List of Private Practice episodes

The following is an episode list of the ABC series, Private Practice.

The pilot entitled The Other Side of This Life is a Season 3 episode of Grey's Anatomy and serves as a spinoff episode for its sister series.

Series Overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired	DVD Release	Season Premiere	Season Finale	Viewers (m)
	1	9	2007	September 16, 2008	September 26, 2007	December 5, 2007	11.5
	2	24	2008 - 2009	TBA	October 1, 2008	Spring 2009	TBD

Season 1: 2007

Episode	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate
1-01 (1)	"In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else"	Shonda Rhimes	Mark Tinker	September 26, 2007
Addison resigns from her post at Seattle Grace and pursues the job at the Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica. Upon arrival, Addison is given a case that may jeopardize her future at the center. Addison learns that she and Sam are neighbours.
1-02 (2)	"In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor"	Mike Ostrowski	Tony Goldwyn	October 3, 2007
Jealousy ensues between Addison & Naomi when Cooper hires a stripper for Sam. The doctors work together to find a diagnosis for a baby's illness.
1-03 (3)	"In Which Addison Finds the Magic"	Shonda Rhimes and Marti Noxon	Mark Tinker	October 10, 2007
Addison confides in Pete while treating newlyweds who are experiencing difficulty in their relationship. Cooper attempts to investigate why four sisters share the same sickness.
1-04 (4)	"In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"	Andrea Newman	Arvin Brown	October 17, 2007
Addison invites her fellow Oceanside Wellness co workers to her house for a get together, but no one RSVPs, the wife of Violet's ex boyfriend visits the wellness center for medical treatment and Violet is none too happy about it. Cooper counsels a young patient who is lovesick, and Sam appears on his first talk show promoting his self help book.
1-05 (5)	"In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead"	Shonda Rhimes & Marti Noxon	Julie Ann Robinson	October 24, 2007
With all the encouragement from her friends, Addison can’t stop thinking of Pete. Cooper is not happy to see Allan, Violet’s ex, at the clinic. Naomi and Sam's daughter, Maya, secretly seeks Addison's medical advice
1-06 (6)	"In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole"	Jenna Bans	David Solomon	October 31, 2007
Charlotte seeks Pete's help in treating her insomnia. Naomi goes on her first date since college while Cooper suspects that his patient's injuries aren't an accident and a patient asks Addison and Naomi to conceal her fertility from her husband.
1-07 (7)	"In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride"	Emily Halpern	Jeff Melman	November 14, 2007
While Sam finds himself in the midst of a dangerous house call, love - or at least sex - is in the air at Oceanside Wellness Center, as Pete and Addison decide to take their relationship to the next level, and Violet enters a "friends with benefits" pact with Cooper
1-08 (8)	"In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm"	Lauren Schmidt	Mark Tinker	November 21, 2007
Cooper returns to online dating with surprising results; Addison dates one of Violet's patients; Naomi and Sam make a house call at a convent; Dell gives a tour of Oceanside Wellness to his midwifery classmates; and Addison and Pete participate in a Safe Surrender program and come to the aid of a teen mother.
1-09 (9)	"In Which Dell Finds His Fight"	Ayanna Floyd	Wendey Stanzler	December 5, 2007
Oceanside focuses on fertility and starts a dads-to-be class; Sam and Naomi struggle to figure out where their relationship is heading; Addison is conflicted about her status in the dating world; Cooper begins a secret affair with a colleague.

Season 2: 2008-2009

Private Practice has been renewed by ABC for the 2008-09 television season.

Episode	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate
2-01 (10)	"A Family Thing"	Shonda Rhimes	TBA	October 1 2008
TBA
2-02 (11)	"Equal and Opposite"	TBA	TBA	October 8 2008
TBA
2-03 (12)	"TBA"	TBA	TBA	October 15 2008
TBA
2-04 (13)	"Past Tense"	TBA	TBA	October 22 2008
TBA
2-05 (14)	"Let It Go"	TBA	TBA	October 29 2008
TBA
2-06 (15)	"Serving Two Masters"	TBA	TBA	November 5 2008
TBA

Specials & Other episodes

Episode	Title	Writer(s)	Director	Original airdate
Pilot	"The Other Side of This Life, Parts One and Two"	Shonda Rhimes	Michael Grossman	May 3, 2007
Addison goes on a road trip to LA as she is given another job offer in California, although she finds that no matter where she is, drama follows her. While in LA, she helps resolve a surrogacy problem, where it seems the surrogate had unprotected sex with many other guys on the week she was implanted with the fertilized egg. Back at Seattle Grace, Meredith continues to improve her relationship with her father and stepmother when her stepmother is brought to the hospital. Cristina is having issues coping with her mother and (soon-to-be) mother-in-law.
Special	"Come Rain or Come Shine: From Grey's Anatomy to Private Practice"	———	———	September 19, 2007
This episode recaps all of the seasons of Grey's Anatomy and sets up the spin-off series, Private Practice, by relating Addison's story. It also includes a preview of Private Practice.

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Weekly ratings

#	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot (EST)	Season	Rating	Share	18-49 (Rating/Share)	Viewers (m)	Weekly Rank (#)
1	"In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else"	September 26, 2007	Wednesday 9:00 P.M.	2007-2008	9.7	14	5.2/13	14.41	12
2	"In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor"	October 3, 2007			8.3	13	4.3/13	12.3	17
3	"In Which Addison Finds the Magic"	October 10, 2007			8.2	13	4.8/12	12.4	18
4	"In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"	October 17, 2007			8.1	13	4.3/11	11.81	23
5	"In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead"	October 24, 2007			8.1	12	4.5/11	11.77	24
6	"In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole"	October 31, 2007			7.7	13	3.8/10	11.21	25
7	"In Which Sam Gets Taken For A Ride"	November 14, 2007			7.9	12	4.2/10	11.45	22
8	"In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm"	November 21, 2007			5.7	9	2.6/8	8.44	41
9	"In Which Dell Finds His Fight"	December 5, 2007			7.1	11	3.8	10.36	20