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created by

Amy Sherman-Palladino Amy Sherman-Palladino (born January 17, 1966) is an American television writer, director, and producer. She is the creator of the comedy-drama series ''Gilmore Girls'', ''Bunheads'', and ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel''. Sherman-Palladino has rec ...

. Sherman-Palladino shares executive producer duties with

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. It is produced by

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, Hofflund/Polone and

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. The show follows single mother

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and her daughter

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in the fictional town of

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. From 2000 to 2006, the first six seasons of ''Gilmore Girls'' originally aired on

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to form

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for its seventh and final season. All seven seasons are currently available on

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in Regions 1, 2, and 4. Since the series premiered, it has averaged 5 million viewers per episode over its seven seasons. The series originally aired on Thursday nights 8/7c before ''

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s old timeslot (UPN picked up Buffy from The WB) and held it for the rest of the series' run. The show placed No. 32 on ''

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''. Retrieved on 2013-03-16 and in 2007 it was listed as one of ''Time'' magazine's "All-TIME 100 TV Shows." The show is known for its comedic fast dialogue. Over the course of seven seasons, ''Gilmore Girls'' aired a total of 153 episodes. It returned in 2016 for a limited miniseries ''

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''. The revival consists of four 90-minute episodes released on

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Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2000–01)

Season 2 (2001–02)

Season 3 (2002–03)

Season 4 (2003–04)

Season 5 (2004–05)

Season 6 (2005–06)

Season 7 (2006–07)

Ratings

References

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