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Grey's Anatomy (season 1)

The first season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on March 27, 2005, and concluded on May 22, 2005. The first season introduces the main character, Meredith Grey, as she enrolls in Seattle Grace Hospital's internship program and faces unexpected challenges and surprises. Season one had nine series regulars, three of whom have been part of the main cast ever since. The season initially served as a mid-season replacement for the legal drama Boston Legal, airing in the Sunday night time slot at 10:00, after Desperate Housewives. Although no clip shows have been produced for this season, the events that occur are recapped in "Straight to Heart", a clip-show which aired one week before the winter holiday hiatus of the second season ended. The season was officially released on DVD as two-disc Region 1 box set under the title of Grey's Anatomy: Season One on February 14, 2006, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.

Grey's Anatomy
Season 1
DVD cover art for the first season of Grey's Anatomy
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMarch 27 (2005-03-27) –
May 22, 2005 (2005-05-22)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The series' protagonist and title character is Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who is accepted into the residency program at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. She joins the program as an intern and is assigned to work under their resident Dr. Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), along with fellow interns: the extremely competitive Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), the insecure Dr. George O'Malley (T. R. Knight), ex model Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), and the arrogant Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers). The surgical wing is primarily supervised by the Chief of Surgery Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.). Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) is the head of Cardio surgery. Meredith is in a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) a stranger she had a one-night stand with, and is the daughter of the renowned surgeon Ellis Grey (Kate Burton), who now suffers from Alzheimer's.

The season's reviews and critiques were highly positive, and the series received several awards and nominations for the cast and crew including three nominations at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Oh. The series also received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards with the series itself being nominated for Best Drama Series, Dempsey nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series, Oh winning the Best Supporting Actress while the entire cast was nominated in the Outstanding Cast – Drama Series category. Oh also won the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Chambers and Pompeo were nominated for Choice TV Breakout Performances at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. Peter Horton and Jeffrey Melman were also nominated for the Best Directing – Drama Series, Night for A Hard Day's Night and Into You Like a Train respectively at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards.

The last four episodes, written and shot to air as the final episodes of the first season, actually aired as part of the beginning of the second season,[1] due to the high number of viewers that watched "Who's Zoomin' Who?", the season's highest-rated episode with 22.22 million viewers tuning in. The series was chosen in the top 10 for several 2005 "best of television" lists, including USA Today, San Jose Mercury News, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune.

Episodes Edit

The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live. The first season's episodes are altogether 387 minutes in length. Each episode of this season is named after a song.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"A Hard Day's Night"Peter HortonShonda RhimesMarch 27, 2005 (2005-03-27)10116.25[2]
Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) wakes up after a one-night stand to start her first shift as a surgical intern. The first shift for Meredith and the new surgical interns: Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) proves eventful and backbreaking. While working, Meredith realizes that the man from her one-night stand is Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), her attending. Derek enlists the interns' work to solve the case of a teenage girl baton twirler who has seizures. Meredith and Cristina realize that she has an aneurysm that was burst by a fall.
22"The First Cut Is the Deepest"Peter HortonShonda RhimesApril 3, 2005 (2005-04-03)10217.71[3]
Meredith looks for roommates to share her mother's house with, but initially does not want to room with Izzie and George. Derek and Meredith tend to a rape victim. While looking at newborn babies in the hospital, Meredith and George discover an ailment with a newborn baby, but a fellow intern tries to dismiss their concerns. Izzie helps out a Chinese woman whose daughter is in need of medical care. Derek and Dr. Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) quarrel over the Chief of Surgery position.
33"Winning a Battle, Losing the War"Tony GoldwynShonda RhimesApril 10, 2005 (2005-04-10)10318.00[4]
Competition between the interns over patients ensues after an annual unauthorized bike race causes many injuries. Izzie has trouble locating the family of a near brain-dead man, and Cristina is excited when the patient's family agrees to harvest his organs if he dies, leading Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) to lecture her on bedside manner. A patient who is a friend of Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.) flirts with George. One of the patients from the bike race flirts with Meredith.
44"No Man's Land"Adam DavidsonJames D. ParriottApril 17, 2005 (2005-04-17)10419.18[5]
When a retired nurse at Seattle Grace is admitted, Cristina takes on her case and befriends her. A patient who recognizes Izzie from a modeling photo does not want her to treat him. Meredith and Derek treat a construction worker who surprisingly survived his injuries, but they have bad news for his wife about his future. Alex humiliates Izzie in front of the staff by posting her modeling photo all over the hospital.
55"Shake Your Groove Thing"John David ColesAnn HamiltonApril 24, 2005 (2005-04-24)10517.90[6]
Izzie plans a party for her boyfriend; however, when she elects to perform brain surgery instead of go to the party, he realizes their lives are going in different directions and breaks up with her. Meanwhile, Meredith believes she may be in trouble when something goes wrong during a procedure. Bailey and Webber extract a surgical towel from an old patient of Burke's. At the party, Bailey spots Derek and Meredith together in Meredith's car. Cristina and Burke have sex in an on-call room.
66"If Tomorrow Never Comes"Scott BrazilKrista VernoffMay 1, 2005 (2005-05-01)10617.88[7]

