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| Genre | Teen drama |
| Based on | Gossip Girl byCecily von Ziegesar |
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| Narrated by | Kristen Bell |
| Opening theme | "Steps of the Met" byTranscenders |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 121(list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 39–44 minutes |
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| Network | The CW |
| Release | September 19, 2007 (2007-9-19) – December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) |
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Gossip Girl is an Americanteen drama television series created byJosh Schwartz andStephanie Savage and based on theseries of novels of the same name byCecily von Ziegesar. It follows a group of students inManhattan'sUpper East Side whose private and social lives are chronicled by the unidentified blogger "Gossip Girl".[1] The series was broadcast onthe CW from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012, spanning six seasons and 121 episodes.[2][3]
The series' main characters includesocialiteSerena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively), her popularfrenemyBlair Waldorf (Leighton Meester), her motherLily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), and her love interestDan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), an aspiring writer andscholarship student. Other main characters include Serena's ex-boyfriendNate Archibald (Chace Crawford), his best friendChuck Bass (Ed Westwick), Dan's sisterJenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Dan's childhood friendVanessa Abrams (Jessica Szohr), his fatherRufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), and the troublesomeIvy Dickens (Kaylee DeFer).
A ratings hit in its early seasons,Gossip Girl received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences but became known for usingnegative critical reviews in its marketing. The series won numerous accolades, including 18Teen Choice Awards. It gained a largecult following, influenced other teen dramas and spawned several international television adaptations.
The series was followed by astandalone sequel, also titledGossip Girl, which aired for two seasons between 2021 and 2023 onHBO Max.[4]
The series focuses on a group ofprivileged teenagers who attend a prestigious high school in theUpper East Side ofNew York City. Their private lives are constantly commented upon by an unknown blogger under the pseudonym "Gossip Girl".
Gossip Girl chronicles the scandals and intimate details of the characters' lives during high school, college and in the years that follow. All of their ups and downs are available for the public to read about. Throughout this time, the characters strive to unveil Gossip Girl's true identity.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Average viewership (in millions) | ||
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| 1 | 18 | September 19, 2007 (2007-9-19) | May 19, 2008 (2008-5-19) | 2.6[5] | |
| 2 | 25 | September 1, 2008 (2008-9-1) | May 18, 2009 (2009-5-18) | 2.8[6] | |
| 3 | 22 | September 14, 2009 (2009-9-14) | May 17, 2010 (2010-5-17) | 2.0[7] | |
| 4 | 22 | September 13, 2010 (2010-9-13) | May 16, 2011 (2011-5-16) | 1.6[8] | |
| 5 | 24 | September 26, 2011 (2011-9-26) | May 14, 2012 (2012-5-14) | 1.2[9] | |
| 6 | 10 | October 8, 2012 (2012-10-8) | December 17, 2012 (2012-12-17) | 0.9[10] | |
The series featured uncredited narration byKristen Bell, who appears in every episode. Bell portrays herself in theseries finale.
