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{{Infobox Television
| show_name = Gossip Girl
| image =[[Image:Gossip Girl title card.jpg|250px]]
| caption = ''Gossip Girl'' [[title card]]
| format =
| starring = [[Blake Lively]]<br>[[Leighton Meester]]<br>[[Penn Badgley]]<br>[[Chace Crawford]]<br>[[Taylor Momsen]]<br>[[Ed Westwick]]<br>[[Jessica Szohr]]<br>[[Kelly Rutherford]]<br>[[Matthew Settle]]
| narrated = [[Kristen Bell]]
| picture_format =
| runtime =
| developer = [[Josh Schwartz]]<br>[[Stephanie Savage]]
| executive_producer = [[Josh Schwartz]]<br>[[Stephanie Savage]]<br>Bob Levy<br>Leslie Morgenstein
| opentheme =
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]
<!-- Wikipedia goes by /original/ air date, not American air date. The date below is correct. -->
| first_aired = [[September 19]] [[2007]]
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 18 <!--(As of May 19, 2008)-->
| list_episodes = List of Gossip Girl episodes
| website = http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl
| imdb_id = 0847169
| tv_com_id = 68744
}}
'''''Gossip Girl''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television program|television]] [[teen drama]] based on the popular [[Gossip Girl|novel series]] of the same name written by [[Cecily von Ziegesar]]. ''Gossip Girl'' revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on [[New York]]'s [[Upper East Side]] who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with sex, drugs, jealousy, and other teenage issues. Featuring an [[ensemble cast]], the series begins by introducing Serena van der Woodsen ([[Blake Lively]]) and best friend Blair Waldorf ([[Leighton Meester]]), as well as Blair's boyfriend Nate Archibald ([[Chace Crawford]]) and Nate's best friend Chuck Bass ([[Ed Westwick]]). Other characters in the show include Dan ([[Penn Badgley]]) and Jenny Humphrey ([[Taylor Momsen]]), who become involved in the lives of the main characters despite being less inclined to merge with the upper-east-side crowd. The series is narrated by a seemingly omniscient character, "Gossip Girl" (voiced by [[Kristen Bell]]), who runs a [[blog]] about her fellow Upper East Siders &mdash; consequently stirring the plot and creating potential rivalries in this exclusive and vicious circle of friends.<ref name="TVGUIDE1">{{cite news|title = CW Announces Its Fall Lineup|url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Look-Hottest-Fall/Cw-Announces-Fall/800015383|publisher = TV Guide|date = [[2007-05-17]]}}</ref>


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The show was developed by [[John Daniel]] and [[Stephanie Savage]], who also serve as [[executive producer]]s alongside Bob Levy and Leslie Morgenstein.<ref>''Gossip Girl'' at The Futon Critic [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch.aspx?id=gossip_girl]</ref> It is produced by [[Warner Bros. Television]], College Hill Productions and Alloy Entertainment.

The series first aired on [[September 18]][[2007]] in [[Canada]] on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] before premiering in the U.S. a day later on [[September 19]][[2007]] on [[The CW Television Network|The CW]], following ''[[America's Next Top Model]]''.<ref name="TVGUIDE1"/><ref>"[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20070821/Fall2007Schedule/20070821 Fall 2007 Premiere Dates]," [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], [[August]][[2007]]. Retrieved on [[September 1]][[2007]]</ref> The premiere episode also became available on the [[iTunes Store]] as a free download on [[September 14]][[2007]], four days before the series' debut. The show received the first full season order of 22 episodes of the 2007/2008 television season of the five major broadcast networks when The CW picked it up in [[October 2007]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ausiello|first= Michael|title=Breaking: First Full-Season Pickup Goes to...|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Breaking-Fullseason-Pickup/800024112|publisher=TV Guide|accessdate=2007-10-09}}</ref>

Gossip Girl returned on Monday, [[April 21]][[2008]], with five new episodes to follow.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080215cw01 Breaking News - The Cw Announces Schedule For Return Of Original Episodes Of Scripted Serie |Thefutoncritic.Com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> [[The CW]] announced on [[March 3]][[2008]] that Gossip Girl would return for a second season consisting of 24 episodes.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/detail/index.jsp?uuid=b9d8738c-8683-4e0c-9cb1-4f2883e029da E! Watch with Kristen- May 7, 2008]. </ref>

