List of New Girl episodes

New Girl is an American television sitcom created for Fox by Elizabeth Meriwether, who serves as an executive producer alongside Jake Kasdan, Peter Chernin, Katherine Pope, Dave Finkel and Brett Baer. The series stars Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day, a well-liked, bubbly, and adorable woman in her late 20s who is trying to get over her surprise breakup with her model boyfriend. She finds a new place to stay when she moves in with three single guys: Nick (Jake Johnson), a bartender; Schmidt (Max Greenfield), a professional and modern-day casanova; and Winston (Lamorne Morris), a former athlete who has realized he'll never go pro.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	24[1]	September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)[2]	2012 (2012)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code	U.S. viewers (million)
1	"Pilot"	Jake Kasdan	Elizabeth Meriwether	September 20, 2011 (2011-09-20)	1ATM79	10.28[3]
Heartbroken over her cheating boyfriend, Jessica "Jess" Day (Zooey Deschanel) moves in with three single men, Schmidt (Max Greenfield), Nick (Jake Johnson), and Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr.) to get over her breakup. The guys try their best to get her out of the apartment and back into the dating life with the help of Jess' best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) but end up with more than they expect because they find themselves truly caring for her as a friend.
2	"Kryptonite"	Jake Kasdan	Elizabeth Meriwether	September 27, 2011 (2011-09-27)	1ATM01	9.28[4]
Jess accidentally breaks the television after a spontaneous living room basketball game; Nick and Schmidt try to convince Jess to retrieve her TV (to replace the one she broke) and personal belongings from the house she had shared with her now ex-boyfriend. After Coach leaves, the original fourth roommate Winston (Lamorne Morris) returns and attempts to manipulate Schmidt into switching rooms since Schmidt now occupies Winston's original and larger bedroom.
3	"Wedding"	Jason Winer	Donick Cary	October 4, 2011 (2011-10-04)	1ATM04	8.65[5]
Nick is worried that he will run into Caroline (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) his ex-girlfriend at a mutual friend's wedding the guys were invited to and asks Jess to be his date/pretend girlfriend. At the wedding, Winston takes his job as usher far too seriously and Schmidt attempts to woo Brooke (Katie Cassidy) a former crush, but also catches the eye of his sexual abusive "frenemy" Gretchen (Natasha Lyonne).
4	"Naked"	Jake Kasdan	J. J. Philbin	November 1, 2011 (2011-11-01)	1ATM02	7.42[6]
Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked, ruining his self-confidence with Amanda (Lake Bell) a new co-worker that he is dating. To ace a job interview Winston brushes up on pop culture within the past two years.
5	"Cece Crashes"	John Hamburg	Rachel Axler	November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)	1ATM03
Jess is convinced by Cece (Hannah Simone) that Nick may like her as more than a friend, while Schmidt tries to finally get together with Cece.
6	"Thanksgiving"[2]			November 15, 2011 (2011-11-15)
Jess invites Paul (Justin Long), a fellow teacher, whom she has a crush on for Thanksgiving dinner at the apartment.

References

1. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 28, 2011). "FOX Gives New Girl A Full-Season Pickup". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/28/fox-gives-%E2%80%9Cnew-girl%E2%80%9D-a-full-season-pickup/105348/. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Shows A-Z – New Girl on Fox". The Futon Critic. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/new-girl/listings/. Retrieved September 12, 2011. 
3. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 21, 2011). "Tuesday Finals: New Girl, Glee, NCIS, DWTS Results Adjusted Up; Body of Proof Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/21/tuesday-finals-new-girl-glee-ncis-dwts-results-adjusted-up-body-of-proof-adjusted-down/104472/. Retrieved September 21, 2011. 
4. ^ Gorman, Bill (September 28, 2011). "Tuesday Final Ratings: Glee, New Girl, NCIS:LA, DWTS, Biggest Loser Adjusted Up; Body of Proof Adjusted Down". TVbytheNumbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/28/tuesday-final-ratings-glee-new-girl-ncisla-dwts-biggest-loser-adjusted-up-body-of-proof-adjusted-down/. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
5. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 5, 2011). "Tuesday Final Ratings: NCIS, Glee, Unforgettable, 90210, Others Adjusted Up; Body of Proof Adjusted Down". TvbytheNumbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/10/05/tuesday-final-ratings-ncis-glee-unforgettable-90210-others-adjusted-up-body-of-proof-adjusted-down/106228/. Retrieved October 5, 2011. 
6. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 2, 2011). "Tuesday Final Ratings: 'Last Man Standing,' 'Glee,' 'New Girl' Adjusted Up; 'Body Of Proof' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/02/tuesday-final-ratings-last-man-standing-glee-new-girl-adjusted-up-body-of-proof-adjusted-down/109408/. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• List of New Girl episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of New Girl episodes at TV.com