Overview - Gilmore Girls

Overview

Set in the charming town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, the series follows the captivating lives of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore, a mother/daughter pair who have a relationship most people only dream of.

Seasons

• Name: Specials

  Episode: 2

  Date first aired:

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 21

  Set in Stars Hollow, a storybook Connecticut town populated with an eclectic mix of dreamers, artists and everyday folk, Gilmore Girls is a humorous, heartfelt, multigenerational drama about friendship and family. Headstrong 32-year-old Lorelai Gilmore carves out a life for herself and her equally willful teenage daughter, Rory.

  Date first aired: 2000-10-05

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 22

  Lorelai and Rory's unique mother-daughter relationship continues to evolve as Lorelai ponders a surprise marriage proposal, and Rory continues at the exclusive Chilton Academy and tries to sort out her feelings for Dean.

  Date first aired: 2001-10-09

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 22

  As graduation from Chilton Academy approaches, Rory's (Alexis Bledel) life becomes complex, and both her love life and Lorelai's (Lauren Graham) grow chaotic. Recurring guest stars Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) and Billy Burke (Twilight) add drama.

  Date first aired: 2002-09-24

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 22

  Season four is a year of transitions for the Gilmores. Lorelai quits her job to realize her ambition of opening an inn of her own with her best friend, Sookie (Melissa McCarthy, Samantha Who?). Rory, meanwhile, is adjusting to her new life at Yale.

  Date first aired: 2003-09-23

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 22

  As season five of the Emmy®-winning series unfolds, Lorelai and Rory once again face major changes. In addition to recurring guest stars Jared Padalecki, David Sutcliffe and Michael DeLuise, Norman Mailer and Carole King also guest star.

  Date first aired: 2004-09-21

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 22

  Lorelai and Rory face their first serious estrangement from each other and Rory has left Yale. Rory's self-indulgent boyfriend, Logan (Matt Czuchry, The Good Wife, who becomes a series regular this season), is also convinced she's making a mistake.

  Date first aired: 2005-09-13

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 22

  As the Emmy®-winning series reaches its seventh and final season, Lorelai and Rory turn to each other for support. Will their relationships and dreams come to fruition? With a colorful cast of characters, life in Stars Hollow is anything but dull.

  Date first aired: 2006-09-26