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The Best Episodes of Private Practice Season 1

Every episode of Private Practice Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Private Practice Season 1!

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Having left behind Seattle Grace Hospital, renowned surgeon Addison Forbes Montgomery moves to Los Angeles for sunnier weather and happier possibilities. She reunites with her friends from medical school, joining them at their chic, co-op,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Private Practice Season 1 Episode 7 - In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride
    7.9/10(322 votes)

    S1:E7

    Sam gets called to a convenience store were he ends up delivering the child of the woman who tried to rob the store. Addison and Naomi treat a patient who doesn't want her little boy because her husband goofs off with their other three boys too much. Addison and Pete treat a patient whose husband died

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Emily Halpern

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  2. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 8 - In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm
    7.7/10(302 votes)

    S1:E8

    Cooper returns to the online dating game with surprising results, Addison goes on a date with one of Violet's patients, and Naomi and Sam make a house call at a convent.

    Directors:Mark Tinker, David Solomon
    Writers:Jenna Bans, Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

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  3. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 2 - In Which Sam Receives an Unexpected Visitor
    7.6/10(374 votes)

    S1:E2

    Two couple are involved in an unfortunate baby switch, and the doctors must handle and solve it. Sam treats a client that may upset Naomi. A grandmother goes to extreme lengths to stop her son killing himself with alcohol, but her plan backfires.

    Directors:Mark Tinker, Tony Goldwyn
    Writers:Shonda Rhimes, Mike Ostrowski

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  4. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 9 - In Which Dell Finds His Fight
    7.6/10(301 votes)

    S1:E9

    The oceanside wellness center takes on the fertility of one of its previous couples, Addison is conflicted about her status in the dating world and Cooper begins a secret affair.

    Director:Wendey Stanzler
    Writer:Ayanna Floyd Davis

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  5. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 6 - In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
    7.5/10(311 votes)

    S1:E6

    Pete treats Charlotte's insomnia, Naomi goes on her first date since college and a patient asks Addison to conceal her fertility from her husband.

    Directors:Arvin Brown, David Solomon
    Writers:Andrea Newman, Jenna Bans

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  6. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 4 - In Which Addison Has a Very Casual Get-Together
    7.4/10(322 votes)

    S1:E4

    Sylvie, a 60-year-old who is going condo-hunting with her boyfriend, is worried that he may only be with her for her cooking. An injured soccer player named Michael is brought in by his coach. After some analyzation, Michael reveals that he thinks he is gay, but doesn't want to tell his homophobic father. Catherine, the mother of a teenager, worries when her daughter won't get out of bed or eat. After the daughter runs away, Catherine tries to track her down. Brian, a 12-year-old, punches a teen for kissing his girlfriend. Later, the teen goes missing. A mother of a toddler goes to a lawyer when she thinks the cops are after her as they believe she knows where her husband is. When a boy asks his parents to fund him to go to rehab - his mothers dismay. A man that can't stop his hands from shaking comes in, and the doctors figure out what's wrong with him.

    Directors:Arvin Brown, Tony Goldwyn
    Writers:Andrea Newman, Mike Ostrowski

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  7. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 5 - In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead
    7.4/10(315 votes)

    S1:E5

    Watch Video A flirting patient named Andrea causes a male nurse to feel uncomfortable, even though he feels the connection. Later, the same male nurse must treat a woman who is not at all pleased by the fact that she's being treated by a man. He also helps treat a runner named Nicole. A very young girl drops by the clinic because she thinks she may have an STD.

    Directors:Mark Tinker, Julie Anne Robinson
    Writers:Shonda Rhimes, Marti Noxon

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  8. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 1 - In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl from Somewhere Else
    7.3/10(462 votes)

    S1:E1

    Addison resigns from Seattle Grace, and heads to the Oceanside Wellness Group in LA where she was offered a job. Although, it seems that Naomi didn't consult the other doctors when hiring her. A father is frustrated with his daughter when she hides the fact that she's pregnant. When complications arise, Addison, Pete and Dell work together to make sure that the baby and the mother survive, as pain-free as possible. Jenny, a woman who has been seeing Violet, starts counting the tiles at a department store. To investigate what triggered it, Cooper and Paul, a shop assistant, assist Violet. Meanwhile, when a man dies of a stroke, Naomi, Sam and Charlotte argue over who should get his sperm - his wife or his mistress.

    Directors:Mark Tinker, Michael Grossman
    Writer:Shonda Rhimes

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  9. Private Practice Season 1 Episode 3 - In Which Addison Finds the Magic
    7.3/10(335 votes)

    S1:E3

    Addison and Pete treat a recently married couple who are having sexual problems. Cooper is trying to figure out why four siblings are all suffering from the same mysterious illness. Maya tells Naomi she's been hoping her and Sam would divorce since she was in the third grade. Meanwhile, Violet is trying to convince a patient to leave her husband, even though, she is having trouble letting go of her ex-boyfriend who is now married.

    Director:Mark Tinker
    Writers:Shonda Rhimes, Marti Noxon

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"In Which Sam Gets Taken for a Ride" is the best rated episode of "Private Practice" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 322 votes. Directed by Jeff Melman and written by Emily Halpern, it aired on 11/14/2007. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "In Which Cooper Finds a Port in His Storm".