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 room.
Season 4 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "ER" season 4 is "Ambush", rated 8.1/10 from 722 user votes. It was directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Carol Flint. "Ambush" aired on 9/25/1997 and is rated 0.6 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Something New".
8.1/10 722 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
7.5/10 458 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
7.7/10 442 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
7.9/10 447 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
7.6/10 416 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
7.7/10 428 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
8.3/10 732 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
7.8/10 426 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
7.8/10 442 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
8.0/10 549 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
7.7/10 434 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
7.7/10 431 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
8.0/10 505 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
7.6/10 446 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
8.9/10 869 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
7.7/10 428 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
7.7/10 412 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
8.0/10 427 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
7.9/10 479 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
7.9/10 438 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
7.9/10 471 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
8.1/10 453 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