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{{short description|2007 American teen drama television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Gossip girl titlecard.svg
| alt                  = The words "gossip girl" written in light yellow on a black background. The letters are lowercase and the letter "p" has an extended descender.
| based_on             = {{based on|''[[Gossip Girl (novel series)|Gossip Girl]]''|[[Cecily von Ziegesar]]}}
| genre                = [[Teen drama]]
| developer            = {{plainlist|
* [[Josh Schwartz]]
* [[Stephanie Savage]]
}}
| showrunner    = {{Plainlist|
*Josh Schwartz (seasons 1—3)
*Stephanie Savage (seasons 1—3 & 6)
*[[Joshua Safran]] (seasons 4 & 5)
}}
| starring             = {{plainlist|
* [[Blake Lively]]
* [[Leighton Meester]]
* [[Penn Badgley]]
* [[Chace Crawford]]
* [[Taylor Momsen]]
* [[Ed Westwick]]
* [[Kelly Rutherford]]
* [[Matthew Settle]]
* [[Jessica Szohr]]
* [[Kaylee DeFer]]
}}
| narrated             = [[Kristen Bell]]
| runtime              = 39–44 minutes
| executive_producer   = {{plainlist|
* Josh Schwartz
* Stephanie Savage
* Donovan Shavis
* Bob Levy
* [[Leslie Morgenstein]]
* [[John Stephens (TV producer)|John Stephens]]
* Joshua Safran (seasons 4–5)
* Sara Goodman (season 6)
}}
| location             = {{plainlist|
* [[New York City]] {{nobr|([[Manhattan]] and [[Brooklyn]])}}
* [[East End (Long Island)|Long Island East End]]
}}
| opentheme            = {{Theme song|"Steps of the Met"|[[Transcenders]]}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| company              = {{plainlist|
* [[Warner Bros. Television]]
* [[Alloy Entertainment]]
* [[College Hill Pictures, Inc.]] (seasons 1–3)
* [[CBS Television Studios]] (seasons 3–6)
* [[Fake Empire (company)|Fake Empire]] (seasons 4–6)
}}
| network              = [[The CW]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2007|9|19}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2012|12|17}}
| num_seasons          = 6
| num_episodes         = 121
| list_episodes        = List of Gossip Girl episodes
| related              = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Lipgloss (TV series)|Lipgloss]]'' (2008)
* ''Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota'' (2009)
* ''[[Gossip Girl: Acapulco]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Gossip Girl: Thailand]]'' (2015)
*  ''The Gossip Girl'' (China; 2015)
* ''[[Gossip Girl Indonesia]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Küçük Sırlar|Little Secrets]]'' (Turkey; 2010)
* ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' (2021)
}}
}}
'''''Gossip Girl''''' is<!-- Do NOT change to 'was'; it remains 'is' per Wikipedia convention.--> an American [[teen drama]] television series created and developed by [[Josh Schwartz]] and [[Stephanie Savage]] and based on the [[Gossip Girl (novel series)|series of novels of the same name]] by [[Cecily von Ziegesar]]. It follows a group of students on [[Manhattan]]'s [[Upper East Side]] whose private and social lives are chronicled by the unidentified blogger "Gossip Girl".<ref name="renews6">{{cite news |title=CW Renews ''Gossip Girl'', ''Nikita'' ''Hart of Dixie''; Cancels ''Ringer'', ''Secret Circle'' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 11, 2012 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cw-renews-gossip-girl-nikita-323589 |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513092048/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cw-renews-gossip-girl-nikita-323589 |url-status=live}}</ref> The series was broadcast on [[the CW]] from September 19, 2007, to December 17, 2012, spanning six seasons and 121 episodes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gossip-girl-season-6-blake-lively-369171 |title=''Gossip Girl'' Season 6 Promo Reveals Serena's Double Life, a Raunchy Chuck and Blair (Video) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=September 10, 2012 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125102852/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gossip-girl-season-6-blake-lively-369171 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Gossip Girl Season 6">{{cite web |url=http://gossipgirlseason6.net |title=''Gossip Girl'' Season 6 |date=September 25, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926022606/http://gossipgirlseason6.net/ | archive-date=September 26, 2012}}</ref>

The series' main characters include [[socialite]] [[Serena van der Woodsen]] ([[Blake Lively]]), her popular [[frenemy]] [[Blair Waldorf]] ([[Leighton Meester]]), her mother [[Lily van der Woodsen]] ([[Kelly Rutherford]]), and her love interest [[Dan Humphrey]] ([[Penn Badgley]]), an aspiring writer and [[scholarship]] student. Other main characters include Serena's ex-boyfriend [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nate Archibald]] ([[Chace Crawford]]), his best friend [[Chuck Bass]] ([[Ed Westwick]]), Dan's sister [[Jenny Humphrey]] ([[Taylor Momsen]]), Dan's childhood friend [[Vanessa Abrams]] ([[Jessica Szohr]]), his father [[Rufus Humphrey]] ([[Matthew Settle]]), and the troublesome [[Ivy Dickens]] ([[Kaylee DeFer]]).

