2006-11-26 14:06:24 · 5 answers · asked by Joepapio 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
When TV shows are first created, the people working on it generally only make one episode--the pilot. Then, if a pilot gets picked up by a network, more episodes are created.
Because Grey's Anatomy was a midseason replacement show, its first season only consisted of enough episodes to finish out the standard TV season. It was then given its first full season in the fall of 2005.
Initially, the first season was supposed to have fourteen episodes, but apparently ABC wanted the season to end when Desperate Housewives did, which meant that they stopped at nine.
2006-11-26 14:16:06 · answer #1 · answered by beeohunny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most networks will only order a few (usually 12, sometimes less) of shows for the first season, so that they're not investing too much money on shows that don't work out. That's why many shows that are expensive don't have that many episodes per season. Once the network learned Grey's Anatomy was a popular show, they ordered more episodes for the upcoming seasons.
2006-11-26 22:13:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dopple 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was a mid season replacement..the first episode aired at the end March and the series went until May. Like most other programs, it went on hiatus during the summer. It was then picked up as a regular series and had the usual amount of episodes.
2006-11-26 22:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a mid season show that succeeded to gain an audience.
2006-11-26 22:44:48 · answer #4 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think the show started in the middle of the normal season. also they probably didn't know for sure if it would be a big success. also abc likes to show a lot of other crap.
2006-11-26 22:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by Lexi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