TheGossip Girl novel series byCecily von Ziegesar was originally supposed to be adapted into a film starringLindsay Lohan with headGilmore Girls creatorAmy Sherman-Palladino.[11] When the film project did not get off the ground, Stephanie Savage andJosh Schwartz took over, to create a television series. By October 2006, Schwartz was working on the pilot. He said: "I was very skeptical [of the series]. I don't want to [repeat]The O.C.. [von Ziegesar's] books are smart [and] the characters are worldly".[12] The characteristics for each character in the pilot were based on the firstGossip Girl book.[13] In January 2007, the show was given thegreen light bythe CW.[14]
The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz and fellow writer Stephanie Savage served as the show's executive producers throughout the series' run, followed by Bob Levy andLeslie Morgenstein ofAlloy Entertainment, who were assigned in aiding the adaptation of the novels into the series.[14] Following the success ofGossip Girl,Gilmore Girls co-producer,John Stephens was approached by Schwartz and Savage, having previously worked with him onThe O.C., and hired him as an executive producer.[15]Joshua Safran, who started as a writer/consulting producer before becoming co-executive producer, was later added as an executive producer. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that he would leave the show at the end of the fifth season to be the new show runner ofNBC's now-cancelled musical seriesSmash.[16] To fill in Safran's void, co-executive producer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer for the sixth season.[17]Alexandra Patsavas who worked with Schwartz onThe O.C. was in charge of the music.[18]Eric Daman was at the head of the costume department; he previously had assistedPatricia Field onSex and the City.[19]
Featuring nine regular speaking roles, the majority of theensemble cast was assembled from February to April 2007.Leighton Meester andBlake Lively–who started auditioning in December 2006[20]–were the first two actresses to be chosen in February for the lead roles ofBlair Waldorf andSerena van der Woodsen, respectively.[21]Penn Badgley, who had previously worked withStephanie Savage onThe Mountain,[20]Taylor Momsen,Chace Crawford,Kelly Rutherford, andConnor Paolo also auditioned successfully and landed roles in the series in March, as didFlorencia Lozano who appeared only in the pilot, and was later replaced byMargaret Colin.[22][23][24] Badgley at first turned down the part of Dan since he originally auditioned for Chuck Bass. In an interview with Vulture, he stated that he turned down the role of Dan at first because of frustration;[25][26] Lively—who planned to attend college—also initially turned down the role of Serena.[27] Actors for the roles ofChuck Bass andRufus Humphrey were found in April when British actorEd Westwick, andMatthew Settle were cast.[28] Westwick first read for the role of Nate but was then asked to try Chuck.[20] As rumors swirled about the impending cancellation ofVeronica Mars, it was revealed at the CW's 2007upfronts on May 17, 2007, that Kristen Bell had narrated the pilot, thus making her the title character of another show on the network.[29] Of the casting, Bell said:
I read [theGossip Girl pilot], and I knew I was sort of old to play any of the kids. I calledDawn Ostroff [...] and said, "Hey, I did so much narration onVeronica Mars, can I narrate this show?" [...] It was so clear to me how sassy and catty she needed to be.[30]
Jessica Szohr was signed on to portray the recurring role ofVanessa Abrams and received regular status during the fourteenth episode of the first season.[31][32]Kaylee DeFer joined the series in the eighteenth episode of the fourth season and was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season.[33]
At the conclusion of the fourth season, Momsen, who went on an indefinite hiatus during the season while retaining regular billing,[34] andJessica Szohr both left the show.[35] Throughout the series' run,Connor Paolo consistently declined to elevate his recurring role ofEric van der Woodsen to regular status, citing personal reasons for his decision.[36] After becoming a regular on theABC seriesRevenge, Paolo confirmed his departure fromGossip Girl in August 2011.[37]
As the show progressed, numerous recurring guest stars appeared in the show.Michelle Trachtenberg signed on to portrayGeorgina Sparks.[38] The role had previously been offered toMischa Barton who declined the role.[38]Francie Swift andSam Robards took the parental roles of Anne and Howard Archibald, respectively.[39][40]Caroline Lagerfelt portrayed Celia "CeCe" Rhodes, Serena and Eric's grandmother and Lily's mother.[41]Sebastian Stan made several appearances asCarter Baizen throughout the show's first three seasons.[42]
