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On February 21, 2007, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that ABC was pursuing a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] medical drama television series for the series featuring [[Kate Walsh (actress)|Kate Walsh's]] character, [[Addison Montgomery]].[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Barnes |first=Brooks |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117203280453414676 |title=Delicate Surgery on 'Grey's Anatomy' |date=February 21, 2007 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=February 22, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061216/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117203280453414676 |archive-date=March 9, 2016}}] Subsequent reports confirmed the decision, stating that an expanded 2-hour broadcast of ''Grey's Anatomy'' would serve as a [[Backdoor pilots|backdoor pilot]] for the proposed spin-off. The cast was reportedly unhappy about the decision, as all hoped the spin-off would have been given to them. Pompeo commented that she felt, as the star, she should have been consulted,[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031910/ns/today-entertainment/t/greys-anatomy-stars-fuming-over-spinoff/#.T8D96e1s990 |title='Grey's Anatomy' stars fuming over spinoff |last=Walls |first=Jeannette |date=March 7, 2007 |website=MSN |publisher=Today Entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192949/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031910/ns/today-entertainment/t/greys-anatomy-stars-fuming-over-spinoff#.T8D96e1s990 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2012}}] and Heigl disclosed that she had hoped for a spin-off for Izzie.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Keck |first1=William |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-20-katherine-heigl_N.htm?csp=34 |title=Katherine Heigl positively glows |date=May 21, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914033129/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-20-katherine-heigl_N.htm?csp=34 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |last2=Wloszczyna, Susan}}] The backdoor pilot that aired on May 3, 2007, sees Addison take "a leave-of-absence" from Seattle Grace Hospital, to visit her best-friend from [[Los Angeles]], [[Naomi Bennett]], a [[reproductive endocrinology and infertility]] specialist, in order to get pregnant. While in Los Angeles, she meets Bennett's colleagues at the Oceanside Wellness Center and even becomes the clinic's [[obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrician-gynecologist]] for the day.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3ed53000aa8dfb51c8cc7a7265ef7cd0 |title=Diggs goes for 'Grey' spin |date=February 22, 2007 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224111602/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3ed53000aa8dfb51c8cc7a7265ef7cd0 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 |publisher=The Nielsen Company}}] The 2-hour broadcast served as the twenty-second and the twenty-third episodes of the third season, and was directed by [[Michael Grossman]], according to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Adalian |first=Josef |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960151.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1 |title=Director set for 'Grey's' spinoff |date=February 26, 2007 |work=Variety |access-date=February 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210101618/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960151?refCatId=1300 |archive-date=December 10, 2012 }}] The cast included [[Amy Brenneman]], [[Paul Adelstein]], [[Tim Daly]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Chris Lowell]] and [[Merrin Dungey]]. ABC officially picked up ''Private Practice'' for its 2007 lineup on May 11, 2007. [[KaDee Strickland]]'s character, [[Charlotte King]], who would be introduced in the spin-off's first-season premiere, did not appear in the backdoor pilot. Her addition to the main cast was announced on July 11, 2007, prior to the commencement of the first season.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Breaking-GreysPrivate-Practice-8191.aspx |title=Breaking Grey's/Private Practice Casting News! |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=July 11, 2007 |website=TV Guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170119044824/http://www.tvguide.com/news/breaking-greysprivate-practice-8191/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] She did not have to audition for the role, but was cast after a meeting with Rhimes.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/private-practice-strickland-37819.aspx |title=Private Practice Preview: Hail to the New Chief (of Staff) |last=Meltzer Zepeda |first=Dana |date=September 21, 2007 |website=TV Guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170119045240/http://www.tvguide.com/news/private-practice-strickland-37819/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] Also not present in the backdoor pilot was [[Audra McDonald]], due to her character, Bennett, being portrayed by a different actress, [[Merrin Dungey]]. However, on June 29, 2007, ABC announced that Dungey would be replaced, with no reason given for the change.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/06/greys-spinoff-c.html |title='Private Practice' Recast: Merrin Dungey out, Audra McDonald in, on the 'Grey's Anatomy' spinoff |date=June 29, 2007 |website=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191541/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/06/greys-spinoff-c.html |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}] The premiere episode followed the second part of the season debut of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', and provided a lead-in to fellow freshman series, ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]''. ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', a third new series for the evening, rounded out the lineup as a lead-in to ''Private Practice''.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/specials/upfront07/docs/upfront07.pdf |title=ABC 2007-08 Primetime Schedule |publisher=ABC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324215811/http://abcmedianet.com/specials/upfront07/docs/upfront07.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2011}}] The series aired a total of 6 seasons, ending in 2013.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/private-practice-season-6-is-a-go---plus-good-news-for-body-of-proof-and-apartment-23-fans.html |title='Private Practice' Season 6 is a go - plus good news for 'Body of Proof' and 'Apartment 23' fans |last=MacKenzie |first=Carina |website=Zap2it |publisher=Fall TV Preview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515070505/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/private-practice-season-6-is-a-go---plus-good-news-for-body-of-proof-and-apartment-23-fans.html |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2012}}] |
