List of Drop Dead Diva episodes
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The following is an episode list for the Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva, a comedic drama series telling the story of a shallow model-in-training who dies in a sudden accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney.
A total of 78 episodes of Drop Dead Diva were produced over six seasons, between July 12, 2009, and June 22, 2014.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | James Hayman | Josh Berman | July 12, 2009 | 2.81[1] |
| 2 | 2 | "The F Word" | Ron Underwood | Carla Kettner & Josh Berman | July 19, 2009 | 2.46[2] |
| 3 | 3 | "Do Over" | Michael Lange | Alex Taub | July 26, 2009 | 2.80[3] |
| 4 | 4 | "The Chinese Wall" | Lawrence Trilling | Thania St. John | August 2, 2009 | 2.64[4] |
| 5 | 5 | "Lost and Found" | David Petrarca | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | August 9, 2009 | 2.44[5] |
| 6 | 6 | "Second Chances" | Michael Schultz | Jeffrey Lippman | August 16, 2009 | 3.06[6] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Magic Bullet" | Jamie Babbit | Shawn Schepps | August 23, 2009 | 2.90[7] |
| 8 | 8 | "Crazy" | Melanie Mayron | Maurissa Tancharoen | August 30, 2009 | 3.41[8] |
| 9 | 9 | "The Dress" | David Petrarca | Josh Berman | September 13, 2009 | 3.08[9] |
| 10 | 10 | "Make Me a Match" | Matt Hastings | Thania St. John | September 20, 2009 | 3.06[10] |
| 11 | 11 | "What If" | Bethany Rooney | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | September 27, 2009 | 2.52[citation needed] |
| 12 | 12 | "Dead Model Walking" | Ron Underwood | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | October 4, 2009 | 2.79[citation needed] |
| 13 | 13 | "Grayson's Anatomy" | David Petrarca | Alex Taub & Jeffrey Lippman | October 11, 2009 | 2.79[11] |
Season 2 (2010)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Would I Lie to You?" | Michael Lange | Josh Berman | June 6, 2010 | 3.12[12] |
| 15 | 2 | "Back From the Dead" | Melanie Mayron | Alex Taub | June 13, 2010 | 2.87[13] |
| 16 | 3 | "The Long Road to Napa" | Jamie Babbit | Jeremy Littman & Morgan Gendel | June 20, 2010 | 2.57[14] |
| 17 | 4 | "Home Away From Home" | Kevin Dowling | Jeffrey Lippman | June 27, 2010 | 2.38[15] |
| 18 | 5 | "Senti-Mental Journey" | Rick Rosenthal | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | July 11, 2010 | 2.47[16] |
| 19 | 6 | "Begin Again" | Michael Lange | David Feige | July 18, 2010 | 2.41[17] |
| 20 | 7 | "A Mother's Secret" | Arlene Sanford | Josh Berman | July 25, 2010 | 2.59[18] |
| 21 | 8 | "Queen of Mean" | Michael Grossman | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | August 1, 2010 | 2.43[19] |
| 22 | 9 | "Last Year's Model" | Jamie Babbit | Jeffrey Lippman & Alex Taub | August 8, 2010 | 2.43[20] |
| 23 | 10 | "Will & Grayson" | David Warren | Jeremy Littman & Morgan Gendel | August 15, 2010 | 2.56[21] |
| 24 | 11 | "Good Grief" | Bethany Rooney | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | August 22, 2010 | 2.68[22] |
| 25 | 12 | "Bad Girls" | John Terlesky | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | August 29, 2010 | 2.57[23] |
| 26 | 13 | "Freeze the Day" | Michael Lange | Alex Taub & Jeffrey Lippman | August 29, 2010 | 2.61[23] |