When Derek picks Meredith to assist in surgery on a patient with Parkinson's disease, Bailey thinks he is showing favoritism and is tough on Meredith. Alex befriends a patient who has a very large tumor, but when he talks about her behind her back, she requests he be removed from her case. Alex's pager runs out of batteries, which means Izzie has to perform a dangerous procedure on her own.

Absent: James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber
77"The Self-Destruct Button"Darnell MartinKip KoenigMay 8, 2005 (2005-05-08)10718.86[8]

Derek spends the night at Meredith's, which they try to keep secret from Izzie and George. George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking before major surgeries but is scolded when he speaks up. Alex treats a man who enjoys being in pain. Izzie treats a man who swallowed his girlfriend's keys to stop her from leaving, whilst Meredith treats a teen who had a gastric bypass in Mexico that she doesn't want her parents knowing about. It turns out that the anesthesiologist does drink before surgeries, and he gets kicked out of the OR. Cristina believes she's caught the flu, only to discover that she is pregnant.

Absent: James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber
88"Save Me"Sarah Pia AndersonMimi SchmirMay 15, 2005 (2005-05-15)10818.33[9]

Alex treats a teenage Orthodox Jew who refuses surgery when she learns the procedure goes against her beliefs. Cristina has trouble relating to a pregnant woman who has terminal cancer and refuses to abort the baby. Meredith and Derek clash over their relationship and how best to treat a man who is becoming paralyzed. Izzie is mesmerized by a patient who has psychic abilities; the patient is later diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation.

Absent: James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber
99"Who's Zoomin' Who?"Wendey StanzlerGabrielle Stanton & Harry Werksman, Jr.May 22, 2005 (2005-05-22)10922.22[10]
When a number of interns, including George, are diagnosed with STDs, Dr. Webber calls an emergency meeting. Meanwhile, Meredith, Derek, and Bailey have to perform an operation on Dr. Webber without anyone else knowing. Izzie and Cristina want to perform an unauthorized autopsy against the patient's family's wishes. Burke, George, and Alex treat one of Burke's male friends who is discovered to have an ovary and is sterile. Dr. Webber wakes up from his operation to find out that Meredith and Derek are together. Meredith is shocked when someone from Derek's past arrives at Seattle Grace: his wife, Addison (Kate Walsh).

Cast and characters Edit

Notable guests Edit

Production Edit

Development Edit

The series was created by Shonda Rhimes and was aired on the ABC Network in the U.S. The season was produced by Touchstone Television, currently ABC Studios,[11] The Mark Gordon Company, ShondaLand Production Company, and was distributed by Buena Vista International, Inc. The season's executive producers were Rhimes, Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, James D. Parriott, Krista Vernoff, Rob Corn, and Mark Wilding. The staff writers were Rhimes, Parriott, Ann Hamilton, Vernoff, Kip Koenig, Mimi Schmir, Gabrielle Stanton, and Harry Werksman, Jr. The directors throughout the season were Peter Horton, Tony Goldwyn, Adam Davidson. John David Coles, Scott Brazil, Darnell Martin, Sarah Pia Anderson, and Wendey Stanzler. Rhimes served as the season's showrunner. She and Horton, who wrote and directed the first two episodes respectively, would also have written and directed the season's final two episodes, had they not been transferred into the second season.[12]

