Re: "ER" to end after next season

> No, if you consider the length of time this series has been on the air
> and all of the medical drams which preceded it, this is classic
> television.  Granted, the quality isn't anywhere near what it was when
> the show first started, and there have been dozens of recycled
> plotlines as well as a complete cast overhaul ala "Law & Order" (two,
> actually), but considering what has come since it has held up pretty
> well as a groundbreaking series.

The proof is in the numbers. Check the ratings. Since ER became the Abby 
Show the ratings have dropped considerably, and hit the basement last
year.