List of Ugly Betty episodes
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This is an episode list for the comedy drama TV series Ugly Betty. The show premiered on September 28, 2006 on ABC in the United States. 23 episodes have already aired during the first season, with another 23 that was expected to air during the second season but it was cut short to 18 due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, which began in November 2007 and was settled in February 2008. The show returned with 5 new post-strike episodes starting April 24, 2008. As of June 10, 2008, 41 episodes of Ugly Betty have been aired.
[edit] Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired |
DVD release date |
DVD Discs |
Season Premiere |
Season Finale |
Timeslot | Viewers (m) |
Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 2006 – 2007 | August 21, 2007 | 6 | September 28, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | Thursday 8/7c | 11.3[1] | #35[2] | |
| 2 | 18[3] | 2007 – 2008 | September 9, 2008[4] | 5 | September 27, 2007 | May 22, 2008 | Thursday 8/7c | 9.27 | #53 | |
| 3 | TBA | 2008 – 2009 | TBA | TBA | June 19, 2008 | Spring 2009 | Thursday 8/7c | TBA | TBD | |
- The show is currently airing Season 2.
- Oddly enough, the show's current two worst ratings- 5.3- occurred on the ninth episode of seasons one and two. In addition episode 9 in both seasons had the least many viewers of the seasons. The most likely reason for this low rating is that both episodes aired on Thanksgiving.
[edit] Season 1: 2006-2007
This is a list of episodes that are in Season 1.
| # | Title | Airdate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot a.k.a. I Am Not Going To Sell Herbalux" | September 28, 2006 | ||||
| Betty lands a job as an assistant at a fashion magazine, but her employer wants to make sure her first week on the job will be her last. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Box and the Bunny" | October 5, 2006 | ||||
| Betty must find the mock-up of the magazine cover featuring a movie star; Bradford becomes more interested in the private life of the supposedly deceased Fey. | ||||||
| 3 | "Queens for a Day" | October 12, 2006 | ||||
| Betty uses her connection to lure an in-demand photographer for a series of shoots; Bradford seeks out the car that killed Fey; Wilhelmina prepares for a big date. | ||||||
| 4 | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" | October 19, 2006 | ||||
| Betty reluctantly teams up with Marc and Amanda to find out who leaked the ideas for a Christmas photo shoot to a rival magazine: Daniel and Wilhelmina are forced to pair up in order to beat the magazine's deadline; Justin visits MODE for a school project. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" | October 26, 2006 | ||||
| Betty is the only one in the office to dress for Halloween; Wilhelmina tries to squeeze into a dress that doesn't fit her; Daniel visits his mother and questions his father about his affair with Fey. | ||||||
| 6 | "Trust, Lust, and Must" | November 2, 2006 | ||||
| After Daniel falls in lust with a beauty in the Mode lobby (played by Salma Hayek in the first of a three-episode arc), he asks Betty to find out who is that mysterious and superb woman. During the meantime, Wilhelmina has to deal with the strong character of her daughter after she comes home from boarding school, while Betty and Hilda get unexpected news as the sisters try to raise cash for a special cause. | ||||||
| 7 | "After Hours" | November 9, 2006 | ||||
| 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 residence in the Mode conference room, and Wilhelmina prepares to go a little bit country to woo a mega rich Texan to advertise his stores in MODE. | ||||||
| 8 | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" | November 16, 2006 | ||||
| Daniel, to his dismay, must attend his family's Thanksgiving gathering at the Country Club along with Claire (who was just released from the institution), Bradford. ..and Sofia. Amanda and Marc decide to create their own festive gatherings at Mode. There is also a dinner at The Suarezs', where Santos, Justin's father, will be in attendance as he brings gifts to his kid that would please all boys his age. Meanwhile Betty does a little more investigating on lawyer Leah Stillman before she hires her to represent Ignacio. And Wilhelmina hosts a Thanksgiving dinner as well but her feast doesn't look as good as it does in the magazine pictures she envisions. | ||||||
