List of Ugly Betty episodes
This is an episode listing for the comedy drama TV series Ugly Betty. The show premiered on September 28, 2006 on ABC in the United States and ended its run on April 14, 2010 after 85 episodes.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Season premiere | Season finale | Timeslot | DVD release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | 2006–07 | September 28, 2006 | May 17, 2007 | Thursday 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central | August 21, 2007 | |
| 2 | 18 | 2007–08 | September 27, 2007 | May 22, 2008 | Thursday 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central | September 9, 2008 | |
| 3 | 24 | 2008–09 | September 25, 2008 | May 21, 2009 | Thursday 8:00 pm Eastern/7:00 pm Central | September 22, 2009 | |
| 4 | 20 | 2009–10 | October 16, 2009 | April 14, 2010 | Friday 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central (2009) Wednesday 10:00 pm Eastern/9:00 pm Central (2010) |
August 17, 2010 | |
Main series
Season 1: 2006–07
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 1)
| Number in series |
Number in season |
Episode title | Writer(s) | Director | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Silvio Horta | Richard Shepard | 16.32 | September 28, 2006 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Box and the Bunny" | Silvio Horta | Sheree Folkson | 14.26 | October 5, 2006 |
| 3 | 3 | "Queens for a Day" | Marco Pennette | James Hayman | 13.95 | October 12, 2006 |
| 4 | 4 | "Fey's Sleigh Ride" | Sheila Lawrence | Tricia Brock | 13.17 | October 19, 2006 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" | Donald Todd | Rodman Flender | 13.14 | October 26, 2006 |
| 6 | 6 | "Trust, Lust, and Must" | Cameron Litvack | Jamie Babbit | 13.62 | November 2, 2006 |
| 7 | 7 | "After Hours" | Dailyn Rodriguez | James Hayman | 12.81 | November 9, 2006 |
| 8 | 8 | "Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" | Marco Pennette | Sarah Pia Anderson | 12.95 | November 16, 2006 |
| 9 | 9 | "Lose the Boss" | Oliver Goldstick | Ken Whittingham | 8.74 | November 23, 2006 |
| 10 | 10 | "Fake Plastic Snow" | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | James Hayman | 13.02 | November 30, 2006 |
| 11 | 11 | "Swag" | James D. Parriott | Tamra Davis | 11.65 | January 4, 2007 |
| 12 | 12 | "Sofia's Choice" | Silvio Horta | James Hayman | 13.49 | January 11, 2007 |
| 13 | 13 | "In or Out" | Myra Jo Martino | Michael Spiller | 14.10 | January 18, 2007 |
| 14 | 14 | "I'm Coming Out" | James D. Parriott | Wendey Stanzler | 14.00 | February 1, 2007 |
| 15 | 15 | "Brothers" | Shelia Lawrence | Lev L. Spiro | 14.27 | February 8, 2007 |
| 16 | 16 | "Derailed" | Cameron Litvack | James Hayman | 13.66 | February 15, 2007 |
| 17 | 17 | "Icing on the Cake" | Dailyn Rodriguez | Jeff Melman | 10.80 | March 15, 2007 |
| 18 | 18 | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | Sarah Kucserka, Veronica Becker & Marco Pennette | Tricia Brock | 10.41 | March 22, 2007 |
| 19 | 19 | "Punch Out" | Oliver Goldstick | Miguel Arteta | 9.46 | April 19, 2007 |
| 20 | 20 | "Petra-Gate" | Harry Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton | Paul Lazarus | 9.62 | April 26, 2007 |
| 21 | 21 | "Secretaries' Day" | Henry Alonso Myers | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 10.68 | May 3, 2007 |
| 22 | 22 | "A Tree Grows in Guadalajara" | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | Lev L. Spiro | 9.63 | May 10, 2007 |
| 23 | 23 | "East Side Story" | Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette | James Hayman | 10.50 | May 17, 2007 |
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, Spain, India and the Philippines, the episode is retained as the 4th episode.[1]
- 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, "The Box and the Bunny" should be the second episode.
