# List of Hart of Dixie episodes

Hart of Dixie is an American television comedy-drama series created by Leila Gerstein for The CW. The series stars Rachel Bilson as Dr. Zoe Hart, who aspires to be like her father and become a cardio-thoracic surgeon. After four years of residency at New York Hospital, Zoe does not get a fellowship and takes up an offer to move south to work in a small medical practice.
Hart of Dixie was picked up to series in May 2011, Hart of Dixie premiered on September 26, 2011, on The CW in the United States at 9:00 p.m. following on the sixth season premiere of Gossip Girl as its lead-in. On October 12, 2011, Hart of Dixie was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes. On May 11, 2012, The CW renewed the show for a second season, which premiered on October 2, 2012. Hart of Dixie was renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013, which premiered on October 7, 2013. Hart of Dixie was renewed for a fourth and final season on May 8, 2014, which premiered on December 15, 2014. Hart of Dixie was canceled after four seasons. During the course of the series, 76 episodes of Hart of Dixie aired over four seasons.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 22 | 22 | September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) | May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) |
| 2 | 22 | 22 | October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) | May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) |
| 3 | 22 | 22 | October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) | May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) |
| 4 | 10 | 10 | December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15) | March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2011–12)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Jason Ensler | Leila Gerstein | September 26, 2011 (2011-09-26) | 2J6191 | 1.88 |
| 2 | 2 | "Parades & Pariahs" | Jason Ensler | Leila Gerstein | October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03) | 2J6152 | 1.75 |
| 3 | 3 | "Gumbo & Glory" | Andrew McCarthy | David Babcock | October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10) | 2J6153 | 1.57 |
| 4 | 4 | "In Havoc & In Heat" | David Paymer | Rina Mimoun | October 17, 2011 (2011-10-17) | 2J6155 | 1.65 |
| 5 | 5 | "Faith & Infidelity" | Ron Lagomarsino | Debra Fordham | October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24) | 2J6154 | 2.01 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Undead & The Unsaid" | Tom Amandes | Donald Todd | November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07) | 2J6156 | 1.45 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Crush & The Crossbow" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14) | 2J6157 | 1.62 |
| 8 | 8 | "Homecoming & Coming Home" | Jeremiah Chechik | Rina Mimoun | November 21, 2011 (2011-11-21) | 2J6158 | 1.77 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Pirate & The Practice" | Joe Lazarov | Debra Fordham | November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28) | 2J6159 | 1.90 |
| 10 | 10 | "Hairdos & Holidays" | David Paymer | David Babcock | December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05) | 2J6160 | 1.81 |
| 11 | 11 | "Hell's Belles" | Janice Cooke | Donald Todd | January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23) | 2J6161 | 1.23 |
| 12 | 12 | "Mistress & Misunderstandings" | James Hayman | Beth Schwartz | January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30) | 2J6163 | 1.54 |
| 13 | 13 | "Sweetie Pies & Sweaty Palms" | Patrick Norris | Leila Gerstein | February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06) | 2J6162 | 1.52 |
| 14 | 14 | "Aliens & Aliases" | Tom Amandes | Debra Fordham | February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) | 2J6164 | 1.64 |
| 15 | 15 | "Snowflakes & Soulmates" | Andy Wolk | David Babcock | February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20) | 2J6165 | 1.57 |
| 16 | 16 | "Tributes & Triangles" | Joe Lazarov | Michelle Paradise | February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) | 2J6166 | 1.41 |
| 17 | 17 | "Heart to Hart" | Tim Matheson | Rina Mimoun | April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09) | 2J6167 | 1.20 |
| 18 | 18 | "Bachelorettes & Bullets" | Patrick Norris | Donald Todd | April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16) | 2J6168 | 1.37 |
| 19 | 19 | "Destiny & Denial" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23) | 2J6169 | 1.28 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Race & the Relationship" | Ron Lagomarsino | Alex Katsnelson | April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30) | 2J6170 | 1.39 |
| 21 | 21 | "Disaster Drills & Departures" | Jeremiah Chechik | Donald Todd | May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07) | 2J6171 | 1.37 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Big Day" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14) | 2J6172 | 1.60 |

