Private Practice(TV series)

Private Practice
Genre	Medical drama
Created by	Shonda Rhimes
Starring	Kate Walsh Tim Daly Audra McDonald Paul Adelstein KaDee Strickland Chris Lowell Taye Diggs Amy Brenneman Brian Benben Caterina Scorsone Benjamin Bratt Griffin Gluck
Theme music composer	Chad Fischer
Composers	Chad Fischer Timothy Bright
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No.of seasons	6
No.of episodes	111(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Shonda Rhimes Marti Noxon(seasons 1–2) Betsy Beers Mark Gordon Mark Tinker Jon Cowan(seasons 2–3) Robert Rovner(seasons 2–3) Craig Turk (seasons 4–5) Steve Blackman(seasons 4–5) Mark Wilding(season 2) Barbie Klingman (season 6) Jennifer Cecil (season 6)
Producers	Lauren Schmidt Sanford Golden Hans van Doornewaard Ayanna Floyd Scott Printz Elizabeth Klaviter Jenna Bans Karen Wyscarver Ann Kindberg Christopher Fife
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	43 minutes (and 41 minutes Region 2 PAL DVD Only)
Production companies	Shondaland The Mark Gordon Company ABC Studios
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 26, 2007(2007-09-26)– January 22, 2013(2013-01-22)
Related
Grey's Anatomy Merhaba Hayat Station 19

Private Practiceis an Americanmedical dramatelevision series that aired onABCfor six seasons from September 26, 2007, to January 22, 2013. Aspin-offofGrey's Anatomy,the series takes place at Seaside Health & Wellness Center (formerly Oceanside Wellness Group) and chronicles the life ofDr. Addison Montgomery,played byKate Walsh,as she leavesSeattle Grace Hospitalin order to join aprivate practice,located in Los Angeles.Private Practicealso revolves around Addison's co-workers at Oceanside Wellness Center, and how they deal with patients and the practice while still finding time to live their everyday lives.

The series was created byShonda Rhimes,who also serves as executive producer, alongsideBetsy Beers,Mark Gordon,Mark Tinker,Craig Turk, andSteve Blackman,who served asshowrunnersdue to Rhimes's duties onGrey's Anatomy.

On May 11, 2012,Private Practicewas renewed for a sixth season.The sixth season was the only one not to featureTim Dalyand was announced on October 19, 2012, to be the final season.The series finale aired on January 22, 2013. Reruns can be seen in syndication on some local ABC stations and can be streamed onHulu.

Series overview

Main article:List of Private Practice episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired		Rank	Rating
			First aired	Last aired
Pilot	2		May 3, 2007(2007-05-03)		—	—
1	9		September 26, 2007(2007-09-26)	December 5, 2007(2007-12-05)	26	7.3
2	22		October 1, 2008(2008-10-01)	April 30, 2009(2009-04-30)	—	—
3	23		October 1, 2009(2009-10-01)	May 13, 2010(2010-05-13)	29	6.3
4	22		September 23, 2010(2010-09-23)	May 19, 2011(2011-05-19)	—	—
5	22		September 29, 2011(2011-09-29)	May 15, 2012(2012-05-15)	—	—
6	13		September 25, 2012(2012-09-25)	January 22, 2013(2013-01-22)	—	—

Season 1 (2007)

Main article:Private Practice (season 1)

Thefirst seasondeals with Addison's move from Seattle to Los Angeles and her attempts to adjust to a very different type of working environment at Oceanside Wellness Group, a co-op private practice. The first season also deals with her budding relationships with her new co-workers. Among them include her best friend Naomi Bennett, a fertility specialist, and Naomi's ex-husband Sam Bennett, who specializes in internal medicine. Also working within the practice is psychiatrist Violet Turner, pediatrician Cooper Freedman, alternative medicine specialist Pete Wilder, and receptionist Dell Parker. It is revealed early on that the Bennetts established the practice with the rest of the doctors owning a share of it as well. Charlotte King, who serves as chief of staff at St. Ambrose Hospital, works with Oceanside Wellness through her dealings with Sam and her sexual relationship with Cooper.