| 9 | "Lose the Boss" | November 23, 2006 | ||||
| Betty is left alone during an important photo shoot during which the photographer, Bruno, has come up with questionable concepts. Meanwhile, Daniel spends the day with Betty's family helping to decorate their Christmas tree while also recovering from a hangover. Mr. Green interrogates a mortician about the remains of a client. Ignacio gets in trouble with Immigration and Customs. | ||||||
| 10 | "Fake Plastic Snow" | November 30, 2006 | ||||
| It's Christmas time at MODE, as Betty questions her relationship with Walter and her feelings for Henry. Daniel, on the other hand, is sure of his love for Sofia (Salma Hayek), despite her doubt, and Marc frantically tries to win over Wilhelmina in fear of losing his life. Meanwhile, Amanda vies for Betty's position as Daniel's new assistant by planning and executing a perfect MODE holiday party that fills the office with styrofoam snow and holiday wishes. | ||||||
| 11 | "Swag" | January 4, 2007 | ||||
| Betty helps Daniel entertain a Japanese designer who is visiting the magazine; Christina's swag giveaway causes mayhem among the employees; Wilhelmina is targeted by the accounting department and from behind the scenes. | ||||||
| 12 | "Sofia's Choice" | January 11, 2007 | ||||
| Betty discovers that Sofia hired a new assistant who looks like a dead ringer for Betty; Surprises await the invitees at a Bachelorette party; Ignacio gets a caseworker; Wilhelmina starts showing her nice side after Ted returns. | ||||||
| 13 | "In or Out" | January 18, 2007 | ||||
| Betty consoles a heartbroken Daniel by setting him up with a supermodel, as Wilhelmina starts setting things up to take Daniel's job away. ..and along with that Christina and Amanda's as well; Hilda goes into business for herself after Herbalux is recalled; The "Mystery Woman" will no longer be a mystery. | ||||||
| 14 | "I'm Coming Out" | February 1, 2007 | ||||
| As Fashion Week nears, Betty is stunned that Daniel has hired Hilda to help with the preparations, while Daniel is stunned over Bradford's plans to hand over Meade Publications; An old friend causes Daniel to return to old habits; Christina prepares to test the designer waters; Wilhelmina tests out a new line of cosmetic products; Amanda and Marc set their sights on a sought-after designer outfit; A bombshell will be dropped, affecting all parties involved. | ||||||
| 15 | "Brothers a.k.a. Brothers and Friends" | February 8, 2007 | ||||
| Everyone is in for a shocking reaction as Alexis shows up and drops more surprises for those involved, especially the Meades (who are now fighting among themselves), Betty (who has to play mediator for the dysfunctional clan) and Wilhelmina (who's using this backdrop as part of her expanded plans); Betty is asked out on a date by Henry and is in for a surpring announcement from Walter; Hilda learns that Justin was in a fight at school and is surprised to learn that Santos now wants to be more involved in Justin's upbringing. .. after the fact. | ||||||
| 16 | "Derailed a.k.a. Snow Job" | February 15, 2007 | ||||
| A blizzard in New York City could derail Christina's plans to create a designer gown for a high-profile celebrity; Betty and Walter finally go their separate ways, but Betty's way to Henry's heart is stopped at the tracks by his visiting girlfriend, Charlie; Claire is suspected by Betty in Fey's death; Santos returns to prove to Justin that he can be a father; Daniel and Alexis become co-EICs at MODE, a move that makes Wilhelmina furious and suspicious. | ||||||
| 17 | "Icing on the Cake" | March 15, 2007 | ||||
| Betty asks her orthodontist (played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson) out for a date after she is invited by Henry to Charlie's birthday party; Wilhelmina resorts to plan B as she tries to have Daniel and Alexis turn on each other; Daniel tries to keep Alexis from finding out about hiring Grace Chin (Lucy Liu) as Alexis keeps Bradford from leaving jail; Amanda is amused when a designer makes her his "muse" and sends her a silver rubber hobble dress named after her. | ||||||
