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ER
Season 8
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2001 (2001-09-27) –
May 16, 2002 (2002-05-16)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The eighth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 27, 2001, and concluded on May 16, 2002. The eighth season consists of 22 episodes.

Plot

After being gone for five years, Susan Lewis returns to the show providing continuity of the earlier years and some closure with Greene. Greene begins to experience health problems and deals with Rachel after she starts causing problems. In addition, Weaver also has a revelation and confronts and accepts her sexuality. The season's long story line of Greene's illness and death and how it affects many characters marks Season 8 as a major turning point in the series. This season also saw a major change in the cast, with four characters leaving, including original characters Greene and Benton as well as Cleo and Dave. Abby helps a neighbor, but faces repercussions and Kovac punches the man who clobbered Abby. In turn, two new main characters with very different personalities – Michael Gallant and Greg Pratt – are introduced in Season 8. For the first time, John Carter is centered as the main character of the show at the end of the season. In this season, several staff members face personal and professional pressures, including Greene and Corday who face the most difficult issue of all when their baby overdoses on Ecstasy pills. The two argue after their baby nearly dies. Weaver becomes more aggressive and she accepts that she is a lesbian. Greene's final episode as a regular character is the 21st episode of Season 8. Benton and Finch also leave to make new changes in their lives. After Greene's death, many of the characters become affected, especially Carter who reads two letters to the staff. A plague hits the ER as Season 8 ends. Several members attend Mark's funeral.

Cast

This season saw the final appearance on ER of series regulars Michael Michele and Erik Palladino, and the final appearances as a series regular for Anthony Edwards[a] and Eriq La Salle.[b]

Main cast

Supporting cast

Notable guest stars

Production

Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Seventh season executive producer Jack Orman returned as executive producer and show runner. Previous executive producer Christopher Chulack remained a consulting producer while working on Wells' Third Watch. Seventh season co-executive producer Meredith Stiehm also served as a consulting producer for the eighth season but left the crew with the close of the season. Seventh season supervising producers R. Scott Gemmill and Dee Johnson were promoted to co-executive producers for the eighth season. Seventh season producers Richard Thorpe, Joe Sachs, Jonathan Kaplan, and Wendy Spence Rosato all returned for the eighth season. Sachs was promoted to supervising producer mid-season. Michael Salamunovich returned as co-producer but left the crew with the close of the season.

Wells wrote a further two episodes for the season. Orman was the seasons prolific writer with six episodes. Gemmill wrote five episodes. Sachs wrote three episodes. Johnson wrote four episodes. Stiehm wrote three episodes. David Zabel joined the crew as executive story editor and contributed to four episodes as a writer. Writer Elizabeth Hunter became a story editor for the second half of the season only and wrote two further episodes.

Producers Kaplan and Thorpe served as the season's regular directors. Kaplan helmed five episodes while Thorpe directed four. New directors Nelson McCormick and actor Vondie Curtis-Hall each directed two episodes. Cast member and regular director Laura Innes helmed a further episode. Series veterans Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Christopher Misiano, David Nutter, and Tom Moore all returned to direct further episodes. Show runner Orman made his television directing debut with an episode. The season's other new directors were Alan J. Levi, Jessica Yu, and Jesús S. Treviño.

