The most depressing show on television got some sad news yesterday. Shonda Rhimes Tweeted that Private Practice will end after this season’s 13th episode.
I’m sad to say that Private Practice’s run will end after episode 613 this season. There was a lot of discussion and debate but, in the end, the guys at the network and the studio and I all decided that Private Practice was reaching its finish line. Creatively, we are all extremely proud of the show and especially proud of this season — which you will all soon discover is a creative renaissance. I can’t wait for you to see it.
It’s heartbreaking to end. Truly. I feel so lucky to write for these characters and tell these stories and I truly feel this show has taught me so much as a writer. And there’s a family here, of crew and cast, people who have bonded over these past five and a half seasons. It’s rare for a show to go for more than 100 episodes and we are incredibly proud to have been such a show. And we’re grateful to all of you for spending time with us for an hour every week for the last 6 years. It’s meant the world.
Thank you.
I am so happy to see this show because I never have a watched show that was depressing as this one. Just like a horrific car crash with dismembered bodies all over the place, I just can’t look away. Now that is show is ending, I think I will be able to smile more.
I still cannot get over how last season they had a drug addict lose her lover to an overdose only to find out she was pregnant with a baby without a brain. She then carried it to term, so the baby could be an organ donor. That storyline went on for almost the whole season and that was just one of the many heartbreaking stories the show did over its sad run and there were like 2 a week.
So I say good riddance and I hope this show is replaced with one that is a little happier than this unnecessary cryfest. You know like a show about funeral homes or hospices.
