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.

Cast & crew

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David McKenna

Creator

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Ken Robinson

Creator

Kelly Rutherford

Samantha 'Sonny' Liston

Benjamin Bratt

Jim Tisnewski

Kerr Smith

Bobby Wilkerson

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

Jocelyn Pierce

Dennis Hopper

Eli McNulty

Joe Morton

Steven Algazi

Gabriel Olds

Richard Woodley

Joel David Moore

Greg - NSA Liaison

Andrew McCarthy

Maurice Compte

Jonathan Banks

Jaime Ray Newman

John Lafayette

Ashley Williams

Alan Dale

Kirk B.R. Woller

Robert Picardo

Richard Kind

Shane Conrad

Elizabeth Sung

Seasons

22 episodes

Season 12005 · 22 episodes