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Season One
As a new day dawns on Cook County General Hospital, one of Chicago's busiest hospitals, Naïve Newcomer John Carter serves the first year of his internship amidst a stable of capable doctors, including his mentor, second-year student Dr. Peter Benton, pediatrician Doug Ross, second-year resident Dr. Susan Lewis and head nurse Carol Hathaway — all under the purview of Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene.
Together, the staff face a variety of challenges, including a mass-casualty incident during a blizzard, the introduction of medical student Jing-Mei Chen, and a variety of introspective challenges faced by each character — including Benton's challenges trying to care for his mother, Mark's strained relationship with his wife Jennifer, Susan's concern over a misdiagnosed patient — and an apparent love triangle between Doug, Carol and fellow Dr. John Taglieri.
- "24 Hours"
- "Day One"
- "Going Home"
- "Hit and Run"
- "Into That Good Night"
- "Chicago Heat"
- "Another Perfect Day"
- "9 1/2 Hours"
- "ER Confidential"
- "Blizzard"
- "The Gift"
- "Happy New Year"
- "Luck of the Draw"
- "Long Day's Journey"
- "Feb. 5, '95"
- "Make of Two Hearts"
- "The Birthday Party"
- "Sleepless in Chicago"
- "Love's Labor Lost"
- "Full Moon, Saturday Night"
- "House of Cards"
- "Men Plan, God Laughs"
- "Love Among The Ruins"
- "Motherhood"
- "Everything Old Is New Again"
Season Two
After a summer away on vacation, fourth-year medical student John Carter returns to Cook County to find a much-different situation than when he left. A new Chief Resident, Dr. Kerry Weaver, has arrived, while Mark Greene has been promoted to Attending Physician in the wake of his decision to stay in Chicago after his wife's divorce. Dr. Doug Ross, who runs afoul of Weaver for his antics, very nearly loses his position at the hospital before a surprise rescue turns him into an overnight media sensation.
Nurse Carol Hathaway also begins a relationship with a paramedic, Ray Shepherd, while Dr. Peter Benton and Jeanie Boulet carry on an affair in secret, and Dr. Susan Lewis becomes an inadvertant parent after her sister flees from Chicago, leaving her infant daughter in Susan's care. Together, the staff come face-to-face with a number of major incidents as Carter battles through fierce competition to secure a spot in County's prestigious surgical program.
- "Welcome Back Carter!"
- "Summer Run"
- "Do One, Teach One, Kill One"
- "What Life?"
- "And Baby Makes Two"
- "Days Like This"
- "Hell and High Water"
- "The Secret Sharer"
- "Home"
- "A Miracle Happens Here"
- "Dead of Winter"
- "True Lies"
- "It's Not Easy Being Greene"
- "The Right Thing"
- "Baby Shower"
- "The Healers"
- "The Match Game"
- "A Shift in the Night"
- "Fire in the Belly"
- "Fevers of Unknown Origin"
- "Take These Broken Wings"
- "John Carter, M.D."
Season Three
- "Dr. Carter, I Presume"
- "Let The Games Begin"
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
- "Last Call"
- "Ghosts"
- "Fear of Flying"
- "No Brain, No Gain"
- "Union Station"
- "Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies"
- "Homeless For The Holidays"
- "Night Shift"
- "Post Mortem"
- "Fortune's Fools"
- "Who's Appy Now?"
- "The Long Way Around"
- "Faith"
- "Tribes"
- "You Bet Your Life"
- "Calling Dr. Hathaway"
- "Random Acts"
- "Make a Wish"
- "One More for the Road"
Season Four
- "Ambush"
- "Something New"
- "Friendly Fire"
- "When The Bough Breaks"
- "Good Touch, Bad Touch"
- "Ground Zero"
- "Fathers and Sons"
- "Freak Show"
- "Obstruction of Justice"
- "Do You See What I See?"
- "Think Warm Thoughts"
- "Sharp Relief"
- "Carter's Choice"
- "Family Practice"
- "Exodus"
- "My Brother's Keeper"
- "A Bloody Mess"
- "Gut Reaction"
- "Shades of Gray"
- "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"
- "Suffer the Little Children"
- "A Hole in the Heart"
Season Five
- "Day for Knight"
- "Split Second"
- "They Treat Horses, Don't They?"
- "Vanishing Act"
- "Masquerade"
- "Stuck on You"
- "Hazed and Confused"
- "The Good Fight"
- "Good Luck, Ruth Johnson"
- "The Miracle Worker"
- "Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee"
- "Double Blind"
- "Choosing Joi"
- "The Storm Part 1"
- "The Storm Part 2"
- "Middle of Nowhere"
- "Sticks and Stones"
- "Point of Origin"
- "Rites of Spring"
- "Power"
- "Responsible Parties"
- "Getting to Know You"
Season Six
- "Leave it to Weaver"
- "Last Rites"
- "Greene With Envy"
- "Sins of the Father"
- "Truth & Consequences"
- "The Peace of Wild Things"
- "Humpty Dumpty"
- "Great Expectations"
- "How the Finch Stole Christmas"
- "Family Matters"
- "The Domino Heart"
- "Abby Road"
- "Be Still My Heart"
- "All in the Family"
- "Be Patient"
- "Under Control"
- "Viable Options"
- "Match Made in Heaven"
- "The Fastest Year"
- "Loose Ends"
- "Such Sweet Sorrow"
- "May Day"
Season Seven
- "Homecoming"
- "Sand and Water"
- "Mars Attacks"
- "Benton Backwards"
- "Flight of Fancy"
- "The Visit"
- "Rescue Me"
- "The Dance We Do"
- "The Greatest of Gifts"
- "Piece of Mind"
- "Rock, Paper, Scissors"
- "Surrender"
- "Thy Will Be Done"
- "A Walk in the Woods"
- "The Crossing"
- "Witch Hunt"
- "Survival of the Fittest"
- "April Showers"
- "Sailing Away"
- "Fear of Commitment"
- "Where the Heart Is"
- "Rampage"
Season Eight
- "Four Corners"
- "The Longer You Stay"
- "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"
- "Never Say Never"
- "Start All Over Again"
- "Supplies and Demands"
- "If I Should Fall from Grace"
- "Partly Cloudly, Chance of Rain"
- "Quo Vadis?"
