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that premiered on the

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(ABC) as a

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on March 27, 2005. The series focuses on the fictional lives of

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and

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as they evolve into seasoned doctors while trying to maintain personal lives. The show's premise originated with

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, who serves as an executive producer, along with

Betsy Beers Betsy Beers (born 1957) is an American television and film producer whose credits include ShondaLand's ''Grey's Anatomy,'' ''Scandal (TV series), Scandal,'' ''Private Practice (TV series), Private Practice'', ''How to Get Away with Murder'', ''Th ...

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, and

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. The series was created to be racially diverse, utilizing a

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technique. It is primarily filmed in

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. The show's title is a play on ''

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'', the classic

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. Episodes have been broadcast on Thursday nights since ''Grey's'' third season. The first two seasons aired after ''

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'' in the Sunday 10:00 pm EST time-slot. All episodes are approximately forty-three minutes, excluding commercials, and are broadcast in both high-definition and

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. Episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store in standard and high definition, and

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, with new episodes appearing the day after their live airings. ABC

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also releases episodes of the show, typically one to two days after their premieres. Recent episodes are available on ABC's Android/iTunes app or at ABC's official ''Grey's Anatomy'' website, and

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. In 2010, ABC signed a deal allowing ''Grey's Anatomy'' episodes to be streamed on

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, and in 2024, all episodes became available on

. In April 2018, ''Grey's Anatomy'' became the longest-running drama ever for ABC, after the network renewed the series for a fifteenth season. On April 3, 2025, ABC renewed the show for a twenty-second season. ''Grey's Anatomy'' was among the ten highest-rated shows in the United States from the show's first through fourth season. The show's episodes have won a number of

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, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series, a

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for Favourite TV Drama, and multiple NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. Since its premiere,

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has distributed all seasons on DVD. There have been several special episodes recapping events from previous episodes, and two series of webisodes.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2005–06)

Season 3 (2006–07)

Season 4 (2007–08)

Season 5 (2008–09)

Season 6 (2009–10)

Season 7 (2010–11)

Season 8 (2011–12)

Season 9 (2012–13)

Season 10 (2013–14)

Season 11 (2014–15)

Season 12 (2015–16)

Season 13 (2016–17)

Season 14 (2017–18)

Season 15 (2018–19)

Season 16 (2019–20)

Season 17 (2020–21)

Season 18 (2021–22)

Season 19 (2022–23)

Season 20 (2024)

Season 21 (2024–25)

Season 22 (2025–26)

Specials

Webisodes

''Seattle Grace: On Call''

''Seattle Grace: Message of Hope''

''Grey's Anatomy: B-Team''

References

External links