Season 2 (2008–2009)

Main article:Private Practice (season 2)

Thesecond seasonbegins with the practice dealing with financial troubles. Naomi reveals to Addison that they are in danger of losing the practice due to unpaid debt, causing Addison to tell Sam. This in turn causes a shift within the practice, whereby Sam and Naomi decide the new boss will be determined by a vote among the members of the practice, resulting in the highest vote getter, Addison, taking over. More tension is added when a new practice on the fourth floor, Pacific Wellcare, competes for patients. This new practice, run by Charlotte, is causing turmoil for her and Cooper. Also in this season, Sam and Naomi finally realize they can no longer be friends, and the romantic relationship of Cooper and Charlotte deepens. Addison was romantically linked with Kevin Nelson (played byDavid Sutcliffe), a police officer, but later realized their relationship was going nowhere. Towards the end of the season, Addison falls in love with cardiovascular surgeon Noah Barnes, who as it turns out, is married and is expecting his first child. Matters become more complicated when Addison realizes that Noah's wife is one of her patients. Archer Montgomery (Grant Show), Addison's playboy brother, made sporadic appearances causing trouble for her and Naomi. Archer was found to have an aggressive brain tumor which was later diagnosed as parasites. Addison sought the professional help of her ex-husband, neurosurgeon Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). After Derek successfully saved Archer, Addison discovered Archer was back to his old tricks by cheating on Naomi. Violet stirred some of her own drama when she began dating Sheldon (Brian Benben), who works for Pacific Wellcare, and Pete. During the latter half of the season, Violet was found to be pregnant although she did not know who the father of her baby was. Furthermore, Violet found herself and her unborn baby at the mercy of a psychotic patient bent on taking Violet's baby by any means necessary in the closing moments of the season finale. Meanwhile, Dell struggled with his own issues caused by his former girlfriend's drug habits. He fights for custody of his daughter Betsey. Some of the medical cases that caused a stir and tension among the doctors atPrivate Practicewas the issue of abortion (a first for the practice), the sex reassignment of a newborn, the sexual activity of a 12-year-old, the switching of embryos for two mothers-to-be and a young couple who later discovered they were siblings.

Season 3 (2009–2010)

Main article:Private Practice (season 3)

In thethird season,Violet survives the cliffhanger in season two while she gives her baby Lucas to Pete while she recovers from the ordeal. Addison and Sam get even closer but decide not to become a couple because they don't want to hurt Naomi. Charlotte and Cooper break up, and Dell loses Heather in an explosion which nearly kills Betsey. Addison and Pete become a couple, which causes Addison to get close to Lucas until Violet wants Pete back even going as far as taking Pete to court to get joint custody. Sheldon falls for Charlotte after they start to sleep together. Sam and Naomi's daughter, Maya, gets pregnant and marries the father of her baby, Dink. Derek Shepherd's sister, Dr. Amelia Shepherd, arrives in town. In the season finale, Addison and Sam finally get together while Charlotte and Cooper get engaged much to Sheldon's dismay. Pete and Violet work over their issues, while Dell and Maya get involved in a car accident and the severity of Dell's condition is overlooked while Maya was being attended to in the operating room. Dr. Amelia Shepherd, younger sister of Derek Shepherd (Addison's ex-husband), operated on him but was unable to resuscitate following Dell's heart failure. Maya survived her operation to save her spinal cord and prevented paralysis while at the same time she gives birth to a girl, who also survives the ordeal.

Season 4 (2010–2011)

Main article:Private Practice (season 4)

In thefourth seasonBrian BenbenandCaterina Scorsonewere upgraded to series regulars. The season begins with the aftermath of Dell's death, and what happens to his daughter Betsey. Violet and Pete get married in the season premiere and begin a new life with their son Lucas. Addison and Sam reveal their romance to the staff of Oceanside Wellness, a development that Naomi accepts, upon which she leaves leave town to learn. Cooper and Charlotte get engaged. Charlotte is raped and badly beaten by one of the patients at her hospital. She tells only Addison about this, and swears her to secrecy. Later everyone finds out but she initially refuses to identify Lee McHenry as her rapist. It is later revealed that Violet was raped when she was in college. Charlotte eventually identifies Lee at the urging of Sheldon. She goes to the police, but since she did not come forward immediately, prosecutors decline to charge Lee. However, when he threatens his girlfriend, she stabs him in self defense, forcing Charlotte to save his life on the operating table. His girlfriend reports this to the authorities, which results in his arrest. In the season finale, it is decided Oceanside Wellness will be closed, and a new practice will be opened. Naomi decides it would be best to move to New York to be with Gabriel.

