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2 Broke Girls (season 1)
Season 1
Season 1 DVD Cover
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19) –
May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)
Season chronology
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Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the 2 Broke Girls, an American situation comedy television series, aired in the United States on CBS between September 19, 2011 to May 7, 2012. The series was created and executively produced by Michael Patrick King and Whitney Cummings. The season introduces Max Black, a sarcastic below-the-poverty-line waitress, and Caroline Channing, a disgraced New York socialite turned waitress, who both pool their money together to pay for their future cupcake business. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs portray the two lead characters of the series, Max Black and Caroline Channing. The main cast is rounded out by actors Garrett Morris, Jonathan Kite, Matthew Moy, and Jennifer Coolidge, who portray Earl, Oleg, Han Lee, and Sophie Kaczynski.

2 Broke Girls' first season aired during the 2011–12 television season on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. EST, except the series premiere. While initial reviews were positive, the season garnered mixed reviews from television critics, who praised the lead actresses' chemistry while panning the use of stereotypes and racial content. The season premiere debuted to 19.37 million viewers, the highest series launch on CBS since Fall 2001. The season averaged 11.27 million viewers per 24 episodes. Season one earned several award nominations and won two awards: An Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series and a People's Choice Awards for Favorite New TV Comedy.

The entire season was released on DVD in Region 1 on September 4, 2012, Region 2 on October 22, 2012, and Region 4 on October 17, 2012.

Development and production

Creator Michael Patrick King had worked on several network series before the HBO television series Sex and the City (1998). Initially starting out as a writer, he went on to direct and produce episodes for the series as well as write, produce and direct the two movies that followed – Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2. After finalizing the last movie to the series, King entered a multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Television, through which he formed his production company, Michael Patrick King Productions.[1] In that year, a bidding war occurred for the undeveloped pilot to 2 Broke Girls. In December, the series' pilot was picked up by CBS. The series was then ordered on May 13, 2011 for the 2011-2012 primetime television season.[2] The series receives a full season pickup on October 5, 2011.[3] In March 2012, the series was renewed for a second season.[4]

The season was produced by Michael Patrick King Productions and Warner Bros. Television and executive produced by creators Michael Patrick King and comedienne Whitney Cummings. The season featured writing from King, Cummings, David Feeney, Liz Feldman, Sonny Lee, Dave Mallins, Jhoni Marchinko, Molly McAleer, comedian Morgan Murphy, Michelle Nader, and Patrick Walsh.[5] Directors hired for the season were James Burrows, Scott Ellis, John Fortenberry, Thomas Kail, Julie Anne Robinson (serving as associate director), actor Fred Savage, actress Jean Sagal, and actor Ted Wass.[5] Ellis and Wass directed a majority of the season's episodes. Feldman, Tim Kaiser, Lee and Walsh also served as the series' producers.[6][7] Series writers Malins, Marchinko, and Nader, along with Laura Kightlinger, served as the series consulting producers. Cinematography for the series was headed by Chris La Fountaine, with Gary Baum and Joseph W. Calloway directing photography for one episode each.

Cast and characters

Dennings and Behrs were the first actors cast in the series

The first season employed a cast a five main actors. Actresses Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs were the first to be cast in the series as Max Black, a sarcastic below-the-poverty-line waitress, and Caroline Channing, a former socialite bankrupt following her father's arrest for a Ponzi scheme.[8][9] Jonathan Kite, Garrett Morris and Matthew Moy were later cast as Oleg, a foreign hypersexed cook; Earl, a wise but hip elderly cashier; and Han, the Korean proprietor of the diner.[10]

Season one introduced a few characters that recurred throughout the season as well as several guest stars. Jennifer Coolidge portrayed Sophie Kaczynski, a Polish cleaning businesswoman who moves into the building where Max and Caroline live, beginning in the episode "And the New Neighbor".[11] She was later upgraded to series regular in the next season.[12] Nick Zano portrayed Johnny, a street artist and Max's potential love interest.[5] Brooke Lyons played Peaches Landis, a wealthy clueless mother who hires Max as her babysitter of her twins.[13] Marsha Thomason appeared in the season as Johnny's British girlfriend and Max's romantic rival Cashandra.[14] Brian Gross and Greg Worswick appeared in two episodes of the season as a gay couple Steven and Michael.[5] Noah Mills played Robbie, Max's ex-boyfriend in two episodes.[5] Businesswoman Martha Stewart appeared in the season finale as herself.[15] Jayson Blair, who starred in the MTV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger, starred in "And the Spring Break" as Brendon, a tenant in the apartment that Max and Caroline are housesitting for. Stand-up comedian Eddie Pepitone appeared in "And Hoarder Culture" as the voice of the hoarder that Max and Caroline help out.[5]

