ER season 15

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ER (season 15)
Season 15
DVD box set
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2008 –

April 2, 2009
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. Abby and Kovac leave for a new life in Boston, Brenner must deal with issues surrounding his childhood, Sam and Gates' relationship suffers a setback while Neela is forced to make some tough decisions, both personal and professional.

To mark the end of the series and draw closure, several former cast members make a return to the show. Greene and Romano appear in a flashback episode that explores Banfield's history with County General while Carter returns to work at County although, unbeknownst to his colleagues, he is in desperate need of a kidney transplant while the likes of Benton, Ross, Lewis, Hathaway, Corday, Weaver and Barnett all make surprise returns.

Cast

Main cast

Special appearances

The final season included special appearances by departed regular 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

Episodes

See also: List of ER episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code 		U.S.
viewers
(millions)
3101"Life After Death"Christopher MisianoJoe SachsSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)150017.92[1]
3112"Another Thursday at County"Paul McCraneLisa ZwerlingOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)150029.35[2]
3123"The Book of Abby"Christopher ChulackDavid ZabelOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)150038.81[3]
3134"Parental Guidance"John GallagherJanine Sherman BarroisOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)150048.69[4]
3145"Haunted"Christopher ChulackKaren MaserOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)150059.12[5]
3156"Oh, Brother"Stephen CraggVirgil WilliamsNovember 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)150068.64[6]
3167"Heal Thyself"David ZabelDavid ZabelNovember 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)150079.80[7]
3178"Age of Innocence"Paul McCraneJanine Sherman BarroisNovember 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)150089.15[8]
3189"Let it Snow"Charles HaidJoe SachsDecember 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)150098.22[9]
31910"The High Holiday"Lesli Linka GlatterShannon GossDecember 11, 2008 (2008-12-11)150108.92[10]
32011"Separation Anxiety"Terence NightingallVirgil WilliamsJanuary 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)150117.32[11]
32112"Dream Runner"Andrew BernsteinLisa ZwerlingJanuary 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)150126.98[12]
32213"Love Is a Battlefield"Richard ThorpeKaren MaserJanuary 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)150137.69[13]
32314"A Long, Strange Trip"Mimi LederJoe SachsFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)150147.30[14]
32415"The Family Man"Eriq La SalleAndrew FashFebruary 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)150157.25[15]
32516"The Beginning of the End"Jonathan KaplanDavid Zabel & Lisa ZwerlingFebruary 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)150167.44[16]
32617"T-Minus-6"Rod HolcombDavid Zabel & Lisa ZwerlingFebruary 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)150178.73[17]
32718"What We Do"David ZabelDavid ZabelMarch 5, 2009 (2009-03-05)150188.80[18]
32819"Old Times"John WellsJohn WellsMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)1501910.71[19]
32920"Shifting Equilibrium"Andrew BernsteinLisa ZwerlingMarch 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)150209.28[20]
33021"I Feel Good"[21]Stephen CraggJoe SachsMarch 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)1502110.57[22]
33122"And in the End..."[23]Rod HolcombJohn WellsApril 2, 2009 (2009-04-02)1502216.24[24]

References

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  21. ^ James Brown's song "I Feel Good" is performed during the episode.
  22. ^ Cancel Bear, The (March 27, 2009). "Thursday Ratings: Idol Dominates, In the Motherhood Near Ugly Betty Levels". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  23. ^ Cf. the lyric "And in the end ..." from the Beatles' song "The End", the last song on their last recorded album, Abbey Road.
  24. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 3, 2009). "Updated Thursday Ratings: ER finale draws 16.2 million viewers". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 24, 2015.

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