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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Leave It to Weaver
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S6:E1

    When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support Greene. Romano makes Weaver the new chief of emergency medicine.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Getting to Know You
    8.3/10(10 votes)

    S5:E22

    Carol's pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she's having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds an abandoned youngster and brings him to the ER. Mark and Elizabeth discuss their relationship. Jeanie and Reggie draw closer again.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  3. undefined Season 4 Episode 22 - A Hole in the Heart
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    S4:E22

    Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Be Still My Heart
    8.3/10(12 votes)

    S6:E13

    Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the students.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  5. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Summer Run
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E2

    Kerry Weaver manages to offend just about everyone in her first day as chief resident. Carol goes on a ride-along with paramedics Shep and Raul, sharing a ferris wheel ride with Shep. Peter and Jeanie's secret relationship comes to a head. Susan is stuck caring for Little Susie while Chloe attends school. Dr. Ross has his hands full with a young pyromaniac. Carter shows interest in med student Harper Tracy.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Days Like This
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    S2:E6

    Speculation runs through the ER, on a very hectic day, about Randi's possible criminal history. Mark faces an ethical dilemma when he has to decide whether to report yet another of Doug Ross's indiscretions--Doug slept with med student Harper Tracy. Carter becomes upset when Harper confesses this to him. Carol meets with a mobile notary to finish the paperwork to purchase a house. Bernstein informs Doug that he need to look for other employment. Benton is visibly upset when Jeanie begins work in the ER as a physician's assistant.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 12 - Happy New Year
    8.1/10(13 votes)

    S1:E12

    Carter fumbles his way through his first look at surgery. Dr. Lewis' nemesis, Dr. Kayson, makes her New Year's Day decidedly unpleasant. Chloe announces she's moving to Texas with her boyfriend.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 15 - The Long Way Around
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S3:E15

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

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  9. undefined Season 5 Episode 9 - Good Luck, Ruth Johnson
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S5:E9

    Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family. Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of being chased, his friend being shot in the process. Peter observes Kotlowitz install a cochlear implant and decides to wait before scheduling an operation for Reese. Mark dines with Dr. Lee, new ER chief. Dr. Corday proposes radical changes in scheduling at an M&M conference, and later decides to break off her relationship with Benton.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  10. undefined Season 1 Episode 16 - Make of Two Hearts
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S1:E16

    Carol worries about a Russian girl with AIDS who's brought in and then abandoned by her foster mother. Kayson asks Susan to be his Valentine. Deb accidentally consumes LSD-laced chocolates.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies
    8.0/10(10 votes)

    S3:E9

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

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  12. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - Another Perfect Day
    8.0/10(11 votes)

    S1:E7

    Benton and Langworthy interview for the Starzl fellowship. A drunk Chloe throws a tantrum in the hospital. Benton saves a man with a throat wound, earning Morganstern's praise. Carter has a good day, winning a bottle of champagne and getting three leads on apartments. Carol has second thoughts about moving in with Tag after a spontaneous kiss with Doug.

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  13. 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:Lydia Woodward

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  14. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    8.0/10(4 votes)

    S1:E9

    Ted asks Laura to help him make a woman from his past jealous; a dangerous mission puts Kate and Anderson in jeopardy; Maggie clashes with a congressman; Colette meets Dean's parents.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Choosing Joi
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S5:E13

    Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he threatens to expose her relationship with Benton. Romano is later named Acting Chief of the ER. Dr. Greene treats a Nigerian janitor for back pain and impotency. Carol and the nurses watch a bunch of dogs when their owner is hospitalized. Carter diagnoses a med student with Hodgkin's disease. Kerry initiates a search for her biological parents.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  16. undefined Season 2 Episode 14 - The Right Thing
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    S2:E14

    Benton decides to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods, causing Vucelich to drop him from the study. Susan treats a street couple, one of whom has passed HIV to the other. Doug receives a visit from his estranged father. Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan. Mark buys a motorcycle. Prostitute Loretta has cervical cancer.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Let the Games Begin
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    S3:E2

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

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  18. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Day for Knight
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S5:E1

    Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter when she speaks insensitively, and without Carter present, with a patient's wife about her husband's very serious condition. The rest of the day finds her comforting a woman who has suffered a miscarriage, getting locked out on the roof, having Carol bail her out on a simple procedure, and trying to figure out Kerry Weaver's "Tour on Tape."

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  19. undefined Season 6 Episode 19 - The Fastest Year
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S6:E19

    Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can't sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  20. undefined Season 11 Episode 19 - Ruby Redux
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    S11:E19

    Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  21. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Going Home
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    S1:E3

    Carol returns after her eight week absence, finding Doug holding himself responsible. Carter finds himself watching over a mysterious, mentally ill singing woman. Susan clashes with Dr. Kayson over a diagnosis. Dr. Greene treats a domestic violence victim.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  22. undefined Season 1 Episode 17 - The Birthday Party
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    S1:E17

    Dr. Hicks berates Benton when he tries to switch shifts to attend his mother's birthday party. A teenage girl, a frequent patient of the ER, is brought in for a drug overdose. Carol decides she wants to adopt Tatiana while Tag isn't so sure. Dr. Ross slugs an abusive father in the lobby. Jen accepts a job offer in Milwaukee despite Mark's offer from Morganstern. Deb and Carter await the arrival of sub-internship applications.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  23. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Take These Broken Wings
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    S2:E21

    Susan visits a psychiatrist to cope with the loss of Little Susie. Jeanie's estranged husband Al checks in the ER complaining of flu-like symptoms, which turn out to be caused by HIV. Shep expects Carol to back his version of events during an official investigation of his behavior. Loretta takes a turn for the worse. Doug discovers that his father has disappeared with a LOT of Karen's money.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Something New
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    S4:E2

    Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.

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    Writer:Lydia Woodward

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  25. undefined Season 12 Episode 9 - I Do
    7.5/10(6 votes)

    S12:E9

    Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.

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Lydia Woodward Ratings Summary

"Leave It to Weaver" is the best rated episode written by Lydia Woodward. It scored 8.4/10 from 11 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on September 30, 1999. It is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Getting to Know You".