List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is an American musical comedy-drama television series created by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, that premiered on The CW on October 12, 2015.^[1] The series stars Bloom in the lead role of Rebecca Bunch, a depressed young woman who decides to follow her ex-boyfriend from New York City to West Covina, California in the hopes of finding real happiness. On March 11, 2016, The CW renewed the series for a second season.^[2]

As of April 18, 2016, 18 episodes of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend have aired. All episode titles follow the pattern of referring to Rebecca's ex-boyfriend, Josh.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	18	October 12, 2015	April 18, 2016

Episodes

Season 1 (2015–16)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"	Marc Webb	Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna	October 12, 2015	0.90[3]
Rebecca Bunch finds out she's been offered a partnership with the Manhattan law firm where she works, but realizes that she isn't happy with her life. Just when she's wondering what to do, her ex-boyfriend from ten years ago, Josh Chan, walks by. He tells her that he had a lot of fun the summer they were together, then says that he's moving back home to West Covina, California, because people seem happier there. Rebecca moves to West Covina hoping to run into him again, but finds it more difficult than she expected. She meets Greg, a friend of Josh's, who invites her to a party and tells her that Josh has a girlfriend. Meanwhile, a middle-aged paralegal at her new workplace, Paula, finds out Rebecca's reason for moving out of New York, and confronts her about being obsessed. Paula tells Rebecca that she is in love, and calls her brave, not crazy. Songs: "West Covina", "The Sexy Getting Ready Song", and "West Covina (Reprise)" (sung by Rebecca and Paula)
2	"Josh's Girlfriend Is Really Cool!"	Don Scardino	Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna	October 19, 2015	0.79[4]
Rebecca makes a late-night trip to the grocery store and runs into Josh with his girlfriend Valencia. Floored by how pretty Valencia is, Rebecca decides to attend the Yoga class Valencia teaches to become her friend, not realizing that Paula is feeling ignored. Even though Josh warns her not to get too close to Valencia, Rebecca takes her to lunch and helps her get a yoga studio. Josh finds out that Greg is into Rebecca and encourages him to go for it, but when Greg finds out that they dated before, he isn't happy. A drunk Rebecca blurts out that she and Josh were in love, and Valencia storms away with Josh. Rebecca apologizes to Paula, calling her a true friend. Josh apologizes for asking Rebecca to lie and asks her out to dinner. Songs: "I'm So Good At Yoga" (sung by Valencia) and "Feeling Kinda Naughty"
3	"I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!"	Tamra Davis	Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna	October 26, 2015	0.67[5]
When Josh's girlfriend tells him not to spend time alone with Rebecca, Paula suggests she throw a party as a way to invite him over. Rebecca faces her fear of hosting parties that she's had since her father walked out on her family in front of her friends. Although she successfully invites Josh, Greg is still angry at her and refuses to go. Rebecca is mortified when Josh shows up to a near-empty party, but he reassures her that it's totally normal and helps her spruce it up. Paula brings a crowd, and Greg decides to show up after all. Josh ignores a text from Valencia to stay at the party, and tells Rebecca that they should hang out as friends sometime; Rebecca reconciles with Greg. Songs: "Face Your Fears" (sung by Paula), "I Have Friends" (Sung by Rebecca & young Rebecca (Ava Acres)), and "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" (sung by Josh)
4	"I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!"	Stuart McDonald	Erin Ehrlich	November 2, 2015	0.95[6]
Rebecca attempts to meet Josh at the skate park, but is dismayed when he doesn't come. To make herself feel better, she enlists the help of Heather to find a fling on Tinder, but changes her mind at the last second. The next day, Greg musters up his courage and asks Rebecca to "settle" for him. Josh starts looking for a job and, after seeing an opening at the tech store he likes, comes to Rebecca for help with his resume, while simultaneously convincing Rebecca to accept Greg's date invitation. Josh's interview doesn't go well, due to Rebecca's "help", making him look too uptight for the laid-back store, and ends up begrudgingly taking a job at his father's radiology clinic. Greg and Rebecca go out to the taco festival for their date, which goes well, until Rebecca ends up ditching him for the vegan guacamole vendor she met. Greg confronts her after and storms out. Rebecca sees that Josh is at the clinic, and storms in with Josh to the tech center and gets him the job. Songs: "Sex With A Stranger", "Settle For Me" (sung by Greg), and "Settle For Me" (Reprise)
5	"Josh and I Are Good People!"	Alex Hardcastle	Michael Hitchcock	November 9, 2015	0.95[7]
After Greg accuses both Rebecca and Josh of being terrible people, Rebecca tries to prove otherwise by getting her boss custody of his daughter. Meanwhile, Josh goes to a confession and plays basketball with his preacher, and is advised to do some soul searching. In the end, he confesses to Rebecca that he is attracted to her but in love with Valencia. Paula is put in charge of the office in Daryl and Rebecca's absence and attempts to get revenge on everyone who has mistreated her. Songs: "I Love My Daughter (But Not in a Creepy Way)" (sung by Darryl), "I'm A Good Person" and "I'm a Good Person" (Reprise) ("sung" by Mrs. Hernandez)
6	"My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"	Joanna Kerns	Rene Gube	November 16, 2015	0.89[8]
Paula helps Rebecca to get invited to Thanksgiving with Josh's family and Valencia. Rebecca sucks up to his parents and they prefer her over Valencia, but Josh asks Valencia to move in together. Greg feels stuck and quits his job, to move out from his dad's and go to business school, but when his father is admitted into the hospital and requires expensive treatment, he asks to have his bar job back. Eventually, Rebecca and Greg end up alone together. Songs: "I Give Good Parent" and "What'll It Be?" (sung by Greg)