A ratings hit in its early seasons, ''Gossip Girl'' received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences but became known for using [[Guerrilla marketing|negative critical reviews in its marketing]]. The series won numerous accolades, including 18 [[Teen Choice Awards]]. It gained a large [[cult following]], influenced other teen dramas and spawned several international television adaptations. 

The series was followed by a [[standalone sequel]], also titled ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'', which aired for two seasons between 2021 and 2023 on [[HBO Max]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chapman |first=Wilson |date=2023-01-19 |title=''Gossip Girl'' Sequel Series Canceled at HBO Max After 2 Seasons |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/gossip-girl-canceled-hbo-max-1234801395/ |access-date=2024-11-28 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Premise==
The series focuses on a group of [[social privilege|privileged]] teenagers who attend a prestigious high school on the [[Upper East Side]] of [[Manhattan]] in [[New York City]]. Their private lives are constantly commented upon by an unknown blogger under the pseudonym "Gossip Girl".

''Gossip Girl'' chronicles the scandals and intimate details of the characters' lives during high school, college and in the years that follow. All of their ups and downs are available for the public to read about. Throughout this time, the characters strive to unveil Gossip Girl's true identity while covertly engaging in disastrous schemes.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of Gossip Girl episodes}}
{{:List of Gossip Girl episodes}}

==Cast and characters==
{{Main|List of Gossip Girl characters}}
===Main===
* [[Blake Lively]] as [[Serena van der Woodsen]], a [[socialite]] studying at the Constance Billard School for Girls (and later, at Columbia University). Serena frequently receives media attention and is romantically involved with Dan throughout the series.
* [[Leighton Meester]] as [[Blair Waldorf]], the [[Queen bee (sociology)|queen bee]] of Constance Billard (and later, at Columbia University). Her "[[frenemy]]" relationship with Serena is a constant theme in the series. Blair is highly focused on status, wealth and academic achievement and is romantically involved with Chuck.
* [[Penn Badgley]] as [[Dan Humphrey|Daniel "Dan" Humphrey]], an outcast, [[scholarship]] student at St. Jude's School for Boys (and later, New York University) and aspiring fiction writer. Dan's romantic relationship with Serena is a constant theme throughout the series. 
* [[Chace Crawford]] as [[Nate Archibald (Gossip Girl)|Nathaniel "Nate" Archibald]], a [[Legacy preferences|legacy student]] at St. Jude's. Nate is romantically involved with numerous characters throughout the series, including Blair and Serena.
* [[Taylor Momsen]] as [[Jenny Humphrey|Jennifer "Jenny" Humphrey]] (seasons 1–4; guest, season 6), a student at Constance Billard's and Dan's younger sister and aspiring fashion designer. She uses underhanded tactics to gain social status and power, including becoming rivals with her friends and family. 
* [[Ed Westwick]] as [[Chuck Bass|Charles "Chuck" Bass]], a promiscuous and wealthy [[Legacy preferences|legacy student]] at St. Jude's. Chuck is romantically involved with Blair throughout the series. 
* [[Kelly Rutherford]] as Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen (née Rhodes), Serena and Eric's socialite mother and former photographer. Lily's love life and relationship with her children are strained and rocky. Her primary romantic relationships throughout the series are with Bart Bass (Chuck's father) and Rufus Humphrey.
* [[Matthew Settle]] as Rufus Humphrey, Dan and Jenny's father, who was a former musicican for the one-hit wonder rock band Lincoln Hawk and owns an art gallery in Brooklyn. Rufus shares a complicated romantic history with Lily.
* [[Jessica Szohr]] as [[Vanessa Abrams]] (seasons 1–4; guest, season 6), Dan's childhood best friend who later attends New York University. Vanessa aspires to be a filmmaker and has a romantic interest in Nate, Dan and Chuck during the series. 
* [[Kaylee DeFer]] as Ivy Dickens (seasons 5–6; recurring, season 4), a con-artist introduced to the Van der Woodsens as their cousin, Charlie Rhodes.

The series featured uncredited narration by [[Kristen Bell]], who appears in every episode. Bell portrays herself in the [[New York, I Love You XOXO|series finale]].

