List of Gossip Girl episodes
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Gossip Girl is an American teen drama television series based on the young-adult book series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar, and developed for television by The O.C. creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The series follows the lives of the young, wealthy, and social elite residing on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and is narrated by an unseen and seemingly omniscient character, "Gossip Girl", whose blog is widely read among the characters.
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A total of 121 episodes of Gossip Girl were aired over six seasons, between September 19, 2007, and December 17, 2012.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | ||||
| 1 | 18 | September 19, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | 2.6[1] | |
| 2 | 25 | September 1, 2008 | May 18, 2009 | 2.8[2] | |
| 3 | 22 | September 14, 2009 | May 17, 2010 | 2.0[3] | |
| 4 | 22 | September 13, 2010 | May 16, 2011 | 1.6[4] | |
| 5 | 24 | September 26, 2011 | May 14, 2012 | 1.2[5] | |
| 6 | 10 | October 8, 2012 | December 17, 2012 | 0.9[6] | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2007–08)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Piznarski | Teleplay by : Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | September 19, 2007 | 276026 | 3.50[7] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Wild Brunch" | Mark Piznarski | Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | September 26, 2007 | 3T6751 | 2.48[8] |
| 3 | 3 | "Poison Ivy" | J. Miller Tobin | Felicia D. Henderson | October 3, 2007 | 3T6752 | 2.75[9] |
| 4 | 4 | "Bad News Blair" | Patrick Norris | Joshua Safran | October 10, 2007 | 3T6753 | 2.80[10] |
| 5 | 5 | "Dare Devil" | Jamie Babbit | Lenn K. Rosenfeld | October 17, 2007 | 3T6754 | 2.41[11] |
| 6 | 6 | "The Handmaiden's Tale" | Norman Buckley | Jessica Queller | October 24, 2007 | 3T6755 | 2.54[12] |
| 7 | 7 | "Victor, Victrola" | Tony Wharmby | K.J. Steinberg | November 7, 2007 | 3T6756 | 2.52[13] |
| 8 | 8 | "Seventeen Candles" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Story by : Felicia D. Henderson Teleplay by : Joshua Safran & Felicia D. Henderson | November 14, 2007 | 3T6757 | 2.95[14] |
| 9 | 9 | "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!" | Mark Piznarski | Story by : Lenn K. Rosenfeld Teleplay by : Jessica Queller & K.J. Steinberg | November 28, 2007 | 3T6758 | 2.93[15] |
| 10 | 10 | "Hi, Society" | Patrick Norris | Joshua Safran | December 5, 2007 | 3T6759 | 2.44[16] |
| 11 | 11 | "Roman Holiday" | Michael Fields | Jessica Queller | December 19, 2007 | 3T6760 | 1.81[17] |
| 12 | 12 | "School Lies" | Tony Wharmby | Lenn K. Rosenfeld | January 2, 2008 | 3T6761 | 2.19[18] |
| 13 | 13 | "A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate" | Norman Buckley | Felicia D. Henderson | January 9, 2008 | 3T6762 | 2.27[19] |
| 14 | 14 | "The Blair Bitch Project" | J. Miller Tobin | K.J. Steinberg | April 21, 2008 | 3T6763 | 2.50[20] |
| 15 | 15 | "Desperately Seeking Serena" | Michael Fields | Felicia D. Henderson | April 28, 2008 | 3T6764 | 2.53[21] |
| 16 | 16 | "All About My Brother" | Janice Cooke | Paul Sciarrotta | May 5, 2008 | 3T6765 | 2.12[22] |
