The third season of the American television medical drama Gray Anatomy , began airing on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17 2007. This season was produced by Touchstone Television, in collaboration with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company, officers who became Shonda Rhimes. Actor Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, and T.R. Knight changed their roles as Meredith Gray's surgical interns, Cristina Yang, Izzie Stevens, Alex Karev, and George O'Malley, respectively, continuing their vast storyline as a focal point throughout the season. Past lead cast members Chandra Wilson, James Pickens, Jr., Kate Walsh, Isaiah Washington, and Patrick Dempsey also returned, while previous guest stars Sara Ramirez and Eric Dane were promoted to a number of regular players following their contract renewal.
The season follows the continuation of surgical residency from five young apprentices, as they experience the demands of a competitive medical field, which are the defining definitions of their personal evolution. Although set up at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, located in Seattle, Washington, filming mainly takes place in Los Angeles, California. While the first season primarily focuses on the impact of the surgical field on the main character, and the second provides a detailed perspective on the physician's personal life, the third season relates to the severe challenges brought by the final stage of the apprentice surgeon, combining professional motives emphasized in the first season, with a complex personal background is used in the second season. Throughout the season, several new storylines were introduced, including the arrival of Dane's character, Dr. Mark Sloan, is understood and introduced as the opposite presence.
In the departure from the previous season, the third season aired in a new competitive time slot at 21:00 on Thursday, playing against a highly promoted and highly rated CSI drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which aired simultaneously on the CBS Network. The third season of Gray's Anatomy contains 25 episodes, in addition to two show clips produced to summarize the previous events of the show, prior to the introduction of the new main arc. "Complications of the Heart" aired on the same night of the inaugural season, closing the last episode of the second season with an insight into future episodes in the third episode, while "Every Moment Counts" aired before the twentieth episode. This season also airs episodes of the two-part episode, which primarily serves as a backdoor pilot for the proposed spin-off, Personal Practice , which focuses on the departure of Walsh's character. Addison Montgomery.
The series ended its third season with an average of 19.22 million viewers per episode and a 6.8/35 Nielsen rating/share in demographic 18-49, ranked eighth in the television season, ahead of CSI. Television critics have expressed a particularly negative view on the development of the series throughout the season, with reviews ranging from mixed to unfavorable, as excessive and lack of realism have been highlighted as a major issue in the decline in the quality of the storyline. Despite the critically negative response, the performance of the cast and crew production techniques received tremendous recognition through numerous awards and nominations. Getting a major category nomination at the 59th Emmy Primetime Awards and 65th Golden Globe Awards, this season reached the highest number of recipients of the series, with Heigl becoming the most awarded cast member. The series was ranked sixth in the best-of-its-kind USA Today television list, after the end of the season.
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Cast
The third season has twelve roles that receive star billing, with ten returns from the previous season, nine of which are part of the original player. All the main characters are doctors at Seattle Grace fictional hospital wing. Ellen Pompeo plays Meredith Gray, both the protagonist and the narrator of the series, whose primary goal is to strike a balance between apprentice difficulties, and the complicated relationship in his personal life. Sandra Oh describes Cristina Yang, who quickly developed as Meredith's best friend, despite the constant competition against other apprentices. Katherine Heigl describes Isobel's intern "Izzie" Stevens, grieving over the death of her fiancée as she suddenly decides to quit her job; he concluded that he was too personally involved with his patients. Justin Chambers acts as Alexander "Alex" Karev, whose abrasive and arrogant attitude is softened with a more emotional and sensitive view of his career and relationships. T.R. Knight played the role of apprentice George O'Malley, who gradually became more confident after his feelings towards Meredith diminished. Chandra Wilson describes a five-year resident in a public operation, Miranda Bailey, the resident in charge of five apprentices.