Season 5 (2011–2012)

Main article:Private Practice (season 5)

On January 10, 2011, ABC renewedPrivate Practicefor a fifth season.Audra McDonald,who plays the characterNaomi Bennett,did not return as a regular cast member in the fifth season ofPrivate Practice.Following the departure ofAudra McDonald,Benjamin Brattwas added to the series as a regular cast member. He plays Jake Reilly, a fertility specialist "who is quite accomplished and up to speed with cutting-edge technology and procedures." Thefifth seasonfocuses on Amelia and her drug addiction, and the entire practice trying to save her life, ultimately deciding to have an intervention for her, and thus sending her to rehab. After rehab, Amelia finds out that she is pregnant by Ryan, a boyfriend who got her back into drugs and later died of an overdose. She finds out that the baby does not have a brain, but ultimately decides to take the baby to full term and donate the organs to save other children's lives. Later in the season, Cooper was revealed to have had an 8-year-old son from a previous one night stand. The son, who is named Mason, is portrayed by child actor Griffin Gluck. While Gluck initially served as a guest star, he was promoted to series regular later in the season. Gluck is notable for being the first child to be a series regular inPrivate Practice,or in the original seriesGrey's Anatomy.Mason's mother sought out Cooper after discovering that she was stricken with cancer, and she dies later in the season. Season 5 also deals with Addison not being able to have her own children, only to be able to adopt a child, Henry, just as Amelia's tragic news is given.

Season 6 (2012–2013)

Main article:Private Practice (season 6)

On May 11, 2012, ABC renewedPrivate Practicefor a sixth season, which premiered on September 25, 2012.Tim Daly,who plays Pete Wilder, did not return to the main cast in season six.In thesixth seasonpremiere, Violet finds out that Pete hasn't shown up for court and assumes that he ran off only to find out later that he had a heart attack jogging and died. Charlotte finds outs that she's pregnant but is happy because her IUD will most likely destroy the pregnancy, only to find out she's pregnant with triplets. After a difficult pregnancy and even delivering one of the triplets at 26 weeks, Charlotte and Cooper eventually have three healthy daughters. The final episode of the series brings many happy endings: Addison and Jake marry; Sheldon quits the practice to spend time with his love who's dying of cancer; Sam and Naomi remarry and will be having a second baby; Amelia has found the love of her life; Violet finally gets over her issues with Pete's death and announces she's started writing her book.

Shortly after the May renewal, speculation arose that this would be the final season of the series. This appeared to be confirmed whenKate Walshannounced on June 12, 2012(2012-06-12),that she would leavePrivate Practiceafter the thirteenth episode of season six.Private Practicecreator Shonda Rhimes confirmed on October 19, 2012, that season six and the show would end with the thirteenth episode.

Crossovers

Throughout the series' run,Private Practicehad a handful of crossovers with its sister show,Grey's Anatomy.

• Season 1
  • Private Practice:Richard Webber(James Pickens Jr.) appears in the opening minutes of the first episode convincing Addison to stay in Seattle. She says that she is leaving and he tells her he'll keep her job open for as long as he can and the two part ways.
  • Grey's Anatomy:Addison Montgomery(Kate Walsh) returns to Seattle Grace for the first time since she left to perform a risky operation. She is shocked to learn how significantly everyone's lives have changed since she left

Note:This episode took place whilePrivate Practicewas on an extended hiatus due to the2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

• Season 2

In February,Grey's AnatomyandPrivate Practicedid their first extensive crossover storyline. The 3-episode arc started onGrey's Anatomywhen Addison,Naomi Bennett(Audra McDonald) bring Archer Montgomery (Grant Show) to Seattle Grace to meet withDerek Shepherd(Patrick Dempsey),Mark Sloan(Eric Dane),Meredith Grey(Ellen Pompeo), and Richard to remove the parasites from Archer's brain. At first Derek says it's inoperable untilSam Bennett(Taye Diggs) later comes to Seattle and gives medical advice on how to remove the parasites. Derek and Meredith perform the operation successfully. The episode ends with Derek's patient Jen Harmon (Jennifer Westfeldt) having a complication from the brain surgery Derek performed on her shortly after Archer's surgery. The story continues on Private Practice where Sam has a sudden asthma attack and is treated by Naomi andMiranda Bailey(Chandra Wilson). Richard wants to publicize Archer's case. Mark convinces Sam that he had an asthma attack because of the stress of Archer being with Naomi who he still has feelings for. Addison assists Derek andAlex Karev(Justin Chambers) on Jen's case. The episode ends with Jen having another complication. The story concludes onGrey's Anatomy.At this point, Naomi, Sam and Archer have returned to L.A. but Derek asks Addison to stay. Derek and Addison have an argument on their course of action for Jen and Jen dies in surgery.

