    Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Lance Gentile

  • Do You See What I See?
    8.0/10557 votes

    #10 - Do You See What I See?

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/18/1997

    Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!

    Director: Sarah Pia Anderson

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • Think Warm Thoughts
    7.7/10437 votes

    #11 - Think Warm Thoughts

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/1998

    Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.

    Director: Charles Haid

    Writer: David Mills

  • Sharp Relief
    7.7/10433 votes

    #12 - Sharp Relief

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/1998

    Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh's part-time caregiver.

    Director: Christopher Chulack

    Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller

  • Carter's Choice
    8.0/10511 votes

    #13 - Carter's Choice

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/1998

    Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.

    Director: John Wells

    Writer: John Wells

  • Family Practice
    7.6/10449 votes

    #14 - Family Practice

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/1998

    Greene flies to San Diego when his mother falls and is hospitalized. His concern increases when he finds her acting "completely loony and out of control." To make matters worse, he butts heads with his dad over her care.

    Director: Charles Haid

    Writer: Carol Flint

  • Exodus
    8.9/10879 votes

    #15 - 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

  • My Brother's Keeper
    7.7/10431 votes

    #16 - My Brother's Keeper

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/25/1998

    Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.

    Director: Jacque Toberen

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • A Bloody Mess
    7.7/10414 votes

    #17 - A Bloody Mess

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 4/9/1998

    Jeanie fears Scott Anspaugh's cancer may have returned. Hathaway learns a disturbing secret about a 16-year-old girl. A pregnant patient fears she'll miscarry; Morgenstern returns to work, but perhaps too soon after his heart attack.

    Director: Richard Thorpe

    Writer: Linda Gase

  • Gut Reaction
    8.0/10430 votes

    #18 - Gut Reaction

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/16/1998

    Carter finally works up enough nerve to ask Del Amico out. Jeanie tries to help Scotty decide whether to undergo an experimental treatment and Benton takes unexpected action during an operation with Morgenstern.

    Director: Babu Subramaniam

    Writer: Neal Baer

  • Shades of Gray
    7.9/10484 votes

    #19 - Shades of Gray

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/1998

    Del Amico, Ross and Corday confront disturbing situations after the bombing of a women's clinic. Benton comes under review for controversial actions in the OR. Jeanie endures one of the most difficult days of her life as she says goodbye to a friend.

    Director: Lance Gentile

    Writer: Samantha Corbin-Miller

  • Of Past Regret and Future Fear
    7.9/10441 votes

    #20 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/1998

    A 31-year-old security guard is brought in suffering from severe chemical burns, and a 21-year-old man is wheeled in after falling 75 feet into a river. Meanwhile, Benton is upset that Carla's boyfriend is part of Reese's baptism.

    Director: Anthony Edwards

    Writer: Jack Orman

  • Suffer the Little Children
    7.9/10476 votes

    #21 - Suffer the Little Children

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/1998

    Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal. A televangelist and his wife, who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER. Del Amico's old boyfriend arrives, and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.

    Director: Christopher Misiano

    Writer: Walon Green

  • A Hole in the Heart
    8.1/10457 votes

    #22 - A Hole in the Heart

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/1998

    Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.

    Director: Lesli Linka Glatter

    Writer: Lydia Woodward