CTV airs season's second show instead of premiere

Canadian fans of "Grey's Anatomy" anticipating Thursday night's season premiere may have been left a little bit confused about what they were seeing.

And with good reason: Because of what broadcaster CTV, which airs the series in Canada, calls a "satellite feed error at the source," viewers north of the border saw the second episode of the season.

A red-faced CTV issued an apology Friday on its website. "CTV received the incorrect episode of 'Grey's Anatomy' from ABC yesterday," the network says in a statement. "The result was that Canadians saw episode 2 on CTV and not the premiere we were all waiting for. As fans of this show ourselves, we understand fully the disappointment and frustration that this has caused."

Fans were understandably confused and none too pleased with the screwup. "I can't believe they did this!! How stupid!!!" reads one comment that is typical of the reaction, though it apparently wasn't CTV's fault if ABC did, in fact, transmit the wrong episode.

CTV will air the premiere episode next Thursday. ABC is re-airing the show Friday night in the United States, and the premiere will also be available on ABC.com's broadband player starting at midnight ET.