Reception

Viewership and ratings

The pilot for 2 Broke Girls premiered in the United States on September 19, 2011 to 19.37 million viewers.[16] The series premier followed the season seven premiere of Two and a Half Men with Ashton Kutcher replacing Charlie Sheen, which premiered to 28 million viewers.[16] The series premiere was the highest rated comedy series launch since fall 2001.[17] The season ended with a 2 part episode "And Martha Stewart Have a Ball", which drew in 8.99 million viewers.[18] The season averaged 11.29 million viewers per 24 episode, ranking No. 32 among the most watched primetime television series.[19] The season also averaged 5.56 million viewers per 24 episodes within the target demographic, registering a 4.35/11 Nielsen ratings share and ranking as the eleventh highest rated program of the 2011-2012 primetime television season.[20]

Critical reviews

The first season was well received by media critics. At Metacritic, a site which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from media critics, the season received an average score of 66, indicating "generally favorable reviews", based on initial reviews of the pilot episode. Reviews of the full season became more polarized, with the criticism towards the show's usage of racial stereotypes.

Matt Hinrichs from DVD Talk wrote that the season release is "highly recommended." He deemed the first season "a snarky delight that crackles with hilarious situations and proudly non-p.c. characters." Hinrichs also praised actresses Dennings and Behrs for their portrayal of Max and Caroline, highlighting the chemistry between them and the characters themselves as the series' "winning formula."[21] The Numbers writer C.S. Strowbridge positively received the season, praising the chemistry between the two leads and the character development of several of the main characters while noting that "calling it crass would be an understatement." Strowbridge concluded, "the style of humor will turn off as many people as it entertains and that is an issue. I do think Season One got better as it went along and even though the DVD and the Blu-ray do not have a lot of extras, it is still worth picking up."[22] Todd Fuller of Sitcoms Online wrote that the series is "an old fashioned sitcom like Laverne & Shirley and Alice. It works on many levels. The writing is a bit edgy and raunchy at times, but that's the trend in many comedies these days. Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs have great chemistry and comic timing together. The supporting cast at the diner is pretty funny in small doses. Jennifer Coolidge was also a welcome later addition to the cast."[23]

Emily Nussbaum of The New Yorker wrote a mixed review of the series. Favoring it over Cumming's series on NBC, Nussbaum praised the character Max as something new for network television, highlighting her sense of humor and her contrasting nature to that of Whitney's lead character. However, she was critical of the racial strereotype present in the series and the series' setting. Nussbaum positively concluded, "there’s so much potential here it kills me—a deep female friendship, raw humor about class, and a show that puts young women’s sexuality dead center, rather than using it as visual spice, as in some cable series about bad-boy antiheroes." [24] The AV Club writer Todd VanDerWerff, in his review of the series finale, was critical of the series for not living up to the potential present in the series' pilot episode and noted that "still hasn’t figured out how to use the ensemble, though at least it doesn’t seem to have something out for all of the male supporting characters."[25] Patrick Bromley of DVD Verdict praised the lead actresses' chemistry but ultimately found it "repetitive, broad, grating and, more often than not, just stupid." Browley was also critical of the racial content and stereotypes present in the series.[26] Aaron Peck, writing for High-Def Digest, wrote the first season release as "one to avoid." Deeming the season "pure comedic blasphemy", Peck panned the comedic content and use of stereotyping and racism, deeming the characters alongside Max and Caroline "the most racially insensitive depictions" thought up.[27]

