Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24479404-20140128215444/@comment-5278765-20140128221155

Two more seasons would mean 12 total, not 11, if they don't sign more more after that. But they only signed for two the last time, so I wouldn't say this means they're definitely not staying beyond season 12. It just means they're not obligated to at this time.

Grey's Anatomy had a spinoff already and it was never as popular as Grey's Anatomy. I don't think Meredith and Derek leaving would necessarily mean the end of the show either. It's in its tenth season and still gets better rating than shows which are fairly new. At its peak, 10% of the country was tuning in to watch.

Also, Katherine Heigl has burned bridges with Shonda, so I don't think she'll be on a Shonda Rhimes show ever again.