ER season 6
| ER | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 30, 1999 – May 18, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 30, 1999 and concluded on May 18, 2000. The sixth season consists of 22 episodes.
Plot
In the first major cast change in ER, the sixth season sees the addition of four new characters: Dr. Luka Kovač; nurse, later third-year medical student, Abby Lockhart; Dr. Cleo Finch; and Dr. Dave Malucci. Paul McCrane's Robert Romano is now billed as a series regular and we also see the return of Deb Chen from season 1, now preferring to be called Dr. Jing-Mei Chen. Physician Assistant Jeanie Boulet leaves to care for her HIV-positive child. Lucy Knight and John Carter are attacked and stabbed by a psychotic patient. The ER staff work to save Carter and Lucy. Despite everyone's best efforts, They are unable to save Lucy who succumbs to her wounds and dies.
In addition Croatian doctor Luka Kovač joins the team and struggles to gain the respect and trust from his new colleagues in the ER. Hathaway struggles to begin parenting on her own, then decides to leave Chicago to begin a new life with Doug Ross. Greene and Corday begin their relationship and he deals with the death of his father. Abby Lockhart begins her third-year-med-student rotation. While still recovering from the violent attack that left him near death and killed Lucy, Carter develops an addiction to pain medication, forcing Greene, Chen, and Weaver along with Benton and the other doctors into an intervention to get Carter to realize that he's an addict. Carter then accepts that he's an addict and checks into a rehab in the season finale with Benton accompanying him.
Cast
Main cast
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene – Attending Physician
- Noah Wyle as Dr. John Carter – Resident PGY-4
- Julianna Margulies as Carol Hathaway – Nurse Manager
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet – Physician Assistant
- Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver – Chief of Emergency Medicine
- Alex Kingston as Dr. Elizabeth Corday – Associate Chief of Surgery
- Kellie Martin as Lucy Knight – Fourth-year Medical Student
- Paul McCrane as Dr. Robert Romano – Chief of Staff and Surgery
- Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač – Attending Physician
- Maura Tierney as Abby Lockhart – Third-year Medical Student
- Michael Michele as Dr. Cleo Finch – Pediatric Fellow
- Erik Palladino as Dr. Dave Malucci – Resident PGY-2
- Ming-Na as Dr. Jing-Mei Chen – Resident PGY-3
- Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton – Surgical Trauma Fellow
Supporting cast
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Guest stars
- Rebecca De Mornay as Elaine Nichols[4]
- Emile Hirsch as Chad Kottmeier
- David Krumholtz as Paul Sobriki[5]
- Liza Weil as Samantha Sobriki[5]
- Shia LaBeouf as Darnel Smith
- Anton Yelchin as Robbie Edelstein
- George Clooney as Dr. Doug Ross (uncredited)[6]
- Randolph Mantooth as Policeman at school[7]
- Vincent Kartheiser as Jesse Keehan[8]
- Martha Plimpton as Meg Corwin[9]
- Mitch Pileggi as Terry Waters
- Gabrielle Union as Tamara Davis
Production
Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Lydia Woodward also returned as an executive producer but left the crew with the close of the season. Long-time crew member and fifth season executive producer Christopher Chulack moved on to executive produce Wells' new series Third Watch but remained a consulting producer for ER. Fifth season supervising producers Jack Orman and Neal Baer were promoted to co-executive producers for the sixth season. R. Scott Gemmill joined the crew as a supervising producer and writer. Fifth season producers Penny Adams and Wendy Spence Rosato returned for the sixth season. Fifth season co-producers Richard Thorpe and Jonathan Kaplan were promoted to producers for the sixth season. They were joined by new producers Doug Palau and Patrick Harbinson. Palau left the crew mid-season and Adams and Harbinson left at the end of the season. Michael Salmunovich returned as a co-producer and Teresa Salamunovich joined the crew, initially as a production co-ordinator but was promoted to associate producer mid-season. She was joined by new associate producer Vicki Voltarel who was on staff for the second half of the season only.
Wells and Woodward continued to write episodes and Wells contributed two episodes while Woodward wrote three. Orman wrote four episodes and Baer, Harbinson, and Gemmill each wrote three. Series medical expert and fifth season story editor Joe Sachs was promoted to executive story editor for the sixth season and he wrote a further two episodes. Regular writer Linda Gase replaced him as story editor and contributed a further episode. New writer Sandy Kroopf wrote a single episode.