Primarily filming inNew York,Gossip Girl has been declared byNew York Magazine as the "Most Restauranty Show SinceSex and the City", citing thepilot episode filming locales such as the Japanese restaurant Geisha, theCampbell Apartment where Nate and Serena were filmed having sex, and theNew York Palace Hotel barGilt.[43] OtherNew York City landmarks and well-known establishments were filmed throughout the first season.Victor/Victrola filmed the fictional infamous Chuck Bass burlesque club, Victrola, at The Box Manhattan, a sister club toThe Box Soho in London.[44] The fictional Constance Billard-St.Judes School, based on novel writer Cecily Von Ziegesar's alma mater,Nightingale-Bamford used external shots of theMuseum of the City of New York.[45]
The second season premiered atthe Hamptons and began filming in mid-June. The season premiere opening montage showed a scene at Cooper's Beach that was instead filmed in Rockaway Beach followed by an elaborate white party.[46][47] For the sixth episode of the season,Columbia University was used to film theYale campus, an episode that followed disappointment from Yale fans due to its erroneous portrayal of the admissions process and reliance onIvy League university stereotypes.[48] During the season's seventh episode, the Brooklyn Inn was integrated into the show.[49] Remaining true to its New York locations, the show filmed at theRussian Tea Room.[50][51]
The fourth season premiered on September 13, 2010, with the first two episodes filmed in Paris.[52][53]New York Magazine revealed several locations shot at the French University,La Sorbonne in the Latin District (or Quartier Latin) of Paris on July 5.[54][55] Other locations include theMusée d'Orsay, theEiffel Tower, theGare du Nord,Avenue Montaigne.[56] andSaint-Germain-des-Prés. Columbia University became the primary filming location for the first few episodes of the season following the Paris story arc.[57]
The fifth season premiered on September 26, 2011, with the first two episodes filmed inLos Angeles,California.[58]
Because of its location in New York, executive producer Stephanie Savage said: "We were quickly told it would be too expensive, too complicated" at the beginning of the series. She said that it had been proposed to shoot in a Los Angeles studio that would recreateCentral Park, but they eventually filmed the series in New York.[59] Savage explained their choice to film there: "There's no New York City on TV, or there wasn't when we started making the pilot, except what you could see in the background behind the dead bodies on cop shows. We've never seen the city from the point of view of teenagers. It felt like a world with high stakes for young people." Schwartz added: "What's funny about these teenagers is they grew up watchingSex and the City, even though it wasn't about them. And I think they've probably incorporated that into how they mythologize New York. I fought really hard to shoot the show in New York because we want New York to be a character in the show."[60] Many scenes were filmed in theEmpire Hotel on the Upper West Side.[61]
Each episode begins with the home page of the Gossip Girl website and Serena's picture from the pilot episode. Afterward, a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative is shown, which ends again with the home page of the website, only this time with a picture from other character(s) with a text about a recent event connected with the picture.
The narrator is Gossip Girl, voiced by actress Kristen Bell. She begins the recap with the sentence: "Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite," and ends the recap with whispered voices saying "Where has she been?" and "Serena." Then, the voice of Gossip Girl says, "And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell! You know you love me... XOXO, Gossip Girl."
During each episode, there is always a social event taking place, whether small or large. Joshua Safran explained, "We structure it [the show] so that every week, the episode leads to an event. I feel like it is much like a procedural."[13]
All of the episodes' titles are based on the name of a film or a novel.[62] For example, episode "The Wild Brunch" evokes western filmThe Wild Bunch and "Seventeen Candles"Sixteen Candles.[62] Episode "All About My Brother" refers toPedro Almodóvar'sAll About My Mother while "Pret-a-Poor-J" came fromPrêt-à-Porter.[62] "There Might Be Blood" took its title from 2007 filmThere Will Be Blood.[62] "The Serena Also Rises" was titled after novelThe Sun Also Rises. The fifth-season episode "The Big Sleep No More" was named for the filmThe Big Sleep and the New York-based productionSleep No More. Episode "Easy J" was titled after Emma Stone's hit movieEasy A. Episode "The Age of Dissonance", which was titled afterEdith Wharton's novelThe Age of Innocence, saw a high school production of the novel taking place,[62] and "The Blair Bitch Project" was named afterThe Blair Witch Project. "Victor, Victrola" is named after the British-American musical comedyVictor/Victoria. "Bad News Blair" was named after the 1976 movieThe Bad News Bears. "The Wrong Goodbye" was named after the bookThe Long Goodbye.
