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Gossip Girl
Season 6
DVD cover art
Starring
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseOctober 8 (2012-10-08) –
December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The sixth and final season of the American teen drama television series Gossip Girl premiered on The CW on October 8 and concluded on December 17, 2012, consisting of 10 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012.[1] The series finale was preceded by a special retrospective, including interviews with the cast and crew.[2]

Cast and characters

Further information: List of Gossip Girl characters

Episodes

See also: List of Gossip Girl episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1121"Gone Maybe Gone"Mark PiznarskiJosh Schwartz & Stephanie SavageOctober 8, 2012 (2012-10-08)0.78[3]
1132"High Infidelity"Joe LazarovAnnemarie Navar-GillOctober 15, 2012 (2012-10-15)0.78[4]
1143"Dirty Rotten Scandals"Bart WenrichNatalie KrinskyOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)0.95[5]
1154"Portrait of a Lady Alexander"Andy WolkMatt WhitneyNovember 5, 2012 (2012-11-05)0.66[6]
1165"Monstrous Ball"Amy HeckerlingSara GoodmanNovember 12, 2012 (2012-11-12)0.73[7]
1176"Where the Vile Things Are"Norman BuckleyDan SteeleNovember 19, 2012 (2012-11-19)0.72[8]
1187"Save the Last Chance"Anna MastroJessica QuellerNovember 26, 2012 (2012-11-26)0.84[9]
1198"It's Really Complicated"John StephensJake CoburnDecember 3, 2012 (2012-12-03)0.79[10]
1209"The Revengers"Patrick NorrisSara Goodman & Natalie KrinskyDecember 10, 2012 (2012-12-10)1.06[11]
12110"New York, I Love You XOXO"Mark PiznarskiStephanie SavageDecember 17, 2012 (2012-12-17)1.55[12]

Production

On May 11, 2012, the series was picked up for a short sixth and final season,[1] beginning in October and concluding on December 17.[2][13] On May 17, 2012, with the reveal of The CW's 2012–13 television schedule, Gossip Girl stayed on Monday night and moved to the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot following the fifth season of 90210.[14] It was announced on July 30, 2012, that the sixth season would have 10 episodes.[15]

On April 25, 2012, it was confirmed that former showrunner and executive producer Joshua Safran left the show as he had become the new showrunner of NBC's Smash.[16] On May 11, 2012, writer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer.[1]

On October 29, the fourth episode of the season, "Portrait of a Lady Alexander", was rescheduled for November 5, due to Hurricane Sandy.[17]

Cast

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kaylee DeFer, Kelly Rutherford, and Matthew Settle all returned as series regulars. Michelle Trachtenberg was upgraded to a guest-starring role for this season. Former recurring stars Desmond Harrington and Robert John Burke also returned as guest stars for the season.[14]

On July 7, 2012, actress Andrea Gabriel, known for her role on Lost, had been cast as a businesswoman from Dubai.[18] 7th Heaven alum Barry Watson landed a guest-starring role as young entrepreneur Steven Spence, who becomes romantically involved with Serena.[19]

British model Alexa Chung appears as herself in a plot involving Blair's new fashion line.[20] Former Skins star Sofia Black D'Elia was seen filming scenes with Lively for the then-upcoming sixth season. She played the role of Sage Spence, Steven's daughter.[21]

Former Gossip Girl guest stars Tamara Feldman and Yin Chang were reported to return to the show for its final season as Poppy Lifton and Nelly Yuki, respectively.[22] Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo reprised their roles as Jenny Humphrey and Eric van der Woodsen for the series finale, who had not been seen since their departures in season 4.[23]

Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Katie Cassidy, Ella Rae Peck, Willa Holland, Lisa Loeb, Michael Bloomberg and Jessica Szohr had cameo roles in the series finale.[24][25]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49) 		Viewers
(million)
1 "Gone Maybe Gone" October 8, 2012 (2012-10-08) 0.4/1[3] 0.78[3]
2 "High Infidelity" October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15) 0.4/1[4] 0.78[4]
3 "Dirty Rotten Scandals" October 22, 2012 (2012-10-22) 0.4/1[5] 0.95[5]
4 "Portrait of a Lady Alexander" November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) 0.3/1[6] 0.66[6]
5 "Monstrous Ball" November 12, 2012 (2012-11-12) 0.4/1[7] 0.73[7]
6 "Where the Vile Things Are" November 19, 2012 (2012-11-19) 0.4/1[8] 0.72[8]
7 "Save the Last Chance" November 26, 2012 (2012-11-26) 0.4/1[9] 0.84[9]
8 "It's Really Complicated" December 3, 2012 (2012-12-03) 0.3/1[10] 0.79[10]
9 "The Revengers" December 10, 2012 (2012-12-10) 0.6/1[11] 1.06[11]
10 "New York, I Love You XOXO" December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) 0.8/2[12] 1.55[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ausiello, Michael (May 11, 2012). "Gossip Girl Renewed For Shortened Final Season, Sara Goodman to Succeed Josh Safran as EP". TVLine. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Gossip Girl Wraps Up a Six-Season Run with a Two-Hour Series Finale on Monday, December 17". The CW. November 1, 2012. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (October 9, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', 'DWTS' Adjusted Up; '90210′, 'Revolution', 'Partners', '2 Broke Girls', 'Mike & Molly', 'Hawaii Five-0′, and 'How I Met Your Mother' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (October 16, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: '2 Broke Girls', 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Revolution' Adjusted Down Plus Final Baseball Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (October 23, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' & MLB Baseball Adjusted up; No Adjustment for '90210' or 'Dancing With the Stars' + Final Debate Analysis Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (November 6, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: '2 Broke Girls', & 'Revolution' Adjusted Down; No Adjustment for 'The Mob Doctor', '90210' or 'The Voice'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c Bibel, Sara. "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' & 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Castle', 'Dancing With the Stars' & 'The Mob Doctor' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (November 20, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing With the Stars' & 'Gossip Girl' Adjusted Up; 'How I Met Your Mother' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  9. ^ a b c http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/11/28/monday-final-ratings-dancing-with-the-stars-bones-how-i-met-your-mother-the-mob-doctor-adjusted-down/159182/
  10. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother' & 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; 'Extreme Makeover', 'Gossip Girl' & 'Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/12/11/monday-final-ratings-gossip-girl-adjusted-up-how-i-met-your-mother-extreme-makeover-2-broke-girls-hawaii-five-0-adjusted-down/161138/
  12. ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (December 18, 2012). "Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice' Adjusted Up; '1600 Penn' Adjusted Down + No Adjustments for 'Gossip Girl' Finale". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  13. ^ Ausiello, Michael (May 17, 2012). "CW Boss on the Demise of Ringer, a Supernatural End Date, Gossip Girl Episode Count and More!". TVLine. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  14. ^ a b Gorman, Bill (May 17, 2012). "CW 2011-12 Primetime Schedule: 'Supernatural' To Wednesday, 'Nikita' To 9pm, 'Beauty & The Beast' Follows 'Vampire Diaries' & Lots More Changes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  15. ^ Guthrie, Marissa (July 30, 2012). "TCA 2012: CW's Mark Pedowitz Talks 'Gossip Girl,' 'Muppets' and Flaws in Nielsen Measurement". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
  16. ^ Richenthal, Matt (April 25, 2012). "Gossip Girl Executive Producer to Run Smash". TV Fanatic. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  17. ^ "Hurricane Sandy derails CW and CBS: Gossip Girl Hawaii Five-O Partners and more to air repeats instead of new episodes". zap2it.com. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  18. ^ Gennis, Sadie (July 7, 2012). "Lost Alum Andrea Gabriel Joins Gossip Girl". TV Guide. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  19. ^ Corneau, Allison (July 10, 2012). "Barry Watson joins Gossip Girl's Final Season". Us Weekly. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  20. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (August 2, 2012). "Gossip Girl snags Alexa Chung for final season". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  21. ^ Douglass, Beth (August 3, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6: Serena Spotted With The New Girl-and She's a Troublemaker!". Wetpaint. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  22. ^ MacKenzie, Carina Adly (August 15, 2012). "Gossip Girl Season 6 spoilers: Nelly yuki and Poppy Lifton return". Zap2it. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  23. ^ Mullins, Jenna (October 16, 2012). "Gossip Girl scoop Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo twitpic teases wedding or maybe it doesn't". Zap2it. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  24. ^ Bricker, Tierney (November 9, 2012). "Kristen Bell to (Finally!) Appear in Gossip Girl Series Finale". E! Online. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  25. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (October 12, 2012). "'Gossip Girl' scoop: Katie Cassidy returning for the finale!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
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