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Grey's Anatomy
Season 7
DVD cover art for the seventh season of
Grey's Anatomy
Starring
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseSeptember 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) –
May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The seventh season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, began airing on September 23, 2010 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and concluded on May 19, 2011 ending the season with a total of 22 episodes. The season was produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company; the showrunner being Shonda Rhimes and head writer Krista Vernoff.

The season follows the aftermath of season six shooting, in which Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) and Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) are shot, and a total of 11 people died. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh) was the most affected by the shooting, quitting her job. Cristina and Owen later marry with "her person", the show's protagonist Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), as her maid of honor. Meredith and Derek start an Alzheimer trial, with Meredith suspecting that Richard Webber's (James Pickens, Jr.) wife Adele (Loretta Devine) may have Alzheimer's. Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) leaves for Africa after getting a grant leaving Callie Torres (Sara Ramirez) despondent. She sleeps with Mark Sloan (Eric Dane) and becomes pregnant by chance. Arizona returns, confessing her love for Callie. Meredith messes up the trial for the sake of Adele only to have Alex find out and tell Hunt, leading to Meredith kicking him out of her house. Derek leaves Meredith with Zola. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) decides to give Mark a second chance but later starts a relationship with Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams). Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) starts a relationship with Andrew Perkins (James Tupper), a trauma counselor, but later falls for her patient, Henry Burton.

The season ended with an average of 11.41 million viewers and was ranked no. 31 in overall viewership and was no. 9 in the 18-49 key demographic.[1] Loretta Devine won the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. The season also garnered seven nominations at the 37th People's Choice Awards and also won the Outstanding Drama Series at the NAACP Image Awards.

Episodes

The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No. in season" column refers to the episode's number within this particular season. "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to the number of Americans in millions who watched the episodes live.

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
1271"With You I'm Born Again"Rob CornKrista VernoffSeptember 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)70114.32[2]
1282"Shock to the System"Tom VericaWilliam HarperSeptember 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)70212.53[3]
1293"Superfreak"Michael PressmanMark WildingOctober 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)70312.75[4]
1304"Can't Fight Biology"Edward OrnelasPeter NowalkOctober 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)70412.11[5]
1315"Almost Grown"Chandra WilsonBrian TanenOctober 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)70510.97[6]
1326"These Arms of Mine"Stephen CraggStacy McKeeOctober 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)70610.79[7]
1337"That's Me Trying"Tony PhelanAustin GuzmanNovember 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)70711.92[8]
1348"Something's Gotta Give"Jeannot SzwarcWilliam HarperNovember 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)70811.13[9]
1359"Slow Night, So Long"Rob BaileyZoanne ClackNovember 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)70911.46[10]
13610"Adrift and at Peace"Allison Liddi-BrownTony Phelan & Joan RaterDecember 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)71011.02[11]
13711"Disarm"Debbie AllenKrista VernoffJanuary 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)71111.64[12]
13812"Start Me Up"Mark JacksonNatalie KrinskyJanuary 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)71212.15[13]
13913"Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)"Kevin McKiddMark WildingFebruary 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)71311.18[14]
14014"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)"Steve RobinAustin GuzmanFebruary 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)71410.47[15]
14115"Golden Hour"Rob CornStacy McKeeFebruary 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)71510.24[16]
14216"Not Responsible"Debbie AllenDebora CahnFebruary 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)7169.13[17]
14317"This Is How We Do It"Edward OrnelasPeter NowalkMarch 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)71710.28[18]
14418"Song Beneath the Song"Tony PhelanShonda RhimesMarch 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)71813.09[19]
14519"It's a Long Way Back"Steve RobinWilliam HarperApril 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)71910.67[20]
14620"White Wedding"Chandra WilsonStacy McKeeMay 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)72010.11[21]
14721"I Will Survive"Tom VericaZoanne ClackMay 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)7219.63[22]
14822"Unaccompanied Minor"Rob CornDebora CahnMay 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)7229.89[23]

Cast and characters

Reception

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

No. in
series
No. in
season
Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 18–49 Rank Viewership rank
127 1 "With You I'm Born Again" September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) Thursdays
9:00 p.m.
5.4/14[2] 14.32[2] 3[24] 10[24]
128 2 "Shock to the System" September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) 4.6/12[3] 12.53[3] 8[25] 17[25]
129 3 "Superfreak" October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) 4.6/13[4] 12.75[4] 4[26] 11[26]
130 4 "Can't Fight Biology" October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) 4.6/12[5] 12.11[5] 5[27] 16[27]
131 5 "Almost Grown" October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) 4.0/11[6] 10.97[6] 8[28] 23[28]
132 6 "These Arms of Mine" October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) 3.9/10[7] 10.79[7] 15[29]
133 7 "That's Me Trying" November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) 4.3/12[8] 11.92[8] 6[30] 15[30]
134 8 "Something's Gotta Give" November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) 4.0/11[9] 11.13[9] 11[31] 20[31]
135 9 "Slow Night, So Long" November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18) 4.3/11[10] 11.46[10] 8[32] 21[32]
136 10 "Adrift and at Peace" December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02) 4.0/10[11] 11.02[11] 6[33] 14[33]
137 11 "Disarm" January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) 4.2/11[12] 11.64[12] 11[34] 16[34]
138 12 "Start Me Up" January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13) 4.3/12[13] 12.15[13] 6[35] 10[35]
139 13 "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) 4.3/11[14] 11.18[14] 8[36] 14[36]
140 14 "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) 3.9/10[15] 10.47[15] 10[37] 20[37]
141 15 "Golden Hour" February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) 3.7/10[16] 10.24[16] 7[38] 23[38]
142 16 "Not Responsible" February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) 3.4/9[17] 9.13[17] 13[39]
143 17 "This Is How We Do It" March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) 3.7/10[18] 10.28[18] 7[40] 17[40]
144 18 "Song Beneath the Song" March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) 4.9/13[19] 13.09[19] 5[41] 10[41]
145 19 "It's a Long Way Back" April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) 3.7/9[20] 10.67[20] 6[42] 15[42]
146 20 "White Wedding" May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) 3.5/10[21] 10.11[21] 8[43] 19[43]
147 21 "I Will Survive" May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) 3.2/9[22] 9.63[22] 14[44] 25[44]
148 22 "Unaccompanied Minor" May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) 3.6/9[23] 9.89[23] 10[45] 20[45]

