The Remote Island : Anthony Edwards

Huge "ER" Finale Ratings Remind Us Of How Much Huger "ER" Used To Be

Jake Kalish — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:02:00 GMT

16.4 million people watched the ER finale - huge numbers, the biggest for a TV drama series finale since 1996, when Lansbury finally stopped writing on Murder She Wrote.

But those numbers should be put in some perspective. Because for all the hype, the nonstop promos and buildup, those 16.4 million viewers represent about half of what ER regularly got during its Clooney/Edwards ratings peak - and less than a third of what a single second-season ER episode got. The ep where Doug Ross tries to save a boy from a storm drain was watched by almost 50 million people.

50 million. Think about that. Maybe it's a sign that ER stayed too long that we forget just how huge the show was back in the day.

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The Reunion Continues: Anthony Edwards and Juliana Margulies Return to "ER"

Lindy Parker — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:00:00 GMT

And the parade of original cast members continues in the final season of ER...

Original cast member Anthony Edwards tells Usmagazine.com that Julianna Margulies will likely return as well as the show films its final season.
"I'm happy for the show. Everybody who was there in the original cast has all come back and showed up, and it's nice thing," Edwards told Us. "I think it shows it's a group who are appreciative of what was given to them." Edwards -- who played Dr. Mark Greene -- didn't have to think twice about coming back. "I had such a great time," he said. "Who would say 'no?'" (Us Magazine)

Dr. Ross? Check. Dr. Carter? Check. Dr. Greene? Check. Nurse Carol? Check. Now if we could just bring Kellie Martin back from the dead...

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How Are They Sneaking Anthony Edwards Back On To "ER" Tonight?

Bryan Christian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:17:00 GMT

Everyone all together now: FLASHBACK! (Diddle-doodle, diddle-doodle...)

Video after the jump.

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Dr. Greene Will Be There To Pronounce "ER"

Bryan Christian — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:28:00 GMT

Anthony Edwards is coming back to guest on the final season of ER as Mark Greene, the bespectacled surgeon who fell prey to a brain tumor back in 1990-something, just around the time we quit admitting we'd still watch ER at all. Before you say "Wha?????" too loudly, he will not be rising from his dusty grave to feed on the brains of John Stamos or anything. (If only!) He'll be showing up in flashbacks depicting him and cast newcomer Angela Bassett knowing each other back in the day, which sounds sort of thankless to us unless they have a torrid affair or, you know, build a time machine to save Kellie Martin from getting stabbed in the operating room.

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