Free Kate Walsh from 'Private Practice'!

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hanna Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 12:25 PM EST

well, it would've be fun if kate was on desperate housewives. but , no. PRIVATE PRACTICE IS THE BEST. <3

GY! Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 03:30 PM EST

eat your words henry!
Private Practice is the only new show who survived being off the air for almost a year.
It Got a full season order! Yay!!!
and to make things better it´s finally getting rid of Pushing Daisies, the worlds most terrible lead in.

We told u to worry abt Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money instead of Private Practice! ;)

Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 07:18 AM EST

As proven this week, give the show a decent lead-in and it gains over 2m viewers and holds 100% of the demo, winning the key female 18-34 demo of the night.

It can easily gain Brothers & Sisters-type ratings with a better lead-in.

ABC should have realised this from the start instead of letting Pushing Daisies suck the life out of the night's schedule.

Jan Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 08:05 AM EST

Great episode on Wednesday. I'm glad they voted Addison in as leader. And how cute a couple are Addison and the SWAT guy ? Adorable together.

Hannah Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:26 PM EST

I love this show :)

Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 12:25 PM EST

Congrats to the show and cast for the full season pick-up. Kate Walsh is fantastic and it's great that her spin-off is doing so well. She was the best choice for it and is one of the few actors who can combine both drama and comedy. Pity the same can't be said for Pushing Daisies or Dirty Sexy Money.

Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 05:48 AM EST

Kate Walsh is not talented. She is a mediocre actress. I watch this show. despite it's bad writing, because there are some other talented actors (mainly Audra McDonald, Tim Daly and Amy Brenneman), but Walsh is not one of them. This woman cannot act. Every time I see her doing those fake facial expressions I cringe. she is a little bit better in comedy, but in drama she is hopeless.

Jen Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 11:59 AM EST

FULL SEASON PICKUP. Yay ! Shows that critics count for little in TV Land, thank goodness.

Felicia Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:37 AM EST

Kate Walsh is magic and is by far my favorite television actress.

This show gets better every episode and I'm hoping more viewers tune in so I can enjoy a Season 3, 4, 5 and maybe more.

kathleen Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 09:47 PM EST

I think kate Walsh is a great actress.. She's smart, loving and beautiful. Her character is definitely the best in Grey's Anatomy and I'm sure a lot would agree with this... just give private practice more time.. You know how shonda works, she's full of surprises...

S. Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 09:38 PM EST

Full season pickup for Private Practice. The first show from ABC to get it!
So freaking happy.
Yes Henry, I'm gloating...

Amanda Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 09:33 PM EST

Well Henry looks like no one over at ABC agreed with you, because Private Practice just got a full season 2 order.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117994423.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

BTW posting this in here made my day. I believe an apology post is in order.

Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 05:16 PM EST

Couldn't care less about Walsh. But there are other actors on that show that deserve better. Audra McDonald, Amy Brenneman, Tim Daly are horrible wasted. So much talent wasted by mediocre writers.

Debbie Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 01:42 PM EST

I'm happy to read today that Grant Show's appearance as Addie's brother has been extended - I can't wait till he turns up and we finally learn something about their family. It's been a long time coming Shonda !

S. Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 01:14 PM EST

JC, PP had a better premiere than GA. If you had actually watched it you would know. It's not my opinion that the PP premiere was better than GA's, the numbers say it too.

GA fans complain of being bored, of their premiere being to long, and a downer. GA lost 20% of the viewers from the premiere while PP lost only 10%. Any doubt of which were the happier viewers?

Unless you want to make the case that all the PP fans are Kate Walsh's fan base, and would watch her watch paint dry, making her TV's most valuable actress, PP did please it's viewers more than GA pleased it's viewers.

PrP Fan Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 08:22 AM EST

I missed my weekly episode this week :( Am looking forward to next week's - the promo looks great, and HotCop is back too ! Good times :)

Gemma Reed Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 04:34 AM EST

I love this show and I'm not going to apologise for it. Addie was always the best Greys character and there is no whiny Izzie or Meredith to contend with. Haters should just STFU - if you hate the show you can't be watching it, without watching it your opinion is worthless.

Julia Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 04:29 AM EST

JC, you contradict yourself without me helping you ! You don't like people expressing their liking of this show or praising it, but you expect them to agree with your opinion or that of critics. 8m people watch this show, so that 8m are free to like it. Why should they have to agree with "a lot of people online" or critics ? EW giving Pushing Daisies a B+ is hardly helping save that show !!

And to say one premiere is better than the other is hardly slating Shonda Rhimes. It is merely expressing an opinion. And I have seen "a lot of people online" (to use your phrase) express the same opinion. No doubt if it was the other way round, you wouldn't be as defensive of it. As I said, this show has been an easy target from the word go.

