Chuck season 1

*Chuck*
Chuck
Season 1
	Season 1 DVD box set
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 24, 2007 –; January 24, 2008
Season chronology
	Next →; Season 2
	List of episodes

The first season of Chuck originally aired between September 24, 2007 and January 24, 2008. The season, cut short by the Writers' Strike, contains thirteen episodes. It introduced the series' main characters and established the general plot of the title character, Chuck Bartowski, having to adapt to his new life as a spy after the only remaining copy of the U.S. government's spy secrets are embedded into his brain. He is forced to juggle his responsibilities as a spy and the supervisor of a technical support team, called the "Nerd Herd", at his local Buy More store (a parody of Best Buy).^[1] Having become the most important asset of the U.S. government, Chuck is under the constant surveillance of his CIA handler, Sarah Walker, and NSA agent John Casey, who remind him that he cannot reveal his spy life to his sister Ellie, nor his best friend Morgan Grimes.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Zachary Levi as Charles "Chuck" Bartowski (13 episodes)
Yvonne Strahovski as Agent Sarah Walker (13 episodes)
Joshua Gomez as Morgan Grimes (13 episodes)
Sarah Lancaster as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Bartowski (12 episodes)
Adam Baldwin as Major John Casey (13 episodes)

Supporting cast

Scott Krinsky as Jeffrey "Jeff" Barnes (13 episodes)
Vik Sahay as Lester Patel (13 episodes)
Bonita Friedericy as Brigadier General Diane Beckman (11 episodes)
Ryan McPartlin as Dr. Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb (10 episodes)
Mark Christopher Lawrence as "Big Mike" Tucker (9 episodes)
Julia Ling as Anna Wu (9 episodes)
Tony Todd as CIA Director Langston Graham (8 episodes)
C. S. Lee as Harry Tang (6 episodes)
Matthew Bomer as Bryce Larkin (4 episodes)
Rachel Bilson as Lou Palone (2 episodes)
Anthony Ruivivar as Tommy Delgado (2 episodes)
Mini Andén as Carina Miller (1 episode)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"Chuck Versus the Intersect"	McG	Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak	September 24, 2007 (2007-09-24)	276025	9.21^[2]
2	2	"Chuck Versus the Helicopter"	Robert Duncan McNeill	Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak	October 1, 2007 (2007-10-01)	3T6451	8.39^[3]
3	3	"Chuck Versus the Tango"	Jason Ensler	Matthew Miller	October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)	3T6452	7.21^[4]
4	4	"Chuck Versus the Wookiee"	Allan Kroeker	Allison Adler	October 15, 2007 (2007-10-15)	3T6454	8.36^[5]
5	5	"Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp"	David Solomon	Scott Rosenbaum	October 22, 2007 (2007-10-22)	3T6453	7.22^[6]
6	6	"Chuck Versus the Sandworm"	Robert Duncan McNeill	Phil Klemmer	October 29, 2007 (2007-10-29)	3T6455	7.65^[7]
7	7	"Chuck Versus the Alma Mater"	Patrick Norris	Anne Cofell Saunders	November 5, 2007 (2007-11-05)	3T6456	7.65^[8]
8	8	"Chuck Versus the Truth"	Robert Duncan McNeill	Allison Adler	November 12, 2007 (2007-11-12)	3T6457	7.56^[9]
9	9	"Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami"	Jason Ensler	Scott Rosenbaum & Matthew Miller	November 19, 2007 (2007-11-19)	3T6458	7.79^[10]
10	10	"Chuck Versus the Nemesis"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Chris Fedak	November 26, 2007 (2007-11-26)	3T6459	8.42^[11]
11	11	"Chuck Versus the Crown Vic"	Chris Fisher	Zev Borow	December 3, 2007 (2007-12-03)	3T6460	8.41^[12]
12	12	"Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover"	Fred Toye	Phil Klemmer	January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21) (Citytv)	3T6461	6.88^[13]
13	13	"Chuck Versus the Marlin"	Allan Kroeker	Matthew Lau	January 21, 2008 (2008-01-21) (Citytv)	3T6462	7.02^[14]

Reception

The first season averaged on, only including the first 11 episodes, 8.68 million viewers per episode.^[15]

UK BARB ratings

#	Episode	UK air date	Viewers^[16] (thousand)	Virgin1 rank^[16] (weekly)
1	"Chuck Versus the Intersect"	April 7, 2008	242	2
2	"Chuck Versus the Helicopter"	April 14, 2008	296	2
3	"Chuck Versus the Tango"	April 21, 2008	297	1
4	"Chuck Versus the Wookiee"	April 28, 2008	268	3
5	"Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp"	May 5, 2008	153	8
6	"Chuck Versus the Sandworm"	May 12, 2008	326	1
7	"Chuck Versus the Alma Mater"	May 19, 2008	238	4
8	"Chuck Versus the Truth"	May 26, 2008	247	1
9	"Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami"	June 2, 2008	277	1
10	"Chuck Versus the Nemesis"	June 9, 2008	348	1
11	"Chuck Versus the Crown Vic"	June 16, 2008	297	1
12	"Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover"	June 23, 2008	274	1
13	"Chuck Versus the Marlin"	June 30, 2008	278	2

