Untold Stories of the E.R.
Untold Stories of the E.R. is an American docudrama television series which airs on TLC and Discovery Life.
| Untold Stories of the E.R. | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paul Benz Tim Prokop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 15 |
| No. of episodes | 157 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Gary R. Benz Michael Branton Elizabeth Browde John Drimmer Daniel Helfgott Susan Winston Tammy Wood Tim Prokop Bob Niemack |
| Running time | 40-50 mins. |
| Production company | GRB Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | TLC (2004–2018) and Discovery Health Channel (2005–2010) Discovery Life (2011–present) |
| Original release | April 12, 2004 – March 20, 2020 |
In this program, real-life emergency department doctors discuss their most bizarre and puzzling cases. Typically these involve medical sabotage, violently or strangely acting patients, life-threatening injuries, or even situations in which the E.R. physician is too overwhelmed or unequipped to handle the caseload but cannot transfer responsibility for the patient(s) to someone else.
The show follows a docudrama format in which the real-life E.R. physician narrates through a series of "talking head" clips, while their interactions with the patient are reenacted. The doctors often play themselves, and whenever possible, the patients themselves take part in the reenactment as well. In addition, the patients are sometimes shown in brief interviews to explain what happened during their ordeal. Occasionally, patients' names are changed and actors play their roles. All cases are based on actual events, but may have the surrounding circumstances changed for the sake of dramatization[1] and not necessarily accurate from a clinical or technical standpoint.[2]
On November 11, 2015, the show was renewed through season 11.[3] The show began its 15th season in February 2020.[4]
Production
While the show's format originally focused on one story per episode, since 2010 each episode covers three separate cases. The Discovery Health airings moved to Discovery Fit & Health (now Discovery Life) when Oprah Winfrey Network replaced Discovery Health in January 2011; however, as of February 2011, select reruns are also appearing in OWN's daytime lineup. Current episodes are now aired on Discovery Life[5] and TLC.[6]
As of 2022, the program are made available for streaming online on Pluto TV, Tubi (The first four seasons only, dubbed in Spanish), Prime Video, and Vudu.
Untold Stories of the ER: Extra Dose
Untold Stories of the ER: Extra Dose is a spin off that takes normal episodes of the series and does a Pop-Up Video-esque take on them by featuring pop up facts about diseases, medication, etc.
Episode list
| # | Airdate | Title[7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4/12/2004 | "My Job Is Mayhem"" |
| 2 | 4/26/2004 | "The Big Save" |
| 3 | 6/21/2004 | "We Have A Heartbeat" |
| 4 | 4/4/2005 | "No Time to Think" |
| 5 | 4/11/2005 | "Red Blanket" |
| 6 | 4/18/2005 | "A Scary Feeling" |
| 7 | 4/25/2005 | "A Day From Hell" |
| 8 | 5/2/2005 | "Prepare For the Worst" |
| 9 | 5/9/2005 | "No Down Time" |
| 10 | 5/16/2005 | "We Need A Miracle" |
| 11 | 5/23/2005 | "I Need Some Help Here" |
| 12 | 5/30/2005 | "How Can This Happen" |
| 13 | 6/6/2005 | "Call the Code" |
| 14 | 6/13/2005 | "What A Day" |
| 15 | 6/20/2005 | "Nothing's Working" |
| 16 | 6/27/2005 | "We Need Further Tests" |
| 17 | 7/4/2005 | "Pressure Is Building" |
| 18 | 7/11/2005 | "Surgery Won't Help" |
| 19 | 10/24/2005 | "Say Your Prayers" |
| 20 | 10/31/2005 | "A Life In Their Hands" |
| 21 | 11/7/2005 | "Code Green in the E.R." |
| 22 | 11/28/2005 | "Exorcism In the E.R." |
| 23 | 12/5/2005 | "The Golden Hour" |
| 24 | 12/12/2005 | "Toilet Paper Eating Patient" |
| 25 | 12/19/2005 | "Long Live the King" |
| 26 | 1/9/2006 | "Coma Woman Surprise" |
| 27 | 1/28/2005 | "Schizo And Ninja Sword" |
| 28 | 1/23/2006 | "Mystery of the Traveling Bullet" |
| 29 | 1/30/2005 | "An E.R. Miracle" |
| 30 | 2/6/2006 | "A Real Pain In the Neck" |
| 31 | 2/27/2006 | "From E.R. to Rushing River" |
| 32 | 6/14/2006 | "Jaws of Life" |
| 33 | 6/21/2006 | "Code Green In the E.R." (duplicate entry) |