Pity some people can't express the same hatred for the truly awful Knight Rider. Compared to that show, Private Practice is high culture.

kayla forman Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 03:40 AM EST

ok, like this show really stinks not sure why anyone even cares to write about it period. suckfest 2008 is private practice.

JC Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:04 AM EST

For you to say that PrP had a better premiere this season than Grey's is your opinion and yours alone. Entertainment Weekly magazine gave PrP a D. A "D" isn't exactly good is it? It's all subject to opinion I would guess. And you can praise it all you want to, but there's a lot of people online that don't like this show, that sentiment is echoed by the critics both online and in the press. Does it mean that Private Practice sucks? Well according to you, no. And if we are to follow that rule, then you cannot tell me or anyone else(including the writer of this piece)that ones show had a better season premiere than another. It's not a well liked show. I hate to tell you that, but just look beyond the KateWalsh fan base and you'll see what the deal is. Having said that,I like Walsh. I'm simply replying to your blanket statement about the quality of one premier vs another and then presenting it like it's a fact. Quite simply your opinion only, but nice rip on Shonda again sadly.

S. Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 06:24 PM EST

JC we knock the fact that the standards that are used to evaluate Grey's and Private Practice are not the same. That if you pan the quality of Private Practice than you cannot in all justice say that Grey's is better. The flaws that people, specially the critics point to Private Practice in S1 have been there all the time in Grey's since they failed to keep Meredith dead in S3.

The S2 of Private Practice is as good, if not better, than the glorious S2 of Grey's. Shonda can do marvelous work when she doesn't paint herself in a corner. With Grey's she did. Private Practice is her new canvas and so far this season it is better than Grey's. Still Grey's gets away being crap, and Private Practice gets panned because most critics only saw the first DVD ABC sent out last year, that was not ready, and made up their minds never giving it another open minded chance.
If they applied the same criteria to Life on Mars it would have been called the worse show of the season. The pilot was that bad.

JC Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 03:19 PM EST

Julia-Grey's Anatomy is not "my show" That's where you and I differ. I'm not so possessive of a show nor it's lead actress like many of you are to Kate Walsh that I would ever even presume to think somehow a television show is mine. And while I loved that you took my "contradictory" comments right out from my own post practically word for word thought for thought and tried to turn it onto your own post, it holds no weight to your theory as it is the fans of PrP if you read through these posts, (and I seriously doubt you have completely) that have AGAIN and AGAIN knocked Ms. Rhimes work with Grey's Anatomy while praising "their" Private Practice. You run down the shows creator with every word. Just as the author of this Kate Walsh piece tore this show a new one and to his credit blurred the lines for you because he said Kate Walsh wasn't worthy of the crap tossed at her with this show and then put up the cute t-shirt. Nice distraction, but he rips Shonda's work just as you did.

Julia Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 06:27 AM EST

I agree with Henry's appraisal of Kate Walsh, she is talented. I disagree with the verdict on the show - as S. said it is doing fine.

Saying this show is bad, and saying Greys is excellent is completely contradictory. The shows are both medical soap operas, they are not intellectual subtle dramas. I watch Mad Men for that.

And JC - I watch both shows, but I have noticed the obsessive Greys fans have ripped into Private Practice for ruining their soap opera since it was announced. Why bash your own show, when you can blame a spinoff from the same creator ? Easy target indeed.

jamie Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 12:18 AM EST

It's just a really bad, bad show.

JC Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:33 PM EST

The show is really bad. The writer explains this when putting up the cute t-shirt and instead of Kate Walsh fans seeing that the writer is quite obviously slamming this show, they take this as a way to semi agree with the spirit of which this article written and it's not good. We all have a right to post here and some of us don't like the show. I don't watch DSM at all, but I have watched Private Practice and it's not a good show, not in it's writing, not in it's content, not in it's story lines and how some can rip into Grey's Anatomy (hey, I'm not really disagreeing with you there) which is written/created by the exact same person who created PrP is a complete slam on Ms. Rhimes. It's not okay to NOT like this show and heaven help you if you don't like Kate Walsh, but let's all join in with basing Shonda Rhimes show Grey's Anatomy huh? I find that to be pretty contradictory. Not compared to any other show, just on it's own, this show is simply not a good one.

Tim Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 06:03 AM EST

Like S says, Private Practice is doing just fine.