James Pickens, Jr. acted as Seattle Grace Hospital Surgery Head, Richard Webber, who had to deal with the choice between his career and his marriage. Kate Walsh plays Addison Montgomery, a gynecologist, gynecologist, and neonatal surgeon, who agrees with her husband Derek Shepherd's wish to divorce, while confronting her ex-girlfriend. Isaiah Washington played the role of attending physician and cardiothoracic surgeon, Preston Burke, who became engaged to Cristina Yang intern after they developed the relationship. Patrick Dempsey is depicted attending neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd, whose relationship with Meredith Gray's apprenticeship has been the focal point of the series since its inception. Sara Ramirez began receiving billing stars at the season premiere, after many appearances during the last episode of the second season. He plays an orthopedic surgeon and five-year-old resident, Calliope "Callie" Torres, whose relationship with George O'Malley's apprenticeship evolved into a sudden marriage with an unpleasant impact. Eric Dane was also promoted to the regular status of the series after a guest appearance on the eighteenth episode of the previous season, and which was unverified in the second episode of the season. He began receiving a billing star in the third episode of the season, describing the present doctor, otolaryngologist and plastic surgeon Mark Sloan, whose bow, depicting his efforts to continue his relationship with Addison Montgomery, was evolving throughout the season.
Many supporting characters have been given a broad and recurring appearance in the progressive storyline. Brooke Smith continues her role as cardiothoracic surgeon Erica Hahn, whose plot includes a rivalry with Preston Burke, her arrival to carry out the dying operation of George O'Malley's father, and Richard Webber's decision to hire her at the hospital. Chyler Leigh portrays Meredith's half brother, Lexie Gray, who was admitted to the hospital internship after her mother's sudden death. Kate Burton appears as Meredith Gray's mother, Ellis Gray, a renowned surgeon suffering from Alzheimer's disease, who eventually died after a heart attack. Veterinary Finn Dandrige was described by Chris O'Donnell and appeared in the first four episodes of the season to continue the storyline of his romantic relationship with Meredith, who was introduced in the second season. The deceased since the end of the second season, Dennsion Denny's character "Denny" Duquette, Jr. (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) appeared in two episodes this season, during Meredith's limbo sequence.
Elizabeth Reaser plays Rebecca "Ava" Pope, a recurring character and a love affair for Alex Karev. He arrived as a patient suffering from amnesia and severe facial injuries after being involved in a massive ferry accident. Loretta Devine acts as Adele Webber, wife of Richard, who continues to struggle to have normal marriage culminating in her asking her husband to retire. Other guest stars include Sarah Utterback in the role of nurse Olivia Harper, former love interest of both George O'Malley and Alex Karev, Rocha Times describes the fifth resident of Sydney Heron, who entered the competition against Miranda Bailey and Callie Torres for the position of Chief Resident, Roger Rees in the role of Colin Marlowe, a cardiothoracic surgeon and former professor and lover Cristina Yang, Jeff Perry describes Meredith Gray's father, Thatcher Gray; Mare Winningham in the role of Susan Gray, Embeth Davidtz portrays Derek Shepherd's sister, Nancy Shepherd, a surgeon who is revealed to have slept with Mark Sloan; Tsai Chin in the role of Helen Yang Rubenstein, Cristina's mother, and Diahann Carroll describes Jane Burke, Preston Burke's too protective mother. Future Private Practice fixed series Amy Brenneman, Paul Adelstein, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Chris Lowell star in the twenty-two and twenty-three episodes this season, depicts Violet Turner, Cooper Freedman, Peter Wilder, Sam Bennett and William "Dell" Parker, respectively, to make the transition to a spin-off proposal. Main Cast
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Production
Crew
This season was the last one produced by ABC Studios under the title Touchstone Television, because the company's decision to change its name occurred after the end of the season. Shonda Rhimes returns as showrunner and executive producer of the series. He also continued his position from the first two seasons as one of the most prominent writing staff members. Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon and Rob Corn also returned as executive producers, along with Mark Wilding, Peter Horton and Krista Vernoff, who have been in this position since the birth of this series. Allan Heinberg, however, joined the production team at the start of the third season as a co-executive producer, before his promotion to the executive. Kent Hodder, Nancy Bordson, and Steve Mulholland served as executive producers for four episodes during the season. Horton left the series at the end of the season, while James D. Parriott, who previously served the writer and executive producer for the first two seasons, did not continue his work on the show during this season. Joan Rater and Tony Phelan continue to serve as co-executive producers, with Rater being a supervisor producer as well. Stacy McKee, who previously served as producer and writer for the series, was promoted to co-executive producer.
