The 10 Best Episodes of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ of All Time, Ranked From Lowest to Highest Audience Score
Grey’s Anatomy is one of television’s most-watched dramas.
The long-running ABC medical drama series has been going strong since its premiere all the way back in March of 2005.
The Shonda Rhimes-created show, which follows the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents and doctors, is now the longest-running scripted primetime TV show on ABC, and the longest scripted primetime series by ABC. Most recently, the show announced its upcoming 20th season will air in March 2024, and even spawned a spin-off series, Station 19.
Along the way, there have been some particular standout episodes of the show among fans. We’ve rounded up every IMDb user rating of every episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and found the ten episodes with the highest scores.
10. Season 14 Episode 7 (Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story)
“After a roller coaster car falls off the track at the county fair, the doctors at Grey Sloan tend to patients who spark memories about ghosts from their past.”
9. Season 10 Episode 24 (Fear (Of the Unknown))
“Cristina must head to Zurich soon but she is unprepared to leave behind her life in Seattle. Fear runs amok throughout the hospital as an explosion in a shopping mall results in a mass casualty situation.”
8. Season 12 Episode 9 (The Sound of Silence)
“Meredith is attacked by a patient, and Penny finds her injured. The staff of Grey Sloan Memorial is standing by Meredith trying to save her life.”
7. Season 2 Episode 27 (Losing My Religion)
“Richard is determined to discover the guilty party, and punishes the interns by making them arrange a prom for his niece. Meanwhile, Callie presses George about his feelings, and Derek and Meredith have to make a decision about Doc.”
6. Season 2 Episode 17 (As We Know It)
“While the man with the bomb lodged in his chest remains in Burke’s OR with Meredith’s hand in the cavity, Bailey’s injured husband remains in Derek’s. Meanwhile, Bailey’s distress puts her unborn baby at risk.”
5. Season 2 Episode 16 (It’s the End of the World)
“The lives of everyone in the OR are threatened when a patient enters with a bomb inside him, and a young paramedic with her arm inside the cavity is the only thing keeping it from going off.”
4. Season 15 Episode 19 (Silent All These Years)
“When a trauma patient arrives at Grey Sloan, it forces Jo to confront her past. Meanwhile, Bailey and Ben have to talk to Tuck about dating.”
3. Season 5 Episode 24 (Now or Never)
“Izzie’s memory problems panic Alex, the team takes care of a John Doe who was hit by a bus, Bailey rethinks her pediatrics fellowship, and the hospital endures losses.”
2. Season 6 Episode 23 (Sanctuary)
“Seattle Grace Hospital is hit with a crisis like no other in its history.”
1, Season 6 Episode 24 (Death and All His Friends)
“Cristina and Meredith’s surgical skills are put to the ultimate test.”