Grey's Anatomy (season 18)
The eighteenth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy was ordered on May 10, 2021, by the American Broadcasting Company (ABC).[1][2] It premiered on September 30, 2021, for the 2021–22 broadcast season.[3][4] The season is produced by ABC Signature, in association with Shondaland Production Company and Entertainment One Television; the showrunner being Krista Vernoff.[1]
Grey's Anatomy | |
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Season 18 | |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 30, 2021 – present |
Season chronology | |
This is the first season not to feature Jesse Williams, Giacomo Gianniotti, and Greg Germann as series regulars since the seventh, twelfth, and sixteenth seasons, respectively. The season marked the return of Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery for three episodes, after her last appearance on the season 8 episode "If/Then". On January 10, 2022, ABC renewed the series for a nineteenth season.[5]
Episodes
The number in the "No. overall" 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.
No. overall | No. in season | Title [6] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [6] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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381 | 1 | "Here Comes the Sun" | Debbie Allen | Meg Marinis | September 30, 2021 | 4.77[7] | |
As she ponders what to do with her life having survived COVID, Meredith travels to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to attend the opening of a library dedicated to her mother. While there, she reconnects with Dr. Nick Marsh, whom she treated years ago. Dr. David Hamilton, a former colleague of her mother's who is suffering from Parkinson's disease, reveals his plan to open up a state-of-the-art research center dedicated to curing the disease with Meredith as the public face of the project to attract talent. After his youngest son's panic attacks, Hayes connects with Bailey as they interview candidates to replace Jackson, Tom and Jo, who adjusts to life as a single mother and OB/GYN resident with Levi's help. Following her rejecting his proposal, Amelia and Link struggle to maintain their relationship while Maggie and Winston enjoy their honeymoon phase. Owen and Teddy tie the knot in Joe's bar with a newly single Megan officiating after their planned ceremony in the park is ruined by a tandem bike crashing into the priest. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Station 19 season 5 episode 1. | |||||||
382 | 2 | "Some Kind of Tomorrow" | Kevin McKidd | Felicia Pride | October 7, 2021 | 4.04[8] | |
Undecided about Dr. Hamilton's Parkinson's research project proposal, Meredith flies Amelia out to Minnesota to help her make a decision. Amelia immediately jumps on board, though Meredith later reveals to Nick on their first date that she's afraid the project will fail. Meredith eventually agrees to join the project as long as she can continue to work in Seattle. At Grey Sloan, Richard motivates the interns through a series of competitions, with Levi winning the opportunity to scrub in on Jo's surgery. Winston treats a woman with kidney failure, whom Winston believes is not on the transplant list due to her race. Megan and Hayes work on a young boy involved in a car crash, while Teddy and Owen treat the boy's father, who has pulmonary fibrosis but does not want to get treated. | |||||||
383 | 3 | "Hotter Than Hell" | Chandra Wilson | Jamie Denbo | October 14, 2021 | 4.05[9] | |
The residents are treated with a special guest mentor for the day, Addison Montgomery, who is going to perform a ground-breaking uterus transplant, with Levi Schmitt assisting her. Meredith reluctantly tells Richard her plan to work in both Seattle and Minnesota, and he agrees to take her position as Residency Director. Bailey and Hayes treat a young woman involved in a jet-ski accident who refuses to call her parents, while Winston continues to try to get a kidney for his patient. Due to the intense heat wave, the air-conditioning in the hospital breaks, and, against the clock, Addison requests help from Meredith. After the surgery is a success, Addison gets emotional being back in Seattle for the first time since Derek died. She and Meredith both mourn him together. While Link and Teddy try to fix the AC, Link expresses his anger at Amelia, who is wrapped up in the Parkinson's project, and Teddy cheers him and the rest of the staff up with a party in the morgue. Once the air-conditioning is restored, Addison and Amelia reunite, and Meredith introduces Addison to her and Derek's children. | |||||||
