Footnotes
- a Pompeo starred as the leading role in Moonlight Mile, which explains the significance of her being cast as Meredith.
- b The character of O'Malley failed his intern test, which is why he was not initially a resident along with Meredith, Yang, Karev, and Stevens.
- c Shepherd and Meredith had decided to adopt, due to Meredith's infertility, which was diagnosed in season seven.
- d The Chicago Tribune list is not ranked—it consists of ten shows in alphabetical order.
- e The Grey's Anatomy logo can be seen in the infobox, above.
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