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Ugly Betty: Season 1

23 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 2006 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Ugly Betty is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC. The series follows the life of Betty Suarez, a plain girl from Queens who is described as smart, hardworking and savvy. The show explores Betty's experiences as she navigates her career and personal life. Ugly Betty is developed by Silvio Horta and premiered on television in 2006. It is a part of the television programming on ABC and aired until 2010.

Season overview

Ugly Betty is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC. The series follows the life of Betty Suarez, a plain girl from Queens who is described as smart, hardworking and savvy. The show explores Betty's experiences as she navigates her career and personal life. Ugly Betty is developed by Silvio Horta and premiered on television in 2006. It is a part of the television programming on ABC and aired until 2010.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Sep 28, 2006 · 43 min

Betty has always dreamed of working in the publishing world, but it seems as though there's no place for the non-thin and non-beautiful in the business. People already have their m

S1·E2

The Box and the Bunny

Oct 5, 2006 · 43 min

Betty loses a book, which is the complete new edition of the magazine and is containing un-retouched photos of a popular actress. She has to find the book before the photos get out

S1·E3

Queens for a Day

Oct 12, 2006 · 43 min

Betty uses her Queens connections to lure big time photographer Vincent Bianchi to shoot for the magazine. When Bianchi insists that Betty meet him at a posh restaurant, she gets a

S1·E4

Fey's Sleigh Ride

Oct 19, 2006 · 43 min

After Mode is forced to abandon its big Christmas photo shoot because another magazine has copied the idea, Betty forms an uneasy alliance with Marc and Amanda. The three fear they

S1·E5

The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe

Oct 26, 2006 · 43 min

It's Halloween and Betty is in for a series of frightful experiences, ranging from showing up dressed for the Mode costume contest until she learns that there isn't one, to dealing

S1·E6

Trust, Lust, and Must

Nov 2, 2006 · 43 min

Wilhelmina deals with the strong character of her daughter while Betty and Hilda try to gather $20,000 to save their father from deportation.

S1·E7

After Hours

Nov 9, 2006 · 43 min

Betty takes a break from her escalating family troubles when she's assigned to review a posh new hotel. Meanwhile, Daniel is dismayed when Sofia Reyes and her team take up residenc

S1·E8

Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral

Nov 16, 2006 · 43 min

To his dismay, Daniel must attend his family's Thanksgiving gathering at the Country Club. Meanwhile, Amanda and Marc create their own gathering at Mode and there is also a dinner

S1·E9

Lose the Boss

Nov 23, 2006 · 43 min

Betty is left alone during an important photo shoot during which the photographer, Bruno, has come up with questionable concepts. Meanwhile, Daniel wants people to believe he is a

S1·E10

Fake Plastic Snow

Nov 30, 2006 · 43 min

While everyone at Mode is celebrating Christmas, Betty is questioning her relationship with Walter and the feelings she has for Henry. Meanwhile, Daniel is sure of his love for Sof

S1·E11

Swag

Jan 4, 2007 · 43 min

Christina's swag lottery, with the Mode closet clothes and accessories, creates a feeding frenzy among the office fashionistas, while Betty wears herself out helping Daniel who had

S1·E12

Sofia's Choice

Jan 11, 2007 · 43 min

Betty meets a look-a-like -- Ruthie, an editorial assistant at MYW Magazine who dresses and looks like her. Meanwhile, Daniel is in for a surprising revelation from Sofia that leav

S1·E13

In or Out

Jan 18, 2007 · 43 min

While Daniel is still suffering from his break up with Sofia, Betty is doing her best to get him back to work and over Sofia. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina decides who will continue to wor

S1·E14

I'm Coming Out

Feb 1, 2007 · 43 min

Betty has her job cut out for her getting prepared for Mode's huge event during New York City's Fashion Week. Meanwhile, Marc and Amanda can't delay getting their hands on somethin

S1·E15

Brothers

Feb 8, 2007 · 43 min

Alexis' shocking announcement causes great commotion at both Mode and the Meade home. Betty tries to maintain the peace and order at Mode, however, she is about to face her own per

S1·E16

Derailed

Feb 15, 2007 · 43 min

Daniel reconnects with Grace Chin, a girl he once stood up for a date in college, and who is now New York City's top lawyer. Meanwhile, Betty befriends Charlie, an out-of-towner sh

S1·E17

Icing on the Cake

Mar 15, 2007 · 43 min

Daniel keeps secret from Alexis the fact that he is the one who hired Grace to defend their father, something which Wilhelmina uses to bring the siblings apart. Meanwhile, when inv

S1·E18

Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Mar 22, 2007 · 43 min

Betty is in for some wild drama when Marc's mother stops by, given that the latter doesn't seem to know that her son is gay and Betty acts as his girlfriend to help him keep his se

S1·E19

Punch Out

Apr 19, 2007 · 43 min

The Meades are in for some troubling times when a tell-all writer in possession of Fey Sommer's diaries starts stalking the family. Meanwhile, Betty has a hard time getting Daniel

S1·E20

Petra-Gate

Apr 26, 2007 · 43 min

After seeing her working relationship with Daniel, her close friendship with Christina, and her chance to date Henry all fall apart, Betty is left with no choice but to turn her ba

S1·E21

Secretaries' Day

May 3, 2007 · 43 min

Betty struggles with a dilemma as she attempts to bail her family out of a financial crisis while juggling with the task of planning MODE's big assistants week at a medieval-themed

S1·E22

A Tree Grows in Guadalajara

May 10, 2007 · 43 min

The Suarez family travel to Mexico in a effort to help Ignacio obtain a US Visa and find out more about their true family roots, especially Ignacio's real identity.

S1·E23

East Side Story

May 17, 2007 · 43 min

Betty and Henry's romance heats up. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina makes great strides in her ambitious power play, as Daniel descends further in a downward spiral. The Suarez family trip t