1. 24 Hours  

First aired: 9/19/1994    Production Code: 475079

Pilot: A day filled with traumas packs the ER. Under pressure from his wife, Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene considers leaving the ER to join a private practice that would give him a much higher salary. When a building collapses, multiple casualties are brought in. New medical students start their ER rotation, among them John Carter, an inexperienced third-year student. As the day continues, Dr. Peter Benton operates on a patient with an aortic aneurysm, a procedure normally performed by senior staff. Head nurse Carol Hathaway is brought into the ER after a suicide attempt.

2. Day One  

First aired: 9/22/1994    Production Code: 456601

Series Premiere: Carter's first full day finds him saving a patient from cardiac arrest. He later treats a flirtatious patient's rash and winds up going home with her. Meanwhile, the ER is inundated with a tour group and a wedding party suffering from food poisoning from the same Haufbrau. When Mark helps Jenn celebrate passing the bar, they get caught in a compromising situation in the ER bathroom. Doug visits a recovering Carol.

3. Going Home  

First aired: 9/29/1994    Production Code: 456602

Carol returns to work despite some initial reservations and the staff greets her with a surprise welcome back party. Mark treats a domestic violence victim, while Susan goes on the defensive after a cardiac case goes awry. Benton is shadowed by a patient singing show tunes.

4. Hit and Run  

First aired: 10/6/1994    Production Code: 456604

Carter gets emotionally involved with a high school hit and run patient who couldn't be saved and initially notifies the wrong parents. Benton disappoints his brother-in-law Walt when he is too busy to take care of his own mother. Doug attempts to reconcile with Carol, and also protects a pregnant teen's confidentiality. An older man complaining of chest pains arrives, while an obnoxious salesman insists on continuously using his cell phone, which trips a woman's internal defibrillator and causes an electric wheelchair to go crazy. A thankful patient gives Greene a dozen frozen T-bone steaks for saving his life exactly a year ago, proclaiming that every August 25 is Dr. Greene Day.

5. Into That Good Night  

First aired: 10/13/1994    Production Code: 455603

A business contractor with a bad heart gathers his family around him in the ER as he prepares for the end. Doug helps an asthmatic teenage girl obtain the needed medication when her mother is unable to afford it. Carter worries that he may have contracted an STD from Liz. Susan treats a teenager with alcohol poisoning and Jenn prepares to move to Milwaukee and start her new job.

6. Chicago Heat  

First aired: 10/20/1994    Production Code: 456605

The air conditioning quits on the hottest day in October which, coupled with closed ERs in two of Chicago's other hospitals, leads to an extremely hectic day. With his wife out of town, Mark is forced to bring his daughter Rachel to work with him. Doug treats a six-year-old suffering from a cocaine overdose. Ivan Gregor, a liquor store owner, shoots and seriously wounds a young teenager. Susan's immature sister Chloe drops by, wreaking havoc in her life. Doug picks up a pharmaceutical representative, much to Carol's displeasure.

7. Another Perfect Day  

First aired: 11/3/1994    Production Code: 456606

Benton and Langworthy interview for the Starze Fellowship, after which Morgenstern praises Benton for saving a man with a throat wound. A drunk Chloe throws a tantrum in the hospital. Carter has a good day, winning a bottle of champagne and getting three leads on an apartment. After a spontaneous kiss with Doug, Carol has second thoughts about moving in with Tag.

8. 9 1/2 Hours  

First aired: 11/10/1994    Production Code: 456607

Carol treats a rape victim, while Walt brings Benton's mother to the ER with a sprained ankle. Mark calls in sick to spend time with his wife, leaving Doug in charge. Div shows signs of snapping, overreacting at the slightest provocation. Benton learns he was not awarded the Starze Fellowship. The ER gets a new aide, "Bob."

9. ER Confidential  

First aired: 11/17/1994    Production Code: 456608

Carter and Benton treat a suicidal transvestite. Doug feels like a kept man in his relationship with Linda Farrell. A patient entrusts Carol with the particulars in an accident. Div continues to battle his demons, ending up wandering down the middle of a crowded street.

10. Blizzard  

First aired: 12/8/1994    Production Code: 456609

A severe blizzard leaves the ER utterly devoid of patients, leaving the staff free to goof off. In the middle of their fun, a call comes from dispatch, informing them of a 40-car pile-up with dozens of casualties. The ER goes from being deserted to capacity as all surgeons are called in. Bob surprises everyone when she makes a quick, life-saving decision. A new doctor, Angela Hicks, arrives with perfect timing. Doug and Linda return from the Caribbean just as Carol makes a surprise announcement.

11. The Gift  

First aired: 12/15/1994    Production Code: 456610

Benton makes a critical error when he publicizes the availability of a dying man's organs before obtaining the wife's permission to harvest them, and the wife then refuses to give it. Susan discovers Div has dropped out of sight, having both quit his job and moved out of his apartment. Carter makes a move on Susan, and Chloe announces her pregnancy.

12. Happy New Year  

First aired: 1/5/1995    Production Code: 456611

Carter fumbles his first opportunity to observe a surgery. Susan's nemesis, Dr. Kayson, makes her New Year's Day decidedly unpleasant. Chloe announces she's moving to Texas with her boyfriend. Peter and his sister try to sort out care for their ailing mother.

13. Luck of the Draw  

First aired: 1/12/1995    Production Code: 456612

Carter trains Benton's new med student, Deb Chen, while Carol has her hands full with an emotionally challenged patient who's obsessed with colors. A sociologist provokes people so he can measure their reaction times for a study. Kayson brings charges against Susan in the Vennerbeck death, leading Morgenstern to question her assertiveness. Benton and Walt hunt for Peter's missing mother.

14. Long Day's Journey  

First aired: 1/19/1995    Production Code: 456613

A case of apparent spousal abuse is not what it seems. Deb outshines Carter after he is up all night preparing for a presentation. Benton informs Jackie he's hired a helper for his mother. After Kayson's reprimand against Susan is denied, she has a chance to prove herself when he is brought in as a patient after suffering a heart attack. Doug meets Diane Leeds, who works in the hospital's Risk Management division, and her son, Jake.

15. Feb 5, '95  

First aired: 2/2/1995    Production Code: 456614

Mark is invited to join the staff as an attending physician. Later, he treats a woman with breast cancer, who begs him to kill her. Deb wows Benton with her presentation, leaving Carter in the rear again. A poisonous snake gets loose in the ER. Benton offends Haleh, who spends her day making his job more difficult. The ER gets new crash carts, which are promptly stolen by cardiology.