Episodes

See also: List of ER episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
1581"Four Corners"Christopher MisianoJack Orman & David ZabelSeptember 27, 2001 (2001-09-27)22725128.20[30]
1592"The Longer You Stay"Jonathan KaplanJack OrmanOctober 4, 2001 (2001-10-04)22725226.90[31]
1603"Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"Richard ThorpeR. Scott Gemmill & Elizabeth HunterOctober 11, 2001 (2001-10-11)22725321.68[32]
1614"Never Say Never"Félix Enríquez AlcaláDee JohnsonOctober 18, 2001 (2001-10-18)22725426.71[33]
1625"Start All Over Again"Vondie Curtis-HallJoe SachsOctober 25, 2001 (2001-10-25)22725527.38[34]
1636"Supplies and Demands"Jonathan KaplanMeredith StiehmNovember 1, 2001 (2001-11-01)27725624.68[35]
1647"If I Should Fall from Grace"Laura InnesR. Scott GemmillNovember 8, 2001 (2001-11-08)22725726.85[36]
1658"Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"David NutterJack OrmanNovember 15, 2001 (2001-11-15)22725827.37[37]
1669"Quo Vadis?"Richard ThorpeJoe Sachs & David ZabelNovember 22, 2001 (2001-11-22)22725923.58[38]
16710"I'll Be Home for Christmas"Jonathan KaplanDee Johnson & Meredith StiehmDecember 13, 2001 (2001-12-13)22726028.87[39]
16811"Beyond Repair"Alan J. LeviJack Orman & R. Scott GemmillJanuary 10, 2002 (2002-01-10)22726125.42[40]
16912"A River in Egypt"Jesús S. TreviñoDavid ZabelJanuary 17, 2002 (2002-01-17)22726226.14[41]
17013"Damage is Done"Nelson McCormickDee JohnsonJanuary 31, 2002 (2002-01-31)22726324.75[42]
17114"A Simple Twist of Fate"Christopher ChulackJack OrmanFebruary 7, 2002 (2002-02-07)22726427.35[43]
17215"It's All in Your Head"Vondie Curtis-HallR. Scott GemmillFebruary 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)22726524.90[44]
17316"Secrets and Lies"Richard ThorpeJohn WellsMarch 7, 2002 (2002-03-07)22726623.78[45]
17417"Bygones"Jessica YuElizabeth Hunter & Meredith StiehmMarch 28, 2002 (2002-03-28)22726724.82[46]
17518"Orion in the Sky"Jonathan KaplanDavid ZabelApril 4, 2002 (2002-04-04)22726828.51[47]
17619"Brothers and Sisters"Nelson McCormickR. Scott GemmillApril 25, 2002 (2002-04-25)22726923.78[48]
17720"The Letter"Jack OrmanJack OrmanMay 2, 2002 (2002-05-02)22727025.79[49]
17821"On the Beach"John WellsJohn WellsMay 9, 2002 (2002-05-09)22727128.71[50]
17922"Lockdown"Jonathan KaplanDee Johnson & Joe SachsMay 16, 2002 (2002-05-16)22727227.47[51]

Notes

  1. ^ later appeared once, in flashback footage, in Season 15, Episode 7
  2. ^ later appears in Season 15, Episode 7 and appears in the Season 15 series finale

References

  1. ^ Episodes 2, 6.
  2. ^ Episodes 3, 19.
  3. ^ Episodes 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 (uncredited), 22.
  4. ^ Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 (uncredited).
  5. ^ Episodes 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  6. ^ Episodes 1, 12, 15, 17.
  7. ^ Episodes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11.
  8. ^ Episodes 1, 10, 12.
  9. ^ Episodes 1, 11, 12, 13, 14.
  10. ^ Episodes 3, 18, 21.
  11. ^ Episodes 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21.
  12. ^ Episodes 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 20.
  13. ^ Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
  14. ^ Episodes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
  15. ^ a b c d e Episode 19.
  16. ^ a b Episode 11.
  17. ^ Episode 2.
  18. ^ Episode 4.
  19. ^ Episodes 5 and 6.
  20. ^ Episodes 8, 9, 10.
  21. ^ a b Episode 11. Also, Season 6.
  22. ^ Episodes 11, 12, 13, 14.
  23. ^ Episodes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
  24. ^ Episode 15.
  25. ^ Mourner. Episode 21 (uncredited). Also, Seasons 1 and 4.
  26. ^ Episode 22. Also, Season 9.
  27. ^ a b c d e These performers are playing their characters from Third Watch.
  28. ^ Episode 19. Also, Season 3.
  29. ^ Episode 13
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