| Season 9 | |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original run | September 26, 2002 – May 15, 2003 |
| DVD release | June 17, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
| Previous Season 8 |
Next Season 10 |
The ninth season of the medical drama series ER which originally aired from NBC on September 26, 2002 and concluded on May 15, 2003 The season consists of 22 episodes. It was released on Region 1 DVD on June 17, 2008.
Production
Crew
- Main article: Season nine crew
- Michael Crichton - Executive Producer
- John Wells - Executive Producer, Writer
- Lydia Woodward - Co-executive Producer, Writer
Cast and characters
- Main article: Season nine characters
- See also: Season nine cast
| Actor/actress | Character | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Wyle | Dr. John Carter | Chief Resident |
| Laura Innes | Dr. Kerry Weaver | Chief of Emergency Medicine, later Chief of Staff |
| Mekhi Phifer | Dr. Greg Pratt | ER Intern |
| Alex Kingston | Dr. Elizabeth Corday | Associate Chief of Surgery |
| Goran Višnjić | Dr. Luka Kovac | Emergency Medicine Attending |
| Maura Tierney | Abby Lockhart | ER Head Nurse |
| Sherry Stringfield | Dr. Susan Lewis | Emergency Medicine Attending |
| Ming-Na | Dr. Jing-Mei Chen | Emergency Medicine Attending |
| Sharif Atkins | Michael Gallant | Fourth Year Medical Student |
| Paul McCrane | Dr. Robert Romano | Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery, later Chief of Emergency Medicine |
Plot synopsis
Episodes
- Main article: Episodes
| Season # | Series # | Title | Writer | Director | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180 | Chaos Theory | Jack Orman and R Scott Gemmill | Jonathan Kaplan | September 26, 2002 |
| 2 | 181 | Dead Again | Dee Johnson | Richard Thorpe | October 3, 2002 |
| 3 | 182 | Insurrection | Yahlin Chang and Jack Orman | Charles Haid | October 10, 2002 |
| 4 | 183 | Walk Like A Man | David Zabel | Felix Enriquez Alcala | October 17, 2002 |
| 5 | 184 | A Hopeless Wound | Julie Hebert and Joe Sachs | Laura Innes | October 31, 2002 |
| 6 | 185 | One Can Only Hope | Bruce Miller | Jonathan Kaplan | November 7, 2002 |
| 7 | 186 | Tell Me Where It Hurts | R Scott Gemmill | Richard Thorpe | November 14, 2002 |
| 8 | 187 | First Snowfall | Jack Orman | Jack Orman | November 21, 2002 |
| 9 | 188 | Next of Kin | Dee Johnson | Paul McCrane | December 5, 2002 |
| 10 | 189 | Hindsight | David Zabel | David Nutter | December 12, 2002 |
| 11 | 190 | A Little Help From My Friends | Julie Hebert | Alan J Levi | January 9, 2003 |
| 12 | 191 | A Saint in the City | Arthur Albert and Bruce Miller | Peggy Rajski | January 16, 2003 |
| 13 | 192 | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | R Scott Gemmill | Nelson McCormick | January 30, 2003 |
| 14 | 193 | No Strings Attached | Dee Johnson | Jonathan Kaplan | February 6, 2003 |
| 15 | 194 | A Boy Falling Out of the Sky | R Scott Gemmill and Yahlin Chang | Charles Haid | February 13, 2003 |
| 16 | 195 | A Thousand Cranes | David Zabel | Jonathan Kaplan | February 20, 2003 |
| 17 | 196 | The Advocate | Joe Sachs | Julie Hebert | March 13, 2003 |
| 18 | 197 | Finders Keepers | Dee Johnson | TR Babu Subramaniam | April 3, 2003 |
| 19 | 198 | Things Change | R Scott Gemmill | Richard Thorpe | April 24, 2003 |
| 20 | 199 | Foreign Affairs | David Zabel | Jonathan Kaplan | May 1, 2003 |
| 21 | 200 | When Night Meets Day | Jack Orman | Jack Orman | May 8, 2003 |
| 22 | 201 | Kisangani | John Wells | Christopher Chulack | May 15, 2003 |
