Reception Grey's Anatomy (season 6)

justin chambers performance received.

grey s anatomy s sixth season opened 17.04 million viewers 6.7/17 nielsen rating/share in 18–49 demographic. although rating 1% decrease season 5 s opener, managed rank first time-slot , entire night, in terms of both ratings , viewership, , served season s viewed episode. sympathy parents season s least viewed episode, , point, series well, garnering 9.87 million viewers. season s finale garnered 16.13 million viewers, , received 6.2/18 rating, ranking first time-slot , entire night, in terms of both ratings , viewership. although finale success night, 1% decrease season 5 s finale, served season s second viewed episode. overall, season ranked @ #17 year, , had average of 13.26 million viewers, 5% decrease previous season s ranking.

the season received mixed reviews among television critics. speaking of premiere, glenn diaz of buddytv noted special foreshadowed dark season, adding: talk between george s mom , 1 of surgeons [torres] proved 1 of more heart-breaking scenes in episode in heartbreaking enough. in contrast, kelly west of tv blend critical of premiere, writing: don’t think based on first episode can grey s headed in new direction, nor think writers making of effort bring series greatness earlier seasons. said, grey s anatomy , comes usual drama, sex, love , whacky medical mysteries thrown in mix keep things moving. if s you’re looking for, think you’ll enjoy season premiere fine. capshaw s performance season praised, tv addict calling immensely likeable . although sympathy parents least viewed episode, tv fanatic called episode touching , praising chambers performance. tv fanatic s reaction season mixed, steve marsi saying grey s anatomy facing identity crisis after viewing give peace chance . said that: still popular lacking past magic, s trying decide become. can if becomes saw 12 hours ago, it. last week saw doctors plunging er-style chaos 12 different doctors giving 12 different accounts of 1 case. last night, saw else equally unusual. praised patrick dempsey s performance, saying: again, single case took entire hour, instead of 12 doctors version of events, focus largely on one, , best one: dr. derek shepherd. patrick dempsey s mcdreamy character may eye candy, s got substance. last night s episode proved in spades, , 1 of series best in time.

the season s finale death , friends highly praised. marsi gave episode 5 stars, , expressed may have been best episode of series, adding: writing , acting absolutely stellar, , may lead many emmy nominations, more impressively, despite killing spree, remained distinctly grey s. of back-and-forths between characters memorable, , of developments heartbreaking don t know begin now. seriously, season 6 finale left laying awake afterward thinking everything, feeling haven t had grey s in years , achieved program. john kubicek of buddytv noted finale best episode, adding: [it was] 2 of best hours of television year. best grey s anatomy has ever been, saying lot since d written show off past few years. no show big traumatic event grey s anatomy, , shooter gave show license heightened drama 5 major characters being shot on 2 hours. emotional, expertly paced , had me in tears of finale. entertainment weekly wrote, @ rate, can @ least see began. , while you’re still pondering how grey s can still damn sometimes,

the season 1 of least acclaimed of series, in terms of awards , nominations. despite not being nominated primetime emmy, show received 2 creative arts emmy awards: outstanding prosthetic makeup series, miniseries, movie or special how insensitive , outstanding makeup single-camera series (non-prosthetic) suicide painless . season received nomination outstanding drama series @ glaad media awards. wilson awarded naacp image award outstanding directing in dramatic series directing in give peace chance . season ranked @ #10 on movieline s top ten list.