Gossip Girl season 6 explained

Season Number:6
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Num Episodes:10
Network:The CW
Prev Season:Season 5
Episode List:List of Gossip Girl episodes

The sixth and final season of the American teen drama television series Gossip Girl premiered on The CW on October 8, 2012, and concluded on December 17, 2012, consisting of 10 episodes. Based on the novel series of the same name by Cecily von Ziegesar, the series was developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The CW officially renewed the series for a sixth season on May 11, 2012.[1] The series finale was preceded by a special retrospective, including interviews with the cast and crew.

Plot

As the scandal and drama filled group of friends enter their 20s, major questions about the future begin to emerge. Serena van der Woodsen decides to start fresh by dating an older man, Steven Spence, whose 16-year-old daughter is secretly dating Nate Archibald. Waiting to be together, Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass try to succeed separately in their own careers. As The Spectator hits financial ruins, Nate considers a political career. Dan Humphrey and Georgina Sparks strike an unlikely friendship as she assists him with his new book. After five years of upheaval, Gossip Girl has saved her most juiciest, jaw dropping update for last: Her identity.

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Special guests

Episodes

See also: List of Gossip Girl episodes.

Production

On May 11, 2012, the series was picked up for a short sixth and final season,[1] beginning in October and concluding on December 17.[2] [3] On May 17, 2012, with the reveal of The CW's 2012–13 television schedule, Gossip Girl stayed on Monday night and moved to the 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central timeslot following the fifth season of 90210.[4] It was announced on July 30, 2012, that the sixth season would have 10 episodes.[5]

On April 25, 2012, it was confirmed that former showrunner and executive producer Joshua Safran left the show as he had become the new showrunner of NBC's Smash.[6] On May 11, 2012, writer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer.[1]

On October 29, the fourth episode of the season, "Portrait of a Lady Alexander", was rescheduled for November 5, due to Hurricane Sandy.[7]

Cast

Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Kaylee DeFer, Kelly Rutherford, and Matthew Settle all returned as series regulars. Michelle Trachtenberg was upgraded to a guest-starring role for this season. Former recurring stars Desmond Harrington and Robert John Burke also returned as guest stars for the season.[4]

On July 7, 2012, actress Andrea Gabriel, known for her role on Lost, had been cast as a businesswoman from Dubai.[8] 7th Heaven alum Barry Watson landed a guest-starring role as young entrepreneur Steven Spence, who becomes romantically involved with Serena.[9]

British model Alexa Chung appears as herself in a plot involving Blair's new fashion line.[10] Former Skins star Sofia Black-D'Elia was seen filming scenes with Lively for the then-upcoming sixth season. She played the role of Sage Spence, Steven's daughter.[11]

Former Gossip Girl guest stars Tamara Feldman and Yin Chang were reported to return to the show for its final season as Poppy Lifton and Nelly Yuki, respectively.[12] Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo reprised their roles as Jenny Humphrey and Eric van der Woodsen for the series finale, who had not been seen since their departures in season 4.[13]

Kristen Bell, Rachel Bilson, Katie Cassidy, Ella Rae Peck, Willa Holland, Lisa Loeb, Michael Bloomberg and Jessica Szohr had cameo roles in the series finale.[14] [15]

Ratings

TitleAir dateRating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(million)
1"Gone Maybe Gone"0.4/10.78
2"High Infidelity"0.4/10.78
3"Dirty Rotten Scandals"0.4/10.95
4"Portrait of a Lady Alexander"0.3/10.66
5"Monstrous Ball"0.4/10.73
6"Where the Vile Things Are"0.4/10.72
7"Save the Last Chance"0.4/10.84
8"It's Really Complicated"0.3/10.79
9"The Revengers"0.6/11.06
10"New York, I Love You XOXO"0.8/21.55

DVD Release

Gossip Girl: The Complete Sixth and Final Season
Set DetailsSpecial Features
  • 10 Episodes
  • 3-Disc Set
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles in English SDH, Spanish and French
  • Runtime: 422 minutes
  • A Big Farewell and XOXO to Our Upper East Siders: Gossip Girl cast and crew bid farewell to this successful and scandalous series.
  • Gossip Girl XOXO: Series Retrospective Special.
  • Gossip Girl Prequel: "It Had to Be You" - Audiobook Download
  • Gag Reel
  • Unaired Scenes
Release Dates
Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4
February 12, 2013February 18, 2013July 19, 2013February 27, 2013

