1997 Episode Rankings

A total of 245 episodes aired this year.

1. Susan Ward (Meg Cummings) 200
2. Sam Behrens (Gregory Richards) 198
3. Vanessa Dorman (Caitlin Richards) 195
*. Clive Robertson (Ben Evans) 195
5. Lesley-Anne Down (Olivia Richards) 192
6. Sarah Buxton (Annie Douglas) 181
7. Eddie Cibrian (Cole Deschanel) 174
8. Hank Cheyne (Ricardo Torres) 156
9. Laura Harring (Paula Stevens) 141
10. Nick Stabile (Mark Wolper) 132

11. Jason Winston George (Michael Bourne) 131
12. Dax Griffin (Tim Truman) 128
13. Timothy Adams (Casey Mitchum) 127
14. Peter Barton (Eddie Connors) 125
*. Kathleen Noone (Bette Katzenkazrahi) 125
16. Sherri Saum (Vanessa Hart) 123
*. Randy Spelling (Sean Richards) 123
18. Priscilla Garita (Gabi Martinez) 110
*. Leigh Taylor-Young (Elaine Stevens) 110
20. Dominique Jennings (Virginia Harrison) 76

21. Kelly Hu (Rae Chang) 63
22. Adrienne Frantz (Tiffany Thorne) 48
23. V.P. Oliver (Jimmy Harrison) 46
24. Andre Khabbazi (Officer Oscar Ruiz) 38
25. Russell Curry (Tyus Robinson) 36
26. Barbara Mandrell (Alex Mitchum) 33
27. Carol Potter (Joan Cummings) 32
28. Steven Vincent Leigh (Wei-Lee Young) 25
29. David Andriole (Officer Spencer) 16
30. Jennifer Banko-Stewart (Tiffany Thorne) 14
*. Julien Cesario (Officer Lopez) 14
*. Ashley Hamilton (Cole Deschanel) 14

33. Denise Alexander (Sister Beatrice) 13
34. Sandra Robinson (Jade Sheridan) 12
35. John Reilly (Del Douglas) 10
*. Aaron D. Spears (Officer Washington) 10
37. Kathryn Daley (Dr. Alison McRae) 9
*. Constance Towers (Julianna Deschanel) 9
39. Ashley Monique Clark (Jaleen Muhammad) 8
*. Bonnie Hellman (Nurse Stacey Krakowski) 8
*. Mushond Lee (Jo-Jo Muhammad) 8
*. Jodie Mann (Nurse Trudy) 8
*. Irene Yah-Ling Sun (Mrs. Chang) 8
*. James Storm (Charles Lakin) 8

45. Don Amendolia (Al Kennedy) 7
*. Fran Bennett (Chief Harris) 7
*. George Kee Cheung (Mr. Chang) 7
*. Ramsay Midwood (Ralph Myers) 7
*. Jeremy Roberts (Clyde) 7
*. Steve Sax (Vincent) 7

51. John Martin (Hank Cummings) 6
52. Scott Layne (Hitman) 5
53. Keene Curtis (Quint) 4
*. Lynn Hamilton (Selita Jones) 4
*. Michael Melvin (Captain Grogan) 4
56. Lise Simms (Nurse Kathy Baker) 3
57. Margarita Cordova (Carmen Torres) 2
58. Krissy Carlson (Amy Dreyer) 1
*. Lillian Lehman (Lena Hart) 1

First appearances by the contract cast:
1/6 - Timothy Adams (Casey Mitchum)
1/6 - Peter Barton (Eddie Connors)
1/6 - Sam Behrens (Gregory Richards)
1/6 - Sarah Buxton (Annie Douglas)
1/6 - Hank Cheyne (Ricardo Torres)
1/6 - Lesley-Anne Down (Olivia Richards)
1/6 - Adrienne Frantz (Tiffany Thorne)
1/6 - Jason Winston George (Michel Bourne)
1/6 - Dax Griffin (Tim Truman)
1/6 - Laura Harring (Paula Stevens)
1/6 - Kathleen Noone (Bette Katzenkazrahi)
1/6 - Clive Robertson (Ben Evans)
1/6 - Nick Stabile (Mark Wolper)
1/6 - Leigh Taylor-Young (Elaine Stevens)
1/6 - Susan Ward (Meg Cummings)
1/7 - Kelly Hu (Rae Chang)
1/9 - Sherri Saum (Vanessa Hart)
1/10 - Randy Spelling (Sean Richards)
1/14 - Vanessa Dorman (Caitlin Richards)
1/21 - Ashley Hamilton (Cole Deschanel)
2/17 - Priscilla Garita (Gabi Martinez)
2/21 - Eddie Cibrian (Cole Deschanel)
3/17 - Dominique Jennings (Virginia Harrison)
3/19 - V.P. Oliver (Jimmy Harrison)
5/20 - Jennifer Banko-Stewart-Stewart (Tiffany Thorne)
6/19 - Russell Curry (Tyus Robinson)

Last appearances by the contract cast:
2/19 - Ashley Hamilton (Cole Deschanel)
5/15 - Adrienne Frantz (Tiffany Thorne)
6/5 - Kelly Hu (Rae Chang)
8/29 - Jennifer Banko-Stewart-Stewart (Tiffany Thorne)
12/17 - Laura Harring (Paula Stevens)
12/17 - Leigh Taylor-Young (Elaine Stevens)
12/26 - V.P. Oliver (Jimmy Harrison)

See monthly listing for 1997.
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