===Selected recurring===
* [[Connor Paolo]] as [[Eric van der Woodsen]], Serena's younger brother who is recovering from an attempted [[suicide]].
* [[Zuzanna Szadkowski]] as Dorota Kishlovsky, the Waldorfs's Polish housekeeper and Blair's closest confidante. She is portrayed as a motherly figure to Blair.
* [[Margaret Colin]] as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose, Blair's mother who is a busy and successful fashion designer who often battles her daughter.
* [[Wallace Shawn]] as Cyrus Rose, Blair's stepfather and entertainment lawyer who builds a strong relationship with Blair.
* [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] as Georgina Sparks, a troublesome schemer and Serena's former friend.
* [[Sebastian Stan]] as Carter Baizen, a complicated acquaintance of Nate and Serena.
* [[Robert John Burke]] as Bartholomew Bass, Chuck's father and a successful real estate mogul.
* [[Aaron Tveit]] as [[Tripp van der Bilt|William "Tripp" van der Bilt III]], Nate's older cousin who runs for political office.
* [[Amanda Setton]], [[Nicole Fiscella]], [[Nan Zhang (actress)|Nan Zhang]], [[Dreama Walker]], [[Yin Chang]], and Alice Callahan appear as Penelope Shafai, Isabel Coates, Kati Farkas, Hazel Williams, Nelly Yuki, and Jessica Leitenberg, respectively, the clique of mean girl "minions" who follow Blair throughout the series.

==Production==
===Development===
The ''Gossip Girl'' novel series by [[Cecily von Ziegesar]] was originally supposed to be adapted into a film starring [[Lindsay Lohan]] with head ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' creator [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]].<ref>{{cite web |title=''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=1067:Gossip_Girl |work=Box Office Prophets |access-date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120221254/http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=1067:Gossip_Girl |url-status=live}}</ref> When the film project did not get off the ground, Stephanie Savage and [[Josh Schwartz]] took over, to create a television series. By October 2006, Schwartz was working on the pilot. He said: "I was very skeptical [of the series]. I don't want to [repeat] ''[[The O.C.]]''. [von Ziegesar's] books are smart [and] the characters are worldly".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Suzanne C. |title=OCcupational hazard |url=https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/10/29/occupational_hazard/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=September 17, 2013 |date=October 29, 2006 |archive-date=July 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719123525/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2006/10/29/occupational_hazard/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The characteristics for each character in the pilot were based on the first ''Gossip Girl'' book.<ref name="buddytv">{{cite web |last=Carlson |first=Meghan Carlson |title=Interview: Producer Josh Safran On Everything ''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gossip-girl/interview-producer-josh-safran-31072.aspx |work=[[BuddyTV]] |access-date=May 11, 2012 |date=September 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227125941/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gossip-girl/interview-producer-josh-safran-31072.aspx |archive-date=December 27, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2007, the show was given the [[green-light|green light]] by [[the CW]].<ref name="green light"/>

===Production team===
''The O.C.'' creator Josh Schwartz and fellow writer Stephanie Savage served as the show's executive producers throughout the series' run, followed by Bob Levy and [[Leslie Morgenstein]] of [[Alloy Entertainment]], who were assigned in aiding the adaptation of the novels into the series.<ref name="green light">{{cite news |title=CW gives Schwartz some good news |work=Variety |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/news/cw-gives-schwartz-some-good-news-1117956643/ |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=January 3, 2007 |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304220858/http://variety.com/2007/scene/news/cw-gives-schwartz-some-good-news-1117956643/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the success of ''Gossip Girl'', ''Gilmore Girls'' co-producer, [[John Stephens (TV producer)|John Stephens]] was approached by Schwartz and Savage, having previously worked with him on ''The O.C.'', and hired him as an executive producer.<ref>{{cite news |title=''The OC'' producer joins ''Gossip Girl'' |work=Digital Spy.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s83/gossip-girl/news/a102331/the-oc-producer-joins-gossip-girl.html |first=Dave |last=West |date=June 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930213740/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/s83/gossip-girl/news/a102331/the-oc-producer-joins-gossip-girl.html |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Joshua Safran]], who started as a writer/consulting producer before becoming co-executive producer, was later added as an executive producer. On April 24, 2012, it was announced that he would leave the show at the end of the fifth season to be the new show runner of [[NBC]]'s now-cancelled musical series ''[[Smash (TV series)|Smash]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldberg |first=Lesley |title=''Smash'' Taps ''Gossip Girl''{{'}}s Josh Safran as New Showrunner|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/smash-gossip-girl-josh-safran-showrunner-315983 |access-date=April 25, 2012|date=April 24, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426114055/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/smash-gossip-girl-josh-safran-showrunner-315983 |url-status=live}}</ref> To fill in Safran's void, co-executive producer Sara Goodman was promoted to executive producer for the sixth season.<ref name="renew season6">{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=''Gossip Girl'' Renewed For Shortened Final Season, Sara Goodman to Succeed Josh Safran as EP |work=TVLine |url=http://tvline.com/2012/05/11/gossip-girl-renewed-season-6/ |access-date=May 11, 2012 |date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513014858/http://tvline.com/2012/05/11/gossip-girl-renewed-season-6/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alexandra Patsavas]] who worked with Schwartz on ''The O.C.'' was in charge of the music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/b/2007/09/05/will-gossip-girl-shake-up-the-pop-music-world.htm |title=Will ''Gossip Girl'' Shake Up the Pop Music World? |access-date=November 11, 2007 |first=Bill |last=Lamb |date=September 5, 2007 |publisher=[[About.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214063026/http://top40.about.com/b/2007/09/05/will-gossip-girl-shake-up-the-pop-music-world.htm |archive-date=December 14, 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> [[Eric Daman]] was at the head of the costume department; he previously had assisted [[Patricia Field]] on ''[[Sex and the City]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chien |first=Ginny |title=Primetime couture |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/env-en-style8aug08,0,3452875.story |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422071723/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/env-en-style8aug08,0,3452875.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 28, 2013 |date=August 8, 2007}}</ref>