What I don't understand is why the show attracts such hatred and venom from some posters and critics !! Surely you all have better things to do then post about a show you clearly dislike ? But obviously not LOL

S. Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 04:02 AM EST

Carly, critics protection is what PD has. A show that doesn't even have a story, and is totally based on gimmick, from the raising the dead to the glitzy set,and where good acting as been replaced by acting cute.
Critics protection is what that obnoxious piece of crap called The Ex-list got, another show that is just a gimmick, and poorly acted to the boot, and still it hasn't been has harshly panned as PP.
Critics protection is DSM got. It doesn't even try to be good, and embraces it's trashiness, and where Peter Krawse's acting is so bad, you wonder who authorized a pre-frontal lobotomy on the guy from 6 feet under.
Even Grey's doesn't seem to have to stand up to the standards that critics put on to Private Practice. Talk about boring, repetitive, and outlandish plots.Had they been held at the same standards demanded for PP, and they would be copiously panned since they jumped the shark in S3 with the ferry arc.

carly Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 03:18 AM EST

The critics protection? Protection? Since when does a show get "protection" from a critic? Get real. The critics were and are honest about this show. Even the one writing this article. Free Kate Walsh. Free her from what? Oh yes, a really crappy show. This writer says it, the critics have said it, many fans have echoed it. It's not the actress at all because believe me, Meryl Streep couldn't work her way through these story lines. It's a really bad show supported by a network to pacify the ego of one of it's bigger rated shows (Grey's Anatomy), creator Shonda Rhimes period. If she wasn't behind the wheel of this mess, it wouldn't have come back from the strike. It's not even the ratings. It's the mess of as show that's Private Practice. The writer of this Free Kate article gets that..why can't you?

S. Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 01:02 AM EST

Let's talk numbers.Last season, when it didn't have the Dancing with the stars lead in Samantha Who? was doing 7 million viewers, without a 10 month hiatus to overcome, and nobody was screaming at it's numbers.
GA got a cushy lead in,for it's first 2 seasons, and the the superbowl slot in the second.It got all the breaks, and now is sinking fast in the ratings, and in quality.
Private Practice, of the returning shows, and in spite of the hatred of the critics is still doing better than the other returning sophomores that had a 10 month hiatus. So far it his still doing better than Chuck in it's first season.
Last season, without a lead in,Private Practice did better than Brothers and Sisters, that still has to prove itself without a lead in.
If anything, the numbers prove that Kate Walsh can carry a show. PrP never had the critics protection, nor a cushy lead in, and was used as a punching bag for all the Shonda attacks that should directed at GA.

you know who!!!!!! Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:23 PM EST

and we are back to where we started.. stop watching if you hate it that much .pretty sure there are other things to do

Roger Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 06:54 PM EST

the worst show on tv right now. Stopped watching last season and won't ever return. Could care less about the actress also.

to melb Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 06:33 PM EST

Well considering you come on here and post over and over again "melb" I would think ABC may disregard this as a case of one fan obsessively coming on this thread day and night to post. It seems to me it's YOU that are a completely over the top fan who can't keep herself form commenting. BTW...people have a right to hate this show. It sucks. The critics agree. Perhaps you should send all their reviews of what a piece this show is to ABC as well. Let them see what fans and critics alike a REALLY thinking. Now back to your obsessing on this show and actress. You've only posted a few times today..plenty more time to write a ton more stuff nobody cares about.

melb Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 04:32 PM EST

people are getting serious about this poll- gee - usually when i dont care for something i just move on but the people who feel the need to not only degrade the show but degrade an actress is beyond me - EW must be really happy cause this topic is still going on - they should send it to ABC maybe ABC will figure out what the problem is. SINCLAIR my friend below just BREATH IN and OUT and YAY PRIAVTE PRACTICE

sinclaire Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 01:33 PM EST

God, this show is terrible, so the fact that anyone cares that this type of garbage is recycled on Wed nights is beyond me. I can actually see Kate Walsh get older by the week and her acting is at times so goofy it makes me laugh (only it's supposed to be drama) at least I think it's a drama. Is it a drama right? Reading these posts are funny though. People losing their freaking minds over a useless tv show. Get a life.

Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 01:14 PM EST

Keith,
Yeah, it's not on this week because of debate. The next episode returns October 22.

Keith Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 01:06 PM EST

I'm happy to say I've never seen one episode of Grey's Anatomy, but I tuned into Private Practice because of the excellent cast - Kate Walsh I loved on Drew Carey, Tim Daly from Wings, Paul Adelstein from Prison Break, and Judging Amy herself.

I am enjoying the show and they have definitely stepped it up for this season, the premiere was excellent.

I like the fact it is a medical show, but it is not set in the usual hospital setting. The cast have great chemistry and you can tell they are having a fun time making the show together which rubs off on the audience.