==Production==
===Conception===
The project was originally intended to be adapted into a film by [[Warner Bros.]] with ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' creator [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]] set to write the screenplay and actress [[Lindsay Lohan]] attached to star as [[Blair Waldorf]]; the film never went into production and was ultimately shelved. Later, the series was set again to be re-adapted, but for a TV series for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] rather than a movie. This project was again cancelled. The novel series was then again reconsidered for adaptation for television on [[The CW]] by Alloy Entertainment. Development of the show began in [[August 2006]] when The CW gave it a [[put pilot]] commitment, with [[Josh Schwartz]] on board to create and executive produce.<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: AUGUST 21-25 (WEEKLY ROUND-UP)'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7202 The Futon Critic]</ref> In [[January 2007]], the network gave the greenlight for the pilot order and it was confirmed that Schwartz's fellow scribe on ''[[The O.C.]]'', [[Stephanie Savage]], had co-written it with him.<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 4'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7258 The Futon Critic]</ref> [[Mark Piznarski]] (''[[Veronica Mars]]'') directed the first two hours of the series.<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 29'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7279 The Futon Critic]</ref> The network gave the series an early pick-up and a thirteen-episode order on [[May 15]][[2007]].<ref>''CBS, THE CW CONFIRM RENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS; FOX EXTENDS "24"'',[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7389 The Futon Critic]</ref>

===Filming locations===
''Gossip Girl'' is filmed entirely in [[New York City]] with scenes being shot in and around the boroughs of [[Queens]], [[Brooklyn]] and [[Manhattan]]. Described by producer Amy Kaufman as "a character in the story," the city is featured prominently even when most interior scenes are filmed at [[Silvercup Studios]] in Queens, including loft and [[apartment]] sets that were based on actual New York residences. For example, the buildings of [[Packer Collegiate Institute]] and the ''Russian Orthodox Synod of Bishops'' were combined to create a set resembling the exterior façade of the latter institute for the socialites' fictitious schools -- the [[Constance Billard School for Girls|Constance Billard]] and St. Jude's School for Boys. The chapel of Packer (located in [[Brooklyn Heights]]) is being featured as a gathering place for the teens. A set was also built to resemble [[The New York Palace Hotel]] on [[Madison Avenue]] where Serena and Chuck reside. Local haunts are also used as stand-ins for the characters' meeting places such as Communitea in [[Long Island City]], The Front Room art gallery in [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn|Williamsburg]] and to a more exclusive extent, the [[Henri Bendel]] boutique in [[Fifth Avenue]]. Some of the filming locations are also historical places such as the [[Metropolitan Museum]].<ref>{{cite news|last = Shen|first = Maxine|title = TALK OF THE TOWN|url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/08292007/entertainment/talk_of_the_town.htm|date = [[2007-08-29]]|accessdate = 2007-09-07|publisher = [[New York Post]]}}</ref>

===Music===
[[Alexandra Patsavas]], the noted music supervisor on ''[[Tru Calling]]'', ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]]'', and more notably ''[[The O.C]]'' and ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' which both spanned multiple commercially successful soundtracks, will also be credited for the selection of music used on ''Gossip Girl''. In contrast to her consistent use of [[independent music]] and [[alternative rock|alternative]] artists on those two shows, Patsavas will be incorporating current [[Top 40]] hits on the series explaining, "I'm relying on old favorites while exploring current pop music. And since the show revolves primarily around high school students in New York, we'll definitely be using some New York-based bands. But these kids listen to the radio, too."<ref>{{cite news|last = Lamb|first = Bill|title = Will 'Gossip Girl' Shake Up the Pop Music World?|url = http://top40.about.com/b/a/209356.htm|date = [[2007-09-05]]|accessdate = 2007-09-06|publisher = [[About.com]]}}</ref>

===Broadcasting history===
Originally scheduled to air on [[September 26]], [[2007]], the premiere was moved up a week earlier as announced during the 2007 [[Television Critics Association]] summer press tour. As a result of this, the previously planned two-hour ninth season premiere of ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'' was edited to one hour.<ref>{{cite news|title = THE CW'S "GOSSIP GIRL" PREMIERE MOVES TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 AT 9:00-10:00 PM||url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070806cw01|publisher = [[The CW]], The Futon Critic|date = [[2007-08-06]]|accessdate = [[2007-09-11]]}}</ref> The [[Television pilot|pilot]] was provided as a free download at the [[iTunes Store]] on [[September 14]], [[2007]]. The first season of ''[[Gossip Girl]]'' made its television debut on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in [[Canada]] on [[September 18]], [[2007]] at 8:00 p.m. whilst [[The CW Television Network|The CW]], the original broadcast network of the show, aired the pilot a day later on Wednesday, [[September 19]] [[2007]] at 9:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|eastern]]/8:00 [[Central Time Zone (North America)|central]].
In Australia, Gossip girl premiered on the subscription channel [[FOX8]] on [[December 4]], [[2007]] at 8:30pm, and on the timeshift channel at 10:30pm

The Writers Strike caused the series to be pulled off the air from the months of [[January]] to [[April]]. During the strike [[The CW]] re-aired the first 13 episodes hopefully leading up to the return of the series. After the strike ended, it was later announced that the series would return April 21st, 2008.