After writing three episodes for the first season and five episodes for the second, Rhimes returned as a writer for six episodes, from which one was written together with Marti Noxon. Krista Vernoff, Tony Phelan, Stacy McKee and Mark Wilding returned to the series as a writing staff member, with Vernoff and Phelan writing three episodes and McKee and Wilding producing two episodes of the script. Gabrielle Stanton and Harry Werksman, Jr. worked together for the writing of one episode, after three episodes that they had written for the series in the past. This season includes the first episode written by Debora Cahn, who will be one of the series's lead authors, as well as a consultant and supervisor producer. Other authors include Kip Koenig, Carolina Paiz, Eric Buchman, Joan Rater, and Chris Van Dusen. Rob Corn returned to the series to direct three episodes for the season, having written two episodes in the second season. Greg Yaitanes is credited for directing two episodes during the season, the only one that has been directed by him in the series. Other notable directors are Jeff Melman, Michael Grossman, Julie Anne Robinson and Adam Arkin, each directing two or more episodes during the season. Danny Lux continued his position as the main musical composer for the series, while Herbert Davis and Walt Fraser served as cinematographic directors this season. Susan Vaill and Edward Ornelas continued their position as editors, seeing David Greenspan, Matthew Ramsey and Avi Fisher added to the team. Fisher, however, left the series at the end of the season.
Writing and filming
This season was primarily filmed in Los Angeles, California. Fisher Plaza, home to the media company Fisher Communications and radio and television stations affiliated with the ABC Command for Seattle, was used for several exterior photos of the Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, such as an air ambulance that landed on the newscopter Komo Television helipad. This puts Seattle Grace close to the Space Needle, located just across the street from Fisher Plaza, Seattle Monorail, and other local landmarks. However, the hospital used for most other exterior and interior images not in Seattle, was shot at the VA Ambulatory Care Center in North Hills, California. Most scenes are primarily recorded at Los Feliz, Los Angeles, at Prospect Studios, and this set occupies two stages, including hospital pieces, but some outdoor scenes shot at Warren G. Magnuson Park in Seattle. Some of the props used are original medical supplies, including MRI machines. Before the season's production begins officially, producer Shonda Rhimes states that she is planning a major development in Ellen Pompeo's character, Meredith Gray.
"There is a spirit there that is very interesting to me, he is charming and there is something about him that is so interesting to watch," Rhimes said in response to Pomepo's portrayal of characters. Executive producer Betsy Beers stated that the writing staff will focus on the balance between vulnerability and courage, as well as dealing with changes in relationships with friends. Pompeo notes that the uncertainty of his character's fate is what helped him evolve into a more adaptable actor. Rhimes also revealed that an episode with Ellis Gray's unexpected clarity and death was finally in the plan since the start of the series. Rhimes describes how Pompeo passed the challenge of sending Meredith in the hereafter: "This is an interesting place to take her. Fun to see her find his way home." In response to Izzie's bow, Shonda Rhimes discusses the impact Denny Duquette will have on her death, noting that Izzie was forced to abandon her idealism, which in turn caused her to give up drugs. After Denny's death, Katherine Heigl became convinced that Izzie was not fit to be a doctor. Executive producer Betsy Beers explains, however, that Denny's death made Izzie more mature, and Heigl insisted that "At the beginning of the third season they try to show how much Izzie's loss is, he loses his optimism, he realizes now that life is difficult, but he still strives hard to see the best of people. "
Creator Shonda Rhimes compares what she considers to be the two "most iconic moments of the season", describing how the season started with Izzie lying in a prom dress in the bathroom, and ending with Cristina standing motionless in her wedding dress. Cast Member Eric Dane described the impact of his first scene of the season on him, stating that it was a spectacular entrance: "It was a new towel, which had a hard time keeping up, so every time I put it together and let it go my hand went, it's almost like throwing hearts into the wind. "Cast member Sara Ramirez notes that one of the most important scenes of the season is when Izzie and George" had this wonderful moment when none of them spoke, but they said so much and it was so rich ", illustrating how their interactions during the Scene determine everything that will be developed for their bows later. Betsy Beers, however, notes that the most "powerful" scenes in the season saw Cristina Yang and Preston Burke in the calling room, talking about the future of their relationship: "It is interesting to see how their entire relationship is changing and virtually destroyed in this one exchange ". Beers and Rhimes expressed their desire to introduce Patrick Dempsey's passion in this series, though this ultimately did not happen during the season. "Patrick loves it, he's always riding something new, always trying something," says the series maker, about Dempsey's response to the storyline.
