| "Give Peace a Chance" | |
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| Grey's Anatomy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Chandra Wilson |
| Written by | Peter Nowalk |
| Featured music | "Moon and Moon" |
| Original air date | October 29, 2009 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Give Peace a Chance" is the seventh episode of the sixth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, and the 109th episode overall. Written by Peter Nowalk and directed by Chandra Wilson, the episode aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the United States on October 29, 2009.
The episode centers on Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) as he defies the orders of Chief of Surgery Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) to perform an operation on a hospital technician’s "inoperable" tumor. Katherine Heigl (Izzie Stevens) was absent due to filming the romantic comedy Life as We Know It (2010).
Though fictionally set in Seattle, Washington, the episode was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California. Mark Saul, Jesse Williams, and Nora Zehetner returned as guest stars, while Faran Tahir made his only appearance.
Upon its initial airing, "Give Peace a Chance" was watched by 13.74 million viewers and garnered a 5.2/13 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, ranking #4 for the night. The episode received mixed-to-positive reviews from television critics, with praise directed towards Tahir's performance.
Wilson's directorial work in the episode won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series at the 2010 ceremony.