★ ABC President, Channing Dungey, says she wants Grey’s Anatomy to continue for several more seasons, and highlights the interest people have in Alex and Meredith’s relationship.

At the Television Critics Association’s press tour, EW sat down with Dungey to get her take on the future of Grey’s Anatomy, which is currently in its 13th season. By comparison, NBC’s stalwart medical series ER ran for 15 seasons, which Dungey hopes the flagship Shonda Rhimes drama can rival.

“That’d be lovely,” Dungey says. “I’ll take even more! Honestly, I think that the show is going to continue as long as Shonda and the gang have a creative passion for telling those stories. At the moment, it feels like we’re full steam ahead.”

In its 13th season, Grey’s Anatomy continues to be one of the network’s longest running and most successful current scripted series, averaging 11.6 million viewers and a 3.7 in the 18-49 demo, slightly down from this time last year (12 million, 3.9), but still making it the fourth biggest entertainment show after The Big Bang Theory, Empire, and This Is Us. Even Derek’s (Patrick Dempsey) death in season 11 didn’t slow the show down, giving it a creative resurgence as Grey’s was able to explore new life for Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).

What does Grey’s need to do next to keep viewers coming back? “What Shonda and the team at Grey’s have really been able to do over time is continue to bring in new characters that give the series additional life and energy while remaining true to the core cast of characters,” Dungey says. “When I’ve been looking at the fan feedback and reaction from this season, people are more interested than ever in the relationship between Meredith and Alex [Justin Chambers], and these are two characters that have been around since season 1. But we’re now experiencing them in a totally different way than we have before. That’s just what the writers do so well; they continually peel back new layers of these characters that we get to expand and explore.”

 
★ Grey’s Anatomy returns tomorrow night on ABC (and CTV for Canadian viewers). Check out the promo for the TGIT lineup which includes Scandal and How To Get Away With Murder.

Grey’s Anatomy returns in a little under two weeks! Check out the synopsis and the promo for the midseason premiere on January 19th below.
The rest of the TGIT lineup (Scandal, How To Get Away With Murder) returns that night as well, and the TGIT promo is also below.

THE DOCTORS FROM GREY SLOAN MEMORIAL ARE FACED WITH AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHILE VISITING A MAXIMUM-SECURITY PRISON WHEN AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF ABC’S ‘GREY’S ANATOMY’ RETURNS THURSDAY, JANUARY 19

“You Can Look (But You’d Better Not Touch)”- Bailey, Arizona and Jo go to a maximum security women’s prison to treat a violent, 16-year-old pregnant girl and her unborn baby, on the midseason premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

Tonight is the last episode of Grey’s Anatomy in 2016. 😢 Check out this sneak peek from the winter finale titled “You Haven’t Done Nothin'” where Alex apologizes to Jo and says goodbye.

Justin didn’t have any scenes in last week’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy, so there are no screencaps to update with. This Thursday is the winter (aka midseason) finale. Check out the synopsis and promo below.

ALEX MAKES A BIG DECISION THAT COULD HAVE LIFE-CHANGING CONSEQUENCES, ON THE WINTER FINALE OF ABC’S ‘GREY’S ANATOMY’

“You Haven’t Done Nothin'” – Believing he is going to jail tomorrow, Alex makes a big decision about his future. While the hospital is overrun with victims of a building collapse, Richard demands answers from Bailey about Eliza’s presence at Grey Sloan, on the winter finale of “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

★ ABC announced that the winter premiere for Grey’s Anatomy will be on January 19, 2017 at 8/7c. The TGIT lineup returns that night with the Season Premiere of Scandal (9/8c) and the winter premiere of How to Get Away With Murder (10/9c).

This is the schedule for Grey’s Anatomy:

Nov. 10 – Episode 13.08 “The Room Where It Happens”
Nov. 17 – Episode 13.09 “You Haven’t Done Nothin'” Winter Finale
Jan. 19 – Episode 13.10 (Title Unknown) Winter Premiere

 
★ Screencaps from last week’s episode of Grey’s titled “Why Try to Change Me Now” have been added to the gallery.

 
★ This week’s episode is titled “The Room Where It Happens,” and the synopsis and promo can be seen below.

“The Room Where It Happens” – A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for Meredith, Richard, Owen and Stephanie, as they work together to save a life, on “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.

All new episode of Grey’s Anatomy tonight! While you await the episode and are voting for Justin for the PCAs, you can check out this sneak peek in which the Grey Sloan doctors are worried about the new consultant.

★ Quick reminder that voting to elect the nominees for the People’s Choice Awards 2017 is still going on. Keep voting for Justin for Favorite Dramatic TV Actor! Also vote for Grey’s Anatomy as Favorite Network TV Drama and Favorite TV Show

 
★ The gallery has been updated with screencaps from last Thursday’s episode of Grey’s titled “Roar.”

Screencaps > 13.06 – Roar

 
★ This week, the episode is titled “Why Try to Change Me Now,” and below is the synopsis and promo.

“Why Try to Change Me Now” – The arrival of a new consultant puts all of the doctors on edge, especially once she starts stepping on toes in the OR. Amelia and Owen bring their personal problems into the hospital, while April explores some uncharted territory, on “Grey’s Anatomy,” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network.