• Season 3
  • Private Practice:In the third episode,Miranda Baileycomes to Los Angeles with a patient to meet with the patients sister about a kidney transplant.

In January, the show did another extensive crossover story withGrey's Anatomy.Addison comes to Seattle to operate on Mark's daughter, Sloan Riley (Leven Rambin). Then Mark and Sloan travel to Los Angeles for more surgery. Addison and Mark have an ongoing tryst during this crossover.

• Season 4
  • Grey's Anatomy:In that seasons' third episodeAmelia Shepherd(Caterina Scorsone) comes to Seattle to reconcile with Derek.
  • Grey's Anatomy:Addison returns in the musical episode to assist the doctors onCallie Torres(Sara Ramirez) who had gotten into a serious car accident and was 6 months pregnant at the time. This is mentioned to explain Addison's absence in thePrivate Practiceepisode "The Hardest Part".
• Season 5

Grey's AnatomyandPrivate Practicedid their last crossover before the series finale in 2013. OnGrey's Anatomy,Amelia returns to Seattle to convince Derek andLexie Grey(Chyler Leigh) to operate on Erica Warner (A.J. Langer) who has agliosarcoma.Lexie helps Amelia practice and Derek eventually agrees to help as well. Then onPrivate Practice,Cooper Freedman(Paul Adelstein) and Charlotte King (KaDee Strickland) bring Erica to Seattle Grace to meet with Derek, Lexie and Amelia about the operation. Erica's surgery is successful.

• Season 6

Despite no characters crossing over, Addison receives a phone call from Derek about Mark's passing, which happens at the start ofGrey's Anatomy's ninth season.

• AfterPrivate Practice

In April 2014, Amelia returned toGrey's Anatomyfor the last four episodes of the tenth season. She became a series regular from the eleventh season onwards.

In October 2021, Addison returned toGrey's Anatomyfor two episodes of the eighteenth season. She performs a uterine transplant with the help of Meredith and allows for the surgery to be a teaching moment for Richard's residents. She later also reconnects with Amelia with whom she discusses life during the COVID-19 pandemic and meets Meredith and Derek's children.

Cast

Actor	Character	Seasons
		1	2	3	4	5	6
Kate Walsh	Addison Montgomery	Main
Tim Daly	Pete Wilder	Main					Does not appear
Audra McDonald	Naomi Bennett	Main				Does not appear	Guest
Paul Adelstein	Cooper Freedman	Main
KaDee Strickland	Charlotte King	Main
Chris Lowell	William "Dell" Parker	Main			Does not appear
Taye Diggs	Sam Bennett	Main
Amy Brenneman	Violet Turner	Main
Brian Benben	Sheldon Wallace	Does not appear	Recurring	Also starring	Main
Caterina Scorsone	Amelia Shepherd	Does not appear		Recurring	Main
Benjamin Bratt	Jake Reilly	Does not appear			Guest	Main
Griffin Gluck	Mason Warner	Does not appear				Main

Production

Origin and development

Private Practiceintertitle

On February 21, 2007(2007-02-21),The Wall Street Journalreported thatABCwas pursuing a spin-off ofGrey's AnatomyfeaturingKate Walsh'scharacterAddison Montgomery.Subsequent reports confirmed the report, stating that an expanded two-hour broadcast ofGrey's Anatomy(which aired May 3, 2007(2007-05-03)) would serve as abackdoor pilotfor the spin-off. The backdoor pilot episode features Montgomery on leave fromSeattle Grace Hospital,the clinic in Los Angeles is named the Oceanside Wellness Centre.The broadcast served as the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the season (out of 25), and was directed by Michael Grossman, according toVariety.Gossip columnistsKristin VeitchandMichael Ausielloreported that the spinoff would be set in Los Angeles.

