On Friday night, the casts of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice joined together for a musical benefit at UCLA’s Royce Hall to benefit crew members who were affected by the writer’s strike. Here’s a brief rundown of the charity event dubbed “Good Medicine”:

– A taped message of McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) kicked off the show. He said he was in Japan promoting his Disney film Enchanted.
– Sara Ramirez’s booming voice brought the house to its feet with a performance of the song “Meadowlark.”
–TR Knight tackled the song “Losing My Mind/You Could Drive A Person Crazy” from Sondheim’s “Follies.” But he first begged for a little understanding,”It’s been 13 years since I’ve done something like this and I’m following Sara Ramirez.”
– Kate Walsh kicked off the second half of the show with a taped message. She said she was down in Australia promoting Private Practice. While getting a massage on her hotel balcony Kate joked, “We have all felt the affect of the strike especially in my neck and shoulders.”

Read the full recap at AccessHollywood.com.

Kate Walsh is camera shy on the set of Private Practice, shooting on location at the Gay & Lesbian Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Why hello there, Ms. Overprotective Driver.

In ratings news, Private Practice has been pulling in a very healthy average of 12 million viewers every Wednesday night. Hello, somebody please book this redheaded gorgeousness with a hair product campaign already!

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Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Private Practice has been picked up for a full season, according to E!

This is just the second new series to get picked up. The CW’s Gossip Girl was first!

Last night’s episode averaged approximately 12 million viewers. David Sutcliffe was also recently cast as Addison’s love interest.

Congrats to the lovely Ms. Walsh!

Private Practice series premiere “In Which We Meet Addison…” airs Wednesday, September 26 @ 9PM ET/PT on ABC.

Producers gave Merrin Dungey the boot and replaced her with Audra McDonald (pictured). It is not clear why Dungey, who played Addison’s best friend Dr. Naomi Bennet, left the series.

“As [creator Shonda Rhimes] has said, Grey’s was like high school,” Kate Walsh recently told TV Guide. “But the group at the Oceanside Wellness Center are like a big, grown-up family. They’ve already been through the wringer together. Well, me, of course. I’m the newbie again, a fish out of water, just like at Seattle Grace.”

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It was unofficially announced last week on The Ellen Show but the Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Private Practice has officially been picked up, according to Variety.

Private Practice, starring TV doc Kate Walsh, joins 9 other pilots — seven dramas and three comedies — ordered from ABC. This includes Lucy Liu’s Cashmere Mafia.

Kate, 39, recently made webisodes for Caress Skincare on how to keep your skin silky and smooth! Check it out at CaressFairytales.com.

Congrats, Kate and Lucy!

Private Practice, the working title for the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off, is kicking off with it’s very own 2-hour Addison spin-off episode in May. The subsequent two episodes of Grey’s won’t feature spin-off star Kate Walsh .

The Private Practice cast known so far: Kate Walsh (Dr. Addison Montgomery), Timothy Daly (Pete), Taye Diggs (Jackson), Amy Brenneman (Violet), Chris Lowell (Dell), Merrin Dungey (Naomi), Bellamy Young (Kathy) and Jane Clark (Nurse).

Previous TV show affiliations: Lowell (Veronica Mars), Brenneman (Judging Amy), Daly (The Nine) and Adelstein (Prison Break).

Grey’s Anatomy episode “The Other Side of This Life” airs on Thursday, May 3 @ 9-11PM ET/PT on ABC. Here’s are some known tidbits:

• Kate Walsh just filmed this Porsche scene on Wednesday, and there’s already a promo picture for it!
• The bridesmaid dress scene was filmed last week for Katherine Heigl, Sara Ramirez, and Ellen Pompeo. Promo pic here.
• Meredith gets slapped by someone close to her (from the pictures, it looks like her father). Sniff.
• Addison will be reunited with her god-daughter, daughter of Addison’s best friend (Merrin Dungey)
• As Meredith continues to bond with her stepmother, Susan, Cristina reluctantly plans her wedding with the assistance of her mother, Helen, and Burke’s mother, Mama Jane.
• Derek must perform emergency surgery on Ava/Jane Doe, as Alex continues his unfailing bedside manner with her
• Addison takes temporary leave from Seattle Grace and makes a road trip to Los Angeles in order to visit some old friends from medical school.

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