List of Nathan for You episodes
Nathan for You is an American docu-reality comedy television series starring Canadian comedian Nathan Fielder. The series was co-created by Fielder and premiered on February 28, 2013 on the American cable television network Comedy Central.[1] In the series, Fielder plays an off-kilter version of himself, who tries to use his business background and life experiences to help struggling companies and people, offering them sometimes-outlandish strategies.
As of December 10, 2015, 24 episodes of Nathan for You have aired.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 8 | February 28, 2013 | April 18, 2013 | |
| 2 | 8 | July 1, 2014 | August 19, 2014 | |
| 3 | 8 | October 15, 2015 | December 10, 2015 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2013)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Yogurt Shop / Pizzeria" | February 28, 2013 | 101 | 0.35[2] |
| In the series premiere, Nathan helps a frozen yogurt shop regain customers by coming up with a new, "buzzworthy" flavor for them. Later, he helps a pizzeria boost sales through an unusual "8 Minutes or Less" guarantee. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Santa / Petting Zoo" | March 7, 2013 | 102 | 0.57[3] |
| Nathan discovers the professional Santa he's helping has a criminal record, and attempts to promote a petting zoo with a viral video. Meanwhile, Nathan attempts to lure a graffiti artist so he can expose them to their parents. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Clothing Store / Restaurant" | March 14, 2013 | 104 | 0.42[4] |
| Nathan tries to help promote a clothing store by allowing "attractive" customers to shoplift from it, and attempts to help a diner by publicizing its bathrooms. | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Gas Station / Caricature Artist" | March 21, 2013 | 103 | 0.39[5] |
| Nathan attempts to offer a rebate at a gas station that is extremely difficult (but not impossible) to claim, and tries to make a fledgling caricature artist more famous by having him draw offensive images. | |||||
| 5 | 5 | "Haunted House / The Hunk" | March 28, 2013 | 107 | 0.46[6] |
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Nathan makes a haunted house scarier by convincing visitors that they had contracted an airborne disease, and tries to become less awkward around women by dating several of them at once on a fake reality show. Note: This episode also aired as a special "Sneak Peek" after Workaholics on March 13, 2013. | |||||
| 6 | 6 | "Funeral Home / Burger Joint / Skydiving" | April 4, 2013 | 106 | 0.44[7] |
| Nathan helps a struggling funeral home, a burger joint is forced to stand by its claim that it has the best burger in Los Angeles, and Nathan attempts to go skydiving. | |||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Claw of Shame" | April 11, 2013 | 105 | 0.51[8] |
| Nathan attempts to escape from handcuffs before a robotic arm pulls his pants down in front of children (and a police officer arrests him for indecent exposure), and highlights failed ideas from the first season. | |||||
| 8 | 8 | "Private Investigator / Taxi Company" | April 18, 2013 | 108 | 0.45[9] |
| Nathan tries to elude a private investigator, tries to target shy customers on a taxi service, and helps organize a blind date—but is forced to include product placement for Quiznos. | |||||
Season 2 (2014)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | "Mechanic / Realtor" | July 1, 2014 | 201 | 0.71[10] |
| Nathan works with an auto mechanic; Nathan tries to rebrand a realtor. | |||||
| 10 | 2 | "Souvenir Shop / E.L.A.I.F.F." | July 8, 2014 | 202 | 0.51[11] |
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Nathan's plans to help a Hollywood souvenir shop end with a surprising outcome. Note: This episode was made available for streaming via the Comedy Central app on iOS devices a week before release.[12] | |||||
| 11 | 3 | "Pet Store / Maid Service" | July 15, 2014 | 203 | 0.68[13] |
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Nathan places an ad for a pet store on a gravestone in a pet cemetery, helps a maid service speed up its service by having 40 workers go in a house at once, and attempts to improve his personality with the help of a focus group. Note: This episode was made available for streaming via the Comedy Central app on iOS devices a week before release. | |||||
| 12 | 4 | "Liquor Store / Exterminator / Car Wash" | July 22, 2014 | 204 | 0.60[14] |
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Nathan helps a liquor store sell to underage customers; an exterminator. Note: This episode was made available for streaming via the Comedy Central app on iOS devices a week before release. | |||||
| 13 | 5 | "Dumb Starbucks" | July 29, 2014 | 205 | 0.80[15] |
| Nathan helps a struggling coffee shop by re-branding it as a "parody" of Starbucks. | |||||
| 14 | 6 | "Daddy's Watching / Party Planner" | August 5, 2014 | 206 | 0.59[16] |
