Gigi Does It

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Gigi Does It
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Genre Sitcom
Created by David Krumholtz
Ricky Mabe
Zach Golden
Ben Newmark
Dan Newmark
StarringDavid Krumholtz
Ricky Mabe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersRicky Mabe
Zach Golden
David Krumholtz
Tim Gibbons
Ben Newmark
Dan Newmark
ProducersAdam Bold
Mike Lopez
Running time22 minutes
Production companyGrandma's House Entertainment
Release
Original network IFC
Original releaseOctober 1 (2015-10-01) 
November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)

Gigi Does It is an American sitcom that was created by David Krumholtz, Ricky Mabe, Zach Golden, Ben Newmark, and Dan Newmark, with Krumholtz playing a Jewish senior citizen (the title character) who learns she has inherited millions of dollars from her late husband. On April 28, 2015, IFC ordered the series. [1] The series premiered on IFC on October 1, 2015. [2] On December 5, 2015, the series was canceled by IFC. [3]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
1"Glock Schlock"October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)10142,000 [4]
2"Call Your Grandma"October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)10220,000 [5]
3"Wart-A-Colors"October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)10367,000 [6]
4"A Regular Kristy Yamatushy"October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)104N/A
5"Eat Something"October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)105144,000 [7]
6"Let's Get Schvitzical"November 2, 2015 (2015-11-02)10675,000 [8]
7"Whine"November 9, 2015 (2015-11-09)107N/A
8"Love Thyself"November 16, 2015 (2015-11-16)10881,000 [9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregate score of 29% based on 2 positive and 7 negative critic reviews. [10]

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