List of Ugly Betty episodes

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This is an episode listing for the comedy drama TV series Ugly Betty . The show premiered on September 28, 2006 on ABC in the United States and ended its run on April 14, 2010 after 85 episodes.

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Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 23September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)May 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)
2 18September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)May 22, 2008 (2008-05-22)
3 24September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)May 21, 2009 (2009-05-21)
4 20October 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14)

Episodes

Season 1 (2006–07)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Richard Shepard Silvio Horta September 28, 2006 (2006-09-28)16.32
22"The Box and the Bunny" Sheree Folkson Silvio HortaOctober 5, 2006 (2006-10-05)14.26
33"Queens for a Day" James Hayman Marco Pennette October 12, 2006 (2006-10-12)13.95
44"Fey's Sleigh Ride" Tricia Brock Sheila LawrenceOctober 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)13.17
55"The Lyin', the Watch and the Wardrobe" Rodman Flender Donald ToddOctober 26, 2006 (2006-10-26)13.14
66"Trust, Lust, and Must" Jamie Babbit Cameron Litvack November 2, 2006 (2006-11-02)13.62
77"After Hours"James HaymanDailyn RodriguezNovember 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)12.81
88"Four Thanksgivings and a Funeral" Sarah Pia Anderson Marco PennetteNovember 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)12.95
99"Lose the Boss" Ken Whittingham Oliver Goldstick November 23, 2006 (2006-11-23)8.74
1010"Fake Plastic Snow"James Hayman Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka November 30, 2006 (2006-11-30)13.02
1111"Swag" Tamra Davis James D. Parriott January 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)11.65
1212"Sofia's Choice" James Hayman Silvio HortaJanuary 11, 2007 (2007-01-11)13.49
1313"In or Out" Michael Spiller Myra Jo MartinoJanuary 18, 2007 (2007-01-18)14.10
1414"I'm Coming Out" Wendey Stanzler James D. ParriottFebruary 1, 2007 (2007-02-01)14.00
1515"Brothers" Lev L. Spiro Shelia LawrenceFebruary 8, 2007 (2007-02-08)14.27
1616"Derailed"James HaymanCameron LitvackFebruary 15, 2007 (2007-02-15)13.66
1717"Icing on the Cake" Jeff Melman Dailyn RodriguezMarch 15, 2007 (2007-03-15)10.80
1818"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"Tricia BrockSarah Kucserka, Veronica Becker & Marco PennetteMarch 22, 2007 (2007-03-22)10.41
1919"Punch Out" Miguel Arteta Oliver GoldstickApril 19, 2007 (2007-04-19)9.46
2020"Petra-Gate" Paul Lazarus Harry Werksman & Gabrielle Stanton April 26, 2007 (2007-04-26)9.62
2121"Secretaries' Day" Victor Nelli, Jr. Henry Alonso MyersMay 3, 2007 (2007-05-03)10.68
2222"A Tree Grows in Guadalajara"Lev L. Spiro Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally May 10, 2007 (2007-05-10)9.63
2323"East Side Story"James HaymanSilvio Horta & Marco PennetteMay 17, 2007 (2007-05-17)10.50

Notes:

Season 2 (2007–08)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
241"How Betty Got Her Grieve Back" James Hayman Silvio Horta & Marco Pennette September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)11.16
252"Family/Affair" Victor Nelli, Jr. Bill WrubelOctober 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)9.78
263"Betty's Wait Problem" Tricia Brock Jon Kinnally & Tracy Poust October 11, 2007 (2007-10-11)10.35
274"Grin and Bear It" Tucker Gates Sarah Kucserka & Veronica Becker October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)9.67
285"A League of Their Own" Wendey Stanzler Sheila LawrenceOctober 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)9.84
296"Something Wicked This Way Comes"Wendey StanzlerHenry Alonso MyersNovember 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)9.90
307"A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding"James HaymanSilvio Horta & Marco PennetteNovember 8, 2007 (2007-11-08)10.89
318"I See Me, I.C.U." Rodman Flender Bill WrubelNovember 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)10.73
329"Giving Up the Ghost" Gary Winick Charles Pratt, Jr. November 22, 2007 (2007-11-22)7.49
3310"Bananas for Betty" Michael Spiller Jon Kinnally & Tracy PoustDecember 6, 2007 (2007-12-06)9.34
3411"Zero Worship" Ron Underwood Dawn DeKeyser January 10, 2008 (2008-01-10)9.89
3512"Odor in the Court"Victor Nelli, Jr.Bill WrubelJanuary 17, 2008 (2008-01-17)9.52
3613"A Thousand Words Before Friday" Matt Shakman Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso MyersJanuary 24, 2008 (2008-01-24)8.92
3714"Twenty Four Candles"Michael SpillerSarah Kucserka & Veronica BeckerApril 24, 2008 (2008-04-24)8.52
3815"Burning Questions"Matt ShakmanHenry Alonso MyersMay 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)7.93
3916"Betty's Baby Bump" Linda Mendoza Story by: Dawn DeKeyser
Teleplay by: Bill Wrubel
May 8, 2008 (2008-05-08)7.99
4017"The Kids Are Alright"Wendey StanzlerBrian TanenMay 15, 2008 (2008-05-15)8.47
4118"Jump"Victor Nelli, Jr.Silvio HortaMay 22, 2008 (2008-05-22)8.75

