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Private Practice: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 26, 2007
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
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Metascore
45 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 69 Ratings

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    75
    Private Practice at first glance looks like it's about to die. But by the end of its premiere tonight it has miraculously come back to life, apparently without even the aid of a tall, handsome, mysterious script doctor.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    60
    ABC's eagerly awaited spinoff of "Grey's Anatomy" initially qualifies as a disappointment -- hitting completely familiar medical-drama beats while pursuing a whimsical tone it never fully achieves.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    30
    This lightweight medical drama still needs serious script surgery.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 45
  3. Negative: 13 out of 45
  1. MaryP.
    10
    Give Private Practice a chance !! It's a great show !! New Characters and relationships, internesting medical cases, Addison that we all love, ect.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MoniM.
    5
    Its ok I sometimes watch it because their is nothing else on at the time.you can always assume whats gonna happen to Kate Walsh.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. KevinL.
    3
    A huge disappointment. The large following of Grey's Anatomy might want to skip this spin-off. The writing is weak and Kate Walsh and her supporting cast doesn't seem to mend with the script and the lame writing. This more "hip and modern" medical drama doesn't seem to have the intensity or any sort of factor to hold the viewers in because the premise of this show lacks all aspects of a good drama. My advice, is stick to Grey's… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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