==International distribution==
The show airs on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in [[Canada]] but is currently not airing new episodes, the [[Warner Channel]] in [[Latin America]], Pro7 in Germany, [[ETC Entertainment Central]] in the [[Philippines]], [[Zee Café]] in [[India]], [[ITV2]] beginning Thursday 27th March 2008 in the [[United Kingdom]], [[FOX8]] in [[Australia]], [[VT4]] in [[Belgium]], [[AXN]] in [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]], Mya in [[Italy]] and [[TVN Siedem]] in [[Poland]]. It will air on [[8TV]] in Malaysia, [[TV Norge]] in Norway, [[MTV3]] in Finland, [[Kanal 5]] in Sweden, [[Stöð 2]] in Iceland, [[TF1]] in France and [[On Style]] in [[South Korea]], in 2008. The show was originally on [[Star World]]'s 2008 schedule but the network has dropped its plans of airing it.<ref>{{cite news|title = CTV's announces slate of U.S. shows that will dominate its fall schedule|publisher = The Canadian Press|date = [[2007-06-04]]|url = http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/070604/entertainment/tv_ctv_fall_launch_1|accessdate = 2006-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = Foxtel and Ten divide NBCU pickings |publisher = TV Tonight|date = [[2007-07-02]]|url = http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/07/foxtel-and-ten-divide-nbcu-pickings.html|accessdate = 2007-07-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = Zee Cafe launches 11 fresh shows currently on air in US|url = http://us.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k7/sep/sep433.php|date = [[2007-09-27]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title = Warner Channel promete Gossip Girl, Chuck, Moonlight, The Big Bang Theory e Pushing Daisies|url = http://www.poltrona.tv/waner-channel-promete-gossip-girl-chuck-moonlight-the-big-bang-theory-e-pushing-daisies|date = [[2007-09-10]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Grant|first = Jules|title = ITV continues Screenings spree|publisher = C21Media|url = http://www.c21media.net/news/detail.asp?area=1&article=36478|date = [[2007-06-28]]|accessdate = 2007-06-29}}</ref><ref>[http://www.startv.com/forum/index.php?topic=644.msg2138 Gossip Girls?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===World airings===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country || Date of Premiere || Channel
|-
|{{flag|Australia}}
|[[December 4]] [[2007]]<br />Mid [[2008]]
|[[FOX8]] (cable) <br /> [[Nine Network]] (free-to-air)
|-
|{{flag|Brazil}}
|[[November 8]] [[2007]]<br />[[2008]]
|[[Warner Channel]] (cable) <br /> [[SBT]] (free-to-air)
|-
|{{flag|Canada}}
|[[September 18]] [[2007]]
|[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]
|-
|{{flag|Finland}}
|[[March 18]] [[2008]]
|[[MTV3]]
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|Unknown
|[[TF1]]
|-
|{{flag|India}}
|[[November 2]] [[2007]]
|[[Zee Cafe]]
|-
|{{flag|Israel}}
|[[2008]]
|[[Xtra HOT]]
|-
|{{flag|Italy}}
|[[January 19]] [[2008]]
|[[Mya]]
|-
|[[Latin America]]
|[[2007]]
|[[Warner Channel]]
|-
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
|[[April 23]] [[2008]]
|[[8TV]]
|-
|{{flag|Netherlands}}
|[[June 3]] [[2008]]
|[[NET 5]]
|-
|{{flag|New Zealand}}
|[[2008]]
|[[TV2]]
|-
|{{flag|Norway}}
|[[January 2]] [[2008]]
|[[TVNorge]]
|-
|{{flag|Philippines}}
|[[February 12]] [[2008]]
|[[ETC Entertainment Central|ETC]] (cable)<br />[[Southern Broadcasting Network|SBN]] (free-to-air)
|-
|{{flag|Poland}}
|[[April 8]] [[2008]]
|[[TVN Siedem]]
|-
|{{flag|Portugal}}
|[[2007]]-[[2008]]
|[[AXN]]
|-
|{{flag|Sweden}}
|[[January 29]] [[2008]]
|[[Kanal 5]]
|-
|{{flag|Thailand}}
|[[April 25]] [[2008]]
|[[True Series]]
|-
|{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|[[March 27]] [[2008]]
|[[ITV 2]]
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[September 19]] [[2007]]
|[[The CW Television Network|The CW]]
|-
|{{flag|Peru}}
|Unknown
|[[Warner Channel]] (cable)
|}

