Gilmore Girls
TVPG
Comedy drama
A single mother and her academically gifted daughter navigate the complexities of family, romance, and ambition in a storybook Connecticut town populated by an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists, and everyday folk.
Cast & Crew
Lauren Graham Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel Rory Gilmore
Melissa McCarthy Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale Michel Gerard
Kelly Bishop Emily Gilmore
Scott Patterson Luke Danes
Liza Weil Paris Geller
Sean Gunn Kirk Gleason
Matt Czuchry Logan Huntzberger
Edward Herrmann Richard Gilmore
Jamie Babbit Director
Amy Sherman-Palladino Director
Daniel Palladino Writer
Amy Sherman-Palladino Executive Producer
Gavin Polone Executive Producer
Helen Pai Producer
Amy Sherman-Palladino Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Monday, January 26
He's Slippin' 'Em Bread ... Dig?
Season 6 • Episode 10
Christopher reappears in Lorelai and Rory's lives with an offer to make up for lost time.
Tuesday, January 27
The Perfect Dress
Season 6 • Episode 11
Luke, wanting to get to know his newly discovered daughter, goes to talk with the girl's mother.
Tuesday, January 27
Application Anxiety
Season 3 • Episode 3
Rory and her mother seek help filling out Harvard application; Lane falls for a musician.
Tuesday, January 27
One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes
Season 3 • Episode 4
Students bombard Lorelai with questions about being a pregnant teenager on career day.
Tuesday, January 27
Eight O'Clock at the Oasis
Season 3 • Episode 5
Lorelai pursues a guy she met at an auction organized by her mom.
Tuesday, January 27
Just Like Gwen and Gavin
Season 6 • Episode 12
Luke is still unable to tell Lorelai about the existence of his 12-year-old daughter, April.
Wednesday, January 28
Friday Night's Alright for Fighting
Season 6 • Episode 13
While Luke deals with having April in his life, Lorelai pretends she does not mind the situation.
Wednesday, January 28
Take the Deviled Eggs ...
Season 3 • Episode 6
Lorelai reluctantly attends Sherry's baby shower; Luke interrogates Jess about his car.
Wednesday, January 28
They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?
Season 3 • Episode 7
Lorelai is determined to win the annual dance marathon and forces Rory to be her partner.
Wednesday, January 28
Let the Games Begin
Season 3 • Episode 8
Richard arranges a surprise interview for Rory with the dean of admissions at Yale University.
Wednesday, January 28
You've Been Gilmored
Season 6 • Episode 14
Emily tells Lorelai that she would like her to invite Luke over for dinner.
Thursday, January 29
A Vineyard Valentine
Season 6 • Episode 15
Rory and Logan invite Luke and Lorelai to spend a weekend with them on Martha's Vineyard.
Thursday, January 29
A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving
Season 3 • Episode 9
Lorelai and Rory make the rounds on Thanksgiving Day, celebrating with family and friends.
Thursday, January 29
That'll Do Pig
Season 3 • Episode 10
Rory and Jess run into Dean at the winter carnival; great-grandmother Gilmore visits.
Thursday, January 29
I Solemnly Swear
Season 3 • Episode 11
Francie convinces Paris that Rory has been plotting against her.
Thursday, January 29
Bridesmaids Revisited
Season 6 • Episode 16
Lorelai offers to help Christopher by baby-sitting his 4-year-old daughter.
Friday, January 30
I'm OK, You're OK
Season 6 • Episode 17
Rory visits Lorelai in Stars Hollow; Zack finally asks Mrs. Kim for permission to marry Lane.
Friday, January 30
Lorelai Out of Water
Season 3 • Episode 12
Lorelai agrees to go fishing with her new beau; Paris tries to impeach Rory.
Friday, January 30
Dear Emily and Richard
Season 3 • Episode 13
As Sherry goes into labor, Lorelai remembers the day her daughter was born.
Friday, January 30
Swan Song
Season 3 • Episode 14
Lorelai and her new boyfriend spend a weekend in New York; Jess refuses to explain his black eye.
Friday, January 30
The Real Paul Anka
Season 6 • Episode 18
Lorelai has a bizarre dream; Rory visits Jess in Philadelphia, where she runs into Luke.
Saturday, January 31
I Get a Sidekick Out of You
Season 6 • Episode 19
On the eve of Lane and Zach's wedding, party plans for both sides of the wedding party go awry.
Saturday, January 31
Kiss and Tell
Season 1 • Episode 7
It hurts Lorelai that Rory does not tell about her first kiss.
