Grey's Anatomy (season 9)
Episodes
The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No.

Grey's Anatomy (season 9)

Section Title: Episodes
Table Section Text: The number in the "No. in series" column refers to the episode's number within the overall series, whereas the number in the "No.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)

173	1	"Going, Going, Gone"	Rob Corn	Stacy McKee	September 27, 2012	11.73

A month after the plane crash, Callie and Derek are heartbroken when they realize that they have to take Mark off of life support.

174	2	"Remember the Time"	Tony Phelan	William Harper	October 4, 2012	10.84

A flashback to the aftermath of the plane crash recounts how the doctors dealt with the disaster. Meredith accepts what has happened, and wants to move on with her life, while Derek, afraid he won't regain full use of his hand, turns to teaching.

175	3	"Love the One You're With"	Debbie Allen	Zoanne Clack	October 18, 2012	9.69

Meredith, Derek, Cristina, Callie and Arizona are offered a large amount of money as a settlement deal from the plane's manufacturer, but the decision has to be unanimous.

176	4	"I Saw Her Standing There"	Kevin McKidd	Austin Guzman	October 25, 2012	8.76

Realizing Derek might never perform surgery again, Meredith stops discussing her cases with him in hopes of keeping his spirits up.

177	5	"Beautiful Doom"	Stephen Cragg	Jeannine Renshaw	November 8, 2012	9.26

Meredith is forced to juggle parenting with work when Derek has a lecture in Boston. On her way to work, she comes across a car accident and rushes to help a woman whose injuries remind her of Lexie.

178	6	"Second Opinion"	Chandra Wilson	William Harper	November 15, 2012	8.84

Cristina returns to Seattle Grace. The crash victims meet with the legal team to decide their actions with moving forward with the lawsuit.

179	7	"I Was Made for Lovin' You"	Laura Innes	Peter Nowalk	November 29, 2012	8.95

Arizona returns to the hospital and works on a case with Alex and April. Owen feels responsible for the crash after finding out he switched the hospital's airline prior to the crash due to budget cuts.

180	8	"Love Turns You Upside Down"	Mark Jackson	Stacy McKee	December 6, 2012	9.10

The first-year interns go on their first 24-hour shift; Meredith tasks her intern, Heather, with calling Derek's family to ask if they would donate a nerve for his hand surgery.

181	9	"Run, Baby, Run"	Rob Corn	Debora Cahn	December 13, 2012	8.17

With her wedding fast approaching, Bailey enlists April to take care of her patients and asks Meredith, Callie, and Arizona to be her bridesmaids.

182	10	"Things We Said Today"	Ron Underwood	Austin Guzman	January 10, 2013	9.34

As Bailey rushes to save Adele's life, everyone at the wedding wonders where she is. Arizona tells Callie that she wants to try to have sex for the first time since the plane crash.

183	11	"The End is the Beginning is the End"	Cherie Nowlan	Joan Rater	January 17, 2013	8.80

A decision is reached regarding the plane crash case, with the hospital found guilty of negligence, and each of the survivors is awarded $15 million in compensation.

184	12	"Walking on a Dream"	Rob Hardy	Tia Napolitano	January 24, 2013	9.01

Dr. Alana Cahill, a financial advisor, is hired to find ways to save the hospital money.

185	13	"Bad Blood"	Steve Robin	Jeannine Renshaw	January 31, 2013	8.93

As a part of streamlining daily operations, Dr. Cahill has new cameras put in the hospital.

186	14	"The Face of Change"	Rob Greenlea	Stacy McKee	February 7, 2013	8.91

In order to sell the hospital, Dr. Cahill suggests finding a photogenic doctor to be "the face of the hospital" in the advertising campaign to attract prospective buyers.

187	15	"Hard Bargain"	Tony Phelan	William Harper	February 14, 2013	8.57

The plane-crash victims discuss whether they should buy the hospital, with everyone but Arizona on board. Derek is mortified when he finds that agreeing to be the new face of the hospital is more than he intended.

188	16	"This Is Why We Fight"	Jeannot Szwarc	Austin Guzman	February 21, 2013	8.75

Dr. Cahill convinces Pegasus to resubmit their bid; meanwhile, Meredith, Derek, Cristina, Callie, and Arizona meet up with an investor whose capital is needed to buy the hospital.

189	17	"Transplant Wasteland"	Chandra Wilson	Zoanne Clack	March 14, 2013	8.20

The transition to new management has the doctors at each other's throats, with much of the frustration directed at an equally frustrated Jackson, whom many felt should not be on the board due to his youth and lack of management experience.

190	18	"Idle Hands"	David Greenspan	Gabriel Llanas	March 21, 2013	9.39

The ER reopens after extensive remodeling and includes new state-of-the-art technology. Meredith worries that something might be wrong with the baby.

191	19	"Can't Fight This Feeling"	Mark Jackson	Meg Marinis	March 28, 2013	9.02

The hospital is overrun by patients following a gas tanker explosion. Owen bonds with a boy whose parents were both injured in the crash.

192	20	"She's Killing Me"	Nicole Rubio	Debora Cahn	April 4, 2013	8.58

Meredith and Derek update their wills and healthcare directives when Meredith tests positive for several genetic markers of Alzheimer's. The attendings train two Syrian doctors in performing lifesaving surgeries in the field without much modern equipment, anesthesia or electricity.

193	21	"Sleeping Monster"	Bobby Roth	Bronwyn Garrity	April 25, 2013	8.24

The CDC comes to the hospital to investigate the post-op infections in Dr. Bailey's patients.

194	22	"Do You Believe in Magic?"	Kevin McKidd	Dan Bucatinsky	May 2, 2013	8.87

Despite being cleared by the CDC, Dr. Bailey locks herself in her lab, feeling betrayed by her colleagues.

195	23	"Readiness is All"	Tony Phelan	William Harper	May 9, 2013	8.97

A major storm is heading for Seattle and the hospital is preparing for an influx of patients. Alex brings Jo's boyfriend to the hospital after finding him badly beaten; after being treated, Alex threatens him not to report Jo to the police.

196	24	"Perfect Storm"	Rob Corn	Stacy McKee	May 16, 2013	8.99

The hospital continues to operate despite the power outage. Meredith requires a C-section, which is performed in the dark; the baby is born healthy, but her earlier fall causes serious abdominal bleeding.

Sentence(s)

Grey's Anatomy's ninth season opened up to 11.73 million viewers.

final_sentence: Grey's Anatomy's ninth season opened up to 11.73 million viewers.