==Cast and characters==
{{main|List of characters in Gossip Girl}}
[[Image:Gossipgcastpic.jpg|thumb|300px|From left to right: [[Dan Humphrey|Dan]], [[Serena van der Woodsen|Serena]], [[Chuck Bass|Chuck]] (top), [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nate]] (bottom), [[Jenny Humphrey|Jenny]], and [[Blair Waldorf|Blair]].]]
===Casting===
Featuring nine regular speaking roles, the majority of the [[ensemble cast]] were assembled from [[February 2007|February]] to [[April 2007]]. [[Blake Lively]] and [[Leighton Meester]] were the first two actresses to be chosen in February for the lead roles of Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf respectively.<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7308 The Futon Critic]</ref> [[Penn Badgley]], [[Taylor Momsen]], [[Chace Crawford]] , [[Kelly Rutherford]] and Florencia Lozano also auditioned successfully and landed roles in the series in [[March 2007|March]].<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: FRIDAY, MARCH 9'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7320 The Futon Critic]</ref><ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7323 The Futon Critic]</ref><ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: MONDAY, MARCH 19'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7328 The Futon Critic]</ref> Actors for the roles of Chuck Bass and Rufus Humphrey were found in April when [[Ed Westwick]] and [[Matthew Settle]] were cast.<ref>''DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 6'', [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7351 The Futon Critic]</ref> As rumors swirled about the impending cancellation of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', it was revealed at [[The CW Television Network|The CW]]'s 2007 [[Upfronts]] on [[May 17]], [[2007]] that [[Kristen Bell]] had narrated the pilot, thus making her the title character of another show on the network.<ref>''Sex and the City for the Younger Set: Gossip Girl Coming to CW'', [http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/1893 The Cleveland Leader]</ref> Further additions to the cast included [[Jessica Szohr]] who joined the show in [[September 2007]] as Dan's childhood best friend, Vanessa Abrams.<ref>{{cite news|last = Ausiello|first = Michael|title = Exclusive Girl Gossip: Brian Babe Joins Cast!|url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Girl-Gossip/800022278|publisher = [[TV Guide]]}}</ref> A more recent addition to the cast to play the role of bratty Georgina Sparks, rival of Serena and Blair, is [[Michelle Trachtenberg]].<ref>'Buffy Sis Graduates to Gossip Girl'[http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=04d928d6-7308-4c00-8256-59560bf6a5b3]</ref>
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===Main characters===
Narrated through the eyes of the omniscient yet unseen character called "Gossip Girl" (voiced by [[Kristen Bell]]), this inconspicuous person runs a popular gossip commentary [[blog]] which holds the attention of all major characters on the show as she brings up-to-the-minute talk about the [[Upper East Side]] social scene. [[Blake Lively]] portrays [[Serena van der Woodsen]], the former [[It girl]] who, a time before the show's beginning, had suddenly left Manhattan for a boarding school of her own accord for reasons unknown, thereby straining relations with her best friend, [[Blair Waldorf]] ([[Leighton Meester]]).

Although Blair was hurt by her best friend's departure, she relishes in her new position as the Queen Bee in their circle of friends, along with her boyfriend, [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nate Archibald]], though blissfully unaware of Nate's involvement in Serena's sudden departure. All is not well in Blair's household however-- her father left her mother for a male model Roman (who did work for Eleanor Waldorf), further straining Blair and her mother's already tense relationship. Furthermore, Blair has struggled and continues to struggle with Bulimia Nervosa.

Nate is conflicted about life and struggles with pressure from his parents to attend ([[Dartmouth College]]). Additionally, his father has a crippling cocaine addiction as his mother remains in denial about the cracks forming in their perfect world. Nate also feels trapped in his relationship with Blair Waldorf, as he is in love with Serena and slept with her directly before she left.

Fueling his Nate's demons is his childhood friend, [[Chuck Bass]] ([[Ed Westwick]]). Cynical and morally bankrupt, Chuck walks on the wild side of life and is not above abusing others to service his own needs. However, Chuck does retain a soft spot for his best friend Nate, and Blair, who is herself, just as manipulative as Chuck. Predictably, later in the season Chuck falls hard for Blair, his best friend's, girlfriend.