The show was announced in late 2004 as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal.[13] It was originally scheduled to run in the Boston Legal time slot for just four weeks, but after receiving high ratings remained in the time-slot for the remainder of the season.[14] ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson commented on the scheduling decision: "Ultimately we decided that, without having adequate lead time or marketing dollars to devote to moving either show so late in the season, we'd continue to let Grey's build on its tremendous momentum through May".[15] Prior to broadcast, it was announced that the show's title would change from Grey's Anatomy to Complications, although ultimately this did not come to pass.[16] Francie Calfo, executive vice president for development at ABC Entertainment, commented on the show's conception: "I think there was a need for this kind of show on our air, specifically a medical show. And Shonda found a twist on it that made it perfect for where we're at right now. Medical shows are hard, and it was hard trying to figure out where ours could be different. But where everybody else is speeding up their medical shows, she found a way to slow it down, so you get to know the characters. There's definitely a strong female appeal to it". Rhimes explained that she had found the idea of a show about smart women competing against one another an interesting one.[14]

Casting Edit

Nine actors had star billing in the show's first season. Series creator Shonda Rhimes wanted a diverse cast, and so created characters without pre-specified races.[17] Determined not to have a show in which "all the extras are white, except the lone janitor", she has created what The New York Times has called "one of the most colorful backgrounds in television."[18] Rhimes used a "blind-casting" technique, which resulted in several roles going to actors of different racial backgrounds than first envisioned. Isaiah Washington, eventually cast as Preston Burke, was originally considered for the role of Derek Shepherd, while Burke was initially to be played by a white actor who dropped out at the last moment. Chandra Wilson was cast in the role of Miranda Bailey, who Rhimes had imagined as a blonde until auditioning Wilson. The Campus have observed that the Grey's Anatomy cast is actually more diverse than the city it emulates, noting that Seattle is actually 70% Caucasian.[19]

The nine characters who appear as series-regulars in the first season all work in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Five of the characters are interns: Meredith Grey portrayed by Ellen Pompeo, who is in a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd, and is the daughter of the renowned surgeon Ellis Grey, who now suffers from Alzheimer's; Cristina Yang portrayed by Sandra Oh, an extremely competitive intern who befriends Meredith and begins a relationship with Preston Burke; Izzie Stevens portrayed by Katherine Heigl, an ex-model who struggles to be recognized as a doctor; Alex Karev portrayed by Justin Chambers, an arrogant intern who initially annoys his colleagues, and George O'Malley portrayed by T. R. Knight, an insecure intern with a lack of confidence, who develops a crush on Meredith. The interns are mentored by their resident Miranda Bailey portrayed by Chandra Wilson, a disciplined woman who is nicknamed "The Nazi". The surgical program is led by the Chief of Surgery Dr. Richard Webber portrayed by James Pickens Jr. In his employ are Preston Burke and Derek Shepherd from New York portrayed by Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey respectively.[20] Guest stars include Meredith's mother Ellis, portrayed by Kate Burton, nurse Olivia Harper portrayed by Sarah Utterback, who serves as a love-interest for Alex and George, and Derek's estranged wife Addison Montgomery played by Kate Walsh.

Reception Edit

Critical response Edit

 
Sandra Oh received her first out of five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, for her performance during the season

The first season of Grey's received positive reviews from critics. In regard to the first season, New York Daily News named Grey's Anatomy a "winner",[21] whereas Newsday expressed a positive opinion by stating "You simply can't stop watching!"[21] Walter Chaw from Film Freak Central said the show was "so odious, so repugnant, that it's impossible not to have predicted its newly-minted role as the most popular program in the land."[22] The Washington Post's Tom Shales was critical of the early series, finding it reminiscent of ER and commenting that: "The show is much more a matter of commercial calculation than an honest attempt to try something fresh and different." He called Rhimes' script for the pilot episode "nothing but a casserole made of equal parts ham-and-corn", writing that overall: "It's a 'new' show only in the sense that Dr. Frankenstein's monster was a new man."[23] Kate Aurthur for The New York Times deemed the show a hybrid of Ally McBeal, Sex and the City and ER, writing of the news that it had become the highest-rated midseason drama in 12 years that: "When you parse its ratings, Grey's Anatomy underscores one of the real lessons of the current season - men will watch shows with a female lead. That goes against conventional wisdom, which dictates that it's easier to get women to watch shows aimed at men."[24] Review Stream gave positive reviews regarding the pilot episode, "A Hard Day's Night", due to the undeniable chemistry between Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey from the series' first scene.[25] Regarding Miranda Bailey's appearance in the pilot, ReviewStream.com stated "She's such a small woman but wait until she speaks."[25] HomeTheaterInfo.com, however, had a mixed perspectives on the pilot, noting that the storylines were similar to fellow ABC series Desperate Housewives, but also "brilliantly written, extremely well-acted and directed to near perfection."[26] IGN gave a positive review stating, "The show isn't derivative, and actually maintains a tenuous edge over its predecessor, the characters resemble real people - who are fragile, and yes, fallible." and added, "this facile description does little justice to the show's tightly-wound plotting, character subtleties, or masterful acting, it speaks to the intangible nature of what differentiates the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, in network television."[27]

