New Girl
FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 9/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 9/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.This show: 7/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Zooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldHannah SimoneLamorne MorrisDamon Wayans Jr.
Written by
Elizabeth Meriwether
Starring
Zooey DeschanelJake JohnsonMax GreenfieldHannah SimoneLamorne MorrisDamon Wayans Jr.
Written by
Elizabeth Meriwether
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New Girl Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | E25 | ||
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| S1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | ||
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | |
| S3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | |||
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 9.0 | ||||
| S5 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | ||||
| S6 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 9.1 | ||||
| S7 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
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About
"Sitcom charm powered by pure character chemistry"
After a bad breakup, quirky teacher Jess Day moves into a loft with three single guys, and the odd-couple household slowly becomes a tight-knit found family. The setup is classic roommate sitcom, but the show runs on rapid-fire banter, oddball games and rituals the gang invents, and a willingness to let characters be genuinely weird rather than just quippy. Early seasons lean lighter and goofier, later ones dig more into relationships and growth. It's warm, silly, and rewatchable, carried less by plot than by the chemistry and comic rhythm of its ensemble.
Watch it for
the ensemble's chemistry and increasingly absurd running bits that reward long-term viewers.
Maybe skip if
you want tight plotting over character-driven hangout comedy with loose stakes.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12011
7.647K248h 39m
After her boyfriend cheats on her, quirky teacher Jess moves in with three freewheeling bachelors, who have plenty of issues of their own.
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Season 22012
7.941K258h 28m
The romantic tension between Jess and Nick escalates in the hilarious, quirky second season of New Girl - but will they ever hook up? Meanwhile, Schmidt fails to be hip, Winston isn't "prepared" for a hot date and Nick faces a death in his dysfunctional family.
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Season 32013
7.530K238h 13m
Jess and Nick go "all-in" on their romance, but soon realise that loving and living together will be tougher than they thought. Schmidt finds himself in double-trouble when he dates Cece and Elizabeth at the same-time. Unlucky-in-love Winston makes a special-connection... too bad it's only with the roommates' new house-cat.
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Season 42014
7.828K227h 53m
The gang seizes new opportunities and makes last-ditch efforts at romance, and Jess gets a visit from her father — and an unexpected guest.
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Season 52016
7.524K228h 1m
While Jess is on jury duty, a new face moves into the loft and sparks Nick's interest. Winston falls in love. Schmidt and Cece make big plans.
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Season 62016
7.522K227h 54m
Jess tries to avoid her renewed conflicted romantic feelings for Nick as he returns from a summer in New Orleans. Meanwhile, newlyweds Schmidt and Cece begin the search for their own house and Winston tries to balance his new long-distance relationship with Aly. Also, Nick struggles to write a novel set in New Orleans.
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Season 72018
7.68K82h 52m
The final season picks up three years after Jess told Nick of her true feelings for him, Winston and Aly got engaged, and Cece and Schmidt received news that they are expecting. Jess and Nick are now happy together and returning from a whirlwind European book tour. Stay-at-home dad Schmidt and working mom Cece are raising their daughter, Ruth. Winston and Aly are married, with a child on the way. Jess and Nick are happily together and returning from a whirlwind European book tour; stay-at-home dad Schmidt and working mom Cece are raising their daughter, Ruth; and Winston and Aly are married, with a child on the way.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Zooey Deschanel Jess Day
Jake Johnson Nick Miller
Max Greenfield Schmidt
Hannah Simone Cece Parekh
Lamorne Morris Winston Bishop
Damon Wayans Jr. Coach
Nasim Pedrad Aly Nelson
Nelson Franklin Robby
Megan Fox Reagan
David Walton Sam Sweeney, Sam
Crew
Elizabeth Meriwether
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