ER premiered

September 19, 1994–

We got to meet the staff of the emergency room of Cook County General Hospital, ER, starring Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Sherry Stringfield, Noah Wyle, and Eriq La Salle, debuted on NBC TV on this date

Although mostly shot at Warner Brother’s Burbank soundstages, the cast and crew usually would make at least two trips to Chicago each season, to shoot realistic exterior scenes for several episodes, which include many familiar Chicago landmarks. These scenes are normally shot on early Sunday mornings to avoid disrupting traffic.