Sandra Oh won Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards[18] and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2005,[28] for her portrayal of Cristina Yang during Grey's Anatomy's first season. The season also resulted in a number of awards nominations: At the 2005 Directors Guild of America Awards, Peter Horton received a nomination for the Best Directing in a Drama Series, for his work on "A Hard Day's Night." He was nominated for the same award and episode at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards, which also saw Grey's Anatomy nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series, and Oh was nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[29] Patrick Dempsey was nominated for Best Actor – Television Series Drama at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards, where the show was also nominated Best Television Series – Drama.[30] The Producers Guild of America Awards in 2005 saw the season again nominated for Best Producer in a Drama Series, while that year's Satellite Awards saw the show nominated for Best Television Series – Drama, and Oh nominated for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. Dempsey was nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards, where the whole cast were also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.[28]

Ratings Edit

The first season's ratings were consistently high, ranking #1 in its time-slot and leading its closest competition by 7.2 million viewers. It delivered ABC's best audience retention following Desperate Housewives, was the highest-rated show amongst 18-to-49-year-olds in 13 years since The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and produced ABC's strongest series performance in the hour in more than 4 years.[31] Commenting on the first season's high ratings, Magna Global USA media analyst Steve Sternberg stated: "Roughly 80 percent of households during primetime only have one TV set on. People are looking for shows they can watch with other household members. And just as Desperate Housewives reaches a broad audience – younger, older, male, female – so does Grey's Anatomy".[14] The season finale was watched by 22.22 million viewers, and was ranked No. 9 in viewership.[32]

DVD release Edit

Grey's Anatomy: Season One was released as a widescreen 2-disc Region 1 DVD box set in the USA on February 14, 2006. It was distributed by Buena Vista. In addition to all the episodes that had aired, it included an alternate title-sequence, audio commentaries, an extended pilot episode and a making-of featurette. The same set was released on October 11, 2006, in Region 2, featuring the planned 14 episodes over 3 discs.

The first season was officially released on DVD in Region 1 on February 14, 2006, during the show's second season. Under the title Grey's Anatomy: Season One, the box set consists of episodes with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and widescreen format. It also contained extras available only on DVD, including extended episodes, footage from behind the scenes, audio commentaries and unaired scenes cut from the aired episodes. The same set was released in Region 4 on April 26, 2006, almost 3 months after its original release in the United States, whereas its release date in Region 4 was October 11, 2006. The UK set contained the original 14 episodes, being released as a 3-disc box-set.

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete First Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 9 Episodes (1 extended)
  • 2-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Audio Commentaries
  • Under the Knife: Behind the Scenes of Grey's Anatomy
  • Anatomy Of A Pilot
  • Dissecting Grey's Anatomy
    • Pilot - Shonda Rhimes and Peter Horton
    • Pilot - Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl and T. R. Knight
  • Alternate title track
  • Avant-garde trailer
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
February 14, 2006 October 11, 2006 April 26, 2006

