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The Worst Episodes of Grey's Anatomy

Every episode of Grey's Anatomy ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Grey's Anatomy!

Follows the personal and professional lives of a group of doctors at Seattle’s Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
Genre:Drama
Network:ABC

Worst Episodes Summary

"If You Leave" is the worst rated episode of "Grey's Anatomy". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/14/2024. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Drop It Like It's Hot".

  • If You Leave
    NaN/100 votes
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    #1 - If You Leave

    Season 21 Episode 7 - Aired 11/14/2024

    The doctors at Grey Sloan must put aside their emotions under intense circumstances. Levi asks James a shocking question that could impact their future.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Drop It Like It's Hot
    NaN/100 votes
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    #2 - Drop It Like It's Hot

    Season 21 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/2024

    In the midst of a deadly heat wave, the team at Grey Sloan struggles to keep up with an overwhelming amount of patients. Amelia and Winston face a challenging surgery, while Jo and Lucas run an errand for the hospital that takes an unexpected turn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Leave a Light On
    4.4/102,705 votes
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    #3 - Leave a Light On

    Season 16 Episode 16 - Aired 3/5/2020

    Bailey and Ben face a huge, life-altering decision, while Meredith and several of the doctors reflect on the past.

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Elisabeth R. Finch

  • In My Life
    5.2/101,571 votes
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    #4 - In My Life

    Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 3/25/2021

    After a heart-wrenching loss, Teddy struggles to cope and it triggers memories of her past. When Owen brings her home, she must face some long-standing truths. Meanwhile, Amelia tries to help the situation by encouraging Owen to accept and forgive Teddy.

    Director: Kevin McKidd

    Writer: Tameson Duffy

  • How to Save a Life
    5.6/103,604 votes
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    #5 - How to Save a Life

    Season 11 Episode 21 - Aired 4/23/2015

    Derek witnesses a horrible car accident and springs into action to save lives.

    Director: Rob Hardy

    Writer: Shonda Rhimes

  • The Makings Of You
    5.8/10701 votes
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    #6 - The Makings Of You

    Season 18 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2022

    Nick whisks Meredith away to his Minnesota cabin for a romantic weekend, leaving Winston and Maggie to care for Meredith’s children. Meanwhile, Amelia and Kai grow closer.

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Felicia Pride

  • Song Beneath the Song
    6.2/104,495 votes
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    #7 - Song Beneath the Song

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 3/31/2011

    A cataclysmic event leaves the doctors shaken; Callie, on the verge of a life-changing moment, starts imagining about the hospital and her friends.

    Director: Tony Phelan

    Writer: Shonda Rhimes

  • The Last Supper
    6.2/101,008 votes
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    #8 - The Last Supper

    Season 16 Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2020

    Jackson creates an uncomfortable situation when he invites new girlfriend, Vic, to what he thinks is Richard and Catherine’s anniversary celebration, only to discover the dinner was called for different reasons. Elsewhere, Levi brings Nico on a trip to visit an ailing family member.

    Director: Debbie Allen, Nicole Cummins-Rubio

    Writer: Jason Ganzel

  • I'll Follow the Sun
    6.2/10646 votes
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    #9 - I'll Follow the Sun

    Season 19 Episode 7 - Aired 2/23/2023

    It’s Meredith’s last day at Grey Sloan Memorial and the doctors plan a goodbye surprise, while Nick confronts her about the future of their relationship. Elsewhere, the interns compete to scrub in on Maggie and Winston’s groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure, and Richard asks Teddy an important question.

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Krista Vernoff

  • Sign O' the Times
    6.3/101,258 votes
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    #10 - Sign O' the Times

    Season 17 Episode 12 - Aired 4/15/2021

    Maggie is preoccupied with Winston while trying to treat a patient wounded in the Seattle protests. Meanwhile, Levi is tested by an emergency, and the doctors struggle to treat a patient who doesn't believe in COVID.

    Director: Michael Medico

    Writer: Jase Miles-Perez

  • Love Don't Cost a Thing
    6.6/10432 votes
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    #11 - Love Don't Cost a Thing

    Season 19 Episode 9 - Aired 3/9/2023

    Simone is met with a life-changing decision upon the return of someone from her past. Blue shadows Maggie on a risky procedure, while Jo and Link tend to a pregnant woman. At the intern house, Lucas and Mika throw a party filled with surprises.

    Director: Kevin McKidd

    Writer: Jess Righthand

  • Look Up Child
    6.7/10950 votes
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    #12 - Look Up Child

    Season 17 Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2021

    Jackson pays a visit to his father that helps set him on the right path.

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Felicia Pride, Elisabeth J. Finch

  • All Star
    6.7/10446 votes
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    #13 - All Star

    Season 19 Episode 8 - Aired 3/2/2023

    Teddy makes a challenging decision. Meanwhile, Maggie and Winston aren’t on speaking terms, and Link leans on Jo for emotional support as he preps for a surgery on a well-known athlete. Simone and Lucas are surprised by an unlikely visitor.

    Director: Allison Liddi-Brown

    Writer: Briana Belser

  • Love of My Life
    6.8/10948 votes
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    #14 - Love of My Life

    Season 16 Episode 19 - Aired 3/26/2020

    Richard preps to present his PATH pen at the LA Surgical Innovation Conference but becomes distracted by his issues with Catherine. Maggie and Teddy run into people from their past at the same conference, while Hayes relives moments from when he met his late wife.

