New Girl ( season 7 ) - wikipedia New Girl ( season 7 ) New Girl ( season 7 ) Promotional poster Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network Fox Original release April 10 ( 2018 - 04 - 10 ) -- May 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 15 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 6 List of New Girl episodes The seventh and final season of the American comedy series New Girl premiered April 10, 2018 on Fox at 9 : 30 pm ( Eastern ). Developed by Elizabeth Meriwether under the working title Chicks & Dicks, the series revolves around offbeat teacher Jess ( Zooey Deschanel ) after her moving into an LA loft with three men, Nick ( Jake Johnson ), Schmidt ( Max Greenfield ), and Winston ( Lamorne Morris ) ; Jess 's best friend Cece ( Hannah Simone ) also appears regularly. The characters, who are in their thirties, deal with maturing relationships and career choices. Contents 1 Cast 1.1 Main 1.2 Special guest 1.3 Recurring 1.4 Guest 2 Episodes 3 Reception 4 References 5 External links Cast Main Zooey Deschanel as Jessica `` Jess '' Day Jake Johnson as Nick Miller Max Greenfield as Schmidt Lamorne Morris as Winston Bishop Hannah Simone as Cece Danielle Rockoff and Rhiannon Rockoff as Ruth Special guest Damon Wayans, Jr. as Coach Recurring Brian Huskey as Merle Streep Dermot Mulroney as Russell Nasim Pedrad as Aly Rob Reiner as Bob Day Guest David Neher as Benjamin Nelson Franklin as Robby David Walton as Sam Sam Richardson as Dunston Steve Agee as Outside Dave Ayden Mayeri as Leslie Gillian Vigman as Kim JB Smoove as Van Bishop Sarah Baker as Judith Quinta Brunson as Annabelle Rebecca Reid as Nadia Jamie Lee Curtis as Joan Ralph Ahn as Tran June Diane Raphael as Sadie Brian Posehn as Bio Teacher Curtis Armstrong as Principal Foster Zoe Lister Jones as Fawn Moscato Episodes See also : List of New Girl episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 139 `` About Three Years Later '' Erin O'Malley Berkley Johnson April 10, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 10 ) 7ATM01 1.83 Three years after the events of the season six finale, Jess and Nick return to Los Angeles after a worldwide tour promoting Nick 's latest Pepperwood Chronicles novel. Within that time Jess and Nick are still not married which worries Jess ' father Bob. Schmidt and Cece celebrate their daughter Ruth 's third birthday, however their house party soon goes out of control. Schmidt has also grown a mustache, which bothers Nick. Winston and Aly are expecting their first child, but Aly gets stressed when Winston wants her to decide on their pregnancy glamour photo. 140 `` Tuesday Meeting '' Josh Greenbaum Sarah Tapscott April 17, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 17 ) 7ATM02 1.58 Jess feels neglected at work ; after getting advice from a drunk and caffeinated Cece, she confronts her boss Russell about it. When Nick 's draft on a new Pepperwood Chronicles novel is turned down by his editor Merle, Nick gets writer 's block, so Schmidt and Winston try to help him with ideas. When Ruth and Schmidt visit Nick at the loft, Winston sees correlations between the lives of the three former roommates and the Three Men and a Baby films. 141 `` Lillypads '' Trent O'Donnell J.J. Philbin April 24, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 24 ) 7ATM03 1.51 Schmidt and Cece ask Jess to help Ruth prepare for her audition for a prestigious pre-school ; however, Schmidt disagrees with and constantly intrudes on Jess 's teaching process. Nick must write a twenty - page draft on his new book, while also helping Winston, who has been promoted to detective, get over his stage fright in testifying in a court case. 142 `` Where the Road Goes '' Michael Schultz Noah Garfinkel May 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 01 ) 7ATM04 1.33 The gang celebrates the one - year anniversary of Furguson 's death, and everyone is worried that Winston has not had his `` big cry '' over the cat. Sensing animosity between Nick and their former roommate Coach, Jess asks Nick to open up, and learns that Coach had borrowed a large amount of money from Nick, and reveals she might have contributed to Furguson 's death. Meanwhile, Schmidt gets worried about what Cece would do if she were widowed. 143 5 `` Godparents '' Lamorne Morris Lamar Woods May 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 08 ) 7ATM05 1.32 Winston and Aly select Jess to be their baby 's godparent. Schmidt returns to work and finds that the company has changed. Cece, who has to deal with Ruth that day, forgets her phone which has the gate code to enter the preschool, and asks Nick, who thinks he is a godparent by relationship to Jess, to retrieve it. Meanwhile, Jess surprises Winston by finding his missing father Van ( JB Smoove ), but Aly later tells Jess that she made a mistake. 