When Serena returns from her self-imposed exile (as first reported by "Gossip Girl"), she finds herself excluded from her old crowd after her former betrayals come to light but she soon finds an ally in [[Dan Humphrey]] ([[Penn Badgley]]), an outsider in her privileged world. Thrust into a society where their financial and social status do not match that of their contemporaries by their former [[rock star]] father turned [[art gallery]] owner, Rufus Humphrey ([[Matthew Settle]]), Dan and his younger sister [[Jenny Humphrey]] ([[Taylor Momsen]]) struggle to find a niche in their new environment. Rufus is struggling to reconcile with his estranged wife and also has a secret history with Serena's mother, socialite Lillian van der Woodsen ([[Kelly Rutherford]]), who was once a [[groupie]]. [[Vanessa Abrams]] ([[Jessica Szohr]]), a former guest, is Dan's best friend, who just so happens to be in love with him was added as a main cast member after the end of the writers' strike and became Nate Archibald's new love interest.

===Supporting characters===
The show is also awash with secondary characters such as Isabel Coates (played by [[Nicole Fiscella]]) and Kati Farkas ([[Nan Zhang]]). The loyal deputies of Blair, Isabel and Kati are nonetheless in awe of Serena. During the second part of the first season, other members of their clan were introduced Elise Wells (Emma Demar), Hazel (Dreama Walker) and Penelope (Amanda Setton), the new leader after Blair's social crash and burn, while Nan Zhang left the show, being replaced as Blair's friend by [[Yin Chang]], playing Nelly Yuki. Other important recurring characters in the series are Eleanor Waldorf (played by Florencia Lozano in the pilot episode, then by [[Margaret Colin]] afterward), Blair's [[fashion designer]] mother; Howie "The Captain" Archibald ([[Sam Robards]]), Nate's strict and abusive father (who also has a cocaine addiction); Serena's troubled younger brother, [[Eric van der Woodsen]] ([[Connor Paolo]]), whose problems finally incite her to come home; and Bart Bass ([[Robert John Burke]]), Chuck's father. During the second part of the first season, former ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' star [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] was cast as Georgina Sparks, a ghost from Serena's troubled party past.

==Main crew==
[[Stephanie Savage]], [[Josh Schwartz]], Felicia D. Henderson, [[Bob Levy]], Lenn K. Rosenfeld, Leslie Morgenstein, Jessica Queller, Joshua Safran, K.J. Steinberg, [[Mark Piznarski]].

==Season synopsis==
===Season 1===
The first season of ''Gossip Girl'' made its official debut on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] in [[Canada]] on [[September 18]], [[2007]] at 8:00 p.m. while [[The CW Television Network|The CW]], the original broadcast network of the show, aired the pilot a day later on Wednesday, [[September 19]], [[2007]] at 9:00 p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|eastern]]/8:00 p.m. [[Central Time Zone (North America)|central]].

[[Serena van der Woodsen]]'s sudden return to the [[Upper East Side]] from an unexplained exile is not welcomed by her best friend [[Blair Waldorf]] who has assumed the [[queen bee]] position in the [[Constance Billard School for Girls|Constance Billard]] junior class. Meanwhile, Blair and [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nate Archibald]]'s relationship goes sour after he admitted he had sex with Serena, which was witnessed by [[Chuck Bass]]. Meanwhile, [[Dan Humphrey]] (who goes to same school, St. Jude's, with Chuck and Nate) returns to [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]] together with his sister [[Jenny Humphrey|Jenny]] who is accepted by Blair as one of her associates. Dan asks Serena for a date after a chance encounter, only to save Jenny who was being molested by Chuck at a party hosted by Blair. Blair and Serena's relationship take a turn for the worse when Blair reveals that Serena had a nonexistent drug disorder; in reality, it is Serena's brother [[Eric van der Woodsen|Eric]] who tried to commit suicide and is the one inside an institution. Serena's reaction to Blair's revelation impresses Dan and decides to pursue her once more while Eric's revelation to Blair causes the reconciliation between the two best friends. Dan's father Rufus (who was the frontman of the fictional band Lincoln Hawk) and Serena's mother Lily rekindle their past relationship, who was a groupie during the 1990s.

Serena and Dan's relationship grow fonder despite the arrival of Dan's friend [[Vanessa Abrams]], who backs off after seeing the couple. Meanwhile, Blair and Nate's relationship takes a bad turn when Blair finds out Nate still has feelings for Serena. This eventually caused her to break up with him and pursue a secret relationship with Chuck. Nate tried to get back to Blair, with his parents' prodding to help them in their business deal with the Waldorfs but in the end remains steadfast in ending their relationship. Jenny, while being used by Blair, drags her mother Alison back to Brooklyn to make her parents patch up their differences, while Rufus and Lily's relationship is kept under wraps.