Is it right there is no episode this week because of the election debate ?

Tv By The Numbers Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:06 AM EST

Out of all the shows that were off-air for 10 months, Private Practice has actually come back the strongest. It is the only show from last year still likely for renewal. And I expect the figures will rise further once DVD-R results are factored in.

There are a lot of other established shows that are in greater danger of being cancelled than this show - including Ugly Betty, My Name Is Earl, Ghost Whisperer & the newbies Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Chuck, Terminator etc etc. Private Practice fans are not the ones that need to worry immediately.

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/10/07/renew-or-cancel-index-in-harms-way-most-likely-to-be-cancelled/5823#more-5823

The usual Greys moaners Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 05:09 AM EST

you gotta know....WTF are you talking about LOL I never was a fan of Derek & Addison together. Any Addison fan would hate to see her with such a douchebag. Good riddance to bad garbage.

And maybe you should try saving the many other shows that are sinking faster than Private Practice. They will need more help than this show.

Private Practice is still the highest rated ABC Wednesday night show, and the only one to gain in viewers during the hour. It will at least be around for a full Season 2 (they are already filming ep 13), probably moved in January come American Idol when both PD and DSM have bitten the dust.

As for Season 3 who knows, but like J said, for a show that was not given a chance from the outset, it has done very well. None of the cast are going to suffer whether it is renewed or not. As for Kate Walsh, I didn't know she was responsible for the writing, characters, storylines, direction, timeslot, writer's strike ?! Wow, girl is good LOL

you gotta know... Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 03:34 AM EST

Spin it all you want. This show is dropping like a stone:

From Media Life (Ratings for last week) quote:

"Perhaps the most alarming dip came for “Private Practice,” the “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff that anchors the night at 9 p.m. The show dipped to a series-low 2.5 adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen overnights, 22 percent below last week’s 3.2 bow.

“Practice” was the network’s highest-rated new show last year, but last night it slipped behind CBS’s “Criminal Minds” and NBC’s “Biggest Loser” in the timeslot."

Again, feel free to spin it, but the ratings are there..well actually, no they aren't and that's the problem. PrP is a badly written nightmare of a show and the fans who still wish somehow Addison and Derek had the love they never had on Grey's Anatomy from the first time we see them together on screen are trying to seek a revenge with PrP, but you know..bad show, end of story. And the fact that it's star Kate Walsh can't save it, pretty much speaks volumes.

Jenny Pearson Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 02:53 AM EST

The show simply doesn't work for me period. I'll admit, I'm not a huge Grey's Anatomy fan either, but this show is just so poorly written I'm sitting there just amazed at who the demo audience could be for this. I have been reading EW's old reviews online as well as TV Guides to get a feel for what others think of Private Practice as perhaps I'm just missing something you all seem to grasp, but the critics too dislike this show with a passion. So it seems to me, this creator has two failed shows on her hands. One that started with seemingly much potential and this other that should be getting way higher ratings than it's getting if it's lead Kate Walsh is just as great as you all think. I say dump both shows and let the network put some quality on the air. There's a reason the cable shows are trumping the network ones lately in quality and this show is as good of an example as any I've seen lately. Free Kate Walsh? No. Free the fans? Yes, please.

melb Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 04:23 PM EST

i have to admnit that the greys fans are loyal- they will not admit that they are wrong and PP is better than grey's even if it kills them - to me greys died after season two because they brought in a story line ( bantering divorce people) that had so much potential and you can see the chemistry betwen these people- like they are dying to be heard that made thme rethink the whole premise of grey's i bet you if they had explored that more or even addison adn derek scream , yell and admit their mistakes fans would have embraced addison departure with more enthousiasm- i agree PP was shoved down people's throats; i myself watched it last year due to kate walsh cause i would skip any scenes without her. i will say that it is better than last year and it is better than grey's to me at the moment and this something that grey's fan will never admit - grey's at the moment is so interested in pleasing the 12 year olds that actresses like chandra wilson merely has two words per eppisode.

J Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 02:14 PM EST

Considering Private Practice was slammed before it even had a f-king name, it is doing pretty well. This show has been frowed upon from the getgo. GA was getting slammed from its shitty Season 3, there was the mess with Isaish, the Addison fans who want her on GA, etc. I think this show is still trying overcome all of that. Then we had the strike, which kept us off for 10 months. So after all that, I think it is doing pretty well.

Alex Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 01:21 PM EST

Mike - dream on. Pushing Daisies can be critically acclaimed all you like, but that show can't even hold onto the 5m viewers that tune in at the start of an episode. It won't be around much longer.

