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.^[1]

Hart of Dixie was picked up to series in May 2011,^[1][2] 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.^[1][3] On October 12, 2011, Hart of Dixie was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes.^[4] On May 11, 2012, The CW renewed the show for a second season,^[5] which premiered on October 2, 2012.^[6] Hart of Dixie was renewed for a third season on April 26, 2013,^[7] which premiered on October 7, 2013.^[8] Hart of Dixie was renewed for a fourth and final season on May 8, 2014,^[9] which premiered on December 15, 2014.^[10] Hart of Dixie was canceled after four seasons.^[11][12] During the course of the series, 76 episodes of Hart of Dixie aired over four seasons.

Series overview

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

Episodes

Season 1 (2011–12)

Main article: Hart of Dixie (season 1)

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[13]
2	2	"Parades & Pariahs"	Jason Ensler	Leila Gerstein	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	2J6152	1.75[14]
3	3	"Gumbo & Glory"	Andrew McCarthy	David Babcock	October 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)	2J6153	1.57[15]
4	4	"In Havoc & In Heat"	David Paymer	Rina Mimoun	October 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)	2J6155	1.65[16]
5	5	"Faith & Infidelity"	Ron Lagomarsino	Debra Fordham	October 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)	2J6154	2.01[17]
6	6	"The Undead & The Unsaid"	Tom Amandes	Donald Todd	November 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)	2J6156	1.45[18]
7	7	"The Crush & The Crossbow"	David Paymer	Leila Gerstein	November 14, 2011 (2011-11-14)	2J6157	1.62[19]
8	8	"Homecoming & Coming Home"	Jeremiah Chechik	Rina Mimoun	November 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)	2J6158	1.77[20]
9	9	"The Pirate & The Practice"	Joe Lazarov	Debra Fordham	November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)	2J6159	1.90[21]
10	10	"Hairdos & Holidays"	David Paymer	David Babcock	December 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)	2J6160	1.81[22]
11	11	"Hell's Belles"	Janice Cooke	Donald Todd	January 23, 2012 (2012-01-23)	2J6161	1.23[23]
12	12	"Mistress & Misunderstandings"	James Hayman	Beth Schwartz	January 30, 2012 (2012-01-30)	2J6163	1.54[24]
13	13	"Sweetie Pies & Sweaty Palms"	Patrick Norris	Leila Gerstein	February 6, 2012 (2012-02-06)	2J6162	1.52[25]
14	14	"Aliens & Aliases"	Tom Amandes	Debra Fordham	February 13, 2012 (2012-02-13)	2J6164	1.64[26]
15	15	"Snowflakes & Soulmates"	Andy Wolk	David Babcock	February 20, 2012 (2012-02-20)	2J6165	1.57[27]
16	16	"Tributes & Triangles"	Joe Lazarov	Michelle Paradise	February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27)	2J6166	1.41[28]
17	17	"Heart to Hart"	Tim Matheson	Rina Mimoun	April 9, 2012 (2012-04-09)	2J6167	1.20[29]
18	18	"Bachelorettes & Bullets"	Patrick Norris	Donald Todd	April 16, 2012 (2012-04-16)	2J6168	1.37[30]
19	19	"Destiny & Denial"	David Paymer	Leila Gerstein	April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)	2J6169	1.28[31]
20	20	"The Race & the Relationship"	Ron Lagomarsino	Alex Katsnelson	April 30, 2012 (2012-04-30)	2J6170	1.39[32]
21	21	"Disaster Drills & Departures"	Jeremiah Chechik	Donald Todd	May 7, 2012 (2012-05-07)	2J6171	1.37[33]
22	22	"The Big Day"	Tim Matheson	Leila Gerstein	May 14, 2012 (2012-05-14)	2J6172	1.60[34]

Season 2 (2012–13)

Main article: Hart of Dixie (season 2)

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)	2J7251	1.53[35]
24	2	"Always on My Mind"	Anton Cropper	Carter Covington	October 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)	2J7252	1.19[36]
25	3	"If It Makes You Happy"	Elodie Keene	Alex Taub	October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)	2J7253	1.40[37]
26	4	"Suspicious Minds"	John Stephens	Jamie Gorenberg	October 23, 2012 (2012-10-23)	2J7254	1.32[38]
27	5	"Walkin' After Midnight"	Joe Lazarov	Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka	October 30, 2012 (2012-10-30)	2J7255	1.41[39]
28	6	"I Walk the Line"	Tim Matheson	Donald Todd	November 13, 2012 (2012-11-13)	2J7256	1.62[40]
29	7	"Baby, Don't Get Hooked on Me"	Michael Schultz	Carter Covington	November 20, 2012 (2012-11-20)	2J7257	1.23[41]
30	8	"Achy Breaky Hearts"	Janice Cooke	Alex Taub	November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)	2J7258	1.39[42]
31	9	"Sparks Fly"	Norman Buckley	Jamie Gorenberg	December 4, 2012 (2012-12-04)	2J7259	1.60[43]
32	10	"Blue Christmas"	Patrick Norris	Leila Gerstein	December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11)	2J7260	1.41[44]
33	11	"Old Alabama"	David Paymer	Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka	January 15, 2013 (2013-01-15)	2J7261	1.37[45]
34	12	"Islands In the Stream"	Joe Lazarov	Donald Todd	January 22, 2013 (2013-01-22)	2J7262	1.45[46]
35	13	"Lovesick Blues"	Ron Lagomarsino	Alex Taub	January 29, 2013 (2013-01-29)	2J7263	1.32[47]
36	14	"Take Me Home, Country Roads"	Jeremiah Chechik	Carter Covington	February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)	2J7264	1.44[48]
37	15	"The Gambler"	Jim Hayman	Dan Steele	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)	2J7265	1.37[49]
38	16	"Where I Lead Me"	Kevin Mock	Leila Gerstein	February 26, 2013 (2013-02-26)	2J7266	1.38[50]
39	17	"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"	David Paymer	Jamie Gorenberg	March 5, 2013 (2013-03-05)	2J7267	1.50[51]
40	18	"Why Don't We Get Drunk?"	Rebecca Asher	Veronica Becker & Sarah Kucserka	April 9, 2013 (2013-04-09)	2J7268	1.20[52]
41	19	"This Kiss" "The Kiss"	Bethany Rooney	Leila Gerstein	April 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)	2J7269	1.30[53]
42	20	"If Tomorrow Never Comes"	Jim Hayman	Alex Taub	April 23, 2013 (2013-04-23)	2J7270	1.10[54]
43	21	"I'm Moving On"	Janice Cooke	Donald Todd	April 30, 2013 (2013-04-30)	2J7271	1.20[55]
44	22	"On the Road Again"	Tim Matheson	Leila Gerstein & Len Goldstein	May 7, 2013 (2013-05-07)	2J7272	1.19[56]