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The first season of the American television medical drama Grey s Anatomy began airing in the United States on the American Broadcasting Company ABC on March 27 2005 and concluded on May 22 2005 The first season introduces the main character Meredith Grey as she enrolls in Seattle Grace Hospital s internship program and faces unexpected challenges and surprises Season one had nine series regulars three of whom have been part of the main cast ever since The season initially served as a mid season replacement for the legal drama Boston Legal airing in the Sunday night time slot at 10 00 after Desperate Housewives Although no clip shows have been produced for this season the events that occur are recapped in Straight to Heart a clip show which aired one week before the winter holiday hiatus of the second season ended The season was officially released on DVD as two disc Region 1 box set under the title of Grey s Anatomy Season One on February 14 2006 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment Grey s AnatomySeason 1DVD cover art for the first season of Grey s AnatomyStarringEllen Pompeo Sandra Oh Katherine Heigl Justin Chambers T R Knight Chandra Wilson James Pickens Jr Isaiah Washington Patrick DempseyCountry of originUnited StatesNo of episodes9ReleaseOriginal networkABCOriginal releaseMarch 27 2005 03 27 May 22 2005 2005 05 22 Season chronologyNext Season 2List of episodesThe series protagonist and title character is Dr Meredith Grey Ellen Pompeo who is accepted into the residency program at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital She joins the program as an intern and is assigned to work under their resident Dr Miranda Bailey Chandra Wilson along with fellow interns the extremely competitive Dr Cristina Yang Sandra Oh the insecure Dr George O Malley T R Knight ex model Dr Izzie Stevens Katherine Heigl and the arrogant Dr Alex Karev Justin Chambers The surgical wing is primarily supervised by the Chief of Surgery Dr Richard Webber James Pickens Jr Dr Preston Burke Isaiah Washington is the head of Cardio surgery Meredith is in a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd Patrick Dempsey a stranger she had a one night stand with and is the daughter of the renowned surgeon Ellis Grey Kate Burton who now suffers from Alzheimer s The season s reviews and critiques were highly positive and the series received several awards and nominations for the cast and crew including three nominations at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for Oh The series also received three nominations at the Golden Globe Awards with the series itself being nominated for Best Drama Series Dempsey nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series Oh winning the Best Supporting Actress while the entire cast was nominated in the Outstanding Cast Drama Series category Oh also won the Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards Chambers and Pompeo were nominated for Choice TV Breakout Performances at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards Peter Horton and Jeffrey Melman were also nominated for the Best Directing Drama Series Night for A Hard Day s Night and Into You Like a Train respectively at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards The last four episodes written and shot to air as the final episodes of the first season actually aired as part of the beginning of the second season 1 due to the high number of viewers that watched Who s Zoomin Who the season s highest rated episode with 22 22 million viewers tuning in The series was chosen in the top 10 for several 2005 best of television lists including USA Today San Jose Mercury News The New York Times The Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune Contents 1 Episodes 2 Cast and characters 2 1 Main 2 2 Notable guests 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Ratings 5 DVD release 6 ReferencesEpisodes EditSee also List of Grey s Anatomy episodes The number in the No in series column refers to the episode s number within the overall series whereas the number in the No in season column refers to the episode s number within this particular season U S viewers in millions refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live The first season s episodes are altogether 387 minutes in length Each episode of this season is named after a song No overallNo inseasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd codeU S viewers millions 11 A Hard Day s Night Peter HortonShonda RhimesMarch 27 2005 2005 03 27 10116 25 2 Meredith Grey Ellen Pompeo wakes up after a one night stand to start her first shift as a surgical intern The first shift for Meredith and the new surgical interns Cristina Yang Sandra Oh Izzie Stevens Katherine Heigl George O Malley T R Knight and Alex Karev Justin Chambers proves eventful and backbreaking While working Meredith realizes that the man from her one night stand is Dr Derek Shepherd Patrick Dempsey her attending Derek enlists the interns work to solve the case of a teenage girl baton twirler who has seizures Meredith and Cristina realize that she has an aneurysm that was burst by a fall 22 The First Cut Is the Deepest Peter HortonShonda RhimesApril 3 2005 2005 04 03 10217 71 3 Meredith looks for roommates to share her mother s house with but initially does not want to room with Izzie and George Derek and Meredith tend to a rape victim While looking at newborn babies in the hospital Meredith and George discover an