Joshua Safran said, "we draw from classic works likeLes Liaisons Dangereuses andThe Great Gatsby as much as we do from pop culture."[13]
Gossip Girl is known for itsproduct placement. The show had a contract withVerizon Wireless for its first five seasons; all the characters were seen with phones chosen by the brand until the deal ended by the sixth season.[63] During their contract, Verizon Wireless offered exclusiveGossip Girl content and created a website where ringtones of the songs featured on the show could be downloaded.[64] Barbra Robin, the CW's senior vice president of Integrated Marketing, stated: "It was really about showing features on a device. [...] Initially, it was just a wireless phone, but eventually that became a smartphone, a tablet, all these other types of technology that took them through their day and showed how they used it to get from one place to the next."[65]
In mid-2008, executives ofVitaminWater approached the CW for a placement deal. During the second season, the drinks were mentioned several times in dialogues. The partnership helped pay the costs of shooting on location in the Hamptons.[66] AnHP TouchPad was prominently displayed in an episode of the sixth season.[67] According to OneNewsNow.com, other sponsors have includedProcter & Gamble,L'Oreal,Target andJohnson & Johnson, which allowed the series to earn $28.2 million in advertising revenue in 2007.[68]
Gossip Girl aired on the CW on Mondays.[69] In addition to the television broadcast of the show, episodes ofGossip Girl have also been released on the Internet. In October 2011, the CW signed a deal allowing allGossip Girl episodes to be streamed onNetflix.[70] The same month, the network signed a deal withHulu. Both CWTV.com and Hulu streamed episodes for free, but only the five most recent installments were available for viewing.[71]All seasons ofGossip Girl are also available through theiTunes Store andAmazon Video where each episode can be purchased separately or in complete season sets.
As of 2012, the series was broadcast in 197 countries.[20]
On January 1, 2021,Gossip Girl moved fromNetflix toWarnerMedia's streaming serviceHBO Max. WarnerMedia is the parent company of the series' production company, Warner Bros. Television.[72] On October 29, 2024,Gossip Girl returned to Netflix.[73]
On July 25, 2012,Style Network announced that it had acquired the off-network rights toGossip Girl and started airing repeats of the show on August 15, 2012.[74]
TheDVD sets of each season were released in various regions after their television broadcast.
| DVD Name | Release dates | Technical details | Bonus Features | |||
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| The Complete First Season | August 19, 2008 | August 18, 2008 | October 22, 2008 | April 15, 2009 |
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| The Complete Second Season | August 18, 2009 | September 28, 2009 | October 2, 2009 | October 28, 2009 |
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| The Complete Third Season | August 24, 2010 | August 23, 2010 | October 2, 2010 | September 1, 2010 |
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| The Complete Fourth Season | August 23, 2011 | August 15, 2011 | September 2011 | September 7, 2011 |
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| The Complete Fifth Season | September 25, 2012 | September 3, 2012 | October 12, 2012 | September 12, 2012 |
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| The Complete Sixth and Final Season[75] | February 12, 2013 | February 18, 2013 | July 19, 2013 | February 27, 2013 |
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| The Complete Series[75] | February 12, 2013 | February 18, 2013 | July 19, 2013 | February 12, 2013 |
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Notes:
Gossip Girl initially received positive reviews. Due to the show's pedigree as an adaptation ofThe New York Times best-selling novel series, the show was considered to be one of the most anticipated new shows of the 2007–2008 television season. An August 2007 survey by OTX, a global media research and consulting firm, placed the show on the list of top ten new shows that viewers were aware of.[76] Though the pilot was the recipient of many positive reviews from publications such asVariety,The Washington Post,San Francisco Chronicle and theBoston Globe, other reviewers described it as a guilty pleasure rather than an hour's worth of must-watch television.[77][78][79][80]Metacritic gave it a score of 59, based on the reviews of 40 different publications.[81]