Season 3 (2013–14)

Main article: Hart of Dixie (season 3)

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[57]
46	2	"Friends in Low Places"	Elodie Keene	Sheila Lawrence	October 14, 2013 (2013-10-14)	2J7652	1.06[58]
47	3	"Take This Job and Shove It"	Jim Hayman	Alex Taub	October 21, 2013 (2013-10-21)	2J7653	1.05[59]
48	4	"Help Me Make It Through the Night"	Tim Matheson	Jamie Gorenberg	October 28, 2013 (2013-10-28)	2J7654	1.05[60]
49	5	"How Do You Like Me Now?"	David Paymer	Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West	November 4, 2013 (2013-11-04)	2J7655	1.00[61]
50	6	"Family Tradition"	Jim Hayman	Dan Steele	November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11)	2J7656	1.11[62]
51	7	"I Run To You"	Brandi Bradburn	Sheila Lawrence	November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18)	2J7657	1.03[63]
52	8	"Miracles"	David Paymer	Leila Gerstein	November 25, 2013 (2013-11-25)	2J7658	1.01[64]
53	9	"Something to Talk About"	Mary Lou Belli	Alex Taub	January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13)	2J7659	1.19[65]
54	10	"Star of the Show"	John Stephens	Kendall Sand	January 20, 2014 (2014-01-20)	2J7660	1.00[66]
55	11	"One More Last Chance"	Kevin Mock	Jamie Gorenberg	January 27, 2014 (2014-01-27)	2J7661	1.16[67]
56	12	"Should've Been a Cowboy"	Les Butler	Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West	February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)	2J7662	1.21[68]
57	13	"Act Naturally"	Patrick Norris	Dan Steele	February 10, 2014 (2014-02-10)	2J7663	1.03[69]
58	14	"Here You Come Again"	Janice Cooke	Sheila Lawrence	March 21, 2014 (2014-03-21)	2J7664	1.03[70]
59	15	"Ring of Fire"	Kevin Mock	Alex Taub	March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28)	2J7665	0.94[71]
60	16	"Carrying Your Love with Me"	Tim Matheson	Leila Gerstein	April 4, 2014 (2014-04-04)	2J7666	0.73[72]
61	17	"A Good Run of Bad Luck"	Ricardo Mendez Matta	Sarah Kucserka & Veronica West	April 11, 2014 (2014-04-11)	2J7667	0.81[73]
62	18	"Back in the Saddle Again"	Rebecca Asher	Kendall Sand	April 18, 2014 (2014-04-18)	2J7668	0.80[74]
63	19	"A Better Man"	David Paymer	Jamie Gorenberg	April 25, 2014 (2014-04-25)	2J7669	0.75[75]
64	20	"Together Again"	Michael Schultz	Sheila Lawrence & Dan Steele	May 2, 2014 (2014-05-02)	2J7670	0.66[76]
65	21	"Stuck"	Mary Lou Belli	Alex Taub	May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)	2J7671	0.76[77]
66	22	"Second Chance"	Bethany Rooney	Leila Gerstein	May 16, 2014 (2014-05-16)	2J7672	0.88[78]

Season 4 (2014–15)

Main article: Hart of Dixie (season 4)

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[79]
68	2	"The Curling Iron"	Michael Schultz	April Blair	January 16, 2015 (2015-01-16)	3J5452	1.14[80]
69	3	"The Very Good Bagel"	Richard W. Abramitis	Kendall Sand	January 23, 2015 (2015-01-23)	3J5453	1.22[81]
70	4	"Red Dye #40"	Bethany Rooney	Tamar Laddy & Ari Posner	January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30)	3J5454	1.02[82]
71	5	"Bar-Be-Q Burritos"	Les Butler	Adam Milch	February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06)	3J5455	1.24[83]
72	6	"Alabama Boys"	Mary Lou Belli	Leila Gerstein & April Blair	February 20, 2015 (2015-02-20)	3J5456	1.21[84]
73	7	"The Butterstick Tab"	Ricardo Mendez Matta	Amy Roy	February 27, 2015 (2015-02-27)	3J5457	1.19[85]
74	8	"61 Candles"	Brandi Bradburn	April Blair & Tamar Laddy	March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)	3J5458	1.11[86]
75	9	"End of Days"	Tim Matheson	Adam Milch & Kendall Sand	March 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)	3J5459	1.08[87]
76	10	"Bluebell"	David Paymer	Leila Gerstein	March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)	3J5460	1.33[88]

Ratings

Season		Episode number																						Average
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
	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

Hart of Dixie : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research^[89]