Awards and nominations

In 2012, the series won the People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Comedy.[28] Crew members Glenda Rovello, Conny Boettger and Amy Feldman were nominated for Excellence in Production Design Award for Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series for the work on the episode And the Rich People Problems".[29] At the 2012 Teen Choice Awards, 2 Broke Girls was nominated for Choice TV: Comedy while series star Beth Behrs was nominated for Choice TV Breakout Performance – Female.[30] At the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, Rovello and Feldman won the award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series while cinematographer Gary Baum was nominated for Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series and series editor Darryl Bates for Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series.[31][32][33]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"James BurrowsMichael Patrick King and Whitney CummingsSeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)29679319.37[16]
22"And the Break-up Scene"James BurrowsMichael Patrick KingSeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)2J635211.75[34]
33"And Strokes of Goodwill"John FortenberryJhoni MarchinkoOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)2J635311.42[35]
44"And the Rich People Problems"John FortenberryMichelle NaderOctober 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)2J635410.71[36]
55"And the '90s Horse Party"Scott EllisSonny Lee and Patrick WalshOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)2J635511.47[37]
66"And the Disappearing Bed"Scott EllisGreg MalinsOctober 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)2J635611.19[38]
77"And the Pretty Problem"Scott EllisDavid FeeneyOctober 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)2J635710.97[39]
88"And Hoarder Culture"Ted WassLiz FeldmanNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)2J635811.43[40]
99"And the Really Petty Cash"Ted WassMorgan MurphyNovember 14, 2011 (2011-11-14)2J635911.77[41]
1010"And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving"Jean SagalMichael Patrick KingNovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)2J636011.33[42]
1111"And the Reality Check"Fred SavageMolly McAleerDecember 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)2J636112.75[43]
1212"And the Pop-Up Sale"Fred SavageMichelle NaderDecember 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)2J636212.50[44]
1313"And the Secret Ingredient"Julie Anne RobinsonMichael Patrick KingJanuary 2, 2012 (2012-01-02)2J636312.10[45]
1414"And the Upstairs Neighbor"Thomas KailMichael Patrick KingJanuary 16, 2012 (2012-01-16)2J636411.40[46]
1515"And the Blind Spot"Ted WassMichelle NaderFebruary 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)2J636511.47[47]
1616"And the Broken Hearts"Ted WassDavid FeeneyFebruary 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)2J636610.48[48]
1717"And the Kosher Cupcakes"Scott EllisLiz FeldmanFebruary 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)2J636711.37[49]
1818"And the One-Night Stands"Scott EllisSonny Lee and Patrick WalshFebruary 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)2J636810.18[50]
1919"And the Spring Break"Scott EllisMorgan MurphyMarch 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)2J63699.38[51]
2020"And the Drug Money"Ted WassGreg MalinsApril 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)2J63708.78[52]
2121"And the Messy Purse Smackdown"Ted WassMolly McAleerApril 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)2J63718.52[53]
2222"And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough"Ted WassMichelle NaderApril 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)2J63729.24[54]
2323"And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 1)"Ted WassMichael Patrick KingMay 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)2J63738.99[18]
2424"And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 2)"Ted WassMichael Patrick KingMay 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)2J63748.99[18]

Ratings

United States ratings

No. in series No. in season Episode Air date Rating Share Viewers (millions) Weekly rank (18-49 rating) Weekly rank (viewers)
1 1 Pilot September 19, 2011 7.1 16 19.37[55] 3[55] 4[55]
2 2 And the Break-up Scene September 26, 2011 4.6 12 11.75[56] 7 19
3 3 And the Strokes of Goodwill October 3, 2011 4.5 11 11.42[57] 8 20
4 4 And the Rich People Problems October 10, 2011 4.3 11 10.71[58] 7 22
5 5 And the '90s Horse Party October 17, 2011 4.4 11 11.47[59] 6 20
6 6 And the Disappearing Bed October 24, 2011 4.5 11 11.19[60] 8 23
7 7 And the Pretty Problem October 31, 2011 4.3 12 10.97[61] 9
8 8 And Hoarder Culture November 7, 2011 4.6 11 11.43[62] 7 16
9 9 And the Really Petty Cash November 14, 2011 4.8 12 11.77[63] 6 17
10 10 And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving November 21, 2011 4.6 12 11.33[64] 4 12
11 11 And the Reality Check December 5, 2011 4.6 11 12.75[65] 7 8
12 12 And the Pop-Up Sale December 12, 2011 4.2 11 12.50[66] 4 11
13 13 And the Secret Ingredient January 2, 2012 4.4 10 12.10[67] 7 9
14 14 And the Upstairs Neighbor January 16, 2012 4.6 11 11.40[68] 7 16
15 15 And the Blind Spot February 6, 2012 4.3 11 11.47[69] 7 16
16 16 And the Broken Hearts February 13, 2012 3.8 10 10.48[70] 8 20
17 17 And the Kosher Cupcakes February 20, 2012 4.0 10 11.37[71] 10 17
18 18 And the One-Night Stands February 27, 2012 3.8 10 10.18[72] 8 19
19 19 And the Spring Break March 19, 2012 3.5 10 9.38 8[73]
20 20 And the Drug Money April 9, 2012 3.5 10 8.78 7[74]
21 21 And the Messy Purse Smackdown April 16, 2012 3.4 9 8.52 6[75] 22
22 22 And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough April 30, 2012 3.6 10 9.24 6[76] 23
23 23 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 1) May 7, 2012 3.3 10 8.99 22[77]
24 24 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 2) May 7, 2012 3.3 10 8.99 10[77]

United Kingdom ratings

All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB.[78]

