Season 1 (Grey's Anatomy)

The first season of Grey's Anatomy premiered March 27, 2005 and ended May 22, 2005. It was broadcast on Sunday nights at 10 PM on ABC. The season consists of 9 episodes, although it was originally planned to contain 14 episodes, but was shortened by ABC to end the series together with Desperate Housewives. The episode Bring the Pain was planned as the original season finale.

Summary
Meredith Grey, the daughter of the once-renowned surgeon Ellis Grey, becomes an intern at the Seattle Grace Hospital. She meets fellow interns Cristina Yang, Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, George O'Malley and Alex Karev who become her closest friends during the intern program. She finds herself working with renowned surgeons such as the heart surgeon Preston Burke and Richard Webber the chief of surgery and old friend of her mother. She finds herself working under her one night stand and famous neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd and working with her resident Dr. Miranda Bailey also known as The Nazi.

Plots
The season chronicles the first few months of the internship program and the day-to-day life of a surgical intern.


 * Meredith's battle to keep her mother's Alzheimer's disease a secret.
 * The attraction of Meredith to Derek Shepherd.
 * George's infatuation with Meredith
 * Izzie dealing with the criticism of being a former model
 * Cristina's relationship with Burke and her miscarriage.
 * A power struggle between Dr. Burke and Dr. Shepherd in the hospital.

The season's end introduces Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd, Derek's estranged wife, although for other areas where the season was aired, Meredith waiting (Season 2, Episode 5) was the season finale instead.

Main Cast

 * 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 Shepherd

Recurring Guest Stars

 * Kate Burton as Ellis Grey
 * Kate Walsh as Addison Forbes Montgomery
 * Anna Maria Horsford as Elizabeth Fallon

Recurring Co-Stars

 * Moe Irvin as Nurse Tyler
 * Steven W. Bailey as Anesthesiologist
 * Noelle McCutchen as Nurse Vivian
 * Sarah Utterback as Nurse Olivia Harper
 * Robin Pearson Rose as Patricia
 * Kathleen M. Darcy as Anesthesiologist
 * Walter Wong as Tech
 * Kerri Higuchi as Intern
 * Kerry Carney as Intern

Notes and Trivia

 * This season served as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal.
 * All voice overs of this season are narrated by Meredith Grey, making it the only season in which she narrates them all.

DVD Release


The "Grey's Anatomy: Season One" boxset was released in region 1 on February 14, 2006. On October 11 and April 26, 2006, the DVD was released in regions 2 and 4 respectively.

Set Details
The boxset contains the 9 episodes of the season, with one extended. The DVD box contains 2 discs. Other set details are: In the UK, the DVD set also contained the first 5 episodes of the second season, as it was originally planned for those episodes to be part of season 1.
 * English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
 * Audio Commentaries

Special Features
Additional to the episodes, the season 1 DVD set also contains a couple of special features:
 * 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