'Grey's Anatomy' is the longest-running medical drama in American television history. Will it continue for a 23rd season?
premiered on March 27, 2005, to a world without the first-generation iPhone, Twitter, Spotify, or even Taylor Swift's music career. LeBron James was in his second NBA season, and Tom Brady had only won three of his seven Super Bowl rings.
will air its 464th episode on Thursday, but will its historic run end at 466 when the Season 22 finale airs on May 7?will roll into the 2026-27 season without two long-serving cast members — Kim Raver and Kevin McKidd are leaving the show following the May 7 season finale ,"."Three actors — Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and James Pickens Jr. — have been with the show for its entire run .""That would make no sense, emotionally or financially," Pompeo said."The show was streamed more than a billion times in 2024. More than a billion times. The companies that own the show and stream the show make a lot of money from our images and our voices and our faces." Pompeo continued,"If I were to walk away completely, everybody gets to make money from my hard work for 20 years, and I wouldn’t make any money. To me, it doesn’t make any sense that everybody gets to profit off of my hard work. And emotionally, the show means a lot to people. I want to have an attitude of gratitude toward the show."
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