derek shepherd left grey's anatomy on the date of 11.25.
derek shepherd left grey's anatomy on the date of 11.25.
what date did derek shepherd leave grey's anatomy?
11.25
you're my home (grey's anatomy)









































"you're my home" is the 25th episode and the season finale of the eleventh season of the american television medical drama "grey's anatomy", and the 245th episode overall. it aired on may 14, 2015 on abc in the united states. the episode was written by william harper and directed by rob corn. on its initial airing the episode opened up to generally positive reviews from television critics and was watched by 8.33 million viewers.









































this episode marked the final appearance of patrick dempsey as derek shepherd.









































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you're my home (grey's anatomy)
on january 23, 2014 it was reported that ellen pompeo and patrick dempsey had renewed their contracts for another two seasons, as drs. meredith grey and derek shepherd, respectively, meaning their characters would be staying on the medical drama for seasons 11 and 12. on april 24, 2015, patrick dempsey revealed that he would be leaving "grey's anatomy" after the eleventh season despite having a contract through another season. thus, this will be the first season in which dr. derek shepherd, portrayed by patrick dempsey, is not included in the main cast of characters. dempsey's character dr. derek shepherd was killed off towards the end of the eleventh season in the episode "how to save a life", meaning he will not return for the twelfth season as previously thought. abc put out a statement claiming dempsey wanted to pursue other interests.
grey's anatomy (season 12)