384 | 4 | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | Michael Watkins | Jess Righthand | October 21, 2021 | 3.91[10] | |
385 | 5 | "Bottle Up and Explode!" | Lindsay Cohen | Kiley Donovan & Beto Skubs | November 11, 2021 | 4.75[11] | |
This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Station 19 season 5 episode 5. | |||||||
386 | 6 | "Everyday Is a Holiday (With You)" | Tony Phelan | Meg Marinis | November 18, 2021 | 4.18[12] | |
387 | 7 | "Today Was a Fairytale" | Debbie Allen | Julie Wong | December 9, 2021 | 3.65[13] | |
388 | 8 | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | Michael Watkins | Jase Miles-Perez | December 16, 2021 | 4.20[14] | |
As Christmas draws near, Owen feels tormented by the recent passing of Noah while Cormac assesses that Megan is severely depressed. Cormac, Teddy and Owen retrieve a donor heart for Farouk. En route back to Grey Sloan, their driver suffers a stroke and the car ends up on the edge of a ravine. Teddy manages to climb out with the organ and heads to the road for help. Owen reveals to Cormac that he gave Noah medication to die and made a promise to do the same for other terminal veterans. Seconds after Cormac gets out, the car with Owen still inside slides down the slope. Meanwhile, Meredith and Amelia fly out David and Kai to Seattle for David's big surgery which ends up being delayed when David has a bowel perforation. Maggie is worried upon hearing about the Webber method, which proves grounded when Levi oversteps during a surgery and the patient bleeds out on the table. New resident Jordan requests to work with Bailey on his first day at Grey Sloan. Link practices a declaration of love for Amelia on Jo, who has trouble keeping her feelings for him at bay, only to find Amelia kissing Kai. | |||||||
389 | 9 | "No Time to Die" | Linda Klein | Krista Vernoff | February 24, 2022 | 4.65[15] | |
Owen is rescued from the car by the Station 19 firefighters and taken to Grey Sloan, but his leg is shattered and requires surgery. Hayes gives the donor heart for Farouk to Winston, who notices a bruise on the heart. Winston calls Maggie for backup in the OR, and they successfully transplant the heart. Hayes struggles with Owen's revelation about Noah and warns Owen before he goes into surgery to tell the truth, or Hayes will report him. Following losing his patient, Schmidt has a breakdown and obsessively scrubs his hands, later being stopped by his fellow residents. Bailey cancels the Webber Method teaching program. Amelia and Link argue after he sees her kissing Kai. Link finds comfort with Jo, and they have sex. Nick arrives in Seattle from Minnesota and consoles Meredith after barely saving Hamilton on the table. Hayes resigns and tells Bailey that he will be returning to Ireland with his children. This episode concludes a crossover event that begins on Station 19 season 5 episode 9. | |||||||
390 | 10 | "Living in a House Divided" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Jamie Denbo | March 3, 2022 | 3.95[16] | |
391 | 11 | "Legacy" | Kevin McKidd | Mark Driscoll | March 10, 2022 | 3.87[17] | |
392 | 12 | "The Makings of You" | Debbie Allen | Felicia Pride | March 17, 2022 | 3.60[18] | |
393 | 13 | "Put the Squeeze on Me" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Julie Wong | March 24, 2022 | 4.24[19] | |
394 | 14 | "Road Trippin'" | Linda Klein | Beto Skubs | March 31, 2022 | 3.93[20] | |
395 | 15 | "Put It to the Test" | Kevin McKidd | Zoanne Clack | April 7, 2022 | 4.21[21] | |
396 | 16 | "Should I Stay or Should I Go"[22] | TBA | TBA | May 5, 2022 | TBD | |
397 | 17 | "I'll Cover You"[23] | TBA | TBA | May 12, 2022 | TBD | |
398 | 18 | "Stronger Than Hate"[24] | TBA | TBA | May 19, 2022 | TBD | |
399 | 19 | "Out For Blood"[25] | Kevin McKidd | TBA | May 26, 2022 | TBD | |
400 | 20 | "You Are the Blood"[26] | TBA | TBA | May 26, 2022 | TBD |
Cast and characters
Main
- Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey[1]
- Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey[1]
- James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber[1]
- Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt[27]
- Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd[28]
- Camilla Luddington as Dr. Jo Wilson[27]
- Kelly McCreary as Dr. Maggie Pierce[29]
- Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman[27]
- Jake Borelli as Dr. Levi Schmitt[30]
- Chris Carmack as Dr. Atticus "Link" Lincoln[30]
- Richard Flood as Dr. Cormac Hayes[29]
- Anthony Hill as Dr. Winston Ndugu[29]
- Scott Speedman as Dr. Nick Marsh[31]
Recurring
- Abigail Spencer as Dr. Megan Hunt[32][33]
- Lynn Chen as Dr. Michelle Lin[34]
- Alex Landi as Dr. Nico Kim[35]
- Melissa DuPrey as Dr. Sara Ortiz[35]
- Peter Gallagher as Dr. David Hamilton[36]
- Jaicy Elliot as Dr. Taryn Helm[35]
- E.R. Fightmaster as Dr. Kai Bartley[37]
- Zaiver Sinnett as Dr. Zander Perez[35]
- Sylvia Kwan as Dr. Mabel Tseng[35]
- Robert I. Mesa as Dr. James Chee[35]
- Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery[38]
- Jason George as Dr. Ben Warren[39]
- Stefania Spampinato as Dr. Carina DeLuca[40]
- Greg Tarzan Davis as Dr. Jordan Wright[41]
- Debbie Allen as Dr. Catherine Fox
- Aniela Gumbs as Zola Grey Shepherd
- Skylar Astin as Todd Eames[42]
- Rome Flynn as Wendell Ndugu[43]
- Michelle Gardner as Myrna Schmitt
Notable guests
- Debra Mooney as Evelyn Hunt[44]
- Kate Burton as Dr. Ellis Grey[45]
- Greg Germann as Dr. Tom Koracick[46]
- Jaina Lee Ortiz as Lt. Andy Herrera[47]
- Grey Damon as Lt. Jack Gibson[47]
- Barrett Doss as Victoria "Vic" Hughes[47]
- Jay Hayden as Travis Montgomery[47]
- Okieriete Onaodowan as Dean Miller[47]
- Carlos Miranda as Lt. Theo Ruiz[47]
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Diane Pierce [48]
- Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery[49]
- Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner[50]
Production
Development
On March 25, 2021, Krista Vernoff, who serves as the showrunner and executive producer of Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 signed a two-year deal with ABC to remain on both series through a potential nineteenth season.[51] The deal also keeps Trip the Light Productions, Vernoff's production company, attached to the series.[52] Although no longer writing for the series, after her departure from ABC to Netflix in 2017, series creator Shonda Rhimes remains credited as a showrunner and executive producer.[53][54] When ABC revealed its schedule for the 2021–22 broadcast season it was announced that the series would hold its previous time slot of Thursdays at 9:00 PM ET, with Station 19 serving as a lead-in.[3] ABC announced its holiday programming schedule in October 2021, where it was revealed that the season would contain both a Thanksgiving and Christmas themed episode to air in November and December, respectively.[55] The season finale is set to be the series four-hundredth episode.[56]
Casting
Kim Raver, Camilla Luddington, and Kevin McKidd each signed a three-year contract in July 2020 keeping them attached to the series through a potential nineteenth season to portray Dr. Teddy Altman, Dr. Jo Wilson, and Dr. Owen Hunt, respectively.[27][57] The series remaining three original actors Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens, Jr., who portray Dr. Meredith Grey, Dr. Miranda Bailey, and Dr. Richard Webber, respectively, were all confirmed to be returning for the season.[58] Pompeo signed a one-year contract for her return receiving over US$575,000 per episode and also making her the highest paid actress on broadcast television.[59][60][61] Her contract also allows her to retain a producer credit on the series as well as co-executive producer credit on Station 19.[1] Wilson and Pickens reportedly received a significant pay increase from their previous contracts.[62] Giacomo Gianniotti, Jesse Williams, and Greg Germann did not return as series regulars to portray Dr. Andrew DeLuca, Dr. Jackson Avery, and Dr. Tom Koracick, respectively, after departing in the previous season.[63][64][65] Meanwhile, Scott Speedman was added to the main cast as Dr. Nick Marsh, a character he had previously portrayed in the fourteenth season as a guest star.[66]
