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ER (season 9)
Season 9
DVD Boxset
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2002 –

May 15, 2003
Season chronology
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Season 8
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Season 10
List of episodes

The ninth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 26, 2002 and concluded on May 15, 2003. The ninth season consists of 22 episodes.

Plot

For the first time John Carter becomes the central character and Noah Wyle receives star billing. The death of Mark Greene continues to affect his colleagues while a grieving Corday has left Chicago for England. Elsewhere Romano suffers a horrific injury which has consequences throughout the season, Weaver finds herself promoted, Abby’s family troubles resurface, Pratt continues to get on the wrong side of his colleagues, and Kovac and Carter join a relief mission in Africa, setting up a continuing story thread for following seasons.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Doctors and Medical students
Nurses
Staff and Paramedics
Family

Notable guest stars

Production

Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Long-time crew member Jack Orman returned as executive producer and show runner. Previous executive producer Christopher Chulack remained a consulting producer while working on Wells' Third Watch. R. Scott Gemmill and Dee Johnson continued to act as co-executive producers. Medical expert Joe Sachs remained a supervising producer. Richard Thorpe, Joe Sachs, and Wendy Spence Rosato returned as producers. They were joined by new producer Bruce Miller. Eighth season executive story editor David Zabel and unit production manager Tommy Burns joined the production team as co-producers for the ninth season. New crew member Julie Hébert began the season as a co-producer. Zabel and Hebert were promoted to producers mid-season. Hebert left the crew with the close of the season. Teresa Salamunovich returned to the crew as an associate producer for the ninth season. She was joined by new associate producers Erin Mitchell (for the entire season) and Shelagh O'Brien (after the mid-season break).

Wells wrote a further episode for the season. Gemmill was the season's most prolific writer with five episodes. Johnson and Orman each wrote four episodes. Zabel and Hebert each wrote three episodes. Sachs and Miller each wrote two episodes. Yahlin Chang joined the writing staff as a story editor in 2002 and contributed to four episodes as a writer and twelve episodes as an executive story editor and one episode as a co-producer between 2002 and 2005. Wells was promoted to executive story editor mid-season but left the staff with the close of the season. New writer Arthur Albert wrote a single episode.

Producers Kaplan and Thorpe served as the season's regular directors. Kaplan helmed five episodes while Thorpe directed four. Chulack directed a further episode. Show runner Orman helmed a further two episodes. New producer Hebert directed a single episode. Returning director Charles Haid directed two episodes. Cast members Laura Innes and Paul McCrane each directed an episode, McCrane making his series debut. Returning directors were Félix Enríquez Alcalá, David Nutter, Nelson McCormick, TR Babu Subramaniam, and Alan J. Levi. Peggy Rajski was the season's only new director.

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)
1801"Chaos Theory"Jonathan KaplanJack Orman & R. Scott GemmillSeptember 26, 2002 (2002-09-26)17515126.72[7]
1812"Dead Again"Richard ThorpeDee JohnsonOctober 3, 2002 (2002-10-03)17515225.13[8]
1823"Insurrection"Charles HaidYahlin Chang & Jack OrmanOctober 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)17515324.74[9]
1834"Walk Like A Man"Félix Enríquez AlcaláDavid ZabelOctober 17, 2002 (2002-10-17)17515425.65[10]
1845"A Hopeless Wound"Laura InnesJulie Hébert & Joe SachsOctober 31, 2002 (2002-10-31)17515523.53[11]
1856"One Can Only Hope"Jonathan KaplanBruce MillerNovember 7, 2002 (2002-11-07)17515624.39[12]
1867"Tell Me Where It Hurts"Richard ThorpeR. Scott GemmillNovember 14, 2002 (2002-11-14)17515724.28[13]
1878"First Snowfall"Jack OrmanJack OrmanNovember 21, 2002 (2002-11-21)17515825.85[14]
1889"Next of Kin"Paul McCraneDee JohnsonDecember 5, 2002 (2002-12-05)17515923.92[15]
18910"Hindsight"David NutterDavid ZabelDecember 12, 2002 (2002-12-12)17516022.75[16]
19011"A Little Help From My Friends"Alan J. LeviJulie HébertJanuary 9, 2003 (2003-01-09)17516121.52[17]
19112"A Saint in the City"Peggy RajskiBruce MillerJanuary 16, 2003 (2003-01-16)17516221.80[18]
19213"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"Nelson McCormickR. Scott GemmillJanuary 30, 2003 (2003-01-30)17516321.90[19]
19314"No Strings Attached"Jonathan KaplanDee JohnsonFebruary 6, 2003 (2003-02-06)17516420.91[20]
19415"A Boy Falling Out of the Sky"Charles HaidR. Scott Gemmill & Yahlin ChangFebruary 13, 2003 (2003-02-13)17516520.59[21]
19516"A Thousand Cranes"Jonathan KaplanDavid ZabelFebruary 20, 2003 (2003-02-20)17516622.37[22]
19617"The Advocate"Julie HébertJoe SachsMarch 13, 2003 (2003-03-13)17516720.92[23]
19718"Finders Keepers"T.R. Babu SubramaniamDee JohnsonApril 3, 2003 (2003-04-03)17516818.93[24]
19819"Things Change"Richard ThorpeR. Scott GemmillApril 24, 2003 (2003-04-24)17516920.88[25]
19920"Foreign Affairs"Jonathan KaplanDavid ZabelMay 1, 2003 (2003-05-01)17517019.55[26]
20021"When Night Meets Day"Jack OrmanJack OrmanMay 8, 2003 (2003-05-08)17517121.90[27]
20122"Kisangani"Christopher ChulackJohn WellsMay 15, 2003 (2003-05-15)17517221.61[28]

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