Grey's Anatomy

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Grey's Anatomy

Premiere	March 27, 2005
Finale
Airs	Thursdays at 9PM
Creator	Shonda Rhimes
Network	ABC
Style	60-minute medical drama
Company	Shondaland Productions The Mark Gordon Company Touchstone Television (seasons 1–3) ABC Studios (seasons 4—)
Episodes	103 + 4 recap specials (through season 5)
Seasons	6
Status	Currently airing season 6
Origin	USA

Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama about several first-year surgical interns (later residents) at a Seattle hospital that began airing on ABC on March 27, 2005. It debuted in the slot following Desperate Housewives, but in fall 2006 ABC moved the show to Thursdays at 9 pm, where it currently competes successfully against CSI. According to Nielson ratings, season two averaged 19.9 million viewers per episode, making it the fifth most watched TV show in America for the 2005–06 television season.

What happens when seven surgical interns fresh from med school try to have normal lives while doing a job that leaves no time at all for a life? Grey's Anatomy is a medical drama that explores what happens when high-powered jobs and high drama mix in close quarters. Meredith Grey, the title character, is better known to her fellow interns and to the doctors at the hospital as the daughter of the groundbreaking surgeon Ellis Grey. Meredith must not only establish herself as a surgeon in her own right, but must also hide her mother's secret debilitating illness from everyone in the medical community. While there are theoretically many other doctors participating in the internship, the show focuses almost exclusively on Meredith, who narrates the opening and end of each episode, and her four closest friends.

George O'Malley is the cute but very awkward "boy next door" doomed to friend status despite his raging crush on Meredith. Cristina Yang, a cool, brilliant surgeon concerned only with advancing her own career, rubs everyone the wrong way yet eventually becomes Meredith's confidant and best friend. Like Cristina, Alex Karev insults and steps on everyone around him on his quest to become a plastic surgeon, but sometimes displays an inner decent nature completely at odds with his affected personality. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens is a beautiful, kind girl who worked her way out of a white-trash, trailer park childhood all the way to an MD, and is the only debt-free intern (having paid for med school by modeling). Izzie suffers occasionally from a lack of confidence, but in the hospital she connects with patients and cares for them very deeply.

When the new doctors first step into Seattle Grace Hospital, to their horror they are assigned to Dr. Miranda Bailey, nicknamed "The Nazi" for her treatment of interns. They have seven years of specialty surgical training ahead of them, during which time they will devote almost 24 hours a day to their demanding but ultimately rewarding job at the hospital. Aside from Dr. Bailey, the interns often interact with cool and collected heart surgeon Dr. Preston Burke, hotshot neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepherd, and chief of surgery Dr. Richard Webber. While each episode features interesting and unusual medical cases at the hospital, the show mainly focuses on the relationships—friendly and romantic—that connect and divide these characters as they try to balance their lives and their crazy jobs as surgeons.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD and Blu-ray Releases
- 4.1 DVD
- 4.2 Blu-ray
5 Soundtrack Releases
6 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Ellen Pompeo	Dr. Meredith Grey	1	2	3	4	5	6
Sandra Oh	Dr. Cristina Yang	1	2	3	4	5	6
Katherine Heigl	Dr. Isobel "Izzie" Stevens	1	2	3	4	5	6
Justin Chambers	Dr. Alex Karev	1	2	3	4	5	6
T.R. Knight	Dr. George O'Malley	1	2	3	4	5
Chandra Wilson	Dr. Miranda Bailey	1	2	3	4	5	6
James Pickens, Jr.	Dr. Richard Webber	1	2	3	4	5	6
Isaiah Washington	Dr. Preston Burke	1	2	3
Patrick Dempsey	Dr. Derek Shepherd	1	2	3	4	5	6
Kate Walsh	Dr. Addison Montgomery	1	2	3	4	5
Sara Ramirez	Dr. Calliope "Callie" Torres		2	3	4	5	6
Eric Dane	Dr. Mark Sloan		2	3	4	5	6
Brooke Smith	Dr. Erica Hahn		2	3	4	5
Chyler Leigh	Dr. Alexandra "Lexie" Grey			3	4	5	6
Kevin McKidd	Dr. Owen Hunt					5	6
Jessica Capshaw	Dr. Arizona Robbins					5	6
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Maurice Irvin	Nurse Tyler Christian	1	2	3	4
Sarah Utterback	Nurse Olivia Harper	1	2	3	4		6
Kate Burton	Dr. Ellis Grey	1	2	3
Steven W. Bailey	Joe	1	2	3		5	6
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	Denny Duquette		2	3		5
Loretta Devine	Adele Webber		2	3	4	5	6
Jeff Perry	Thatcher Grey		2	3	4	5	6
Mare Winningham	Susan Grey		2	3	4
Chris O'Donnell	Dr. Finn Dandridge		2	3
Cress Williams	Tucker Jones		2		4
Kali Rocha	Dr. Sydney Heron		2	3	4
Elizabeth Reaser	Rebecca Pope / Jane Doe / Ava			3	4
Mitch Pileggi	Larry Jennings			3			6
Edward Hermann	Dr. Norman Shales				4
Amy Madigan	Dr. Wyatt				4	5	6
Lauren Stamile	Nurse Rose				4	5
Melissa George	Dr. Sadie Harris					5
Nora Zehetner	Dr. Reed Adamson						6
Jesse Williams	Dr. Jackson Avery						6

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
ABC
Season One	March 27, 2005	May 22, 2005	9
Season Two	September 25, 2005	May 15, 2006	27 + 2
Season Three	September 21, 2006	May 17, 2007	25 + 2
Season Four	September 27, 2007	May 22, 2008	17
Season Five	September 25, 2008	May 14, 2009	25
Season Six	September 24, 2009	—	—

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series
Terminology: A listing of common terminology heard in the series
Music: A listing of the music used on the series

[edit] DVD and Blu-ray Releases

[edit] DVD

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	February 14, 2006	2	purchase
The Complete Second Season	September 12, 2006	6	purchase
The Complete Third Season	September 11, 2007	6	purchase
The Complete Fourth Season	September 9, 2008	5	purchase
The Complete Fifth Season	September 15, 2009	7	purchase