Jennifer Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 01:10 PM EST

I agree with you Melb - there seem to be many unhappy Greys fans that seem to vent their frustrations unfairly on the spinoff.

If Greys sucks, it sucks. Shonda should be able to run two shows. They both have separate teams. If the spinoff hadn't launched, no doubt Shonda would have developed other shows. Greys fans need to get over it.

GreatGatsby made some great points which I notice the bashers have not commented on.

Fact is PrP is gaining more viewers than most new shows that returned after the long break - Pushing Daisies, Dirty Sexy Money, Chuck, Terminator (the highest-drama of last year). Heroes & Ugly Betty are attracting barely the same.

A LOT of shows will be cancelled before PrP. I suppose all their stars will be blamed for their failures !! I love how the bashers try to pin the blame on an actress merely because she had the audacity to be chosen for the spinoff LOL. Lo behold anyone with ambition !

To melb Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:35 PM EST

Hi melb..If i can try to answer this question from a fan's perspective here's how it is for me. I was a big fan of Grey's Anatomy and was loving the show's direction which changed dramatically mid S3. It was roughly about this time Shonda Rhimes announced the spin off show where even mags like EW reported cast members such as Sandra Oh and Heigl were upset Kate Walsh was given the chance to do this spin off when they had put the time in for one of their own (contracts were then changed so the GA supporting cast could not negotiate spin offs themselves) So that hit the press, Rhimes put all her time and effort into this show and promoted Kate like nobody's business and her lead show Grey's Anatomy suffered as a result. Then we have this spin off with press wide horrible reviews and even the S1 Premiere was almost outdone by the canceled Bionic Woman. Sine then, no awards, not great ratings and the press still dislikes it. I blame Rhimes more than Walsh, but it is Kate's show so...

melb Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 08:42 AM EST

i wonder why PP is getting so much negativity . i have never seen a show sufer so much. and the biggest problem is that everybody is expecting kate to pull the show herself - she has talent but there are a lot of people who contribute to this show- grey's has too many people everytime i watch it it feels like it is on fast forward cause everyone needs to get a scene. most of the people who dont like PP its because they want her back on greys and that is not fair to come and watch a show with such a bias opinion - give some time and it will be alright - why PP be cancelled when it has more viewres that a lot of shows that have continuous season with mediocre ratings- TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON A SIMPLE LITTLE SHOW_ LET IT BE

Mike Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 08:55 PM EST

Okay, wait...Shonda Rhimes got the chance to do this silly little spin off because of Grey's Anatomy. Grey's Anatomy has given her the status to go off and ignore her award winning show to get bad reviews for this lame knock off. Grey's which had a really great night on Sunday's after DH, was moved to Thursdays where it has had some good moments, but is now really struggling against CSI. If any show should topple Brothers & Sisters (and I agree with many who have an issue about..I mean Sally Field has won an Emmy for this show..what has Private Practice won again?...) but if a show does knock it off, it should go back to Grey's. Grey's has earned it. It has also earned Shonda to stop dealing with a spin off that should have never been green lighted to begin with. So let Private Practice stay where it is. Move Pushing Daisies that had received 13 EMMY NOMINATIONS...and get Grey's back on track as Private Practice was a waste right from jump.

Julia Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 07:02 PM EST

I agree with many...If whatever reason PrP doesn't make it, then Kate should not come back to Grey's. It doesn't matter what fans say to defend her. The public perception from casual viewers is she could not hold a show. People can knock GA as much as they want, but as a new show, mid season replacement with only 9 eps under it's belt and almost no publicity, it still struck a note with the audience and they fell in love with it. Walsh needs not to return to Grey's for many reason, but the biggest one as I see it is she simply will not get a huge storyline over cast members there since day one and such a large (in fact WAY too large) of a cast. I like PrP, but if it does not make it, I will be with Kate in any other project she chooses. I just think if "Addison" does not make it this time, then let her rest as Kate has WAY more in her that just that character.

TheGreatGatsby Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 06:16 AM EST

Private Practice's premiere episode was great - well constructed and with compelling medical cases. This week's episode felt like filler, disappointing after such a good first episode. It's still far more enjoyable a show than the whiny histronics of Greys - an icicle, a flood, what next famine ? LOL

I agree with Henry that Kate Walsh is a talented woman and she is always vastly entertaining on talkshows. Very relaxed and natural. Given her background in comedy and improv I'd love to see her do some more comedy in the future. I believe the Paul Bettany movie is a thriller.

Lucy Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 05:40 AM EST

Claire & Jacob's Ladder - comparing Greys to Private Practice is ridiculous. Greys never suffered a 10-MONTH absence due to a writer's strike, it had an excellent timeslot after Desperate Housewives's huge lead-in, and it had the SOLE attention of Shonda Rhimes. Private Practice has never had the benefit of any of these.

