 Grey 's Anatomy has been well received among critics . The show holds an average of 74 % positive score on Rotten Tomatoes and 7 @.@ 7 / 10 score at IMDB site . The A.V. Club gave an insight on both the overwhelming success and lows in the quality of the hit medical drama saying , " The quality arc for the show is all over the place , starting with a steady build in the first season , then skyrocketing into phenomenon in season two , then leveling off and dipping in season three , before having some seriously bumpy moments in seasons four ( interrupted by the writers ’ strike ) and five . The climb begins again in season six " Samantha Highfill of Entertainment Weekly in a review wrote , " I believe the show ’ s best season to date is season 2 . Let me make it clear that I ’ m not saying seasons 3 through 9 were bad . In my opinion , there have only been a few lulls in the show ’ s history , and most of them didn ’ t last a full season . " adding , " I still enjoy the show , and I ’ ll honestly never stop watching . By any standards , Grey ’ s Anatomy has been successful television , ranking highly in the ratings for nine seasons and entering the cultural lexicon via phrases as cloying yet catchy as " McDreamy . " , the show has had its periods of being intensely irritating , and it has had its periods when it seems as if Shonda Rhimes has taken leave of her faculties , but it ’ s also got an amazingly high batting average , particularly with every solid season that passes along in this second act of its run . " The site lauded the show saying , " On average , it ’ s been very good TV , filled with interesting , driven characters who run the gamut of professions within the show ’ s hospital setting . It ’ s been , by turns , a good soap , a good romantic comedy , a good medical drama , and a good interpersonal show about an unexpected workplace family . " 
