Grey’s Anatomy is an American medical drama series that started its broadcast journey in 2005 on American Broadcasting Company (ABC).
Shonda Rhimes created and co-produced the show through her company Shondaland Productions. The title character Dr. Meredith Grey is played by Ellen Pompeo.
Season 1 had 9 episodes which was a mid-season replacement to Boston Legal. Season 1 had an 18.46 million average viewership in the U.S.
Many Grey’s Anatomy spin-off series have been created which includes Private Practice, Station 19, etc.
Genre
- Medical drama
- Romantic drama
- Comedy-drama
- Ensemble drama
First Episode Date
March 27, 2005
Production Companies
- Shondaland Productions
- The Mark Gordon Company (2005–2018; seasons 1–14)
- Entertainment One Television
- Touchstone Television
- ABC Studios
- ABC Signature
Running Time
43–44 minutes
Original Network
ABC
Cast
- Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey
- Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang
- Katherine Heigl as Izzie Stevens
- Justin Chambers as Alex Karev
- T. R. Knight as George O’Malley
- Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey
- James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber
- Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke
- Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd
- Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery
- Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres
- Eric Dane as Mark Sloan
- Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey
- Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn
- Kevin McKidd as Owen Hunt
- Jessica Capshaw as Arizona Robbins
- Kim Raver as Teddy Altman
- Sarah Drew as April Kepner
- Jesse Williams as Jackson Avery
- Camilla Luddington as Jo Wilson
- Gaius Charles as Shane Ross
- Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd
- Jake Borelli as Levi Schmitt
- Kelly McCreary as Maggie Pierce
- Anthony Hill as Winston Ndugu
- Jerrika Hinton as Stephanie Edwards
- Tessa Ferrer as Leah Murphy
- Jason George as Benjamin Warren
- Martin Henderson as Nathan Riggs
- Giacomo Gianniotti as Andrew DeLuca
- Greg Germann as Thomas Koracick
- Chris Carmack as Atticus Lincoln
- Richard Flood as Cormac Hayes