Toward the conclusion of the first season, Janet Malcolm ofThe New Yorker criticized the show for its deviations from the novels. She stated that the series was "related to the original only in the names and outlines of the characters", and that "Without von Ziegesar's fast, mocking commentary to propel them, the TV episodes are sluggish and crass—a move from Barneys to Kmart".[82] AuthorCecily von Ziegesar said that all of her major plot points were present in the pilot.[83][84] Von Ziegesar was so pleased by Malcolm's article that she asked to meet the writer.[84]
As the show continued its first season, the response became considerably more positive, and by the second season critical response was favorable.Metacritic gave the new season an improved score of 71. "Summer's been good to this girl," claimedEntertainment Weekly, who awarded the series its highest grade of "A".[85]The New York Daily News claimed the show had found its footing by stating "It knows exactly what it wants and needs its new hybrid product to be. The hockey fights video of teen romance drama."[86]Gossip Girl was designated the "Greatest Teen Drama of All Time" byNew York magazine.[87] The magazine wrote: "The show has resurrected the potential for scripted dramas to be effective social satire—to present a world more accurately than a 'reality' program can.Gossip Girl presents a wealth-eye view of the city, but because it is a cartoon we can laugh along with the conspicuousness of the consumption."[87]
The ChristianParents Television Council has shown particular criticism of the series, especially with its "OMFG" ad campaign from April 2008.[88] It also named the episode "Victor/Victrola" the worst television program of the week in which the episode originally was broadcast.[89] Quotes from the Parents Television Council review, as well as negative quotes from theSan Diego Union-Tribune,New York Post and theBoston Herald, were used on various advertisements for the second season. TheHartford Courant chronicled a variety of negative responses to the ads. The ads included quotes like "Every Parent's Nightmare", "Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate" and "A Nasty Piece of Work" in what appears to be an effort to continue the "rebellious teen" style of the show.[90][91]
With the approach of the fifth season,New York magazine reviewed the life expectancy of the show, noting its waning cultural relevancy despite the growing prominence of its actors, and the loss of its status as the CW's number-one show, having been beaten out in terms of ratings by other shows of the network likeSupernatural and90210. "The series itself hasn't quite kept up, even if its plotting is as juicy and lunatic as ever." and that "The cast would all rather be making movies, while the showrunners are focusing on launching new projects via their nascent Fake Empire production company (including CW newcomerHart of Dixie). Barring an unexpected brand reboot or another stab at a spinoff, we're afraid the end is near. XOXO."[92]AOL TV rankedGossip Girl the 20th Best School Show of All Time and the 4th TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasure.[93][94] The show was declared the tenth highest-rated show for the first ten years ofIMDb.com Pro (2002–2012).[95]
The reveal of Dan as being Gossip Girl in the series finale received mixed reception: Badgley stated he did not know about the identity of Gossip Girl before shooting the episode and said his character being Gossip Girl created several narrative inconsistencies for the series.[96] Von Ziegesar defended Dan being Gossip Girl in the series as "the only logical thing", but reiterated that Gossip Girl in her novel series is an unidentifiedomniscient narrator.[84]
Scholars have criticized the series for being low-quality fiction aimed at teenage girls, focused on activities such as "frenzied shopping, gossiping, partying, and sexual encounters", and portraying beauty and wealth as most important and desirable qualities.[97]: 882–883