Former series regular Kate Walsh, who also headlined her own spin-off series entitled Private Practice from 2007 until 2013, returned to the series in a recurring capacity.[67] Walsh, who portrays the character Dr. Addison Montgomery, returned in the third episode, "Hotter Than Hell", and had last guest starred in the eighth season episode "If/Then" in 2012.[68][69] She then appeared in "With a Little Help From My Friends", the episode that immediately followed; and again in Should I Stay or Should I Go".[70][71][72] Despite his departure in the seventeenth season, it was reported that Germann was expected to return in later seasons as a guest star[73] which he later did, reprising his role in "Bottle Up and Explode!"[74] and once more in "Legacy."[75] Richard Flood departed as a series regular after the tenth episode of the season, "Living in a House Divided"; Flood was first introduced as a recurring character during the sixteenth season and was promoted to the main cast beginning with the seventeenth.[76] Williams, who previously departed alongside Germann, stated in an interview that he would be open to returning during the season as well.[77] In April 2022 it was confirmed that Williams would return to the series in the season finale alongside former co-star Sarah Drew.[78] Drew portrayed Dr. April Kepner beginning in the sixth season and held the role for nine seasons, eight as a series regular, before departing in the fourteenth season, and briefly returning in the previous season for Williams' departure.[79]
The season also featured the return of recurring cast members Kate Burton as Dr. Ellis Grey and Abigail Spencer as Dr. Megan Hunt, both of who last appeared in the fifteenth season.[80][81] New cast members to the series who were cast in recurring roles for the season include Peter Gallagher as Dr. David Hamilton, Lynn Chen as Dr. Michelle Lin, and Greg Tarzan Davis as Dr. Jordan Wright.[36][82][83] E.R. Fightmaster, who had guest starred in the season’s second and third episodes as Dr. Kai Bartley, was also promoted to a recurring cast member.[84] Fightmaster and their character Bartley are both non-binary, being the first non-binary actor and character on the series.[85] Skylar Astin and Rome Flynn ware cast in recurring roles for the second half of the season to portray Todd Eames, an evironmental sciences expert, and Wendell Ndugu, the brother of Hill's character, respectively.[86][43] Bianca A. Santos and Cedric Sanders were also cast in recurring roles to portray Kristen and Simon Clark, a "married couple in a dire medical situation," for three episodes of the season.[87]
Reception
Viewing figures
No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot (ET) | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Here Comes the Sun" | September 30, 2021 | Thursday 9:00 p.m. | 0.8 | 4.77[7] | 0.5 | 2.28 | 1.3 | 7.05[88][lower-alpha 1] |
2 | "Some Kind of Tomorrow" | October 7, 2021 | 0.6 | 4.04[8] | 0.5 | 1.94 | 1.2 | 5.98[89][lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | "Hotter Than Hell" | October 14, 2021 | 0.6 | 4.05[9] | 0.6 | 2.30 | 1.2 | 6.35[90] | |
4 | "With a Little Help From My Friends" | October 21, 2021 | 0.6 | 3.91[10] | 0.7 | 2.58 | 1.3 | 6.47[91] | |
5 | "Bottle Up and Explode!" | November 11, 2021 | 0.7 | 4.75[11] | 0.5 | 2.01 | 1.2 | 6.76[92][lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | "Everyday Is a Holiday (With You)" | November 18, 2021 | 0.6 | 4.18[12] | 0.6 | 2.30 | 1.2 | 6.48[93] | |
7 | "Today Was A Fairytale" | December 9, 2021 | 0.5 | 3.65[13] | 0.6 | 2.49 | 1.2 | 6.14[94] | |
8 | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | December 16, 2021 | 0.6 | 4.20[14] | 0.4 | 1.70 | 1.0 | 5.91[95][lower-alpha 1] | |
9 | "No Time to Die" | February 24, 2022 | 0.8 | 4.65[15] | 0.5 | 2.12 | 1.3 | 6.78[96][lower-alpha 1] | |
10 | "Living in a House Divided" | March 3, 2022 | 0.6 | 3.95[16] | 0.4 | 1.91 | 1.0 | 5.85[97][lower-alpha 1] | |
11 | "Legacy" | March 10, 2022 | 0.6 | 3.87[17] | 0.6 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 6.27[98] | |
12 | "The Makings of You" | March 17, 2022 | 0.5 | 3.60[18] | 0.5 | 2.20 | 1.0 | 5.81[99] | |
13 | "Put the Squeeze on Me" | March 24, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.24[19] | 0.5 | 2.19 | 1.1 | 6.44[100] | |
14 | "Road Trippin'" | March 31, 2022 | 0.6 | 3.93[20] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
15 | "Put It to the Test" | April 7, 2022 | 0.6 | 4.21[21] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Notes
- Live+7 ratings were not available, so Live+3 ratings have been used instead.
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