ailment with a newborn baby but a fellow intern tries to dismiss their concerns Izzie helps out a Chinese woman whose daughter is in need of medical care Derek and Dr Preston Burke Isaiah Washington quarrel over the Chief of Surgery position 33 Winning a Battle Losing the War Tony GoldwynShonda RhimesApril 10 2005 2005 04 10 10318 00 4 Competition between the interns over patients ensues after an annual unauthorized bike race causes many injuries Izzie has trouble locating the family of a near brain dead man and Cristina is excited when the patient s family agrees to harvest his organs if he dies leading Miranda Bailey Chandra Wilson to lecture her on bedside manner A patient who is a friend of Dr Richard Webber James Pickens Jr flirts with George One of the patients from the bike race flirts with Meredith 44 No Man s Land Adam DavidsonJames D ParriottApril 17 2005 2005 04 17 10419 18 5 When a retired nurse at Seattle Grace is admitted Cristina takes on her case and befriends her A patient who recognizes Izzie from a modeling photo does not want her to treat him Meredith and Derek treat a construction worker who surprisingly survived his injuries but they have bad news for his wife about his future Alex humiliates Izzie in front of the staff by posting her modeling photo all over the hospital 55 Shake Your Groove Thing John David ColesAnn HamiltonApril 24 2005 2005 04 24 10517 90 6 Izzie plans a party for her boyfriend however when she elects to perform brain surgery instead of go to the party he realizes their lives are going in different directions and breaks up with her Meanwhile Meredith believes she may be in trouble when something goes wrong during a procedure Bailey and Webber extract a surgical towel from an old patient of Burke s At the party Bailey spots Derek and Meredith together in Meredith s car Cristina and Burke have sex in an on call room 66 If Tomorrow Never Comes Scott BrazilKrista VernoffMay 1 2005 2005 05 01 10617 88 7 When Derek picks Meredith to assist in surgery on a patient with Parkinson s disease Bailey thinks he is showing favoritism and is tough on Meredith Alex befriends a patient who has a very large tumor but when he talks about her behind her back she requests he be removed from her case Alex s pager runs out of batteries which means Izzie has to perform a dangerous procedure on her own Absent James Pickens Jr as Richard Webber77 The Self Destruct Button Darnell MartinKip KoenigMay 8 2005 2005 05 08 10718 86 8 Derek spends the night at Meredith s which they try to keep secret from Izzie and George George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking before major surgeries but is scolded when he speaks up Alex treats a man who enjoys being in pain Izzie treats a man who swallowed his girlfriend s keys to stop her from leaving whilst Meredith treats a teen who had a gastric bypass in Mexico that she doesn t want her parents knowing about It turns out that the anesthesiologist does drink before surgeries and he gets kicked out of the OR Cristina believes she s caught the flu only to discover that she is pregnant Absent James Pickens Jr as Richard Webber88 Save Me Sarah Pia AndersonMimi SchmirMay 15 2005 2005 05 15 10818 33 9 Alex treats a teenage Orthodox Jew who refuses surgery when she learns the procedure goes against her beliefs Cristina has trouble relating to a pregnant woman who has terminal cancer and refuses to abort the baby Meredith and Derek clash over their relationship and how best to treat a man who is becoming paralyzed Izzie is mesmerized by a patient who has psychic abilities the patient is later diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation Absent James Pickens Jr as Richard Webber99 Who s Zoomin Who Wendey StanzlerGabrielle Stanton amp Harry Werksman Jr May 22 2005 2005 05 22 10922 22 10 When a number of interns including George are diagnosed with STDs Dr Webber calls an emergency meeting Meanwhile Meredith Derek and Bailey have to perform an operation on Dr Webber without anyone else knowing Izzie and Cristina want to perform an unauthorized autopsy against the patient s family s wishes Burke George and Alex treat one of Burke s male friends who is discovered to have an ovary and is sterile Dr Webber wakes up from his operation to find out that Meredith and Derek are together Meredith is shocked when someone from Derek s past arrives at Seattle Grace his wife Addison Kate Walsh Cast and characters EditMain articles List of Grey s Anatomy cast members and List of Grey s Anatomy characters Main Edit Ellen Pompeo as Dr Meredith Grey Sandra Oh as Dr Cristina Yang Katherine Heigl as Dr Izzie Stevens Justin Chambers as Dr Alex Karev T R Knight as Dr George O Malley Chandra Wilson as Dr Miranda Bailey James Pickens Jr as Dr Richard Webber Isaiah Washington as Dr Preston Burke Patrick Dempsey as Dr Derek ShepherdNotable guests Edit Kate Walsh as Dr Addison Montgomery Kate Burton as Ellis Grey Sarah Utterback as Olivia Harper Skyler Shaye as Katie Bryce Kathryn Joosten as Stephanie Drake Kevin Rahm as Mr Duff Lauren Bowles as Alice Franklin Anjul Nigam as Dr Raj Sen Anna Maria Horsford as Elizabeth Fallon Robin Pearson Rose as Patricia MurphyProduction EditDevelopment Edit The series was created by Shonda Rhimes and was aired on the ABC Network in the U S The season was produced by Touchstone Television currently ABC Studios 11 The Mark Gordon Company ShondaLand Production Company and was distributed by Buena Vista International Inc The season s executive producers were Rhimes