This week: Gallant makes his grand (but short) return to County General, Neela is super confused by her feelings, Pratt continues to smooth talk every pretty woman he sees, Carter is planning a major addition to the hospital, Steve 2.0 debuts and Sam gives him money, Alex gets pissed at Luka, and Ray helps a young kid who accidentally shot himself. 

This week: we get a parallel day in the life of Neela and Gallant as they connect with each other through letters. Neela helps a woman who had both arms amputated and Gallant treats his fellow soldiers and a young girl caught in an explosion near his base.

Content warning: discussion of sexual assault

This week: Abby helps a teenage girl who denies she just gave birth, Sam and Luka disagree on how best to care for a woman who was beaten and raped, Carter and Wendell get a little closer, and the ER descends into more chaos than normal as the staff is surprised with a mass casualty response drill.

This week: Malucci cares for a young man who may have HIV, Luka keeps doing what he can for the ailing Bishop, Carter and Abby go to a fundraiser, Corday helps a teenager who needs his third heart transplant, and Mark makes some executive decisions regarding patient care. 

This week: Benton gets a surprise promotion, Mark's return to work is not without its speed bumps, Corday has a meltdown in surgery, Kerry and Kim take their relationship to the next level, Abby treats a pair of frisky old men, Carter goes to visit Chase, and the ER is slammed after a fire occurs at an illegal sweatshop.

This week: Carter doesn't believe a patient, Benton is once again pressed into helping Kynesha, news of a lawsuit settlement leaves Corday rattled, Kerry comes face to face with her feelings, and Luka treats an ailing holy man.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with casting director John Levey. John shared with us the chaos that is trying to cast 25 or more new parts each week as well as what it was like to put the original cast together.

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This week: Mark goes under the knife for an awake brain surgery where things don't quite go according to plan. In the ER, a father and son are brought in after a nasty car crash, but the father takes a turn for the worse after an underlying heart condition is revealed.

This week: Mark and Elizabeth head to New York for a 2nd opinion, Chen goes into labor (and scares the adoptive parents), Benton helps a little girl in a unique situation, Carter can't get any sleep, and Kerry can't seem to get rid of her hiccups.

This week: Maggie has a "job interview," Corday goes through a very intense deposition, Benton and Cleo try to help Jesse's girlfriend, and Mark has a seizure in front of Carter.

This week: Maggie refuses to return to Florida, Chen's mom finds out about the baby, Corday gets served, Carter dismisses a patient's pain, Abby gets blown up, Benton has a patient bounce back, and Mark gets some rather unfortunate news.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with Carol Flint. Carol was a writer and executive producer on the series from 1995-1999. She shared with us the challenges that come along with transitioning from writing for the stage to writing for television as well as what it feels like to get compliments from guys like Steven Spielberg.

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This week, Kovac treats an abused middle schooler, Corday's back surgery patient suffers some major complications, Benton desperately tries to save his nephew, Malucci gets punched in the face, and Abby's mother makes a surprise, and chaotic, visit to the ER.

This week: Ray Liotta guest stars as a dying alcoholic. The show follows his final hours while Sam, Luka, and Pratt try to find some way to save him, make him comfortable, and help him reconnect with his estranged son.

This week: Luka tries to learn more about the man he killed, Benton is forced to lead a short-staffed ER, Mark's helicopter has to make an emergency landing, Carter treats a teen with HIV (and has been lied to about it), and the ER is treated to a wedding (of sorts).

This week, Benton desperately tries to find a new job, Kerry and Kim try to help an army veteran with dementia, Carter eases back into trauma cases (for better or worse), Malucci needs a replacement for a hockey game, Chen treats a little boy with a terminal illness, and Abby and Luka's first date goes horribly wrong.

This week, a structural collapse at a sci-fi convention overwhelms the short-staffed ER, Abby and Luka share an intimate moment, Corday guides Mark through a delicate procedure, Frank tries to get some patients arrested, Malucci won't leave Chen alone, Benton has a huge surprise waiting for him at the hospital, and Carter's return to the ER isn't quite what he'd hoped for.

This week, Benton's patient has some insurance issues, Carter gets a plan to return to the ER, Abby is called down from OB to help Chen with a premature baby, Kerry and Kovac care for a terminal cancer patient, and Mark has a very important question for Corday. 

On this week's season premiere, a janitorial strike leaves the ER a chaotic mess, Carter makes his way home after finishing rehab, Peter has a job interview, Abby runs into some financial issues, Luka comforts a man after his wife dies, and a huge fight breaks out between two rival football teams as Mark and Corday race to save an injured player.

