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Grey's Anatomy, despite its popularity, has its share of detractors. The show has been widely criticized by various groups, many of them medical, for inaccurately presenting medical situations and greatly exaggerating the degree to which doctors and medical professionals fraternize with one another. [2] In particular, the show was initially targeted as showing a disrespect for nurses (several lines of dialogue had doctors referring to nurses in sarcastic or belittling ways; in the pilot episode, Meredith is offended when Alex thinks she is "just" a nurse). The creator defended this line saying that it shows what would be offensive to a surgeon and that in the scenes after it is shown that the nurses know more than the new interns. Second season episodes seem to address this, as a nurses' strike shows how lost the hospital is without them.

However, supporters of the show have defended its lack of realism, claiming that a dry, precise medical show would lack the charms[3] that make Grey's Anatomy so popular with its wide audience and pointing out that very few TV programs, including ones purporting to be far more serious, hew strictly to realism.

Another criticism drawn against the show[4] is the parallels of Grey's Anatomy's format with the NBC dramedy, Scrubs. Both shows use a diary style narration by the main character, with many similarities between the characters on both shows. Given that Scrubs first aired in 2001, some have noted that Grey's Anatomy has "borrowed" these elements and popularised them for the mass audience, even to the point of Scrubs referencing it directly with the main character Dr. John "JD" Dorian talking about Grey's Anatomy and saying "it's like they've been watching our lives and just put it on TV". George is sometimes also called 'Bambi', a nickname Carla frequently uses when talking to JD on scrubs. Both shows make heavy use of music and have sometimes used the same artists. Scrubs has used a total of five songs by Joshua Radin, including "Closer" and "These Photographs", which were later used by Grey's Anatomy. Scrubs has also used music by singer/songwriter Cary Brothers a number of times and both shows used the song "Ride" in episodes in early 2006. The song "How to Save a Life" by The Fray gained popularity after being used in both programs, first on a Grey's Anatomy episode called " Superstition" and then on a Scrubs episode titled "My Lunch".

In 2005, ABC gave the hit show a vote of confidence by announcing that Grey's Anatomy would receive the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot which aired on Feb 5,2006 The special episode got a record-high 38.1 rating. The network's faith in the show was proven further when it removed it from its comfortable post-Desperate Housewives berth and scheduled it opposite the CBS ratings blockbuster CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in fall 2006. The gamble paid off dramatically, with the season premiere drawing 3 million more viewers than its formidable crime drama competition.

The series has twice been featured as a subject of special episodes of the ABC News program 20/20, including one 2006 episode on the realism of the sometimes outlandish medical stories of Grey's Anatomy, and real cases similar to them [6][7]. Additionally, a 2005 broadcast of ABC News Nightline more specifically covered Grey's Anatomy's multiracial cast and race relations depiction in entertainment.

 

 

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