No. in
series
No. in
season
Episode title Air date E4 Viewers
(million)
E4 Rank Rank
(cable)
E4 +1 viewers
(million)
Total viewers
(million)
1 1 Pilot April 19, 2012 1.16 3 3 0.30 1.46
2 2 And the Break-up Scene April 26, 2012 0.91 3 3 0.33 1.24
3 3 And the Goodwill May 3, 2012 0.75 3 3 0.46 1.21
4 4 And the Rich People Problems May 10, 2012 0.78 4 4 0.34 1.12
5 5 And the '90s Horse Party May 17, 2012 0.69 4 4 0.29 0.98
6 6 And the Disappearing Bed May 24, 2012 0.70 4 4 0.33 1.03
7 7 And the Pretty Problem May 31, 2012 0.64 6 6 0.44 1.08
8 8 And Hoarder Culture June 7, 2012 0.67 4 4 0.32 0.99
9 9 And the Really Petty Cash June 14, 2012 0.67 3 3 0.42 1.09
10 10 And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving June 21, 2012 0.65 4 4 0.35 1.00
11 11 And the Reality Check June 28, 2012 0.54 8 8 0.29 0.83
12 12 And the Pop-Up Sale July 5, 2012 0.79 3 3 0.34 1.13
13 13 And the Secret Ingredient July 12, 2012 0.68 7 7 0.26 0.94
14 14 And the Upstairs Neighbor July 19, 2012 0.62 6 6 0.25 0.87
15 15 And the Blindspot July 26, 2012 0.68 3 3 0.68
16 16 And the Broken Hearts August 2, 2012 0.53 4 4 0.27 0.80
17 17 And the Kosher Cupcakes August 9, 2012 0.49 4 4 0.26 0.75
18 18 And the One-Night Stands August 16, 2012 0.63 3 3 0.63
19 19 And the Spring Break August 23, 2012 0.60 6 6 0.60
20 20 And the Drug Money August 30, 2012 0.72 4 4 0.72
21 21 And the Messy Purse Smackdown September 6, 2012 0.59 7 7 0.59
22 22 And the Buttercream Breakthrough September 13, 2012 0.69 5 5 0.69
23 23 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 1) September 20, 2012 0.64 7 7 0.98
24 24 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 2) September 27, 2012 0.70 7 7 0.27 0.97

Australian ratings

No. in series No. in season Episode title Air date Viewers (million) Ref
1 1 Pilot February 14, 2012 0.98 [79]
2 2 And the Break-up Scene February 21, 2012 0.82 [80]
3 3 And the Strokes of Goodwill February 28, 2012 0.78 [81]
4 4 And the Rich People Problems March 13, 2012 0.64 [82]
5 5 And the '90s Horse Party March 13, 2012 0.65 [82]
6 6 And the Disappearing Bed March 20, 2012 0.67 [83]
7 7 And the Pretty Problem March 20, 2012
8 8 And Hoarder Culture March 27, 2012 0.52 [84]
9 9 And the Really Petty Cash March 27, 2012 0.41 [84]
10 10 And the Very Christmas Thanksgiving April 24, 2012 1.04 [85]
11 11 And the Reality Check May 1, 2012 0.85 [86]
12 12 And the Pop-Up Sale May 8, 2012 0.72 [87]
13 13 And the Secret Ingredient May 8, 2012 0.64 [87]
14 14 And the Upstairs Neighbor May 15, 2012 0.76 [88]
15 15 And the Blind Spot May 15, 2012 0.67 [88]
16 16 And the Broken Hearts May 22, 2012 0.67 [89]
17 17 And the Kosher Cupcakes May 22, 2012 0.71 [89]
18 18 And the One-Night Stands May 29, 2012 0.65 [90]
19 19 And the Spring Break June 12, 2012 0.74 [91]
20 20 And the Drug Money June 19, 2012 0.68 [92]
21 21 And the Messy Purse Smackdown June 26, 2012 0.59 [93]
22 22 And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough July 10, 2012 0.50 [94]
23 23 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 1) July 17, 2012 0.49 [95]
24 24 And Martha Stewart Have a Ball (Part 2) July 24, 2012

DVD release

The DVD boxset and Blu-ray for season one was released by Warner Home Video on September 4, 2012 in the United States. The set contains three discs, each with eight episodes, unaired scenes and a featurette titled "2 Girls Going for Broke". The featurette contains behind the scenes material with the cast and creators.[96] The DVD set and Blu-ray was released in Region 2 on October 17, 2012 while in Region 4, the DVD set was released on October 22, 2012.[97][98][99]

The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 24 episodes
  • 3-disc set (DVD)
  • 2-disc set (Blu-ray)
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Swedish
  • English: Dolby Digital 5.1 (DVD)
  • English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Blu-ray)
  • 2 Girls Going 4 Broke
    • Behind the scenes with cast and creators
  • Unaired scenes
DVD/Blu-ray release date
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
September 4, 2012[100][101] October 22, 2012 (DVD only)[99] October 17, 2012[97][98]

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