Grey’s Anatomy: Season 1 Episode 2

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. Cristina Yang is portrayed by Sandra Oh, an extremely competitive intern. Izzie Stevens is portrayed by Katherine Heigl, an ex model who struggles to be recognized as a doctor. Alex Karev is portrayed by Justin Chambers, an arrogant intern who initially irritates his colleagues. Last is George O’Malley portrayed by T.R. Knight, an insecure intern with a lack of confidence. The interns are mentored by their resident Miranda Bailey portrayed by Chandra Wilson, a disciplined woman. 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.

I would say that the characters on this TV show are well described and developed. Also the story line was refreshing because it showed similar occurrences to those of a real hospital. The story development starts off with a smaller issue of Meredith trying to find a roommate. The drama soon begins to build as she tries to keep a business relationship with a doctor at the hospital. She is also anxious to be in the room and assist with a surgery. she must also deal with the horrific souvenir of a patient’s brutal rape. And her visit to the nursery leads to a conflict with a pediatric intern. Meanwhile, Cristina and Alex develop their bedside manners, in a manner of speaking; George has a depressing day overseeing codes; Izzie runs into a language barrier with one of her patients; and Burke finds out why Webber was preferred for a leadership position over him. The first season’s ratings were consistently high, ranking first in its timeslot 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 18-49 year olds in 13 years since The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and produced ABC’s strongest series performance in the hour in more than four years. Commenting on the first season’s high ratings, Magna Global USA media analyst Steve Sternberg stated: “Roughly 80 percent of households during prime time 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.” The season finale was watched by 22.22 million viewers, and was ranked the ninth in viewership. The strength in this show is that it there is so much diversity in the cast and people can relate to that. I would say the weakness is that Grey’s Anatomy pretty much negates all those teenage dramas you watched when you were a teenager. Every single one of the doctors on Grey’s Anatomy is having sex with all of the other doctors, the nurses, and even some of the patients.