Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy is an American <a href="/facts/Medical_drama/RkvUQ5as">medical drama</a> television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical <a href="/facts/Internship_(medicine)/V8hJ7HSu">interns</a>, <a href="/facts/Residency_(medicine)/EgqmawV5">residents</a>, and <a href="/facts/Attending_physician/KuTKbev0">attendings</a> at the fictional Seattle Grace <a href="/facts/Hospital/WaryeVJd">Hospital</a>, later named the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. The series premiered on March 27, 2005, on <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> as a <a href="/facts/Mid-season_replacement/nNv9DekP">mid-season replacement</a>. The show's title is a reference to <a href="/facts/Gray%27s_Anatomy/dLMyjr2p">Gray's Anatomy</a>, a classic human anatomy textbook. Writer <a href="/facts/Shonda_Rhimes/5YA1v1QB">Shonda Rhimes</a> developed the pilot and served as showrunner, head writer, and executive producer until stepping down in 2015. Set in <a href="/facts/Seattle/7lYIrCa6">Seattle</a>, Washington, the series is filmed primarily in <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles/pyXpYEX9">Los Angeles</a>, California, and <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>, British Columbia.
The original cast consisted of nine star-billed actors: <a href="/facts/Ellen_Pompeo/q08BD765">Ellen Pompeo</a>, <a href="/facts/Sandra_Oh/PbrRBkFn">Sandra Oh</a>, <a href="/facts/Katherine_Heigl/t5MHnGIj">Katherine Heigl</a>, <a href="/facts/Justin_Chambers/MzpHHNT9">Justin Chambers</a>, <a href="/facts/T._R._Knight/8V6unBcC">T. R. Knight</a>, <a href="/facts/Chandra_Wilson/6HvfX16P">Chandra Wilson</a>, <a href="/facts/James_Pickens_Jr./yD1oEw3U">James Pickens Jr.</a>, <a href="/facts/Isaiah_Washington/5WdX73J9">Isaiah Washington</a>, and <a href="/facts/Patrick_Dempsey/RjqnAFEI">Patrick Dempsey</a>. For most of its run, the series revolves around Dr. <a href="/facts/Meredith_Grey/vC92e5WT">Meredith Grey</a> (Pompeo), chronicling her progression from surgical intern to fully-qualified doctor to the hospital's chief of <a href="/facts/General_surgery/G4NvwQ3s">general surgery</a>. The cast has <a href="/facts/List_of_Grey%27s_Anatomy_cast_members/KqXo8VK3">undergone major changes</a> throughout the series' run, with only three original members remaining by the <a href="/facts/Grey%27s_Anatomy_season_19/5XJKKRz1">19th season</a> – Pompeo, Wilson, and Pickens. Pompeo stepped back from the series in its <a href="/facts/Grey%27s_Anatomy_season_19/5XJKKRz1">19th season</a>, at which point the show shifted to more of an <a href="/facts/Ensemble_cast/2cJreBu1">ensemble</a> format. ABC announced the show had been renewed for a <a href="/facts/Grey%27s_Anatomy_season_21/tGKkYw05">twenty-first season</a> in April 2024. Grey's Anatomy has two <a href="/facts/Spin-off_(media)/guqnLDLG">spin-off series</a>: <a href="/facts/Private_Practice_(TV_series)/bEnuxulp">Private Practice</a> (2007–2013) and <a href="/facts/Station_19/c34jhI7p">Station 19</a> (2018–2024). Other shows which may parallel in plotline and medical dramatics would be programs like <a href="/facts/ER_(TV_series)/CJa39EBx">ER</a> (1994–2009), overlapping early seasons of Grey's Anatomy.
Grey's Anatomy is the <a href="/facts/List_of_longest-running_scripted_American_primetime_television_series/fphlDyAK">longest-running scripted primetime show</a> currently airing on ABC, and the longest scripted primetime series carried by ABC. Its success catapulted many series regulars, including Pompeo, Oh and Dempsey, to worldwide recognition; they were among the five highest-earning television actors in 2013. Once among the overall top-ten shows in the United States, the show's ratings have fallen, although as of 2017<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey%27s_Anatomy&action=edit">[update]</a> it was still one of the highest-rated shows among the <a href="/facts/Nielsen_ratings/PJ1HH4H8">18–49 demographic</a>. The show also does well on <a href="/facts/Streaming_television/D6aUck27">streaming television</a>; as of February 2023<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey%27s_Anatomy&action=edit">[update]</a>, Grey's Anatomy was ranked the 10th most popular on-demand program.
Grey's Anatomy has been well received by critics throughout much of its run and has been included in various critics' year-end top 10 lists. Since its inception, the show has been described by the media outlets as a television "phenomenon" or a "juggernaut", owing to its longevity and dominant ratings. It is considered to have had a significant effect on <a href="/facts/Popular_culture/cKj0ho02">popular culture</a> and has received <a href="/facts/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Grey%27s_Anatomy/MmWBBqFv">numerous awards</a>, including the <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Television_Series_%E2%80%93_Drama/o3WDG3P5">Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama</a> and a total of 38 <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Awards/4eAaPW0F">Primetime Emmy Award</a> nominations, including 2 for <a href="/facts/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Drama_Series/WaB9fUb3">Outstanding Drama Series</a>. The cast members have also received accolades for their individual performances.

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