Betsy Beers Mark Gordon James D Parriott Krista Vernoff Rob Corn and Mark Wilding The staff writers were Rhimes Parriott Ann Hamilton Vernoff Kip Koenig Mimi Schmir Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman Jr The directors throughout the season were Peter Horton Tony Goldwyn Adam Davidson John David Coles Scott Brazil Darnell Martin Sarah Pia Anderson and Wendey Stanzler Rhimes served as the season s showrunner She and Horton who wrote and directed the first two episodes respectively would also have written and directed the season s final two episodes had they not been transferred into the second season 12 The show was announced in late 2004 as a mid season replacement for Boston Legal 13 It was originally scheduled to run in the Boston Legal time slot for just four weeks but after receiving high ratings remained in the time slot for the remainder of the season 14 ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson commented on the scheduling decision Ultimately we decided that without having adequate lead time or marketing dollars to devote to moving either show so late in the season we d continue to let Grey s build on its tremendous momentum through May 15 Prior to broadcast it was announced that the show s title would change from Grey s Anatomy to Complications although ultimately this did not come to pass 16 Francie Calfo executive vice president for development at ABC Entertainment commented on the show s conception I think there was a need for this kind of show on our air specifically a medical show And Shonda found a twist on it that made it perfect for where we re at right now Medical shows are hard and it was hard trying to figure out where ours could be different But where everybody else is speeding up their medical shows she found a way to slow it down so you get to know the characters There s definitely a strong female appeal to it Rhimes explained that she had found the idea of a show about smart women competing against one another an interesting one 14 Casting Edit Nine actors had star billing in the show s first season Series creator Shonda Rhimes wanted a diverse cast and so created characters without pre specified races 17 Determined not to have a show in which all the extras are white except the lone janitor she has created what The New York Times has called one of the most colorful backgrounds in television 18 Rhimes used a blind casting technique which resulted in several roles going to actors of different racial backgrounds than first envisioned Isaiah Washington eventually cast as Preston Burke was originally considered for the role of Derek Shepherd while Burke was initially to be played by a white actor who dropped out at the last moment Chandra Wilson was cast in the role of Miranda Bailey who Rhimes had imagined as a blonde until auditioning Wilson The Campus have observed that the Grey s Anatomy cast is actually more diverse than the city it emulates noting that Seattle is actually 70 Caucasian 19 The nine characters who appear as series regulars in the first season all work in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital Five of the characters are interns Meredith Grey portrayed by Ellen Pompeo who is in a romantic relationship with her attending Derek Shepherd and is the daughter of the renowned surgeon Ellis Grey who now suffers from Alzheimer s Cristina Yang portrayed by Sandra Oh an extremely competitive intern who befriends Meredith and begins a relationship with Preston Burke Izzie Stevens portrayed by Katherine Heigl an ex model who struggles to be recognized as a doctor Alex Karev portrayed by Justin Chambers an arrogant intern who initially annoys his colleagues and George O Malley portrayed by T R Knight an insecure intern with a lack of confidence who develops a crush on Meredith The interns are mentored by their resident Miranda Bailey portrayed by Chandra Wilson a disciplined woman who is nicknamed The Nazi The surgical program is led by the Chief of Surgery Dr Richard Webber portrayed by James Pickens Jr In his employ are Preston Burke and Derek Shepherd from New York portrayed by Isaiah Washington and Patrick Dempsey respectively 20 Guest stars include Meredith s mother Ellis portrayed by Kate Burton nurse Olivia Harper portrayed by Sarah Utterback who serves as a love interest for Alex and George and Derek s estranged wife Addison Montgomery played by Kate Walsh Reception EditCritical response Edit Sandra Oh received her first out of five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for her performance during the seasonThe first season of Grey s received positive reviews from critics In regard to the first season New York Daily News named Grey s Anatomy a winner 21 whereas Newsday expressed a positive opinion by stating You simply can t stop watching 21 Walter Chaw from Film Freak Central said the show was so odious so repugnant that it s impossible not to have predicted its newly minted role as the most popular program in the land 22 The Washington Post s Tom Shales was critical of the early series finding it reminiscent of ER and commenting that The show is much more a matter of commercial calculation than an honest attempt to try something fresh and different He called Rhimes script for the pilot episode nothing but a casserole made of equal parts ham and corn writing that overall It s a new show only in the sense that Dr Frankenstein s monster was a new man 23 Kate Aurthur for The New York Times deemed the show a hybrid of Ally McBeal Sex and the City and ER