Season 2: 2007–08
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 2)
| Series # |
Season # |
Episode title | Writer(s) | Director | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 1 | "How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" | Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette | James Hayman | 11.16 | September 27, 2007 |
| 25 | 2 | "Family/Affair" | Bill Wrubel | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 9.78 | October 4, 2007 |
| 26 | 3 | "Betty's Wait Problem" | Jon Kinnally & Tracy Poust | Tricia Brock | 10.35 | October 11, 2007 |
| 27 | 4 | "Grin and Bear It" | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica Becker | Tucker Gates | 9.67 | October 18, 2007 |
| 28 | 5 | "A League of Their Own" | Sheila Lawrence | Wendey Stanzler | 9.84 | October 25, 2007 |
| 29 | 6 | "Something Wicked This Way Comes" | Henry Alonso Myers | Wendey Stanzler | 9.90 | November 1, 2007 |
| 30 | 7 | "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" | Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette | James Hayman | 10.89 | November 8, 2007 |
| 31 | 8 | "I See Me, I.C.U." | Bill Wrubel | Rodman Flender | 10.73 | November 15, 2007 |
| 32 | 9 | "Giving Up the Ghost" | Charles Pratt, Jr. | Gary Winick | 7.49 | November 22, 2007 |
| 33 | 10 | "Bananas for Betty" | Jon Kinnally & Tracy Poust | Michael Spiller | 9.34 | December 6, 2007 |
| 34 | 11 | "Zero Worship" | Dawn DeKeyser | Ron Underwood | 9.89 | January 10, 2008 |
| 35 | 12 | "Odor in the Court" | Bill Wrubel | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 9.52 | January 17, 2008 |
| 36 | 13 | "A Thousand Words Before Friday" | Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso Myers | Matt Shakman | 8.92 | January 24, 2008 |
| 37 | 14 | "Twenty Four Candles" | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica Becker | Michael Spiller | 8.52 | April 24, 2008 |
| 38 | 15 | "Burning Questions" | Henry Alonso Myers | Matt Shakman | 7.93 | May 1, 2008 |
| 39 | 16 | "Betty's Baby Bump" | Dawn DeKeyser (story), Bill Wrubel (teleplay) | Linda Mendoza | 7.99 | May 8, 2008 |
| 40 | 17 | "The Kids Are Alright" | Brian Tanen | Wendey Stanzler | 8.47 | May 15, 2008 |
| 41 | 18 | "Jump" | Silvio Horta | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 8.75 | May 22, 2008 |
Notes
- Season 2 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.
Season 3: 2008–09
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 3)
| Series # |
Season # |
Episode title | Writer(s) | Director | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 1 | "The Manhattan Project" | Silvio Horta | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 9.77 | September 25, 2008 |
| 43 | 2 | "Filing for the Enemy" | Joel Fields | Michael Spiller | 8.58 | October 2, 2008 |
| 44 | 3 | "Crimes of Fashion" | Henry Alonso Myers | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 8.48 | October 9, 2008 |
| 45 | 4 | "Betty Suarez Land" | Chris Black | Michael Spiller | 8.21 | October 16, 2008 |
| 46 | 5 | "Granny Pants" | Sheila Lawrence | Fred Savage | 8.66 | October 23, 2008 |
| 47 | 6 | "Ugly Berry" | Bill Wrubel | Ron Underwood | 8.55 | October 30, 2008 |
| 48 | 7 | "Crush'd" | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 8.95 | November 6, 2008 |
| 49 | 8 | "Tornado Girl" | Peter Elkoff | John Terlesky | 9.20 | November 13, 2008 |
| 50 | 9 | "When Betty Met YETI" | Brian Tanen | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 8.30 | November 20, 2008 |
| 51 | 10 | "Bad Amanda" | Chris Black | John Putch | 8.47 | December 4, 2008 |
| 52 | 11 | "Dress for Success" | Cara DiPaolo | Matt Shakman | 7.51 | January 8, 2009 |
| 53 | 12 | "Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" | Henry Alonso Myers | Lee Shallat-Chemel | 7.54 | January 22, 2009 |
| 54 | 13 | "Kissed Off" | David Grubstick | Rose Troche | 7.27 | February 5, 2009 |