Blair finally breaks up with Chuck when he caused a scene at the debutante ball. This causes Blair and Nate to hook up again, but with Chuck blackmailing her, she then avoids Nate. Meanwhile, Lily accepts Chuck's father Bart's marriage proposal, which causes her to end her relationship with Rufus, with persuasion from Serena who'd rather have Chuck as her stepbrother than Dan. Alison and Rufus fail to patch up their differences and Alison leaves for the [[Hudson River|Hudson]] after [[Christmas]]. Seeking to end the blackmailing, Blair orders Chuck to stop but this causes him to reveal her affairs with two men to Gossip Girl. Nate refuses to believe it but after Jenny overheard Dan and Serena talking about it, she tells Nate what she heard, causing Nate to break up with Blair. It also causes Blair to lose her queen bee position and tried to flee for [[France]], if not for Serena urging her to stay.

After [[spring break]], Blair battles Jenny for the queen bee position, with Blair ultimately winning after she exposed Jenny's boyfriend Asher as a homosexual, but not before having Eric's permission, who was the one seen making out with Asher. Serena then has to deal with the arrival of her friend [[Georgina Sparks]] who is determined to expose Serena's big secret - that she caused someone to die. Not wanting Dan to know anything about this, she lied of sleeping with someone else, in which the Humphrey promptly broke up with her. After telling Blair, Nate and Chuck what happened and talking to the dead person's parents, Serena felt relieved and is ready to confront Georgina when she finds out that Georgina, taking the [[pseudonym]] Sarah, has taken Dan off his feet, and is trying to sleep with him because she wants to hurt Serena. Meanwhile, Nate informs Blair of his relationship with Vanessa, and Rufus and Lily made out after a Lincoln Hawk concert, reigniting their relationship a day before her wedding with Bart. Dan finds out "Sarah" is really Georgina, prompting Georgina to come up with a clever lie to mask the truth about her past. "Sarah" uses this lie to make herself seem vulnerable to Dan in an attempt to get him to sleep with her. This partially works in the sense that Georgina spends the night with Dan (in which Serena catches her coming out of his bedroom in the morning), however Dan later confirms that he and Gerogina did not sleep together. Serena tells Dan the truth about everything, and he calls upon the help of Blair so they can destroy Georgina for good. They call her parents in, giving them the idea to send her to boot camp, and Georgina is presumably gone from the show.

It is revealed that Rufus and Lily had sex the night before her wedding, prompting her to have to make a decision between him and Chuck's father. Rufus suprises Lily in the brides chamber and offers to call of the wedding. Lily tells Rufus she loves him and then walks down the isle to marry Bart. Her heart doesn't really seem to be in it though and Rufus seems sad so there are questions of if they really will end their relationship for good.

Because of "Sarah", Serena confronts her own feelings and decides that she doesn't care if Dan did sleep with Georgina, she still wanted to give their relationship a try, however Dan cannot get over Serena's lies and ultimately decides to break up with her.

Meanwhile, Nate's dad is better after going to rehab and is thought to win his court case, unfortunately, Chuck catches Nate's father doing a deal and tells Nate who then confronts his father, only to find out that while his father is sober, it is unlikely he will win in court and so bought a fake passport to leave the country and the US government's sentence. Chuck shows loyalty to Nate by telling him about his father, which ultimately rekindles their friendship. Chuck continues his "rekindling" streak by confessing how he really feels to Blair prompting them to get back together.

The finale showed segments of the summer which ''implied'' that Chuck and Blair are still going strong and are planning to vacation in Tuscany for the summer but things don't go according to plan. Chuck's father tells him he would be a changed man by the time summer ends, but are interrupted after Lily introduces her interior decorator Amelia (played by [[Lydia Hearst]]). After a fear of no longer being a single man, Chuck throws out the flower bouquet he bought for Blair, taking out a single rose and giving it to Amelia. Meanwhile, Blair who is waiting at the airport meets a man who is to board a plane and the two introduce each other. Soon she receives a text from Chuck and realizes that he isn't going to make it and boards the plane with the mysterious man. Toward the ending, scenes are shown having Nate and Serena hanging out, as were Vanessa and Dan.

===Season 2===
It has been confirmed that Gossip Girl will have a second season airing in fall 2008 with 24 new episodes. Michelle Trachtenberg is stated to have signed a contract as a regular on the show, which may mean that she is coming back next season.