===Casting===
Featuring nine regular speaking roles, the majority of the [[ensemble cast]] was assembled from February to April 2007. [[Leighton Meester]] and [[Blake Lively]]–who started auditioning in December 2006<ref name="crew reflection">{{cite news |title=''Gossip Girl'' Cast and Producers Reflect on the CW Drama's Road to 100 Episodes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-100-episodes-leighton-meester-285716 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=February 1, 2012 |first1=Leslie |last1=1Bruce |first2=Lacey |last2=Rose |date=January 30, 2012 |archive-date=February 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201185247/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-100-episodes-leighton-meester-285716 |url-status=live}}</ref>–were the first two actresses to be chosen in February for the lead roles of [[Blair Waldorf]] and [[Serena van der Woodsen]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7308 |title=Development Update: Monday, February 26 |work=The Futon Critic |date=February 26, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> [[Penn Badgley]], who had previously worked with [[Stephanie Savage]] on ''[[The Mountain (TV series)|The Mountain]]'',<ref name="crew reflection" /> [[Taylor Momsen]], [[Chace Crawford]], [[Kelly Rutherford]], and [[Connor Paolo]] also auditioned successfully and landed roles in the series in March, as did [[Florencia Lozano]] who appeared only in the pilot, and was later replaced by [[Margaret Colin]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7320 |title=Development Update: Friday, March 9 |work=The Futon Critic |date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7323 |title=Development Update: Wednesday, March 14 |work=The Futon Critic |date=March 14, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7328 |title=Development Update: Monday, March 19 |work=The Futon Critic |date=March 19, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> Badgley at first turned down the part of Dan since he originally auditioned for Chuck Bass. In an interview with Vulture, he stated that he turned down the role of Dan at first because of frustration;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/tv-film/gossip-girl-cast-original-audition-actors/#:~:text=7)%20Penn%20Badgley,he%20turned%20down%20playing%20Dan | title=9 actors who were almost cast in Gossip Girl }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Mark |title=Boys of ''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/200809/boys-of-gossip-girl?currentPage=3 |work=[[Details (magazine)|Details]] |access-date=June 23, 2013 |date=November 2008 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102235836/http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/200809/boys-of-gossip-girl?currentPage=3 |url-status=live}}</ref> Lively—who planned to attend college—also initially turned down the role of Serena.<ref name="duboff20170830">{{Cite magazine |last=Duboff |first=Josh |date=August 30, 2017 |title=When ''Gossip Girl'' Ruled the World |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/gossip-girl-ten-year-anniversary |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=August 31, 2017 |archive-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830235955/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/08/gossip-girl-ten-year-anniversary |url-status=live}}</ref> Actors for the roles of [[Chuck Bass]] and [[Rufus Humphrey]] were found in April when British actor [[Ed Westwick]], and [[Matthew Settle]] were cast.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=7351 |title=Development Update: Friday, April 6 |work=The Futon Critic |date=April 5, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 }}</ref> Westwick first read for the role of Nate but was then asked to try Chuck.<ref name="crew reflection" /> As rumors swirled about the impending cancellation of ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', it was revealed at the CW's 2007 [[Upfront (advertising)|upfronts]] on May 17, 2007, that Kristen Bell had narrated the pilot, thus making her the title character of another show on the network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sex and the City for the Younger Set: ''Gossip Girl'' Coming to CW |url=http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/1893 |work=The Cleveland Leader |last=Kent |first=Julie |date=May 16, 2007 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929231609/http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/1893 |archive-date=September 29, 2011}}</ref> Of the casting, Bell said:
{{blockquote|I read [the ''Gossip Girl'' pilot], and I knew I was sort of old to play any of the kids. I called [[Dawn Ostroff]] [...] and said, "Hey, I did so much narration on ''Veronica Mars'', can I narrate this show?" [...] It was so clear to me how sassy and catty she needed to be.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bobbin |first=Jay |title=Kristen Bell on the ''Gossip Girl'' finale reveal: 'You know I'd be shot!' |url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/12/kristen-bell-on-the-gossip-girl-finale-reveal-you-know-id-be-shot.html |work=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=December 18, 2012 |date=December 14, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217061200/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/12/kristen-bell-on-the-gossip-girl-finale-reveal-you-know-id-be-shot.html |archive-date=December 17, 2012}}</ref>}}
[[Jessica Szohr]] was signed on to portray the recurring role of [[Vanessa Abrams]] and received regular status during the fourteenth episode of the first season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/jessica-szohr/contributor/1254007/bio;_ylt=AmwigrSRw5Zb65iAwhpGmYi.o9EF |title=Jessica Szohr – Yahoo! TV |date=January 8, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Exclusive Girl Gossip: Brian Babe Joins Cast! |work=TV Guide |date=September 16, 2007 |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/Exclusive-Girl-Gossip-8276.aspx |access-date=September 3, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142635/http://www.tvguide.com/news/Exclusive-Girl-Gossip-8276.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kaylee DeFer]] joined the series in the eighteenth episode of the fourth season and was promoted to series regular for the show's fifth season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kaylee DeFer Joining ''Gossip Girl'' Full-time |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/05/10/kaylee-defer-joining-gossip-girl-full-time/ |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=April 2, 2012 |date=May 10, 2011 |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518220439/http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/05/10/kaylee-defer-joining-gossip-girl-full-time/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

