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The first season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 12, 2015 and ran for 18 episodes until April 18, 2016. The season stars Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a young lawyer who quits her job at a top-notch New York lawfirm and moves across the country to West Covina, California to follow an ex-boyfriend from her teenage years, Josh Chan, in the hopes of finding true happiness. Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, and Vella Lovell co-star.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Season 1
Promotional art for the first season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseOctober 12, 2015 (2015-10-12) –
April 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

Cast

Main article: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend characters

Episodes

See also: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes

Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
11"Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"Marc WebbRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaOctober 12, 2015 (2015-10-12)0.90[1]
22"Josh's Girlfriend Is Really Cool!"Don ScardinoRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaOctober 19, 2015 (2015-10-19)0.79[2]
33"I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!"Tamra DavisRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaOctober 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)0.67[3]
44"I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!"Stuart McDonaldErin EhrlichNovember 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)0.95[4]
55"Josh and I Are Good People!"Alex HardcastleMichael HitchcockNovember 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)0.95[5]
66"My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"Joanna KernsRene GubeNovember 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)0.89[6]
77"I'm So Happy that Josh Is So Happy!"Lawrence TrillingSono PatelNovember 23, 2015 (2015-11-23)0.88[7]
88"My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"Steven TsuchidaRachel Specter & Audrey WauchopeNovember 30, 2015 (2015-11-30)1.00[8]
99"I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!"Kenny OrtegaDan Gregor & Doug MandJanuary 25, 2016 (2016-01-25)0.88[9]
1010"I'm Back at Camp with Josh!"Michael SchultzJack DolgenFebruary 1, 2016 (2016-02-01)0.97[10]
1111"That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!"Daisy von Scherler MayerElisabeth Kiernan AverickFebruary 8, 2016 (2016-02-08)1.02[11]
1212"Josh and I Work on a Case!"Steven TsuchidaRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaFebruary 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)0.92[12]
1313"Josh and I Go to Los Angeles!"Michael Patrick JannAline Brosh McKennaFebruary 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)0.86[13]
1414"Josh Is Going to Hawaii!"Erin EhrlichSono PatelMarch 7, 2016 (2016-03-07)0.81[14]
1515"Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!"Steven TsuchidaRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaMarch 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)0.71[15]
1616"Josh's Sister Is Getting Married!"Alex HardcastleRachel Specter & Audrey WauchopeMarch 28, 2016 (2016-03-28)0.86[16]
1717"Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?"Joanna KernsJack DolgenApril 11, 2016 (2016-04-11)0.77[17]
1818"Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"Aline Brosh McKennaRene GubeApril 18, 2016 (2016-04-18)0.82[18]

Production and development

The series was originally developed for Showtime, and a pilot was produced, but Showtime opted not to proceed with it on February 9, 2015.[19] The CW picked up the series on May 7, 2015, for the Fall 2015–2016 season.[20] The series has been extensively reworked for The CW, expanding the show format from a half-hour to a full hour and adjusting the content for broadcast television, as the original pilot was produced for premium cable.[21] On October 5, 2015, shortly before the series premiere, The CW placed an order of five additional scripts.[22] On November 23, 2015, the CW ordered another five episodes,[23] raising the total for season 1 to 18 episodes.[24]

Casting

On September 30, 2014, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Vincent Rodriguez III and Michael McDonald joined Rachel Bloom in the series regular cast.[25] With the move to The CW, the series went through casting changes and McDonald departed the cast.[21] Shortly afterwards, Vella Lovell and Pete Gardner were added as regulars; with Lovell in the role of Heather, Rebecca's underachieving neighbor; and Gardner replacing McDonald in the role of Darryl, Rebecca's new boss.[26]

Music

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 - Volume 1)" was released on February 19, 2016 in both explicit and clean versions. It includes all the songs from the first eight episodes of season one, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Feeling Kinda Naughty", "I Have Friends", "Settle for Me", and "Sex with a Stranger" as well as Adam Schlesinger's demo version of "What'll It Be".[27]

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 1 - Vol. 2)" was released on May 20, 2016. It includes all the songs from the last 10 episodes of season one, as well as demos of "JAP Battle", "I Could If I Wanted To", "Women Gotta Stick Together", "Group Hang", and "You Stupid Bitch".[28]

Reception

Critical response

The first season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the first season received "generally favorable reviews" with an average score of 78 based on 23 reviews.[29] Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 96% positive rating, with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on reviews from 57 critics, with the site's consensus stating: "Lively musical numbers and a refreshing, energetic lead, Rachel Bloom, make Crazy Ex-Girlfriend a charming, eccentric commentary on human relationships."[30]

Critics' year-end lists

Awards and nominations

Award Category Nominee(s) Result Reference
68th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography Kathryn Burns ("I'm So Good at Yoga", "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" and "Settle for Me") Won [32]
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Kabir Akhtar ("Josh Just Happens to Live Here") Won
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Adam Schlesinger, Rachel Bloom and Jack Dolgen ("Settle for Me") Nominated
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Rachel Bloom and Adam Schlesinger Nominated
Critics Choice Awards Best Actress in a Comedy Series Rachel Bloom Won [33]
Dorian Awards Unsung TV Show of the Year Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [34]
Golden Globe Award Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Rachel Bloom Won
 [35]
Gotham Awards Breakthrough Series – Long Form Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Won
 [36]
People's Choice Awards Favorite New TV Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [37]
Poppy Awards Best Comedy Series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [38]
Best Actress in a Comedy Rachel Bloom Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Santino Fontana Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Donna Lynne Champlin Nominated
TCA Awards Outstanding Achievement in Comedy Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Nominated [39]
Outstanding New Program Nominated
Individual Achievement in Comedy Rachel Bloom Won

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend season 1
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!" October 12, 2015 0.3/1 0.90[1]
2 "Josh's Girlfriend Is Really Cool!" October 19, 2015 0.3/1 0.79[2]
3 "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!" October 26, 2015 0.2/1 0.67[3]
4 "I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!" November 2, 2015 0.3/1 0.95[4]
5 "Josh and I Are Good People!" November 9, 2015 0.3/1 0.95[5]
6 "My First Thanksgiving with Josh!" November 16, 2015 0.3/1 0.89[6]
7 "I'm So Happy that Josh Is So Happy!" November 23, 2015 0.3/1 0.88[7]
8 "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!" November 30, 2015 0.3/1 1.00[8]
9 "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!" January 25, 2016 0.3/1 0.88[9]
10 "I'm Back at Camp with Josh!" February 1, 2016 0.4/1 0.97[10]
11 "That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!" February 8, 2016 0.4/1 1.02[11]
12 "Josh and I Work on a Case!" February 22, 2016 0.3/1 0.92[12]
13 "Josh and I Go to Los Angeles!" February 29, 2016 0.3/1 0.86[13]
14 "Josh Is Going to Hawaii!" March 7, 2016 0.3/1 0.81[14]
15 "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!" March 21, 2016 0.2/1 0.71[15]
16 "Josh's Sister Is Getting Married!" March 28, 2016 0.3/1 0.86[16]
17 "Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?" April 11, 2016 0.2/1 0.77[17]
18 "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!" April 18, 2016 0.3/1 0.82[18]

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