    Director: Debbie Allen, Allison Liddi-Brown

    Writer: Kiley Donovan, Andy Reaser

  • No Time for Despair
    6.8/101,016 votes
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    #15 - No Time for Despair

    Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 12/17/2020

    Grey Sloan Memorial faces new pressures as Seattle Pres is overloaded, and Grey Sloan Memorial is now on surge capacity protocol. Meanwhile, Owen and Amelia are faced with one of the most controversial surgeries of their careers.

    Director: Pete Chatmon

    Writer: Jase Miles-Perez

  • The Other Side of This Life (1)
    6.9/101,624 votes
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    #16 - The Other Side of This Life (1)

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2007

    Meredith works on her relationship with Susan and Thatcher. Cristina has to deal with her mother and Burke's. Alex continues to tend to Jane Doe/Ava. Meredith and Derek's relationship has a problem that needs resolution quick. Addison sees her god-daughter which leads to a job offer outside of Seattle. Derek has to perform surgery. Burke has a reservation about marrying Cristina. Many new people guest star in the course of Addison's road trip to California. Addison considers moving to be closer to her old med school friends until she discovers that drama she wishes to leave behind isn't exclusive to Seattle. Her friends who she thought had it all, are divorced. A pregnant woman must discover who the father of her child is.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Shonda Rhimes

  • The Room Where It Happens
    6.9/101,834 votes
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    #17 - The Room Where It Happens

    Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2016

    A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for Meredith, Richard, Owen and Stephanie, as they work together to save a life.

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Meg Marinis

  • Civil War
    7.0/101,000 votes
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    #18 - Civil War

    Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 3/9/2017

    Richard, Jackson, April and Catherine tackle a grueling trauma case intensified by hospital politics. Amelia finally faces her feelings about Owen, and Meredith gets caught between Nathan and Alex over a patient.

    Director: Nicole Cummins-Rubio

    Writer: Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter

  • Life on Mars?
    7.0/10723 votes
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    #19 - Life on Mars?

    Season 16 Episode 17 - Aired 3/12/2020

    A wealthy inventor arrives at Grey Sloan and asks Koracick for help, while Meredith struggles to save a woman with diabetes who has been rationing her insulin. Jo and Link fight to save a young man who fell onto train tracks, and Jackson and Vic's relationship hits a snag.

    Director: Debbie Allen, Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Jase Miles-Perez

  • Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right
    7.0/10769 votes
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    #20 - Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right

    Season 17 Episode 11 - Aired 4/8/2021

    The Grey Sloan doctors are stuck in the middle of a fight between a newlywed couple who are injured in a car accident and brought to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, Jackson’s generosity with COVID-positive patients goes a bit too far, and Hayes works to rebuild Maggie’s confidence and convince her to perform an extremely risky heart surgery.

    Director: Giacomo Gianniotti

    Writer: Julie Wong

  • I'm Still Standing
    7.0/10663 votes
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    #21 - I'm Still Standing

    Season 17 Episode 16 - Aired 5/27/2021

    Levi gets accepted into the vaccine trial. Meanwhile, Amelia and Owen treat a car crash patient, and Hayes and Jo are met with Luna’s legal guardian.

    Director: Michael W. Watkins

    Writer: Meg Marinis, Andy Reaser

  • Some Kind of Tomorrow
    7.0/10689 votes
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    #22 - Some Kind of Tomorrow

    Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2021

    Meredith seeks advice from Amelia. Meanwhile, Richard is reenergized as he takes teaching to a new level at the hospital, and Winston treats a patient suffering from kidney failure.

    Director: Kevin McKidd

    Writer: Felicia Pride

  • The Other Side of This Life (2)
    7.1/101,504 votes
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    #23 - The Other Side of This Life (2)

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/2007

    Meredith works on her relationship with Susan and Thatcher. Cristina has to deal with her mother and Burke's. Alex continues to tend to Jane Doe/Ava. Meredith and Derek's relationship has a problem that needs resolution quick. Addison sees her god-daughter which leads to a job offer outside of Seattle. Derek has to perform surgery. Burke has a reservation about marrying Cristina. Many new people guest star in the course of Addison's road trip to California. Addison considers moving to be closer to her old med school friends until she discovers that drama she wishes to leave behind isn't exclusive to Seattle. Her friends who she thought had it all, are divorced. A pregnant woman must discover who the father of her child is.

    Director: Michael Grossman

    Writer: Shonda Rhimes

  • Unbreak My Heart
    7.1/101,451 votes
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    #24 - Unbreak My Heart

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/2016

    The evolution of April and Jackson’s relationship is revealed through a series of flashbacks dating back to when they first met. Simultaneously, we follow the years-long progress of one of Jackson’s patients.

    Director: Rob Corn

    Writer: Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter

  • Here Comes the Sun (II)
    7.1/10896 votes
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    #25 - Here Comes the Sun (II)

    Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2021

    As the city of Seattle revels at the Phoenix Fair celebrating the city’s rebirth post-COVID, the Grey Sloan doctors treat a patient who encounters illegal fireworks. Meanwhile, Bailey has her sights set on hiring new doctors, but she’s having trouble finding viable options. Owen and Teddy attempt to take the next step in their engagement, and Meredith has a surprising opportunity when she meets a dynamic doctor from her mother‘s past. The crossover starts on Station 19 S05E01 Phoenix from the Flame (I).

    Director: Debbie Allen

    Writer: Meg Marinis