At the conclusion of the fourth season, Momsen, who went on an indefinite hiatus during the season while retaining regular billing,<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=''Gossip Girl'' Sidelines Taylor Momsen |url=https://deadline.com/2010/11/gossip-girl-sidelines-taylor-momsen-86183/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=November 22, 2010 |access-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-date=July 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711132425/http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/gossip-girl-sidelines-taylor-momsen/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Jessica Szohr]] both left the show.<ref>{{cite web |last=Michael |first=Ausiello |title=''Gossip Girl'' Exclusive: Taylor Momsen and Jessica Szohr Not Returning For Season 5 |url=http://tvline.com/2011/05/09/gossip-girl-taylor-momsen-jessica-szohr-leaving/ |work=TVLine |access-date=August 24, 2012 |date=May 9, 2011 |archive-date=August 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815181023/http://tvline.com/2011/05/09/gossip-girl-taylor-momsen-jessica-szohr-leaving/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the series' run, [[Connor Paolo]] consistently declined to elevate his recurring role of [[Eric van der Woodsen]] to regular status, citing personal reasons for his decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/ask-ausiello-spoilers-on-fringe-house-greys-anatomy-true-blood-glee-and-more/ |title=Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Fringe, House, Grey's Anatomy, True Blood, Glee and More! |work=TVLine |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |date=March 8, 2011 |access-date=April 3, 2011 |archive-date=March 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312142617/http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/ask-ausiello-spoilers-on-fringe-house-greys-anatomy-true-blood-glee-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After becoming a regular on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Revenge (TV series)|Revenge]]'', Paolo confirmed his departure from ''Gossip Girl'' in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |url=http://tvline.com/2011/08/08/gossip-girl-connor-paolo-exit/ |title=Connor Paolo Confirms ''Gossip'' Exit: 'I'm Done' |work=TVLine |access-date=August 24, 2012 |date=August 8, 2011 |archive-date=August 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120807041632/http://tvline.com/2011/08/08/gossip-girl-connor-paolo-exit/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

As the show progressed, numerous recurring guest stars appeared in the show. [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] signed on to portray [[Georgina Sparks]].<ref name="Georgina">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/05/05/gossip-girl-new-bad-bff/ |title=''Gossip Girl'': Sparks Will Fly |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Tim |last=Stack | author-link = Tim Stack |date=May 17, 2010 | access-date = February 19, 2020 | archive-date = July 26, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140726225511/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20197249,00.html | url-status = live}}</ref> The role had previously been offered to [[Mischa Barton]] who declined the role.<ref name="Georgina" /> [[Francie Swift]] and [[Sam Robards]] took the parental roles of Anne and Howard Archibald, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/sam-robards/person/26521/summary.html |title=Sam Robards on TV.com |work=[[TV.com]] |date=May 5, 2008 | access-date = April 3, 2011 | archive-date = March 17, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110317055322/http://www.tv.com/sam-robards/person/26521/summary.html | url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/francie-swift/person/28160/summary.html |title=Francie Swift on TV.com |work=[[TV.com]] |date=May 5, 2008 | access-date = April 3, 2011 | archive-date = December 16, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101216062745/http://www.tv.com/francie-swift/person/28160/summary.html | url-status = live}}</ref> [[Caroline Lagerfelt]] portrayed Celia "CeCe" Rhodes, Serena and Eric's grandmother and Lily's mother.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/caroline-lagerfelt/person/1595/summary.html |title=Caroline Lagerfelt on TV.com |work=[[TV.com]] |date=May 5, 2008 | access-date =April 3, 2011 | archive-date =August 5, 2011 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110805111559/http://www.tv.com/caroline-lagerfelt/person/1595/summary.html | url-status =live}}</ref> [[Sebastian Stan]] made several appearances as [[List of Gossip Girl characters#Other characters|Carter Baizen]] throughout the show's first three seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b141124_who_gossip_girls_major_new_guy.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826010101/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b141124_who_gossip_girls_major_new_guy.html |archive-date=August 26, 2009 |title=Who Is Gossip Girl's Major New Guy? |work=[[E!Online]] |first=Jennifer |last=Godwin | url-status=dead |date=August 26, 2009}}</ref>

