Rory Gilmore — Data Sheet
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Series Data
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|
| Original run | 2000–2007 | The WB (S01–S05), The CW (S06–S07) |
| Revival | Nov 25, 2016 | Netflix, 4 × 90min episodes |
| Total episodes | 153 | 149 original + 4 revival |
| Creator | — | Amy Sherman-Palladino (S01–S06), David S. Rosenthal (S07) |
| Dialogue rate | ~18,000 | words/episode (industry avg: ~9,000) |
| Script length | 75–80 | pages/episode (industry avg: 45–50) |
Viewership
| Season | Avg. Viewers (M) | Demo (18–49) | Network |
|---|
| S01 (2000–01) | 4.8 | 2.1 | WB |
| S02 (2001–02) | 5.5 | 2.4 | WB |
| S03 (2002–03) | 5.7 | 2.5 | WB (peak) |
| S04 (2003–04) | 5.3 | 2.3 | WB |
| S05 (2004–05) | 4.9 | 2.0 | WB |
| S06 (2005–06) | 4.4 | 1.8 | CW |
| S07 (2006–07) | 3.5 | 1.4 | CW |
| AYITL (2016) | — | — | Netflix (not disclosed) |
Source: Nielsen Media Research, The Futon Critic
The 339 Books — Genre Breakdown
| Genre | Count | % | Notable |
|---|
| Literary fiction | 112 | 33% | Tolstoy, Austen, Hemingway, Fitzgerald |
| Classic / pre-20th C. | 78 | 23% | Homer, Cervantes, Brontë, Dickens |
| Poetry | 31 | 9% | Dickinson, Plath, Ginsberg, cummings |
| Philosophy / theory | 28 | 8% | Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Sun Tzu |
| Biography / memoir | 26 | 8% | Anne Frank, Dorothy Parker, Churchill |
| Contemporary fiction | 38 | 11% | DeLillo, Eugenides, Lahiri |
| Journalism / nonfiction | 18 | 5% | Didion, Wolfe, Capote |
| Other / unclassified | 8 | 2% | Cookbooks, travel guides |
Boyfriend Metrics
| Boyfriend | Episodes | First Kiss | Breakups | Final Status |
|---|
| Dean Forester | ~65 | S01E07 | 3 | Married someone else |
| Jess Mariano | ~35 | S02E05 | 1 | Published author. Still shows up. |
| Logan Huntzberger | ~55 | S05E07 | 2 | Engaged to someone else. Still seeing Rory. |
Key Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|
| Oct 8, 1984 | Rory's birthday (fictional) |
| Oct 5, 2000 | Pilot airs on The WB |
| May 15, 2007 | "Bon Voyage" — original series finale |
| Nov 25, 2016 | "A Year in the Life" premieres on Netflix |
| Mar 2026 | Rory exists in 10 registers on the 1.foo Z-dimension |