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series
No. in
season
Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating increase Viewers
(millions) increase
Total 18-49 Total viewers
(millions)
Ref
127 1 "With You I'm Born Again" September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23) Thursdays
9:00 p.m.
1.4 2.95 6.8 17.32 [46]
128 2 "Shock to the System" September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) 1.5 3.08 6.1 15.64 [47]
129 3 "Superfreak" October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) 1.4 2.87 6.0 15.69 [48]
130 4 "Can't Fight Biology" October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) 1.5 2.94 6.1 15.10 [49]
131 5 "Almost Grown" October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21) 1.5 3.02 5.5 14.02 [50]
132 6 "These Arms of Mine" October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28) 1.4 3.03 5.3 13.83 [51]
133 7 "That's Me Trying" November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) 1.3 2.67 5.7 14.61 [52]
134 8 "Something's Gotta Give" November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) 1.5 3.02 5.5 14.16 [53]
135 9 "Slow Night, So Long" November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18) 1.5 2.94 5.8 14.43 [54]
136 10 "Adrift and at Peace" December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02) 1.4 2.79 5.3 13.82 [55]
137 11 "Disarm" January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06) 1.3 2.85 5.5 14.51 [56]
138 12 "Start Me Up" January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13) 1.5 2.81 5.8 14.96 [57]
139 13 "Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go)" February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03) 1.4 2.86 5.7 14.06 [58]
140 14 "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10) 1.4 2.88 5.3 13.36 [59]
141 15 "Golden Hour" February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17) 1.5 2.85 5.2 13.09 [60]
142 16 "Not Responsible" February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24) 1.4 2.87 4.8 12.02 [61]
143 17 "This Is How We Do It" March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24) 1.5 2.96 5.2 13.26 [62]
144 18 "Song Beneath the Song" March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) 1.4 2.91 6.3 16.00 [63]
145 19 "It's a Long Way Back" April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28) 1.4 2.92 5.1 13.58 [64]
146 20 "White Wedding" May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) 1.6 3.14 5.1 13.25 [65]
147 21 "I Will Survive" May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12) 1.4 2.78 4.6 12.41 [66]
148 22 "Unaccompanied Minor" May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19) 1.3 2.94 4.9 12.81 [67]

Critical response

The reviews to the season were mostly positive. Robert Bianco USA Today gave a largely positive review stating, "Happily, it now seems to have landed on solid ground, with its best ensemble and most engaging stories in years, the union of Meredith and Derek strengthened it by pushing them into a more mature place", and praising Sandra Oh's performance:" Cristina, who responded last week with a performance that stands with any you're likely to see."[68]

The TV Addict also lauded the season and wrote, "the seventh season of ABC’s genre-defining medical drama is good. Is it "great again"? This would imply that it was great before, a memory I wish I could fondly look back on, but can’t. I’ll admit to have been taken with the doctors of Seattle Grace in their initial seasons: they had chemistry, gave some nice performances", praising the majority cast including Oh's "powerful performance".[69]

Jennifer Armstrong of Entertainment Weekly also praised the season, "Season 7 hasn't relegated the finale's events to a dramatic stunt; rather, it's reveled in the possibilities of rebuilding life in the wake of tragedy."[70] She added "It's in the shooting's emotional reverberations that the show is regenerating after the past few hit-and-miss seasons."[70]

Tom Gliatto writing for People Weekly called the season "satisfying", "Grey has been on long enough now that it has lost much of its erotic sizzle--McDreamy is edging toward Mcnappy--but the satisfyingly steady seventh season is a model of a hit that keeps fitting new characters into the blueprint."[71]

Renee Scolaro Rathke of PopMatters, reviewing the premiere, gave a mixed review, "Unfortunately, the best bits of the premiere were the flashbacks to the finale, though their impact was watered down considerably in the context of an action-less storyline, filled with Grey's usual rambling pontifications."[72] Verne Gay of Newsday was rather critical of the season stating, "Unfortunately, they've settled on far-too-easy and facile answers for the most part."[73]

DVD release

Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season - More Heartbeats[74]
Set details Special features
  • 22 Episodes (1 extended)
    • Song Beneath the Song
  • 6-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
  • Audio commentaries
  • Dissecting Grey's Anatomy - Unaired Scenes
  • In Stitches: Season Seven Outtakes
  • The Music Event: Behind the Scenes
  • Seattle Grace: Message of Hope- 6 Webisodes
Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 13, 2011 May 28, 2012 November 2, 2011

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