Private Practice season 2

Private Practice
Season 2
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Starring	Kate Walsh Tim Daly Audra McDonald Paul Adelstein KaDee Strickland Chris Lowell Taye Diggs Amy Brenneman
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) – April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)
Season chronology

The second season of Private Practice, the spin-off series to Grey's Anatomy, premiered on October 1, 2008, and concluded on April 30, 2009. The season consisted of 22 episodes.

Plot

The first half of the second season dealt with the practice's financial troubles. Naomi reveals to Addison that they are in danger of losing the practice due to unpaid debt causing Addison to tell Sam. This in turn causes a shift within the practice making Addison the new boss. Adding to the drama was the competition of a new practice, Pacific Wellcare. This new practice, located within the same building as Oceanside Wellness, was run by Charlotte causing turmoil for her and Cooper.

Another happening within this season is the dynamic between Sam and Naomi who by the finale realize they can no longer be friends as well as the deepening romantic relationship of Cooper and Charlotte. Addison was romantically linked with Kevin Nelson (played by David Sutcliffe), a police officer, but later realized their relationship was going nowhere. Towards the end of the season, Addison falls in love with cardiovascular surgeon Noah Barnes, who as it turns out, is married and is expecting his first child. Matters become more complicated when Addison realizes that Noah's wife is one of her patients. Archer Montgomery (Grant Show), Addison's playboy brother, also made sporadic appearances causing trouble for her and Naomi. Archer was found to be with an aggressive brain tumor which was later diagnosed as parasites. Addison sought the professional help of her ex-husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey). After Derek successfully saved Archer, Addison discovered he was back to his old tricks cheating on Naomi.

Violet stirred some of her own drama when she began dating Sheldon (Brian Benben), who works for Pacific Wellcare, and Pete. During the latter half of the season, Violet was found to be pregnant although she did not know who the father of her baby was. Also, Violet found herself and her unborn baby at the mercy of a psychotic patient bent on taking Violet's baby by any means necessary in the closing moments of the season finale. Meanwhile, Dell struggled with his own issues caused by his former girlfriend's drug habits and the fight for custody of his daughter Betsey. Some of the medical cases that caused a stir and tension among the doctors at Private Practice was the issue of abortion (a first for the practice), the sex reassignment of a newborn, the sexual activity of a 12-year-old, the switching of embryos for two mothers-to-be and a young couple who later discovered they were siblings.

Cast and characters

Main cast Kate Walsh as Addison Montgomery Tim Daly as Pete Wilder Audra McDonald as Naomi Bennett Paul Adelstein as Cooper Freedman KaDee Strickland as Charlotte King Chris Lowell as Dell Parker Taye Diggs as Sam Bennett Amy Brenneman as Violet Turner

Recurring cast David Sutcliffe as Kevin Nelson Geffri Maya as Maya Bennett Brian Benben as Sheldon Wallace Hailey Sole as Betsey Parker Grant Show as Archer Montgomery James Morrison as William White Jayne Brook as Meg Porter Jay Harrington as Wyatt Lockhart Sharon Leal as Sonya Amanda Detmer as Morgan Barnes Josh Hopkins as Noah Barnes Agnes Bruckner as Heather Amanda Foreman as Katie Kent Sean Bridgers as Frank

Special guest stars Justin Chambers as Alex Karev Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey James Pickens Jr. as Richard Webber Eric Dane as Mark Sloan Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd Guest stars Idina Menzel as Lisa King Alexis Denisof as Daniel

Episodes

See also: List of Private Practice episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
10	1	"A Family Thing"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes & Marti Noxon	October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01)	8.16[1]
11	2	"Equal and Opposite"	Tom Verica	Mike Ostrowski	October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08)	7.40[2]
12	3	"Nothing to Talk About"	Helen Shaver	Ayanna A. Floyd	October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22)	7.98[3]
13	4	"Past Tense"	Michael Pressman	Craig Turk	October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29)	7.93[4]
14	5	"Let It Go"	Michael Zinberg	Lauren Schmidt	November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05)	9.54[5]
15	6	"Serving Two Masters"	Joanna Kerns	Emily Halpern	November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19)	7.14[6]
16	7	"Tempting Faith"	James Frawley	Jon Cowan & Robert L. Rovner	November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26)	6.33[7]
17	8	"Crime and Punishment"	Mark Tinker	Shonda Rhimes	December 3, 2008 (2008-12-03)	7.78[8]
18	9	"Know When to Fold"	Jeff Melman	Elizabeth J. B. Klaviter	December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10)	6.86[9]
19	10	"Worlds Apart"	Bethany Rooney	Steve Blackman	December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17)	6.61[10]
20	11	"Contamination"	Kate Woods	Fred Einesman	January 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)	8.98[11]
21	12	"Homeward Bound"	Mark Tinker	Sal Calleros	January 15, 2009 (2009-01-15)	8.49[12]
22	13	"Nothing to Fear"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	January 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)	9.49[13]
23	14	"Second Chances"	James Frawley	Craig Turk	January 29, 2009 (2009-01-29)	7.74[14]
24	15	"Acceptance"	Steve Gomer	Mike Ostrowski	February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)	12.91[15]
25	16	"Ex-Life"	Mark Tinker	Jon Cowan, Robert Rovner, Krista Vernoff & Debora Cahn	February 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)	14.10[16]
26	17	"Wait and See"	Michael Zinberg	Steve Blackman	February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)	11.16[17]
27	18	"Finishing"	Donna Deitch	Shonda Rhimes	March 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)	8.80[18]
28	19	"What Women Want"	Mark Tinker	Lauren Schmidt	March 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)	9.74[19]
29	20	"Do the Right Thing"	Eric Stoltz	Craig Turk	March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)	10.12[20]
30	21	"What You Do For Love"	Tom Verica	Ayanna A. Floyd	April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)	9.08[21]
31	22	"Yours, Mine and Ours"	Michael Zinberg	Jon Cowan & Robert Rovner	April 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)	9.70[22]

Ratings

U.S.

