Grey's Anatomy (season 6)
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 6)

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)

103	1	"Good Mourning"	Edward Ornelas	Krista Vernoff	September 24, 2009	17.03

Following the cliffhanger of season 5, Izzie is shown to have survived, but gets a bad wake up call: George's death.

104	2	"Goodbye"	Bill D'Elia	Krista Vernoff	September 24, 2009	17.03

Cristina and Owen are finding it difficult to abstain from sex as instructed by Dr. Wyatt.

105	3	"I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me"	Michael Pressman	Tony Phelan & Joan Rater	October 1, 2009	15.69

Bailey and Alex's abilities are challenged when their case is complicated with the addition of the patient's schizophrenic son. All the residents and interns of Seattle Grace fear for their jobs with the coming budget cuts and begin to compete in order to survive, with unfortunate consequences.

106	4	"Tainted Obligation"	Tom Verica	Jenna Bans	October 8, 2009	14.13

Meredith and Lexie are cross with one another when Thatcher arrives, in dire need of a liver transplant, and Meredith is the only one who is viable to donate.

107	5	"Invasion"	Tony Phelan	Mark Wilding	October 15, 2009	13.79

Arizona stands by an enraged Callie when her father visits with a priest to attempt to convince her to renounce her homosexuality; also, an accident derails a patient's upcoming kidney donation, with Dr.

108	6	"I Saw What I Saw"	Allison Liddi-Brown	William Harper	October 22, 2009	14.67

Following the death of a patient, all the doctors concerned with the case are interviewed in a who-dunnit style. Owen, Cristina, Bailey, Alex, Callie, Lexie, Charles, Jackson, and Reed all give their opinions, and as the story unfolds to show that April Kepner was the one whose mistake it was, she is fired, even though Derek is against it.

109	7	"Give Peace a Chance"	Chandra Wilson	Peter Nowalk	October 29, 2009	13.74

Derek is asked by a hospital lab-tech, Isaac (Faran Tahir), to cure him when it turns out that he has an inoperable tumor surrounding his spine.

110	8	"Invest in Love"	Jessica Yu	Stacy McKee	November 5, 2009	13.95

Arizona is stunned when her longtime patient's parents offer the hospital a donation of twenty-five million dollars, but when her patient's condition worsens, all eyes are on her to save him.

111	9	"New History"	Rob Corn	Allan Heinberg	November 12, 2009	14.87

Izzie's back with an old teacher of hers that's ill. Derek operates on him.

112	10	"Holidaze"	Robert Berlinger	Krista Vernoff	November 19, 2009	14.07

The holidays aren't so merry for the doctors at Seattle Grace-Mercy West hospital when Cristina suspects that something is or has been going on between her boyfriend, Owen, and his old friend, Teddy.

113	11	"Blink"	Randy Zisk	Debora Cahn	January 14, 2010	12.73

Mark flies Addison to Seattle to help with a difficult procedure on his pregnant daughter, Sloan. Owen questions Teddy's motives when she assigns Cristina the lead on a complicated surgery, and Derek's suspicions are raised when the Chief recruits Meredith to assist with a high profile operation on.

114	12	"I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"	Donna Deitch	Tony Phelan & Joan Rater	January 21, 2010	12.65

Izzie returns, after getting a message from Meredith suggesting Alex is moving on. She spends the day at the hospital attempting to win Alex back and looking for a job in the neighborhood.

115	13	"State of Love and Trust"	Jeannot Szwarc	Stacy McKee	February 4, 2010	12.55

As Derek begins his role as interim chief, he faces a potential lawsuit when Bailey and Meredith's patient awakens from anesthesia mid-surgery.

116	14	"Valentine's Day Massacre"	Stephen Cragg	William Harper	February 11, 2010	12.74

It's Valentine's Day and the doctors must treat dozens of injured people after the roof collapses at a popular romantic restaurant; Derek tries to manage his busy schedule as Chief of Surgery; Meredith wrestles with her new duties as the Chief's wife; and Mark and Callie team up to convince Sloan to do the right thing for her baby, but she is determined to give the baby up for adoption.

117	15	"The Time Warp"	Rob Corn	Zoanne Clack	February 18, 2010	10.21

Previous medical cases involving Webber, Bailey and Callie are told as part of a decision from Derek as the new chief.

118	16	"Perfect Little Accident"	Bill D'Elia	Peter Nowalk	March 4, 2010	11.83

Jackson Avery's relationship to the legendary Harper Avery is revealed after he is admitted to the hospital, and it creates a stir around the hospital.

119	17	"Push"	Chandra Wilson	Debora Cahn	March 11, 2010	10.96

Dr. Hunt and Dr.

120	18	"Suicide is Painless"	Jeannot Szwarc	Tony Phelan & Joan Rater	March 25, 2010	11.57

Dr. Hunt has trouble sleeping and is still showing signs of PTSD.

121	19	"Sympathy for the Parents"	Debbie Allen	Allan Heinberg	April 1, 2010	9.87

Meredith and Derek begin to discuss having a child, while Teddy and Mark have sex for the first time. Alex's brother, Aaron, comes to visit, which reveals many of Alex's secrets, much to the delight of Bailey and to the annoyance of Alex.

122	20	"Hook, Line and Sinner"	Tony Phelan	Meg Marinis	April 29, 2010	10.47

Teddy is getting more involved with Mark, to get over Owen, but Mark's daughter arrives at his house unexpectedly and in labor.

123	21	"How Insensitive"	Tom Verica	William Harper	May 6, 2010	11.03

Bailey preps the team with mandatory sensitivity training prior to admitting a 700-pound patient with compounded medical issues, and the case proves to be challenging in every sense of the word.

124	22	"Shiny Happy People"	Edward Ornelas	Zoanne Clack & Peter Nowalk	May 13, 2010	11.05

An elderly patient admitted into the E.R. for a heart condition sees a familiar face: a long lost love who happens to be in the E.R.

125	23	"Sanctuary"	Stephen Cragg	Shonda Rhimes	May 20, 2010	13.93

The hospital is hit with an unprecedented crisis: a shooter is in the hospital, and making the hospital go into a lockdown.

126	24	"Death And All His Friends"	Rob Corn	Shonda Rhimes	May 20, 2010	16.13

With the crisis unfolding, each character is put through extreme trials and tribulations. Cristina is put under pressure to save Derek, who has been shot.

Sentence(s)

"Sympathy for the Parents" was the season's least viewed episode, garnering 9.87 million viewers.

final_sentence: "Sympathy for the Parents" was the season's least viewed episode, garnering 9.87 million viewers.