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New Girl: Season 1

24 episodes Premiered Sep 20, 2011 Updated Jul 18, 2026

After her boyfriend cheats on her, quirky teacher Jess moves in with three freewheeling bachelors, who have plenty of issues of their own.

Season overview

After her boyfriend cheats on her, quirky teacher Jess moves in with three freewheeling bachelors, who have plenty of issues of their own.

Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Sep 20, 2011 · 24 min

After leaving her long-time boyfriend, Jess moves into an apartment with three men, and tries to re-enter the dating world.

S1·E2

Kryptonite

Sep 27, 2011 · 22 min

Nick and Schmidt convince Jess to get her stuff out of her ex-boyfriend Spencer's apartment; Jess meets new roommate Winston, who has returned from playing basketball in Latvia. Wi

S1·E3

Wedding

Oct 4, 2011 · 22 min

The guys are invited to a wedding, and Nick is fearful that he'll run into his ex, so he asks Jess to be his date. Meanwhile, Winston takes his role as usher very seriously, and Sc

S1·E4

Naked

Nov 1, 2011 · 22 min

Jess accidentally walks in on Nick naked, sending his self-confidence to an all-time low - just after an attractive co-worker agrees to go out on a date with him. Meanwhile, Winsto

S1·E5

Cece Crashes

Nov 8, 2011 · 22 min

Cece convinces Jess that Nick likes her more than just as a roommate and Schmidt tries to seal the deal with Cece.

S1·E6

Thanksgiving

Nov 15, 2011 · 22 min

Jess invites Paul, a music teacher at her school on whom she always has had a crush, to the gang’s big Thanksgiving dinner at the loft, which naturally goes horribly awry.

S1·E7

Bells

Nov 29, 2011 · 22 min

Jess gets jealous when Winston joins her troubled-youth handbell quartet and instantly becomes a natural. Meanwhile Nick and Schmidt engage in class warfare when the toilet breaks

S1·E8

Bad In Bed

Dec 6, 2011 · 23 min

When Jess decides to take her relationship with Paul to the next level, she consults with the guys for some sex advice. Meanwhile, Schmidt worms his way into his boss' baby shower

S1·E9

The 23rd

Dec 13, 2011 · 22 min

The gang attends Schmidt's holiday office party and Jess frets when she receives an expensive gift from Paul.

S1·E10

The Story of the 50

Jan 17, 2012 · 22 min

When Schmidt's plans for his 29th birthday fall apart, Jess takes charge and enlists the help of her school's party hungry vice-principal. Meanwhile, Nick begrudgingly has his firs

S1·E11

Jess and Julia

Jan 31, 2012 · 22 min

Nick panics when Julia doesn't want to put a label on their relationship. Meanwhile, Jess enlists Julia to help her get out of a traffic ticket, Winston reconnects with a former bo

S1·E12

The Landlord

Feb 7, 2012 · 22 min

Against Nick's wishes, Jess makes it her mission to get the loft's cantankerous landlord to like her. In doing so, she inadvertently jeopardizes their living situation and the guys

S1·E13

Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 2012 · 22 min

Single for the first time on Valentine's Day, Jess convinces Schmidt to be her wingman as she attempts to have an attachment-free fling with a handsome stranger. Nick's romantic pl

S1·E14

Bully

Feb 21, 2012 · 22 min

When Jess tries to intervene with a classroom bully she finds herself the target of the bad seed student. Schmidt, meanwhile, is thrilled over his post-Valentine's sexcapades, but

S1·E15

Injured

Mar 6, 2012 · 22 min

When Nick is hurt playing a game of touch football and Jess discovers he doesn't have insurance, she takes him to her doctor friend -- an OB-GYN. The gang rallies together and Nick

S1·E16

Control

Mar 13, 2012 · 22 min

After Jess realizes that Schmidt is unfairly doing all of the housework, she pushes him to "go on strike," and the entire ecosystem of the loft is thrown off balance. Meanwhile, Ni

S1·E17

Fancyman (1)

Mar 20, 2012 · 22 min

Jess reluctantly dates the wealthy father of one of her students. Meanwhile, Nick attempts to buy a new cell phone and Schmidt and Winston get ultra-competitive playing bar trivia.

S1·E18

Fancyman (2)

Mar 27, 2012 · 22 min

Jess' sophisticated date with Russell doesn't go as planned. Meanwhile, Nick's college friend visits and brings out Nick's inner frat boy to help him get over his break-up with Jul

S1·E19

Secrets

Apr 3, 2012 · 22 min

While training for a marathon, Jess discovers that Cece has been keeping a secret from her, and their friendship is put to the test. Meanwhile, Winston can't handle being the only

S1·E20

Normal

Apr 10, 2012 · 22 min

A nervous Jess invites Russell to spend the weekend at the loft, and her fears are amplified when he gets along better with the guys than she hoped. Meanwhile, Winston begins work

S1·E21

Kids

Apr 17, 2012 · 22 min

Jess babysits Russell's pre-teen daughter for the weekend and meets his ex-wife. Then, Schmidt and Cece panic when they think she's pregnant. Also, Nick's new girlfriend may be too

S1·E22

Tomatoes

Apr 24, 2012 · 22 min

Jess fears she and Russell don't share the fiery passion he exhibits with his ex-wife Ouli. Meanwhile, Cece is not yet willing to admit her true feelings for Schmidt, so she encour

S1·E23

Backslide

May 1, 2012 · 22 min

When Jess and Nick run into their exes Paul and Caroline, the gang fears they both may "backslide" into romantic relationships. Meanwhile, Schmidt desperately tries not to get arou

S1·E24

See Ya

May 8, 2012 · 22 min

When one of the roommates decides to move out of the loft, the gang makes an unexpected trip to the desert where Winston faces his fear of the dark, Cece and Schmidt’s relationship