Greys Anatomy - Season 12
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The twelfth season of Grey's Anatomy premiered on September 24, 2015, and consisted of 24 episodes. It was broadcast on Thursday nights at 8 PM on ABC as part of the TGIT lineup.[source]
The twelfth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy was ordered on May 7, 2015, by ABC.[1] It premiered on September 24, 2015, in the United States on ABC. The twelfth season includes the show's 250th episode, \"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner\", which is the fifth episode of the season. The season is produced by ABC Studios, in association with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company; the showrunners being Stacy McKee and William Harper. The season commenced airing with the premiere episode \"Sledgehammer\" and concluded with the finale episode \"Family Affair\".
This season was the first not to feature Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd following the death of the character at the end of the eleventh season. On June 5, 2015 ABC announced that Jason George has been promoted to series-regular status after having performed a recurring role as Dr. Ben Warren since the sixth season of the medical drama.[2] Part way into the season, Martin Henderson was introduced as new regular character, Dr. Nathan Riggs. In the tenth episode of the season, Giacomo Gianniotti was also promoted to series-regular status as intern Andrew DeLuca.
The number in the \"No. overall\" 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. Each episode of this season is named after a song.[6]
On May 7, 2015, ABC renewed Grey's Anatomy for a twelfth season for the 2015-16 television season.[1] ABC president Paul Lee confirmed that the twelfth season would not be the final season, as he said \"I would like to see it run for many, many years to come. It is powerful, vibrant brand with incredibly passionate audiences\"[30] Debbie Allen was promoted to executive producer for the twelfth season, and directed multiple episodes for the season while still recurring on camera as Dr. Catherine Avery.[31] Production began on May 21, 2015, when Rhimes announced on Twitter that the writers were in full swing mapping the twelfth season.[32] A promotional poster was released on September 16, 2015.[33]
The season included the 250th episode named \"Guess Who's Coming to Dinner\", being the fifth episode. The cast of Grey's Anatomy had a special celebration for the 250th episode of the show with several actors sharing the celebration on Twitter on September 15, 2015.[34][35] Jessica Capshaw revealed that the episode included her favorite scene so far in the season.[36] Because of the annual Halloween television special It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, the twelfth season had a hiatus on October 29, 2015 following the 250th episode.[37]
On January 23, 2014, it was reported that Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey had renewed their contracts for another 2 seasons, as Drs. Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd, respectively, meaning their characters would be staying on the medical drama for seasons 11 and 12.[43] On April 24, 2015, Patrick Dempsey revealed that he would be leaving Grey's Anatomy after the eleventh season despite having a contract through another season.[44] Thus, this will be the first season in which Dr. Derek Shepherd, portrayed by Patrick Dempsey, is not included in the main cast of characters. Dempsey's character Dr. Derek Shepherd was killed off towards the end of the eleventh season in the episode \"How to Save a Life\", meaning he will not return for the twelfth season as previously thought. ABC put out a statement claiming Dempsey wanted to pursue other interests.[41]
On May 2, 2014, the rest of the 6 original cast mates, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr., excluding Sandra Oh, renewed their contracts for another two seasons (11 and 12) as Drs. Alex Karev, Miranda Bailey, and Richard Webber, respectively. Sara Ramirez also renewed her contract for another 2 seasons as Dr. Callie Torres, which will run out after the twelfth season.[45] However, it was later announced on May 20, 2016 that Sara Ramirez, who portrayed Callie Torres for 10 seasons, would leave Grey's.[46] Chambers announced on March 11, 2016, on Twitter that he will return as Dr. Alex Karev for the 13th season.[47]
On June 5, 2015, it was announced that after several seasons of being a recurring role, Jason George was upgraded to a series-regular.[48] It was announced on June 15, 2015, that Martin Henderson, who played a doctor on the ShondaLand produced show Off the Map, would be added as a series-regular for the twelfth season.[49] He will make his debut in the middle of the season, according to Rhimes.[42] On June 28, 2015, it was announced that Jessica Capshaw, whose contract expired after Season 11, had renewed her contract for another 3 seasons as Dr. Arizona Robbins. This means that her character will be staying on the show through seasons 12 as well as possible seasons 13 and 14.[50]
It was announced on September 11, 2015 that Chasing Amy actress Joey Lauren Adams would guest star as Dr. Tracy McConnell, Dr. Bailey's opponent for Chief of Surgery, and appeared in the season premiere.[51] TV veteran Bill Smitrovich was announced on November 12, 2015, to guest star as a therapist in the tenth episode of the season.[52] After appearing as Dr. Andrew DeLuca as a guest-star in the first eight episodes, Giacomo Gianniotti was upgraded to a series-regular on January 8, 2016.[53] It was announced on January 8, 2016 that Maya Stojan will appear in 1 episode as a guest-star which later turned out to be Jackson's patient Tatiana whom he treated over several years.[54] On February 26, 2016, it was announced that Casey Wilson and Rita Moreno would both guest star in episode 14 of the season.[55] Variety announced on March 8, 2016, that Wilmer Valderrama was cast as Kyle Diaz, a recurring role which he will play in a multi-episode arc.[56]
Prepping for the season began on July 13, 2015.[61] The table read for the premiere was on July 15, 2015.[62] Filming began on July 22, 2015.[63] Two-time Academy Awards winner Denzel Washington was announced by TVLine to direct the ninth episode of the season, which will be Washington's first go at directing television. He previously directed the films Antwone Fisher and The Great Debaters .[64]
It wasn't too long ago that Grey's Anatomy Season 12 kicked off with Meredith adjusting to her two new roommates, Maggie and Amelia, Dr. Bailey fighting to prove she deserves the Chief of Surgery job, and Jackson preparing himself for April's return to Seattle in the premiere episode, \"Sledgehammer.\" But the eventful and drama-filled season flew by, and it's almost time to check back in with the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial for the Season 13 premiere, airing THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 87c.
Fans also learned of another marriage that happened some time ago and that no one knew about. The whole season had Alex pushing for more from Jo and her not wanting to. Now fans knew why. Jo was married already that whole time, to another man that she had to run from because he was abusive.
Can you wait til Grey's Anatomy Season 13 to find out what's ahead for Jo and Alex Share you reactions to everything that happened in the Season 12 finale episode in the comments below, and watch the full season finale episode, \"Family Affair,\" now!
Make sure to tune in when Grey's Anatomy returns in the Fall for another amazing season THURSDAYS 87c, and then keep watching to see brand new ABC drama Notorious, airing right after Grey's at 98c. 781b155fdc