‘Grey’s Anatomy’ & ‘Station 19’ Changing Dynamic Signaled By Scheduling Shift, With 1 Crossover Planned For This Season
deadline.comWhen then-Grey’s Anatomy showrunner Krista Vernoff added Station 19 to her purview in 2019, she brought in a major change, strengthening the two series’ ties and building an integrated universe highlighted by frequent crossovers, much in the vein of Dick Wolf’s OneChicago.
The new direction was underscored by a scheduling change the following season, swapping medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, which had been airing Thursdays at 8 PM, and first responder series Station 19, which had been occupying the 9 PM hour.
The tweak made crossovers seamless, with Station 19‘s firefighters and paramedics responding to an accident and then taking patients to Grey Sloan Memorial where the doctors from Grey’s Anatomy would treat them.
That has been the case for the past three and a half seasons, punctuated by frequent crossovers. But today, ABC unveiled its midseason schedule, in which Station 19 is moving from 8 PM to 10 PM for Season 7 to make room for fellow first responder drama 9-1-1.
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