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On February 21, 2007, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' reported that ABC was pursuing a [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] medical drama television series for the series featuring [[Kate Walsh (actress)|Kate Walsh's]] character, [[Addison Montgomery]].[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Barnes |first=Brooks |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117203280453414676 |title=Delicate Surgery on 'Grey's Anatomy' |date=February 21, 2007 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=February 22, 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061216/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB117203280453414676 |archive-date=March 9, 2016}}] Subsequent reports confirmed the decision, stating that an expanded 2-hour broadcast of ''Grey's Anatomy'' would serve as a [[Backdoor pilots|backdoor pilot]] for the proposed spin-off. The cast was reportedly unhappy about the decision, as all hoped the spin-off would have been given to them. Pompeo commented that she felt, as the star, she should have been consulted,[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031910/ns/today-entertainment/t/greys-anatomy-stars-fuming-over-spinoff/#.T8D96e1s990 |title='Grey's Anatomy' stars fuming over spinoff |last=Walls |first=Jeannette |date=March 7, 2007 |website=MSN |publisher=Today Entertainment |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615192949/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17031910/ns/today-entertainment/t/greys-anatomy-stars-fuming-over-spinoff#.T8D96e1s990 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |access-date=May 26, 2012}}] and Heigl disclosed that she had hoped for a spin-off for Izzie.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last1=Keck |first1=William |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-20-katherine-heigl_N.htm?csp=34 |title=Katherine Heigl positively glows |date=May 21, 2007 |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914033129/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-05-20-katherine-heigl_N.htm?csp=34 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |last2=Wloszczyna, Susan}}] The backdoor pilot that aired on May 3, 2007, sees Addison take "a leave-of-absence" from Seattle Grace Hospital, to visit her best-friend from [[Los Angeles]], [[Naomi Bennett]], a [[reproductive endocrinology and infertility]] specialist, in order to get pregnant. While in Los Angeles, she meets Bennett's colleagues at the Oceanside Wellness Center and even becomes the clinic's [[obstetrics and gynaecology|obstetrician-gynecologist]] for the day.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3ed53000aa8dfb51c8cc7a7265ef7cd0 |title=Diggs goes for 'Grey' spin |date=February 22, 2007 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=February 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224111602/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i3ed53000aa8dfb51c8cc7a7265ef7cd0 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 |publisher=The Nielsen Company}}] The 2-hour broadcast served as the twenty-second and the twenty-third episodes of the third season, and was directed by [[Michael Grossman]], according to ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]''.[{{#invoke:cite|news|last=Adalian |first=Josef |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960151.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1 |title=Director set for 'Grey's' spinoff |date=February 26, 2007 |work=Variety |access-date=February 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121210101618/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960151?refCatId=1300 |archive-date=December 10, 2012 }}] The cast included [[Amy Brenneman]], [[Paul Adelstein]], [[Tim Daly]], [[Taye Diggs]], [[Chris Lowell]] and [[Merrin Dungey]]. ABC officially picked up ''Private Practice'' for its 2007 lineup on May 11, 2007. [[KaDee Strickland]]'s character, [[Charlotte King]], who would be introduced in the spin-off's first-season premiere, did not appear in the backdoor pilot. Her addition to the main cast was announced on July 11, 2007, prior to the commencement of the first season.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Breaking-GreysPrivate-Practice-8191.aspx |title=Breaking Grey's/Private Practice Casting News! |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |date=July 11, 2007 |website=TV Guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170119044824/http://www.tvguide.com/news/breaking-greysprivate-practice-8191/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] She did not have to audition for the role, but was cast after a meeting with Rhimes.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/private-practice-strickland-37819.aspx |title=Private Practice Preview: Hail to the New Chief (of Staff) |last=Meltzer Zepeda |first=Dana |date=September 21, 2007 |website=TV Guide |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170119045240/http://www.tvguide.com/news/private-practice-strickland-37819/ |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=August 24, 2008}}] Also not present in the backdoor pilot was [[Audra McDonald]], due to her character, Bennett, being portrayed by a different actress, [[Merrin Dungey]]. However, on June 29, 2007, ABC announced that Dungey would be replaced, with no reason given for the change.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/06/greys-spinoff-c.html |title='Private Practice' Recast: Merrin Dungey out, Audra McDonald in, on the 'Grey's Anatomy' spinoff |date=June 29, 2007 |website=Los Angeles Times |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191541/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2007/06/greys-spinoff-c.html |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2012}}] The premiere episode followed the second part of the season debut of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'', and provided a lead-in to fellow freshman series, ''[[Dirty Sexy Money]]''. ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', a third new series for the evening, rounded out the lineup as a lead-in to ''Private Practice''.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/specials/upfront07/docs/upfront07.pdf |title=ABC 2007-08 Primetime Schedule |publisher=ABC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324215811/http://abcmedianet.com/specials/upfront07/docs/upfront07.pdf |archive-date=March 24, 2009 |access-date=December 5, 2011}}] The series aired a total of 6 seasons, ending in 2013.[{{#invoke:cite|web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/private-practice-season-6-is-a-go---plus-good-news-for-body-of-proof-and-apartment-23-fans.html |title='Private Practice' Season 6 is a go - plus good news for 'Body of Proof' and 'Apartment 23' fans |last=MacKenzie |first=Carina |website=Zap2it |publisher=Fall TV Preview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515070505/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/private-practice-season-6-is-a-go---plus-good-news-for-body-of-proof-and-apartment-23-fans.html |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 25, 2012}}] |
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