### Season 2 (2012–13)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 23 | 1 | "I Fall to Pieces" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | October 2, 2012 (2012-10-02) | 217251 | 1.53 |
| 24 | 2 | "Always on My Mind" | Anton Cropper | Carter Covington | October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09) | 217252 | 1.19 |
| 25 | 3 | "If It Makes You Happy" | Elodie Keene | Alex Taub | October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16) | 217253 | 1.40 |
| 26 | 4 | "Suspicious Minds" | John Stephens | Jamie Gorenberg | October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23) | 217254 | 1.32 |
| 27 | 5 | "Walkin' After Midnight" | Joe Lazarov | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30) | 217255 | 1.41 |
| 28 | 6 | "I Walk the Line" | Tim Matheson | Donald Todd | November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13) | 217256 | 1.62 |
| 29 | 7 | "Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me" | Michael Schultz | Carter Covington | November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20) | 217257 | 1.23 |
| 30 | 8 | "Achy Breaky Hearts" | Janice Cooke | Alex Taub | November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27) | 2J7258 | 1.39 |
| 31 | 9 | "Sparks Fly" | Norman Buckley | Jamie Gorenberg | December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04) | 2J7259 | 1.60 |
| 32 | 10 | "Blue Christmas" | Patrick Norris | Leila Gerstein | December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) | 2J7260 | 1.41 |
| 33 | 11 | "Old Alabama" | David Paymer | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15) | 2J7261 | 1.37 |
| 34 | 12 | "Islands In the Stream" | Joe Lazarov | Donald Todd | January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22) | 2J7262 | 1.45 |
| 35 | 13 | "Lovesick Blues" | Ron Lagomarsino | Alex Taub | January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29) | 2J7263 | 1.32 |
| 36 | 14 | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | Jeremiah Chechik | Carter Covington | February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05) | 2J7264 | 1.44 |
| 37 | 15 | "The Gambler" | Jim Hayman | Dan Steele | February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19) | 2J7265 | 1.37 |
| 38 | 16 | "Where I Lead Me" | Kevin Mock | Leila Gerstein | February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26) | 2J7266 | 1.38 |
| 39 | 17 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | David Paymer | Jamie Gorenberg | March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05) | 2J7267 | 1.50 |
| 40 | 18 | "Why Don't We Get Drunk?" | Rebecca Asher | Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka | April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09) | 2J7268 | 1.20 |
| 41 | 19 | "This Kiss" "The Kiss" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16) | 2J7269 | 1.30 |
| 42 | 20 | "If Tomorrow Never Comes" | Jim Hayman | Alex Taub | April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23) | 2J7270 | 1.10 |
| 43 | 21 | "I'm Moving On" | Janice Cooke | Donald Todd | April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30) | 2J7271 | 1.20 |
| 44 | 22 | "On the Road Again" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein & Len Goldstein | May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07) | 2J7272 | 1.19 |