CW executiveDawn Ostroff later comparedGossip Girl's role as the show that defined its network toHouse of Cards forNetflix. Its television audience was never very large, but the show was influential on culture; Savage recalled that the crew likened working on it to working for alifestyle magazine. Bell stated: "[Schwartz and Savage] were spearheading: 'What if the Internet is just a place to judge people? What if that's what it turns into?' And they turned out to be Nostradamus."[27]
A hairstylist for the show compared media interest in Lively's hair to that forJennifer Aniston's "The Rachel".[27] In 2008,The New York Times reported the show has had a profound impact on retail, sayingGossip Girl is probably "the first [show] to have been conceived, in part, as a fashion marketing vehicle". While it has had middling success in terms of ratings, it "may well be the biggest influence in the youth culture market", said a trend spotter.[98] However, for Maheen Humayun ofThe Tempest, the show emphasized toxic cultural traits, like rape culture, that "messed up a whole generation."[99] According to Zoe Fox ofMashable, the show popularized social media networks and mobile communication, becoming "a pioneer in its use of mobile".[100] In 2008,New York Magazine named the series as "Best Show Ever".[87] In 2009,Rolling Stone named the series as "TV's Hottest Show".[101]
On January 26, 2012, in honor of the series' 100th episode, New York City MayorMichael Bloomberg visited the set and proclaimed the dateGossip Girl Day, citing the show's cultural influence and impact on the economy of the city. "Gossip Girl has made New York a central character. WhileGossip Girl is drawing fans in with its plot twists, the show also attracts many of them to visit New York, contributing to our incredible 50.5 million visitors last year. In fact, the economic impact ofGossip Girl and other television shows and films that are made in New York really can be felt directly in all five boroughs. The 100th episode ofGossip Girl is a real landmark, and I want to congratulate the show's cast and crew," he stated.[102]
The popularity of the series was also indirectly responsible for the creation of the reality seriesNYC Prep, which ran for one season onBravo.[103][104]
Gossip Girl paved the way for numerous teen dramas that came after it. The show influenced the notorious text harassment throughoutPretty Little Liars, as well as the class conflict plot inElite.[105] Popular among teenagers and young adults, theGossip Girl cast has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, includingRolling Stone,People,Nylon,New York Magazine,TV Guide,New York Post,Vogue,Out Magazine,Details, andEntertainment Weekly.
The series premiere was watched by 3.50 million viewers and achieved a 1.6 Adults 18–49, coming in last place in its 9:00 pm timeslot on Wednesday nights.[106] However, the show was noted to have held the best audience retention ofAmerica's Next Top Model.[107] Benefiting from the network rerunning the show during the2008 WGA strike,[27] the season ended with 3.00 million viewers.[108] The second season premiered with 3.43 million viewers.[109] The second season ended with 2.23 million viewers.[110] The third season premiered with 2.55 million viewers.[111] The third season ended with 1.96 million viewers.[112] The fourth season premiered to 1.83 million viewers and a 1.0 for adults 18–49.[113] Episode 4.04 hit season highs in all categories with a 2.8 rating in the CW's target of Women 18–34, a 1.7 in Adults 18–34 and 1.1 in Adults 18–49.[114] The fourth season ended with 1.36 million viewers.[115] The fifth season premiered with 1.37 million viewers.[116] The fifth season ended with 1.44 million viewers.[117]
Despite this, throughout the fifth season,Gossip Girl continued to see a decrease in viewers. The sixth season premiered to 0.78 million viewers, making it not only the least viewed season premiere for the series, but also the least viewed episode in show's six-year run. The following episode saw a decrease to 0.76 million viewers, which once again marked a new series low in terms of viewers. The series finale was watched by 1.55 million viewers, the highest viewed episode since season four.
| Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | U.S. viewers (in millions) | Rating (adults 18–49) |
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| 1 | Wednesday 9:00 pm (1–13) Monday 8:00 pm (14–18) | September 19, 2007 | May 19, 2008 | 2007–2008 | #196[118] | 2.35[118] | 1.2[119] |
| 2 | Monday 8:00 pm | September 1, 2008 | May 18, 2009 | 2008–2009 | #168[120] | 2.48[120] | 1.4[119] |
| 3 | Monday 9:00 pm | September 14, 2009 | May 17, 2010 | 2009–2010 | #135[121] | 2.02[121] | 1.1[121] |
| 4 | September 13, 2010 | May 16, 2011 | 2010–2011 | #139[122] | 1.64[123] | 0.8[124] | |
| 5 | Monday 8:00 pm | September 26, 2011 | May 14, 2012 | 2011–2012 | #188[125] | 1.18[126] | 0.6[126] |
| 6 | Monday 9:00 pm | October 8, 2012 | December 17, 2012 | 2012–2013 | #140[127] | 0.90[128] | 0.5[128] |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2008 | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama[129] | Gossip Girl | Nominated |
| ASTRA Awards | Favourite International Program[130] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show Drama[131][132] | Gossip Girl | Won | |
| Choice TV Breakout Show[131][132] | Gossip Girl | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actress Drama[131][132] | Blake Lively | Won | ||
| Choice TV Breakout Female[131][132] | Blake Lively | Won | ||
| Choice TV Breakout Male[131][132] | Chace Crawford | Won | ||
| Choice TV Villain[131][132] | Ed Westwick | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actress Drama[131][132] | Leighton Meester | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Actor Drama[131][132] | Chace Crawford | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Actor Drama[131][132] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Breakout Female[131][132] | Leighton Meester | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Breakout Female[131][132] | Taylor Momsen | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Breakout Male[131][132] | Ed Westwick | Nominated | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Favorite New TV Drama[133] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | |
| 2009 | ASTRA Awards | Favourite International Personality or Actor[134] | Blake Lively | Nominated |
| Costume Designers Guild | Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Contemporary | Eric Daman | Nominated | |
| Prism Awards | Drama Episode[135] | "Woman on the Verge" | Nominated | |
| Performance in a Drama Episode[135] | Blake Lively | Nominated | ||
| ASTRA Awards | Favourite International Program[134] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show Drama[136] | Gossip Girl | Won | |
| Choice TV Actor Drama[136] | Chace Crawford | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actress Drama[136] | Leighton Meester | Won | ||
| Choice TV Villain[136] | Ed Westwick | Won | ||
| Choice Music Soundtrack[137] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Actor Drama[137] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Parental Unit[137] | Matthew Settle | Nominated | ||
| Young Hollywood Awards | Breakthrough Performance Male[138] | Ed Westwick | Won | |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show Drama[139] | Gossip Girl | Won |
| Choice TV Actress Drama[139] | Leighton Meester | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actor Drama[139] | Chace Crawford | Won | ||
| Choice Female Scene Stealer[139] | Hilary Duff | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actress Drama[140] | Blake Lively | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Actor Drama[140] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Villain[140] | Ed Westwick | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Drama Actress[141] | Blake Lively | Nominated |
| Favorite TV Drama Actor[141] | Chace Crawford | Nominated | ||
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show Drama[142][143] | Gossip Girl | Won | |
| Choice TV Actress: Drama[142][143] | Blake Lively | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actor: Drama[142][143] | Chace Crawford | Won | ||
| Choice TV Actor: Drama[142] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Drama Actress[144] | Blake Lively | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Drama Series[145] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | |
| Choice TV Drama Actress[145] | Leighton Meester | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Drama Actor[145] | Ed Westwick | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Drama Actor[145] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Villain[146] | Michelle Trachtenberg | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama[147] | Gossip Girl | Nominated |
| Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show: Drama[148] | Gossip Girl | Nominated | |
| Choice TV Actor: Drama[148] | Penn Badgley | Nominated | ||
| Choice TV Actress: Drama[148] | Blake Lively | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Series: Throwback | Gossip Girl | Nominated |
The series was the 5th most-binged TV series on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Services; derived from NPD's VideoWatch Digital, consumer tracker based on data from 313,866 SVOD TV transactions across 26,176 SVOD subscribers that were completed between January 2012 and January 2013.[152]
The first soundtrack of the TV series,OMFGG – Original Music Featured On Gossip Girl, No. 1 was released digitally on September 2, 2008, and in stores on October 28, 2008.[153]
Merchants, designers and trend consultants say thatGossip Girl ... is one of the biggest influences on how young women spend.Fans stride into boutiques bearing magazine tear sheets that feature members of the cast and ask for their exact outfits. Or they order scoop-neck tops and hobo bags by following e-commerce links from the show’s Web site.