7	"I'm So Happy that Josh Is So Happy!"	Lawrence Trilling	Sono Patel	November 23, 2015	0.88[9]
Valencia and Josh move into their new home, and Josh tries to surprise her with a new table. Seeing them together makes Rebecca depressed and anxious, with visions of Dr. Phil, so she tries to get access to medication with Heather's help. Meanwhile, Paula almost sleeps with Calvin Young, the potential new and important client of the law firm. Songs: "Sexy French Depression" and "His Status Is Preferred" (sung by Paula)
8	"My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"	Steven Tsuchida	Rachel Specter & Audrey Wauchope	November 30, 2015	1.00[10]
Rebecca's overly critical mother comes to West Covina, and Rebecca sets her up with Paula and Calvin. Greg takes Heather to his estranged mother's house for a holiday dinner. Josh reunites with his old dance crew at the mall, where Rebecca's mother finds out that he is the reason for her daughter's move. Songs: "Where's the Bathroom?" (sung by Mrs. Bunch) and "California Christmastime" (sung by the full cast)
9	"I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!"	Kenny Ortega	Dan Gregor & Doug Mand	January 25, 2016	0.88[11]
Rebecca feels she has no friends and tries to hang out with Josh's group. Valencia notices her hitting on Josh and invites her to their beach trip to prove to the whole group that Rebecca is a crazy stalker. To bring herself to the center of attention, Rebecca rents a party bus, but still ends up feeling alone in there. When the situation escalates, all lies and secrets are discovered, but in the end Rebecca can make Josh believe that she moved for the same reason that he did: They both prefer West Covina over New York. Songs: "I Have Friends (Sad Reprise)", "Women Gotta Stick Together" (sung by Valencia) and "West Covina (Second Reprise)" (Sung by Rebecca and Josh)
10	"I'm Back at Camp with Josh!"	Michael Schultz	Jack Dolgen	February 1, 2016	0.97[12]
Josh volunteers at a camp for at-risk teens, with Valencia's disapproval. Rebecca buys herself in as a donor to lead empowerment seminars for the girls, but she secretly tries to recreate her own teenage summer camp experience with Josh. Meanwhile, Greg works on his commitment issues for Heather. Darryl invites the boys over for a party, but as he does not know any girls, he has to hire some. His evening ends with a surprising good-night kiss from White Josh. Songs: "Dear Joshua Felix Chan", "Having a Few People Over" (sung by Darryl), and "Put Yourself First" (sung by teenagers at the camp)
11	"That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!"	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Elisabeth Kiernan Averick	February 8, 2016	1.02[13]
Rebecca mistakenly texts Josh instead of Paula that she moved to West Covina only because she loves him. To prevent Josh from seeing the message, she enters his apartment and deletes it from his phone, but he catches her when he returns, so she makes up a story about a burglary at her place. Meanwhile, Paula attempts to mend her marriage with father Brah's help. When Josh decides to take Rebecca back to her apartment, Paula and her husband have to fake breaking in, and their little adventure brings them back together. Josh however becomes suspicious about Rebecca's increasingly complicated lies and leaves her alone, where she blames herself for ruining her relationships. Songs: "Textmergency" (sung by the lawyers), "Where Is the Rock?" (sung by the lawyers), and "You Stupid Bitch"
12	"Josh and I Work on a Case!"	Steven Tsuchida	Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna	February 22, 2016	0.92[14]
Rebecca works on a case that she thinks will redeem her in Josh's eyes. Greg attempts to find out Rebecca's real motives behind the case. Darryl tries to reconcile his emotions towards White Josh.[15] Songs: "Group Hang" (sung by Rebecca and Josh's friends), "Romantic Moments", and "Cold Showers" (sung by Rebecca, Paula, Darryl and Josh's neighbors)
13	"Josh and I Go to Los Angeles!"	Michael Patrick Jann	Aline Brosh McKenna	February 29, 2016	0.86[16]
Rebecca and Josh present their case in Los Angeles while also confronting their buried feelings. Greg still harbors feelings for Rebecca, which leads to Heather and Greg breaking up. After struggling with it, Darryl declares his love for White Josh in public. Songs: "JAP Battle" (rapping by Rebecca and Audra Levine), "Flooded with Justice" (sung by the plaintiffs), "Don't Settle for Me" (sung by Heather and Greg), and "Flooded with Justice (reprise)" (sung by the plaintiffs)
14	"Josh Is Going to Hawaii!"	Erin Ehrlich	Sono Patel	March 7, 2016	0.81[17]
Rebecca discovers Josh has mixed feelings about her. Darryl opens up about his sexuality.[18] Songs: "Gettin' Bi" (sung by Darryl), and "The Villain in My Own Story"
15	"Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!"	Steven Tsuchida	Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna	March 21, 2016	0.71[19]
Rebecca is stuck on a plane with Dr. Akopian. Back in West Covina, Rebecca's friends attempt to search for her.[20] Songs: "Dream Ghosts" (sung by Dr. Akopian and the Dream Ghosts), and "The Whale"
16	"Josh's Sister Is Getting Married!"	Alex Hardcastle	Rachel Specter & Audrey Wauchope	March 28, 2016	0.86[21]
Josh's sister asks Rebecca to be one of her bridesmaids. Rebecca mends fences with Valencia.[22] Songs: "I Could If I Wanted To" (sung by Greg), "Clean Up on Aisle Four" (sung by Marty), and "Heavy Boobs"
17	"Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?"	Joanna Kerns	Jack Dolgen	April 11, 2016	0.77[23]
Rebecca hides a secret from Paula. Josh and Greg trade places.[24] Songs: "I Gave You a UTI" (sung by Greg), "Angry Mad" (sung by Josh), and "Oh My God I Think I Like You"
18	"Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"	Aline Brosh McKenna	Rene Gube	April 18, 2016	0.82[25]
Rebecca's relationships are tested as she tries to navigate her friendship with Paula, her history with Josh and her connection with Greg. While at Josh's sister Jayma's wedding, Rebecca's world is turned upside down.[26] Songs: "After Everything I've Done For You (That You Didn't Ask For)" (sung by Paula), "One Indescribable Instant" (sung by Aunt Myrna)

