10 TV Shows That Are FINALLY Ending

To be clear, no, you haven't missed any sort of official announcement about Grey's Anatomy finally coming to an end, but as of its current 19th season, it's clear that Shonda Rhimes' medical drama series has entered its endgame phase.

Though the ratings have declined substantially since its peak in 2006's season three, where it regularly pulled in over 20 million viewers, the recent 18th season still averaged more than 4 million viewers per episode.

That longevity is largely credited to one person: star Ellen Pompeo, who has appeared as protagonist Dr. Meredith Grey in almost all of the show's 400 episodes to date.

Pompeo and Rhimes have stated numerous times that the show will come to an end when Pompeo "is ready," and given that the upcoming 19th season will see Pompeo only appear physically in eight episodes - while still narrating all of them - the writing feels very much on the wall.

Pompeo is reducing her role to work on a new drama series for Hulu, which will mark her first major non-Meredith acting role since Grey's Anatomy began back in 2005.

As such, it's clear that Pompeo is winding down her work on the show, and given that Rhimes has always maintained the show will end with Pompeo's exit, it seems that Grey's Anatomy will likely end within the next few years.