ER backdrop
ER poster
Drama

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!

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...
  1. Background image for Exodus
    9.0/10(936 votes)

    #1 - Exodus

    S4:E15

    Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.

    0 Comments
    View all
  2. Background image for Fathers and Sons
    8.3/10(777 votes)

    #2 - Fathers and Sons

    S4:E7

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  3. Background image for Ambush
    8.1/10(755 votes)

    #3 - Ambush

    S4:E1

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  4. Background image for A Hole in the Heart
    8.1/10(485 votes)

    #4 - A Hole in the Heart

    S4:E22

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  5. Background image for Do You See What I See?
    8.0/10(579 votes)

    #5 - Do You See What I See?

    S4:E10

    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!

    0 Comments
    View all
  6. Background image for Carter's Choice
    8.0/10(533 votes)

    #6 - Carter's Choice

    S4:E13

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:John Wells
    Writer:John Wells
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of ER

    READ
  8. Background image for Gut Reaction
    8.0/10(453 votes)

    #7 - Gut Reaction

    S4:E18

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  9. Background image for When the Bough Breaks
    7.9/10(474 votes)

    #8 - When the Bough Breaks

    S4:E4

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Jack Orman
  10. Background image for Shades of Gray
    7.9/10(505 votes)

    #9 - Shades of Gray

    S4:E19

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  11. Background image for Of Past Regret and Future Fear
    7.9/10(464 votes)

    #10 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear

    S4:E20

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  12. Background image for Suffer the Little Children
    7.9/10(499 votes)

    #11 - Suffer the Little Children

    S4:E21

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  13. Background image for Freak Show
    7.8/10(451 votes)

    #12 - Freak Show

    S4:E8

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

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Neal Baer
  14. Background image for Obstruction of Justice
    7.8/10(467 votes)

    #13 - Obstruction of Justice

    S4:E9

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  15. Background image for Friendly Fire
    7.7/10(465 votes)

    #14 - Friendly Fire

    S4:E3

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  16. Background image for Good Touch, Bad Touch
    7.7/10(440 votes)

    #15 - Good Touch, Bad Touch

    S4:E5

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

    0 Comments
    View all
  17. Background image for Ground Zero
    7.7/10(453 votes)

    #16 - Ground Zero

    S4:E6

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  18. Background image for Think Warm Thoughts
    7.7/10(456 votes)

    #17 - Think Warm Thoughts

    S4:E11

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Charles Haid
  19. Background image for Sharp Relief
    7.7/10(454 votes)

    #18 - Sharp Relief

    S4:E12

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
  20. Background image for My Brother's Keeper
    7.7/10(451 votes)

    #19 - My Brother's Keeper

    S4:E16

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Jack Orman
  21. Background image for A Bloody Mess
    7.7/10(433 votes)

    #20 - A Bloody Mess

    S4:E17

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:Linda Gase
  22. Background image for Family Practice
    7.6/10(478 votes)

    #21 - Family Practice

    S4:E14

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Charles Haid
  23. Background image for Something New
    7.5/10(482 votes)

    #22 - Something New

    S4:E2

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

    0 Comments
    View all

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Exodus" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 4. It scored 9/10 based on 936 votes. Directed by Christopher Chulack and written by Walon Green, Joe Sachs, it aired on 2/26/1998. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Fathers and Sons".