===Filming locations===
[[File:Gossip Girl filming in Paris, France, 30 December 2011.jpg|thumb|''Gossip Girl'' filming in [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], [[Paris]], France]]
Primarily filming in [[New York City|New York]], ''Gossip Girl'' has been declared by ''[[New York Magazine]]'' as the "Most Restauranty Show Since ''[[Sex and the City]]''", citing the [[Pilot (Gossip Girl)|pilot episode]] filming locales such as the Japanese restaurant Geisha, the [[Campbell Apartment]] where Nate and Serena were filmed having sex, and the [[Lotte New York Palace Hotel|New York Palace Hotel]] bar [[Lotte New York Palace Hotel|Gilt]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Is ''Gossip Girl'' the Most Restauranty Show Since ''Sex and the City''? |work=New York Magazine.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2007/09/is_gossip_girl_the_most_restau.html |date=September 20, 2007 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070938/http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2007/09/is_gossip_girl_the_most_restau.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Other [[New York City]] landmarks and well-known establishments were filmed throughout the first season. ''Victor/Victrola'' filmed the fictional infamous Chuck Bass burlesque club, Victrola, at The Box Manhattan, a sister club to [[The Box Soho]] in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Box Appears on ''Gossip Girl'', Officially Jumps the Shark |work=New York Magazine.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2007/11/the_box_appears_on_gossip_girl.html |date=November 8, 2007 |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726070958/http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2007/11/the_box_appears_on_gossip_girl.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The fictional Constance Billard-St.Judes School, based on novel writer Cecily Von Ziegesar's alma mater, [[Nightingale-Bamford School|Nightingale-Bamford]] used external shots of the [[Museum of the City of New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title=''Gossip Girl'' Triumphs Over 'O.C.,' Say New York Preppies |work=abcNews.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=3628866&page=1 |date=September 20, 2007 |archive-date=May 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525090424/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3628866&page=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The second season premiered at [[the Hamptons]] and began filming in mid-June. The season premiere opening montage showed a scene at Cooper's Beach that was instead filmed in Rockaway Beach followed by an elaborate white party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://people.com/tv/gossip-girl-heads-to-the-hamptons-omg/ |title=''Gossip Girl'' Heads to the Hamptons-OMG! |date=June 16, 2008 |work=People |access-date=April 3, 2011 |archive-date=October 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142221/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20423564,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/gossip-girl/summer-kind-of-wonderful/episode/1230514/summary.html |title=''Gossip Girl'': Summer, Kind of Wonderful Episode Summary on TV.com |date=September 10, 2008 |work=TV.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616110611/http://www.tv.com/gossip-girl/summer-kind-of-wonderful/episode/1230514/summary.html |url-status=live}}</ref> For the sixth episode of the season, [[Columbia University]] was used to film the [[Yale University|Yale campus]], an episode that followed disappointment from Yale fans due to its erroneous portrayal of the admissions process and reliance on [[Ivy League|Ivy League university]] stereotypes.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Gossip Girl'' relies on Univ. stereotypes |work=YaleDailyNews.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2008/oct/14/gossip-girl-relies-on-univ-stereotypes |date=October 14, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414114906/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2008/oct/14/gossip-girl-relies-on-univ-stereotypes/ |archive-date=April 14, 2011}}</ref> During the season's seventh episode, the Brooklyn Inn was integrated into the show.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brooklyn Inn Plays Itself On ''Gossip Girl''; How Much Was Art Imitating Life? |work=abcNews.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/brooklyn-inn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023063929/http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/brooklyn-inn |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2008 |date=October 21, 2008}}</ref> Remaining true to its New York locations, the show filmed at the [[Russian Tea Room]].<ref>{{cite news |title=''Gossip Girl'' Returns to The Russian Tea Room |work=Jaunted.com |access-date=April 3, 2011 |url=http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/3/10/191627/493/travel/'Gossip+Girl'+Returns+to+The+Russian+Tea+Room |date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809151231/http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/3/10/191627/493/travel/%27Gossip+Girl%27+Returns+to+The+Russian+Tea+Room |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Just a Little ''Gossip Girl'' Tease |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=November 30, 2021 |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/03/just_a_little_gossip_girl_teas.html |date=March 11, 2009 |archive-date=May 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530233513/http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2009/03/just_a_little_gossip_girl_teas.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The fourth season premiered on September 13, 2010, with the first two episodes filmed in Paris.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/10/gossip-girl-is-paris/ |first=Tim |last=Stack |title=''Gossip Girl'' is headed to Paris. Oh là là! |date=May 10, 2010 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=August 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817225413/http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/05/10/gossip-girl-is-paris/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="pinkisthenewblog.com">[http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010/07/gossip-girl-begins-filming-season-4-in-paris-france ''Gossip Girl'' Begins Filming Season 4 In Paris, France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721234412/http://www.pinkisthenewblog.com/2010/07/gossip-girl-begins-filming-season-4-in-paris-france/ |date=July 21, 2012 }} Retrieved June 22, 2010.</ref> ''[[New York Magazine]]'' revealed several locations shot at the French University, [[La Sorbonne]]{{clarify|date=March 2025}} in the Latin District (or [[Quartier Latin]]) of Paris on July 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/30/gossip-girls-french-filming-location-revealed/ |title=Gossip Girl's French filming location revealed |date=June 30, 2010 |work=onlocationvacations.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=October 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016074726/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/06/30/gossip-girls-french-filming-location-revealed/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grazia.fr/people/Gossip-Girl-a-Paris-le-tournage-aura-lieu-a-50276 |title=''Gossip Girl'' a Paris, le tournage aura lieu |date=June 30, 2010 |work=Grazia.com |access-date=March 20, 2011 |archive-date=July 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723051757/http://www.grazia.fr/people/Gossip-Girl-a-Paris-le-tournage-aura-lieu-a-50276 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other locations include the [[Musée d'Orsay]], the [[Eiffel Tower]], the [[Gare du Nord]], [[Avenue Montaigne]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2010/09/gossip_girl_recap_8.html |title=''Gossip Girl'' Recap: We Make Our Own Fairy Tales |date=September 14, 2010 |work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]] |access-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-date=April 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414185121/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/gossip_girl_recap_8.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Saint-Germain-des-Prés]]. Columbia University became the primary filming location for the first few episodes of the season following the Paris story arc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/09/filming-at-the-ivies-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-believe-what-you-see-on-the-screen/ |title=Filming at the Ivies – Don't Believe What You See on the Screen |date=September 20, 2010 |access-date=March 20, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724064639/http://www.ivygateblog.com/2010/09/filming-at-the-ivies-%E2%80%93-don%E2%80%99t-believe-what-you-see-on-the-screen/ |archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref>

