The “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff has yet to be titled, and “Chicago Fire” shares the blame.
ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey said the NBC franchise drama’s name is the reason the “Grey’s” spinoff about firefighters won’t be called “Seattle Fire.”
It’s challenging to come up with a good show title, Dungey told a TV critics’ meeting Monday, noting that the Seattle-based “Grey’s Anatomy” wasn’t named until shortly before it debuted.
The network is sorting through options and hopes to make the pick in the next couple of weeks, she said.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff will debut with a two-hour episode on March 22 as part of ABC’s lineup of shows from producer Shonda Rhimes. One of them, “Scandal” with Kerry Washington, is wrapping its seven-season run with the finale airing April 19.
