List of Private Practice episodes

Private Practice is an American medical drama series created by Shonda Rhimes and produced and broadcast by ABC. The series is a spin-off from Rhimes' other series, Grey's Anatomy. The two-part episode "The Other Side of This Life" (which aired as the twenty-second and twenty-third episodes of Grey's Anatomy's third season in the Spring of 2007) served as the backdoor pilot for this series. The story follows Dr. Addison Montgomery as she relocates from the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital in Seattle, Washington to the Oceanside Wellness Group in Santa Monica, California.

A total of 111 episodes of Private Practice were aired over six seasons, between September 26, 2007, and January 22, 2013.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released		Rank	Rating
			First released	Last released
Pilot	2		May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03)		—	—
1	9		September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)	December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)	26	7.3
2	22		October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)	April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)	—	—
3	23		October 1, 2009 (2009-10-01)	May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13)	29	6.3
4	22		September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)	May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)	—	—
5	22		September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)	May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)	—	—
6	13		September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)	January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)	—	—

Episodes

Backdoor pilot (2007)

Main article: Grey's Anatomy season 3

An expanded two hour broadcast of Grey's Anatomy served as a backdoor pilot for Private Practice.^[1][2] In the two episodes from Grey's Anatomy's third season, Addison Montgomery visits friend and reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist Naomi Bennett in Los Angeles to discuss whether or not she could have a baby. During her trip, Addison becomes acquainted with the Oceanside Wellness Center, the medical practice in which a majority of Private Practice takes place, and its staff. The two episodes serve to explain the reasons behind Addison's move from Seattle to Los Angeles.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
58	22	"The Other Side of This Life"	Michael Grossman	Shonda Rhimes	May 3, 2007 (2007-05-03)	21.23[3]
59	23

Season 1 (2007)

Main article: Private Practice season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes	September 26, 2007 (2007-09-26)	14.41[4]
2	2	"In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor"	Tony Goldwyn	Mike Ostrowski	October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)	12.30[5]
3	3	"In Which Addison Finds the Magic"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes & Marti Noxon	October 10, 2007 (2007-10-10)	12.40[6]
4	4	"In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get Together"	Arvin Brown	Andrea Newman	October 17, 2007 (2007-10-17)	11.81[7]
5	5	"In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead"	Julie Anne Robinson	Shonda Rhimes & Marti Noxon	October 24, 2007 (2007-10-24)	11.77[8]
6	6	"In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole"	David Solomon	Jenna Bans	October 31, 2007 (2007-10-31)	11.21[9]
7	7	"In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride"	Jeff Melman	Emily Halpern	November 14, 2007 (2007-11-14)	11.45[10]
8	8	"In Which Cooper Finds a Port In His Storm"	Mark Tinker	Lauren Schmidt	November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21)	8.44[11]
9	9	"In Which Dell Finds His Fight"	Wendey Stanzler	Ayanna Floyd	December 5, 2007 (2007-12-05)	10.36[12]

Season 2 (2008–09)

Main article: Private Practice season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
10	1	"A Family Thing"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes & Marti Noxon	October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)	8.16[13]
11	2	"Equal and Opposite"	Tom Verica	Mike Ostrowski	October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08)	7.40[14]
12	3	"Nothing to Talk About"	Helen Shaver	Ayanna A. Floyd	October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22)	7.98[15]
13	4	"Past Tense"	Michael Pressman	Craig Turk	October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)	7.93[16]
14	5	"Let It Go"	Michael Zinberg	Lauren Schmidt	November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)	9.54[17]
15	6	"Serving Two Masters"	Joanna Kerns	Emily Halpern	November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)	7.14[18]
16	7	"Tempting Faith"	James Frawley	Jon Cowan & Robert L. Rovner	November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)	6.33[19]
17	8	"Crime and Punishment"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes	December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)	7.78[20]
18	9	"Know When to Fold"	Jeff Melman	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10)	6.86[21]
19	10	"Worlds Apart"	Bethany Rooney	Steve Blackman	December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)	6.61[22]
20	11	"Contamination"	Kate Woods	Fred Einesman	January 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)	8.98[23]
21	12	"Homeward Bound"	Mark Tinker	Sal Calleros	January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)	8.49[24]
22	13	"Nothing to Fear"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)	9.49[25]
23	14	"Second Chances"	James Frawley	Craig Turk	January 29, 2009 (2009-01-29)	7.74[26]
24	15	"Acceptance"	Steve Gomer	Mike Ostrowski	February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)	12.91[27]
25	16	"Ex-Life"	Mark Tinker	Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner, Krista Vernoff & Debora Cahn	February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)	14.10[28]
26	17	"Wait and See"	Michael Zinberg	Steve Blackman	February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)	11.16[29]
27	18	"Finishing"	Donna Deitch	Shonda Rhimes	March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)	8.80[30]
28	19	"What Women Want"	Mark Tinker	Lauren Schmidt	March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)	9.74[31]
29	20	"Do the Right Thing"	Eric Stoltz	Craig Turk	March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)	10.12[32]
30	21	"What You Do For Love"	Tom Verica	Ayanna A. Floyd	April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)	9.08[33]
31	22	"Yours, Mine and Ours"	Michael Zinberg	Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)	9.70[34]