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)
1	"Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"	October 12, 2015	0.3/1[3]	0.90[3]
2	"Josh's Girlfriend Is Really Cool!"	October 19, 2015	0.3/1[4]	0.79[4]
3	"I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!"	October 26, 2015	0.2/1[5]	0.67[5]
4	"I'm Going on a Date with Josh's Friend!"	November 2, 2015	0.3/1[6]	0.95[6]
5	"Josh and I Are Good People!"	November 9, 2015	0.3/1[7]	0.95[7]
6	"My First Thanksgiving with Josh!"	November 16, 2015	0.3/1[8]	0.89[8]
7	"I'm So Happy that Josh Is So Happy!"	November 23, 2015	0.3/1[9]	0.88[9]
8	"My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!"	November 30, 2015	0.3/1[10]	1.00[10]
9	"I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!"	January 25, 2016	0.3/1[11]	0.88[11]
10	"I'm Back at Camp with Josh!"	February 1, 2016	0.4/1[12]	0.97[12]
11	"That Text Was Not Meant for Josh!"	February 8, 2016	0.4/1[13]	1.02[13]
12	"Josh and I Work on a Case!"	February 22, 2016	0.3/1[14]	0.92[14]
13	"Josh and I Go to Los Angeles!"	February 29, 2016	0.3/1[16]	0.86[16]
14	"Josh Is Going to Hawaii!"	March 7, 2016	0.3/1[17]	0.81[17]
15	"Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!"	March 21, 2016	0.2/1[19]	0.71[19]
16	"Josh's Sister Is Getting Married!"	March 28, 2016	0.3/1[21]	0.86[21]
17	"Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?"	April 11, 2016	0.2/1[23]	0.77[23]
18	"Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!"	April 18, 2016	0.3/1[25]	0.82[25]

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External links

• Official website
• List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes at the Internet Movie Database