The fifth season premiered on September 26, 2011, with the first two episodes filmed in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Ausiello |url=http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/fall-preview-spoilers-on-next-seasons-gossip-girl-vampire-diaries-supernatural-and-more/ |title=Fall Preview: Spoilers on Next Season's ''Gossip Girl'', ''Vampire Diaries'', ''Supernatural'' and More! |publisher=[[TVLine]] |date=May 19, 2011 |access-date=May 21, 2011 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522041910/http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/fall-preview-spoilers-on-next-seasons-gossip-girl-vampire-diaries-supernatural-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Because of its location in New York, executive producer Stephanie Savage said: "We were quickly told it would be too expensive, too complicated" at the beginning of the series. She said that it had been proposed to shoot in a Los Angeles studio that would recreate [[Central Park]], but they eventually filmed the series in New York.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor Bloomberg says ''Gossip Girl'' is good for city at celebration of 100th episode |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pssssst-mayor-bloomberg-gossip-girl-good-city-celebration-show-100th-episode-article-1.1012499?localLinksEnabled=false |work=NY Daily News |access-date=January 27, 2012 |first1=Tina |last1=Moore |first2=Corky |last2=Siemaszko |date=January 26, 2012 |location=New York |archive-date=October 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029031506/http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/pssssst-mayor-bloomberg-gossip-girl-good-city-celebration-show-100th-episode-article-1.1012499?localLinksEnabled=false |url-status=live}}</ref> Savage explained their choice to film there: "There's no New York City on TV, or there wasn't when we started making the pilot, except what you could see in the background behind the dead bodies on cop shows. We've never seen the city from the point of view of teenagers. It felt like a world with high stakes for young people." Schwartz added: "What's funny about these teenagers is they grew up watching ''Sex and the City'', even though it wasn't about them. And I think they've probably incorporated that into how they mythologize New York. I fought really hard to shoot the show in New York because we want New York to be a character in the show."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |title=Omigosh! ''OC'' With Warmer Duds? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/arts/television/12goss.html?_r=0 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 28, 2012 |date=September 12, 2007 |archive-date=February 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201081952/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/arts/television/12goss.html?_r=0 |url-status=live}}</ref> Many scenes were filmed in the [[The Empire Hotel (New York City)|Empire Hotel]] on the Upper West Side.<ref>{{cite news |last=Piazza |first=Jo |title=''Gossip Girl'' slept here |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/09/gossip.girl.hotel/ |work=CNN |access-date=December 3, 2013 |date=January 9, 2010 |archive-date=December 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207090847/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/09/gossip.girl.hotel/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Episode format===
Each episode begins with the home page of the Gossip Girl website and Serena's picture from the pilot episode. Afterward, a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative is shown, which ends again with the home page of the website, only this time with a picture from other character(s) with a text about a recent event connected with the picture.
	
