Hart of Dixie is an American television comedy-drama series created by Leila Gerstein for The CW. The series stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, who aspires to be like her father and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. After four years of residency at New York Hospital, Zoe does not get a fellowship and takes up an offer to move south to work in a small medical practice. [1]
Hart of Dixie was picked up to series in May 2011, [1] [2] Hart of Dixie premiered on September 26, 2011, on The CW in the United States at 9:00 p.m. following on the sixth season premiere of Gossip Girl as its lead-in. [1] [3] On October 12, 2011, Hart of Dixie was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. [4] On May 11, 2012, The CW renewed the show for a second season, [5] which premiered on October 2, 2012. [6] Hart of Dixie was renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013, [7] which premiered on October 7, 2013. [8] Hart of Dixie was renewed for a fourth and final season on May 8, 2014, [9] which premiered on December 15, 2014. [10] Hart of Dixie was canceled after four seasons. [11] [12] During the course of the series, 76 episodes of Hart of Dixie aired over four seasons.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jason Ensler | Leila Gerstein | September 26, 2011 | 2J6191 | 1.88 [13] |
2 | 2 | "Parades & Pariahs" | Jason Ensler | Leila Gerstein | October 3, 2011 | 2J6152 | 1.75 [14] |
3 | 3 | "Gumbo & Glory" | Andrew McCarthy | David Babcock | October 10, 2011 | 2J6153 | 1.57 [15] |
4 | 4 | "In Havoc & In Heat" | David Paymer | Rina Mimoun | October 17, 2011 | 2J6155 | 1.65 [16] |
5 | 5 | "Faith & Infidelity" | Ron Lagomarsino | Debra Fordham | October 24, 2011 | 2J6154 | 2.01 [17] |
6 | 6 | "The Undead & The Unsaid" | Tom Amandes | Donald Todd | November 7, 2011 | 2J6156 | 1.45 [18] |
7 | 7 | "The Crush & The Crossbow" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | November 14, 2011 | 2J6157 | 1.62 [19] |
8 | 8 | "Homecoming & Coming Home" | Jeremiah Chechik | Rina Mimoun | November 21, 2011 | 2J6158 | 1.77 [20] |
9 | 9 | "The Pirate & The Practice" | Joe Lazarov | Debra Fordham | November 28, 2011 | 2J6159 | 1.90 [21] |
10 | 10 | "Hairdos & Holidays" | David Paymer | David Babcock | December 5, 2011 | 2J6160 | 1.81 [22] |
11 | 11 | "Hell's Belles" | Janice Cooke | Donald Todd | January 23, 2012 | 2J6161 | 1.23 [23] |
12 | 12 | "Mistress & Misunderstandings" | James Hayman | Beth Schwartz | January 30, 2012 | 2J6163 | 1.54 [24] |
13 | 13 | "Sweetie Pies & Sweaty Palms" | Patrick Norris | Leila Gerstein | February 6, 2012 | 2J6162 | 1.52 [25] |
14 | 14 | "Aliens & Aliases" | Tom Amandes | Debra Fordham | February 13, 2012 | 2J6164 | 1.64 [26] |
15 | 15 | "Snowflakes & Soulmates" | Andy Wolk | David Babcock | February 20, 2012 | 2J6165 | 1.57 [27] |
16 | 16 | "Tributes & Triangles" | Joe Lazarov | Michelle Paradise | February 27, 2012 | 2J6166 | 1.41 [28] |
17 | 17 | "Heart to Hart" | Tim Matheson | Rina Mimoun | April 9, 2012 | 2J6167 | 1.20 [29] |
18 | 18 | "Bachelorettes & Bullets" | Patrick Norris | Donald Todd | April 16, 2012 | 2J6168 | 1.37 [30] |
19 | 19 | "Destiny & Denial" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | April 23, 2012 | 2J6169 | 1.28 [31] |
20 | 20 | "The Race & the Relationship" | Ron Lagomarsino | Alex Katsnelson | April 30, 2012 | 2J6170 | 1.39 [32] |
21 | 21 | "Disaster Drills & Departures" | Jeremiah Chechik | Donald Todd | May 7, 2012 | 2J6171 | 1.37 [33] |