| 18 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | March 22, 2007 | ||||
| Marc, promising to help Betty with inside info for Daniel, convinces her to pretend to be his "girlfriend" when his suspicious mom, Mrs. Weiner (Tony winner Patti LuPone), arrives in town. Things go from bad to worse when Mrs. Weiner invites herself to dinner at the Suarez home and Betty's whole family has to play along with the charade. Meanwhile, Daniel and Alexis struggle to work together after their mom - who actually owns MODE - names them co-editors-in-chief of the magazine. [http://abc.go.com/primetime/uglybetty/episodes/2006-2007/18.html | ||||||
| 19 | "Punch Out a.k.a. Why Do You Want to Treat Me So Bad?" | April 19, 2007 | ||||
| Betty attempts to keep Daniel focused on his work, but he's tempted to return to his partying ways; Fey's secret diaries becomes a sought-after prize, thanks to Wilhelmina, Alexis and a tell-all writer who has the books in her possession; Constance pressures Ignacio into restarting their 'romance' again. | ||||||
| 20 | "Petra-Gate" | April 26, 2007 | ||||
| Betty finds herself alone after learning the truth about Daniel, Christina and Henry; Daniel tries to get over his latest breakup; For the first time as a woman, Alexis is asked out by a guy; Amanda flirts with a designer she thinks is gay; Wilhelmina attracts an unlikely suitor; Santos is ready to surprise Hilda. | ||||||
| 21 | "Secretaries' Day" | May 3, 2007 | ||||
| Betty juggles her task of bailing her family out of legal problems while setting things up for MODE's assistants' party, but the place she picks to hold the event could bring back memories for Amanda in more ways than one; Alexis ponders about accepting Rodrigo's offer; Daniel seeks Betty's help for his sexual addiction; Hilda prepares for her exam; Wilhelmina makes her bold move to takeover "MODE." | ||||||
| 22 | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" | May 10, 2007 | ||||
| The Suarezes travel to Mexico in an effort to help Ignacio obtain a visa, and at the same time reconnect with more lost relatives, who could provide Betty with the answers about her late mother and Ignacio's real identity; Alexis' former flame from her former life as Alex has now fallen for brother Daniel; Marc becomes jealous over Amanda's new gay friend; Wilhelmina tries to makeover her latest beau; Another "fea" shows up. | ||||||
| 23 | "East Side Story" | May 17, 2007 | ||||
| Betty and Henry’s romance heats up, but then hits a stumbling block when Charlie announces she is pregnant. Henry and Charlie return to Arizona, but Betty later learns that Charlie cheated on Henry and the child may not be his. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina plans her wedding to Bradford, while Daniel descends further in a drug-induced downward spiral. Justin plays the lead in his school's production of West Side Story, while Santos is shot in a convenience-store robbery (and presumed killed). Claire makes a break from prison, while Daniel and Alexis are involved in an accident, where the brake lines of their car were purposely cut by the man Alexis hired to kill her father. | ||||||
Notes
- "Swag" was originally scheduled to be aired as the 4th episode, but was moved to 11th by the network. The change resulted in a number of continuity problems, which were "fixed" by making most of the episode a flashback and adding scenes with Betty telling Christina the bulk of the story. In Italy, Denmark, India and the Philippines, the episode is retained as the 4th episode. [5]
- On the season 1 DVD box set, "Swag" is listed as episode 4, without the scenes of Betty talking to Christina in a flashback. Other noticeable changes on the DVD were the reversed order of the show's episode chronology: "The Box and The Bunny", which is the second episode, is listed as the third episode, having swapped places with "Queens for a Day". However, it is obvious from watching the two episodes that "The Box and The Bunny" should be the second episode.
