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ER season 13

season of television series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ463109
Source-derived summary

The thirteenth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on NBC on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. It consists of 23 episodes.

Plot

In the aftermath of the shootout Abby delivers a premature baby while Sam suffers a terrifying ordeal at the hands of her ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, the show's longest-serving character Kerry Weaver departs when Kovač is forced to make budget cuts which threaten her job. Paramedic Tony Gates returns as the ER's new intern, Kovač is sued for malpractice and is later forced to return to Croatia to care for his father, Abby struggles to adapt to motherhood and Ray is involved in a life-changing accident which turns Neela's world upside down.

Cast

Main cast

Source:

Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač, Chief of Emergency Medicine

Maura Tierney as Dr. Abby Lockhart, Third-year Resident

Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt, Attending Physician

Parminder Nagra as Dr. Neela Rasgotra, Surgical Intern

John Stamos as Dr.

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