It's that time again! 

Join the STT hosts and special guest Jake from The Popular Court as we recap all the good and bad that was season 6. Hear our opinions on the season as a whole, what we loved and what we hated the most, as well as some thoughts from your fellow listeners. 

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On this week's season finale, Benton and Kovac clash over how to best triage victims from a failed robbery, Corday fishes a bullet out of a heart, Mark tries to treat a stubborn rugby player, Cleo helps a pregnant stabbing victim, and after being caught by Abby, Carter's drug problem is revealed.

This week, Carter's mood and behaviors become increasingly erratic, Abby mistakenly discharges a patient, everyone's favorite politically incorrect desk clerk joins the ER staff, Mark returns to work, Dave gets chewed out by Kerry, and Carol violates one more DNR before hopping on a plane.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with Executive Producer and Writer, Lydia Woodward. Lydia shared with us the exhausting roller coaster that was Season 1 as well as how the show managed to stay fresh in the midst of so much chaos and cast turnover.

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This week: An anxious Neela makes her return to County, Ray sucks at dealing with grieving family members, Carter claims he's ok (but is he though?), Abby isn't being assertive enough, Dubenko tries to teach some physics in the middle of a trauma, and Pratt "encourages" the interns with a contest. 

Content warning: Talk about the sexual assault of a child.

This week, Mark makes David as comfortable as possible as the end nears, Dave loses his cool after treating a young girl with strange bruises, Corday tries to get an anorexic girl the help she needs, Benton has some choice words for Kovac, Kerry and Chen treat a young boy who's experiencing odd seizures, Carol's thoughts are decidedly elsewhere, and Carter's behavior seems a bit odd.

This week, Luka and Carol take a trip to get a new (used) car, Abby breaks the rules to help a young girl with leukemia, Cleo meets Benton's family, David makes a new friend, Carter digs for more information about his assailant, Kerry returns to the ER, and Chen struggles to help a family make the right decision for a dying woman.

This week, Abby handles a delicate situation involving a pregnant mother of five, Kerry's suspension leaves the ER in disarray, Luka's heart patient and Carter's workman's comp case have a bit of a mix up, Cleo gets a second opinion on a surgical case, Carter has some anger issues, and David's home care isn't going as well as Mark had hoped. 

This week, Romano decides to spend some time in the ER, Carter's past comes back to haunt him, Luka evaluates a series of patients for a kidney transplant, Kerry tries to get the best care possible for a young girl, Chen treats a man with a degenerative illness, a prescription mix up lands Benton and Cleo in hot water, and David makes plans for his end of life care.

This week, a barely functional Carter returns to work, Mark and David take a trip down memory lane, Chen has the hots for an ICU nurse, Corday desperately tries to keep a potential organ donor alive, Abby makes a mistake which Benton tries to fix, and the ER is completely overwhelmed by patients.

On this mont's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with Terence Nightingall. Terence was a steadicam operator and director for over ten years on the show and he shared with us his unique perspective being behind the camera for so many of the show's most iconic moments.

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This week, Carter tries his best to put on a brave face as he slowly recovers, Mark and Corday's parents seem to be having some fun together, an exhausted Chen continues to try and take on Carter and Lucy's workloads, Carol treats two high school girls who may have an STI, Abby gets a feeling that a patient may be worse off than he seems, Luka and Benton butt heads over a surgical case, and Lucy's mom comes to collect Lucy's belongings.

This week, after Kerry makes a shocking discovery, the hospital staff rallies to try and save Lucy and Carter.

This week, Lucy treats a man who she suspects may have psychiatric problems, Carter returns to his peak know-it-all phase, Abby gets a lesson in end of life care, Romano operates on his best friend, Mark accidentally arranges a double date for Valentine's Day, Carol, Luka, Corday, and Benton all try to save two parents after a bad car crash, and Chen and Malucci bicker over the best course of treatment for a cancer patient.

This week, the flu is ravaging both the ER patients and its staff, Carter tries to get through to an angry child with a progressive illness, Benton has to bend the rules to get a little girl treatment for her scars, Cleo treats a boy who is using HGH, Luka resorts to trickery to prove a mom is abusing her son, and medical student Abby Lockheart joins the ER staff.

This week: Susan gets promoted, Howard has a complete meltdown, Neela gets a job offer, Sam and Alex ponder moving in with Luka, Abby ditches a paramedic ride-along, Kerry gives a great example of constructive dismissal, Corday has a completely unsatisfying goodbye, and the whole ER tries their best to care for two young girls after their mom all but throws them out a window.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with John Carter MD himself, Noah Wyle. Noah shared with us what an amazing ride his nearly 15 years on the show was as well as how he once made George Clooney a little jealous.

