Broadcast history
What network did the "Private Practice" pilot air?
Private Practice (TV series)
On , the backdoor pilot of "Private Practice" aired on ABC, the pilot was in the double episode of "Grey's Anatomy" entitled "The Other Side of This Life", and gave a brief description of the characters in "Private Practice". The cast included Amy Brenneman, Paul Adelstein, Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Chris Lowell, and Merrin Dungey. The 2-hour episode averaged 21 million viewers, 1.9 million more viewers than "Grey's Anatomy's" third season 19.1 million viewers-per-episode average at the time of its airing. The episode was also No. 1 in the 9:00 pm and 10:00 pm timeslots. On , it was announced, on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", that "Private Practice" was part of ABC's 2007 fall line-up. The first TV promo for the series aired during the season finale of "Grey's Anatomy", on . The series premiere aired on , averaging 14.41 million viewers being the most watched show in its time slot. The series premiered on British television on , on LIVING. It was later moved to Thursday at 10:00 pm after "Grey's Anatomy" during mid-season 2009, to make room for the return of "Lost".