Those who need to occupy the next few months (or, let’s be honest, weeks) of their lives with friendly, quirky banter and intriguing romances should consider “New Girl” as their next binge. With seven seasons and 146 episodes, “New Girl” has enough content to keep sitcom junkies occupied for a while. Season 1 of “New Girl” boasts 24 episodes. Season 2 has 25 episodes, while Season 3 has 23. Seasons 4 to 6 boast 22 episodes. Season 7, however, features a truncated 8 episodes.
Why does the final season have a shortened number of episodes? While speaking with The Daily Beast, Nick actor Jake Johnson candidly discussed how Season 6 would likely be the end of the Fox sitcom. “Fox won’t tell us [whether the show will be renewed],” the actor told the outlet. “But we shot a finale where, if this was the end, the core fan base would be OK,” Johnson added. Except Season 6 wasn’t the end. Without getting into spoilers, “New Girl” was given another breath of life, thanks in part to Johnson attempting to provide the show another season. “I was one of [cast members] that wrote them and asked for more,” Johnson revealed to TVLine. “I said, ‘I don’t think you gave us enough time to finish the show the right way. And I would really appreciate — and I think the fans would appreciate — a final goodbye to these characters.'”
With fan support, and stars like Johnson pleading, Fox afforded the critical juggernaut a seventh and final, albeit truncated season. With seven seasons and 146 episodes, there are tons of “New Girl” episodes to devour. With episodes clocking in at around the 22-minute mark, “New Girl” can be binged in about a month — so long as you watch 5 episodes a day.
