ER

ER is a tv show on NBC classified as a medical drama, with the action centering around the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and its residents, led by Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene The other staff at the hospital includes pediatric resident Dr. Doug Ross, second-year resident Dr. Dudan Lewis, medical student John Carter, head nurse Carol Hathaway, and second-year surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton. Dr. Greene is initially considering leaving the hospital for a private practice at the request of his wife, but stays, which later causes tension in his marriage. Dr. Ross has recently ended a relationship with Nurse Hathaway, who attempts suicide and disappears for several episodes before returning. Dr. Lewis deals with family problems as well as professional conflicts and romantic involvements within the hospital, and John Carter is struggling to survive in the fast-paced environment he chose to pursue a career in. While later seasons also include characters who go in and out of the hospital in the form of other doctors and patients, the series focuses on Dr. Greene and the other main residents as they face challenges in the hospital with their patients, at home with their families, and in the tumultuous relationships they engage in. The show is the longest running primetime medical drama of any television show in American history, and it ran for 15 seasons. MORE