Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.
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Lauren Graham
Lorelai Gilmore
Alexis Bledel
Rory Gilmore
Scott Patterson
Luke Danes
Melissa McCarthy
Sookie St. James
Keiko Agena
Lane Kim
Yanic Truesdale
Michel Gerard
Liza Weil
Paris Geller
Sean Gunn
Kirk Gleason
Matt Czuchry
Logan Huntzberger
Kelly Bishop
Emily Gilmore
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21 episodes • 2000Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Oct 5, 2000 | 8.1 |
| 2 | The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton | Oct 12, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Kill Me Now | Oct 19, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 4 | The Deer Hunters | Oct 26, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Cinnamon's Wake | Nov 2, 2000 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Rory's Birthday Parties | Nov 9, 2000 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Kiss and Tell | Nov 16, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Love and War and Snow | Dec 14, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Rory's Dance | Dec 20, 2000 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Forgiveness and Stuff | Dec 21, 2000 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Paris is Burning | Jan 11, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Double Date | Jan 18, 2001 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Concert Interruptus | Feb 15, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 14 | That Damn Donna Reed | Feb 22, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Christopher Returns | Mar 1, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 16 | Star-Crossed Lovers and Other Strangers | Mar 8, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 17 | The Breakup, Part 2 | Mar 15, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 18 | The Third Lorelai | Mar 22, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 19 | Emily in Wonderland | Apr 26, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 20 | P.S. I Lo... | May 3, 2001 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Love, Daisies and Troubadours | May 10, 2001 | 8.5 |
22 episodes • 2001Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sadie, Sadie... | Oct 9, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Hammers and Veils | Oct 9, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Red Light on the Wedding Night | Oct 16, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 4 | The Road Trip to Harvard | Oct 23, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 5 | Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy | Oct 30, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Presenting Lorelai Gilmore | Nov 6, 2001 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Like Mother, Like Daughter | Nov 13, 2001 | 8.2 |
| 8 | The Ins and Outs of Inns | Nov 20, 2001 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Run Away, Little Boy | Nov 27, 2001 | 7.9 |
| 10 | The Bracebridge Dinner | Dec 11, 2001 | 8.6 |
| 11 | Secrets and Loans | Jan 22, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Richard in Stars Hollow | Jan 29, 2002 | 7.9 |
| 13 | A-Tisket, A-Tasket | Feb 5, 2002 | 8.4 |
| 14 | It Should've Been Lorelai | Feb 12, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Lost & Found | Feb 26, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 16 | There's the Rub | Apr 9, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Dead Uncles & Vegetables | Apr 16, 2002 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Back in the Saddle Again | Apr 23, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 19 | Teach Me Tonight | Apr 30, 2002 | 8.4 |
| 20 | Help Wanted | May 7, 2002 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Lorelai's Graduation Day | May 14, 2002 | 8.6 |
| 22 | I Can't Get Started | May 21, 2002 | 8.7 |
22 episodes • 2002Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days | Sep 24, 2002 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Haunted Leg | Oct 1, 2002 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Application Anxiety | Oct 8, 2002 | 7.7 |
| 4 | One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes | Oct 15, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Eight O'Clock at the Oasis | Oct 22, 2002 | 7.6 |
| 6 | Take the Deviled Eggs... | Nov 5, 2002 | 7.8 |
| 7 | They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They? | Nov 12, 2002 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Let the Games Begin | Nov 19, 2002 | 8.3 |
| 9 | A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving | Nov 26, 2002 | 8.4 |
| 10 | That'll Do, Pig | Jan 14, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 11 | I Solemnly Swear... | Jan 21, 2003 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Lorelai Out of Water | Jan 28, 2003 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Dear Emily and Richard | Feb 4, 2003 | 8.6 |
| 14 | Swan Song | Feb 11, 2003 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Face-Off | Feb 18, 2003 | 7.9 |
| 16 | The Big One | Feb 25, 2003 | 8.4 |
| 17 | A Tale of Poes and Fire | Apr 15, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 18 | Happy Birthday, Baby | Apr 22, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 19 | Keg! Max! | Apr 29, 2003 | 8.3 |
| 20 | Say Goodnight, Gracie | May 6, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Here Comes the Son | May 13, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 22 | Those Are Strings, Pinocchio | May 20, 2003 | 8.9 |
22 episodes • 2003Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballrooms and Biscotti | Sep 23, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The Lorelais' First Day at Yale | Sep 30, 2003 | 8.5 |
| 3 | The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles | Oct 7, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Chicken or Beef? | Oct 14, 2003 | 7.9 |
