<P> The eighth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) on September 22 , 2011 , with a special two - hour episode and ended on May 17 , 2012 with the eighth season having a total of 24 episodes . The season was produced by ABC Studios , in association with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company , and overseen by showrunner Shonda Rhimes . </P>
<P> The eighth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , commenced airing on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) on September 22 , 2011 , with a special two - hour episode and ended on May 17 , 2012 with the eighth season having a total of 24 episodes . The season was produced by ABC Studios , in association with Shondaland Production Company and The Mark Gordon Company , and overseen by showrunner Shonda Rhimes . </P>
what season of greys anatomy was in 2011
what season of greys anatomy was in 2011
The eighth season
The eighth season