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ER is an Emmy Award-winning American medical drama series created by novelist
Michael Crichton and airing on
NBC. It is set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Cook County, Chicago. It is produced by Constant Productions and Amblin Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Television Production, Inc.
ER is NBC's second longest-running drama (after Law and Order), and, at 14 seasons, the longest-running American primetime medical drama of all time. It premiered on September 19, 1994 and has been aired on Thursday nights at 10:00 for its entire run. On April 2, 2008, NBC announced that the series will return for its 15th and final season, which will run for 19 episodes before the show retires at the end of the February 2009 sweeps.