Casting

On June 29, 2007(2007-06-29),it was announced byABCthatMerrin Dungey,who played the role ofNaomi Bennett,would be replaced by four timeTonywinnerAudra McDonald.ABC gave no reason for this change.On July 11, 2007(2007-07-11),it was announced that a new character, played byKaDee Strickland,had been added to the main cast.Tony Award WinnerIdina Menzelappeared in two episodes during the second season. Menzel was married toPrivate Practicestar Taye Diggs.David Sutcliffe,Jayne Brook,andJosh Hopkinsalso appeared inPrivate Practice.

Location

Private Practicefilms a lot of their exterior shots (as well as some of their outdoor storylines) inSanta Monica, California.The Oceanside Group building can be found at the corner of 4th and Wilshire inSanta Monica, California.Addison Montgomery and Sam Bennett live in rareMalibubeachfront houses right on the sand, which in reality would cost upwards of $4 million each.

Broadcast

On May 3, 2007(2007-05-03),thebackdoor pilotofPrivate Practiceaired onABC.The pilot was in the double episode ofGrey's Anatomytitled "The Other Side of This Life", and gave a brief description of the characters inPrivate Practice.The cast includedAmy Brenneman,Paul Adelstein,Tim Daly,Taye Diggs,Chris Lowell,andMerrin Dungey.

The 2-hour episode averaged 21 million viewers, 1.9 million more viewers thanGrey's Anatomy'sthird 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 time-slots.On May 5, 2007(2007-05-05),it was announced, onThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,thatPrivate Practicewas part of ABC's 2007 fall line-up.The first TV promo for the series aired during the season finale ofGrey's Anatomy,on May 17, 2007(2007-05-17).The series premiere aired on September 26, 2007(2007-09-26),averaging 14.41 million viewers being the most watched show in its time slot. The series premiered on British television on July 15, 2008(2008-07-15),onLIVING.It was later moved to Thursday at 10:00 pm afterGrey's Anatomyduring mid-season 2009, to make room for the return ofLost.In September 2011,Sky Living Lovesbroadcast repeats of Season 2 at 8:00am & 2:00pm.

Syndication

Private Practicestarted airing in broadcast syndication on weekends beginning September 15, 2012.

International

International Broadcasting

Country	Network
Albania	Digi Plus
Arab World	OSN First,Fox Series
Angola	TPA1
Argentina	Sony Entertainment Television
Australia	Seven Network
Austria	ORF 1
Belgium	RTL-TVI,vtm andVIJFtv
Brazil	Sony Entertainment Television
Bulgaria	Fox Life,BNT 1
Canada	A(Season 1–4),City(Season 5–6)
Colombia	Sony Entertainment Television
Costa Rica	Sony Entertainment Television
Croatia	Nova TV,Fox Life
Chile	Sony Entertainment Television
Dominican Republic	Sony Entertainment Television
Denmark	Kanal 4
Ecuador	Sony Entertainment Television
Estonia	Fox Life
Finland	MTV3
France	France 2
Germany	Pro7
Greece	Fox Life Greece,ANT1
Hong Kong	Star World,ATV World
Hungary	RTL Klub
Iceland	Sjónvarpið
India	Zee Café Star World India
Ireland	RTÉ 2
Israel	yes stars Drama\yes stars HD
Italy	Foxlife,Rai Due
Japan	WOWOW
Latvia	Fox Life
Macedonia	Fox Life
Malaysia	ntv7,Star World
Mexico	Sony Entertainment Television,Azteca 7
Netherlands	NET 5
New Zealand	TV2
Norway	TV2
Paraguay	Sony Entertainment Television
Peru	Sony Entertainment Television
Philippines	Studio 23
Poland	Fox Life
Portugal	Fox LifeandRTP2
Puerto Rico	WAPA-TV
Romania	Prima TV,Euforia Lifestyle TV
Russia	Fox Life
Serbia	Fox Life
Singapore	MediaCorp Channel 5
Slovenia	Kanal A
South Africa	M-net
Spain	FOX,CosmopolitanandAntena 3
Sweden	TV4
Switzerland	RSI La 1(Italian),TSR(French),SF zwei(German)
Thailand	Star World
Turkey	DiziMax
United Kingdom	PreviouslySky Livingand later repeated onSky Living Loves
Uruguay	Sony Entertainment Television
Venezuela	Sony Entertainment Television
Vietnam	Star World

Home media

To date,Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment(under theABC Studiosbrand) has released the entire series on DVD in Regions 1, 2, and 4. The series is also available for download oniTunes Store.