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This week, Lucy faces reality after a procedure she orchestrated goes south, Carol returns from maternity leave, Carter and Chen butt heads over what the best way is to help a woman and her mother, a water outage complicates patient care for the entire hospital, Mark treats a man whom he suspects is a domestic violence victim, Corday concludes her time with Dean, and the romance between Benton and Cleo begins, for better or worse. #Bench

This week, Corday employs some dark methods to try and get information from Dean, Dr. Jing-Mei Chen makes her grand return to County General, Mark flies to San Diego to help his dad let go of their family home, Benton and Cleo have differing opinions on how best to help an overworked basketball player, Luka's attempts to help two struggling brothers are undermined, and Carter helps Chen out of a sticky situation involving a runaway teen.

This week, Carter inadvertently starts collecting guns, Lucy goes above and beyond to help a woman in need of a heart transplant, Corday has to convince Dean to let her save his leg, Carol is overwhelmed by the twins, Benton tries to care for an older gentleman who's refusing a life-saving operation, and Cleo finally gets Chad the help he needs for his alcoholism.

This week, Luka helps a very much in labor Carol get to the ER, Kerry helps deliver the first twin: Tess, Malucci has a thing or two to teach Carter, Corday is forced to deal with the Greene family after Mark has to leave to help Carol, and the one, the only, Abby Lockheart makes her debut and helps Carol deliver the second twin: Kate.

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're chatting with Dave Chameides. Dave was a steadicam operator and director between 1996-1999. He shared with us what it was like being the one behind the camera for the ambitious live episode as well as how ER's visual style continued to push the envelope year after year.

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Content warning for discussions of sexual assault.

This week, Lucy and Cleo disagree on how best to help an alcoholic teen, Carter is drunk with power, Corday decides to play God while attending to a seriously injured suspected rapist, Luka and Kerry care for the rapist's victim, Carol checks in on Meg in the jail ward, and Gabe manages to save one more life on his way out of the ER.

This week, Gabe's increasingly frequent memory issues cause Kerry to dig into his past (and make some hard decisions), Carol pulls a move with Meg only Doug could love, Carter learns from past mistakes and helps ease an older woman's husband towards a dignified end, Cleo has some harsh words for a diabetic child and his father, Mark gets a little blown up, Benton pleads his case to Carla, and we say goodbye to Jeanie Boulet.

This week, Malucci tries to get the story on Kerry's need for a cane, Benton navigates a tricky situation with blood donations for a patient, Lucy cares for a young "creatively challenged" artist, an explosion at a school science lab completely overwhelms Gabe, Jeanie worries about Carlos, Carol tries to get Meg into rehab, and the long national nightmare that is Carter and Elaine is mercifully over.

Content warning for talk of suicide.

This week, Cleo and Yosh treat a little girl who can only be described as the spawn of Satan, Carol helps a pregnant waitress get some prenatal care, Dave needs some work on his bedside manner, Mark treats a young man who attempted suicide, Corday tries to navigate some bad press, Carter continues to ignore Elaine's boundaries, and Gabe tries to get to the bottom of what really happened with the suicidal teen. 

This week: Neela goes on a job hunt, Abby goes behind Ray's back and drug tests a patient, Carter is very much not ok, Chuck breastfeeds his kid, a nerdy new surgeon makes his debut, Corday breaks the law to save an HIV+ patient's life, Howard shows some troubling signs of a mental illness, and a tired Luka tries his best to be a dad. 

On this month's edition of STT Interviews, we're talking with Robin Bronner. Robin was an assistant director on the show for a total of 79 episodes between 1999-2003. She shared with us the crucial role an assistant director plays in making sure each episode is completed on schedule as well as what we as viewers maybe take for granted that's actually quite difficult to achieve.

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This week, Corday is forced to babysit a reporter writing about the hospital, Carter still doesn't understand HIPAA, Lucy helps Kovac care for an abused woman, love is in the air as Reggie and Jeanie get married, Kerry is a little obsessed with badges but has a surprise for Jeanie, Benton deals with the fallout of Carla's revelation, and Mark butts heads with Dr. Gabriel Lawrence, the new ER attending.

This week, after burying his mom, Mark returns to the ER and takes on a DNR cancer patient, Dr. Malucci debuts and decides to play paramedic, Carter does a HIPAA violation, Corday is ambushed with a potentially huge promotion, Benton's custody case takes a very soap opera turn, Luka does his best priest impression for a dying woman, and Jeanie makes a move to try and adopt baby Carlos.