If the show tanks it won't be because of Kate Walsh or any of the cast, it will be down to the knock-on effect of the writer's strike (ALL shows that didn't return are down), lack of a decent timeslot, and lack of care and attention from the writers and TPTB.

Brothers & Sisters only gains a couple more million viewers, & that is with a huge lead-in (15m v 5m). Private Practice is stuck where it is at present.

The only way Kate Walsh would ever return to Greys is if she is contractually bound and cannot get out of it. She has said so herself. She would have left after S3 regardless, the spinoff delayed the inevitable. Henry is right, she is uber-talented.

Jacob's ladder Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:35 AM EST

Grey's Anatomy was a mid season replacement for Boston Legal's hiatus that happened to take the fans by storm and really take off. It was not put there because it was given special treatment. It could have just as easily failed...but fans ended up immediately loving it. Kate Walsh is such a strong actress that her show PrP should have a built in Kate Walsh fan base, that for some reason, does not seem to be there. I have been told that the fans of Brothers & Sisters upon hearing that Walsh fans think their show should be bumped for PrP have started a letter writing campaign so that their show is not moved as it has earned it's place. I have to agree. Kate Walsh and Shonda Rhimes got their chance and this show should be able to shine right where it is. It in no way has earned the chance to bump another popular show off it's line up. Certainly not after the ratings slip of Greys Anatomy this season and Shonda's poor attempt at a spin off. It's just not right.Let it go already.

claire Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 12:24 AM EST

With all due respect Henry, if you are a Kate Walsh fan at all, this is exactly what YOU DON'T WANT. For Walsh to get a starring vehicle like PrP, a star role that some of her GA co workers (as reported in EW) were not too happy they didn't get a shot at first, and then not to be able to keep the show afloat only two seasons into the run is not exactly a great thing. Actually, it's a really bad thing. So Shonda's star making show fails with Kate Walsh who many say is the reason the watched GA to start with? What does that say about her? Not popular enough to carry her own show? I'm a BIG Walsh fan and the LAST think I want to see if her show fail and all that the press will say about that, then have to crawl aback to her co workers who already had problems with her getting the show to begin with and try to wedge her back into a cast of around 14 people and for her to expect to get story lines over the cast that did not get a spin off. This isn't good Henry..not at all.

S. Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM EST

Kate is going to be one of the performers in a improv show at IO West called The Obamalogues. Not sure on exactly which date, but the show runs every Monday till October the 27th.

Lee Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 04:49 PM EST

Kate Walsh is keeping up with her comedy background - she is the 'guest-vocalist' in the premiere episode of "King of the Hill".

J Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 06:10 AM EST

I concur with the comments about this show. Greys had the benefit from the Desperate Housewives lead-in during it's 2nd season - ABC need to show the same respect to this show & give it a better timeslot asap.

Otherwise, it is a good show and definitely superior to the teenage whinings of supposedly adult characters on Greys.

Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 06:27 PM EST

They really need to be cancelling Grey's Anatomy....boring and predictable. Plus, ugly cast except for McDreamy and McSteamy.

Sam Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 02:37 PM EST

All this show needs is a better time slot and lead-in. Pushing Daisies is DOA.

And with all this Kate Walsh-lovin', didn't she look gorgeous last night ? Stunningly beautiful.

Steve Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 02:21 PM EST

Seriously, Private Practice is MUCH better than Grey's Anatomy, which has decided that it wants to become the next ER with floods. Reminds me of helicoptors striking the same doctor... TWICE!

Lyn Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 05:08 PM EST

Yay for a new episode tonight. I cant wait!

Raven_Moon Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 05:04 PM EST

That T-shirt is hilarious. I'd love to see Kate Walsh return to "Grey's Anatomy." She may have had less screen time, but at least her plot lines were better. Also, Tim Daly deserves better.

Anna Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 04:53 PM EST

I adore Kate Walsh and Private Practice!
And that's the shirt I am wearing:
http://katewalshaholics.com/tee_kw_prp.gif

Lizzie Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 04:00 PM EST

Private Practice is IMO Greys for grown-ups. The characters actually act like grown-ups rather than 12 year old teenagers. This is why I prefer it.

Pete Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 02:01 PM EST

New Private Practice episode tonight fans :) My weekly dose of Kate Walsh medicine.

Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 12:09 PM EST

Ok, I watched the season premiere online. I eat my words. It was good. No, it was better than good. I am tuning in tonight.

whoami Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 06:18 AM EST

Free Private Practice from having a crappy lead in I say!

