Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series that aired from October 2, 2001, to March 17, 2010. The title is a play on surgical scrubs and a term for a low-ranking person. Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, John C. McGinley, and Judy Reyes were among the main cast members. The series received a Peabody Award in 2006. NBC canceled the series in 2009, but it was revived for a ninth season in 2010, subtitled Med School. The ninth season premiered on December 1, 2009, and on May 14, 2010, ABC officially canceled the show. It was produced by the television production division of Walt Disney Television and was one of the first medical comedy series to receive a Primetime Emmy Award.
Most episodes feature multiple story lines thematically linked by voice-overs done by Braff. Almost every episode title for the first eight seasons begins with the word "My" The series creator Bill Lawrence says this is because each episode is Dr. John Dorian writing in his diary. Some episodes are told from another character's perspective and have episode titles such as "His Story" or "Her Story" Scrubs: Interns, the webisodes that accompanied season eight were named "Our...". Starting with season nine, the focus has shifted from the perspective of J.D. to a new group of medical students. The transfer of narration duties usually occurs at a moment of physical contact between two characters. Season nine was narrated by the new main character Lucy Bennett (Kerry Bishé)