When does Private Practice return?

The series was created by Shonda Rhimes, who also serves as executive producer, alongside Betsy Beers, Mark Gordon, Mark Tinker, Craig Turk, and Steve Blackman, who served as showrunners due to Rhimes's duties on Grey's Anatomy. The sixth season was the only one not to feature Tim Daly and was announced on October 19, 2012, to be the final season.