— The New York Times, 2008[98]
Gossip Girl was very influential on fashion for teenage and young adult women. The show was intended in part as a way for fashion companies to market their products. Some brands paid a fee, and the show's Web site providedreferral links so viewers could purchase items they saw on television.[98] In 2009,Anna Sui created a line inspired byGossip Girl.[154] Daman, who based his costumes on what Manhattan private-school students wore,[98] said that by the sixth season the show was "gettingone-of-a-kind couture from Paris", because "they wanted their wares on Blake Lively".[155]
On September 16, 2011, it was announced thatWarner Bros. and label Romeo & Juliet Couture had partnered to createGossip Girl's official clothing line inspired by lead characters Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf.[156] The launch of the fashion line took place on September 26, 2011, the same day as the premiere of the fifth season.[citation needed]
Cosmetics online retailer Birchbox andGossip Girl have teamed up to create a special Birchbox edition filled with beauty products inspired by the show. The products were chosen byGossip Girl's makeup department head, Amy Tagliamonti, and hair department head, Jennifer Johnson.[157]
In July 2010, a Turkish-language remake ofGossip Girl titledKüçük Sırlar starringMerve Boluğur as "Ayşegül", an identified version of Gossip Girl, began airing.Sinem Kobal portrays Su (Serena van der Woodsen),Burak Özçivit as Çetin (Chuck Bass),Birkan Sokullu as Demir (Dan Humphrey),İpek Karapınar as Arzu (Blair Waldorf) andKadir Doğulu as Ali (Nate Archibald). The adaptation deviated from the original series by rewriting the character arcs of Chuck and Blair.[158][159][160][161][162] The series ended in September 2011, airing a total of 55 episodes.
A Mexican adaptation was produced by Pedro Torres, subtitledGossip Girl: Acapulco.[163] The show starsSofía Sisniega,Oka Giner,Jon Ecker,Vadhir Derbez,Diego Amozurrutia, andMacarena Achaga.[164] Filming began in January 2013 and the series aired on July 5, 2013, onTelevisa.[165][166] The series also aired in the United States onUnivision in 2014.[167] It was not renewed for a second season.
TheThai adaptation ofGossip Girl began airing onChannel 3 on July 16, 2015.[168] It lasted for one season, ending in November 2015.
On March 5, 2012, it was reported thatWarner Bros. International Television and Metan Development Group would produce a Chinese adaptation calledChina Girl. Production was set to start in June 2012, with the show airing in November, and was designed to follow the lives of students at a university instead of a high school.[169] No news of the actual broadcast followed. The Chinese version ultimately aired over five years later on October 27, 2017, titledThe Gossip Girl. It lasted for one season
An Indonesian adaptation known asGossip Girl Indonesia was announced during the launch of GoPlay, a video-on-demand service by the country's popularridesharing app,Gojek, withNia Dinata as its showrunner. It premiered on the platform on February 14, 2020 and lasted for one season.[170]
In the 2024 filmDeadpool and Wolverine,Deadpool, played by Blake Lively's husbandRyan Reynolds, makes a joke about how there are 206 bones in the human body, but he has 207 if he's watchingGossip Girl.[171]
Astandalone sequel series – also titledGossip Girl and headed by original executive producers Schwartz, Savage and Safran – premiered July 8, 2021, onHBO Max.[172] While set in ashared universe withKristen Bell voicing Gossip Girl, the sequel focuses on original characters at Constance Billard[173] and is set nine years after the original series.[174][175]
Safran said the sequel is "a new look at this particular society in New York", while Schwartz confirmed it would serve as a continuation rather than a reboot, despite no initial connection to the original series.[176]Leighton Meester andChace Crawford were not asked to be part of the sequel,[177] although, in October 2020, Crawford said he was open to making an appearance.[178] In November 2019, Bell's return was confirmed.[179] The series was cancelled in 2023 after two seasons.
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