Celebrating ER's 30th Anniversary

ER premiered on September 19, 1994.

NBC's Emmy-winning series redefined what the medical drama could do with its gritty, adrenaline-fueled visual style and character-first focus on both its doctors and the patients lucky enough to fall under their care. For ER's 30th anniversary, here is a collection of interviews and stories with the cast and creatives behind one of the longest-running TV shows in history.

How ER Kept Clooney's Return
to the Show a Secret

Ming-Na Wen on Why She Left (and Came Back) to ER

Noah Wyle on Meeting
Michael Crichton and Appearing on
Friends With George Clooney

ER's Gloria Reuben on Playing TV's First HIV-Positive
Lead Character Interview

ER at 30: The Oral History
of Making the Pilot

That Time Quentin Tarantino
Directed an ER Episode

ER's Parminder Nagra on the Role That Changed Her Career

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