Private Practice season 1

Private Practice
Season 1
Images of multiple characters–four men and four women–are superimposed on top of one another. The words "from the creator of Grey's Anatomy" and "private practice" and "A new start on life." in white and black font. At the bottom, a black circle with the letters "abc" inside, follows the phrase "wednesdays 9/8c" and "series premiere september 26th" and there is an internet URL "abc.com".
ABC promotional poster for the first season of Private Practice.
Starring
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 26 (2007-09-26) –
December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The first season of Private Practice, an American television series created by Shonda Rhimes, consisted of nine episodes that ran from September 26 to December 5, 2007. A spin-off of Grey's Anatomy, the series tells the story of Addison Montgomery, a world-class neonatal surgeon, as she adjusts to her move from Seattle to Los Angeles and a new job at Oceanside Wellness Group, a private medical practice. The episodes also focus on the interpersonal relationships among Addison's co-workers, Naomi Bennett, Sam Bennett, Cooper Freedman, Dell Parker, Violet Turner and Pete Wilder, as well as St. Ambrose Hospital chief of staff Charlotte King.

Private Practice's first season aired in the United States on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET on ABC, a terrestrial television network.[1] The season garnered an average of 10.76 million viewers per episode during the 2008–09 American television season. In the United Kingdom, the season premiered on Living on July 15, 2008, and was subsequently shown on Tuesdays at 10:00 pm.[2] It aired in Canada on CTV Television Network and in Australia on the Seven Network.[3][4] It received generally negative reviews from television critics on its debut, but was nominated for three NAACP Image Awards and one People's Choice Award, and earned one BMI Film & TV Award.

The season was released on DVD as a three-disc box set under the title of Private Practice: The Complete First Season – Extended Edition, on September 16, 2008, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment in Region 1 and on March 16, 2009, in Region 2. The season is also available for purchase by registered users at the U.S. iTunes Store, as well as numerous streaming video on demand services.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "ABC Unveils 2007-08 Primetime Schedule". Futon Critic. May 15, 2007. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017.
  2. ^ Munn, Patrick (February 10, 2012). "Sky Living Drops Army Wives, Chuck, Private Practice and White Collar". TVWise. Archived from the original on May 5, 2013.
  3. ^ "Private Practice is this Fall's Breakout Hit". CTV Television Network. November 21, 2007. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Private Practice". Seven Network. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Private Practice". Hulu. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "Private Practice, Season 1". iTunes. Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Private Practice". Archived from the original on January 20, 2017.