#	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot (EST)	Rating	Share	18-49 (Rating/Share)	Viewers (m)	Weekly Rank (#)
1	"A Family Thing"	October 1, 2008	Wednesday 9:00 P.M.	5.5	8	3.3/8	8.16	TBA
2	"Equal and Opposite"	October 8, 2008		5.1	8	2.6/7	7.4	TBA
3	"Nothing to Talk About"	October 22, 2008		5.5	8	3.0/8	7.98	46
4	"Past Tense"	October 29, 2008		5.3	8	2.9/7	7.93	52
5	"Let It Go"	November 5, 2008		6.2	9	3.2/8	9.54	30
6	"Serving Two Masters"	November 19, 2008		5.0	8	2.4/6	7.14	50
7	"Tempting Faith"	November 26, 2008		4.2	7	1.8/6	6.334	TBA
8	"Crime And Punishment"	December 3, 2008		5.4	8	2.5/7	7.782	46
9	"Know When To Fold"	December 10, 2008		4.9	8	2.4/6	6.859	44
10	"Worlds Apart"	December 17, 2008		4.6	7	2.3/6	6.61	37
11	"Contamination"	January 8, 2009	Thursday 10:00 P.M.	6.0	10	3.3/8	8.977	29
12	"Homeward Bound"	January 15, 2009		5.8	9	3.3/8	8.494	TBA
13	"Nothing to Fear"	January 22, 2009		6.3	11	3.6/10	9.487	19
14	"Second Chances"	January 29, 2009		5.4	9	2.8/8	7.735	32
15	"Acceptance"	February 5, 2009		8.3	14	5.3/14	12.91	13
16	"Ex-Life"	February 12, 2009		8.9	15	5.7/15	14.097	4
17	"Wait and See"	February 19, 2009		7.3	12	4.4/12	11.157	17
18	"Finishing"	March 12, 2009		5.9	10	3.3/9	8.804	TBA
19	"What Women Want"	March 19, 2009		6.8	12	3.5/9	9.736	19
20	"Do the Right Thing"	March 26, 2009		6.8	11	3.6/10	10.123	18
21	"What You Do For Love"	April 23, 2009		6.2	11	3.3/9	9.084	25
22	"Yours, Mine and Ours"	April 30, 2009		6.7	11	3.5/10	9.702	26

United Kingdom

In the second season, Private Practice aired on Thursdays at 9pm (then 10pm) on Living, with the episode airing again (which aired that night) on Living+1 an hour later and on Living+2 two hours later. Repeats on Sky Living Loves Weekdays 8am (then 2pm)

#	Title	Timeslot	Air date	Viewers (000s) Living/+1/+2	Weekly Rank (#)
2-01 (10)	A Family Thing	Thursday 9.00 P.M.	June 25, 2009	351	#7
2-02 (11)	Equal and Opposite		July 2, 2009	373	#5
2-03 (12)	Nothing to Talk About		July 9, 2009	339	#8
2-04 (13)	Past Tense		July 16, 2009	344	#5
2-05 (14)	Let It Go	Thursday 10.00 P.M.	July 23, 2009	319	#5
2-06 (15)	Serving Two Masters		July 30, 2009	344	#5
2-07 (16)	Tempting Faith		August 6, 2009	333	#5
2-08 (17)	Crime and Punishment		August 13, 2009	361	#4
2-09 (18)	Know When To Fold		August 20, 2009	390	#4
2-10 (19)	Worlds Apart		August 27, 2009	381	#4
2-11 (20)	Contamination		September 3, 2009	326	#4
2-12 (21)	Homeward Bound		September 10, 2009	398	#4
2-13 (22)	Nothing to Fear		September 17, 2009	302	#4
2-14 (23)	Second Chances		September 24, 2009	321	#5
2-15 (24)	Acceptance		October 1, 2009	387	#4
2-16 (25)	Ex-Life		October 8, 2009	378	#4
2-17 (26)	Wait and See		October 15, 2009	335	#4
2-18 (27)	Finishing		October 22, 2009	359	#6
2-19 (28)	What Women Want		November 5, 2009	353	#6
2-20 (29)	Do the Right Thing		November 12, 2009	360	#3
2-21 (30)	What You Do For Love		November 19, 2009	320	#3
2-22 (31)	Yours, Mine and Ours		November 26, 2009	361	#3

DVD release

Private Practice: The Complete Second Season
Set Details			Special Features
22 Episodes (2 extended episodes) 6-Disc Set English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) Audio Commentaries			Extended Episodes Deleted Scenes and Bloopers Patient Confidentiality: Examining Season 2 Life Through the Lens: The Pictures of Chris Lowell
Release Dates
Region 1			Region 2
September 15, 2009 (2009-09-15)			March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)

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