Season		Episodes	Title	DVDrelease dates
				Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	9	The Complete First Season	September 16, 2008(2008-09-16)	March 16, 2009(2009-03-16)	December 3, 2008(2008-12-03)
	2	22	The Complete Second Season	September 15, 2009(2009-09-15)	March 1, 2010(2010-03-01)	November 2, 2009(2009-11-02)
	3	23	The Complete Third Season	September 14, 2010(2010-09-14)	March 21, 2011(2011-03-21)	November 3, 2010(2010-11-03)
	4	22	The Complete Fourth Season	September 13, 2011(2011-09-13)	April 2, 2012(2012-04-02)	October 12, 2011(2011-10-12)
	5	22	The Complete Fifth Season	September 11, 2012(2012-09-11)	February 4, 2013(2013-02-04)	November 14, 2012(2012-11-14)
	6	13	The Complete Sixth and Final Season	May 7, 2013(2013-05-07)	December 2, 2013(2013-12-02)	November 6, 2013(2013-11-06)

Reception

Private Practiceinitially received mixed reviews.Metacritic,which assigns aweighted meanrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the show a score of 45 based on 25 critical reviews.The first episode was somewhat panned by critics andThe New York Timesdescribed the show's characters as "collectively offer[ing] one of the most depressing portrayals of the female condition sinceThe Bell Jar."

U.S. television ratings

Season	Timeslot (EST)	Number of Episodes	Premiere		Finale		TV Season	Overall rank	18–49 rank	Overall viewership
			Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	Wednesday 9:00 pm	9	September 26, 2007(2007-09-26)	14.41	December 5, 2007(2007-12-05)	10.36	2007–08	#12	#13	10.76
2	Wednesday 9:00 pm (2008) Thursday 10:00 pm (2009)	22	October 1, 2008(2008-10-01)	8.16	April 30, 2009(2009-04-30)	9.70	2008–09	#27	#10	9.20
3	Thursday 10:00 pm	23	October 1, 2009(2009-10-01)	11.58	May 13, 2010(2010-05-13)	9.28	2009–10	#42	#37	9.15
4		22	September 23, 2010(2010-09-23)	9.02	May 19, 2011(2011-05-19)	7.45	2010–11	#58	#48	7.75
5	Thursday 10:00 pm (2011–2012) (1–17) Tuesday 10:00 pm (2012) (18–22)	22	September 29, 2011(2011-09-29)	7.79	May 15, 2012(2012-05-15)	6.81	2011–12	#63	#49	8.80
6	Tuesday 10:00 pm	13	September 25, 2012(2012-09-25)	6.45	January 22, 2013(2013-01-22)	5.32	2012–13	#58	#51	7.03

Awards and accolades

Awards and accolades forPrivate Practice

Award	Year	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
ALMA Awards	2012	Favorite TV Actor	Benjamin Bratt	Nominated
BMI Film & TV Awards	2008	BMI TV Music Award	Chad Fischerand Tim Bright	Won
	2009	BMI TV Music Award	Chad Fischerand Tim Bright	Won
GLAAD Media Awards	2010	Outstanding Individual Episode	"Homeward Bound"	Nominated
			"Wait and See"	Nominated
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	2009	Outstanding Music Supervision – TV	Alexandra Patsavas	Nominated
NAACP Image Awards	2008	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Taye Diggs	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Audra McDonald	Nominated
		Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series	Shonda Rhimes(for "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else" )	Nominated
	2009	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Taye Diggs	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Audra McDonald	Nominated
	2010	Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series	Taye Diggs	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Audra McDonald	Nominated
	2011	Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series	Shonda Rhimes(for "Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?")	Won
NAMIC Vision Awards	2009	Drama	Private Practice	Nominated
People's Choice Awards	2008	Favorite New TV Drama	Private Practice	Nominated
	2011	Favorite TV Drama Actor	Taye Diggs	Nominated
		Favorite TV Drama Actress	Kate Walsh	Nominated
PRISM Awards	2010	Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline	"Contamination" / "What Women Want" / "Yours, Mine and Ours"	Nominated
	2011	Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Mental Health	"Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?"/" What Happens Next "/" Can't Find My Way Back Home "	Nominated
		Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline	KaDee Strickland	Won
Young Artist Awards	2009	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor	Joey Luthman	Won
	2010	Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress	Emily Rae	Nominated

Turkish adaptation

A Turkish adaptation titledMerhaba Hayatbegan airing onFoxin February 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Private PracticeatIMDb