| 55 | 14 | "The Courtship of Betty's Father" | Peter Elkoff | John Terlesky | 7.44 | February 12, 2009 |
| 56 | 15 | "There's No Place Like Mode" | Sheila Lawrence | Bethany Rooney | 7.65 | February 19, 2009 |
| 57 | 16 | "Things Fall Apart" | Henry Alonso Myers | Tom Verica | 6.78 | February 26, 2009 |
| 58 | 17 | "Sugar Daddy" | Brian Tanen | David Warren | 6.35 | March 5, 2009 |
| 59 | 18 | "A Mother of a Problem" | Bill Wrubel | Matthew Diamond | 7.21 | March 12, 2009 |
| 60 | 19 | "The Sex Issue" | Cara DiPaolo | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 7.82 | March 19, 2009 |
| 61 | 20 | "Rabbit Test" | Chris Black | Richard Heus | 6.81 | April 30, 2009 |
| 62 | 21 | "The Born Identity" | Steven Ross | John Terlesky | 7.49 | May 7, 2009 |
| 63 | 22 | "In the Stars" | Sheila Lawrence | Paul Holahan | 6.83 | May 14, 2009 |
| 64 | 23 | "Curveball" | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 6.16 | May 21, 2009 |
| 65 | 24 | "The Fall Issue" | Silvio Horta | Tom Verica | 6.37 | May 21, 2009 |
- Note: ABC placed Ugly Betty on a temporary hiatus after the March 19, 2009 episode to air Samantha Who? and In the Motherhood in the 8-9PM E/P slot, but returned it after the shows complete their runs.[2] Ugly Betty returned on April 30, 2009 to finish its 3rd season, ending with a 2-hour season finale airing on May 21, 2009.[3]
Season 4: 2009–10
Main article: Ugly Betty (season 4)
| Series # |
Season # |
Episode title | Written by | Directed by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 1 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 1)" | Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso Myers | John Terlesky | 5.01 | October 16, 2009 |
| 67 | 2 | "The Butterfly Effect (Part 2)" | Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso Myers | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 5.18 | October 16, 2009 |
| 68 | 3 | "Blue on Blue" | Abraham Higginbotham | Victor Nelli, Jr | 4.55 | October 23, 2009 |
| 69 | 4 | "The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob" | Brian Tanen | Wendey Stanzler | 4.50 | October 30, 2009 |
| 70 | 5 | "Plus None" | Cara DiPaolo | Paul Holahan | 4.76 | November 6, 2009 |
| 71 | 6 | "Backseat Betty" | Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally | John Putch | 4.46 | November 13, 2009 |
| 72 | 7 | "Level (7) with Me" | Chris Black | John Fortenberry | 3.39 | November 27, 2009 |
| 73 | 8 | "The Bahamas Triangle" | Sheila Lawrence | Victor Neili, Jr. | 4.23 | December 4, 2009 |
| 74 | 9 | "Be-Shure" | Gail Lerner | David Dworetzky | 4.80 | December 11, 2009 |
| 75 | 10 | "The Passion of the Betty" | David Grubstick & Chris Black | S.J. Clarkson | 5.13 | January 6, 2010 |
| 76 | 11 | "Back in Her Place" | Abraham Higginbotham | Richard Heus | 4.67 | January 13, 2010 |
| 77 | 12 | "Blackout!" | Cara DiPaolo | John Putch | 4.59 | January 20, 2010 |
| 78 | 13 | "Chica and the Man" | Gail Lerner | Victor Nelli, Jr. | 4.34 | February 3, 2010[4] |
| 79 | 14 | "Smokin' Hot" | Brian Tanen | John Scott | 4.68 | February 10, 2010 |
| 80 | 15 | "Fire and Nice" | Erika Johnson | John Terlesky | 4.10 | March 10, 2010[5] |
| 81 | 16 | "All the World's a Stage" | Abraham Higginbotham & David Grubstick | Andy Wolk | 3.33 | March 17, 2010[6] |
| 82 | 17 | "Million Dollar Smile" | Henry Alonso Myers & Chris Black | Paul Holahan | 4.56[7] | March 24, 2010 |
| 83 | 18 | "London Calling" | David Grubstick & Sheila Lawrence | Mark Worthington | 4.01[8] | March 31, 2010 |
| 84 | 19 | "The Past Presents the Future" | Jon Kinnaly & Tracy Poust | Paul Holahan | 4.03[9] | April 7, 2010 |
| 85 | 20 | "Hello Goodbye" | Silvio Horta | Victor Nelli Jr. | 5.43[10] | April 14, 2010 |
- Note: Episodes 66–74 all aired on Fridays (October 16 – December 11, 2009); Episodes 75–85 aired on Wednesdays (January 6, 2010 – April 14, 2010).
- Note: Season 4 was originally slated to have a total of 22 episodes but was reduced to 20 episodes.