| Nathan helps a dating website attract female users; a party planner; self-motivation. | |||||
| 15 | 7 | "Taxi Service / Hot Dog Stand" | August 12, 2014 | ||
| Nathan tries to get press for a taxi company; defending a hot dog stand's reputation. | |||||
| 16 | 8 | "Toy Company / Movie Theatre" | August 19, 2014 | ||
| Nathan shows a toy company how to market to children; a movie theater instates a no-sharing policy; Nathan tries to get a security guard from season one his own reality TV show. | |||||
Season 3 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "Electronics Store" | October 15, 2015 | 301 | 0.23 |
| Nathan tries to help a struggling electronics store by advertising TVs at an extremely low price (and making it extremely difficult, but not impossible, to claim the deal), and instigating a legal battle against Best Buy when it refuses to honor the deal through price matching.[17] | |||||
| 18 | 2 | "Horseback Riding / Man Zone" | October 22, 2015 | 302 | 0.28 |
| Nathan comes up with a way for a ranch to accommodate overweight riders; a women's boutique attempts to appease male customers by creating a "Man Zone"; Nathan starts a new, pro-Jewish clothing company after discovering that the maker of his jacket had published a tribute to alleged Holocaust denier Doug Collins in its catalog. | |||||
| 19 | 3 | "The Movement" | October 29, 2015 | 304 | 0.34 |
| Nathan provides a moving company with free labor by developing an exercising fad known as "The Movement". | |||||
| 20 | 4 | "Sporting Goods Store / Antique Shop" | November 5, 2015 | 303 | 0.43 |
| Nathan helps a struggling sporting goods store by recruiting promising young athletes to endorse the brand; Nathan helps grow the business of an antique shop by enforcing a strict "you break it you buy it" policy. | |||||
| 21 | 5 | "Smokers Allowed" | November 12, 2015 | 305 | 0.37 |
| Nathan helps a Los Angeles bar with a loophole that allows patrons to smoke cigarettes with no legal repercussions. | |||||
| 22 | 6 | "Hotel / Travel Agent" | November 19, 2015 | 306 | 0.39 |
| A hotel tries to appeal to sexually active parents; a travel agent finds out how profit from her elderly customers; Nathan shares his solution for never being late. | |||||
| 23 | 7 | "Nail Salon / Fun" | December 3, 2015 | 307 | 0.38 |
| A plan to protect women's nail polish from chipping goes awry, and Nathan addresses his worst personality flaw. | |||||
| 24 | 8 | "The Hero" | December 10, 2015 | 308 | 0.41 |
| Nathan searches for a hero that he says is inside of everyone. | |||||
References
- ↑ "Comedy Central Sets Mid-Season Schedule Featuring New Series And Specials And The Return Of Network Favorites" (Press release). Comedy Central. December 11, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Tops Third Consecutive Week". The Futon Critic. March 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: No Stopping "Swamp People" on History". The Futon Critic. March 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Continues Its Reign for History". The Futon Critic. March 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Holds Off NCAA Onslaught". The Futon Critic. March 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: TBS, History Top Charts with NCAA, "Swamp People"". The Futon Critic. March 29, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: Another Thursday, Another "Swamp People" Victory". The Futon Critic. April 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Back on Top for History". The Futon Critic. April 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Thursday's Cable Ratings: "Swamp People" Goes Untouched for History". The Futon Critic. April 19, 2013.
- ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "America's Got Talent" Continues Its Reign". The Futon Critic. July 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Night Shift," "Rizzoli & Isles" Lead Originals". July 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Comedy Central's Facebook page". July 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuesday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: MLB All-Star Game Lands Top Spot for FOX". July 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Deadliest Catch', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & 'Pretty Little Liars' Win Night; 'The Haves & The Have Nots', 'Tyrant' & More". July 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Haves and the Have Nots' and 'Deadliest Catch' Lead Night + 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Counting Cars' & More". July 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Deadliest Catch' Wins Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Royal Pains', 'Finding Carter' & More". Aug 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Nathan For You embarks on a quixotic mission to bring down Best Buy". AV Club. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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