A Hard Day's Night (Grey's Anatomy)

"A Hard Day's Night"
Grey's Anatomy episode
The cast of the first season of Grey's Anatomy, excluding Alex, all of whom appear in the pilot episode.
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Directed by	Peter Horton
Written by	Shonda Rhimes
Featured music	"Cosy in the Rocket" "Portions for Foxes" "Super Cool" "They" "Dance" "Ready to Rise" "Life is Short" "Into the Fire"
Original air date	March 27, 2005 (2005-03-27)
Running time	43 minutes
Guest appearances
Skyler Shaye as Katie Bryce Randall Arney as Mr. Bryce Kate Burton as Ellis Grey Moe Irvin as Tyler Christian Martin Ighani as Rectal Exam Patient Billy Wood as Senior Resident Josh Bywater as Intern No. 1
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"A Hard Day's Night" is the pilot episode and series premiere of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, which first aired on March 27, 2005 on ABC. The episode introduces the main characters and surgical interns Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), George O'Malley (T. R. Knight), and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), as they begin their journey into the world of surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital. Other key characters introduced in the episode include Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.) and Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington).

On its initial airing, the episode garnered an American audience of 16.25 million viewers and received positive reviews from television critics.^[1][2]

Peter Horton received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the episode.