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PRIVATE PRACTICE
Air Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Time Slot: 10:01 PM-11:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#521) "Drifting Back"
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PETE MAKES A DECISION IN A CONTENTIOUS MEDICAL CASE THAT AFFECTS HIS PATIENT AND HIS OWN FUTURE, ON ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

"Drifting Back" - When a patient's partner and father are heatedly divided on his health care, Pete makes a decision that impacts everyone, including himself; meanwhile, Jake offers strength and experience to Amelia when he suspects she's being tempted to substance abuse, Sheldon and Violet treat a family concerned about the father's new sexual appetite, and as baby Henry draws Addison and Sam closer, they struggle to define their relationship, on "Private Practice", TUESDAY, MAY 8 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Benjamin Bratt as Jake Reilly, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace and Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Guest cast TBA.

"Drifting Back" was written by Gabriel Llanas and Zahir McGhee and directed by Jeannot Szwarc.

"Private Practice" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-14 parental guideline.

For more information on "Private Practice" please visit ABC.com.

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PRIVATE PRACTICE (ABC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/26/07 - 1/22/13
STATUS:
canceled/ending (2012-2013 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
6 (111 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
series finale aired on 1/22/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, May 2012) From Shonda Rhimes, the Golden Globe-winning creator of "Grey's Anatomy," comes the story of a team of gifted doctors working together to change the lives of their patients for the better as they look to one another for friendship and love. The doctors of Seaside Health and Wellness work on the most difficult cases, patients whose medical needs often pose moral and ethical dilemmas. Though they may heatedly disagree at work, and their personal lives may complicate matters, at the end of the day, they are the best of friends, always ready to be there for one another.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amy Brenneman as Violet Turner
· Audra McDonald as Naomi Bennett
· Brian Benben as Sheldon Wallace (Season 4- )
· Caterina Scorsone as Amelia Shepherd (Season 4- )
· Griffin Gluck as Mason Warner
· KaDee Strickland as Charlotte King
· Kate Walsh as Addison Forbes Montgomery
· Paul Adelstein as Cooper Freedman
· Taye Diggs as Sam Bennett
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker (Season 1-3)
· Merrin Dungey as Naomi Bennett (Original Pilot)
· Tim Daly as Pete Wilder
CREW INFORMATION:
· Ann Kindberg as CO-EP
· Ayanna A. Floyd as SP
· Barbie Kligman as CO-EP
· Betsy Beers as EP
· Craig Turk as EP
· Fred Einesman as SP
· Hans Van Doornewaard as PROD
· Jennifer Cecil as CO-EP
· Karen Wyscarver as PROD
· Mark Gordon as EP
· Mark Tinker as EP
· Michael Grossman as DIR (Pilot)
· Sanford Golden as PROD
· Scott Printz as CO-PROD
· Sheila Lawrence as CP
· Shonda Rhimes as EP
· Shonda Rhimes as WRTR (Pilot)
· Steve Blackman as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
· Mark Gordon Company, The
· Shondaland Productions