Neil Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 04:54 AM EST

All Private Practice needs is a better lead-in. For a show that's been off-air for 10 months, I thought the ratings were pretty good, especially considering Pushing Daisies tanked.

I'd watch Kate Walsh is anything though. She is that good !

Laure Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 06:58 PM EST

id say free Private Practice from this terrible lead in. It needs a better show, both Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money did terrible in ratings.
Private Practice would to great with a better lead in that´s it!

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 06:40 PM EST

The Private Practice premiere was great! I was blown away with how good it was since I didnt care for the first season.

If you are going by statistics, then I guess that means that Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money are even more unwatchable since they did worse. Right?

At least Private Practice gained in the half hour unlike PD or DSM. They couldnt keep the viewers while PrP could and gained.

Rachel Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 06:21 PM EST

I thought the season premiere was awesome. Did you even watch it, or are you just going by statistics?

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 06:12 PM EST

Private Practice premiere was really good. I didn't like the first season, mainly because of bad writing, but I decided to give it another chance, because I like the entire cast. I was surprised how good the second season premiere was. Writing improved unbelievably and actors are great as always. I think it could be now one of my favorite shows, if they will continue with the same quality (and it seems possible judging from promos). Love the cast, especially Kate Walsh and Tim Daly.

Joe Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 04:48 PM EST

As long as Kate Walsh is on my screen im watching Private Practice.
She is hot.
And the premiere did pretty well to me.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 03:25 PM EST

I am watching it this Wednesday. I missed last wks because of the America's Got Talent finale. I did DVR it and watch the premiere.
Much Much better than last season. I can not wait til this tomorrow's episode. Even the medical cases were engaging. Good Job Shonda.

melb Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 02:50 PM EST

YOU KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN THE MAJORITY OF THE POST TO THIS BLOG ARE POSITIVE THINGS ABOUT pp. MAYBE THAT WAS THE BLOGGER'S INTENTION TO C HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY SUPPORT PP. maYBE THIS IS REVERSE PSHYCOLOGY . BECAUSE TO ME IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE FOR ANY ONE TO TAKE THEIR TIME AND WASTE ON SOMETHING THAT THEY DO NOT LIKE- MAYBE HE IS PUSHING MORE PEOPLE TO WATCH PRIVATE PRACTICE AND TRY TO PROVE HIM RIGHT OR WRONG- GENIOUS HENRY - JUST GENIOUS- U R NOT DUMB AFTER ALL

Lara Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 02:45 PM EST

I love this woman. Number 1 girlcrush. I'm happy she left Greys as I no longer have to endure watching it. No character on Private Practice is as annoying as Meredith on Greys. More power to it !

whos IW? Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 01:49 PM EST

who´s Isaiah W again?
The racist and gay hater?

Anyways!
Love Private Practice! best show in along time.

Paula Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 01:48 PM EST

I enjoyed the Season 2 premiere. And WORD to the majority in saying it was better than Greys.

Critics seem immune to trashing Greys just because it draws huge audiences - it is hugely over-rated. Most people I know who watch Greys, watch it only to trash it.

Both shows are soap operas, at least Private Practice doesn't have pretensions of grandeur. It is just an enjoyable hour's viewing.

I also love the entire Private Practice cast and Kate Walsh is a fabulous leading lady. Watch this cast video - Kate is hilarious when asked about her childhood TV crushes :-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq9PpWGQUkQ

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 01:19 PM EST

I love Private Practice. I think it is refreshing. The premiere was good.

Mr. FAMU Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:48 PM EST

Serves them right for getting rid of Isiah Washingon. Everything has been since down hill since they shamelessly got rid of him. Greys sucks and so does private practice! Dr. Burke forever!

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:48 PM EST

cara and graeme.
You are not smarter than Henry. Do you really think that Kate Walsh would appreciate that you bash the cast of her show? She likes and respects all of them. She praises them all the time. Do you know that she personally asked producers to hire Tim Daly, because she wanted to work with him so much. Stop bashing Kate's friends if you really are a fan. Or stop pretending that you are a fan. And all of you people, who want her back in Greys. If you really were fans, you would wish her show a success. I'm talking to you, Mr. Goldblatt, as well.

ashley Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:36 PM EST

Kate Walsh needs to do Saturday Night Live. I have seen a improv show she did this summer. She is simply amazing.

I like Private Practice.

Jena Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:27 PM EST

Private Practice is great.
Addison is the best.

Jessie Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 12:15 PM EST

While we are at it, can we do a free Audra McDonald campaign as well? She belongs on the stage, and I am still bitter about the cancellation of her concert in May because she had to tape the insipid Private Practice. At the very least, give her a TV show with decent writing.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:51 AM EST

I dont like Henry.

