SEASON PREMIERE

THE DOCTORS OF OCEANSIDE WELLNESS FIGHT TO SAVE VIOLET'S LIFE, ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ABC'S "PRIVATE PRACTICE"

Guest starring Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace and Amanda Foreman ("What About Brian," "Felicity") as Katie Kent.

"A Death in the Family" � After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Private Practice" stars Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery, Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder, Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett, Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman, KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King, Chris Lowell as William Dell Parker, with Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett and Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner.

Guest starring Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace and Amanda Foreman ("What About Brian," "Felicity") as Katie Kent.

"A Death in the Family" was written by Shonda Rhimes, Jon Cowan and Robert Rovner and directed by Mark Tinker.

"Private Practice" was created and is executive-produced by Shonda Rhimes ("Grey's Anatomy," "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"). Betsy Beers ("Grey's Anatomy," "Casanova"), Mark Gordon ("The Hoax," "Saving Private Ryan"), Mark Tinker ("St. Elsewhere," "NYPD Blue"), Jon Cowan ("Crossing Jordan") and Robert Rovner ("Bionic Woman") are executive producers. "Private Practice" is an ABC Studios Production.

"Private Practice" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-14,V parental guideline.

For more information on "Private Practice," visit ABC.com