The Mindy Project

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The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project intertitle.png
Genre Comedy
Created by Mindy Kaling
Starring Mindy Kaling
Chris Messina
Ed Weeks
Ike Barinholtz
Beth Grant
Zoe Jarman
Anna Camp
Amanda Setton
Stephen Tobolowsky
Composer(s) Jesse Novak
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Howard Klein
Matt Warburton
B. J. Novak (pilot)
Location(s) Los Angeles
Camera setup single-camera
Production company(s) Universal Television
3 Arts Entertainment
Kaling International, Inc.
Open 4 Business Productions LLC
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel Fox
Original run September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) – present
External links
Official website

The Mindy Project is an American series that premiered on Fox on September 25, 2012 and currently airs on Tuesday nights.[1] The series, created by Mindy Kaling (who also serves as the series' star), is being produced by Universal Television. The Mindy Project is the first U.S. television series starring a South Asian American as the series lead.[2][3][4][5]

On October 8, 2012, Fox ordered a full season of The Mindy Project.[6] On March 4, 2013, the series was renewed for a second season.[7]

Contents

Plot [edit]

The series follows obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri (played by Kaling) through her personal and professional life. The character was inspired by Kaling's mother, who was also an OB/GYN.[8]

Cast [edit]

Main cast [edit]

Recurring cast [edit]

Production [edit]

The series was commissioned by NBC, but with the blessing of NBC chief and Universal studio executive Robert Greenblatt, the pilot with proposed title It's Messy was released from NBC's projects on January 27, 2012. Universal then sent the script to Fox executives who read it over that following weekend. On May 7, 2012, Fox greenlighted the pilot.[10] On May 9, 2012, Fox placed a series order for the comedy.[11] Two days later, the title was changed from It's Messy to The Mindy Project.[12] On August 27, 2012, the pilot episode was made available to view online on various sites including Fox, in an attempt to garner interest in the series.

On November 20, 2012, it was reported that Amanda Setton's role had been eliminated and that Anna Camp had been downgraded to a recurring cast member.[13] Stephen Tobolowsky's role was also eliminated, with his character retiring in the eighth episode. Beth Grant, who guest starred as Nurse Beverly in episode two, will be returning as a series regular.[14] Ike Barinholtz was also upgraded to series regular.[15] Xosha Roquemore, who is set to guest star in the final few episodes of season one as Tamra, will be upped to series regular beginning with season two.[9]

Reception [edit]

Review aggregation website Metacritic gave it a score of 69, indicating "generally favorable reviews."[16]

Series overview [edit]

Season Episodes Originally aired DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
1 24 September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14) August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)[17] N/A N/A

Episodes [edit]

Season 1 (2012–13) [edit]

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 U.S. viewers
(million)
1 "Pilot" Charles McDougall Mindy Kaling September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) 101 4.67[18]
2 "Hiring and Firing" Michael Spiller Mindy Kaling October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) 102 3.68[19]
3 "In the Club" Michael Spiller Matt Warburton October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) 104 3.55[20]
4 "Halloween" Jesse Peretz Chris McKenna October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30) 105 3.12[21]
5 "Danny Castellano Is My Gynecologist" Peter Lauer Mindy Kaling November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13) 103 3.17[22]
6 "Thanksgiving" Michael Spiller Adam Countee November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20) 107 2.64[23]
7 "Teen Patient" Rob Schrab Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27) 106 2.76[24]
8 "Two to One" Peter Lauer Mindy Kaling December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04) 108 2.68[25]
9 "Josh and Mindy's Christmas Party" Charles McDougall Jeremy Bronson December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) 109 3.07[26]
10 "Mindy's Brother" Michael Spiller Chris McKenna January 8, 2013 (2013-01-08) 110 2.85[27]
11 "Bunk Bed" Don Scardino Jeremy Bronson January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) 111 2.76[28]
12 "Hooking Up Is Hard" Paul Lieberstein Mindy Kaling January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) 112 3.05[29]
13 "Harry & Sally" Michael Spiller Mindy Kaling & B. J. Novak January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) 113 3.20[30]
14 "Harry & Mindy" Michael Weaver Harper Dill February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) 114 3.60[31]
15 "Mindy's Minute" B. J. Novak Ike Barinholtz & David Stassen February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19) 115 3.05[32]
16 "The One That Got Away" Michael Spiller Mindy Kaling & Jeremy Bronson February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26) 116 3.26[33]
17 "Mindy's Birthday" Claire Scanlon Adam Countee March 19, 2013 (2013-03-19) 117 3.07[34]
18 "Danny's Friend" Beth McCarthy-Miller Matt Warburton March 26, 2013 (2013-03-26) 118 2.62[35]
19 "My Cool Christian Boyfriend" Michael Spiller Jack Burditt April 2, 2013 (2013-04-02) 120 2.47[36]
20 "Pretty Man" Rob Schrab Tucker Cawley April 4, 2013 (2013-04-04) 119 3.24[37]
21 "Santa Fe" B. J. Novak Tracey Wigfield April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) 121 2.66[38]
22 "Triathlon" Wendey Stanzler Jack Burditt April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) 122 2.56[39]
23 "Frat Party" Michael Weaver Tracey Wigfield May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) 123 2.61[40]
24 "Take Me With You" Michael Spiller Mindy Kaling & Jeremy Bronson May 14, 2013 (2013-05-14) 124 2.57[41]

Season 2 [edit]

International broadcasts [edit]

Country Network(s) Series premiere Timeslot
 United Kingdom E4[42] March 26, 2013 Tuesday 9:30pm
 Canada City September 25, 2012 Tuesday 9:30 pm E/P
 Israel HOT3/HOT3 HD January 15, 2013 Sunday 9:30 pm
 Russia Fox life (Russia) April 23, 2013 Tuesday 9:00 pm
 Australia Seven Network[43] January 28, 2013 Monday 10.00 pm
 New Zealand FOUR[44] March 11, 2013 Monday 9.30 pm
 Philippines 2nd Avenue February 6, 2013 Wednesday 8.30 pm

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