| Season Number: | 2 |
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| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Network: | ABC |
| Prev Season: | Season 1 |
| Next Season: | Season 3 |
| Episode List: | List of Happy Endings episodes |
The second season of Happy Endings, an American television series. ABC officially renewed Happy Endings for a second season on May 13, 2011. It was later announced it would move to a new time-slot on Wednesdays at 9:30pm, as a lead-in to new series Revenge. It premiered on September 28, 2011.
On November 3, 2011, ABC picked up the show for a full 22-episode second season.[1] However the 21st episode to air was labeled as the season finale by ABC[2] as they "needed" to premiere Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 on April 11, 2012.[3] Despite the episode officially being held back for the third season, the 22nd episode aired on E4 in the UK on May 17, 2012, and other international markets,[4] as part of the second season.
Although the season was not officially released on DVD until October 23, 2012,[5] the DVD was included in a release that contains the first two seasons of the show that was released on August 14, 2012.
From cranky landlords, nosy childhood friends, Brozilians, gym bullies, sexy Halloween costumes, to racist parrots. Season two offers more of the six best friends navigating life and love in Chicago's hip downtown. Dave and Alex have managed to stay friends, and continue to reshuffle their feelings. Jane tests out her maternal instincts while hubby Brad unwittingly gets a "work wife." Max actually lands the perfect boyfriend that the gang falls in love with. Meanwhile, "The Year of Penny" is off to a rocky start as Penny struggles with everything from birthday curses to 1980s-themed scavenger hunts.
See also: List of Happy Endings episodes.
ABC officially renewed Happy Endings for a second season on May 13, 2011. On, with the reveal of ABC 2011-12 schedule, it was announced the series would be moving to an earlier time-slot of Eastern/ Central on Wednesdays as a lead-in to new series, Revenge.
The second season currently holds an average of 67 out of 100 from critics on Metacritic,[6] which indicates generally favorable reviews.[7]
Tom Gliatto from People said the series "has clicked as one of prime-time's most sophisticated ensemble comedies".[8] While TV Guide's Matt Roush said the show was "an under-inspired Friends-wannabe", he praised the performances of Casey Wilson and Adam Pally.[9] On The A.V. Club, the season contains the highest graded episode of the series to-date,[10] "The Butterfly Effect Effect", with a grade of an A[11] on a scale of A to F.
| Episode | Original air date | Timeslot (EST) | Viewers (millions) | Ratings share (Adults 18-49) | |
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| 1 | "Blax, Snake, Home" | Wednesday 9:30PM | 7.25 | 3.1/8 | |
| 2 | "Baby Steps" | 6.70 | 2.8/7 | ||
| 3 | "Yesandwitch" | 7.29 | 3.2/8 | ||
| 4 | "Secrets and Limos" | 6.81 | 3.0/7 | ||
| 5 | "Spooky Endings" | 8.33 | 3.5/9 | ||
| 6 | "Lying Around" | 7.62 | 3.4/8 | ||
| 7 | "The Code War" | 6.94 | 3.2/8 | ||
| 8 | "Full Court Dress" | 7.11 | 2.6/7 | ||
| 9 | "Grinches Be Crazy" | 6.38 | 2.8/7 | ||
| 10 | "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother" | 7.48 | 3.2/8 | ||
| 11 | "Meat the Parrots" | 6.68 | 3.0/8 | ||
| 12 | "Makin' Changes | " | 6.05 | 2.9/7 | |
| 13 | "The St. Valentine's Day Maxssacre" | 6.70 | 2.9/7 | ||
| 14 | "Everybody Loves Grant" | 5.44 | 2.4/6 | ||
| 15 | "The Butterfly Effect Effect" | 5.45 | 2.4/6 | ||
| 16 | "Cocktails & Dreams" | 5.94 | 2.7/7 | ||
| 17 | "The Kerkovich Way" | 4.49 | 2.0/5 | ||
| 18 | "Party of Six" | 5.27 | 2.4/6 | ||
| 19 | "You Snooze, You Bruise" | 4.10 | 1.8/5 | ||
| 20 | "Big White Lies" | 4.13 | 1.9/5 | ||
| 21 | "Four Weddings and a Funeral (Minus Three Weddings and One Funeral)" | 3.67 | 1.7/4 |
| Happy Endings: The Complete Second Season | ||||
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