22 | 22 | "The Big Day" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | May 14, 2012 | 2J6172 | 1.60 [34] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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23 | 1 | "I Fall to Pieces" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | October 2, 2012 | 217251 | 1.53 [35] |
24 | 2 | "Always on My Mind" | Anton Cropper | Carter Covington | October 9, 2012 | 217252 | 1.19 [36] |
25 | 3 | "If It Makes You Happy" | Elodie Keene | Alex Taub | October 16, 2012 | 217253 | 1.40 [37] |
26 | 4 | "Suspicious Minds" | John Stephens | Jamie Gorenberg | October 23, 2012 | 217254 | 1.32 [38] |
27 | 5 | "Walkin' After Midnight" | Joe Lazarov | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | October 30, 2012 | 217255 | 1.41 [39] |
28 | 6 | "I Walk the Line" | Tim Matheson | Donald Todd | November 13, 2012 | 217256 | 1.62 [40] |
29 | 7 | "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | Michael Schultz | Carter Covington | November 20, 2012 | 217257 | 1.23 [41] |
30 | 8 | "Achy Breaky Hearts" | Janice Cooke | Alex Taub | November 27, 2012 | 2J7258 | 1.39 [42] |
31 | 9 | "Sparks Fly" | Norman Buckley | Jamie Gorenberg | December 4, 2012 | 2J7259 | 1.60 [43] |
32 | 10 | "Blue Christmas" | Patrick Norris | Leila Gerstein | December 11, 2012 | 2J7260 | 1.41 [44] |
33 | 11 | "Old Alabama" | David Paymer | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | January 15, 2013 | 2J7261 | 1.37 [45] |
34 | 12 | "Islands In the Stream" | Joe Lazarov | Donald Todd | January 22, 2013 | 2J7262 | 1.45 [46] |
35 | 13 | "Lovesick Blues" | Ron Lagomarsino | Alex Taub | January 29, 2013 | 2J7263 | 1.32 [47] |
36 | 14 | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | Jeremiah Chechik | Carter Covington | February 5, 2013 | 2J7264 | 1.44 [48] |
37 | 15 | "The Gambler" | Jim Hayman | Dan Steele | February 19, 2013 | 2J7265 | 1.37 [49] |
38 | 16 | "Where I Lead Me" | Kevin Mock | Leila Gerstein | February 26, 2013 | 2J7266 | 1.38 [50] |
39 | 17 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | David Paymer | Jamie Gorenberg | March 5, 2013 | 2J7267 | 1.50 [51] |
40 | 18 | "Why Don't We Get Drunk?" | Rebecca Asher | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | April 9, 2013 | 2J7268 | 1.20 [52] |
41 | 19 | "This Kiss" "The Kiss" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | April 16, 2013 | 2J7269 | 1.30 [53] |
42 | 20 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Jim Hayman | Alex Taub | April 23, 2013 | 2J7270 | 1.10 [54] |
43 | 21 | "I'm Moving On" | Janice Cooke | Donald Todd | April 30, 2013 | 2J7271 | 1.20 [55] |
44 | 22 | "On the Road Again" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein & Len Goldstein | May 7, 2013 | 2J7272 | 1.19 [56] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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45 | 1 | "Who Says You Can't Go Home" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | October 7, 2013 | 2J7651 | 1.03 [57] |
46 | 2 | "Friends in Low Places" | Elodie Keene | Sheila Lawrence | October 14, 2013 | 2J7652 | 1.06 [58] |
47 | 3 | "Take This Job and Shove It" | Jim Hayman | Alex Taub | October 21, 2013 | 2J7653 | 1.05 [59] |
48 | 4 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Tim Matheson | Jamie Gorenberg | October 28, 2013 | 2J7654 | 1.05 [60] |
49 | 5 | "How Do You Like Me Now?" | David Paymer | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | November 4, 2013 | 2J7655 | 1.00 [61] |
