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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Season 2
Promotional art for the second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21) –
February 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 21, 2016 and ran for 13 episodes until February 3, 2017. The season stars Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a young lawyer who finds herself pursuing a relationship with the object of her obsession, Josh Chan, as she continues her quest to find true happiness. Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, and Gabrielle Ruiz co-star.

Cast

See also: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend characters

Episodes

See also: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes

Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated.

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
191"Where Is Josh's Friend?"Marc WebbRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna & Marc WebbOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)0.53[1]
202"When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?"Jay ChandrasekharRene GubeOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)0.45[2]
213"All Signs Point to Josh... Or Is It Josh’s Friend?"Stuart McDonaldRachel Specter & Audrey WauchopeNovember 4, 2016 (2016-11-04)0.54[3]
224"When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?"Paul BrigantiErin EhrlichNovember 11, 2016 (2016-11-11)0.53[4]
235"Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?"Erin EhrlichSono PatelNovember 18, 2016 (2016-11-18)0.50[5]
246"Who Needs Josh When You Have a Girl Group?"Stuart McDonaldJack DolgenDecember 2, 2016 (2016-12-02)0.60[6]
257"Who's the Cool Girl Josh Is Dating?"Jude WengMichael HitchcockDecember 9, 2016 (2016-12-09)0.54[7]
268"Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?"Linda MendozaRachel Specter & Audrey WauchopeJanuary 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)0.71[8]
279"When Do I Get to Spend Time with Josh?"Kabir AkhtarRachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKennaJanuary 6, 2017 (2017-01-06)0.63[8]
2810"Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?"Alex HardcastleDan Gregor & Doug MandJanuary 13, 2017 (2017-01-13)0.55[9]
2911"Josh Is the Man of My Dreams, Right?"Michael Patrick JannElisabeth Kiernan AverickJanuary 20, 2017 (2017-01-20)0.57[10]
3012"Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?"Alex HardcastleKatie SchwartzJanuary 27, 2017 (2017-01-27)0.59[11]
3113"Can Josh Take a Leap of Faith?"Aline Brosh McKennaAline Brosh McKennaFebruary 3, 2017 (2017-02-03)0.58[12]

Production

The series was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2017.[13] On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabrielle Ruiz, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two.[14] In November, 2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana would be departing the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular.[15]

Music

"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack (Season 2)" was released on March 3, 2017. It includes all the songs of season two, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Santa Ana Winds" and "Rebecca's Reprise" alongside Adam Schlesinger and Stephen M. Gold's demo version of "I'm Just a Girl in Love", and Jack Dolgen's rough demos of "Sex Toys" and "It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Douche", two songs that didn't make it onto the final cut on the show.[16]

Home media

The Warner Archive Collection released Season 2 as a manufacture-on-demand DVD exclusively to online retailers.[citation needed]

Reception

Critical response

The second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend received critical acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a fresh rating of 100% based on 15 reviews, with a weighted average of 9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing."[17] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend season 2
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)
1 "Where is Josh's Friend?" October 21, 2016 0.2/1 0.53[1]
2 "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" October 28, 2016 0.2/1 0.45[2]
3 "All Signs Point to Josh... Or is it Josh's Friend?" November 4, 2016 0.2/1 0.54[3]
4 "When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?" November 11, 2016 0.2/1 0.53[4]
5 "Why is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?" November 18, 2016 0.2/1 0.50[5]
6 "Who Needs Josh When You Have a Girl Group?" December 2, 2016 0.2/1 0.60[6]
7 "Who's the Cool Girl Josh is Dating?" December 9, 2016 0.2/1 0.54[7]
8 "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?" January 6, 2017 0.2/1 0.71[8]
9 "When Do I Get to Spend Time with Josh?" January 6, 2017 0.2/1 0.63[8]
10 "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?" January 13, 2017 0.2/1 0.55[9]
11 "Josh is the Man of My Dreams, Right?" January 20, 2017 0.2/1 0.57[10]
12 "Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?" January 27, 2017 0.2/1 0.59[11]
13 "Can Josh Take a Leap of Faith?" February 3, 2017 0.2/1 0.58[12]

References

  1. ^ a b Porter, Rick (October 24, 2016). "'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Hell's Kitchen' adjust up, 'Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Porter, Rick (October 31, 2016). "'The Vampire Diaries' and 'MacGyver' adjust down vs. World Series: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 7, 2016). "'Shark Tank' adjusts up, 'The Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 14, 2016). "Last Man Standing' adjusts up, all others hold: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 21, 2016). "The Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Porter, Rick (December 5, 2016). "20/20' adjusts up, 'Dr. Ken,' 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' & 'I Love Lucy' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Porter, Rick (December 12, 2016). "'Shark Tank,' 'Hawaii Five-0' and others unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d Welch, Alex (January 9, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0' adjusts up, 'Emerald City' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 17, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 23, 2017). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 30, 2017). "'Shark Tank' and 'Dateline' adjust up, '20/20′ adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ a b Porter, Rick (February 6, 2017). "'Dateline' adjusts up, 'Blue Bloods' and 'Vampire Diaries' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Lesley. "CW Renews 11 Series, Including 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' 'Vampire Diaries,' Full DC Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  14. ^ Swift, Andy (May 23, 2016). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Gabrielle Ruiz Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  15. ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (November 11, 2016). "Why Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Latest Heartbreaking Decision Was Also the Right One". TV Guide. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Season 2 Soundtrack Released". Film Music Reporter. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  17. ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2 (2016-2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  18. ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
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