[edit] Season 2: 2007-2008
Season 2 began airing on September 27, 2007 and was originally slated to have a total of 24 episodes, but due to the Writers Guild of America strike, it had 18 episodes with the last five written and produced following the strike's end.
| # | Title | Airdate | ||||
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| 1 (24) | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" | September 27, 2007 | ||||
| Betty's life is in chaos after a series of very unfortunate events, but despite all that's happened, she's still in denial about one thing -- how much Henry's departure has affected her. Meanwhile, Amanda turns to junk food and to Marc to deal with the revelation that Fey Sommers was her real mother, and Wilhelmina schemes to turn the tragic Meade family events to her advantage. | ||||||
| 2 (25) | "Family/Affair" | October 4, 2007 | ||||
| Bradford tries to change the Meade family history by taking advantage of Alexis's amnesia; Betty suspects Wilhelmina's new bodyguard is doing a lot more than protecting her; Ignacio is in for a surprise from his past; Amanda receives a portion of Fey's inheritance...and the expenses and fees that come with it. | ||||||
| 3 (26) | "Betty's Wait Problem" | October 11, 2007 | ||||
| Even as Henry returns to MODE, Betty finds herself attracted to (and annoyed by) Gio, the snack canteen operator; Wilhelmina, Claire and Amanda bring a lot more unexpected surprises and expose secrets at the Meade Black & White Ball. | ||||||
| 4 (27) | "Grin and Bear It" | October 18, 2007 | ||||
| Betty tries to impress her writing class teacher with a story that was written by someone else; Daniel is pressured by an advertiser to fire Alexis; Henry tries to help Justin with his math homework; Amanda learns about Wilhelmina's past and the connection she has to finding Amanda's father. | ||||||
| 5 (28) | "A League of Their Own" | October 25, 2007 | ||||
| Much to Henry's distress, Betty tries internet dating and gets asked out on a bowling date. Meanwhile Marc finds himself attracted to someone who isn't his type, chubby but charming photographer Cliff. On the home front, Daniel and Alexis steel themselves for a "family" dinner with step-mom-to-be Wilhelmina, and Hilda, lost in her own world, doesn't notice that Justin is ditching school and running with the wrong crowd. | ||||||
| 6 (29) | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" | November 1, 2007 | ||||
| Betty and Henry continue their illicit romance and plan a secret date to "Wicked," but things don't go as planned when Daniel, thinking she's dating Gio, gifts her with tickets for the two of them instead - tickets which Gio refuses to give up. Meanwhile, Daniel woos an important advertiser, a lady with a penchant for younger men | ||||||
| 7 (30) | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" | November 8, 2007 | ||||
| As Wilhelmina prepares for her big day, all is not quiet on the Mode front when she realizes her fabulous maid of honor, Victoria Beckham, is stealing her thunder. Meanwhile, Betty is wracked with guilt about her secret pact with Wilhelmina and about not telling Daniel that his future step-mom is dallying with her bodyguard, Dwayne. At the Suarez house, Ignacio prepares for his big day - becoming a U.S. citizen - but when Betty moves in with new love Henry, it puts a major strain on father/daughter relations. Christina's husband, Stuart, shows up. | ||||||
| 8 (31) | "I See Me, I.C.U. a.k.a. You May Find Yourself" | November 15, 2007 | ||||
| In the wake of the disastrous Meade/Slater nuptials, Wilhelmina plots her next moves and Betty tries to make things right with Daniel. Meanwhile, Henry uses his charms to get the Mode weekend receptionist to let him in after hours so he can help Betty get something of vital importance. | ||||||
| 9 (32) | "Giving Up The Ghost a.k.a. Inherit the Sin" | November 22, 2007 | ||||
| A Wilhelmina-induced crisis at Mode finds everyone scrambling to recreate an issue on deadline; Daniel and Betty try to break the wild-child cover girl out of rehab for a reshoot; Alexis tries to charm the printer into extending their time. | ||||||
| 10 (33) | "Bananas for Betty" | December 6, 2007 | ||||
