THE ADMISSION OF A DEATH ROW INMATE TO SEATTLE GRACE DIVIDES DEREK, MEREDITH AND CRISTINA, AS BAILEY TEAMS WITH A NEW PEDIATRIC SURGEON TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A LONGTIME PATIENT, ON ABC'S "GREY'S ANATOMY"

Guest Starring Eric Stoltz ("Pulp Fiction," "Mask") and Jessica Capshaw ("The Practice")

"Wish You Were Here" � Bailey teams with Seattle Grace's new pediatric surgeon, Dr. Arizona Robbins, to save the life of a young patient near and dear to her heart, as the admittance of a death row inmate at the hospital stirs anger in Derek and further erodes Meredith and Cristina's friendship; meanwhile, Callie and Sloan work as a team to fight their respective attractions to Sadie and Lexie, and Izzie tells Alex that she's seeing Denny, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network

"Grey's Anatomy" stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O'Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, and Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey.

Guest starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny, Kevin McKidd as Owen, Eric Stoltz as William, Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona, Samantha Mathis as Melinda, Perrey Reeves as Margaret, Steven W. Bailey as Joe, Robin Pearson Rose as Patricia with Melissa George as Sadie.

"Wish You Were Here" was written by Debora Cahn and directed by Rob Corn.

"Grey's Anatomy" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

This episode of "Grey's Anatomy" will be available on ABC.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.