Rhimes also described the difficulties she faced in finding the right love interest for Alex Karev's character: "We kept meeting people and it was not until we met Elizabeth Reaser and sat with her, and within two seconds realized that she was really what we were looking for. "Reaser explains that when he was thrown, there was no definite plan for the development of his character, and that only the intrigue of the ferry crash had been explained to him. He also considers his character "frustrated and scared". As for the process of make up, Reaser states: "The prosthetics change your outlook on yourself.This can be very confusing, it's intense." Beer, however, notes that focusing on Ava is mainly due to his inability to express his feelings through facial expressions, just communicating with his eyes and his voice. Executive producer Rob Corn stated that his plan for the original arc was about Jane Doe's inner life, struggling to get out of the situation he was trapped. He stated that the main characteristic that they are looking for in actresses for parts is strength and vulnerability. He also called Reaser's "heart-wrenching and beautiful" appearance. Betsy Beers, the show's executive producer, discovered that Izzie had been marked for life by Denny's death, who matured her "in a very serious way," but played a major role in making her feel more confident. He also notes an irrefutable connection between Izzie and Alex Karev, whose desire to do honorable things has been compared to his "cutting and sarcastic" personality. After Izzie's ongoing effort to change Alex during their relationship in the previous season, Beers announced the possibility of a relationship between the two of them. He also compared female actors on shows with women in movies, explaining how the characters on television are shaped in a unique way.
Spin-off launch
On February 21, 2007, The Wall Street Journal reported that ABC was pursuing a spin-off drama television series for a series featuring the character of Kate Walsh, Addison Montgomery. The next report confirms the decision, stating that the extended two hour broadcast of Gray's Anatomy will serve as a backdoor pilot for spin-off proposals. The players were reportedly unhappy with the decision, as all hoped a spin-off would be given to them. Pompeo commented that he felt, as a star, he should have been consulted, and Heigl, revealing that he was hoping for a spin-off for Izzie. The backdoor pilot aired on May 3, 2007, saw Addison take "leave" from Seattle Grace Hospital, to visit his best friend from Los Angeles, Naomi Bennett, a specialist in reproductive endocrinology and infertility, to get pregnant. While in Los Angeles, he met with Bennett's colleagues at the Oceanside Health Center and even became an obstetrician in the clinic for the day. The two-hour broadcast serves as the twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of the third season, and directed by Michael Grossman, according to Variety . The players include Amy Brenneman, Paul Adelstein, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Chris Lowell and Merrin Dungey. ABC officially took Personal Practice for the 2007 line on May 11, 2007. KaDee Strickland, Charlotte King, who will be introduced at the first season premiere of the spinoff, does not appear at the pilot's back door. Its addition to major players was announced on July 11, 2007, before the start of the first season. He did not have to audition for the role, but was cast after a meeting with Rhimes. Also not present in the backdoor pilot is Audra McDonald, because of his character, Bennett, who is portrayed by a different actress, Merrin Dungey. However, on June 29, 2007, ABC announced that Dungey would be replaced, for no reason given for the change. The premiere episode follows the second part of the debut season of Dancing with the Stars , and provides a lead-in for fellow beginners series, Dirty Sexy Money . Encourage Aster , the third new series for the evening, completing the lineup as the start of Personal Training . The series aired a total of six seasons.