==Reception==
===U.S. Nielsen ratings===
The first episode of the show was watched by 3.65 million viewers, coming in last place in its 9:00 p.m. timeslot on Wednesday nights.<ref>{{cite news|last = Webb Mitovich|first = Matt|title = Ratings: Kelsey Grammer Beats Up on CBS' Kid|url = http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Ratings-Kelsey-Grammer/800022632|publisher = [[TV Guide]]|date = [[2007-09-20]]|accessdate = 2007-09-21}}</ref> Despite this, the show was noted to have held the best audience retention of ''America's Next Top Model'' in spite of a decline of 30% in the advertiser-craved 18-49 demographic and in total viewers.<ref>[http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Overnights_50/A_solid_premiere_for_CBS_s_Kid_Nation.asp A solid premiere for CBS's 'Kid Nation']</ref> The show wasn't able to cling to its viewers in its second outing, however, losing more than half of ''ANTM'''s audience and 22% of its own debut numbers in the face of strong competition from other shows such as [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Private Practice]]'' and [[NBC]]'s ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|Bionic Woman]]'' each of which made impressive debuts that night.<ref>{{cite news|title = Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, September 26, 2007|url = http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-wednesday-september-26-2007/#more-2215|date = [[2007-09-27]]|publisher = Your Entertainment Now}}</ref>

====Weekly ratings====
''Gossip Girl'' averaged 2.6 million viewers for each new episode of its first season. (Ratings for the ''Gossip Girl: Revealed'' special were not factored into the season average.)
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Episode
! Air date
! Rating<ref name="RATINGS1">{{cite web|url= http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com|title=Your Entertainment Now Blog|publisher =Word Press}}</ref>
! Share<ref name="RATINGS1"/>
! 18–49<br>(Rating/Share)<ref name="RATINGS1"/>
! Viewers<br>(m)<ref name="RATINGS1"/>
! Rank (#)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1'''
| "[[Pilot (Gossip Girl)|Pilot]]"
| [[September 19|9-19]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.7/4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.65'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''82/96'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of September 17, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=092507_06|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-09-25]]|accessdate = 2007-09-26}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| "[[The Wild Brunch]]"
| [[September 26|9-26]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.55'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''88/97'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of September 24, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=100207_05|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-10-02]]|accessdate = 2007-10-05}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| "Poison Ivy"
| [[October 3|10-3]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.80'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''94/102'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of October 1, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=100907_06|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-10-09]]|accessdate = 2007-10-10}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''4'''
| "Bad News Blair"
| [[October 10|10-10]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.90'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''88/97'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of October 8, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=101607_06|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-10-16]]|accessdate = 2007-10-21}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''5'''
| "Dare Devil"
| [[October 17|10-17]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.7'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.41'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''92/97'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of October 15, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=102307_08|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-10-23]]|accessdate = 2007-10-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''6'''
| "The Handmaiden's Tale"
| [[October 24|10-24]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.54'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''90/97'''<ref>{{cite news|title = Weekly Program Rankings (Week of October 22, 2007)|url = http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=103007_06|publisher = [[ABC Studios|ABC]] Medianet|date = [[2007-10-30]]|accessdate = 2007-11-01}}</ref>
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''7'''
| "Victor, Victrola"
| [[November 7|11-7]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.51'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''92/101'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=111307_06 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''8'''
| "Seventeen Candles"
| [[November 14|11-14]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.9'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.4/4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.90'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''89/101'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=112007_06 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''9'''
| "Blair Waldorf Must Pie!"
| [[November 28|11-28]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.1'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.4/4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.98'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''84/98'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=120407_05 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''10'''
| "Hi, Society"
| [[December 5|12-5]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.7'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.49'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''91/102'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=121107_05 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''11'''
| "Roman Holiday"
| [[December 19|12-19]]-[[2007]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''0.8/2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.80'''
| style="text-align:center" | TBA
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''12'''
| "School Lies"
| [[January 2|1-2]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.6'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.0/2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.20'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''82/94'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=010808_07 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''13'''
| "A Thin Line between Chuck and Nate"
| [[January 9|1-9]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.7'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.1/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.34'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''85/95'''<ref>[http://www.abcmedianet.com/Web/progcal/dispDNR.aspx?id=011508_03 ABC Medianet<|-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-bgcolor=#efefef
| style="text-align:center" | '''Special'''
| "Gossip Girl: Revealed"
| [[January 28|1-28]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''0.9/2'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.72'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''TBA'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''14'''
| "The Blair Bitch Project"
| [[April 21|4-21]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.44'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''TBD'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''15'''
| "Desperately Seeking Serena"
| [[April 28|4-28]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.3/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.53'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''N/A'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''16'''
| "All About My Brother"
| [[May 5|5-5]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.6'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.0/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.11'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''N/A'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''17'''
| "Woman on the Verge"
| [[May 12|5-12]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.8'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.2/3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.71'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''N/A'''
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''18'''
| "Much 'I Do' About Nothing"
| [[May 19|5-19]]-[[2008]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''2.0'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''1.4/4'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''3.10'''
| style="text-align:center" | '''N/A'''
|}

====iTunes====
Before the series officially made its debut on air, the first episode was made available as a free download on iTunes.

