Overview
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.
Created by: David McKenna, Ken Robinson
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Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1: Pilot
Sep 21, 2005
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 th...
Episode 2: Snatch and Grab
Sep 28, 2005
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 o...
Episode 3: Escape and Evade
Oct 05, 2005
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 s...
Episode 4: Tribes
Oct 12, 2005
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.
Episode 5: Weekend Pass
Oct 19, 2005
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 fr...
Episode 6: Toy Soldiers
Oct 26, 2005
When JT challenges his superiors' reasons for unexpectedly placing a known terrorist on the capture/kill list, he learns that politics in the Pen...
Episode 7: Cemetery Wind (1)
Nov 02, 2005
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 mission...
Episode 8: Cemetery Wind (2)
Nov 09, 2005
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 ag...
Episode 9: Delta Does Detroit
Nov 16, 2005
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...
Episode 10: The Forgotten
Nov 23, 2005
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 Pentago...
Episode 11: Christmas Story
Dec 07, 2005
On Christmas Eve, JT works on a humanitarian aid mission for an Afghanistan village that helped Delta several years ago. He finds the village confront...
Episode 12: Breath of Allah
Jan 11, 2006
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 ...
Episode 13: War Crimes
Jan 18, 2006
JT and Special Ops get involved in investigating possible war crimes during actions in Sarajevo.
Episode 14: The General
Feb 01, 2006
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.
Episode 15: Five Pillars
Nov 30, 2006
After a mission failed in Pakistan, JT looks inside the E-Ring for the mole.
Episode 16: Fallen Angels
Nov 30, 2006
A plane carrying American doctors on a mercy mission crashes in the Venezuelan jungle. The Venezuelans claim they were on a mission to assasinate thei...
Episode 17: Friends and Enemies
Nov 30, 2006
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 ...
Episode 18: Two Princes
Nov 30, 2006
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...
Episode 19: Brothers in Arms
Nov 30, 2006
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...
Episode 20: Hard Sell
Nov 30, 2006
JT undergoes a psychological evaluation in which he recounts a mission to Lebanon to save one of his men who was tortured by insurgents.
Episode 21: Isolation
Nov 30, 2006
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 Bobb...
Episode 22: Acceptable Losses
Nov 30, 2006
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 Am...