Producers Kaplan and Thorpe served as the seasons regular directors; Kaplan directed five episodes and Thorpe helmed three. Cast members Laura Innes and Anthony Edwards each directed a further episode. Returning directors were Lesli Linka Glatter, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Christopher Misiano, David Nutter, and Steve De Jarnatt. New directors include Ken Kwapis, Marita Grabiak, medical consultant Fred Einesman, Kevin Hooks, and Peter Markle.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 1 | "Leave It to Weaver" | Jonathan Kaplan | Lydia Woodward | September 30, 1999 | 225451 | 31.53[10] |
| 115 | 2 | "Last Rites" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Jack Orman | October 7, 1999 | 225452 | 28.20[10] |
| 116 | 3 | "Greene with Envy" | Peter Markle | Patrick Harbinson | October 14, 1999 | 225453 | 30.45[10] |
| 117 | 4 | "Sins of the Fathers" | Ken Kwapis | Doug Palau | October 21, 1999 | 225454 | N/A |
| 118 | 5 | "Truth & Consequences" | Steve De Jarnatt | R. Scott Gemmill | November 4, 1999 | 225455 | N/A |
| 119 | 6 | "The Peace of Wild Things" | Richard Thorpe | John Wells | November 11, 1999 | 225456 | N/A |
| 120 | 7 | "Humpty Dumpty" | Jonathan Kaplan | Neal Baer | November 18, 1999 | 225457 | 28.77[11] |
| 121 | 8 | "Great Expectations" | Christopher Misiano | Jack Orman | November 25, 1999 | 225458 | 30.80[12] |
| 122 | 9 | "How the Finch Stole Christmas" | Fred Einesman | Linda Gase | December 16, 1999 | 225459 | 29.10[10] |
| 123 | 10 | "Family Matters" | Anthony Edwards | Patrick Harbinson | January 6, 2000 | 225460 | 28.69[13] |
| 124 | 11 | "The Domino Heart" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Joe Sachs | January 13, 2000 | 225461 | N/A |
| 125 | 12 | "Abby Road" | Richard Thorpe | R. Scott Gemmill | February 3, 2000 | 225462 | N/A |
| 126 | 13 | "Be Still My Heart" | Laura Innes | Lydia Woodward | February 10, 2000 | 225463 | 31.33[10] |
| 127 | 14 | "All in the Family" | Jonathan Kaplan | Jack Orman | February 17, 2000 | 225464 | 39.38[10] |
| 128 | 15 | "Be Patient" | Ken Kwapis | Sandy Kroopf | February 24, 2000 | 225465 | 31.31[10] |
| 129 | 16 | "Under Control" | Christopher Misiano | Neal Baer & Joe Sachs | March 23, 2000 | 225466 | 27.19[14] |
| 130 | 17 | "Viable Options" | Marita Grabiak | Patrick Harbinson | April 6, 2000 | 225467 | 27.50[10] |
| 131 | 18 | "Match Made in Heaven" | Jonathan Kaplan | R. Scott Gemmill | April 13, 2000 | 225468 | 26.01[10] |
| 132 | 19 | "The Fastest Year" | Richard Thorpe | Lydia Woodward | April 27, 2000 | 225469 | 27.38[10] |
| 133 | 20 | "Loose Ends" | Kevin Hooks | Neal Baer | May 4, 2000 | 225470 | 26.65[15] |
| 134 | 21 | "Such Sweet Sorrow" | John Wells | John Wells | May 11, 2000 | 225471 | 32.67[10] |
| 135 | 22 | "May Day" | Jonathan Kaplan | Jack Orman | May 18, 2000 | 225472 | 34.59[10] |
References
- ^ Episode 16.
- ^ Episode 21. Also, Season 1, Episode 1 (Pilot).
- ^ Episodes 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20.
- ^ Episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- ^ a b Episodes ?. Also, Season 8.
- ^ Episode 21, uncredited.
- ^ Episode 22, uncredited.
- ^ Episode 5.
- ^ Episodes 4-7.
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