E-Ring
E-Ring
TV ShowCanceled

E-Ring

8.1 / 10
2005
1 season
22 episodes
DramaAction & Adventure

E-Ring is an American television military drama, created by Ken Robinson and David McKenna and executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, that premiered on NBC on September 21, 2005. The title of the show refers to the structure of The Pentagon, which is configured in five concentric rings, from "A" to "E", with E being the outermost ring. Before any military action can be taken anywhere in the world the mission must be planned and approved by the most important ring of the Pentagon, the E-ring. This is where the more high-profile work is done, all operations must be legally approved and the green light given by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The show starred Benjamin Bratt as Major James Tisnewski, a former Delta Force operator and Dennis Hopper as Colonel Eli McNulty, as officers working in the E-ring of the Pentagon in the Special Operations Division – planning and co-ordinating covert US special operations actions around the globe. The show struggled from the onset because it was up against ABC's Top 20 hit Lost, CBS's Top 30 hit Criminal Minds, FOX's Top 10 hit American Idol and the network's Top 30 hit Unan1mous. Although NBC gave it an earlier time slot which led to better ratings, the show was pulled from the lineup during the February sweeps and officially canceled at the NBC Upfront on May 15.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    21-09-200545m

    Colonel McNulty finds himself at odds with Major Jim Tisnewski. The major must convince his superiors at the Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs of Staff that the United States should ri...

  • Ep 2

    2.Snatch and Grab

    28-09-200545m

    McNulty and his staff must act quickly to keep a terrorist ally from slipping away. Meanwhile, someone from JT's past figures into his misson of sending his old unit into harm's...

  • Ep 3

    3.Escape and Evade

    05-10-200545m

    McNulty sends JT on a mission to Iraq to find out why there is unauthorized covert action and if the United States is illegally treading on Iranian soil . However, he winds up wou...

  • Ep 4

    4.Tribes

    12-10-200545m

    Africa is experiencing another threat of genocide reminiscent of Rwanda and JT seeks the help of a bureaucrat to help out before time runs out.

  • Ep 5

    5.Weekend Pass

    19-10-200545m

    Two US Marines are accused of raping a young local woman in Surinam. JT learns of this and he immediately jumps to action only to find opposition from above. The United States do...

  • Ep 6

    6.Toy Soldiers

    26-10-200545m

    When JT challenges his superiors' reasons for unexpectedly placing a known terrorist on the capture/kill list, he learns that politics in the Pentagon can be deadly.

  • Ep 7

    7.Cemetery Wind (1)

    02-11-200545m

    When Angie is put in a dangerous situation, she can only leave him one clue as to what has happened to her. JT must recall his old Special Ops missions in order to find the answer.

  • Ep 8

    8.Cemetery Wind (2)

    09-11-200545m

    In Columbia, JT is heading an undercover operation to nail the drug lord who attacked Angie. Now he has to finish a job they started together years ago. Back in the Pentagon, Sam...

  • Ep 9

    9.Delta Does Detroit

    16-11-200545m

    JT and a SO team are sent to Detroit to address a situation with a radical Christian group that has taken over a mosque and taken hostages. Sonny must address legal concerns around...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Forgotten

    23-11-200545m

    McNulty discovers that a captured Navy Seal could be alive and he and JT are set to save the man. However, they soon face resistance from the Pentagon and might have to do what is...

  • Ep 11

    11.Christmas Story

    07-12-200545m

    On Christmas Eve, JT works on a humanitarian aid mission for an Afghanistan village that helped Delta several years ago. He finds the village confronting bad weather and an advanci...

  • Ep 12

    12.Breath of Allah

    11-01-200645m

    When a lab is discovered in Amsterdam creating the Plague, JT and his team must find the terrorists and stop them using the deadly virus. Samantha is offered an unexpected promotio...

  • Ep 13

    13.War Crimes

    18-01-200645m

    JT and Special Ops get involved in investigating possible war crimes during actions in Sarajevo.

  • Ep 14

    14.The General

    01-02-200645m

    When a general is kidnapped in Spain, JT and his team go to rescue him but find themselves in a turf war with local authorities.

  • Ep 15

    15.Five Pillars

    30-11-200645m

    After a mission failed in Pakistan, JT looks inside the E-Ring for the mole.

  • Ep 16

    16.Fallen Angels

    30-11-200645m

    A plane carrying American doctors on a mercy mission crashes in the Venezuelan jungle. The Venezuelans claim they were on a mission to assasinate their president. JT and his team m...

  • Ep 17

    17.Friends and Enemies

    30-11-200645m

    In North Korean waters, a submarine that Bobby's team is on collides with a North Korean nuclear submarine, damaging it. The Korean commander is eager for the Americans to save his...

  • Ep 18

    18.Two Princes

    30-11-200645m

    While visiting Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, JT and Bobby become involved in a scheme to kidnap the two daughters of the crown prince to help them to return to the US where they grew up.

  • Ep 19

    19.Brothers in Arms

    30-11-200645m

    On a mission to train an elite Iraqi secret service unit, JT and Bobby befriend an Iraqi soldier who doesn't know his brother is a suicide bomber fighting against the American occu...

  • Ep 20

    20.Hard Sell

    30-11-200645m

    JT undergoes a psychological evaluation in which he recounts a mission to Lebanon to save one of his men who was tortured by insurgents.

  • Ep 21

    21.Isolation

    30-11-200645m

    JT and the team travel to Mexico to apprehend a drug lord who has allied himself with Al Qaeda and is smuggling terrorists into the US. Meanwhile Bobby receives some bad news.

  • Ep 22

    22.Acceptable Losses

    30-11-200645m

    After escaping from the hands of Mexican Police following a doomed operation, JT and his team end up killing a drug gang and a federal agent on the American side of the border. As...

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