12. Grey's Anatomy
It's hard to believe that this group of surgical interns and their supervisors originally shot on to our screens a decade ago, but American Broadcasting Company did indeed air the first episode of Grey's Anatomy on March 27, 2005. Currently into its 11th series, there have been 228 episodes - with another five still remaining in the current series - as well as five specials and six "Webisodes" (entitled Seattle Grace: On Call) of the highly-popular medical drama. Doctor Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) started as the main protagonist at Seattle Grace Hospital - working alongside Dr. Miranda Baily (Chandra Wilson), Dr. George O'Malley (T.R. Knight), Dr. Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Dr. Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and Dr. Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) - and, in the subsequent episodes and series, they are joined or replaced by other doctors. The brilliant soundtrack, the oft-hilarious way in which patients are almost used as props by the doctors as they live out their own personal lives in the hospital and the weird medical cases - most notably when Dr. Grey removed an explosive device from inside someone's body - are just some of the reasons fans keep coming back for more. With 25 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, Grey's Anatomy has certainly been well-received critically - and an end does not appear to be in sight. It seems the public are fascinated by the fictional personal and professional lives of their physicians - who knew?
Chris Waugh
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NUFC editor for WhatCulture.com/NUFC. History graduate (University of Edinburgh) and NCTJ-trained journalist. I love sports, hopelessly following Newcastle United and Newcastle Falcons. My pastimes include watching and attending sports matches religiously, reading spy books and sampling ales.
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