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gossip Girl Renewed For Shortened Final Season, Sara Goodman to Succeed Josh Safran as EP . . Ausiello . Michael . May 11, 2012 . June 26, 2012 . May 13, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513014858/http://tvline.com/2012/05/11/gossip-girl-renewed-season-6/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Gossip Girl Wraps Up a Six-Season Run with a Two-Hour Series Finale on Monday, December 17 . . November 1, 2012 . March 23, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121109072144/http://blog.cwtv.com/2012/11/01/gossip-girl-wraps-up-a-six-season-run-with-a-two-hour-series-finale-on-monday-december-17/ . November 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: CW Boss on the Demise of Ringer, a Supernatural End Date, Gossip Girl Episode Count and More! . TVLine . Ausiello . Michael . May 17, 2012 . June 26, 2012 . July 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120707035321/http://tvline.com/2012/05/17/supernatural-season-8-finale/ . live .
  4. Web site: Gorman . Bill . CW 2011-12 Primetime Schedule: 'Supernatural' To Wednesday, 'Nikita' To 9pm, 'Beauty & The Beast' Follows 'Vampire Diaries' & Lots More Changes . https://web.archive.org/web/20120520143740/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/17/cw-2011-12-primetime-schedule-supernatural-to-wednesday-nikita-to-9pm-beauty-the-beast-follows-vampire-diaries-lots-more-changes/134657/ . dead . May 20, 2012 . . May 17, 2012 . May 17, 2012.
  5. News: TCA 2012: CW's Mark Pedowitz Talks 'Gossip Girl,' 'Muppets' and Flaws in Nielsen Measurement . The Hollywood Reporter . Guthrie . Marissa . July 30, 2012 . August 1, 2012 . July 31, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731232034/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tca-mark-pedowitz-nielsen-ratings-gossip-girl-muppets-355857 . live .
  6. Web site: Gossip Girl Executive Producer to Run Smash . TV Fanatic . Richenthal . Matt . April 25, 2012 . June 26, 2012 . June 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120624013306/http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/04/gossip-girl-producer-to-run-smash/ . live .
  7. Web site: Hurricane Sandy derails CW and CBS: Gossip Girl Hawaii Five-O Partners and more to air repeats instead of new episodes . zap2it.com . October 29, 2012 . October 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130517204901/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/10/hurricane-sandy-derails-cw-and-cbs-gossip-girl-hawaii-five-o-canceled.html . May 17, 2013 . dead .
  8. Web site: Gennis . Sadie . Lost Alum Andrea Gabriel Joins Gossip Girl . . July 7, 2012 . August 12, 2012 . September 11, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120911010658/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Lost-Andrea-Gabriel-Gossip-Girl-1049682.aspx? . live .
  9. Web site: Corneau . Allison . Barry Watson joins Gossip Girl's Final Season . . July 10, 2012 . August 12, 2012 . July 15, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715025830/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/barry-watson-joins-gossip-girls-final-season-2012107 . dead .
  10. Web site: MacKenzie . Carina Adly . Gossip Girl snags Alexa Chung for final season . . August 2, 2012 . August 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120804050534/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/gossip-girl-snags-alexa-chung-for-final-season.html . August 4, 2012.
  11. Web site: Douglass . Beth . Gossip Girl Season 6: Serena Spotted With The New Girl-and She's a Troublemaker! . . August 3, 2012 . August 12, 2012.
  12. Web site: MacKenzie . Carina Adly . Gossip Girl Season 6 spoilers: Nelly yuki and Poppy Lifton return . Zap2it . August 15, 2012 . August 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120817110219/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/08/gossip-girl-season-6-spoilers-nelly-yuki-and-poppy-lifton-return.html . August 17, 2012.
  13. Web site: Mullins . Jenna . Gossip Girl scoop Taylor Momsen and Connor Paolo twitpic teases wedding or maybe it doesn't . Zap2it . October 16, 2012 . October 16, 2012 . January 22, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130122085152/http://au.eonline.com/news/354481/gossip-girl-scoop-taylor-momsen-and-connor-paolo-twitpic-teases-wedding-or-maybe-it-doesn-t . live .
  14. News: Kristen Bell to (Finally!) Appear in Gossip Girl Series Finale . Bricker . Tierney . . November 9, 2012 . March 23, 2017 . March 24, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170324002502/http://www.eonline.com/news/362004/kristen-bell-to-finally-appear-in-gossip-girl-series-finale . live .
  15. Web site: Gonzalez . Sandra . 'Gossip Girl' scoop: Katie Cassidy returning for the finale! . . October 12, 2012 . February 12, 2018 . February 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180213080211/http://www.ew.com/article/2012/10/12/gossip-girl-scoop-katie-cassidy-returning/ . live .