New Girl (season 5)

New Girl (season 5)
Country of origin United States
Release
Original network Fox
Original release January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) – present

The fifth season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered on January 5, 2016 on Fox in its new time slot of 8:00 pm (Eastern).[1] Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess (Zooey Deschanel) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield), and Winston (Lamorne Morris); Jess' best friend Cece (Hannah Simone) also appears regularly. The show combines comedy and drama elements as the characters, who are in their early thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices.

Production

On March 31, 2015, New Girl was renewed for a fifth season.[2] The show remained in production after wrapping season four in order to get a jump on season 5 ahead of Deschanel's maternity leave,[3] although Deschanel originally was going to be absent in four episodes of the season.[4]

John Cho was the first guests announced after New Girl was renewed for season 5.[5] Fred Armisen, Stephen Rannazzisi and Ally Maki all signed up to guest star this season.[6]

Megan Fox was cast in the role of Reagan and will temporarily fill in for Zooey Deschanel after she pre-taped her episodes last spring before taking a maternity leave.[7] This season will not premiere in the Fall but instead January 2016, with what Fox states to be "its first-ever season of virtually uninterrupted originals."[8]

Cast

Main

Recurring

Special guest

Guest

Episodes
No.
overall 		 No. in
season 		 Title  Directed by  Written by  Original air date  Prod.
code 		 U.S. viewers
(millions) 
951"Big Mama P"Erin O'MalleyBerkley JohnsonJanuary 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)5ATM033.33[15]
Schmidt and Cece give the honor of best man and maid of honor to Nick and Jess, respectively. Jess plans an elaborate engagement party for the couple, with the intent of surprising Cece with a visit from her mother, Priyanka (Anna George). Nick is given the responsibility of picking up Cece's mother from the airport, but picks up the wrong woman. After saving a boy's life from under the weight of a car, Winston becomes tired of being labeled as a hero instead of being known for his pranking side.
962"What About Fred"Eric AppelMatt Fusfeld & Alex CuthbertsonJanuary 12, 2016 (2016-01-12)5ATM013.25[16]
Jess has a hard time relating to her new boyfriend Fred (Taran Killam), and would rather spend time with his fun loving parents Flip and Nancy (Henry Winkler and Julie Hagerty). Nick and Schmidt are officially co-owners of the bar, and Schmidt's strict rules of the establishment puts pressure on Nick to be a tougher boss.
973"Jury Duty"Trent O'DonnellJosh Malmuth & Nina PedradJanuary 19, 2016 (2016-01-19)5ATM022.95[17]
Jess is thrilled when she is called for jury duty, but an opportunity to be acting principal presents itself with her now wanting to get out of jury duty. Nick and Cece's constant bickering about the apartment rules puts Schmidt between them.
984"No Girl"Elizabeth MeriwetherRob RosellJanuary 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)5ATM042.84[18]
With Jess still in jury duty, Nick rents out the loft to pay for Schmidt's bachelor party that they plan on having in Tokyo. Winston thinks that KC is cheating on him, so he asks Cece for advice to get even with her.
995"Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt"Jake JohnsonRob RosellFebruary 2, 2016 (2016-02-02)5ATM052.94[19]
Nick's cousin Bob (Bill Burr) and his wife Carol (Lennon Parham) want to use Nick's sperm to have a baby. Winston helps Cece buy a wedding dress.
1006"Reagan"Trent O'DonnellKim RosenstockFebruary 9, 2016 (2016-02-09)5ATM063.10[20]
Nick tries to get Reagan (Megan Fox), an attractive pharmaceutical sales representative to temporarily move into the loft while Jess is still in jury duty. Schmidt learns that Cece and Reagan had a sexual encounter years ago, making him uncomfortable.
1017"Wig"[21]TBATBAFebruary 16, 2016 (2016-02-16)5ATM07TBA
1028"The Decision"[22]TBATBAFebruary 23, 2016 (2016-02-23)5ATM08TBA
1039"Heat Wave"[23]TBATBAMarch 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)5ATM09TBA

References

  1. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (November 10, 2015). "'New Girl' Season 5 Premiere Date, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Moves to Tuesdays". TVLine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (March 31, 2015). "'New Girl' Season 5 Renewal: Fox Renews Comedy for Fifth Year". TVLine. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (January 29, 2015). "'New Girl' Star Zooey Deschanel Pregnant — Will Pregnancy Be Written Into Series?". TVLine. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Elizabeth Kiefer (May 6, 2015). "New Girl Season Four Finale Zooey Deschanel Leaving". Refinery29.com. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  5. 1 2 3 Michael Ausiello (March 31, 2015). "New Girl Renewed for Season 5 at Fox as John Cho Joins Guest Cast". TVLine. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Goldberg, Lesley (April 7, 2015). "'New Girl' Enlists Fred Armisen, Stephen Rannazzisi, Ally Maki (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (September 17, 2015). "New Girl: Megan Fox Set to Join Season 5 Cast as the New Roommate!". TVLine. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (May 11, 2015). "Fox Fall TV Schedule 2015: 'Scream Queens' Tuesday, 'X-Files,' Midseason". TVLine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  9. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (January 4, 2016). "New Girl: Which of Jess' Guys Is Back? Plus — Watch a Premiere Sneak Peek". TVLine.
  10. ↑ Roots, Kimberly (January 11, 2016). "New Girl Sneak Peek: Taran Killam Is Jess' Meh-tastic Man of the Week". TVLine. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ Iannucci, Rebecca (December 7, 2015). "'New Girl': Sam Richardson Joins Season 5 Cast". TVLine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  12. ↑ Ausiello, Michael (November 4, 2015). "New Girl: Peter Gallagher Cast as Schmidt's Father in Awesome O.C. Wink". TVLine. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ Iannucci, Rebecca (January 14, 2016). "TVLine Items: New Girl Gets Busy, Amazon Offers Free Mozart and More". TVLine.
  14. ↑ Abrams, Natalie (January 25, 2016). "New Girl taps Walking Dead star as Winston love interest". Entertainment Weekly.
  15. ↑ Porter, Rick (January 6, 2015). "Tuesday final ratings: 'NCIS' and ‘NCIS: New Orleans’ adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  16. ↑ Porter, Rick (January 13, 2015). "Tuesday final ratings: 'New Girl' adjusts up, 'Hollywood Game Night' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  17. ↑ Porter, Rick (January 21, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: ‘Chicago Fire’ and ‘Hollywood Game Night’ adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  18. ↑ Porter, Rick (January 27, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'Chicago Med' adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
  19. ↑ Porter, Rick (February 3, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'The Muppets' adjusts up, 'iZombie' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ Porter, Rick (February 10, 2016). "Tuesday final ratings: 'Muppets,' 'iZombie,' 'NCIS: New Orleans' and 'Grinder' all adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "(NG-507) Wig". Futon Critic. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  22. ↑ "(NG-508) The Decision". Futon Critic. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  23. ↑ "(NG-509) Heat Wave". Futon Critic. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

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