Season 3 (2009–10)

Main article: Private Practice season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
32	1	"A Death in the Family"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes, Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	October 1, 2009 (2009-10-01)	11.58[35]
33	2	"The Way We Were"	Donna Deitch	Patti Carr & Lara Olsen	October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08)	9.50[36]
34	3	"Right Here, Right Now"	Rob Corn	Dana Baratta	October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)	10.36[37]
35	4	"Pushing the Limits"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Ayanna A. Floyd	October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)	9.93[38]
36	5	"Strange Bedfellows"	Steve Gomer	Kathy McCormick	October 29, 2009 (2009-10-29)	9.16[39]
37	6	"Slip Slidin’ Away"	Helen Shaver	Fred Einesman	November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05)	9.11[40]
38	7	"The Hard Part"	Mark Tinker	Steve Blackman	November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12)	10.25[41]
39	8	"Sins of the Father"	Tom Verica	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	November 19, 2009 (2009-11-19)	8.93[42]
40	9	"The Parent Trap"	Donna Deitch	Craig Turk	December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)	9.21[43]
41	10	"Blowups"	Mark Tinker	Sonay Washington	December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)	9.21[43]
42	11	"Another Second Chance"	Michael Zinberg	Krista Vernoff & Kathy McCormick	January 14, 2010 (2010-01-14)	10.96[44]
43	12	"Best Laid Plans"	Bethany Rooney	Patti Carr & Lara Olsen	January 21, 2010 (2010-01-21)	9.64[45]
44	13	"Shotgun"	Karen Gaviola	Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	February 4, 2010 (2010-02-04)	9.25[46]
45	14	"Love Bites"	Matthew Penn	Dana Baratta	February 11, 2010 (2010-02-11)	9.04[47]
46	15	"Til Death Do Us Part"	Kenny Leon	Craig Turk	February 18, 2010 (2010-02-18)	7.59[48]
47	16	"Fear of Flying"	Mark Tinker	Ayanna A. Floyd	March 4, 2010 (2010-03-04)	7.57[49]
48	17	"Triangles"	Tom Verica	Steve Blackman	March 11, 2010 (2010-03-11)	7.66[50]
49	18	"Pulling the Plug"	Ann Kindberg	Kathy McCormick	March 25, 2010 (2010-03-25)	8.71[51]
50	19	"Eyes Wide Open"	Eric Stoltz	Jesse Zigelstein	April 1, 2010 (2010-04-01)	7.82[52]
51	20	"Second Choices"	Jeff Bleckner	Patti Carr & Lara Olsen	April 22, 2010 (2010-04-22)	7.49[53]
52	21	"War"	Eric Stoltz	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter & Sonay Washington	April 29, 2010 (2010-04-29)	7.78[54]
53	22	"In the Name of Love"	Mark Tinker	Fred Einesman	May 6, 2010 (2010-05-06)	8.15[55]
54	23	"The End of a Beautiful Friendship"	Jeannot Szwarc	Debora Cahn	May 13, 2010 (2010-05-13)	9.28[56]

Season 4 (2010–11)

Main article: Private Practice season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
55	1	"Take Two"	Mark Tinker	Craig Turk & Steve Blackman	September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)	9.02[57]
56	2	"Short Cuts"	Mark Tinker	Sonay Washington	September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)	7.93[58]
57	3	"Playing God"	Donna Deitch	Sheila Lawrence	October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)	7.90[59]
58	4	"A Better Place to Be"	Tom Verica	Barbie Kligman	October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)	8.07[60]
59	5	"In or Out"	Ed Ornelas	Ayanna A. Floyd	October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)	7.66[61]
60	6	"All in the Family"	Ann Kindberg	Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver	October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)	7.68[62]
61	7	"Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Shonda Rhimes	November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)	10.18[63]
62	8	"What Happens Next"	Michael Zinberg	Jennifer Cecil	November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)	8.21[64]
63	9	"Can't Find My Way Back Home"	Mark Tinker	Fred Einesman	November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)	8.01[65]
64	10	"Just Lose It"	Stephen Cragg	Elizabeth Klaviter	December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)	7.90[66]
65	11	"If You Don't Know Me By Now"	Eric Stoltz	Zahir McGhee	January 6, 2011 (2011-01-06)	7.67[67]
66	12	"Heaven Can Wait"	Kenny Leon	Barbie Kligman	February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)	7.05[68]
67	13	"Blind Love"	Bethany Rooney	Craig Turk & Steve Blackman	February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)	7.26[69]
68	14	"Home Again"	Mark Tinker	Krista Vernoff	February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)	6.73[70]
69	15	"Two Steps Back"	Jeff Bleckner	Ayanna A. Floyd	February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)	6.44[71]
70	16	"Love and Lies"	Ann Kindberg	Moira McMahon	March 17, 2011 (2011-03-17)	5.97[72]
71	17	"A Step Too Far"	Scott Printz	Fred Einesman	March 24, 2011 (2011-03-24)	7.93[73]
72	18	"The Hardest Part"	Paul Adelstein	Jennifer Cecil	March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31)	7.35[74]
73	19	"What We Have Here..."	Karen Gaviola	Christopher Fife	April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)	6.68[75]
74	20	"Something Old, Something New"	Mark Tinker	Sanford Golden & Karen Wyscarver	May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)	6.89[76]
75	21	"God Bless the Child"	Jeannot Szwarc	Jennifer Cecil & Barbie Kligman	May 12, 2011 (2011-05-12)	7.27[77]
76	22	"...To Change the Things I Can"	Mark Tinker	Craig Turk & Steve Blackman	May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)	7.45[78]

