The actor looks back on his time playing Dr. John Carter on the NBC medical drama and his crossover with 'Friends'

The star tells PEOPLE he didn't want to "risk ruining the legacy" of 'ER'Over 30 years after Noah Wyle first broke out onscreen as Dr. John Carter on the hit NBC series ER, the Emmy-nominated actor is back in scrubs for The Pitt.

Former “ER” star Noah Wyle has put his stethoscope back on to play Dr. Robby in Max’s “The Pitt.” The actor believes his new show helps to empower the audience when it comes to their own health care.

While Noah Wyle starred as Dr. John Carter on ER for 12 seasons, his kids have yet to binge-watch the hit NBC medical drama. "Neither one of my older kids have watched. They've watched more Grey's Anatomy than they have ER.

In August 2024, the estate of the late author Michael Crichton sued the creators of “The Pitt” on three counts, including breach of contract. The plaintiffs allege that the HBO medical drama, which premiered in January, is an unauthorized reboot of “ER,” which was created and executive produced by Crichton and ran from 1994 until 2009.

Noah Wyle returns to a doctor role in "The Pitt" on MAX after deliberately avoiding similar roles since the finale of “ER” in 2009.

Elsewhere in the episode, in the aftermath of Doug Driscoll ( Drew Powell ), an impatient man in the waiting room, punching Dana ( Katherine LaNasa ), the charge nurse shocks everyone by walking into the ER bleeding. Once she’s cleared medically, however, she insists on getting back to work rather than leave early and go home.

A lawsuit filed by the estate of Michael Crichton over the alleged similarities between “ER” and the new Max medical drama “The Pitt” has been allowed to proceed, a judge

Whether it’s Noah Wyle putting on his stethoscope for the first time since “ER,” Morris Chestnut graduating to head doctor, Molly Parker making her debut in scrubs or Joshua Jackson trading ...

The Pitt Episode 10 ends with “the closest thing you are going to get to a breakup scene” on the Max medical drama. That’s according to executive producer Noah Wyle and his co-star, Patrick Ball, both of whom spoke with TVLine about Thursday’s huge reveal involving Robby’s protégé,

Former "ER" star Noah Wyle has put his stethoscope back on to play Dr. Robby in Max's "The Pitt." The actor believes both shows help to empower the audience when it comes to their own health care.