| "It's the End of the World" | |
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| Grey's Anatomy episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Peter Horton |
| Written by | Shonda Rhimes |
| Production code | 211 |
| Original air date | February 5, 2006 (ABC) |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"It's the End of the World" is the 16th episode of the second season of the American television series Grey's Anatomy and the show's 25th episode overall. Written by series creator Shonda Rhimes and directed by co-executive producer Peter Horton, the episode is the first part of a two-part storyline, which concludes with the following episode, "As We Know It".
The episode originally aired on February 5, 2006, on ABC, serving as the lead-out program for Super Bowl XL. On its original broadcast, it was watched by 38.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated and most-watched episode in the series' history.[1] Both parts received positive reviews from television critics upon broadcast.
The episode, along with its second part, earned Rhimes a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.[2]