Ellen Pompeo

On Thursday night, Grey's Anatomy kicked off Season number-18.

Incredible, isn't it?

In his Oscar-winning role as a dirty detective in the film Training Day, Denzel Washington bellowed that "King Kong ain't got $hit on me!"

And that may be true.

Over the last several days, more and more excerpts from Lynette Rice's highly-anticipated tell-all, How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy, have been made public.

To some, these revelations may be shocking.

Ellen Pompeo must come clean.

She must set the record straight.

This much we know for certain, television fans:

Grey's Anatomy will return for Season 18 this fall.

We hope you're sitting down for this one, Grey's Anatomy fans.

Why?

Grey's Anatomy pulled off the impossible on Thursday night.

The long-running ABC drama teased a premiere that would include a “shocking, jaw-dropping ending.”

In a new interview, Ellen Pompeo dropped some harsh truth on television fans.

She said this upcoming season of Grey's Anatomy may finally be it for the iconic medical drama.

Ellen Pompeo isn't a doctor, but she plays one on TV. After 16 seasons of it, she's very good at it.

A lot of Grey's Anatomy stars from the early years have moved on -- but Ellen explains the very simple reason why she has stayed with the show.

Typically, when Ellen Pompeo says something about someone in the news, the reaction goes something like this:

YO GO, GIRL!

Ellen Pompeo plays perhaps the most famous fictional doctor on television right now.

Over the weekend, however, the beloved and outspoken actress held absolutely nothing back in trashing supposedly real doctors who continue to appear on  television...

Ellen Pompeo is not a real doctor.

But she plays one on television.

Ellen Pompeo has a unique perspective on the coverage of Kobe Bryant's shocking death.

And also a very negative one.

Ellen Pompeo has broken her silence on the latest and, perhaps most surprising, Grey's Anatomy departure.

As previously reported, Justin Chambers stunned fans late last week when he confirmed that he was moving on from the beloved ABC series.

Gabrielle Union may no longer be able to judge who in America has got talent.

But perhaps she can take solace in the fact that Ellen Pompeo has totally got her back.

The following is sad, but true, folks.

We hope you're sitting down and are well-prepared to take it in.

Ellen Pompeo would like to make something very clear.

Yes, as she stated last week, Grey's Anatomy was not always a pleasant place to work.

At this point, we're pretty sure that Grey's Anatomy will never end.

Ellen Pompeo is signed for the next two seasons of the ABC drama, which will take it through year 17... and there's really no conclusion in sight.

Sometimes, the feuds you never see coming turn out to be the most amusing ones.

That's certainly proving to be the case with the all-out war between Team Bachelorette and Team Kelly Ripa.

Want proof that Ellen Pompeo is a terrific actress?

Just consider her chemistry with Patrick Dempsey through 11 seasons of Grey's Anatomy.

We may be nearing the beginning of the end for Grey's Anatomy.

So says one of the most reliable sources out there.

Grey's Anatomy recently received some very welcome news:

The long-running ABC hit has been renewed for Season 15!

Grey's Anatomy did not come to an end last night.

It was a different Shonda Rhimes-produced series, Scandal, that aired its final episode.