Saturday, January 31
Love and War and Snow
Season 1 • Episode 8
A snowstorm strands Rory at her grandparents' house; Lorelai spends the night with Rory's teacher.
Saturday, January 31
Rory's Dance
Season 1 • Episode 9
Rory and Dean fall asleep together following a formal dance, leading to a blowout.
Saturday, January 31
Paris Is Burning
Season 1 • Episode 11
Lorelai decides to break up with Max at parent-teacher night, but events do not go as planned.
Saturday, January 31
Double Date
Season 1 • Episode 12
After Lorelai encourages Sookie to ask out Jackson, she finds herself on a weird double date.
Monday, February 2
Face-Off
Season 3 • Episode 15
Rory runs into Dean and his new girlfriend; Lorelai finds fault with Jess' treatment of Rory.
Monday, February 2
The Big One
Season 3 • Episode 16
Rory waits for college acceptance letters; Lorelai shares a passionate kiss with ex-fiance Max.
Monday, February 2
A Tale of Poes and Fire
Season 3 • Episode 17
After a fire at the Independence Inn, Lorelai must find rooms for the guests at various local homes.
Monday, February 2
Super Cool Party People
Season 6 • Episode 20
Luke gives April a birthday party at the diner; a stunt injures Logan.
Tuesday, February 3
Driving Miss Gilmore
Season 6 • Episode 21
Emily asks Lorelai to be her driver and companion following eye surgery.
Tuesday, February 3
Happy Birthday, Baby
Season 3 • Episode 18
Lorelai is busy rebuilding the inn when Richard surprises her.
Tuesday, February 3
Keg! Max!
Season 3 • Episode 19
At a party, Jess and Dean's long-standing animosity erupts into a brawl.
Tuesday, February 3
Say Goodnight, Gracie
Season 3 • Episode 20
An opportunity arises for Lorelai and Sookie to buy another inn; Jess' long-lost father shows up.
Tuesday, February 3
Partings
Season 6 • Episode 22
Rory throws Logan a party on the eve of his London departure.
Wednesday, February 4
The Long Morrow
Season 7 • Episode 1
Lorelai wakes up in bed with Christopher; Luke asks her to elope.
Wednesday, February 4
Here Comes the Son
Season 3 • Episode 21
Jess treks to California to stay with his father; Rory is ineligible for financial aid.
Wednesday, February 4
Those Are Strings, Pinocchio
Season 3 • Episode 22
Rory graduates as valedictorian; Lorelai makes a huge sacrifice.
Wednesday, February 4
Ballroom & Biscotti
Season 4 • Episode 1
Lorelai and Rory return from their trip; Luke has surprising news.
Wednesday, February 4
That's What You Get, Folks, for Makin' Whoopee
Season 7 • Episode 2
Lorelei turns the house into an Asian-themed wonderland to cheer Rory.
Thursday, February 5
Lorelai's First Cotillion
Season 7 • Episode 3
Lorelai's life is based on the opposite of what her parents want.
Thursday, February 5
The Lorelais' First Day at Yale
Season 4 • Episode 2
Rory moves into her dorm, where she meets a strange new roommate and encounters an old adversary.
Thursday, February 5
The Hobbit, the Sofa and Digger Stiles
Season 4 • Episode 3
Rory is shocked to discover that Emily has redecorated her dorm room without permission.
Thursday, February 5
Chicken or Beef?
Season 4 • Episode 4
Dean awkwardly invites Rory to his wedding; Lorelai has trouble obtaining a permit for the inn.
Thursday, February 5
'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous
Season 7 • Episode 4
Lorelai finds it difficult to fully commit to her relationship with Christopher.
Friday, February 6
The Great Stink
Season 7 • Episode 5
Emily and Richard are happy when Lorelai and Christopher attend Friday night dinner together.
Friday, February 6
The Fundamental Things Apply
Season 4 • Episode 5
Rory goes on her first date since breaking up with Jess; Lorelai invites Luke over to watch a movie.
Friday, February 6
An Affair to Remember
Season 4 • Episode 6
Emily hires Lorelai and Sookie to cater a business affair, then makes them jump through hoops.
Friday, February 6
The Festival of Living Art
Season 4 • Episode 7
Lorelai and Rory portray subjects in famous paintings during an art festival.
Friday, February 6
Go, Bulldogs!
Season 7 • Episode 6
Christopher talks Lorelai into visiting Rory during Parents' Weekend at Yale.