Season 5 (2011–12)

Main article: Private Practice season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
77	1	"God Laughs"	Mark Tinker	Craig Turk	September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)	7.79[79]
78	2	"Breaking the Rules"	Tom Verica	Steve Blackman	October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)	6.06[80]
79	3	"Deal With It"	Randy Zisk	Jennifer Cecil	October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)	6.51[81]
80	4	"Remember Me"	Mark Tinker	Barbie Kligman	October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)	6.38[82]
81	5	"Step One"	Ann Kindberg	Adele Lim	October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)	6.40[83]
82	6	"If I Hadn't Forgotten..."	Jeff Bleckner	Krista Vernoff	November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)	6.56[84]
83	7	"Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough"	Bethany Rooney	Fred Einesman	November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)	7.51[85]
84	8	"Who We Are"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)	7.23[86]
85	9	"The Breaking Point"	Jeff Bleckner	Christopher Fife	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)	7.23[86]
86	10	"Are You My Mother?"	Ed Ornelas	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)	7.71[87]
87	11	"The Standing Eight Count"	Scott Printz	Zahir McGhee	January 12, 2012 (2012-01-12)	6.55[88]
88	12	"Losing Battles"	Stephen Cragg	Gabriel Llanas	January 19, 2012 (2012-01-19)	6.00[89]
89	13	"The Time Has Come"	Mark Tinker	Jennifer Cecil	February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)	6.55[90]
90	14	"Too Much"	Karen Gaviola	Noah Evslin	February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09)	6.52[91]
91	15	"You Break My Heart"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Steve Blackman & Craig Turk	February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)	7.08[92]
92	16	"Andromeda"	Mark Tinker	Gabe Fonseca	February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)	6.32[93]
93	17	"The Letting Go"	Paul Adelstein	Barbie Kligman	March 15, 2012 (2012-03-15)	6.85[94]
94	18	"It Was Inevitable"	Bill Purple	Adele Lim & Christopher Fife	April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17)	6.53[95]
95	19	"And Then There Was One"	Tom Verica	Jennifer Cecil & Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24)	8.13[96]
96	20	"True Colors"	Steve Robin	Craig Turk & Steve Blackman	May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01)	7.38[97]
97	21	"Drifting Back"	Jeannot Szwarc	Gabriel Llanas & Zahir McGhee	May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)	5.77[98]
98	22	"Gone, Baby, Gone"	Ann Kindberg	Shonda Rhimes	May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)	6.81[99]

Season 6 (2012–13)

Main article: Private Practice season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
99	1	"Aftershock"	Mark Tinker	Barbie Kligman	September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25)	6.45[100]
100	2	"Mourning Sickness"	Ed Ornelas	Jennifer Cecil	October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)	6.01[101]
101	3	"Good Grief"	Bethany Rooney	Gabe Fonseca	October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)	6.00[102]
102	4	"You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone"	Ann Kindberg	Fred Einesman	October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)	4.58[103]
103	5	"The Next Episode"	Jeannot Szwarc	Zahir McGhee	November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)	3.72[104]
104	6	"Apron Strings"	Amyn Kaderali	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)	4.24[105]
105	7	"The World According to Jake"	Allison Liddi Brown	Christopher Fife	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)	3.76[106]
106	8	"Life Support"	Mark Tinker	Jennifer Cecil & Barbie Kligman	December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)	4.42[107]
107	9	"I'm Fine"	Scott Printz	Gabe Llanas	December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)	3.87[108]
108	10	"Georgia on My Mind"	Karen Gaviola	Jennifer Cecil & Barbie Kligman	December 18, 2012 (2012-12-18)	3.84[109]
109	11	"Good Fries Are Hard to Come By"	James Larkin	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter & Zahir McGhee	January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08)	4.01[110]
110	12	"Full Release"	Ann Kindberg	Eric Haywood	January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)	4.10[111]
111	13	"In Which We Say Goodbye"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes	January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)	5.32[112]

Webisodes

No. in series	Title	Featured Cast	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	KaDee Strickland & Kate Walsh	January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)[113]
2	"Episode 2"	KaDee Strickland & Griffin Gluck	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)[114]
3	"Episode 3"	KaDee Strickland & Kate Walsh	January 17, 2013 (2013-01-17)[115]
4	"Episode 4"	KaDee Strickland, Sergio Lopez-Rivera & Arlene Chavez	January 18, 2013 (2013-01-18)[116]