grey anatomy season season american television medical drama grey anatomy began airing united_states abc march concluded season introduces main character program faces unexpected challenges surprises season series regulars main cast season initially served mid season replacement legal drama airing sunday night time slot clip shows produced season events occur straight heart clip aired week winter holiday hiatus second season ended season officially released dvd disc region box set title grey anatomy season february series protagonist title character accepted residency program fictional joins program intern assigned work resident fellow extremely competitive insecure knight model arrogant surgical wing primarily supervised chief surgery head surgery meredith romantic relationship attending stranger night stand daughter renowned surgeon suffers season reviews critiques hugely positive series received awards nominations cast crew including nominations 57th primetime emmy awards including outstanding supporting actress drama series series received nominations golden globe award series nominated best drama series nominated drama series winning entire cast nominated outstanding cast drama series category won outstanding actress drama series 12th screen actors guild awards chambers nominated teen choice awards nominated best directing drama series night hard day night like train respectively directors guild america awards episodes second season conceived written shot air final episodes season aired season high number viewers watched season highest rated episode million viewers tuning series chosen best television lists including usa_today new_york_times production series created aired season produced currently distributed inc season executive producers staff writers directors season served season runner wrote directed episodes respectively written directed season final episodes transferred second season announced late mid season replacement originally scheduled run time slot weeks receiving high ratings remained time slot remainder season president commented scheduling decision ultimately decided having adequate lead time marketing dollars devote moving late season continue let grey build tremendous momentum prior broadcast announced title change ultimately come pass executive vice president development commented conception think need kind air specifically medical found twist perfect right medical shows hard hard trying figure different everybody speeding medical shows found way slow know characters definitely strong female appeal explained found idea smart women competing interesting cast actors star billing season series creator wanted diverse cast created characters pre specified races determined extras white lone created new_york_times called colorful backgrounds television blind casting technique resulted roles going actors different racial backgrounds envisioned eventually cast originally considered role initially played white actor dropped moment cast role imagined blonde auditioning wilson campus observed grey anatomy cast actually diverse city noting seattle actually characters appear series regulars season work fictional characters portrayed romantic relationship attending daughter renowned surgeon suffers portrayed extremely competitive intern befriends meredith begins sexual relationship stevens portrayed model struggles recognized doctor portrayed arrogant intern initially colleagues portrayed insecure intern lack confidence develops crush meredith resident portrayed disciplined woman nicknamed nazi surgical program led chief surgery portrayed employ new_york portrayed respectively guest stars include meredith mother portrayed nurse portrayed serves love interest george alex estranged wife played reception ratings season ratings consistently high ranking timeslot leading closest competition million viewers delivered abc best audience retention following highest rated year olds years produced abc strongest series performance hour years commenting season high ratings media analyst stated roughly percent households prime time set people looking shows watch household members reaches broad audience younger older male female grey anatomy season finale watched million viewers ranked ninth viewership reviews season grey received positive reviews critics regard season new_york_daily_news named grey anatomy winner newsday expressed positive opinion stating simply stop watching said impossible predicted newly role popular program land washington_post critical early series finding reminiscent commenting matter commercial calculation honest attempt try fresh different called script pilot episode equal parts corn writing overall new sense monster new man new_york_times deemed hybrid sex city writing news highest rated midseason drama years ratings grey anatomy real lessons current season men watch shows female lead goes conventional wisdom easier women watch shows aimed men gave positive reviews pilot episode hard day night chemistry series scene appearance pilot stated small woman wait speaks mixed perspectives pilot noting storylines similar fellow abc series brilliantly written extremely acted directed near perfection ign gave positive review stating isn derivative actually maintains edge predecessor characters resemble real people fragile yes added description little justice tightly wound plotting character acting speaks nature wheat speak network television won best supporting actress series miniseries television film 63rd golden globe awards outstanding performance female actor drama series 12th screen actors guild awards portrayal grey anatomy season season resulted number awards nominations directors guild america awards received nomination best directing drama series work hard day night nominated award episode 57th primetime emmy awards saw grey anatomy nominated outstanding casting drama series nominated outstanding supporting actress drama series nominated 63rd golden globe awards nominated best television series drama saw season nominated best producer drama series year saw nominated best television series drama nominated miniseries television film nominated outstanding performance male actor drama series 12th screen actors guild awards cast nominated outstanding performance ensemble drama series episodes number series column refers episode number overall series number season column refers episode number particular season viewers millions refers number americans millions watched episodes live season episodes altogether minutes length dvd release grey anatomy season released disc region dvd box set usa february distributed addition episodes aired included alternate title sequence audio commentaries extended pilot episode making set released october region featuring planned fourteen episodes discs season officially released dvd region february second season title grey anatomy season box set consists episodes surround sound format contained extras available dvd including extended episodes footage scenes audio commentaries scenes cut aired episodes set released region april months original release united_states release date region october set contained original fourteen episodes released disc season released blu ray disc region dvd box set currently movies film
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