Episodes
See also: List of Grey's Anatomy episodesThe 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. The first season's episodes are altogether 387 minutes in length.
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Hard Day's Night" | Peter Horton | Shonda Rhimes | March 27, 2005 (2005-03-27) | 16.25 |
| Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) enrolls in the surgical residency program at Seattle Grace Hospital, where she will spend the next 7 years. Hours into the program, Meredith discovers that a stranger she had a one-night-stand with is her new boss, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington), a cardiothoracic surgeon in the hospital begins to question his abilities, and decides to choose George (T.R. Knight) to perform the first operation, which earns him the nickname 007. | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Peter Horton | Shonda Rhimes | April 3, 2005 (2005-04-03) | 17.71 |
| Meredith looks for roommates to share her mother's house with, while tending to a rape victim and discovering an ailment with a newborn baby. Izzie (Katherine Heigl) helps out a Chinese woman whose daughter is in need, and Shepherd and Burke quarrel over the Chief of Surgery position. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Winning a Battle, Losing the War" | Tony Goldwyn | Shonda Rhimes | April 10, 2005 (2005-04-10) | 17.99 |
| Competition between the interns ensues after an annual unauthorized bike race causes many injuries. Izzie has trouble locating the family of a near brain-dead man, and Cristina (Sandra Oh) is excited when the patient's family agrees to harvest his organs if he dies, leading Bailey (Chandra Wilson) to lecture her on bedside manner. A patient who is a friend of Dr. Webber flirts with George. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "No Man's Land" | Adam Davidson | James D. Parriott | April 17, 2005 (2005-04-17) | 19.18 |
| When a retired nurse at Seattle Grace is admitted, Cristina takes on her case and befriends her. A patient who recognizes Izzie from a modeling photo does not want her to treat him. Meredith and Shepherd treat a construction worker who surprisingly survived his injuries, but have bad news for his wife about his future. Alex (Justin Chambers) humiliates Izzie in front of everyone. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Shake Your Groove Thing" | John David Coles | Ann Hamilton | April 24, 2005 (2005-04-24) | 17.90 |
| Izzie plans a party for her old boyfriend, while Meredith believes she may be in trouble when something goes wrong during a procedure. At the party, Bailey spots Shepherd and Meredith together. Cristina and Burke have sex in an on-call room. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Scott Brazil | Krista Vernoff | May 1, 2005 (2005-05-01) | 17.88 |
| When Shepherd picks Meredith to assist in surgery on a patient with Parkinson's disease, Bailey thinks he is showing favoritism and is tough on Meredith. Alex befriends a patient who has a very large tumor, but when he talks about her behind her back, she requests he be removed from her case. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Self-Destruct Button" | Darnell Martin | Kip Koenig | May 8, 2005 (2005-05-08) | 18.86 |
| Derek spends the night at Meredith's, which they try to keep secret from her other roommates. George suspects an anesthesiologist of drinking before major surgeries but is scolded when he does speak up. Alex treats a man who enjoys being in pain, and Cristina catches the flu. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Save Me" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Mimi Schmir | May 15, 2005 (2005-05-15) | 18.33 |
| Alex treats a teenage Orthodox Jew who refuses surgery when she learns the treatment goes against her beliefs. Cristina has trouble relating to a pregnant woman who has terminal cancer and refuses to abort the baby, turning to Meredith for advice. Izzie is mesmerized by a patient who has psychic abilities, and is diagnosed with AVM. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Who's Zoomin' Who?" | Wendey Stanzler | Gabrielle Stanton & Harry Werksman, Jr. | May 22, 2005 (2005-05-22) | 22.22 |
| When a number of interns, including George, are diagnosed with STDs, Dr. Webber calls an emergency meeting. Izzie and Cristina want to perform an unauthorized autopsy against the family's wishes. Meredith is shocked when someone from Derek's past arrives at Seattle Grace. |
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