Angie Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:48 AM EST

To people with brains:
Watch the premiere on ABC.com and then you can have an opinion.
If you are smart and normal, youll love this episode. It was perfect! Addison kicked ass!

graeme Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:43 AM EST

PP still has potential. Get rid of Tim Daly, Taye Diggs, Chris Lowell, and bring in some characters that come from a different background and will spice things up. All the characters are too well-off, smart, and goodlooking and are just too similiar for there to be much tension. Gotta have a diverse cast of characters. Right now they don't.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:34 AM EST

Dear immature bashing cara.

If you cared at all about Kate Walsh, you would not bash her cast who she respects and praises constantly. Grow up little girl.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:31 AM EST

Kate is great where she is
I love Private Practice

poor cara Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:27 AM EST

Are u crazy henry?
Private Practice premiere was the most amazing thing this season.
It got me interested the whole hour wanting more and more.
Unlike other premieres like Greys, i stop watching after 30 min, i wanted to chew my own arm.
Kate is great in Private leave her alone, dont send her to the lame Greys Anatomy.

cara Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:19 AM EST

Private Practice is horrible! Taye Diggs and the rest of the cast are awfule. Please send Kate back to Grey's ASAP. The show is not remotely believable and the story lines don't come together at all. It will get canceled this season.

Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:19 AM EST

I was one of the biggest bashers of Private Practice the first season. I tuned into the premiere with little expectations. I do love me some Kate Walsh and Addison. I have to admit the season premiere was a total did a total 360 turn around. The premiere was great. What made me the happiest is Addison is back to her strong self assured self.

Nataša Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:56 AM EST

This is really rude and disrespectful.

I don't want Kate back on the Grey's. Private Practice is much, much better show. I really enjoyed the season premiere...it was great. This show has improved a lot.

I love the entire cast of Private Practice. They are so talented and it seems that they genuinely like each other, which is really rare.

Anyway, I can't wait for the next episode of Private Practice.

Rasha Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:25 AM EST

The Private Practice Premiere was actually amazing! It was everything the series premiere should have been.

Lisa Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:08 AM EST

I can't watch anything with Kate Walsh in it because I hate her grating voice! It makes my ears hurt. That Cadillac ad? Awful. She's just unwatchable to me.

Oh, and I absolutely agree with those who are still lamenting the loss of the show "Eyes." The best show that ABC killed!

bostonbean Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 09:24 AM EST

Haha I love this comment. Shows don't get cancelled because people call for it to. They get cancelled because not enough people are watching it. So regardless of how much love you have for it, if its not able to attract enough attention, it will be cancelled.

That said, the premiere was much better than last year. And I love Amy Brenneman on this.

! Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 09:23 AM EST

I admit that season 1 wasn´t great, I mean I liked it but it wasn´t what I was hoping for and I was scared that it might went bad but I gave it a chance for once because I love Kate Walsh as an actress and as a person and I am glad that I am stil watching because the season Premiere of Private Practice was awesome, it was the best first episode of a season I saw this fall and I am hoping for it to get even better if its true what the actors of this show told in interviews.
Now that Americas Next Topmodel is over and hopefully some people give it the second chance what it clearly deserves I am hoping for better ratings this week.

Julie Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 09:18 AM EST

I liked the premiere and love Kate. I'll be watching all season. I don't want to see her go back to Grey's, I want her to stay where she is.

jeffrey Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 09:04 AM EST

Was this show EVER watchable?

addyette Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 09:01 AM EST

http://katewalshaholics.com/tee_kw_prp.gif
WTF is this? Are you supposed to be a Kate supporter or what?! That's the trashiest post I've read for a long time!
Private Practice is a really awesome show! The first season was great and from what I've seen the second season just tops it! The storylines are "fantabolous" and the cast works really great together! Yeah it's true that kate was great on Grey's... "was" being the operative word!!! NOW is Private Practice and that's a good thing! She has alot more screen time than the paltry one on Grey's! That's how she can burgeon! So support Kate in watching PrP and not in doing it down!

S. Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 08:48 AM EST

I can understand that the people that still watch GA want her back, she was the best actress, and Addison the best character of the show. GA has been crap since she left.
Nevertheless, it's so selfish to thrash a show that now is better than GA just because GA is crap without her. It's not Kate's fault the leading lady can't act, and the writers are there with their hands tied, and limited in the material they can write for the leading couple.

As for Kate's career after GA, she got her own show, people. She is not the one giving interviews saying she will retire afterwards. She is not the one that at the beginning was the best payed female actress of the cast, and now is the 3rd...Now, that is upward mobility!