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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - 6:00 P.M.
    8.8/10(46 votes)

    S1:E12

    When dozens of critical patients flood the ER, Robby and his team struggle to keep up amid quickly diminished supplies.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  2. undefined Season 10 Episode 8 - Freefall
    8.8/10(9 votes)

    S10:E8

    On Thanksgiving Day, a helicopter crash outside the ER leaves several injured, and kills one of the doctors. Alex tries to bring Sam and Luka together.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 13 - 7:00 P.M.
    8.8/10(46 votes)

    S1:E13

    As the night shift begins, Robby refuses to give up on a mass casualty victim. Samira and Santos each attempt risky moves.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 18 - A Shift in the Night
    8.6/10(12 votes)

    S2:E18

    Mark finds himself manning a very crowded ER on his scheduled night off, filling in while Doug is out with whiplash and Susan meets with her lawyer. He tries to juggle hunger pangs, 40+ patients in the waiting room and a never-ending stream of traumas.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  5. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Exodus
    8.5/10(10 votes)

    S4:E15

    Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  6. undefined Season 12 Episode 8 - Two Ships
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S12:E8

    The ER prepares to take in victims from a plane collision, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela makes heroic efforts. At the end of the day, Neela gets a surprising visit.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  7. undefined Season 7 Episode 22 - Rampage
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    S7:E22

    The ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who , with the help of Dr. Green, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  8. undefined Season 12 Episode 13 - Body and Soul
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    S12:E13

    Dr. Nate Lennox, a former professor with ALS, is brought in as the progression of his disease is chronicled through his own flashbacks as he is treated by each of the doctors at one point. As Lennox wants to give up, Abby fights to convince him to keep on fighting.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  9. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - 2:00 P.M.
    8.1/10(47 votes)

    S1:E8

    While Robby attends to an elderly patient with ties to Pittsburgh's history, other members of the team attempt to resuscitate a young drowning victim.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 13 - 7:00 P.M.
    8.1/10(40 votes)

    S2:E13

    As the night shift begins, Mohan's AMA patient is brought back to the ER, Langdon doubts his place in the Pitt, and Robby gets Duke's results.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 17 - Sticks and Stones
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S5:E17

    During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an angry mob looking for the driver of the ambulance. Carol is despondent following Doug's departure. She later discloses that she's pregnant. Kerry is intrigued by an injured pro wrestler and his relationship with his father. Lucy tangles with an Asian family that requests their matriarch not be told of a cancerous tumor. Jeanie turns down dates with both Dr. Baker and Reggie, telling each she's seeing someone else.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  12. undefined Season 13 Episode 1 - Bloodline
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S13:E1

    Weaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend and his criminal accomplices as they head north, but things quickly turn violent.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - 9:00 A.M.
    8.1/10(49 votes)

    S1:E3

    Samira does her best to keep Whitaker on the right track. A teen overdose sparks conflict in the ER.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 11 - The Domino Heart
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S6:E11

    Lucy's patient finally gets a heart transplant but does not survive. The transplanted heart will now go to another recipient. Greene interferes in a gay domestic situation. Corday tricked her patient who murdered several women and now he's being transferred to a county jail.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  15. undefined Season 8 Episode 22 - Lockdown
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S8:E22

    Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  16. undefined Season 9 Episode 17 - The Advocate
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S9:E17

    Dr. Weaver bends the rules and treats the Alderman's lover for syphilis. Dr. Kovac's patient claims she was sexually abused at a boot camp for troubled youth. Dr. Carter treats a women with a nasty personality.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  17. undefined Season 14 Episode 1 - The War Comes Home
    8.0/10(7 votes)

    S14:E1

    Moretti's first day is challenging as the ER is inundated with casualties from the peace rally - including Neela. Dubenko faces a crisis in surgery. Abby, Pratt and Morris conspire about how to deal with a shared problem. A new intern arrives unexpectedly, and Gates is reassigned.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Make a Wish
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S3:E21

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

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  19. undefined Season 5 Episode 5 - Masquerade
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S5:E5

    Halloween night finds the ER awash with allergic or otherwise incapacitated children. Kerry tolerates a visiting candidate for chief while she waits for the official vote. Romano operates on an 11-year-old girl and finds she's genetically male. Carter leaves Lucy in charge of a dorm party he's supposed to be overseeing, with unfortunate results. Mark learns that Jenn's moving to St. Louis--with Rachel. Mark and Carol treat a pregnant schizophrenic.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  20. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Surrender
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E12

    Greene returns to work but confuses words and displays uncharacteristic anger. Eager to get out of his per diem situation, Benton agrees to a full time position. Carter visits his cousin, who became paralyzed after a drug overdose. A workplace disaster results in numerous injuries and fatalities among illegal immigrants.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  21. undefined Season 7 Episode 13 - Thy Will Be Done
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S7:E13

    Weaver becomes concerned about Greene's cognitive skills and surreptitiously calls for an official evaluation of his competency. Corday plans her wedding to Greene. Bishop Stewart returns, and Kovacs realizes the man has a terrible disease. Dateless for a charity function, Carter invites Abby to attend with him.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  22. undefined Season 7 Episode 17 - Survival of the Fittest
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S7:E17

    A demented patient causes a shootout in the emergency room. After terrorizing people in the ER with a gun, she gets shot by a policeman. She soon dies. Benton later discover her dementia was caused by an aftereffect of his surgery that he and Cleo should have detected. Carter pursues a cute intern.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 5 - Flight of Fancy
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    S7:E5

    Greene flies in a helicopter to a remote area of Indiana to rescue a heart transplant patient. The helicopter develops problems, and Greene arranges for paramedics to transport the patient to County. Because Weaver is gone for the day, Romano appoints Benton in charge of the ER. Kovac is plagued by the death of the mugger.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  24. undefined Season 9 Episode 5 - A Hopeless Wound
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S9:E5

    On a busy Halloween night, Carter and Abby are the only staffers in costume when victims of an apartment building fire pack the ER. Corday takes on a new med student for a surgical rotation - Paul Nathan, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and decided to pursue medicine after being diagnosed. Despite a difficult first day, both professionally and medically, Nathan makes a difficult diagnosis. Romano's rehab lags behind his expectations, and he begins to doubt his role in surgery is no longer an option.

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    Writer:Joe Sachs

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  25. undefined Season 14 Episode 5 - Under the Influence
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S14:E5

    Moretti reassigns Gates back to the ER and treats a couple involved in a car accident. Morris prepares to take his written board exams. Neela is assigned a young genius intern. Kovac plans to extend his stay in Croatia while Abby struggles with single parenthood.

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Joe Sachs Ratings Summary

"6:00 P.M." is the best rated episode written by Joe Sachs. It scored 8.826/10 based on 46 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 3/20/2025 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Freefall".