writing of the news that it had become the highest rated midseason drama in 12 years that When you parse its ratings Grey s Anatomy underscores one of the real lessons of the current season men will watch shows with a female lead That goes against conventional wisdom which dictates that it s easier to get women to watch shows aimed at men 24 Review Stream gave positive reviews regarding the pilot episode A Hard Day s Night due to the undeniable chemistry between Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey from the series first scene 25 Regarding Miranda Bailey s appearance in the pilot ReviewStream com stated She s such a small woman but wait until she speaks 25 HomeTheaterInfo com however had a mixed perspectives on the pilot noting that the storylines were similar to fellow ABC series Desperate Housewives but also brilliantly written extremely well acted and directed to near perfection 26 IGN gave a positive review stating The show isn t derivative and actually maintains a tenuous edge over its predecessor the characters resemble real people who are fragile and yes fallible and added this facile description does little justice to the show s tightly wound plotting character subtleties or masterful acting it speaks to the intangible nature of what differentiates the wheat from the chaff so to speak in network television 27 Sandra Oh won Best Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards 18 and Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2005 28 for her portrayal of Cristina Yang during Grey s Anatomy s first season The season also resulted in a number of awards nominations At the 2005 Directors Guild of America Awards Peter Horton received a nomination for the Best Directing in a Drama Series for his work on A Hard Day s Night He was nominated for the same award and episode at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards which also saw Grey s Anatomy nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series and Oh was nominated Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 29 Patrick Dempsey was nominated for Best Actor Television Series Drama at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards where the show was also nominated Best Television Series Drama 30 The Producers Guild of America Awards in 2005 saw the season again nominated for Best Producer in a Drama Series while that year s Satellite Awards saw the show nominated for Best Television Series Drama and Oh nominated for Best Supporting Actress Series Miniseries or Television Film Dempsey was nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series at the 12th Screen Actors Guild Awards where the whole cast were also nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series 28 Ratings Edit The first season s ratings were consistently high ranking 1 in its time slot and leading its closest competition by 7 2 million viewers It delivered ABC s best audience retention following Desperate Housewives was the highest rated show amongst 18 to 49 year olds in 13 years since The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and produced ABC s strongest series performance in the hour in more than 4 years 31 Commenting on the first season s high ratings Magna Global USA media analyst Steve Sternberg stated Roughly 80 percent of households during primetime only have one TV set on People are looking for shows they can watch with other household members And just as Desperate Housewives reaches a broad audience younger older male female so does Grey s Anatomy 14 The season finale was watched by 22 22 million viewers and was ranked No 9 in viewership 32 DVD release EditGrey s Anatomy Season One was released as a widescreen 2 disc Region 1 DVD box set in the USA on February 14 2006 It was distributed by Buena Vista In addition to all the episodes that had aired it included an alternate title sequence audio commentaries an extended pilot episode and a making of featurette The same set was released on October 11 2006 in Region 2 featuring the planned 14 episodes over 3 discs The first season was officially released on DVD in Region 1 on February 14 2006 during the show s second season Under the title Grey s Anatomy Season One the box set consists of episodes with Dolby Digital 5 1 surround sound and widescreen format It also contained extras available only on DVD including extended episodes footage from behind the scenes audio commentaries and unaired scenes cut from the aired episodes The same set was released in Region 4 on April 26 2006 almost 3 months after its original release in the United States whereas its release date in Region 4 was October 11 2006 The UK set contained the original 14 episodes being released as a 3 disc box set Grey s Anatomy The Complete First SeasonSet Details Special Features9 Episodes 1 extended 2 Disc Set English Dolby Digital 5 1 Surround Audio Commentaries Under the Knife Behind the Scenes of Grey s Anatomy Anatomy Of A Pilot Dissecting Grey s Anatomy Pilot Shonda Rhimes and Peter Horton Pilot Sandra Oh Katherine Heigl and T R Knight Alternate title track Avant garde trailerRelease DatesRegion 1 Region 2 Region 4February 14 2006 October 11 2006 April 26 2006References Edit Grey Matter greyswriters com Archived from the original on May 15 2009 Retrieved March 21 2020 Weekly Program Rankings Medianet American Broadcasting Company March 29 2005 Archived from the original on December 21 2008 Weekly Program Rankings Medianet American Broadcasting Company 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