ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy' returns in 2022 as SVU's leading lady equal

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" returns in 2022 for season 19, chasing "SVU." Unlike Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo is stepping back, while E.R. Fightmaster et al step up.

“Grey’s Anatomy” debuts its 19th season Thursday, officially cementing it in the top 10 longest-running prime-time shows in the history of American television. That’s an impressive stat. But what’s more impressive is the series is obviously gunning to run 19 more, with its newest season premiere playing as a soft reboot pilot introducing fans to a new generation.

What’s more impressive is the series is obviously gunning to run 19 more, with its newest season premiere playing as a soft reboot pilot introducing fans to a new generation.

The series initially revolved around a single character, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), a new surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. Since then, Pompeo’s character has risen through the ranks to head of surgery, and, in the season 19 premiere, she oversees the arrival of a brand-new crop of recent graduates beginning their residency internships at the now-renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

This full circle moment is not an accident. Despite “Grey’s Anatomy” having slowly morphed into an ensemble series over time, that ensemble ultimately still revolves around its titular doctor. This makes “Grey’s” unique, as nearly all other long-running shows named for titular characters are animated, existing in a state of suspended time where characters never age. (Of live-action shows named for their characters, only “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet” technically beats “Grey’s” in episode count — for now — but on a far more compressed timeline.)

Show creator Shonda Rhimes revealed in 2017, ahead of the show’s 15th season, that she and Pompeo had an informal agreement. “The show will exist as long as both of us want to do it,” she told E! News. “If she wants to stop, we’re stopping.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/abcs-greys-anatomy-returns-2022-svus-leading-lady-equal-rcna51078


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