Article: HOW ``ER'' AND ``CHICAGO HOPE'' STACK UP IN HOSPITAL-SHOW DUEL.(DAILY BREAK)

Byline: LARRY BONKO

``CHICAGO HOPE'' and ``ER.'' Dueling docs. Which is the better show?

``ER'' or ``Chicago Hope''? Which show has the edge?

Let's compare the two as ``Chicago Hope'' begins its fourth season tonight at 10 on CBS.

Hunk quotient - George Clooney of ``ER'' over Mark Harmon of ``Chicago Hope'' by a wide margin.

Babe quotient - Julianna Marguiles of ``ER'' vs. Christine Lahti of ``Chicago Hope.'' Is there any question? It's Marguiles.

Ego-meter - Mandy Patinkin's Dr. Jeffrey Geiger of ``Chicago Hope'' registers highest, defeating by a whisker Eriq LaSalle's Dr. Peter Benton on ``ER.''

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