| 17 | 17 | "Woman on the Verge" | Tony Wharmby | Joshua Safran | May 12, 2008 | 3T6766 | 2.71[23] |
| 18 | 18 | "Much 'I Do' About Nothing" | Norman Buckley | Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | May 19, 2008 | 3T6767 | 3.00[24] |
Season 2 (2008–09)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Summer, Kind of Wonderful" | J. Miller Tobin | Joshua Safran | September 1, 2008 | 3.43[25] |
| 20 | 2 | "Never Been Marcused" | Michael Fields | Stephanie Savage | September 8, 2008 | 3.25[26] |
| 21 | 3 | "The Dark Night" | Janice Cooke | John Stephens | September 15, 2008 | 3.73[27] |
| 22 | 4 | "The Ex Files" | Jim McKay | Robert Hull | September 22, 2008 | 3.33[28] |
| 23 | 5 | "The Serena Also Rises" | Patrick Norris | Jessica Queller | September 29, 2008 | 3.40[29] |
| 24 | 6 | "New Haven Can Wait" | Norman Buckley | Alexandra McNally & Joshua Safran | October 13, 2008 | 3.31[30] |
| 25 | 7 | "Chuck in Real Life" | Tony Wharmby | Lenn K. Rosenfeld | October 20, 2008 | 3.03[31] |
| 26 | 8 | "Pret-a-Poor-J" | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Amanda Lasher | October 27, 2008 | 3.05[32] |
| 27 | 9 | "There Might Be Blood" | Michael Fields | Etan Frankel & John Stephens | November 3, 2008 | 3.16[33] |
| 28 | 10 | "Bonfire of the Vanity" | David Von Ancken | Jessica Queller | November 10, 2008 | 2.88[34] |
| 29 | 11 | "The Magnificent Archibalds" | Jean de Segonzac | Joshua Safran | November 17, 2008 | 2.89[35] |
| 30 | 12 | "It's a Wonderful Lie" | Patrick Norris | Robert Hull | December 1, 2008 | 3.11[36] |
| 31 | 13 | "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" | Joe Lazarov | Stephanie Savage | December 8, 2008 | 2.99[37] |
| 32 | 14 | "In the Realm of the Basses" | Tony Wharmby | John Stephens | January 5, 2009 | 2.96[38] |
| 33 | 15 | "Gone with the Will" | Tricia Brock | Amanda Lasher | January 12, 2009 | 2.85[39] |
| 34 | 16 | "You've Got Yale!" | Janice Cooke | Joshua Safran | January 19, 2009 | 2.22[40] |
| 35 | 17 | "Carrnal Knowledge" | Elizabeth Allen | Alexandra McNally & Lenn K. Rosenfeld | February 2, 2009 | 2.31[41] |
| 36 | 18 | "The Age of Dissonance" | Norman Buckley | Jessica Queller | March 16, 2009 | 2.33[42] |
| 37 | 19 | "The Grandfather" | J. Miller Tobin | Robert Hull & Etan Frankel | March 23, 2009 | 2.25[43] |
| 38 | 20 | "Remains of the J" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Sarah Frank-Meltzer | March 30, 2009 | 2.45[44] |
| 39 | 21 | "Seder Anything" | John Stephens | Amanda Lasher | April 20, 2009 | 2.37[45] |
| 40 | 22 | "Southern Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" | Patrick Norris | Leila Gerstein | April 27, 2009 | 1.97[46] |
| 41 | 23 | "The Wrath of Con" | Janice Cooke | Sara Goodman | May 4, 2009 | 2.22[47] |
| 42 | 24 | "Valley Girls" | Mark Piznarski | Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | May 11, 2009 | 2.30[48] |
| 43 | 25 | "The Goodbye Gossip Girl" | Norman Buckley | Joshua Safran | May 18, 2009 | 2.23[49] |
Season 3 (2009–10)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | "Reversals of Fortune" | J. Miller Tobin | Joshua Safran | September 14, 2009 | 2.55[50] |
| 45 | 2 | "The Freshman" | Norman Buckley | Amanda Lasher | September 21, 2009 | 1.97[51] |
| 46 | 3 | "The Lost Boy" | Jean de Segonzac | Robert Hull | September 28, 2009 | 2.36[52] |