Reception
Critical response
This season got a negative review, after two seasons that produced critical acclaim. Following a positive outlook in the second season, Christopher Monfette of IGN Entertainment expressed disappointment during the third, mainly due to the declining quality and lack of realism of the storyline. He noted more and more similarities between season arcs and developed in the soap opera, stating that "the line separating primetime television from soap operas is often thin" and admits that, although he considered the "best drama" series, he freely admitted that it required some an inherent distrustful suspension, after which "finds himself mired in irritating and unreasonable things." While Monfette acknowledged that fans would regard the matter as a simple case of lazy writing, he notes that writing too much plays a major role in a series that unexpectedly becomes unrealistic. He also noted unreasonable intrigues in Derek/Meredith's relationship, stating that the seasons would not achieve high rankings if functional relationships had been introduced: "The season generally chooses to stall for the most part, giving Meredith some weird sub-plots growing about depression and giving Derek reconsideration throughout the season to do ".
Monfette criticized the romantic developments of characters throughout the season, illustrating the relationship of Cristina and Burke as reasons for the possibility of marriage for Meredith, while Burke's unfair behavior towards Cristina is considered manipulative, exposing her to his overly romantic idea of ​​Meredith. the ideal ceremony. The way of doubt about the success of their relationship settled at the end of the season is described as "the most obvious and least attractive." IGN Entertainment is also critical of Alex Karev's storyline, which is seen falling for the pregnant and severely wounded Jane Doe, despite always being "self-obsessed". Monfette once again noted the lack of realism in Jane Doe's improved condition, when she gave birth to her baby and underwent a reconstructive surgery in no time. However, his incessant and constant struggle to remember who he is regarded as "the most affluent and honest plotline of the season", notes the nuanced and emotional scene, which gives the show a "positive, good-feeling" foundation that charming.. Monfette considers Izzie's affair with George as the worst but most important storyline of the season, criticizing it as "red-power, emotionally wrong, incompatibility from beginning and long-shot narrative," which does not express love, but lust. He agrees that an important issue this season is his reluctance to move, which causes frustration after seeing "entertaining familiar characters so burdened by their most annoying traits."
In response to the season's premiere, Oscar Dahl of Buddytv.com noted the predictability of the series, but expressed hope in further development, stating that it has become a "medical film girl, but a very good one" with great and interesting players. He also praised the interaction between characters, noting the "smart" dialogue that helped each character evolve. However, Dahl expresses his disappointment in emotional scenes, describing it as "off-putting" and "unreliable", while comparing it with real-life interactions between people who are emotioned in a more subtle way than on television. "Emotions are running high in the premiere and there's a lot of crying," Dahl said, but noted that the dialogue, which he had previously worried about would be "too cute", unobtrusive, and rather realistic, noted how the show was "intelligently written". He also described the acting of Ellen Pompeo and Katherine Heigl as "worthy of attention".
Robert Rorke reviewed many characters with a heavy romantic development, noted "continuous comedy, dashing and makeup", while explaining the lack of sentimental involvement character Katherine Heigl in the first half of the season. However, he regards Izzie Stevens as the "listener and soul" of the "sex-filled series", as this season largely focuses on events that define him as a person. Rorke named him the hero of the show, and wrote that "Izzie is a welcome and comforting presence, despite the devastation that she experienced when she failed to save her patient and fiancé Denny Duquette", deeming her more prominent than the title character, Meredith Gray, whose storyline receives negative criticism : "She was a queen of romantic dilemmas, but lately, she's a little stupid, with an endless McDreamy solution." He also noted Meredith's descending importance in the ongoing bow, illustrating how the development of the Sandra Oh character is crucial to the success of this season, as he compares the "cruel exterior" with his emotional side of personality growing throughout the season. New York Post compares Izzie, who has depicted to have reached depth, to Miranda Bailey, noting the maturity they have, which is unusual for apprentices. Robert Rorke positively reviews Chandra Wilson's performance by stating that he is "tough".
Prior to the 59th Emmy Primetime Prize, Stuart Levine of Variety reviewed the performance of the three nominated members of the Actress Supporting Actress category. "Women of Gray's Anatomy dominate the category, and it would be out of reach to say at least two of these women rose to the high drama last season," commented Levine, while praising Sandra Oh for her role as Cristina Yang who underwent a tumultuous spice relationship, saw his anxiety spend his life with the man he loved. He considers Chandra Wilson's appearance as quieter, though "not necessarily poorly executed". He considers Miranda Bailey a rock, becoming a cool-headed figure on the show with the right thing to say in any situation. He expressed admiration for Chandra Wilson, describing it as "flashy and over", which he considered better than consistently good. Considering Heigl's likelihood of winning the Emmy, Levine assesses his performance, commenting on the slightest difficulty he has in reaching every emotional state that Izzie Stevens has to go through: "Showrunner Shonda Rhimes puts a lot of pressure on Heigl to bring a lot of intense storylines, challenge. "However, he also noted that Izzie's irrational actions during a crisis situation may be disruptive.