Saturday, February 7
French Twist
Season 7 • Episode 7
Rory's tenure as editor in chief of the Yale Daily News ends, leaving her unsure of her future.
Saturday, February 7
Concert Interruptus
Season 1 • Episode 13
Sookie must decide who goes when she gets four tickets to a Bangles concert.
Saturday, February 7
That Damn Donna Reed
Season 1 • Episode 14
Lorelai loses Rory's baby chick; Rory surprises Dean with a home-cooked meal.
Saturday, February 7
Christopher Returns
Season 1 • Episode 15
Rory's father (David Sutcliffe) visits and stirs up old passions and resentment.
Saturday, February 7
Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers
Season 1 • Episode 16
Lorelai suffers through dinner with her parents and a blind date.
Saturday, February 7
The Breakup, Part 2
Season 1 • Episode 17
Rory kisses Tristin at a party; Lorelai impulsively shows up at Max's house.
Monday, February 9
Die, Jerk
Season 4 • Episode 8
Rory writes a scathing review of the Yale ballet and becomes the target of a vindictive ballerina.
Monday, February 9
Ted Koppel's Big Night Out
Season 4 • Episode 9
Richard and Emily invite Lorelai and Rory to their fancy tailgate party at the Harvard-Yale game.
Monday, February 9
The Nanny and the Professor
Season 4 • Episode 10
Lorelai learns Jason attended a charity event with someone else.
Monday, February 9
Introducing Lorelai Planetarium
Season 7 • Episode 8
Lorelai invites Rory to dinner to tell her that she and Christopher got married in Paris.
Tuesday, February 10
Knit, People, Knit!
Season 7 • Episode 9
Lorelai admits her concern that her old friends may not accept Christopher.
Tuesday, February 10
In the Clamor and the Clangor
Season 4 • Episode 11
Lorelai admits to Luke that she doesn't want him to leave Stars Hollow.
Tuesday, February 10
A Family Matter
Season 4 • Episode 12
Luke's sister surprises him with a visit; Lorelai should tell her parents about Jason.
Tuesday, February 10
Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels
Season 4 • Episode 13
Jess is stuck in Stars Hollow; Lorelai and Jason pretend they're a couple.
Tuesday, February 10
Merry Fisticuffs
Season 7 • Episode 10
Christopher worries that Lorelai is not fully committed to their marriage.
Wednesday, February 11
Santa's Secret Stuff
Season 7 • Episode 11
Lorelai and Christopher put the holidays on hold until Rory returns from London.
Wednesday, February 11
The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais
Season 4 • Episode 14
Rory's professor suggests she drop a class; Lorelai takes out her frustration on Sookie.
Wednesday, February 11
Scene in a Mall
Season 4 • Episode 15
Rory glimpses Dean's new life; Lorelai and Rory get swept up in Emily's wild shopping spree.
Wednesday, February 11
The Reigning Lorelai
Season 4 • Episode 16
Richard deals with the loss of his mother; Emily finds a secret letter.
Wednesday, February 11
To Whom It May Concern
Season 7 • Episode 12
Lorelai forces Jackson to tell her the reason for Sookie's odd behavior.
Thursday, February 12
I'd Rather Be in Philadelphia
Season 7 • Episode 13
In the hospital waiting room, Lorelai, Rory and Emily await word on Richard's condition.
Thursday, February 12
Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist
Season 4 • Episode 17
Rory and Paris take off to Florida for their first spring break.
Thursday, February 12
Tick, Tick, Tick Boom
Season 4 • Episode 18
Jason's father exposes Jason and Lorelai's secret relationship.
Thursday, February 12
Afterboom
Season 4 • Episode 19
Lorelai angrily confronts her father about his treatment of Jason.
Thursday, February 12
Farewell, My Pet
Season 7 • Episode 14
Richard starts his recovery two days after his bypass surgery.
Friday, February 13
I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar
Season 7 • Episode 15
Lorelai works up the courage to tell her parents about her breakup.
Friday, February 13
Luke Can See Her Face
Season 4 • Episode 20
Depressed over the failure of his marriage, Luke realizes he already knows who his soul mate is.
Friday, February 13
Last Week Fights, This Week Tights
Season 4 • Episode 21
All of Stars Hollow turns out for Liz's Renaissance-themed wedding; Luke asks Lorelai out on a date.
Friday, February 13
Raincoats and Recipes
Season 4 • Episode 22
Lorelai invites friends and family to a test run of the opening of the Dragonfly Inn.
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