### Season 3 (2013–14)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 45 | 1 | "Who Says You Can't Go Home" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) | 2J7651 | 1.03 |
| 46 | 2 | "Friends in Low Places" | Elodie Keene | Sheila Lawrence | October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14) | 2J7652 | 1.06 |
| 47 | 3 | "Take This Job and Shove It" | Jim Hayman | Alex Taub | October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21) | 2J7653 | 1.05 |
| 48 | 4 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | Tim Matheson | Jamie Gorenberg | October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28) | 2J7654 | 1.05 |
| 49 | 5 | "How Do You Like Me Now?" | David Paymer | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04) | 2J7655 | 1.00 |
| 50 | 6 | "Family Tradition" | Jim Hayman | Dan Steele | November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11) | 2J7656 | 1.11 |
| 51 | 7 | "I Run To You" | Brandi Bradburn | Sheila Lawrence | November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18) | 2J7657 | 1.03 |
| 52 | 8 | "Miracles" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25) | 2J7658 | 1.01 |
| 53 | 9 | "Something to Talk About" | Mary Lou Belli | Alex Taub | January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13) | 2J7659 | 1.19 |
| 54 | 10 | "Star of the Show" | John Stephens | Kendall Sand | January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) | 2J7660 | 1.00 |
| 55 | 11 | "One More Last Chance" | Kevin Mock | Jamie Gorenberg | January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27) | 2J7661 | 1.16 |
| 56 | 12 | "Should've Been a Cowboy" | Les Butler | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03) | 2J7662 | 1.21 |
| 57 | 13 | "Act Naturally" | Patrick Norris | Dan Steele | February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10) | 2J7663 | 1.03 |
| 58 | 14 | "Here You Come Again" | Janice Cooke | Sheila Lawrence | March 21, 2014 (2014-03-21) | 2J7664 | 1.03 |
| 59 | 15 | "Ring of Fire" | Kevin Mock | Alex Taub | March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28) | 2J7665 | 0.94 |
| 60 | 16 | "Carrying Your Love with Me" | Tim Matheson | Leila Gerstein | April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04) | 2J7666 | 0.73 |
| 61 | 17 | "A Good Run of Bad Luck" | Ricardo Mendez Matta | Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West | April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11) | 2J7667 | 0.81 |
| 62 | 18 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | Rebecca Asher | Kendall Sand | April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18) | 2J7668 | 0.80 |
| 63 | 19 | "A Better Man" | David Paymer | Jamie Gorenberg | April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25) | 2J7669 | 0.75 |
| 64 | 20 | "Together Again" | Michael Schultz | Sheila Lawrence & Dan Steele | May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02) | 2J7670 | 0.66 |
| 65 | 21 | "Stuck" | Mary Lou Belli | Alex Taub | May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) | 2J7671 | 0.76 |
| 66 | 22 | "Second Chance" | Bethany Rooney | Leila Gerstein | May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16) | 2J7672 | 0.88 |

### Season 4 (2014–15)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
| 67 | 1 | "Kablang" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15) | 3J5451 | 1.22 |
| 68 | 2 | "The Curling Iron" | Michael Schultz | April Blair | January 16, 2015 (2015-01-16) | 3J5452 | 1.14 |
| 69 | 3 | "The Very Good Bagel" | Richard W. Abramitis | Kendall Sand | January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23) | 3J5453 | 1.22 |
| 70 | 4 | "Red Dye #40" | Bethany Rooney | Tamar Laddy & Ari Posner | January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30) | 3J5454 | 1.02 |
| 71 | 5 | "Bar-Be-Q Burritos" | Les Butler | Adam Milch | February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) | 3J5455 | 1.24 |
| 72 | 6 | "Alabama Boys" | Mary Lou Belli | Leila Gerstein & April Blair | February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20) | 3J5456 | 1.21 |
| 73 | 7 | "The Butterstick Tab" | Ricardo Mendez Matta | Amy Roy | February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27) | 3J5457 | 1.19 |
| 74 | 8 | "61 Candles" | Brandi Bradburn | April Blair & Tamar Laddy | March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) | 3J5458 | 1.11 |
| 75 | 9 | "End of Days" | Tim Matheson | Adam Milch & Kendall Sand | March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20) | 3J5459 | 1.08 |
| 76 | 10 | "Bluebell" | David Paymer | Leila Gerstein | March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27) | 3J5460 | 1.33 |

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Average |
| | 1 | 1.88 | 1.75 | 1.57 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.45 | 1.62 | 1.77 | 1.90 | 1.81 | 1.23 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.64 | 1.57 | 1.41 | 1.20 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 1.39 | 1.37 | 1.60 | 1.57 |
| | 2 | 1.53 | 1.19 | 1.40 | 1.32 | 1.41 | 1.62 | 1.23 | 1.39 | 1.60 | 1.41 | 1.37 | 1.45 | 1.32 | 1.44 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 1.19 | 1.36 |
| | 3 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.00 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.19 | 1.00 | 1.16 | 1.21 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 0.94 | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.97 |
| | 4 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 1.22 | 1.02 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.11 | 1.08 | 1.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.18 |