| 5 | The Fundamental Things Apply | Oct 21, 2003 | 7.8 |
| 6 | An Affair to Remember | Oct 28, 2003 | 7.7 |
| 7 | The Festival of Living Art | Nov 4, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 8 | Die, Jerk | Nov 11, 2003 | 7.6 |
| 9 | Ted Koppel's Big Night Out | Nov 18, 2003 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Nanny and the Professor | Jan 20, 2004 | 7.6 |
| 11 | In the Clamor and the Clangor | Jan 27, 2004 | 8.1 |
| 12 | A Family Matter | Feb 3, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Nag Hammadi Is Where They Found the Gnostic Gospels | Feb 10, 2004 | 8.2 |
| 14 | The Incredible Sinking Lorelais | Feb 17, 2004 | 8.6 |
| 15 | Scene in a Mall | Feb 24, 2004 | 8.2 |
| 16 | The Reigning Lorelai | Mar 2, 2004 | 8.2 |
| 17 | Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist | Apr 13, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Tick, Tick, Tick, Boom! | Apr 20, 2004 | 8.1 |
| 19 | Afterboom | Apr 27, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 20 | Luke Can See Her Face | May 4, 2004 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Last Week Fights, This Week Tights | May 11, 2004 | 8.8 |
| 22 | Raincoats and Recipes | May 18, 2004 | 9.3 |
22 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Say Goodbye to Daisy Miller | Sep 21, 2004 | 8.2 |
| 2 | A Messenger, Nothing More | Sep 28, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Written in the Stars | Oct 5, 2004 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Tippecanoe and Taylor, Too | Oct 12, 2004 | 7.7 |
| 5 | We Got Us a Pippi Virgin! | Oct 19, 2004 | 7.7 |
| 6 | Norman Mailer, I'm Pregnant! | Oct 26, 2004 | 7.7 |
| 7 | You Jump, I Jump, Jack | Nov 2, 2004 | 8.6 |
| 8 | The Party's Over | Nov 9, 2004 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Emily Says Hello | Nov 16, 2004 | 7.8 |
| 10 | But Not as Cute as Pushkin | Nov 30, 2004 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Women Of Questionable Morals | Jan 25, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Come Home | Feb 1, 2005 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Wedding Bell Blues | Feb 8, 2005 | 8.8 |
| 14 | Say Something | Feb 15, 2005 | 8.6 |
| 15 | Jews and Chinese Food | Feb 22, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 16 | So... Good Talk | Mar 1, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Pulp Friction | Mar 8, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 18 | To Live and Let Diorama | Apr 19, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 19 | But I'm a Gilmore | Apr 26, 2005 | 8.2 |
| 20 | How Many Kropogs to Cape Cod? | May 3, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 21 | Blame Booze and Melville | May 10, 2005 | 7.8 |
| 22 | A House Is Not a Home | May 17, 2005 | 8.6 |
22 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New and Improved Lorelai | Sep 13, 2005 | 7.7 |
| 2 | Fight Face | Sep 20, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The UnGraduate | Sep 27, 2005 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Always a Godmother, Never a God | Oct 4, 2005 | 7.3 |
| 5 | We've Got Magic to Do | Oct 11, 2005 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Welcome to the Doll House | Oct 18, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Twenty-One is the Loneliest Number | Oct 25, 2005 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out | Nov 8, 2005 | 8.5 |
| 9 | The Prodigal Daughter Returns | Nov 15, 2005 | 8.4 |
| 10 | He's Slippin’ ‘Em Bread... Dig? | Nov 22, 2005 | 7.4 |
| 11 | The Perfect Dress | Jan 10, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 12 | Just Like Gwen and Gavin | Jan 17, 2006 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Friday Night's Alright for Fighting | Jan 31, 2006 | 9.1 |
| 14 | You've Been Gilmored | Feb 7, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 15 | A Vineyard Valentine | Feb 14, 2006 | 7.6 |
| 16 | Bridesmaids Revisited | Feb 28, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 17 | I'm OK, You're OK | Apr 4, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 18 | The Real Paul Anka | Apr 11, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 19 | I Get A Sidekick Out of You | Apr 18, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Super Cool Party People | Apr 25, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Driving Miss Gilmore | May 2, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Partings | May 9, 2006 | 7.9 |
22 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Morrow | Sep 26, 2006 | 7.5 |
| 2 | That's What You Get, Folks, For Makin' Whoopee | Oct 3, 2006 | 7.2 |
| 3 | Lorelai's First Cotillion | Oct 10, 2006 | 7.2 |
| 4 | 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous | Oct 17, 2006 | 7.4 |
| 5 | The Great Stink | Oct 24, 2006 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Go, Bulldogs! | Nov 7, 2006 | 7.1 |
| 7 | French Twist | Nov 14, 2006 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Introducing Lorelai Planetarium | Nov 21, 2006 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Knit, People, Knit! | Nov 28, 2006 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Merry Fisticuffs | Dec 5, 2006 | 7.3 |
| 11 | Santa's Secret Stuff | Jan 23, 2007 | 7.4 |
| 12 | To Whom It May Concern | Jan 30, 2007 | 7.9 |
| 13 | I'd Rather Be In Philadelphia | Feb 6, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Farewell, My Pet | Feb 13, 2007 | 7.5 |
| 15 | I'm a Kayak, Hear Me Roar | Feb 20, 2007 | 7.7 |
| 16 | Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore? | Feb 27, 2007 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Gilmore Girls Only | Mar 6, 2007 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Hay Bale Maze | Apr 17, 2007 | 7.8 |
| 19 | It's Just Like Riding a Bike | Apr 24, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Lorelai? Lorelai? | May 1, 2007 | 8.5 |
| 21 | Unto The Breach | May 8, 2007 | 8.2 |
| 22 | Bon Voyage | May 15, 2007 | 9.1 |
