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ER
Season 15
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25) –
April 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)
Season chronology
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Season 14
List of episodes

The fifteenth and final season of the American fictional drama television series ER premiered on September 25, 2008 and concluded on April 2, 2009, in a two-hour episode preceded by a one-hour retrospective special. The season consists of 22 episodes.

Plot

The final season opens up revealing Gregory Pratt is the victim of the ambulance explosion. Despite the rallying efforts of his workplace colleagues, he succumbs to his injuries and dies. The season introduces Cate Banfield as new ER chief, a woman with a seemingly mysterious past with County General. Luka Kovač and Abby Lockhart leave for a new life in Boston, Brenner must deal with issues surrounding his childhood, and he comes to a crossroads in his relationship with Neela, Samantha Taggart and Tony Gates' relationship suffers a major setback after an accident involving Alex Taggart while Neela Rasgotra is forced to make some tough decisions, both personal and professional.

To mark the end of the series after 15 years, several former cast members make a return to the show. Mark Greene and Robert Romano appear in a flashback episode that explores Banfield's history with County General while John Carter returns to work at County although, unbeknown to his colleagues, he is in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Peter Benton, Doug Ross, Carol Hathaway, Susan Lewis, Elizabeth Corday, Kerry Weaver and Ray Barnett return in various episodes. The series ends with one final multiple casualty incident that brings multiple patients to the ER, and shows that life goes on at County General.

Cast

Main cast

Special appearances

The final season included special appearances by departed main and recurring cast members:

Returning recurring characters

Supporting

Notable guest stars

Production

Crew

  • Christopher Chulack – Executive producer
  • Michael Crichton – Creator/Executive producer
  • John Wells – Executive producer
  • David Zabel – Executive producer
  • Joe Sachs – Executive producer
  • Janine Sherman Barrois – Executive producer
  • Lisa Zwerling – Co-executive producer
  • Tommy Burns – Producer
  • Wendy Spence Rosato – Producer
  • Charles M. Lagola – Production designer
  • Arthur Albert – Director of photography
  • Martin Davich – Music
  • Randy Jon Morgan, A.C.E. – Editor
  • Mimi Leder, a frequent director during ER's first two seasons, returned as a director for the episode "A Long, Strange Trip"
  • Rod Holcomb, the director of the 1994 pilot episode as well as several other early episodes, returned to direct two episodes in this season, among them the series finale
  • Paul McCrane, recurring cast member seasons 4 and 5, and series regular seasons 6–10, continues his affiliation with the show as director of two episodes this season

Episodes

See also: List of ER episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
3101"Life After Death"Christopher MisianoJoe SachsSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)150017.92[23]
3112"Another Thursday at County"Paul McCraneLisa ZwerlingOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)150029.35[24]
3123"The Book of Abby"Christopher ChulackDavid ZabelOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)150038.81[25]
3134"Parental Guidance"John GallagherJanine Sherman BarroisOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)150048.69[26]
3145"Haunted"Christopher ChulackKaren MaserOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)150059.12[27]
3156"Oh, Brother"Stephen CraggVirgil WilliamsNovember 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)150068.64[28]
3167"Heal Thyself"David ZabelDavid ZabelNovember 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)150089.80[29]
3178"Age of Innocence"Paul McCraneJanine Sherman BarroisNovember 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)150079.15[30]
3189"Let it Snow"Charles HaidJoe SachsDecember 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)150098.22[31]
31910"The High Holiday"Lesli Linka GlatterShannon GossDecember 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)150108.92[32]
32011"Separation Anxiety"Terence NightingallVirgil WilliamsJanuary 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)150117.32[33]
32112"Dream Runner"Andrew BernsteinLisa ZwerlingJanuary 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)150126.98[34]
32213"Love Is a Battlefield"Richard ThorpeKaren MaserJanuary 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)150137.69[35]
32314"A Long, Strange Trip"Mimi LederJoe SachsFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)150167.30[36]
32415"The Family Man"Eriq La SalleAndrew FashFebruary 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)150147.25[37]
32516"The Beginning of the End"Jonathan KaplanDavid Zabel & Lisa ZwerlingFebruary 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)150157.44[38]
32617"T-Minus-6"Rod HolcombDavid Zabel & Lisa ZwerlingFebruary 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)150178.73[39]
32718"What We Do"David ZabelDavid ZabelMarch 5, 2009 (2009-03-05)150188.80[40]
32819"Old Times"John WellsJohn WellsMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)1501910.71[41]
32920"Shifting Equilibrium"Andrew BernsteinLisa ZwerlingMarch 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)150209.28[42]
33021"I Feel Good"[43]Stephen CraggJoe SachsMarch 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)1502110.57[44]
33122"And in the End..."[45]Rod HolcombJohn WellsApril 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)15022-2316.24[46]

References

  1. ^ a b Episode 7
  2. ^ Episodes 16–19, 22
  3. ^ Special Appearance in Episode 7, Main Cast in Episode 22
  4. ^ a b c Episode 19
  5. ^ a b c d e Episode 22
  6. ^ Episode 3
  7. ^ Episodes 1, 3, 20
  8. ^ Episode 1
  9. ^ Special Appearance in Episode 12, Main Cast in Episode 22
  10. ^ a b Episodes 19, 22
  11. ^ Episodes 5, 20, 21
  12. ^ Episode 7, Main Cast in Episode 22
  13. ^ Episode 12, Main Cast in Episode 22
  14. ^ Episode 14
  15. ^ a b Episode 6
  16. ^ a b c Episode 13
  17. ^ Episode 15
  18. ^ Episodes 15, 16, 17, 19, 21
  19. ^ Episode 16
  20. ^ Episode 17
  21. ^ Episodes 19, 21
  22. ^ Episode 21
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  45. ^ Cf. the lyric "And in the end ..." from the Beatles' song "The End", the last song on their last recorded album, Abbey Road.
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