Season 3 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Hit and Run" | Jamie Babbit | Josh Berman | June 19, 2011 | 2.86[24] |
| 28 | 2 | "False Alarm" | Michael Grossman | Alex Taub | June 26, 2011 | 2.38[25] |
| 29 | 3 | "Dream Big" | Martha Coolidge | Rob Wright | July 10, 2011 | 2.01[26] |
| 30 | 4 | "The Wedding" | Kevin Hooks | Sandy Isaac | July 17, 2011 | 2.27[27] |
| 31 | 5 | "Prom" | Jamie Babbit | Sarah McLaughlin | July 24, 2011 | 2.08[28] |
| 32 | 6 | "Closure" | Michael Grossman | William N. Fordes | July 31, 2011 | 2.09[29] |
| 33 | 7 | "Mothers Day" | Kevin Hooks | Jeffrey Lippman | August 7, 2011 | 2.36[30] |
| 34 | 8 | "He Said, She Said" | Tim Matheson | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | August 14, 2011 | 2.39[31] |
| 35 | 9 | "You Bet Your Life" | Dwight Little | Rob Wright | August 21, 2011 | 2.23[32] |
| 36 | 10 | "Toxic" | Michael Schultz | Sandy Isaac & Sarah McLaughlin | August 28, 2011 | 2.53[33] |
| 37 | 11 | "Ah Men" | Robert J. Wilson | Adam R. Perlman | September 4, 2011 | 1.93[34] |
| 38 | 12 | "Bride-a-Palooza" | Michael Grossman | Amy and Wendy Engelberg & William N. Fordes | September 18, 2011 | 2.18[35] |
| 39 | 13 | "Change of Heart" | Jamie Babbit | Jeffrey Lippman & Alex Taub | September 25, 2011 | 2.12[36] |
Season 4 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 1 | "Welcome Back" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman | June 3, 2012 | 2.30[37] |
| 41 | 2 | "Home" | Dwight Little | Alex Taub | June 10, 2012 | 2.12[38] |
| 42 | 3 | "Freak Show" | John Murray | Rob Wright | June 17, 2012 | 2.17[39] |
| 43 | 4 | "Winning Ugly" | Jamie Babbit | Alfonso H. Moreno | June 24, 2012 | 2.04[40] |
| 44 | 5 | "Happily Ever After" | Tim Matheson | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | July 1, 2012 | 1.87[41] |
| 45 | 6 | "Rigged" | J. Miller Tobin | Lynne E. Litt & William N. Fordes | July 8, 2012 | 2.28[42] |
| 46 | 7 | "Crushed" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman | July 15, 2012 | 2.55[43] |
| 47 | 8 | "Road Trip" | Kevin Hooks | Jeffrey Lippman | July 22, 2012 | 2.13[44] |
| 48 | 9 | "Ashes to Ashes" | Michael Grossman | Rob Wright | August 5, 2012 | 2.26[45] |
| 49 | 10 | "Lady Parts" | Robert J. Wilson | Alfonso H. Moreno & Lynne E. Litt | August 12, 2012 | 2.36[46] |
| 50 | 11 | "Family Matters" | Augie Hess | Amy and Wendy Engelberg & William N. Fordes | August 19, 2012 | 2.54[47] |
| 51 | 12 | "Picks & Pakes" | Jamie Babbit | Joshua V. Gilbert & Oscar Balderrama | August 26, 2012 | 2.49[48] |
| 52 | 13 | "Jane's Getting Married" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman & Jeffrey Lippman | September 9, 2012 | 2.76[49] |
Season 5 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Back from the Dead" | Robert J. Wilson | Josh Berman | June 23, 2013 | 2.15[50] |
| 54 | 2 | "The Real Jane" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman | June 30, 2013 | 2.14[51] |
| 55 | 3 | "Surrogates" | J. Miller Tobin | Jeffrey Lippman & David Feige | July 7, 2013 | 2.16[52] |
| 56 | 4 | "Cheaters" | David Grossman | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | July 14, 2013 | 2.10[53] |
| 57 | 5 | "Secret Lives" | Michael Grossman | Marty Scott | July 21, 2013 | 2.20[54] |
