Gossip Girl: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

The CW | Season Premiere Date: September 19, 2007

Starring: Kelly Rutherford, Kelly Rutherford, Penn Badgley

Summary: The O.C. moves to New York City's Upper West Side with a dash of gossip in the guise of Kristen Bell.

Creator: Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E18. Much 'I Do' About Nothing
Air Date: May 19, 2008
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S1:E17. Woman on the Verge
Air Date: May 12, 2008
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S1:E16. All About My Brother
Air Date: May 5, 2008

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Critic Reviews

Cristina Kinon

While it remains to be seen if Gossip Girl will take the plot plunge "The O.C." did after its first season, the beginning here is encouraging. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Packing a sharp designer shiv, this clever saga of haves vs. have-mores proves the East Coast can be as enjoyably sudsy as the West. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Some of the lines are witty, and while parents won't approve of all that goes on, the kids talk about much more than they actually do. Read full review

Troy Patterson

The prep-school soap opera Gossip Girl is not as good--that is, not as bad, not quite so fabulously trashy--as the best-selling series of young-adult novels on which it's based. Read full review

Marisa LaScala

If you strip away the designer shoes and drinks, the show is left with all the hallmarks of a typical teen melodrama. Read full review

John Leonard

I don’t care whether Serena (Blake Lively) and Blair (Leighton Meester) can ever be best friends again after what happened with Blair’s boyfriend before Serena ran off to boarding school is not just because I’m an old fart. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

I hate it. Read full review

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Thunder37

Feb 28, 2011

Gossip girl, where should i start. First the show is a bit silly and doesn't set up a good example . But its fun to watch , cause people haven't seen that teenage stupidity in those quantities.
So teenages love it , its a hit . Will be watched.

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JaniceI.

Jun 28, 2008

Narratively more complex than you would expect, plumbs the depths of the tension between what you are and what you present yourself as when you are really trying to figure out what you want to become. Oh, and also, the chemistry & the fashion.

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AshleyB.

Mar 3, 2008

I think this show is a good pass time, hard to keep up with if you don't watch it fully, which makes for a good mystery, Gossip Girl is exactly how Gossip is, treacherous, dangerous, and scandalous. It's a great show, the cast is great, no acting problems what so ever. Though the I think this show is a good pass time, hard to keep up with if you don't watch it fully, which makes for a good mystery, Gossip Girl is exactly how Gossip is, treacherous, dangerous, and scandalous. It's a great show, the cast is great, no acting problems what so ever. Though the plot lines could be more diverse, but that is just me.… Expand

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EmilyC.

Nov 12, 2007

Oh my gosh! This is one of my favorite shows, I download it and watch it every week. Over and over at that. I love the actress that plays Serena, which is why I was first interested in the show and why I first watched it. I love the fact that it's so funny and unrealistic, but at the Oh my gosh! This is one of my favorite shows, I download it and watch it every week. Over and over at that. I love the actress that plays Serena, which is why I was first interested in the show and why I first watched it. I love the fact that it's so funny and unrealistic, but at the same time, it is the same kinds of things that happen in real life.… Expand

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juliar

Jan 14, 2009

I consider this show to be an 8, only because they wreck too many Chuck and Blair scenes. They could've been together so many times by now

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LonelyBoy1105

Sep 9, 2010

Like lot of CW shows, this one had A LOT of potential. Very hot cast, very provocative. If we exclude the Gossip Girl character the show is nothing more then one cliche teen show. This season had LOT of potential but didn't live up to it. If the whole Chair thing was moved to second season,Like lot of CW shows, this one had A LOT of potential. Very hot cast, very provocative. If we exclude the Gossip Girl character the show is nothing more then one cliche teen show. This season had LOT of potential but didn't live up to it. If the whole Chair thing was moved to second season, people would've be able to see more Blair/Nate, and etc. The character of Jenny could have been improved and the storyline between Rufus and Lilly was unnecessary at least this early.… Expand

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MeganC.

Sep 19, 2007

I'm banning this show because the CW canceled Veronica Mars! It looks stupid anyway.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 8, 2012
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2011
Season 4

75
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 2010
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 14, 2009
Season 2

69
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 1, 2008
Season 1

53
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 19, 2007
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  S1:E18. Much 'I Do' About Nothing
  Air Date: May 19, 2008
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  S1:E17. Woman on the Verge
  Air Date: May 12, 2008
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  S1:E16. All About My Brother
  Air Date: May 5, 2008
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  S1:E15. Desperately Seeking Serena
  Air Date: April 28, 2008
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  S1:E14. The Blair Bitch Project
  Air Date: April 21, 2008
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  S1:E13. The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate
  Air Date: January 9, 2008
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  S1:E12. School Lies
  Air Date: January 2, 2008
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  S1:E11. Roman Holiday
  Air Date: December 19, 2007
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  S1:E10. Hi, Society
  Air Date: December 5, 2007
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  S1:E9. Blair Waldorf Must Pie!
  Air Date: November 28, 2007
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  S1:E8. Seventeen Candles
  Air Date: November 14, 2007
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  S1:E7. Victor/Victrola
  Air Date: November 7, 2007
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  S1:E6. The Handmaiden's Tale
  Air Date: October 24, 2007
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  S1:E5. Dare Devil
  Air Date: October 17, 2007
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  S1:E4. Bad News Blair
  Air Date: October 10, 2007
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  S1:E3. Poison Ivy
  Air Date: October 3, 2007
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  S1:E2. The Wild Brunch
  Air Date: September 26, 2007
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: September 19, 2007
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  S1:E0. Webisodes: Tales from the Upper East Side
  Air Date: August 4, 2008