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'ER' WON'T REPEAT ITSELF; Published: May 15, 2006
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'ER' WON'T REPEAT ITSELF
By: Rick Porter
Published: May 15, 2006


NEW YORK -- Although it's hardly at the heights it once was, NBC's "ER" is still a pretty strong performer in the Nielsens. Including repeats, it's averaging about 12 million viewers a year.

Those numbers would be higher if you took out the repeats -- which is exactly what NBC plans to do next season.

The long-running hospital drama will go rerun-free for its 13th season. It will run for 13 episodes in the fall, leading to a cliffhanger, then return to finish out the season in April 2007. In between, the network will give the highly visible 10 p.m. Thursday spot "The Black Donnellys," a new drama created by Oscar-winning "Crash" writer-director Paul Haggis and the film's co-writer, Bobby Moresco.
"Repeats are tough for any serialized drama, and it's been harder for 'ER' as it got into its 12th season this year, 13th season next year," NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly says. "When 'ER' is in originals, it still has the goods."

The move is also a vote of confidence for "The Black Donnellys," which was the first series NBC picked up this year for the 2006-07 season. It follows a quartet of Irish-American brothers in New York whose sense of loyalty to one another leads down a sometimes-dark path.

NBC has a long tradition of airing high-profile and high-quality dramas at 10 p.m. Thursdays. Prior to "ER," the timeslot was home to "L.A. Law" and "Hill Street Blues." Reilly hopes "The Blacke Donnellys" can follow in that tradition.

"I think it's really very special," Reilly says of the show. "It's compelling and different, and I think it's worthy of the night. We want to shine a light on it."

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So they're splitting the season into two. Weird. I wonder why they don't just air it all in one go, that's what they do here.
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Well I like the whole no reruns... But I dont like the whole leaving off with yet another Cliffy. Also 13 all new episodes in a row sounds good to me! :D Hopefully it will get the ratings back up again.
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i personallly dont think the donnelys will do very well, i think people will stop watching and just be waiting for ER to return-

its going to be a very long wait- late fall to april!
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I like my ER reruns! If I like an episode, I get watch it again. Anyway, I certainly like it better than this Donnelly hoop-la, or whatever it is. I'm bummin'.
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i like the reruns a repeat of er is better than most shows
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I'd rather have it this way. One stride, break, home stretch.
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So what if the "The Blacke Donnellys" don't do so well? What will they do? Will they put ER back on?
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13 episodes in a row sounds good to me but i think that it may lose some of the casual viewers when it goes of the air for a few months. people may lose intrest or find a different show that they couldn't watch before because they were watching ER. ---but thats just my opinoin 8)

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i think that your rite on that, but i dont think that i will ever lose interest in the show, well maybe if maura or goran leaves i mite, it just that they are now the heart of the show since noah left. Thats my opinion anyway.
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Either way, they wouldn't lose me as a viewer. I can put up with the ER famine... just.
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yeah i agree with you guys i could never lose intrest in the show. i also agree with erfan4life that reruns are better than most shows. i record every episode on every channel no matter what it is. especially the ones on TNT. i watch those every day!!!!
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When ER ends it 13 episodes in a row, the should make the 13th like a season finally so everyone can't wait to see what happens next. That will make the ratings go up.
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here in the UK Channel 4 are showing season 12 at 10 in the morning during the week incase we missed some of the episodes which is kool. This usually means that after they have showed til the end of season 12 they will go bk to season 5 or something and show them episodes.

Just thought that i would let you guys in the uk know.
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i like the reruns a repeat of er is better than most shows

I agree! I want my ER reruns!!!! It took me like 5 times to watch "Ruby Redux" a couple of seasons ago. I'm not liking waiting 4 months to see new eps of ER. Don't like it one lil bit!

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