ER (TV series)

''ER'' or ''Emergency Room'' is an American medical drama television series created by Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ''ER'' follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of Cook County General Hospital (a fictionalized version of the real Cook County Hospital) in Chicago, and various critical issues faced by the department's physicians and staff.

The show is the second longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history behind ''Grey's Anatomy''. The highest awarded medical drama, ''ER'' won 126 industry awards from 433 nominations, including the George Foster Peabody Award in 1995, TCA Award for Program of the Year in 1995, and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 1996. As of 2014, ''ER'' had grossed over in television revenue. It is considered one of the best medical dramas of all time, pioneering the field of medical fiction and setting a model for other contemporary medical dramas to follow. Provided by Wikipedia