144 6 `` Mario '' Jay Chandrasekhar Joe Wengert May 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 08 ) 7ATM06 1.32 Schmidt and Cece plan a sex date by hiring a babysitter and going out, but Cece mentions that she is ovulating and is ready to have another baby. Winston tries out some glasses that allow him to see color for the first time. Nick has been planning a dinner date leading to the marriage proposal, but Jess surprises Nick by preparing the apartment for a home visit in order to adopt a dog. 145 7 `` The Curse of the Pirate Bride '' Josh Greenbaum Ann Kim May 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 15 ) 7ATM07 1.47 Following their rehearsal dinner, Nick and Jess ignore the superstition about sleeping together the night before the wedding being bad luck. However, the next day, Jess injures her eye and has to wear an eyepatch, while Nick loses his book deal. Aly experiences labor pains, and Russell takes an opportunity to be alone with Jess to woo her one more time. 146 8 `` Engram Pattersky '' Erin O'Malley Story by : Dave Finkel & Brett Baer Teleplay by : Elizabeth Meriwether May 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 05 - 15 ) 7ATM08 1.47 One month after getting married, Nick and Jess call Cece, Schmidt and Winston to inform them that they 're being evicted by `` Engram Pattersky '', along with everyone else on the building. Jess tries to make everyone express their feelings about leaving the loft forever. Although the others have already let go, they see how much it means to Jess, so they go along with her activity, nostalgically going through old items and also trying things they have never done at the loft before. They then play True American : Packing Edition, during which a flash - forward is shown of them and their kids playing the game. After the truck is loaded, Winston reveals that the eviction was an elaborate hoax : `` Engram Pattersky '' is an anagram for `` My Greatest Prank ''. Nick and Jess decide to move anyway, and the group drive off. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds an approval rating of 100 % based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.78. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` After seven years of friendship, New Girl signs off with a thoughtful, funny final season that bids a proper adieu to its colorful cast of characters. '' References Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 11, 2018 ). `` Roseanne, The Middle, Lethal Weapon adjust up, Black - ish down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 18, 2018 ). `` ' NCIS, ' ' Alex, Inc., ' ' Lethal Weapon, ' ' The Flash ' adjust up, ' For the People ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 18, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 25, 2018 ). `` ' The Voice, ' ' Chicago Med, ' ' LA to Vegas ' adjust up, ' Rise ' and ' Deception ' down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 25, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 2, 2018 ). `` ' Roseanne ' and ' Chicago Med ' adjust up, ' The 100 ' adjusts down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( May 9, 2018 ). `` ' The Voice ' and ' Chicago Med ' adjust up, ' Bull ' adjusts down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 9, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Porter, Rick ( May 16, 2018 ). `` ' The Middle, ' ' NCIS, ' ' Chicago Med ' adjust up, ' The 100 ' adjusts down : Tuesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 16, 2018. Jump up ^ `` New Girl : Season 7 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 15, 2018. External links New Girl episode listings at The Futon Critic New Girl Awards and nominations Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` Normal '' `` Prince '' 5 6 7 Characters Jessica Day Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=New_Girl_(season_7)&oldid=848479132 '' Categories : New Girl 2018 American television seasons Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from March 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Français Italiano 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 July 2018, at 04 : 51 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: how many episodes were in season 7 of new girl
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