ER season 14
ER (season 14) | |
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Season 14 | |
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No. of episodes | 19 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 27, 2007 – May 15, 2008 |
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The fourteenth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 27, 2007 and concluded on May 15, 2008. The season consists of nineteen episodes. Twenty-two were initially ordered by NBC, but the season was shortened due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Plot
The series celebrates its 300th episode but due to the writers' strike this season runs three episodes shorter than normal. As a result, certain storylines were altered, including Gates' relationship with hospital chaplain Julia Dupree. With Kovac in Croatia, the focus shifts to Abby as she adapts to life as a single parent. Meanwhile new ER chief Kevin Morretti continues to make his presence felt until he makes a swift exit, Pratt is angered when locum Dr. Wexler is appointed as Morretti's replacement, Sam and Gates start a relationship and Jeanie Boulet makes a return to the ER when her son is brought in.
Cast
Main cast
- Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač, On leave, later hospice physician1
- Maura Tierney as Dr. Abby Lockhart, Fourth Year Resident
- Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt, Attending Physician
- Parminder Nagra as Dr. Neela Rasgotra, Second Year Surgical Resident
- John Stamos as Dr. Tony Gates, Second Year Resident
- Linda Cardellini as Nurse Samantha Taggart
- Scott Grimes as Dr. Archie Morris, Attending Physician
Supporting
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Guest stars
- Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet, Physician Assistant
Production
The season was executive produced by Christopher Chulack, Michael Crichton, John Wells, David Zabel, Joe Sachs, and Janine Sherman Barrois. Virgil Williams and Lisa Zwerling act as supervising producers. Wendy Spence Rosato serves as a producer. Tommy Burns is the season's unit production manager and the on-set producer of episodes. Dieter Ismagil and David Malloy served as associate producers on the first nine episodes of the season. Zabel, Sachs, Barrois, Williams, and Zwerling all worked as writers as well as producers. Karen Maser and Shannon Gross complete the writing staff.
Wells directed a single episode of the season and did not write any episodes for the first time. Chulack served as a regular director along with his production role and contributed four episodes including the series finale. Regular director Stephen Cragg also directed four episodes of the season including the series premiere. Returning director Andrew Bernstein contributed two episodes. New director Anthony Hemingway directed two episodes. Film director Rob Hardy directed a single episode, marking his debut in television. Long serving series directors Richard Thorpe and Félix Enríquez Alcalá each contribute a single episode this season. Former cast members Laura Innes and Paul McCrane continue to direct for the series, each contributing a single episode this season. Returning director Tawnia McKiernan also contributed a further episode this season.
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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291 | 1 | "The War Comes Home" | Stephen Cragg | Joe Sachs & David Zabel | September 27, 2007 | 14001 | 9.92[1] |
292 | 2 | "In a Different Light" | Richard Thorpe | Lisa Zwerling & Karen Maser | October 4, 2007 | 14002 | 9.09[2] |
293 | 3 | "Officer Down" | Christopher Chulack | Janine Sherman Barrois | October 11, 2007 | 14003 | 8.53[3] |
294 | 4 | "Gravity" | Stephen Cragg | Virgil Williams | October 18, 2007 | 14004 | 10.01[4] |
295 | 5 | "Under the Influence" | Anthony Hemingway | Joe Sachs | October 25, 2007 | 14005 | 9.12[5] |
296 | 6 | "The Test" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Lisa Zwerling | November 1, 2007 | 14006 | 9.06[6] |
297 | 7 | "Blackout" | Christopher Chulack | David Zabel | November 8, 2007 | 14007 | 8.42[7] |
298 | 8 | "Coming Home" | Laura Innes | David Zabel | November 15, 2007 | 14008 | 9.52[8] |
299 | 9 | "Skye's the Limit" | Paul McCrane | Karen Maser | November 29, 2007 | 14009 | 8.62[9] |
300 | 10 | "300 Patients" | John Wells | Joe Sachs & David Zabel | December 6, 2007 | 14010 | 8.12[10] |
301 | 11 | "Status Quo" | Andrew Bernstein | Janine Sherman Barrois | January 3, 2008 | 14011 | 9.59[11] |
302 | 12 | "Believe the Unseen" | Rob Hardy | Virgil Williams | January 10, 2008 | 14012 | 9.06[12] |
303 | 13 | "Atonement" | Stephen Cragg | Lisa Zwerling | January 17, 2008 | 14013 | 8.97[13] |
304 | 14 | "Owner of a Broken Heart" | Christopher Chulack | David Zabel & Joe Sachs | April 10, 2008 | 14014 | 7.59[14] |
305 | 15 | "…As the Day She Was Born" | Tawnia McKiernan | Shannon Goss | April 17, 2008 | 14015 | 7.75[15] |
306 | 16 | "Truth Will Out" | Andrew Bernstein | Teleplay by: Karen Maser & Lisa Zwerling Story by: Karen Maser | April 24, 2008 | 14016 | 7.35[16] |
307 | 17 | "Under Pressure" | Stephen Cragg | Janine Sherman Barrois | May 1, 2008 | 14017 | 7.74[17] |
308 | 18 | "Tandem Repeats" | Anthony Hemingway | Virgil Williams | May 8, 2008 | 14018 | 7.61[18] |
309 | 19 | "The Chicago Way" | Christopher Chulack | David Zabel & Lisa Zwerling | May 15, 2008 | 14019 | 8.39[19] |
DVD
The DVD of the series includes a half-hour featurette recorded at the celebration event for the 300th episode.[20]
References
- ^ "WEEKLY PROGRAM RANKINGS (W/O 9/24)". ABC Medianet. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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- ^ Season 14 DVD