<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Grey's Anatomy (season 8) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> DVD cover art for the eighth season of Grey's Anatomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ellen Pompeo </Li> <Li> Sandra Oh </Li> <Li> Justin Chambers </Li> <Li> Chandra Wilson </Li> <Li> James Pickens, Jr . </Li> <Li> Sara Ramirez </Li> <Li> Eric Dane </Li> <Li> Chyler Leigh </Li> <Li> Kevin McKidd </Li> <Li> Jessica Capshaw </Li> <Li> Kim Raver </Li> <Li> Sarah Drew </Li> <Li> Jesse Williams </Li> <Li> Patrick Dempsey </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> ABC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 22, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 22)--May 17, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 17) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 7 Next → Season 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Grey's Anatomy episodes </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Grey's Anatomy (season 8) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> DVD cover art for the eighth season of Grey's Anatomy </Td> </Tr>

In season 8 when do meredith and derek get back together