| Henry reluctantly agrees to go on a double date with Betty and an unlikely couple -- Hilda and Gio. Meanwhile, Wilhelmina, trying to change her image as the queen of mean, is met with a major setback when she manhandles an older woman in an effort to take the lady's cab away from her. The victim: None other than Betty White, with the incident filmed by bystanders on their camera phones. Will Willie ever live this down?[6] | ||||||
| 11 (34) | "Zero Worship" | January 10, 2008 | ||||
| Amanda turns to a psychic in her quest to find her birth father; Betty wants Daniel to use "Real" models at Fashion Week after Justin's friends get a different impression; Wilhelmina discovers another surprise that could get her another shot at taking over the Meade empire. | ||||||
| 12 (35) | "Odor in the Court" | January 17, 2008 | ||||
| Betty's new perfume is driving Henry wild and Betty crazy, literally, after she unwittingly begins using a deadly scent concocted by the late Fey Sommers and starts acting very strangely. Meanwhile, Meade matriarch Claire goes on the stand for Fey's murder, a vindictive Amanda withholds important information, and Wilhelmina takes steps to become a member of the Meade clan -- one way or the other. | ||||||
| 13 (36) | "A Thousand Words By Friday" | January 24, 2008 | ||||
| Betty learns that an author she's been assigned to write an article on actually writes books on picking up women; Daniel dates a woman who happens to be Wilhelmina's sister; Amanda and Marc believe that they might have finally found Amanda's biological father, Gene Simmons. | ||||||
| 14 (37) | "Twenty Four Candles" | April 24, 2008 | ||||
| It is Betty's 24th birthday and she wants it to be perfect. Unfortunately, her plan of going out with Henry is disrupted when Charlie returns to New York to be with him. Gio kindly gives Betty a dream birthday. Meanwhile, Daniel is still dating Renee, whom Wilhelmina still unsuccessfully tries to keep Daniel away from. | ||||||
| 15 (38) | "Burning Questions" | May 1, 2008 | ||||
| An increasingly delusional Renee believes that Betty is in love with Daniel and therefore is her rival for his affections. Meanwhile, Hilda's new client at the beauty shop turns out to be ex-neighbor and lifetime nemesis Gina Gambarro, who returns to Queens to rub her fabulous life and wealthy doctor husband in Hilda's face. | ||||||
| 16 (39) | "Betty's Baby Bump" | May 8, 2008 | ||||
| Betty switches gears with rival Charlie and tries to befriend her by throwing a baby shower, a party in which her water breaks. Meanwhile, Hilda confronts Justin's PE teacher when she learns Justin is flunking gym; Daniel unravels after his break-up with Renee, and Christina finally learns who fathered the baby she's carrying for Wilhelmina. | ||||||
| 17 (40) | "The Kids Are Alright" | May 15, 2008 | ||||
| Betty, still missing Henry, fights her attraction to Gio, but later finds herself stuck with him when both volunteer to chaperone Justin's middle school dance. Meanwhile, Hilda tries to get Coach Diaz (guest star Eddie Cibrian) to notice her; Amanda agrees to do a reality show with her dad, KISS rock legend Gene Simmons; and Daniel feels the heat when Wilhelmina makes her triumphant return to Mode amid a media frenzy.[7] | ||||||
| 18 (41) | "Jump" | May 22, 2008 | ||||
| Season Finale, Episode involves a softball game between Elle and Mode, and Naomi Campbell guest stars. A teenager arrives who may be Meade-related. Also Henry comes back to propose to Betty, as well as Gio asking her to go to Rome with him for a holiday. Wilhelmina takes over Daniel as editor-in-chief. Lindsay Lohan is set to play an old schoolmate of Betty's.[8]. | ||||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- ^ 2006-07 primetime wrap
- ^ 2006-07 primetime wrap
- ^ Shows A-Z - ugly betty on abc | TheFutonCritic.com
- ^ Ugly Betty DVD news: Box Art for Ugly Betty - The Complete 2nd Season | TVShowsOnDVD.com
- ^ Julia Ward. TVSquad review-Ugly Betty:Swag. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
- ^ From The Futon Critic
- ^ WITH HENRY GONE, BETTY FIGHTS HER ATTRACTION TO GIO, ON ABC'S "UGLY BETTY".
- ^ From TV Guide
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