New Girl (season 6)

New Girl (season 6)

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Country of origin United States
Release
Original network Fox
Original release September 20, 2016 (2016-09-20) – present

The sixth season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered September 20, 2016 on Fox at 8:30 pm (Eastern).[1] The series will then move 8:00 pm (Eastern) in early 2017 to air the remaining episodes of the season.[2]

Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess's best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appears regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

New Girl was renewed for a sixth season on April 12, 2016.[3] The season premiere will mark Zooey Deschanel's directorial debut with the episode picking up three months after the events of the season five finale.[4] TVLine confirmed Megan Fox's return midseason in an eight episode arc.[5] At the 2016 Television Critics Association Summer Tour, FOX announced that this season would include a one-hour crossover with Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which is slated to air on October 11.[6] Only Deschanel will appear on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, while Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Joe Lo Truglio and Chelsea Peretti appear on New Girl.[7]

Cast

Main

Special guest

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1171"House Hunt"Zooey DeschanelLuvh RakheSeptember 20, 2016 (2016-09-20)6ATM012.31[11]
Jess becomes so overwhelmed by her re-ignited romantic feelings for Nick to the point that she takes up strange new hobbies, and can hardly speak in his presence when he comes back to town early from his New Orleans summer trip with Reagan. Schmidt and Cece have difficulties finding a house especially with Aly's incompetent younger sister Leslie (Ayden Mayeri) as their real estate agent, who Schmidt and Cece want fired. So Winston takes it upon himself to spare Leslie's feelings by having her find a house for him, even though he doesn't need one.
1182"Hubbedy Bubby"Steve WelchSarah TapscottSeptember 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)6ATM022.03[12]
While campaigning for Hillary Clinton, Jess and Cece make a bet with Schmidt that if they sign up five new registered voters, he will vote for Clinton. Nick asks Winston for help when he has difficulty talking to Reagan on the phone.
1193"Single and Sufficient"Michael SchultzKim Rosenstock & Joe WengertOctober 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)6ATM032.03[13]
Schmidt and Cece go on a glamping trip, and bring along Jess' single friends, which is actually a group made up of single by choice people, led by Robby (Nelson Franklin). While on the trip Schmidt and Cece detect that Jess and Robby are developing romantic feelings for each other, despite the strict group rule of no romance, especially among members. Aly comes home from her Quantico training and makes up for lost time with Winston, by having a lot of sex on the glamping trip. Nick seeks advice on his new book from Schmidt, however, Schmidt advises him not to use any notes, with Nick having a hard time continuing to write.
1204"Homecoming"Trent O'DonnellMatt Fusfeld & Alex CuthbertsonOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)6ATM041.95[14]

The gang travels to New York to accompany Schmidt who is receiving a special award from his old high school. Jess faces her fears of coming back to New York, despite having a terrible history with the city. She ends up having her car commandeered by Det. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), who ends up wrecking it into a newspaper stand and goes to the ninety-nineth precinct to deal with the situation. In the end, she learns something about why she had such a terrible history with the city. Meanwhile, in an effort to get money to get to Schmidt's old neighborhood in Long Island, Nick and Winston become buskers at a subway station. Schmidt's mother Louise (Nora Dunn) and Cece frequently compete to please Schmidt.

