Where to watch ER Season 5
ER season 5 is streaming in Australia on HBO Max (subscription) and Netflix (subscription), and free on ABC iView. You can also buy it on Apple TV from $24.99. Season 5 was released on 24 September 1998.
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ER Season 5 episodes
S05 E01
Day for Knight
45 mins · Thu, 24 Sep 1998
New enthusiastic medical student Lucy Knight discovers the difficulty of becoming a doctor. Meanwhile, Ross clashes with Weaver over the terms of his probation.
S05 E02
Split Second
45 mins · Thu, 1 Oct 1998
Lucy panics as Carol watches over her and covers for her; a karate student suffers a fatal kick; Dr Corday is visited by her father.
S05 E03
They Treat Horses, Don't They?
43 mins · Thu, 8 Oct 1998
Dr Weaver is a candidate for the ER's top job; Dr Ross moves into his new position; Lucy struggles to perform basic procedures.
S05 E04
Vanishing Act
42 mins · Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Dr Weaver tries to get Dr Greene on her side as she pushes for the chief of ER position; Lucy misplaces a dead body, leading Dr Carter to realise the truth about her abilities.
S05 E05
Masquerade
42 mins · Thu, 29 Oct 1998
Dr Ross struggles to balance administrative duties with individually treating patients. Meanwhile, Lucy throws a party for Halloween that ends up getting out of hand.
S05 E06
Stuck on You
43 mins · Thu, 5 Nov 1998
An elderly man is reluctant to leave the ER and walk away from Hathaway's care. Meanwhile, Dr Greene breaks protocol to enter a crime scene and treat an injured young man.
S05 E07
Hazed and Confused
43 mins · Thu, 12 Nov 1998
Dr Corday makes a critical error after being on call for 36 hours straight. Plus, promising new candidate Dr Amanda Lee arrives at the hospital to interview for the ER chief position.
S05 E08
The Good Fight
42 mins · Thu, 19 Nov 1998
Dr Carter and Lucy search Chicago for a young girl's father when she needs a blood transfusion, and her father is a perfect match for her rare blood type.
S05 E09
Good Luck, Ruth Johnson
43 mins · Thu, 10 Dec 1998
In honour of the hospital's 100th anniversary, its oldest living patient, a woman born there 100 years ago, is given a tour.
S05 E10
The Miracle Worker
42 mins · Thu, 17 Dec 1998
Dr Carter attempts to convince a mother to donate her brain dead son's organs, when a patient with the same rare blood type arrives in the ER.
S05 E11
Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee
43 mins · Thu, 7 Jan 1999
Dr Greene grows suspicious of the new ER chief, Dr Lee, after spending time with her; Dr Carter worries that he may have contracted tuberculosis from a patient.
S05 E12
Double Blind
43 mins · Thu, 21 Jan 1999
Dr Greene makes a decision on whether or not to join the NASA mission. Meanwhile, Dr Ross breaks the terms of a study to give an unauthorised drug sample to a patient.
S05 E13
Choosing Joi
43 mins · Thu, 4 Feb 1999
Dr Ross puts his career on the line to help the mother of a terminally ill boy. Meanwhile, Dr Greene treats the hospital janitor for back pain.
S05 E14
The Storm
43 mins · Thu, 11 Feb 1999
Dr Weaver and Dr Anspaugh learn the truth about the treatment Dr Ross was giving to Joi's son. Meanwhile, Dr Benton starts to learn sign language.
S05 E15
The Storm
43 mins · Thu, 18 Feb 1999
After the accident, Dr Ross struggles to make a decision for his professional future. Meanwhile, Mobalage's wife shares a dangerous secret with Hathaway.
S05 E16
Middle of Nowhere
43 mins · Thu, 25 Feb 1999
In need of extra money for his son, Dr Benton uses his vacation time to accept a temporary position at a clinic in rural Mississippi.
S05 E17
Sticks and Stones
42 mins · Thu, 25 Mar 1999
Dr Carter faces tragedy on a paramedic ride-along; Lucy upsets a family by telling an elderly woman she has cancer; Hathaway struggles with insomnia.
S05 E18
Point of Origin
43 mins · Thu, 8 Apr 1999
Dr Weaver thinks she may have found her biological mother; Dr Benton and Dr Corday compete for the same position; Lucy begins her first rotation in the psych ward.
S05 E19
Rites of Spring
43 mins · Thu, 29 Apr 1999
Mobalage has some good news to share with Dr Greene; Dr Carter mentors a high school student; Lucy continues her work in the psych ward, meeting an overmedicated foster child.
S05 E20
Power
43 mins · Thu, 6 May 1999
The ER staff must rally to save patients when a terrible storm knocks the power out. Meanwhile, a comatose patient in the hospital is assaulted.
S05 E21
Responsible Parties
42 mins · Thu, 13 May 1999
FBI agents linger suspiciously in the ER as Dr Greene treats a stripper with a bullet wound. Meanwhile, several seriously injured teens are brought to the hospital after a car crash on the way to prom.
S05 E22
Getting to Know You
43 mins · Thu, 20 May 1999
Dr Weaver finds an unattended two-year-old wandering the streets of Chicago. Meanwhile, Hathaway meets a patient who claims she is a medical empath and can feel what is ailing people.