| 47 | 4 | "Dan de Fleurette" | Mark Piznarski | John Stephens | October 5, 2009 | 2.08[53] |
| 48 | 5 | "Rufus Getting Married" | Ron Fortunato | Leila Gerstein | October 12, 2009 | 2.36[54] |
| 49 | 6 | "Enough About Eve" | John Stephens | Jake Coburn | October 19, 2009 | 1.98[55] |
| 50 | 7 | "How to Succeed in Bassness" | Joe Lazarov | Sara Goodman | October 26, 2009 | 2.31[56] |
| 51 | 8 | "The Grandfather: Part II" | Mark Piznarski | Lenn K. Rosenfeld | November 2, 2009 | 1.98[57] |
| 52 | 9 | "They Shoot Humphreys, Don't They?" | Alison Maclean | Amanda Lasher | November 9, 2009 | 2.37[58] |
| 53 | 10 | "The Last Days of Disco Stick" | Tony Wharmby | Leila Gerstein | November 16, 2009 | 2.24[59] |
| 54 | 11 | "The Treasure of Serena Madre" | Mark Piznarski | Robert Hull & Joshua Safran | November 30, 2009 | 2.23[60] |
| 55 | 12 | "The Debarted" | Jason Ensler | Stephanie Savage | December 7, 2009 | 2.21[61] |
| 56 | 13 | "The Hurt Locket" | Tony Wharmby | Sara Goodman | March 8, 2010 | 1.74[62] |
| 57 | 14 | "The Lady Vanished" | Andrew McCarthy | Amanda Lasher & Robert Hull | March 15, 2010 | 1.73[63] |
| 58 | 15 | "The Sixteen Year Old Virgin" | Wendey Stanzler | Leila Gerstein | March 22, 2010 | 1.90[64] |
| 59 | 16 | "The Empire Strikes Jack" | Joe Lazarov | Jake Coburn | March 29, 2010 | 1.69[63] |
| 60 | 17 | "Inglourious Bassterds" | Jean de Segonzac | Lenn K. Rosenfeld | April 5, 2010 | 1.74[65] |
| 61 | 18 | "The Unblairable Lightness of Being" | Janice Cooke-Leonard | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 12, 2010 | 1.86[66] |
| 62 | 19 | "Dr. Estrangeloved" | Darnell Martin | Robert Hull | April 26, 2010 | 2.05[67] |
| 63 | 20 | "It’s a Dad, Dad, Dad World" | Jeremiah Chechik | Amanda Lasher | May 3, 2010 | 1.74[68] |
| 64 | 21 | "Ex-Husbands and Wives" | Norman Buckley | Sara Goodman | May 10, 2010 | 1.79[69] |
| 65 | 22 | "Last Tango, Then Paris" | J. Miller Tobin | Joshua Safran & Stephanie Savage | May 17, 2010 | 1.96[70] |
Season 4 (2010–11)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "Belles de Jour" | Mark Piznarski | Joshua Safran & Stephanie Savage | September 13, 2010 | 1.83[71] |
| 67 | 2 | "Double Identity" | Mark Piznarski | Sara Goodman & Joshua Safran | September 20, 2010 | 1.84[72] |
| 68 | 3 | "The Undergraduates" | Norman Buckley | Amanda Lasher | September 27, 2010 | 1.78[73] |
| 69 | 4 | "Touch of Eva" | Andrew McCarthy | Leila Gerstein | October 4, 2010 | 2.00[74] |
| 70 | 5 | "Goodbye, Columbia" | Jeremiah Chechik | Robert Hull | October 11, 2010 | 1.78[75] |
| 71 | 6 | "Easy J" | Lee Shallat-Chemel | Jake Coburn | October 25, 2010 | 1.88[76] |
| 72 | 7 | "War at the Roses" | Joe Lazarov | Jessica Queller | November 1, 2010 | 1.82[77] |
| 73 | 8 | "Juliet Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Patrick Norris | Jeanne Leitenberg | November 8, 2010 | 1.78[78] |
| 74 | 9 | "The Witches of Bushwick" | Ron Fortunato | Sara Goodman | November 15, 2010 | 1.69[79] |
| 75 | 10 | "Gaslit" | Tate Donovan | Robert Hull & Joshua Safran | November 29, 2010 | 1.96[80] |
| 76 | 11 | "The Townie" | Joe Lazarov | Amanda Lasher & Stephanie Savage | December 6, 2010 | 2.06[81] |
| 77 | 12 | "The Kids Are Not All Right" | Allan Kroeker | KJ Steinberg | January 24, 2011 | 1.58[82] |