| 58 | 6 | "Fool for Love" | Michael Grossman | Steve Lichtman | July 28, 2013 | 2.15[55] |
| 59 | 7 | "Missed Congeniality" | Bethany Rooney | David Feige & Jeffrey Lippman | August 4, 2013 | 2.15[56] |
| 60 | 8 | "50 Shades of Grayson" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman & Marty Scott | August 11, 2013 | 2.45[57] |
| 61 | 9 | "Trust Me" | Michael Grossman | Zac Hug | October 6, 2013 | 1.44[58] |
| 62 | 10 | "The Kiss" | Jamie Babbit | Amy Engelberg & David Feige | October 13, 2013 | 1.56[59] |
| 63 | 11 | "One Shot" | Dwight Little | Wendy Engelberg & Jeffrey Lippman | October 20, 2013 | 1.77[60] |
| 64 | 12 | "Guess Who's Coming" | Michael Grossman | Eric Buchman | October 27, 2013 | 1.80[61] |
| 65 | 13 | "Jane's Secret Revealed" | Robert J. Wilson | Josh Berman | November 3, 2013 | 1.78[62] |
Season 6 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Truth & Consequences" | Robert J. Wilson | Josh Berman | March 23, 2014 | 1.11[63] |
| 67 | 2 | "Soulmates?" | Michael Grossman | Amy Engelberg & David Feige | March 23, 2014 | 1.16[63] |
| 68 | 3 | "First Date" | Robert J. Wilson | Jeffrey Lippman & Wendy Engelberg | March 30, 2014 | 1.25[64] |
| 69 | 4 | "Life & Death" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman & Marty Scott | April 6, 2014 | 1.39[65] |
| 70 | 5 | "Cheers & Jeers" | Robert J. Wilson | Jeffrey Lippman & David Feige | April 13, 2014 | 1.08[66] |
| 71 | 6 | "Desperate Housewife" | Michael Grossman | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | April 27, 2014 | 1.32[67] |
| 72 | 7 | "Sister Act" | Robert J. Wilson | Josh Berman & Marty Scott | May 4, 2014 | 1.51[68] |
| 73 | 8 | "Identity Crisis" | Robert J. Wilson | David Feige & Amy Engelberg | May 11, 2014 | 1.20[69] |
| 74 | 9 | "Hope and Glory" | Bethany Rooney | Jeffrey Lippman & Wendy Engelberg | May 18, 2014 | 1.29[70] |
| 75 | 10 | "No Return" | Michael Grossman | Josh Berman & Marty Scott | June 1, 2014 | 1.69[71] |
| 76 | 11 | "Afterlife" | Dwight Little | Marty Scott & Tyler Dinucci | June 8, 2014 | 1.50[72] |
| 77 | 12 | "Hero" | J. Miller Tobin | Eric Buchman | June 15, 2014 | 1.50[73] |
| 78 | 13 | "It Had To Be You" | Robert J. Wilson | Josh Berman | June 22, 2014 | 1.66[74] |
Ratings
Drop Dead Diva : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[75]

| Season | Episode number | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 2.81 | 2.46 | 2.80 | 2.64 | 2.44 | 3.06 | 2.90 | 3.41 | 3.08 | 3.06 | 2.52 | 2.79 | 2.79 | |
| 2 | 3.12 | 2.87 | 2.57 | 2.38 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 2.59 | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.56 | 2.68 | 2.57 | 2.61 | |
| 3 | 2.86 | 2.38 | 2.01 | 2.27 | 2.08 | 2.09 | 2.36 | 2.39 | 2.23 | 2.53 | 1.93 | 2.18 | 2.12 | |
| 4 | 2.30 | 2.12 | 2.17 | 2.04 | 1.87 | 2.28 | 2.55 | 2.13 | 2.26 | 2.36 | 2.54 | 2.49 | 2.76 | |
| 5 | 2.15 | 2.14 | 2.16 | 2.10 | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.45 | 1.44 | 1.56 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.76 | |
| 6 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.39 | 1.08 | 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.20 | 1.29 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.66 | |