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The Best Episodes of ER Season 3

Every episode of ER Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of ER Season 3!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    ER Season 3 Episode 15 - The Long Way Around
    8.5/10(1187 votes)

    S3:E15

    Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  2. ER Season 3 Episode 11 - Night Shift
    8.4/10(798 votes)

    S3:E11

    Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Paul Manning

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  3. ER Season 3 Episode 6 - Fear of Flying
    8.3/10(739 votes)

    S3:E6

    While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Lance Gentile

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  4. ER Season 3 Episode 8 - Union Station
    8.3/10(787 votes)

    S3:E8

    It's Susan's last day. Carol stands up for her nurses when one of them is being rotated to another department.

    Director:Tom Moore
    Writer:Carol Flint

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  5. ER Season 3 Episode 20 - Random Acts
    8.2/10(713 votes)

    S3:E20

    Jeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:Carol Flint

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  6. ER Season 3 Episode 22 - One More for the Road
    8.2/10(646 votes)

    S3:E22

    Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:John Wells

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  7. ER Season 3 Episode 12 - Post Mortem
    8.1/10(725 votes)

    S3:E12

    Carter feels guilty about Gant's death. Benton doesn't want to talk about it.

    Director:Jacque Toberen
    Writer:Carol Flint

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  8. ER Season 3 Episode 14 - Whose Appy Now?
    8.1/10(748 votes)

    S3:E14

    Doug treats a dying 17-year old cystic fibrosis patient who doesn't want to be resuscitated. Carter gets to operate Benton.

    Director:Félix Alcalá
    Writer:Neal Baer

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  9. ER Season 3 Episode 1 - Dr. Carter, I Presume
    8.0/10(663 votes)

    S3:E1

    It's the first day of Carter's internship. He has a 36 hour shift and overnight he has to cover the ER, the ICU as well as the surgical patients.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:John Wells

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  10. ER Season 3 Episode 10 - Homeless for the Holidays
    8.0/10(678 votes)

    S3:E10

    Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.

    Director:Davis Guggenheim
    Writer:Samantha Corbin-Miller

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  11. ER Season 3 Episode 4 - Last Call
    7.8/10(635 votes)

    S3:E4

    Doug's one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.

    Director:Rod Holcomb
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. ER Season 3 Episode 16 - Faith
    7.8/10(604 votes)

    S3:E16

    Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.

    Director:Jonathan Kaplan
    Writer:John Wells

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  13. ER Season 3 Episode 3 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell
    7.7/10(627 votes)

    S3:E3

    Donald Anspaugh has a new method to increase the staff's efficiency, new intern Maggie Doyle joins the ER and Susan asks Mark to come along to Hawaii.

    Director:Perry Lang
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. ER Season 3 Episode 7 - No Brain, No Gain
    7.7/10(608 votes)

    S3:E7

    Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he's brain dead.

    Director:David Nutter
    Writer:Paul Manning

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  15. ER Season 3 Episode 13 - Fortune's Fools
    7.7/10(592 votes)

    S3:E13

    Benton can't keep his mind on the job, Mark and Chuny break up and Carol does what she needs to do regarding the fatal error she has made.

    Director:Michael Katleman
    Writer:Jason Cahill

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  16. ER Season 3 Episode 17 - Tribes
    7.7/10(601 votes)

    S3:E17

    Benton goes into Carla's private hospital files when he fears that something may be wrong with their baby; Jeanie treats a suicidal woman who reveals a surprising secret; and Greene learns that Rachel has been lying about her health.

    Director:Richard Thorpe
    Writer:Lance Gentile

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  17. ER Season 3 Episode 21 - Make a Wish
    7.7/10(586 votes)

    S3:E21

    It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.

    Director:Richard Thorpe
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. ER Season 3 Episode 2 - Let the Games Begin
    7.6/10(608 votes)

    S3:E2

    While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.

    Director:Tom Moore
    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  19. ER Season 3 Episode 5 - Ghosts
    7.6/10(618 votes)

    S3:E5

    While Mark is anxious about Susan's return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.

    Director:Richard Thorpe
    Writer:Neal Baer

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  20. ER Season 3 Episode 9 - Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies
    7.6/10(609 votes)

    S3:E9

    Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. ER Season 3 Episode 18 - You Bet Your Life
    7.6/10(576 votes)

    S3:E18

    Benton tries to find out if everything's OK with Carla's baby. Carter tries to get a man operated, despite the fact Anspaugh thinks he will die no matter what.

    Director:Christopher Chulack
    Writer:Paul Manning

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  22. ER Season 3 Episode 19 - Calling Dr. Hathaway
    7.6/10(588 votes)

    S3:E19

    Benton takes a day off to help Carla. Carter finds out Edson falsified a chart.

    Director:Paris Barclay
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Long Way Around" is the best rated episode of "ER" season 3. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1187 votes. Directed by Christopher Chulack and written by Lydia Woodward, it aired on 2/13/1997. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Night Shift".