<P> Episodes have been broadcast on Thursday nights at 8: 00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), since Grey's third season . The first two seasons aired after Desperate Housewives in the Sunday 10: 00 pm EST time - slot . All episodes are approximately forty - three minutes, excluding commercials, and are broadcast in both high - definition and standard . Episodes are also available for download at the iTunes Store in standard and high definition, and Amazon Video, with new episodes appearing the day after their live airings . ABC Video on demand also releases episodes of the show, typically one to two days after their premieres . Recent episodes are available at ABC's official Grey's Anatomy website, and on Hulu . In 2009, ABC signed a deal allowing Grey's Anatomy episodes to be streamed on Netflix . </P> <P> Grey's Anatomy was among the ten highest - rated shows in the United States from the show's first through fourth season . The show's episodes have won a number of awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Series, a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Drama, and multiple NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Drama Series . Since its premiere, Buena Vista Home Entertainment has distributed all seasons on DVD . There have been several special episodes recapping events from previous episodes, and two series of webisodes . </P> <P> As of November 2, 2017, 299 episodes of Grey's Anatomy have aired, including five specials . On February 10, 2017, ABC renewed the series for a fourteenth season, which will feature the show's 300th episode . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 27, 2005 (2005 - 03 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2005 (2005 - 05 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 27 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2005 (2005 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2006 (2006 - 05 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 21, 2006 (2006 - 09 - 21) </Td> <Td> May 17, 2007 (2007 - 05 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 17 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 27, 2007 (2007 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 22, 2008 (2008 - 05 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 14, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 24, 2009 (2009 - 09 - 24) </Td> <Td> May 20, 2010 (2010 - 05 - 20) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 23, 2010 (2010 - 09 - 23) </Td> <Td> May 19, 2011 (2011 - 05 - 19) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 8 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 22, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> May 17, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 9 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 27, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> May 16, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 16) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 26, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 26) </Td> <Td> May 15, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 11 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 14, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 24, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 24) </Td> <Td> May 19, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 19) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 13 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 22, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 22) </Td> <Td> May 18, 2017 (2017 - 05 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 14 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 28, 2017 (2017 - 09 - 28) </Td> <Td> TBA </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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