Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 Debuts in Germany With Pompeo Return and Weak ProSieben Ratings
The season’s German launch has set new low viewership benchmarks on ProSieben with less than a 5 percent market share
Overview
- Ellen Pompeo reprises Dr. Meredith Grey for seven guest episodes and remains the series narrator
- Season 21 began airing on ProSieben this month and is streaming on Disney+ and Joyn
- Meredith Grey’s storyline centers on advancing her Alzheimer research and negotiating the sale of her hospital shares with Catherine Fox
- ProSieben’s premiere drew about 420,000 viewers and under 5 percent market share, prompting the network to air three episodes per night
- Patrick Dempsey does not return in this season, highlighting the show’s focus on legacy characters and multi-platform release