Notes:

Season 3 (2008–09)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
421"The Manhattan Project" Victor Nelli, Jr. Silvio Horta September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)9.77
432"Filing for the Enemy" Michael Spiller Joel FieldsOctober 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)8.58
443"Crimes of Fashion"Victor Nelli, Jr.Henry Alonso MyersOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)8.48
454"Betty Suarez Land"Michael Spiller Chris Black October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)8.21
465"Granny Pants" Fred Savage Sheila LawrenceOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)8.66
476"Ugly Berry" Ron Underwood Bill WrubelOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)8.55
487"Crush'd"Victor Nelli, Jr. Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)8.95
498"Tornado Girl" John Terlesky Peter ElkoffNovember 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)9.20
509"When Betty Met YETI"Victor Nelli, Jr.Brian TanenNovember 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)8.30
5110"Bad Amanda" John Putch Chris BlackDecember 4, 2008 (2008-12-04)8.47
5211"Dress for Success" Matt Shakman Cara DiPaoloJanuary 8, 2009 (2009-01-08)7.51
5312"Sisters on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" Lee Shallat-Chemel Henry Alonso MyersJanuary 22, 2009 (2009-01-22)7.54
5413"Kissed Off" Rose Troche David GrubstickFebruary 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)7.27
5514"The Courtship of Betty's Father"John TerleskyPeter ElkoffFebruary 12, 2009 (2009-02-12)7.44
5615"There's No Place Like Mode" Bethany Rooney Sheila LawrenceFebruary 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)7.65
5716"Things Fall Apart" Tom Verica Henry Alonso MyersFebruary 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)6.78
5817"Sugar Daddy" David Warren Brian TanenMarch 5, 2009 (2009-03-05)6.35
5918"A Mother of a Problem" Matthew Diamond Bill WrubelMarch 12, 2009 (2009-03-12)7.21
6019"The Sex Issue"Victor Nelli, Jr.Cara DiPaoloMarch 19, 2009 (2009-03-19)7.82
6120"Rabbit Test"Richard HeusChris BlackApril 30, 2009 (2009-04-30)6.81
6221"The Born Identity"John TerleskySteven RossMay 7, 2009 (2009-05-07)7.49
6322"In the Stars" Paul Holahan Sheila LawrenceMay 14, 2009 (2009-05-14)6.83
6423"Curveball"Victor Nelli, Jr. Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally May 21, 2009 (2009-05-21)6.16
6524"The Fall Issue"Tom Verica Silvio Horta May 21, 2009 (2009-05-21)6.37

Notes:

  • ABC placed Ugly Betty on a temporary hiatus after the March 19, 2009 episode to air Samantha Who? and In the Motherhood in the 8-9PM E/P slot, but returned it after the shows complete their runs. [2] Ugly Betty returned on April 30, 2009 to finish its 3rd season, ending with a 2-hour season finale airing on May 21, 2009. [3]

Season 4 (2009–10)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
661"The Butterfly Effect (Part 1)" John Terlesky Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso MyersOctober 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)5.01
672"The Butterfly Effect (Part 2)" Victor Nelli, Jr. Sheila Lawrence & Henry Alonso MyersOctober 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)5.18
683"Blue on Blue"Victor Nelli, Jr Abraham Higginbotham October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)4.55
694"The Weiner, the Bun, and the Boob" Wendey Stanzler Brian TanenOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)4.50
705"Plus None" Paul Holahan Cara DiPaoloNovember 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)4.76
716"Backseat Betty" John Putch Tracy Poust & Jon Kinnally November 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)4.46
727"Level (7) with Me" John Fortenberry Chris Black November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)3.39
738"The Bahamas Triangle"Victor Neili, Jr.Sheila LawrenceDecember 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)4.23
749"Be-Shure"David DworetzkyGail LernerDecember 11, 2009 (2009-12-11)4.80
7510"The Passion of the Betty" S.J. Clarkson David Grubstick & Chris BlackJanuary 6, 2010 (2010-01-06)5.13
7611"Back in Her Place"Richard HeusAbraham HigginbothamJanuary 13, 2010 (2010-01-13)4.67
7712"Blackout!"John PutchCara DiPaoloJanuary 20, 2010 (2010-01-20)4.59
7813"Chica and the Man"Victor Nelli, Jr.Gail LernerFebruary 3, 2010 (2010-02-03) [4] 4.34
7914"Smokin' Hot" John Scott Brian TanenFebruary 10, 2010 (2010-02-10)4.68
8015"Fire and Nice"John TerleskyErika JohnsonMarch 10, 2010 (2010-03-10) [5] 4.10
8116"All the World's a Stage" Andy Wolk Abraham Higginbotham & David GrubstickMarch 17, 2010 (2010-03-17) [6] 3.33
8217"Million Dollar Smile"Paul HolahanHenry Alonso Myers & Chris BlackMarch 24, 2010 (2010-03-24)4.56 [7]
8318"London Calling"Mark WorthingtonDavid Grubstick & Sheila LawrenceMarch 31, 2010 (2010-03-31)4.01 [8]
8419"The Past Presents the Future"Paul HolahanJon Kinnaly & Tracy PoustApril 7, 2010 (2010-04-07)4.03 [9]
8520"Hello Goodbye"Victor Nelli Jr. Silvio Horta April 14, 2010 (2010-04-14)5.43 [10]