Home media release

Chuck: The Complete First Season
Set Details			Special Features
13 Episodes 4-Disc Set Widescreen Languages: English, Portuguese Subtitles: English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Thai			Declassified Scenes Chuck on Chuck: Series Stars Join Creators for Some Point/Counterpoint Chuck's World: Character Development and Original Casting Sessions Chuck Vs. the Chuckles: Gag Reel Chuck's Online World: Gallery of Web-Originated Mini-Featurettes (Note: Morgan's movie villains is NOT there. When choosing this option you get the Morgan audition stuff from disc 3 again)
Release Dates
United States Canada	United Kingdom	Australia New Zealand	Japan
September 16, 2008 (DVD)^[17] November 11, 2008 (Blu-ray)^[18]	August 18, 2008^[19]	TBA	June 3, 2009^[20]

References

^ Schwartz, Terri (September 3, 2008). "An interview with Chuck creator Chris Fedak". BlastMegazine.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ Kissell, Rick (November 7, 2007). "Fox's 'House' still on fire". Variety.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 13, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 20, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 4, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Overnight Nielsen TV Ratings for Thursday, January 24, 2008". TV by the Numbers. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Overnight Nielsen TV Ratings for Thursday, January 24, 2008". TV by the Numbers. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
^ "Season Program Rankings from 09/24/07 through 06/15/08". ABC Medianet. June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Weekly Programmes". BARB. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
^ "Chuck: The Complete First Season (2007)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
^ "Chuck: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) (2008)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
^ "Chuck – Complete Season 1 (DVD) (2007)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
^ "CHUCK - SEASON 1 | DVD, DVD Genres, TV : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

External links

[Blast-2008sep03-1] Schwartz, Terri (September 3, 2008). "An interview with Chuck creator Chris Fedak". BlastMegazine.com. Retrieved April 1, 2009.

[2] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 2, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[3] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[4] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[5] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[6] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[7] Kissell, Rick (November 7, 2007). "Fox's 'House' still on fire". Variety.

[8] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 13, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[9] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 20, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[10] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. November 27, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[11] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 4, 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[12] "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[13] "Overnight Nielsen TV Ratings for Thursday, January 24, 2008". TV by the Numbers. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[14] "Overnight Nielsen TV Ratings for Thursday, January 24, 2008". TV by the Numbers. January 25, 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-05.

[15] "Season Program Rankings from 09/24/07 through 06/15/08". ABC Medianet. June 17, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2009.

[BARB-16] "Weekly Programmes". BARB. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2010.

[17] "Chuck: The Complete First Season (2007)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2009.

[18] "Chuck: The Complete First Season (Blu-ray) (2008)". Amazon.com. Retrieved May 2, 2009.

[19] "Chuck – Complete Season 1 (DVD) (2007)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved May 2, 2009.

[20] "CHUCK - SEASON 1 | DVD, DVD Genres, TV : JB HI-FI". Jbhifionline.com.au. 2011-01-17. Retrieved 2011-05-15.

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v t e Chuck episodes
Season 1	"Chuck Versus the Intersect" "Chuck Versus the Helicopter" "Chuck Versus the Tango" "Chuck Versus the Wookiee" "Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp" "Chuck Versus the Sandworm" "Chuck Versus the Alma Mater" "Chuck Versus the Truth" "Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami" "Chuck Versus the Nemesis" "Chuck Versus the Crown Vic" "Chuck Versus the Undercover Lover" "Chuck Versus the Marlin"
Season 2	"Chuck Versus the First Date" "Chuck Versus the Seduction" "Chuck Versus the Break-Up" "Chuck Versus the Cougars" "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer" "Chuck Versus the Ex" "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady" "Chuck Versus the Gravitron" "Chuck Versus the Sensei" "Chuck Versus the DeLorean" "Chuck Versus Santa Claus" "Chuck Versus the Third Dimension" "Chuck Versus the Suburbs" "Chuck Versus the Best Friend" "Chuck Versus the Beefcake" "Chuck Versus the Lethal Weapon" "Chuck Versus the Predator" "Chuck Versus the Broken Heart" "Chuck Versus the Dream Job" "Chuck Versus the First Kill" "Chuck Versus the Colonel" "Chuck Versus the Ring"
Season 3	"Chuck Versus the Pink Slip" "Chuck Versus the Three Words" "Chuck Versus the Angel de la Muerte" "Chuck Versus Operation Awesome" "Chuck Versus First Class" "Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" "Chuck Versus the Mask" "Chuck Versus the Fake Name" "Chuck Versus the Beard" "Chuck Versus the Tic Tac" "Chuck Versus the Final Exam" "Chuck Versus the American Hero" "Chuck Versus the Other Guy" "Chuck Versus the Honeymooners" "Chuck Versus the Role Models" "Chuck Versus the Tooth" "Chuck Versus the Living Dead" "Chuck Versus the Subway" "Chuck Versus the Ring: Part II"
Season 4	"Chuck Versus the Anniversary" "Chuck Versus the Suitcase" "Chuck Versus the Push Mix" "Chuck Versus the Seduction Impossible" "Chuck Versus the Cat Squad" "Chuck Versus the Masquerade" "Chuck Versus the First Bank of Evil" "Chuck Versus the A-Team" "Chuck Versus the Muuurder" "Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff" "Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner" "Chuck Versus Agent X" "Chuck Versus the Last Details" "Chuck Versus the Cliffhanger"
Season 5