List of Man Seeking Woman episodes
Man Seeking Woman is an American television sitcom that premiered on FXX on January 14, 2015.[1] The series is about a naïve and soft-spoken man in his 20s named Josh Greenberg (played by Jay Baruchel), who finds himself in several surreal and awkward circumstances while trying to find love. As of March 9, 2016,[update] 20 episodes of Man Seeking Woman have aired, concluding the second season. It has been renewed for a third season, which will consist on ten episodes and premiere on January 4, 2017.[2][3]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 10 | January 14, 2015 | March 18, 2015 | |
| 2 | 10 | January 6, 2016 | March 9, 2016 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Lizard" | Jonathan Krisel | Simon Rich | January 14, 2015 | XXMK01001 | 0.326[4] |
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Josh is dumped by his girlfriend Maggie and has a difficult time moving on. His best friend Mike encourages him to find a new girlfriend. Later, Josh meets a girl, Laura, on a train and asks for her number. Guest starring: Bill Hader as Adolf Hitler and Vanessa Bayer as Laura Ferber | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Traib" | Jonathan Krisel | Robert Padnick & Simon Rich | January 21, 2015 | XXMK01002 | 0.185[5] |
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Josh agonizes over how to ask Laura out to dinner in a text message. She later agrees to dinner, however their first date does not go well. Guest starring: Michael Hogan as Bradley, and Vanessa Bayer as Laura Ferber | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Pitbull" | Ben Berman | Dan Mirk & Simon Rich | January 28, 2015 | XXMK01003 | 0.206[6] |
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Mike takes Josh out to a club hoping to hook-up, however Josh is insecure and unsure of how to pick-up women. Guest starring: Sarah Silverman as Josh's right hand (voice), Eddie Pepitone as Josh's left hand (voice), and Tim Heidecker as a bartender | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Dram" | Ben Berman | Sofia Alvarez & Simon Rich | February 4, 2015 | XXMK01004 | 0.205[7] |
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Josh's sister Liz invites him over for dinner, setting him up for a blind date with a woman named Maude. Josh is pressured by his family to settle down with Maude who he just met. Maude is obsessive over Josh, but he does not feel the same way and goes to extreme lengths to avoid her. Guest starring: Maria Thayer as Maude | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Sizzurp" | Jonathan Krisel | Robert Padnick | February 11, 2015 | XXMK01005 | 0.098[8] |
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When Cupid decides to turn his life around he decides to set up Josh with a "super hot chick" named Whitney. Things work well at first but Josh's insecurities take over and he becomes paranoid and jealous of other men she comes in contact with. Guest starring: Minka Kelly as Whitney, Jorma Taccone as Cupid, and Fred Armisen as Tanaka | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Gavel" | Jonathan Krisel | Simon Rich | February 18, 2015 | XXMK01006 | 0.174[9] |
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Josh enters into a happy relationship, which is put in jeopardy when Maggie comes back in the picture. Guest starring: Marc Evan Jackson as a judge and Jon Daly as Daniel Schultz | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Stain" | Tim Kirkby | Ian Maxtone-Graham & Simon Rich | February 25, 2015 | XXMK01007 | 0.210[10] |
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Josh and Mike attend a wedding in hell. Guest starring: Brett Gelman as Demon | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Branzino" | Tim Kirkby | Dan Mirk | March 4, 2015 | XXMK01008 | 0.113[11] |
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Josh and his girlfriend Rachel decide to be surgically conjoined to each other. Guest starring: Carrie Brownstein and Mary Birdsong | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Teacup" | Tim Kirkby | Sofia Alvarez | March 11, 2015 | XXMK01009 | 0.218[12] |
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In a female equivalent of the show's premise, Liz re-renters the dating scene after being dumped. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Scepter" | Jonathan Krisel | Ian Maxtone-Graham | March 18, 2015 | XXMK01010 | 0.204[13] |
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Josh uses time travel pills from a convenience store to go back in time to save his relationship with Maggie. | |||||||
Season 2 (2016)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Wings" | Daniel Gray Longino | Sofia Alvarez and Simon Rich | January 6, 2016 | XXMK02001 | 0.280[14] |
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Mike feels neglected when Josh spends time with his new girlfriend. Guest starring: Sarah Gadon as Kelly | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Feather" | Michael Dowse | Robert Padnick | January 13, 2016 | XXMK02002 | 0.249[15] |
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Josh falls for a girl with similar interests, but encounters trouble when he can't satisfy her sexually. | |||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Scythe" | Dan Schimpf | Dan Mirk and Robert Padnick | January 20, 2016 | XXMK02003 | 0.254[16] |
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Josh decides to "settle" by dating a car after the Grim Reaper tells him he will be bald in around 3 years. | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | "Tinsel" | Michael Dowse | Sofia Alvarez | January 27, 2016 | XXMK02004 | 0.176[17] |
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Liz carries out an affair with Santa Claus. | |||||||
| 15 | 5 | "Card" | Daniel Gray Longino | Robert Padnick | February 3, 2016 | XXMK02005 | 0.251[18] |
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Josh sets out to achieve his life's dream of being a video game designer. | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Honey" | Daniel Gray Longino | Dan Mirk | February 10, 2016 | XXMK02006 | 0.169[19] |
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Josh begins to woo Rosa from work only to find out who she is dating. Guest starring: Fred Armisen as Jesus Christ | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | "Cactus" | Bill Benz | Marika Sawyer | February 17, 2016 | XXMK02007 | 0.207[20] |
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Josh decides to make a move on a newly single Rosa. | |||||||
| 18 | 8 | "Fuse" | Dan Schimpf | Dan Mirk | February 24, 2016 | XXMK02008 | 0.212[21] |
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Josh becomes jealous when Mike and Rosa start dating. | |||||||
| 19 | 9 | "Eel" | Bill Benz | Marika Sawyer | March 2, 2016 | XXMK02009 | 0.154[22] |
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Difficulties arise in Rosa and Mike's relationship. Guest starring: Carrie-Anne Moss as Joan Dillon and Tzi Ma as Master Sheng. | |||||||
| 20 | 10 | "Balloon" | Bill Benz | Ian Maxtone-Graham | March 9, 2016 | XXMK02010 | 0.167[23] |
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Josh gets his chance to be with Rosa. | |||||||
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