| 78 | 13 | "Damien Darko" | Jeremiah Chechik | Leila Gerstein | January 31, 2011 | 1.51[83] |
| 79 | 14 | "Panic Roommate" | Andrew McCarthy | Jake Coburn | February 7, 2011 | 1.62[84] |
| 80 | 15 | "It-Girl Happened One Night" | Bart Wenrich | Alex McNally | February 14, 2011 | 1.32[85] |
| 81 | 16 | "While You Weren't Sleeping" | Norman Buckley | Sara Goodman | February 21, 2011 | 1.57[86] |
| 82 | 17 | "Empire of the Son" | David Warren | Robert Hull | February 28, 2011 | 1.39[87] |
| 83 | 18 | "The Kids Stay in the Picture" | J. Miller Tobin | Jessica Queller | April 18, 2011 | 1.43[88] |
| 84 | 19 | "Petty in Pink" | Liz Friedlander | Amanda Lasher | April 25, 2011 | 1.55[89] |
| 85 | 20 | "The Princesses and the Frog" | Andrew McCarthy | Leila Gerstein | May 2, 2011 | 1.27[90] |
| 86 | 21 | "Shattered Bass" | Allison Liddi-Brown | Sara Goodman | May 9, 2011 | 1.20[91] |
| 87 | 22 | "The Wrong Goodbye" | Patrick Norris | Joshua Safran | May 16, 2011 | 1.36[92] |
Season 5 (2011–12)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "Yes, Then Zero" | Mark Piznarski | Joshua Safran | September 26, 2011 | 1.37[93] |
| 89 | 2 | "Beauty and the Feast" | Mark Piznarski | Sara Goodman | October 3, 2011 | 1.34[94] |
| 90 | 3 | "The Jewel of Denial" | Larry Shaw | Amanda Lasher | October 10, 2011 | 1.27[95] |
| 91 | 4 | "Memoirs of an Invisible Dan" | Tate Donovan | Amy B. Harris | October 17, 2011 | 1.16[96] |
| 92 | 5 | "The Fasting and the Furious" | Joe Lazarov | Peter Elkoff | October 24, 2011 | 1.36[97] |
| 93 | 6 | "I Am Number Nine" | Andy Wolk | Jake Coburn | November 7, 2011 | 1.26[98] |
| 94 | 7 | "The Big Sleep No More" | Vince Misiano | Dan Steele | November 14, 2011 | 1.24[99] |
| 95 | 8 | "All the Pretty Sources" | Cherie Nowlan | Austin Winsberg | November 21, 2011 | 1.35[100] |
| 96 | 9 | "Rhodes to Perdition" | Andrew McCarthy | Natalie Krinsky | November 28, 2011 | 1.32[101] |
| 97 | 10 | "Riding in Town Cars with Boys" | Vince Misiano | Amanda Lasher | December 5, 2011 | 1.28[102] |
| 98 | 11 | "The End of the Affair?" | Michael Grossman | Sara Goodman | January 16, 2012 | 1.29[103] |
| 99 | 12 | "Father and the Bride" | Amy Heckerling | Peter Elkoff | January 23, 2012 | 1.11[104] |
| 100 | 13 | "G.G." | Mark Piznarski | Joshua Safran | January 30, 2012 | 1.39[105] |
| 101 | 14 | "The Backup Dan" | David Warren | Matt Whitney | February 6, 2012 | 1.25[106] |
| 102 | 15 | "Crazy, Cupid, Love" | Matt Penn | Austin Winsberg | February 13, 2012 | 1.13[106] |
| 103 | 16 | "Cross Rhodes" | John Terlesky | Amy B. Harris | February 20, 2012 | 1.00[107] |
| 104 | 17 | "The Princess Dowry" | Andrew McCarthy | Jake Coburn | February 27, 2012 | 1.11[108] |
| 105 | 18 | "Con Heir" | Joe Lazarov | Annemarie Navar-Gill | April 2, 2012 | 0.97[109] |
| 106 | 19 | "It Girl, Interrupted" | Omar Madha | Amanda Lasher | April 9, 2012 | 0.98[110] |
| 107 | 20 | "Salon of the Dead" | Norman Buckley | Natalie Krinsky | April 16, 2012 | 1.06[111] |
| 108 | 21 | "Despicable B" | David Warren | Austin Winsberg | April 23, 2012 | 0.99[112] |
| 109 | 22 | "Raiders of the Lost Art" | Bart Wenrich | Jake Coburn | April 30, 2012 | 1.02[113] |
| 110 | 23 | "The Fugitives" | Andy Wolk | Matt Whitney | May 7, 2012 | 0.83[114] |
| 111 | 24 | "The Return of the Ring" | J. Miller Tobin | Sara Goodman | May 14, 2012 | 1.14[115] |