| 34 | 6/28/2006 | "Mountain Lion Attack" |
| 35 | 7/5/2006 | "Shot Through the Heart" |
| 36 | 7/13/2006 | "Hidden Dangers" |
| 37 | 7/20/2006 | "Deadly Diagnosis" |
| 38 | 7/27/2006 | "Code Black" |
| 39 | 8/2/2006 | "Life and Limb" |
| 40 | 9/18/2006 | "Hiccup Hiccup" |
| 41 | 9/27/2006 | "Liver Die" |
| 42 | 10/4/2006 | "Elements of Danger" |
| 43 | 10/11/2006 | "Deadly Impact" |
| 44 | 10/18/2006 | "Crushed" |
| 45 | 11/1/2006 | "Under Siege" |
| 46 | 11/8/2006 | "Hooked Alive" |
| 47 | 11/8/2006 | "Family Tragedy" |
| 48 | 11/15/2006 | "Officer Down" |
| 49 | 11/29/2006 | "Too Close to Home" |
| 50 | 12/13/2006 | "Director Down" |
| 51 | 12/20/2006 | "A Shot In the Dark" |
| 52 | 12/27/2006 | "Baby Blues" |
| 53 | 4/19/2008 | "Mountain Lion Attack" (duplicate entry) |
| 54 | 11/6/2010 | "Heart in Hand" |
| 55 | 11/10/2010 | "Life and Limb Too" |
| 56 | 11/17/2010 | "Ice Cold Mom" |
| 57 | 11/24/2010 | "Grandma's Back" |
| 58 | 12/1/2010 | "Short Circuited Heart" |
| 59 | 12/8/2010 | "Minutes to Live" |
| 60 | 12/15/2010 | "Man With Two Faces" |
| 61 | 12/22/2010 | "Death Breath" |
| 62 | 01/07/2012 | "Pipe in Head" |
| 63 | 01/14/2012 | "Campstove Stuffing" |
| 64 | 01/21/2012 | "Radioactive Rocks" |
| 65 | 01/28/2012 | "Stabbed in the Heart" |
| 66 | 02/04/2012 | "Halloween in the E.R." |
| 67 | 02/11/2012 | "Rottweiler in the E.R." |
| 68 | 02/18/2012 | "Girlfriend, Wife, Stroke!" |
| 69 | 02/25/2012 | "Never Say Die" |
| 70 | 10/20/2012 | "Frat Boy Blues" |
| 71 | 10/27/2012 | "I Can't Remember" |
| 72 | 11/03/2012 | "Bridesmaid Meltdown" |
| 73 | 11/10/2012 | "Delusional Bride" |
| 74 | 11/17/2012 | "Deadly Sore Throat" |
| 75 | 11/24/2012 | "Crowbar in Head" |
| 76 | 12/01/2012 | "Holiday in E.R." |
| 77 | 12/08/2012 | "My Head's Exploding" |
| 78 | 12/15/2012 | "Diagnose Me!" |
| 79 | 10/6/2013 | "Cows & Stillettos" |
| 80 | 10/13/2013 | "Escaping Diagnosis" |
| 81 | 10/26/2013 | "Cowboy Chaos" |
| 82 | 10/27/2013 | "Belly Dancer Mystery" |
| 83 | 11/3/2013 | "When It Rains" |
| 84 | 11/8/2013 | "Chocolate Pudding" |
| 85 | 11/15/2013 | "Rattled" |
| 86 | 11/29/2013 | "Headaches & Zombies" |
| 87 | 12/6/2013 | "Twists & Turns" |
| 88? | 12/20/2013 | "Dumpster Smash" |
| 89 | 12/13/2013 | "Deep Trouble" |
| 90 | 7/11/2014 | "Turtle Trouble" |
| 91 | 7/18/2014 | "Skewered Skydivers" |
| 92 | 7/25/2014 | "Dr. Epi" |
| 93 | 7/31/2014 | "I Hate Doctors" |
| 94 | 8/8/2014 | "Shredded!" |
| 95 | 8/15/2014 | "Why Am I blue?" |
| 96 | 8/22/2014 | "Drama Mama" |
| 97 | 8/29/2014 | "Clueless!" |
| 98 | 11/14/2014 | "Don't Touch That!" |
| 99 | 11/21/2014 | "Dr. Bikini" |
| 100 | 11/28/2014 | "Don't Push It!" |
| 101 | 12/5/2014 | "Plastered!" |
| 102 | 12/12/2014 | "Punched!" |
| 103 | 12/26/2014 | "Over-Juiced" |
| 104 | 1/2/2015 | "Cop-Shocker" |
| 105 | 1/9/2015 | "Out of Control" |
| 106 | 1/15/2015 | "Drunk & Drunker" |
| 107 | 2/28/2015 | "Twist & Shout" |
| 108 | 6/21/2015 | "Party Fails" |
| 109 | 6/28/2015 | "Worst Day Ever" |
| 110 | 12/4/2015 | "Oh, Deer!" |
| 111 | 6/21/2015 | "Celebration Stoppers" |
| 112 | 6/28/2015 | "Didn't See It Coming" |
| 113 | 12/11/2015 | "Zombie Uprising" |
| 114 | 12/18/2015 | "Size Matters" |
| 115 | 1/1/2016 | "Shocking!" |
| 116 | 1/8/2016 | "Medieval Mayhem" |
| 117 | 1/15/2016 | "Face Off" |
| 118 | 1/22/2016 | "Beyond Recognition" |
| 119 | 1/29/2016 | "Who Shot Who?" |
| 120 | 2/5/2016 | "I'm So Dead" |
| 121 | 2/12/2016 | "Perform Storm" |
| 122 | 2/19/2016 | "Back From the Dead" |
References
- Brutico, Anthony (2014-08-19). "My Experience Filming 'Untold Stories of the ER'". Perspectives in Emergency Medicine. Archived from the original on 2014-09-19. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- "On TV : Discovery Health". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
- "Untold Stories of the ER Season 10 Renewal & Release Date Confirmed (Renewed Through Season 11)". Renew Cancel TV. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- "Untold Stories of the ER". Discovery Life. Retrieved 2018-04-08.
- "Untold Stories of the ER on TLC". TLC. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- "Untold Stories of the E.R." TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2016-04-12.