With its current struggle for ratings, CW entertainment's president Dawn Ostroff alluded to the fact that strong sales on iTunes was a deciding factor in the series being picked up for a full season.<ref>CW Sticking With Struggling 'Gossip Girl' [http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/networktv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003655898&imw=Y]</ref>

===Critical response===
''Gossip Girl'' received mixed reviews. Due to the show's pedigree as an adaptation of the ''[[New York Times]]'' bestselling novel series, the show was considered to be one of the more anticipated new shows of the 2007-2008 television season. An August 2007 survey by OTX, a global media research and consulting firm, placed the show on the list of top ten new shows that viewers were aware of.<ref>{{cite news|title = FALL TV SEASON COMES INTO FOCUS AS OTX RELEASES EARLY AWARENESS, INTEREST AND BUZZ FOR NEW BROADCAST SHOWS|url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070808otx01|publisher = OTX, The Futon Critic|date = [[2007-08-08]]}}</ref> Though the pilot was the recipient of positive reviews from publications such as ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', ''[[Washington Post]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' and the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', other reviewers described it as a guilty pleasure rather than an hour's worth of must-watch television.<ref>{{cite news|title = Season Pass|url = http://weblogs.variety.com/season_pass/chart.html|publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Maynard|first = John|title = On the CW, 'Gossip Girl' and the Vicious Circle|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091802117.html|date = [[2007-09-19]]|accessdate = 2007-09-20|publisher = [[Washington Post]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Goodman|first = Tim|title = Review: Rumors shape upper-class teens' lives in 'Gossip Girl'|url = http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/19/DDPRS8IEU.DTL|publisher = [[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date = [[2007-09-19]]|accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last = Gilbert|first = Matthew|title = Snarky rich kids make for fun 'Gossip'|url = http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/19/snarky_rich_kids_make_for_fun_gossip/|publisher = [[Boston Globe]]|date = [[2007-09-19]]|accessdate = 2007-09-20}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 54, based on the reviews of 26 different publications.<ref>{{cite news|title = Metacritic -- Gossip Girl|url = http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gossipgirl?q=Gossip%20Girl|publisher = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
However, author [[Cecily von Ziegesar]] has expressed support for the show, noting that all of her major plot points were present in the pilot.<ref>{{cite news|title = 'Gossip Girl' Triumphs Over 'O.C.,' Say New York Preppies|url = http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=3628866&page=2|publisher = [[ABC News]]|date = [[2007-09-20]]}}</ref>

The [[Parents Television Council]] has shown particular criticism of the series, especially with its "OMFG" ad campaign from April 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last=Consoli|first=Jon|title=PTC Takes Issue With CW 'Gossip' Campaign|url=http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003793151|work=Mediaweek|date=2008-04-23|accessdate=2008-05-06}}</ref> It also named the episode "Victor/Victrola" the worst television program of the week in which the episode originally was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schulenberg|first=Caroline|title="Gossip Girl" on CW|url=http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/bw/2007/1119worst.asp|work=Worst TV Show of the Week|publisher=Parents Television Council|date=2007-11-19|accessdate=2008-05-06}}</ref>

==DVD releases==
{| class="wikitable" width=99%
|-
! rowspan="2" | Complete season
! colspan="3" | Release dates
|-
! [[DVD region code|Region 1]]
! [[DVD region code|Region 2]]
! [[DVD region code|Region 4]]
|-
! 1<sup>st</sup>
| style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|USA}} [[August 19]] [[2008]] [http://news.tvonmedia.com/tvom_news_by_show/Gossip-Girl-Complete-1st-Season.shtml]
| style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|UK}} [[August 18]] [[2008]] <ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gossip-Girl-Season-Blake-Lively/dp/B001647RVE Gossip Girl - Complete Season 1 (Region 2)]</ref>
| style="text-align:center" | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[N/A]]

|}

==References==
<ref name="fifty-five">{{cite web|url=http://news.tvonmedia.com/tvom_news_by_show/Gossip-Girl-Complete-1st-Season.shtml|title='''Warner Announces Season 1 (DVD)'''|work=TVOnMedia.com|accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref>
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==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0397442|title=Gossip Girl}}
*{{tv.com show|id=68744|title=Gossip Girl}}
* [http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl Official Site] on [[CW]]
* [http://www.cwtv.com/cw-video/gossip-girl Full Episodes Online] on [[CW]] <small>(USA Only)</small>
* [http://broadband.ctv.ca Full Episodes Online] on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] <small>(Canada Only)</small>


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