8 stories from NBC's days of 'Must See TV'

From 'Friends' to 'Seinfeld,' Warren Littlefield delves into the world behind NBC's blockbuster Thursday night comedies in 'Top of the Rock.'

7. 'ER'

'ER' star Noah Wyle remembered the long, grueling hours of shooting for the show, which came to a head one night when he was shooting and doing a play in Hollywood and had come down with mononucleosis. "I had a fever of 104 degrees, and I was hallucinating," Wyle said. "I didn't think I was going to make it. I turned to Dr. Joe Sachs, our medical tech.... he looked around the set and said, 'I guess I could take one of these IVs and give it to you.' There were IVs all over the set. He squeezes a bag of saline into me. When we were shooting, I'd put it in my pocket.... I was twenty-two or twenty-three and working eighteen hours a day. Going home seemed like it wasn't on the table."

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