Note: This episode crosses over with the Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode "The Night Shift". Det. Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio), Captain Raymond Holt (Andre Braugher), and Adminstrator Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti) from Brooklyn Nine-Nine also make cameo appearances in this episode.
1215"Jaipur Aviv"Erin O'MalleyBerkley JohnsonOctober 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)6ATM051.81[15]
Schmidt and Cece begin renovating their new home that have named "Jaipur Aviv", but Schmidt frequently disagrees with Cece on designing decisions for the house. Jess, Nick and Winston agree that they need to find a fourth roommate for the loft, and Nick suggests that Reagan moves in, with the gang each coming to a vote on the decision.
1226"Ready"Trent O'DonnellNoah GarfinkelNovember 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)6ATM071.94[16]
Jess finally feels its time to begin dating again, and Schmidt once again suggests that she dates Robby, due to them having common interests. Nick promotes Cece to manager of The Griffin while he is busy working on his novel. Attractive women flirt with Winston even though he is still dating Aly.
1237"Last Thanksgiving"Trent O'DonnellJoni LefkowitzNovember 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)6ATM081.76[17]
Schmidt's dad Gavin (Peter Gallagher) comes over to the loft for Thanksgiving, however he is recovering from a recent breakup, putting a damper on the father-son bonding time that Schmidt planned. Jess has difficulty telling Robby that she sees him as just a friend, all while Robby is recovering from his injuries that Jess is partly responsible for. Reagan bails at the last minute on showing up for Thanksgiving dinner at the loft, leaving Nick disappointed.
1248"James Wonder"Trent O'DonnellEthan Sandler & Adrian WennerNovember 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)6ATM061.81[18]
Jess sees an opening for the principal position at her school, as her boss Genevieve (Lucy Punch) is resigning. However, in order to clinch the position Jess has to sweet talk Ed Warner (David Hornsby), the president of the parent's council. Winston who is interested in police undercover work, helps Jess with her quandary, with his alter ego "James Wonder", a name he created from the names of his two favorite singers James Blunt and Stevie Wonder. "James" is a landscape architect and instantly becomes friends with Ed and and catches the romantic eye of Genevieve. Nick has still hasn't given Schmidt and Cece a wedding present, feeling restricted by their wedding registry, he decides to give them a gift of his own volition.
1259"Es Good"[19]TBATBADecember 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)6ATM09TBD
12610"Christmas Eve Eve"[20]TBATBADecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)6ATM10TBD

References

  1. ↑ Vick, Megan (June 16, 2016). "Here Are Fox's Fall Premiere Dates". TV Guide.
  2. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (November 3, 2016). "Fox Sets Sleepy Hollow Season 4 Premiere, New Girl Move and More". TV Line.
  3. ↑ Adreeva, Nellie. "'New Girl' Renewed For Season 6 By Fox". deadline.com. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Shirley Li (2 August 2016). "New Girl: Zooey Deschanel to direct season 6 premiere — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. ↑ Michael Ausiello (28 July 2016). "Megan Fox Returning to New Girl for Major Season 6 Stint". TVLine. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Mathews, Liam (August 8, 2016). "Get Ready for a New Girl/Brooklyn Nine-Nine Crossover Event". TV Guide.
  7. ↑ Snierson, Dan (September 20, 2016). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine: New Girl crossover details revealed, and more season 4 intel". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ↑ Kimberly Roots (23 September 2016). "New Girl Casts David Hornsby (aka Mr. Emily Deschanel) as Jess' Adversary". TV Line.
  9. 1 2 Nirat Anop (17 October 2016). "New Girl - Episode 6.06 - James Wonder - Promotional Photos & Press Release". SpoilerTV. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Vlada Gelman (18 October 2016). "TVLine Items: Mike & Molly Star Finds New Girl, PLL Sister Returns and More". TV Line. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Porter, Rick (September 21, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'NCIS,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' adjust up, 'This Is Us' & 'Bull' steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  12. ↑ Porter, Rick (September 28, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'The Voice' adjusts up, 'Scream Queens' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  13. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 5, 2016). "'NCIS' and 'The Flash adjust up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  14. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 12, 2016). "'The Voice,' 'NCIS,' 'Flash' and ABC comedies adjust up, 'No Tomorrow' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ Porter, Rick (October 19, 2016). "'American Housewife' and 'The Voice' adjust up, 'Chicago Fire,' 'SHIELD' and 'Real O'Neals' down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 16, 2016). "'New Girl' adjusts up, all others hold: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  17. ↑ Porter, Rick (November 23, 2016). "'American Housewife' adjusts up, everything else holds: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
  18. ↑ Porter, Rick (December 1, 2016). "'Fresh Off the Boat' & 'American Housewife' adjust up, 'No Tomorrow' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  19. ↑ "(NG-609) "Es Good"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  20. ↑ Nirat Anop (November 11, 2016). "FOX Announces Thanksgiving and Holiday Themed Programming". SpoilerTV.
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