List of Superstore episodes
Superstore is an American comedy television series created by Justin Spitzer, which premiered on NBC on November 30, 2015.[1] The series stars America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom and Mark McKinney as a group of employees working at a fictional big-box store called "Cloud 9" set in St. Louis, Missouri. On February 23, 2016, NBC renewed Superstore for a second season.[2]
As of February 22, 2016, 11 episodes of Superstore have aired.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 11 | November 30, 2015 | February 22, 2016 |
Episodes
Season 1 (2015–16)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Ruben Fleischer | Justin Spitzer | November 30, 2015 | 7.21[3] |
New Cloud 9 superstore employee Jonah makes a terrible impression to ten-year floor supervisor Amy when he knocks a display over, reprices expensive electronics to 25 cents, and rides shopping carts through the parking lot. Meanwhile, assistant store manager Dina develops a crush on Jonah, and the pregnant Cheyenne's boyfriend proposes to her in front of the whole store. | |||||
2 | "Magazine Profile" | Michael Patrick Jann | Matt Hubbard | November 30, 2015 | 5.35[3] |
A reporter (Eliza Coupe) comes to Cloud 9 to do an article on that store location for the inter-company magazine. Glenn makes an awkward impression, and later the reporter seems to be more interested in Jonah and the two start to make out. Dina catches the two on a store security camera and, angered and heartbroken, forces the employees to attend a meeting on inappropriate sexual contact in the workplace. Meanwhile, Cheyenne and her fiancé come up with a jingle for the store, and Garrett tries to avoid being photographed for the article. | |||||
3 | "Shots and Salsa" | Ruben Fleischer | Justin Spitzer | November 30, 2015 (Online) December 28, 2015 (NBC) | 2.62[4] |
Glenn asks Amy and Mateo to work the salsa sample booth, and when they refuse, he asks Carmen, the only other employee of Hispanic descent, which angers Amy. Meanwhile, Jonah is tasked with giving out flu shots in the pharmacy, and allows an old white woman to go to the front of the line. This leads to all the employees having to watch a racial sensitivity video, but Jonah insists he helped the woman because she was old, not because she was white. | |||||
4 | "Mannequin" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Jonathan Green & Gabe Miller | January 4, 2016 | 6.04[5] |
Amy and Garrett make fun of Jonah when they find a mannequin that looks like him, as Jonah struggles to fit in with the rest of the employees. Cheyenne considers putting her baby up for adoption, causing Glenn and Dina to argue over who would be a better adoptive parent. Meanwhile, Amy delegates the shift chart to Mateo as she is busy pranking Jonah, and Mateo uses the newly acquired power to get revenge on employees who have crossed him. | |||||
5 | "Shoplifter" | Ruben Fleischer | Jackie Clarke | January 11, 2016 | 5.38[6] |
Amy dodges store rules by taking her daughter Emma to work, and asks Jonah for help hiding her. Dina tracks down a shoplifter (Natasha Leggero) with help from Amy. The security video ultimately shows the shoplifter is innocent, putting Dina's job in jeopardy, but Glenn plants a DVD in the shoplifter's purse to set off the exit alarm and both parties agree to forget the whole thing. Meanwhile, Cheyenne and Mateo fight over a fancy couch that became half price because an elderly customer died on it. | |||||
6 | "Secret Shopper" | Alex Hardcastle | Lon Zimmet | January 18, 2016 | 5.66[7] |
Amy is upset and becomes competitive with Jonah after he gets a perfect score on a company policies test. At the same time, the Cloud 9 employees are scrambling to seek out a secret shopper sent by the Chicago corporate office, leading to chaos and confusion. Mateo and Glenn suspect that the corporate "plant" may be posing as an employee, and they believe it's Jonah because his car is too nice for an associate to have and also has Illinois license plates. Amy reveals her reaction to Jonah's perfect score was caused by fear, because she has just enrolled in college classes. Jonah then reveals a secret of his own. | |||||
7 | "Color Wars" | Andy Ackerman | Jack Kukoda | January 25, 2016 | 4.93[8] |
Cloud 9's annual "Color Wars" contest pits two halves of the store against each other as the red team and the gold team in a sales battle. Glenn's promise of a pizza party for the winning side does little to interest the staff, until cash-strapped Amy discovers each member of the winning team will also get a $100 bonus. Her attempt to hide this fact from the opposing team proves ineffective. Jonah succeeds in making a big sale worth over $2,000, not realizing the customer is Amy's husband, Adam. Meanwhile, Dina mourns the loss of her pet bird. | |||||