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
- "Beyond Repair"
- "A River in Egypt"
- "Damage is Done"
- "A Simple Twist of Fate"
- "It's All in Your Head"
- "Secrets and Lies"
- "Bygones"
- "Orion in the Sky"
- "Brothers and Sisters"
- "The Letter"
- "On the Beach"
- "Lockdown"
Season Nine
- "Chaos Theory"
- "Dead Again"
- "Insurrection"
- "Walk Like a Man"
- "A Hopeless Wound"
- "One Can Only Hope"
- "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
- "First Snowfall"
- "Next of Kin"
- "Hindsight"
- "A Little Help From My Friends"
- "A Saint in the City"
- "No Good Dead Goes Unpunished"
- "No Strings Attached"
- "A Boy Falling Out of the Sky"
- "A Thousand Cranes"
- "The Advocate"
- "Finders Keepers"
- "Things Change"
- "Foreign Affairs"
- "When Night Meets Day"
- "Kisangani"
Season Ten
- "Now What?"
- "The Lost"
- "Dear Abby"
- "Shifts Happen"
- "Out of Africa"
- "The Greater Good"
- "Death and Taxes"
- "Freefall"
- "Missing"
- "Makemba"
- "Touch and Go"
- "NICU"
- "Get Carter"
- "Impulse Control"
- "Blood Relations"
- "Forgive and Forget"
- "The Student"
- "Where There's Smoke"
- "Just a Touch"
- "Abby Normal"
- "Midnight"
- "Drive"
Season Eleven
- "One for the Road"
- "Damaged"
- "Try Carter"
- "Fear"
- "An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy"
- "Time of Death"
- "White Guy, Dark Hair"
- "A Shot in the Dark"
- "Twas the Night"
- "Skin"
- "Only Connect"
- "The Providers"
- "Middleman"
- "Just as I Am"
- "Alone in a Crowd"
- "Here and There"
- "Back in the World"
- "Refusal of Care"
- "Ruby Redux"
- "You Are Here"
- "Carter Est Amoureaux"
- "The Show Must Go On"
Season Twelve
- "Cañon City"
- "Nobody's Baby"
- "Man With No Name"
- "Blame It on the Rain"
- "Wake Up"
- "Dream House"
- "The Human Shield"
- "Two Ships"
- "I Do"
- "All About Christmas Eve"
- "If Not Now"
- "Split Decisions"
- "Body and Soul"
- "Quintessence of Dust"
- "Darfur"
- "Out on a Limb"
- "Lost in America"
- "Strange Bedfellows"
- "No Place to Hide"
- "There Are No Angels Here"
- "The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor
- "Twenty-One Guns"
Season Thirteen
- "Bloodline"
- "Graduation Day"
- "Somebody to Love"
- "Parenthood"
- "Ames v. Kovac"
- "Heart of the Matter"
- "Jigsaw"
- "Reason To Believe"
- "Scoop and Run"
- "Tell Me No Secrets..."
- "City of Mercy"
- "Breach of Trust"
- "A House Divided"
- "Murmurs of the Heart"
- "Dying is Easy"
- "Crisis of Conscience"
- "From Here to Paternity"
- "Photographs and Memories"
- "Family Business"
- "Lights Out"
- "I Don't"
- "Sea Change"
- "The Honeymoon is Over"
Season Fourteen
- "The War Comes Home"
- "In a Different Light"
- "Officer Down"
- "Gravity"
- "Under the Influence"
- "The Test"
- "Blackout"
- "Coming Home"
- "Skye's The Limit"
- "300 Patients"
- "Status Quo"
- "Believe the Unseen"
- "Atonement"
- "Owner of a Broken Heart"
- "...As the Day She Was Born"
- "Truth Will Out"
- "Under Pressure"
- "Tandem Repeats"
- "The Chicago Way"
Season Fifteen
- "Life After Death"
- "Another Thursday at County"
- "The Book of Abby"
- "Parental Guidance"
- "Haunted"
- "Oh, Brother"
- "Heal Thyself"
- "Age of Innocence"
- "Let it Snow"
- "The High Holiday"
- "Separation Anxiety"
- "Dream Runner"
- "Love is a Battlefield"
- "A Long, Strange Trip"
- "The Family Man"
- "The Beginning of the End"
- "T-Minus 6"
- "What We Do"
- "Old Times"
- "Shifting Equilibrium"
- "I Feel Good"
- "And in the End..."