Season 6 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 1 | "Gone Maybe Gone" | Mark Piznarski | Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage | October 8, 2012 | 0.78[116] |
| 113 | 2 | "High Infidelity" | Joe Lazarov | Annemarie Navar-Gill | October 15, 2012 | 0.78[117] |
| 114 | 3 | "Dirty Rotten Scandals" | Bart Wenrich | Natalie Krinsky | October 22, 2012 | 0.95[118] |
| 115 | 4 | "Portrait of a Lady Alexander" | Andy Wolk | Matt Whitney | November 5, 2012 | 0.66[119] |
| 116 | 5 | "Monstrous Ball" | Amy Heckerling | Sara Goodman | November 12, 2012 | 0.73[120] |
| 117 | 6 | "Where the Vile Things Are" | Norman Buckley | Dan Steele | November 19, 2012 | 0.72[121] |
| 118 | 7 | "Save the Last Chance" | Anna Mastro | Jessica Queller | November 26, 2012 | 0.84[122] |
| 119 | 8 | "It's Really Complicated" | John Stephens | Jake Coburn | December 3, 2012 | 0.79[123] |
| 120 | 9 | "The Revengers" | Patrick Norris | Sara Goodman & Natalie Krinsky | December 10, 2012 | 1.06[124] |
| 121 | 10 | "New York, I Love You XOXO" | Mark Piznarski | Stephanie Savage | December 17, 2012 | 1.55[125] |
Specials
One special episode, not part of the official continuity, was produced to complement the first season and was broadcast on The CW on January 28, 2008. A retrospective of the entire series aired on December 17, 2012, before the series finale.
| Special no. | Title | Directed by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gossip Girl: Revealed" | Stephanie Savage | January 28, 2008 | S01 | 1.72[126] |
| 2 | "Gossip Girl: XOXO" | Stephanie Savage | December 17, 2012 | S06 | 1.28[127] |
Ratings
Gossip Girl : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[citation needed]
| Season | Episode number | Average | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |||
| 1 | 3.50 | 2.48 | 2.75 | 2.80 | 2.41 | 2.54 | 2.52 | 2.95 | 2.93 | 2.44 | 1.81 | 2.19 | 2.27 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 2.12 | 2.71 | 3.00 | – | 2.58 | |||||||
| 2 | 3.43 | 3.25 | 3.73 | 3.33 | 3.40 | 3.31 | 3.03 | 3.05 | 3.16 | 2.88 | 2.89 | 3.11 | 2.99 | 2.96 | 2.85 | 2.22 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.25 | 2.45 | 2.37 | 1.97 | 2.22 | 2.30 | 2.23 | 2.80 | |
| 3 | 2.55 | 1.97 | 2.36 | 2.08 | 2.36 | 1.98 | 2.31 | 1.98 | 2.37 | 2.24 | 2.23 | 2.21 | 1.74 | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.86 | 2.05 | 1.74 | 1.79 | 1.96 | – | 2.04 | |||
| 4 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.78 | 2.00 | 1.78 | 1.88 | 1.82 | 1.78 | 1.69 | 1.96 | 2.06 | 1.58 | 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.32 | 1.57 | 1.39 | 1.43 | 1.55 | 1.27 | 1.20 | 1.36 | – | 1.65 | |||
| 5 | 1.37 | 1.34 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.11 | 1.39 | 1.25 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1.06 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.83 | 1.14 | – | 1.18 | |
| 6 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 1.55 | – | 0.89 | |||||||||||||||
Webisodes
Chasing Dorota
The CW aired six mini-webisodes centering on Dorota, the Waldorf's housekeeper.[128]
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by[129] | Written by[129] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Bart Wenrich | Jeanne Leitenberg | April 20, 2009 |