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ER S7E17 — Survival of the Fittest

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ER•Season 7•Episode 17

Survival of the Fittest

7.7/10 · 500 votesMar 29, 200144 min

Ranked #16 of 22 in Season 7•−0.2 vs season avg

A demented patient causes a shootout in the emergency room. After terrorizing people in the ER with a gun, she gets shot by a policeman. She soon dies. Benton later discover her dementia was caused by an aftereffect of his surgery that he and Cleo

Directed byMarita Grabiak

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Cast11

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Mark Greene

Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Luka Kovač

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Abby Lockhart

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Elizabeth Corday

Laura Innes

Laura Innes

Kerry Weaver

Eriq La Salle

Eriq La Salle

Peter Benton

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

Jing-Mei Chen

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

Robert Romano

Michael Michele

Michael Michele

Cleo Finch

Erik Palladino

Erik Palladino

Dave Malucci

Crew7

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Marita Grabiak

Director

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan

Co-Executive Producer

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Kevin Casey

Editor

M

Meredith Stiehm

Co-Executive Producer

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Anthony R. Palmieri

Director of Photography

Joe Sachs

Joe Sachs

Teleplay

E

Elizabeth Hunter

Story

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Episode Summary

"Survival of the Fittest" is episode 17 of ER season 7. It scored 7.7/10 from 500 votes, ranking #16 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Marita Grabiak, it aired on March 29, 2001.

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