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Private Practice
2007–2013
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 6 seasons
C
MEANRANK
68/100
Every rating
45–80
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 45, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 80. Critics average 45, everyone else 74.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A spin-off of the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" centering on the life of neonatal surgeon Addison Montgomery.
Details
- Created by
- Shonda Rhimes
- Studio
- shondaland, The Mark Gordon Company, ABC Studios
- Released
- 26 September 2007
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 111 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 6 wins, 17 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 23 →6 wins from 23 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| ALMA Awards 2012 | Favorite TV Actor | Benjamin Bratt | Nominee |
| NAACP Image Awards 2011 | Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for " Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? ") | Winner |
| PRISM Awards 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" | Nominee |
| PRISM Awards 2011 | Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | KaDee Strickland | Winner |
| People's Choice Awards 2011 | Favorite TV Drama Actress | Kate Walsh | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2011 | Favorite TV Drama Actor | Taye Diggs | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2010 | Outstanding Individual Episode | "Homeward Bound" | Nominee |
| GLAAD Media Awards 2010 | Outstanding Individual Episode | "Wait and See" | Nominee |
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NAACP Image Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Taye Diggs | Winner |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for " Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King? ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series | Taye Diggs | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Taye Diggs | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Audra McDonald | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Audra McDonald | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Audra McDonald | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series | Shonda Rhimes (for "In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else") | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| BMI TV Music Award | Chad Fischer and Tim Bright | Winner |
| BMI TV Music Award | Chad Fischer and Tim Bright | Winner |
PRISM Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Female Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | KaDee Strickland | Winner |
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline | "Contamination" / "What Women Want" / "Yours, Mine and Ours" | Nominee |
| 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" | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actor | Joey Luthman | Winner |
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | Emily Rae | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Favorite New TV Drama | Private Practice | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Drama Actor | Taye Diggs | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Drama Actress | Kate Walsh | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Individual Episode | "Homeward Bound" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Individual Episode | "Wait and See" | Nominee |
ALMA Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Actor | Benjamin Bratt | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Supervision – TV | Alexandra Patsavas | Nominee |
NAMIC Vision Awards
1 nomination
| Drama | Private Practice | Nominee |