Mode After Hours episodes
Season 1
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | "Gwadalaharahh" | Max Yoffe | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | September 18, 2008 |
| Alone in the office, Marc and Amanda start dressing up and imitating Betty and Daniel – with unexpected results! | ||||
| 2 (2) | "The Friend-iversary VLOG" | Richard Heus | Brian Tanen & David Grubstick | September 25, 2008 |
| Amanda makes a blog about an egg-salad and a salami, thus forgetting about her friend-iversary with Marc. | ||||
| 3 (3) | "Bowling for Cliff" | Richard Heus | Brian Tanen & David Grubstick | October 2, 2008 |
| Amanda teaches Marc how to bowl before his bowling date with Cliff. | ||||
| 4 (4) | "Slumber Party Secrets" | Richard Heus | Brian Tanen & David Grubstick | October 9, 2008 |
| Amanda and Marc sleep at Mode, and share some of their secrets. | ||||
| 5 (5) | "Sommers Seance" | Richard Heus | Brian Tanen & David Grubstick | October 16, 2008 |
| Marc and Amanda organize a seance trying to contact her dead mother Fey. | ||||
| 6 (6) | "Trapped in the Elevator" | Max Yoffe | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | October 23, 2008 |
| Amanda and Marc get locked in the Mode elevator and share their darkest secrets. | ||||
Season 2
- Season 2 includes 6 episodes but an exclusive 7th episode was subsequently added.
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (7) | "Big Package" | Richard Heus | Michael Russo | October 30, 2008 |
| Marc and Amanda have their own Christmas with unopened and undelivered office packages. | ||||
| 2 (8) | "April Fools" | Richard Heus | Casey Fisher | March 16, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda think of clever ways to trick Betty on April Fool's Day. | ||||
| 3 (9) | "Roller Girlz" | Richard Heus | Casey Fisher | March 23, 2009 |
| Marc teaches Amanda how to skate in order to lose weight. | ||||
| 4 (10) | "Breaking the Band" | Richard Heus | Michael Russo | March 30, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda compete to sing at a local karaoke bar. | ||||
| 5 (11) | "London Calling" | Richard Heus | Brian Tanen | April 6, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda call the Mode UK office for a YETI assignment and end up finding their British counterparts. | ||||
| 6 (12) | "When Marc Met Mandy" | Richard Heus | David Grubstick & Brian Tanen | April 13, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda flash back to the first time they ever met. | ||||
| 7 (13) | "I Spy" | Richard Heus | David Grubstick & Brian Tanen | April 20, 2009 |
| Marc cancels dinner plans with Amanda to spy on his crush, Jake. | ||||
Season 3
| # | Title | Director | Writer(s) | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (14) | "Always a Bridesmaid" | Richard Heus | David Grubstick | September 26, 2009 |
| Marc helps Amanda with her dream wedding at Mode offices. | ||||
| 2 (15) | "Harassment of a Sexual Nature" | Jim Klever-Weis | David Grubstick | October 3, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda work out scenarios from sexual harassment in the workplace training. | ||||
| 3 (16) | "A Vlog to Remember" | Richard Heus | Erika Johnson | October 10, 2009 |
| Marc and Amanda attempt to make a vlog of their own in response of the one by Meade Security | ||||
| 4 (17) | "Role Playing" | Jim Klever-Weis | David Grubstick | October 17, 2009 |
| Amanda asks Marc to plead with Wilhelmina for a promotion and raise. | ||||
| 5 (18) | "Queenseeker" | Jude Gorjanc | Casey Fisher | October 24, 2009 |
| Amanda creates a profile for Marc on an online dating service. | ||||
| 6 (19) | "Stress-Orcism" | Mark Worthington | Michael Russo | October 31, 2009 |
| Amanda tries out her workplace stress relief techniques on Marc. | ||||
References
- ↑ Julia Ward. "TVSquad review-Ugly Betty:Swag". Retrieved January 5, 2007.
- ↑ "ABC Slots Comedies 'Motherhood,' 'Samantha' on Thursday Night" From TV Week (January 26, 2009)
- ↑ from TV by the Numbers (March 5, 2009)
- ↑ TV.com (March 8, 2011). "Ugly Betty: Chica and the Man Episode Summary on". Tv.com.
- ↑ "Fire and Nice". Zap2it. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
- ↑ "All the World's a Stage". TV.com. Retrieved March 2, 2010.
- ↑ "Broadcast Finals: The Middle, Modern Family, Idol, Survivor, ANTM Rise". Tvbythenumbers.com. March 25, 2010.
- ↑ ""The Middle," "Modern Family," and "American Idol" Rise In Wednesday Broadcast Finals". Tvbythenumbers.com. April 1, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Ratings: Wednesday Overnight Nielsen Ratings, Human Target, American Idol ratings, Minute to Win It ratings, Law & Order: SVU ratings, Modern Family ratings, Cougar Town ra". Tvbythenumbers.com. April 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Wednesday Broadcast Finals: The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town Adjusted Up; Ugly Betty Down". The Programming Insider. Mediaweek. April 15, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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