Private Practice season 5

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Private Practice
Season 5
DVD cover art for the complete fifth season of
Private Practice
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 29, 2011 (2011-09-29) –
May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of Private Practice premiered on September 29, 2011.[1] It was announced on February 9, 2011 that Audra McDonald, who plays the character Naomi Bennett, will not return as a regular cast member in the fifth season, however she may return as a guest star or a recurring character.

Following the departure of Audra McDonald, it was announced on March 20, 2011 that actor Benjamin Bratt will be added to the series as a regular cast member for the fifth season. The details of his character were released on August 7, as he is set to play Jake Reilly, an accomplished fertility specialist that is knowledgeable in cutting-edge technology and procedures.

Later in the season, Cooper Freedman was revealed to have had an 8 year old son from a previous one-night stand. Son Mason is portrayed by child actor Griffin Gluck. While Gluck initially served as a guest star, he was promoted to series regular later on in the season. Gluck is notable for being the first child to be a series regular in Private Practice or in the original series Grey's Anatomy.

Cast

Casting

Following the renewal of Private Practice, it was announced that Benjamin Bratt would be returning to the show as a series regular, and his character was reviewed to be named, Jake Reilly.[2][3] It was also announced that Audra McDonald would not be returning as a series regular, but instead could possible return as a recurring cast member. All of the regular cast including, Kate Walsh, Tim Daly, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Brian Benben, Caterina Scorsone, Taye Diggs, and Amy Brenneman all returned in their roles as series regulars. In September 2011, it was announced that My So Called Life actress, A.J. Langer, was cast as Erica Warner, was cast in a recurring role as a woman who shows up in Cooper's life proclaiming they have an eight-year-old son together.[4] It was later announced that Griffin Gluck was cast as Mason Warner, the son that Cooper and Erica share together.[5] Later in the season, Griffin was billed as a series regular, while A.J. stayed as a recurring character as her character died. In November 2011, it was announced that Stephen Amell had been cast as Scott Becker, a paramedic that was also a potential love interest for Violet, seeing as Violet and Pete decided to split up after Pete's heart attack.[6]

In November 2011, Wes Brown had a recurring role as Ryan Kerrigan, a drug addict and a potential love interest for Amelia, but his character eventually dies pursuing Amelia to go to rehab.[7] In November 2011, it was announced that, Jessie star, Debby Ryan would be making a special guest appearance, as Hailey, a girl that Amelia meets while she is going through rehab for drug addiction.[8] In January 2012, it was announced that Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy would be having another crossover, and Patrick Dempsey and Chyler Leigh would be making a special guest appearance in an episode in an effort to save Erica's life.[9] In February 2012, it was announced that Anika Noni Rose had been cast in a recurring role as Corinne Bennett, who would play Sam's sister who drops in town for a visit.[10]

Development

On January 10, 2011, ABC renewed Private Practice for a fifth season.[11] The fifth season premiered on September 29, 2011.[1]

A plot device this season sees most episodes begin with Addison at a therapist's office introducing the episode while most but not all end with a redux of the plot device although Kate Walsh does not narrate the actual episodes. In the beginning of the season a major part of the story-line is Amelia's drug addiction, and how all of the doctors work to try to save her. Another story-line in the beginning of the season is the practice going under, and trying to save it and Violet trying to get her medical license back. A major story-line that has been in place since the fourth season, is Addison trying to have a baby with IVF treatments, but after the IVF treatments fail and she no longer has any eggs left, she decides to adopt a baby, eventually adopting a baby named Henry, who she delivered the very same day she was called about adopting him. A plot that took place for the entire season, is Cooper finding out that he has a son and that the mother, Erica Warner, has an inoperable brain tumor, and how Cooper and Charlotte must deal with the death of Erica and how it affects Mason. Through the middle of the season, Pete and Violet decide that they should go through separation; Violet tries to move on with a relationship with Scott, a paramedic she met, but the relationship eventually ends when Scott ends it and Violet decides to try to work things out with Pete. The addition of a new character, Jake Reilly, opened up the story-line of Addison trying to figure out if she wants to pursue a relationship with Sam or with Jake. After Amelias' drug addiction story-line, it's found out that Amelia is pregnant, and she has to deal with finding out that her baby (who was conceived while Amelia was actively using drugs) was developing without a brain and would not survive; she decides to carry it to term to donate the organs. Amelia also dealt with her anger at Addison while having Jake be her doctor.