Accolades
The season is one of the most famous events, receiving many awards and nominations. Several cast and crew members were nominated for their work on the show during the third season at the 59th Emmy Awards Primetime. Chandra Wilson received a nomination for an Extraordinary Supporting Actress in the Drama Series for her performance in "Oh, Guilt", the fifth episode of the season, while Sandra Oh was nominated for the same category for her role as Cristina Yang in "From a Whisper to a Scream" the ninth episode of this season. However, they both lost to co-star Katherine Heigl, who plays Izzie Stevens in "Time After Time", the twentieth episode of this season, earning her first Emmy victory.
T.R. Knight was also nominated for his third season appearance in Outstanding Supporting Actor in the Drama Series category, for two episodes of "Six Days" arc, the eleventh and second episode of the season. Elizabeth Reaser and Kate Burton were nominated for extraordinary guest actresses in the drama series, for their performance as Rebecca Pope in "My Favorite Mistake", the nineteenth episode of the season, and Ellis Gray in "Wishin 'and Hopin'", the fourteenth episode. Linda Lowy and John Brace were nominated for Extraordinary Casting in the Drama Series, while Norman T. Leavitt, Brigitte Bugayong, Thomas R. Burman, and Bari Dreiband-Burman were nominated for Best Prosthetic Make-Up. The production team was recognized for the Best Drama Series category, but only received nominations.
Sara Ramirez was nominated for the 2007 Alma Award for her role as Callie Torres. At the 65th Golden Globe Awards, the series was nominated for Best Television Drama Series, while Katherine Heigl's individual performance resulted in a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in Supporting Roles in Serial, Mini Series or Moving Images for Television. The third season of the event was once again acknowledged at the 38th National Association for Colored People Progress, when the production team was nominated for the Best Drama Series. Also at the 2007 ceremony, Isaiah Washington won an Extraordinary Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Preston Burke this season, while Chandra Wilson won an Extraordinary Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
Several members of the cast have been awarded PRISM Prize in 2007: Katherine Heigl in the Favorite Female Movie Star category to portray Izzie Stevens, Patrick Dempsey for Favorite Male TV Stars in the role of Derek Shepherd, and Chandra Wilson in Favorite Kidnappers the Stars category for her Miranda Bailey performance. Mark Gordon, Shonda Rhimes, James D. Parriott, Betsy Beers, Peter Horton and Rob Corn have been nominated at the 2007 Guild of America Producers Award for Television Producer of the Year Award at Episodic Drama for the production of the third season, having won awards at the 2006 Awards for second season. At the 2007 Satellite Awards, Ellen Pompeo won the Best Actress Award in the Drama Series, while T.R. Knight was nominated as Best Supporting Actor in Serial, Miniseries or TV Movies and Chandra Wilson for Best Supporting Actress in Serial, Miniseries or TV Movies. At the 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards, regular series players receive nominations for Extraordinary Actor in Drama Series. Katherine Heigl and Patrick Dempsey were nominated at the 2007 Teen Choice Awards. Also in 2007, female actress and crew Gray's Anatomy received Women in Lucy Award Films, who respected those working on television have a positive influence on women's attitudes.
Ratings
The second season Gray's Anatomy ended with an average of 19.440 million viewers per episode and 6.9 rating for demographics 18-49, specifying the series to end in fifth place of all 100 television shows this season. Due to its high ratings, this series received a full third season extension for the fall of the fall prime time. Responding to many fan complaints about scheduling over the previous season, the American Broadcasting Company decided to make major changes this season. After two seasons airing as an opening for fellow series ABC Desperate Housewives, the network decided to move Gray's Anatomy to 9:00 ET in Thursday night's time slot, dominated by CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , in which this series began airing as a hint to Ugly Betty , which aired in the time slot from its first season, to its conclusion from the third in 2009. The event maintains its position as the top ten series and became the eighth most watched program of the season, with an average of 19,220 million viewers per episode. The highest episode of the season was seventeenth, a highly anticipated conclusion of a three-story bow, watched by 27,390, receiving a rating of 9.7, ranked # 4 in a week and ranked # 1 in the time slot. This episode outperformed CSI's "Fallen Idols", which ranked seventh with a rating of 7.7 and 21,780 million viewers.