50 | 6 | "Family Tradition" | Jim Hayman | Dan Steele | November 11, 2013 | 2J7656 | 1.11 [62] |
51 | 7 | "I Run To You" | Brandi Bradburn | Sheila Lawrence | November 18, 2013 | 2J7657 | 1.03 [63] |
52 | 8 | "Miracles" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | November 25, 2013 | 2J7658 | 1.01 [64] |
53 | 9 | "Something to Talk About" | Mary Lou Belli | Alex Taub | January 13, 2014 | 2J7659 | 1.19 [65] |
54 | 10 | "Star of the Show" | John Stephens | Kendall Sand | January 20, 2014 | 2J7660 | 1.00 [66] |
55 | 11 | "One More Last Chance" | Kevin Mock | Jamie Gorenberg | January 27, 2014 | 2J7661 | 1.16 [67] |
56 | 12 | "Should've Been a Cowboy" | Les Butler | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | February 3, 2014 | 2J7662 | 1.21 [68] |
57 | 13 | "Act Naturally" | Patrick Norris | Dan Steele | February 10, 2014 | 2J7663 | 1.03 [69] |
58 | 14 | "Here You Come Again" | Janice Cooke | Sheila Lawrence | March 21, 2014 | 2J7664 | 1.03 [70] |
59 | 15 | "Ring of Fire" | Kevin Mock | Alex Taub | March 28, 2014 | 2J7665 | 0.94 [71] |
60 | 16 | "Carrying Your Love with Me" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | April 4, 2014 | 2J7666 | 0.73 [72] |
61 | 17 | "A Good Run of Bad Luck" | Ricardo Mendez Matta | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | April 11, 2014 | 2J7667 | 0.81 [73] |
62 | 18 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | Rebecca Asher | Kendall Sand | April 18, 2014 | 2J7668 | 0.80 [74] |
63 | 19 | "A Better Man" | David Paymer | Jamie Gorenberg | April 25, 2014 | 2J7669 | 0.75 [75] |
64 | 20 | "Together Again" | Michael Schultz | Sheila Lawrence & Dan Steele | May 2, 2014 | 2J7670 | 0.66 [76] |
65 | 21 | "Stuck" | Mary Lou Belli | Alex Taub | May 9, 2014 | 2J7671 | 0.76 [77] |
66 | 22 | "Second Chance" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | May 16, 2014 | 2J7672 | 0.88 [78] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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67 | 1 | "Kablang" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | December 15, 2014 | 3J5451 | 1.22 [79] |
68 | 2 | "The Curling Iron" | Michael Schultz | April Blair | January 16, 2015 | 3J5452 | 1.14 [80] |
69 | 3 | "The Very Good Bagel" | Richard W. Abramitis | Kendall Sand | January 23, 2015 | 3J5453 | 1.22 [81] |
70 | 4 | "Red Dye #40" | Bethany Rooney | Tamar Laddy & Ari Posner | January 30, 2015 | 3J5454 | 1.02 [82] |
71 | 5 | "Bar-Be-Q Burritos" | Les Butler | Adam Milch | February 6, 2015 | 3J5455 | 1.24 [83] |
72 | 6 | "Alabama Boys" | Mary Lou Belli | Leila Gerstein & April Blair | February 20, 2015 | 3J5456 | 1.21 [84] |
73 | 7 | "The Butterstick Tab" | Ricardo Mendez Matta | Amy Roy | February 27, 2015 | 3J5457 | 1.19 [85] |
74 | 8 | "61 Candles" | Brandi Bradburn | April Blair & Tamar Laddy | March 6, 2015 | 3J5458 | 1.11 [86] |
75 | 9 | "End of Days" | Tim Matheson | Adam Milch & Kendall Sand | March 20, 2015 | 3J5459 | 1.08 [87] |
76 | 10 | "Bluebell" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | March 27, 2015 | 3J5460 | 1.33 [88] |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||
1 | 1.88 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 1.23 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.60 | 1.57 | |
2 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.62 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.36 | |
3 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.97 | |
4 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.02 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.33 | – | 1.18 |