The fifth season of the American television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, created by Shonda Rhimes, commenced airing on American Broadcasting Company in the United States on September 25, 2008 and concluded on May 14, 2009 with twenty-four aired episodes. The season follows the story of a group of surgeons as they go through their residency, while they also deal with the personal challenges and relationships with their mentors. Season five had thirteen series regulars with twelve of them returning from the previous season. The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 pm. The season was officially released on DVD as seven-disc boxset under the title of Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season – More Moments on September 9, 2009 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
| Name | Grey's Anatomy Season 5 |
|---|---|
| Air Date | September 25th, 2008 |
| Genre | Drama |
| Network | ABC |
| Production Companies | The Mark Gordon Company, ShondaLand, ABC Studios, Touchstone Television |
| Number of Episodes | 24 Episodes |
| Plot Keywords | seattle, trauma, workplace, hospital, doctor, medical student, surgical interns, medical drama |
Episodes List
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 1 : Dream a Little Dream of Me (1)
September 25th, 2008As Meredith and Derek begin to find that their "happily ever after" is anything but easy, Cristina develops a crush on a military doctor who brings in...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 2 : Dream a Little Dream of Me (2)
September 25th, 2008Alex is offended when Izzie talks about how great a man Alex is to Meredith. Derek is stabbed with the scalpel in the palm of his hand by Rose, while ...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 3 : Here Comes the Flood
October 9th, 2008When the plumbing springs a leak, chaos breaks out at Seattle Grace as the Chief tries to put in place new teaching methods. Meanwhile, George takes h...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 4 : Brave New World
October 16th, 2008Meredith is sent into a state of panic when Derek finds her mother's diary in the house. Meanwhile, Callie stresses while preparing for her first date...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 5 : There's No 'I' in Team
October 23rd, 2008Bailey heads up a "domino procedure" in which each surgery hinges on the one preceding it. Meanwhile, Derek gets sole credit for the brain-tumor study...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 6 : Life During Wartime
October 30th, 2008The chief gives Bailey new power and responsibility. He also gives her a very difficult surgical assignment: remove a girl's inoperable tumor. Meanwhi...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 7 : Rise Up
November 6th, 2008When the Chief makes an announcement that a solo surgery is up as an award, the residents are sent into a frenzy all trying to get an edge over one an...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 8 : These Ties That Bind
November 13th, 2008One of Meredith's oldest friends, Sadie, becomes an intern at Seattle Grace, but Mer's friends are less-than-welcoming to her....
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 9 : In the Midnight Hour
November 20th, 2008Meredith, Cristina and Bailey come to Lexie and Sadie's rescue when a routine surgery goes horribly wrong, as Owen and Derek treat a man seriously inj...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 10 : All by Myself
December 4th, 2008Cristina is awarded the first solo surgery among the residents, but she is forced to give it up and choose her replacement; Lexie is impressed when Ma...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 11 : Wish You Were Here
January 8th, 2009Bailey teams with Seattle Grace's new pediatric surgeon, Dr. Arizona Robbins, to save the life of a young patient near and dear to her heart, as the a...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 12 : Sympathy for the Devil
January 15th, 2009Derek's mother, Carolyn, makes a surprise visit to Seattle and meets Meredith for the first time, as Mark tries to conceal his relationship with Lexie...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 13 : Stairway to Heaven
January 22nd, 2009Bailey grows desperate as a patient's condition becomes more and more dire. Everyone in the hospital is stepping up to try to find the boy a new organ...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 14 : Beat Your Heart Out
February 5th, 2009Now that Derek has the engagement ring, he searches for the perfect way to propose to Meredith, as Lexie demands that Mark go public with their relati...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 15 : Before and After
February 12th, 2009Addison, Naomi and Sam rush the ailing Archer to Seattle Grace and reunite with old friends Derek and Mark to help save his life; meanwhile, Izzie emp...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 16 : An Honest Mistake
February 19th, 2009Derek's confidence is shaken like never before as he faces off with Addison over what course is best for their dying pregnant patient; Cristina calls ...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 17 : I Will Follow You Into the Dark
March 12th, 2009Derek decides to quit after learning that more of his patients have died than survived; Izzie's interns make an unsettling discovery about "Patient X....
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 18 : Stand By Me
March 19th, 2009After his fellow surgeons try and fail to bring Derek back to work, Meredith must summon the strength to convince him. Meanwhile the hospital is abuzz...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 19 : Elevator Love Letter
March 26th, 2009All eyes are on Derek as he is set to perform his first surgery after his breakdown; attention is also set on Izzie, whose medical condition requires ...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 20 : Sweet Surrender
April 23rd, 2009As she endures aggressive treatment for her cancer, Izzie throws herself into planning Derek and Meredith's wedding....
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 21 : No Good at Saying Sorry (One More Chance)
April 30th, 2009As preparations continue for Meredith and Derek's wedding, Izzie receives a surprise hospital visit from her handful-of-a-mother, Robbie. Meanwhile, a...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 22 : What a Difference a Day Makes
May 7th, 2009As Meredith, Derek and all of their friends prepare for the big wedding, a group of college students, injured in a car crash as they were heading to t...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 23 : Here's to Future Days
May 14th, 2009In the first part of the two hour season finale, Izzie spends time with a fellow cancer patient and contemplates whether or not to undergo a risky sur...
Grey's Anatomy Season 5 Episode 24 : Now or Never
May 14th, 2009In the second part of the two hour season finale, George delivers stunning news to Bailey, sending shockwaves throughout the hospital, and Izzie's fri...