Cast and characters

Episodes

See also: List of Private Practice episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
771"God Laughs"Mark TinkerCraig TurkSeptember 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)7.79[12]
782"Breaking the Rules"Tom VericaSteve BlackmanOctober 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)6.06[13]
793"Deal With It"Randy ZiskJennifer CecilOctober 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)6.51[14]
804"Remember Me"Mark TinkerBarbie KligmanOctober 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)6.38[15]
815"Step One"Ann KindbergAdele LimOctober 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)6.40[16]
826"If I Hadn't Forgotten..."Jeff BlecknerKrista VernoffNovember 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)6.56[17]
837"Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough"Bethany RooneyFred EinesmanNovember 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)7.51[18]
848"Who We Are"Mark TinkerShonda RhimesNovember 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)7.23[19]
859"The Breaking Point"Jeff BlecknerChristopher FifeNovember 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)7.23[19]
8610"Are You My Mother?"Ed OrnelasElizabeth J. B. KlaviterJanuary 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)7.71[20]
8711"The Standing Eight Count"Scott PrintzZahir McGheeJanuary 12, 2012 (2012-01-12)6.55[21]
8812"Losing Battles"Stephen CraggGabriel LlanasJanuary 19, 2012 (2012-01-19)6.00[22]
8913"The Time Has Come"Mark TinkerJennifer CecilFebruary 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)6.55[23]
9014"Too Much"Karen GaviolaNoah EvslinFebruary 9, 2012 (2012-02-09)6.52[24]
9115"You Break My Heart"Allison Liddi-BrownSteve Blackman & Craig TurkFebruary 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)7.08[25]
9216"Andromeda"Mark TinkerGabe FonsecaFebruary 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)6.32[26]
9317"The Letting Go"Paul AdelsteinBarbie KligmanMarch 15, 2012 (2012-03-15)6.85[27]
9418"It Was Inevitable"Bill PurpleAdele Lim & Christopher FifeApril 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)6.53[28]
9519"And Then There Was One"Tom VericaJennifer Cecil & Elizabeth J. B. KlaviterApril 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)8.13[29]
9620"True Colors"Steve RobinCraig Turk & Steve BlackmanMay 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)7.38[30]
9721"Drifting Back"Jeannot SzwarcGabriel Llanas & Zahir McGheeMay 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)5.77[31]
9822"Gone, Baby, Gone"Ann KindbergShonda RhimesMay 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)6.81[32]

Ratings

Live ratings

No. in
Series 		No. in
Season 		Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) Weekly Rank (m)
77 1 "God Laughs" September 29, 2011 Thursdays
10:00 p.m. 		2.8/8 7.79[12] TBA
78 2 "Breaking the Rules" October 6, 2011 2.1/5 6.06[13] TBA
79 3 "Deal With It" October 13, 2011 2.3/6 6.51[14] TBA
80 4 "Remember Me" October 20, 2011 2.3/6 6.38[15] TBA
81 5 "Step One" October 27, 2011 2.4/6 6.59[16] TBA
82 6 "If I Hadn't Forgotten..." November 3, 2011 2.6/7 6.56[17] TBA
83 7 "Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough" November 10, 2011 2.8/7 7.51[18] TBA
84 8 "Who We Are" November 17, 2011 2.6/7 7.23[19] TBA
85 9 "The Breaking Point" November 17, 2011 2.6/7 7.23[19] TBA
86 10 "Are You My Mother?" January 5, 2012 2.7/7 7.71[20] TBA
87 11 "The Standing Eight Count" January 12, 2012 2.3/6 6.55[21] TBA
88 12 "Losing Battles" January 19, 2012 2.1/5 6.00[22] TBA
89 13 "The Time Has Come" February 2, 2012 2.3/6 6.55[23] TBA
90 14 "Too Much" February 9, 2012 2.2/6 6.52[24] TBA
91 15 "You Break My Heart" February 16, 2012 2.6/7 7.08[25] TBA
92 16 "Andromeda" February 23, 2012 2.1/6 6.32[26] TBA
93 17 "The Letting Go" March 15, 2012 2.1/6 6.85[27] TBA
94 18 "It Was Inevitable" April 17, 2012 Tuesdays
10:00 p.m. 		1.7/5 6.53[28] TBA
95 19 "And Then There Was One" April 24, 2012 2.2/6 8.13[29] #22[33]
96 20 "True Colors" May 1, 2012 2.1/6 7.38[30] TBA
97 21 "Drifting Back" May 8, 2012 1.4/4 5.77[31] TBA
98 22 "Gone, Baby, Gone" May 15, 2012 1.8/5 6.81[32] TBA

DVD release

Private Practice: The Complete Fifth Season
Set Details Special Features
  • 22 Episodes
  • 5-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Audio Commentaries
  • The Practice Of Parenthood- Filmmakers and cast discuss the addition of children to the series this season, the different kinds of family the show explores, and how being a parent affects the cast, both as actors and in their person lives.
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Bloopers
Release Dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 11, 2012 (2012-09-11)[34] February 4, 2013 (2013-02-04)[35] November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)[36]

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