The lowest episode of the ninth, which was watched by 18,510 million viewers, ranked third in the week at 6.5, beating the Thanksgiving Thanksgiving episode of CSI Thanksgiving, "Living Legend", watched by 17,170 million viewers ranked 6.1 and ranked # 4. This season's premier view was watched by 25.410 million viewers and received a rating of 9.0 after being ranked # 1 in both time and week slots. The number of viewers increased significantly compared to the previous inaugural season, which was watched by 18,980 million viewers and received a rating of 6.8. "Time Came Today" also outperformed the end of the previous season, which was watched by 22,500 million viewers and rated 8.0. The end of the season was overseen by 22.570 million viewers and received an 8.0 ranking, ranked third in the week after American Idol . Wayne Firedman from Media Daily News described the move from Sunday night's time slot to Thursday as "the boldest and largest network movement". He also expressed concern about the fierce competition that will be facing this series, as it aired on CBS Network CSI . Stephen McPherson of ABC Entertainment explained the reason for the change: "To get all the hits on Sunday night does not help us, we want to be aggressive".
DVD Release
The third season was officially released on DVD in region 1 on September 11, 2007, becoming available in the United States and Canada. It was released two weeks before the fourth season initially started airing. The title of the box set, "Gray's Anatomy: Season Three - Seriously Extended" is a word game, referring to the success of the series, using the medical term "extension". Also in the official title is the "serious" world, which is one that is often used in series. The box set consists of episodes with Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and widescreen format, upgraded to a television with 16: 9 aspect ratio. It is distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment. The same set was released in region 4 on October 31, 2007, the first available in Australia. In region 2, the season was first released in Romania on August 12, 2008, shortly after the season was broadcast on national television. In the United Kingdom, this season was released on September 15, 2008, about a year after its original release in the United States. Although the season aired in high definition, it has not been released on Blu-ray discs in any region to date.
The box set includes all twenty-five original episodes aired on the American Broadcasting Company, which is divided into seven discs. Subtitle is available in French, in Spanish and in English for deaf, while the languages ​​available for voice characters are English, French and Spanish. It featured an audio commentary with cast members Kate Walsh, Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo, Kate Burton and Sandra Oh for the first episode, fourteenth and twenty-first. It also features the first, seventh, thirteenth and fourteenth episodes as an extended episode, with longer running times. Bonus features are available on the seventh disc, including interviews with cast members Patrick Dempsey, Ellen Pompeo and Elizabeth Reaser, listed under the title "Making Rounds With Patrick Dempsey", "One on One with Ellen Pompeo" and "Recipes for Success: Making Jane Doe a Star ", respectively. The region 1's release features footage from behind the scenes, titled "In Stitches: Season 3 Outtakes" and the irregular scenes of nine episodes, including the first and final seasons, under the name "Dissecting Gray's Anatomy." Omnipresent in bonus material is executive producer Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, giving their views on characters, actors and production processes.
Currently ranked 2144 in Film and Television at Amazon.com and 1713 in Film and Television at Amazon.co.uk, the box sets receive mixed reviews. Kelly West of Cinema Blend notes that "seriously extended episodes" were not significantly expanded, adding just a few extra record minutes, which did not affect the storyline. He also noted the "weakness" in the audio commentary provided by four actresses, whom he considers fantastic during the series, describes the feature as "random chat". However, she praised Sandra Oh's comments, noting that she tried her hardest in her search for interesting topics, while "entertaining and worth listening". He described the bonus feature as "somewhat entertaining", stressing Dempsey's interview about his passion for racing cars, which he deems to be useless. USA Today has a positive perspective on the box set, calling it "scintillating" and "addicting".
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