Private Practice News

Tonight on Private Practice, Addison and Sam decide it will require a takeover to bring the practice out of bankruptcy, while the doctors look for new revenue streams and Violet's friendship with Cooper is nearing its breaking point.

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It's been nine long months but Private Practice is officially back tonight! The Season 2 premiere is titled "A Family Thing" and looks like a good one.

Addison discovers that Naomi is concealing the practice's financial problems. Meanwhile, Violet is wondering what secret Cooper is keeping from her.

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Private Practice is giving Addison Montgomery the chance for something she never had on Grey's Anatomy: a fulfilling love life.

"We only knew her as the miserable part of a triangle" with Derek and Meredith, says Kate Walsh, who plays Addison.

"It's going to be interesting to see this character with someone who wants to be with her — in a good way. That's been fun to explore, what it's like to date and perhaps date successfully."

SWAT officer Kevin (David Sutcliffe, in a recurring role) returns to court Addison in Season 2, putting her will-they-or-won't-they situation with Oceanside colleague Pete Wilder (Tim Daly) on the shelf for now.

"But by no means are Pete and I done," she says.

Romance will play an even greater role — for better and worse — for all of the Private Practice characters in the second-year medical drama, "creating more conflict and drama and comedy," Kate Walsh says.

She echoes creator Shonda Rhimes, saying neonatal surgeon Addison will be more grounded this season, which likely would stanch outside criticism that the character lost her grit and gravitas from Grey's Anatomy.

Having had time to adjust to her new professional and personal circumstances, "she will be more in a take-charge mode," Walsh says.

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Season 2 of Private Practice begins with high expectations, after the show became one of the highest rated new series for the Fall 2007 season, but at the same time did not live up to its full potential for many.

Opening with hype that was perhaps too high, the Grey's Anatomy spin-off will be aiming to find its true, unique footing here in Season 2. The first episode of 2008, A Family Thing, premieres on October 1.

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After nine-months without new episodes, Kate Walsh and the rest of the Private Practice cast finally return October 1!

No show launched with higher hopes than Private Practice.

A spinoff of the hugely popular Grey's Anatomy with one of its best characters, Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh), leading the way.

How could it not be a smash it?

The result, so far, as been okay. But just okay.

Despite a great cast that included a number of proven stars — Tim Daly, Amy Brenneman, Audra McDonald and Taye Diggs — the show seemed to flail, trying to find itself in its strike-shortened first season.

The Addison-moves-to-LA theme alone couldn't make this show a hit - but can a re-tooled Private Practice thrive in its second season?

"For me, it was about delineating sort of what the medicine of Private Practice is versus what the medicine of Grey's Anatomy is," said creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes.

"Grey's Anatomy is all about the surgery, and Private Practice — this season we're honing in on really making it a show that the stories tell more of the ethical dilemmas that our doctors have to face."

After all, Addison is a surgeon, so there has to be some surgery. But Shonda Rhimes says there's much more in store.

"There's very high stakes in terms of the medicine of people's everyday lives that raises questions about sort of what-would-you-do-if-you-were-in-that-situation things that cause debate and conflict and are very interesting."

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Much of the speculation in the Grey's Anatomy / Private Practice universe has revolved around Katherine Heigl's future with the former.

ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson said yesterday that Heigl isn't leaving - and offered his insight on Private Practice as well.

Down in L.A., Kate Walsh and company are getting a reset of sorts as Season 2 of Private Practice approaches, according to McPherson.

"In the best episodes of [Private Practice], there was still unbelievable medical drama juxtaposing against the personal drama," he said.

The prez promised more interaction with the hospital, less angst in the coffee room, and Addison back in the surgical theater.

Sounds like they've found a cure for what ailed Private Practice in its debut season - or at least are working on it!

Hot topics (and women): Embattled Grey's Anatomy star Katherine Heigl and Grey's star-turned Private Practice leading lady Kate Walsh.

ABC fall premiere dates have been announced, and are as follows: Dancing with the Stars returns with a two-hour premiere on September 22, while Grey’s Anatomy is back on the scene with a two-hour episode September 25.

Next, Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters come back new on Sunday, September 28; and Pushing Daisies, Private Practice, and Dirty Sexy Money all return with new episodes, finally, on Wednesday, October 1!

While many shows are taking breaks due to the holiday, Private Practice is airing an all-new episode tonight, entitled "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm." It is the third of eight Private Practice episodes to date (and second straight) to feature someone other than Addison in its title.

There's certainly a lot going on tonight from the looks of the previews (see below), with Addison and Cooper returning to the world of dating - with surprising results. Also, Sam and Naomi find themselves on a rather unusual house call, while Dell - and his classmates - are in full force.

Starting anytime, you can discuss the episode in our FORUM. As always, we will have our episode, recap, photo gallery and list of quotes up after the episode. Thanks for visiting the Insider, and we wish you happy viewing!

It was a big ratings night for CBS' Criminal Minds Wednesday.

After weathering the assault of two high-profile rookies at the 9 p.m. hour in ABC's Private Practice and NBC's Bionic Woman, as well as a major recasting after star Mandy Patinkin's abrupt exit during the summer, the veteran crime drama emerged as the top program in the hour this week.

With 15.7 million viewers and a 4.3 rating/11 share - its best ratings in nine months - Criminal Minds beat Private Practice and ranked No. 1 on the night in terms of total viewers and 18-49, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Private Practice (11.4 million, 4.2/10) was a close second in the 9 p.m. slot, while Bionic Woman (6.3 million, 2.5/6) continued its descent with its lowest number to date, finishing behind Fox's Kitchen Nightmares.

Additionally, the CW's America's Next Top Model (5.3 million, 2.6/8) hit season highs in adults 18-34 (2.5/7) and adults 18-49, and in the process lifted the freshman drama Gossip Girl to its best numbers since the premiere.

For the night, CBS led with 12.1 million viewers and a 3.5/9, followed by ABC (9.5, 3.4/9), Fox (7.2, 2.9/8), NBC (6.5, 2.3/8) and the CW (4.1, 2.0/5).

As with its parent series, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice sure doesn't appear to be exempt from the repercussions and ripple effects of the ongoing strike being staged by the Writers Guild of America (WGA).

If the writers' walkout endures, Private Practice, like many other series, may be forced to go off the air, or resort to reruns.

Despite such a grim possibility, Shonda Rhimes, its creator and executive producer, has given her complete support to the writers' cause.

According to the San Jose Mercury News, most new shows like Pushing Daisies and Private Practice, which had been picked up for full seasons a few weeks ago, will be able to churn out no more than 10 to 11 episodes of their debut seasons if current boycott continues.

But Rhimes, the woman behind both Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, has sent an e-mail message to the members of the WGA stating she would "choose not to render my services as a producer" while they walk out.

"I absolutely believed that I would edit our episodes," Shonda Rhimes wrote in her e-mail, which was widely circulated earlier this week.

"Until a thought hit me: how can I walk a picket line and then continue to work? How am I supposed to look at myself in the mirror or look at my child years from now and know that I did not have the courage of my convictions to stand up and put myself more at risk than anyone else?"

In a separate statement, Rhimes was quoted as having been of the opinion that the disgruntled writers truly do want to return to their duties.

"I feel like the writers really want to go back to work," Private Practice creator and executive producer Rhimes said during an event in New York.