BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The first question asked of ABC President Paul Lee, at a bi-annual news conference for TV critics, was about the decision to kill off Patrick Dempsey’s character from “Grey’s Anatomy.”
The actor played Dr. Derek Shepard, nicknamed McDreamy, for 11 seasons on the long-running medical soap until his character died after he was hit by a truck.
When asked about the polarizing decision to kill the popular character, Lee responded by saying, “It was great wasn’t it?” and quickly corrected himself to say, “It was great to see ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ so relevant and taking the national conversation.”
Lee went on to say that “It was a difficult decision. Patrick obviously has lots of interests outside. He’s very big in motosport. Shonda (Rhimes) decided that was the way to go.”
He said they’ve seen the pitch for season 12 and “the show reinvents itself again…We have no reason to expect that Grey’s Anatomy’ won’t go on for many years to come.”
“Grey’s” new season will premiere Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. EDT.
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