Columns: Series # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (million) | Original airdate | Production Code
1 | " Premiere " | Doug Liman | Josh Schwartz | 7.5 | August5,2003 | 475197 | 2 | "The Model Home" | Doug Liman | Allan Heinberg & Josh Schwartz | 7.9 | August12,2003 | 176501 | 3 | "The Gamble" | Ian Toynton | Jane Espenson | 8.0 | August19,2003 | 176502 | 4 | "The Debut" | Daniel Attias | Allan Heinberg & Josh Schwartz | 8.6 | August26,2003 | 176503 | 5 | "The Outsider" | Jesús Salvador Treviño | Melissa Rosenberg | 9.1 | September2,2003 | 176504 | 6 | "The Girlfriend" | Steve Robman | Josh Schwartz & Debra J. Fisher | 9.1 | September9,2003 | 176505 | 7 | "The Escape" | Sanford Bookstaver | Josh Schwartz | 8.8 | September16,2003 | 176506 | 8 | "The Rescue" | Michael Lange | Melissa Rosenberg & Allan Heinberg | 9.27 | October29,2003 | 176507 | 9 | "The Heights" | Patrick Norris | Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer | 7.52 | November5,2003 | 176508 | 10 | "The Perfect Couple" | Michael Fresco | Allan Heinberg | 8.28 | November12,2003 | 176509 | 11 | "The Homecoming" | Keith Samples | Josh Schwartz & Brian Oh | 9.03 | November19,2003 | 176510 | 12 | "The Secret" | James Marshall | Allan Heinberg & Josh Schwartz | 6.9 | November26,2003 | 176511 | 13 | "The Best Chrismukkah Ever" | Sanford Bookstaver | Stephanie Savage | 9.27 | December3,2003 | 176512 | 14 | "The Countdown" | Michael Fresco | Josh Schwartz | 7.99 | December17,2003 | 176513 | 15 | "The Third Wheel" | Sandy Smolan | Melissa Rosenberg | 9.4 | January7,2004 | 176514 | 16 | "The Links" | Michael Lange | Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer | 8.9 | January14,2004 | 176515 | 17 | "The Rivals" | Ian Toynton | Josh Schwartz | 12.72 | January21,2004 | 176516 | 18 | "The Truth" | Rodman Flender | Allan Heinberg | 12.70 | February11,2004 | 176517 | 19 | "The Heartbreak" | Lev L. Spiro | Josh Schwartz | 10.95 | February18,2004 | 176518 | 20 | "The Telenovela" | Sanford Bookstaver | Stephanie Savage | 9.56 | February25,2004 | 176519 | 21 | "The Goodbye Girl" | Patrick Norris | Josh Schwartz | 10.27 | March3,2004 | 176520 | 22 | "The L.A." | David M. Barrett | Josh Schwartz | 11.09 | March24,2004 | 176521 | 23 | "The Nana" | Michael Lange | Allan Heinberg | 11.37 | March31,2004 | 176522 | 24 | "The Proposal" | Helen Shaver | Liz Friedman & Josh Schwartz | 10.49 | April14,2004 | 176523 | 25 | "The Shower" | Sandy Smolan | J. J. Philbin | 10.13 | April21,2004 | 176524 | 26 | "The Strip" | James Marshall | Allan Heinberg | 10.52 | April28,2004 | 176525