Notes:

  • Episodes 66–74 aired on Fridays (October 16, 2009  December 11, 2009).
  • Episodes 75–85 aired on Wednesdays (January 6, 2010  April 14, 2010).
  • Season 4 was originally slated to have a total of 22 episodes but was reduced to 20 episodes.

Mode After Hours episodes

Season 1

#TitleDirectorWriter(s)Original airdate
1 (1)"Gwadalaharahh"Max YoffeVeronica Becker & Sarah KucserkaSeptember 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)
Alone in the office, Marc and Amanda start dressing up and imitating Betty and Daniel – with unexpected results!
2 (2)"The Friend-iversary VLOG"Richard HeusBrian Tanen & David GrubstickSeptember 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)
Amanda makes a blog about an egg-salad and a salami, thus forgetting about her friend-iversary with Marc.
3 (3)"Bowling for Cliff"Richard HeusBrian Tanen & David GrubstickOctober 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)
Amanda teaches Marc how to bowl before his bowling date with Cliff.
4 (4)"Slumber Party Secrets"Richard HeusBrian Tanen & David GrubstickOctober 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)
Amanda and Marc sleep at Mode, and share some of their secrets.
5 (5)"Sommers Seance"Richard HeusBrian Tanen & David GrubstickOctober 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)
Marc and Amanda organize a seance trying to contact her dead mother Fey.
6 (6)"Trapped in the Elevator"Max YoffeVeronica Becker & Sarah KucserkaOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)
Amanda and Marc get locked in the Mode elevator and share their darkest secrets.

Season 2

Season 2 initially included 6 episodes but an Amazon-exclusive 7th episode was subsequently added.
#TitleDirectorWriter(s)Original airdate
1 (7)"Big Package"Richard HeusMichael RussoOctober 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)
Marc and Amanda have their own Christmas with unopened and undelivered office packages.
2 (8)"April Fools"Richard HeusCasey FisherMarch 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)
Marc and Amanda think of clever ways to trick Betty on April Fool's Day.
3 (9)"Roller Girlz"Richard HeusCasey FisherMarch 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
Marc teaches Amanda how to skate in order to lose weight.
4 (10)"Breaking the Band"Richard HeusMichael RussoMarch 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)
Marc and Amanda compete to sing at a local karaoke bar.
5 (11)"London Calling"Richard HeusBrian TanenApril 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
Marc and Amanda call the Mode UK office for a YETI assignment and end up finding their British counterparts.
6 (12)"When Marc Met Mandy"Richard HeusDavid Grubstick & Brian TanenApril 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
Marc and Amanda flash back to the first time they ever met.
7 (13)"I Spy"Richard HeusDavid Grubstick & Brian TanenApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
Marc cancels dinner plans with Amanda to spy on his crush, Jake.

Season 3

#TitleDirectorWriter(s)Original airdate
1 (14)"Always a Bridesmaid"Richard HeusDavid GrubstickSeptember 26, 2009 (2009-09-26)
Marc helps Amanda with her dream wedding at Mode offices.
2 (15)"Harassment of a Sexual Nature"Jim Klever-WeisDavid GrubstickOctober 3, 2009 (2009-10-03)
Marc and Amanda work out scenarios from sexual harassment in the workplace training.
3 (16)"A Vlog to Remember"Richard HeusErika JohnsonOctober 10, 2009 (2009-10-10)
Marc and Amanda attempt to make a vlog of their own in response of the one by Meade Security
4 (17)"Role Playing"Jim Klever-WeisDavid GrubstickOctober 17, 2009 (2009-10-17)
Amanda asks Marc to plead with Wilhelmina for a promotion and raise.
5 (18)"Queenseeker"Jude GorjancCasey FisherOctober 24, 2009 (2009-10-24)
Amanda creates a profile for Marc on an online dating service.
6 (19)"Stress-Orcism"Mark WorthingtonMichael RussoOctober 31, 2009 (2009-10-31)
Amanda tries out her workplace stress relief techniques on Marc.

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