8 | "Wedding Day Sale" | Victor Nelli, Jr. | Sierra Teller Ornelas | February 1, 2016 | 4.89[9] |
Cloud 9 holds their annual Wedding Day Sale and Cheyenne and Bo shop for their upcoming wedding, but Amy warns them how hard it'll be to raise their child, which prompts Bo to flee. Amy and Dina go on a road trip to find Bo and retrieve a price scanner he took with him, and the two end up bonding when Dina says being in the store during the Wedding Day sale depresses her. Meanwhile, Jonah and Garrett fight over what Cheyenne should buy for her wedding. Also, Glenn tries to prove his tolerance by helping Mateo prepare an area of the bridal department that appeals to same sex couples. | |||||
9 | "All-Nighter" | Christine Gernon | Eric Ledgin | February 8, 2016 | 5.19[10] |
A late night of hanging signs becomes an all-nighter when the doors are locked and the lights are turned off via corporate computers, causing the trapped Cloud 9 employees to come out of their shells. Amy gets drunk and complains about not going to college when she was younger, Glenn rebels against his regional bosses, Cheyenne demonstrates her dancing skills, and Dina lures Jonah to the photo dark room to seduce him. Trying to let her down easy, Jonah says he feels uncomfortable making out with his supervisor. The episode ends in a cliffhanger when Dina asks Glenn for a demotion the next morning. | |||||
10 | "Demotion" | Linda Mendoza | Matt Hubbard & Lon Zimmet | February 15, 2016 | 3.89[11] |
Amy helps Glenn search for a new assistant manager after Dina steps down to pursue Jonah. Amy does not want the job because it is more work and she has her school commitments. Jonah seeks help from Garrett about breaking the news to Dina that he is not interested in dating her. Garrett also helps Mateo prepare an over-the-top presentation for the assistant manager position. Meanwhile, Dina adjusts to her new position as associate by working with Cheyenne in cosmetics. In the end, Amy accepts the assistant manager job after exhausting all the candidates, and is happy to learn the position provides tuition assistance. | |||||
11 | "Labor" | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Owen Ellickson | February 22, 2016 | 4.68[12] |
Cheyenne goes into labor while working and it is revealed that Cloud 9 does not offer paid maternity leave, which prompts Jonah and Amy to call corporate and accidentally get a union buster sent to the store. Meanwhile, Dina regrets giving up her assistant manager position, as Amy adjusts to the new position. Later on, Glenn gets fired for "suspending" Cheyenne for six weeks with pay so she can be with her child, which prompts everyone to walk out of the store in protest. This leads to Dina – the only employee who didn't walk out – getting promoted to Glenn's store manager job, with everyone else's jobs hanging in the balance. |
References
- ↑ "Shows A-Z - superstore on nbc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 23, 2016). "'Superstore' renewed for Season 2 at NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (December 2, 2015). "Monday final ratings: ‘Superstore’ adjusts down but still solid, ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (December 30, 2015). "Monday final ratings: ‘Superstore’ and 'Telenovela' adjust down thanks to NFL preemption". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 6, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'Supergirl,' 'Scorpion' and ‘Superstore’ adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 12, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'The Bachelor' and 'Scorpion' rerun adjusts up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 20, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'The Bachelor,' 'Superstore' and 'Masterchef Celebrity Showdown' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (January 26, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'Scorpion' and 'Superstore' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 2, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'X-Files,' and 'Lucifer' and 'The Bachelor' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 9, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'The Bachelor' and 'Scorpion' adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 17, 2016). "Monday final ratings: Grammys and all other shows hold". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (February 23, 2016). "Monday final ratings: 'Bachelor' adjusts up, 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- List of Superstore episodes at the Internet Movie Database
- List of Superstore episodes at TV Guide
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