The narrator is Gossip Girl, voiced by actress Kristen Bell. She begins the recap with the sentence: "Gossip Girl here, your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan's elite," and ends the recap with whispered voices saying "Where has she been?" and "Serena." Then, the voice of Gossip Girl says, "And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell! You know you love me... XOXO, Gossip Girl."

During each episode, there is always a social event taking place, whether small or large. Joshua Safran explained, "We structure it [the show] so that every week, the episode leads to an event. I feel like it is much like a procedural."<ref name="buddytv"/>

===Episode titles===
All of the episodes' titles are based on the name of a film or a novel.<ref name="film ref">{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |title=Why ''Gossip Girl'' May Be the Most Movie-Savvy TV Show Ever! Plus, the New Stuff It's Cooking Up |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/why-gossip-girl-may-be-the-most-movie-savvy-tv-show-ever-plus-the-new-stuff-its-cooking-up-20090327 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=May 29, 2012 |date=March 27, 2009 |archive-date=May 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515131959/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/why-gossip-girl-may-be-the-most-movie-savvy-tv-show-ever-plus-the-new-stuff-its-cooking-up-20090327 |url-status=dead}}</ref> For example, episode "The Wild Brunch" evokes western film ''[[The Wild Bunch]]'' and "Seventeen Candles" ''[[Sixteen Candles]]''.<ref name="film ref"/> Episode "All About My Brother" refers to [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s ''[[All About My Mother]]'' while "Pret-a-Poor-J" came from ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''.<ref name="film ref"/> "There Might Be Blood" took its title from 2007 film ''[[There Will Be Blood]]''.<ref name="film ref"/> "The Serena Also Rises" was titled after novel ''[[The Sun Also Rises]]''. The fifth-season episode "The Big Sleep No More" was named for the film ''[[The Big Sleep (1946 film)|The Big Sleep]]'' and the New York-based production ''[[Sleep No More (2011 play)|Sleep No More]]''. Episode "Easy J" was titled after Emma Stone's hit movie ''[[Easy A]]''. Episode "The Age of Dissonance", which was titled after [[Edith Wharton]]'s novel ''[[The Age of Innocence]]'', saw a high school production of the novel taking place,<ref name="film ref"/> and "The Blair Bitch Project" was named after ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]. "''Victor, Victrola" is named after the British-American musical comedy ''[[Victor/Victoria]].'' "Bad News Blair" was named after the 1976 movie ''[[The Bad News Bears]].'' "The Wrong Goodbye" was named after the book ''[[The Long Goodbye (novel)|The Long Goodbye]].''

Joshua Safran said, "we draw from classic works like ''[[Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' and ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' as much as we do from pop culture."<ref name="buddytv"/>

===Product placement===
''Gossip Girl'' is known for its [[product placement]]. The show had a contract with [[Verizon Wireless]] for its first five seasons; all the characters were seen with phones chosen by the brand until the deal ended by the sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Burrows |first=Peter |title=Apple, the Other Cult in Hollywood |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/apple-the-other-cult-in-hollywood |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=May 28, 2013 |date=May 10, 2012 |archive-date=May 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528021447/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-10/apple-the-other-cult-in-hollywood |url-status=dead}}</ref> During their contract, Verizon Wireless offered exclusive ''Gossip Girl'' content and created a website where ringtones of the songs featured on the show could be downloaded.<ref>{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |title=Verizon Scores Coveted ''Gossip Girl'' Integration Deal |url=http://adage.com/article/madisonvine-news/verizon-scores-coveted-gossip-girl-integration-deal/121256/ |work=Advertising Age |access-date=June 3, 2013 |date=October 18, 2007 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910142130/http://adage.com/article/madisonvine-news/verizon-scores-coveted-gossip-girl-integration-deal/121256/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Barbra Robin, the CW's senior vice president of Integrated Marketing, stated: "It was really about showing features on a device. [...] Initially, it was just a wireless phone, but eventually that became a smartphone, a tablet, all these other types of technology that took them through their day and showed how they used it to get from one place to the next."<ref>{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |title=With ''Gossip Girl'' Gone, So Too Is a Roost for Tech Marketers |url=http://adage.com/article/tuning-in/tech-marketers-lose-a-roost-gossip-girl-exits/238814/ |work=[[Advertising Age]] |access-date=June 3, 2013 |date=December 18, 2012 |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201032650/http://adage.com/article/tuning-in/tech-marketers-lose-a-roost-gossip-girl-exits/238814/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In mid-2008, executives of [[VitaminWater]] approached the CW for a placement deal. During the second season, the drinks were mentioned several times in dialogues. The partnership helped pay the costs of shooting on location in the Hamptons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |title=Product ads gain more screen time |url=https://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/07/28/product_ads_gain_more_screen_time/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |access-date=June 3, 2013 |date=July 28, 2009 |archive-date=June 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606221951/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/07/28/product_ads_gain_more_screen_time/ |url-status=live}}</ref> An [[HP TouchPad]] was prominently displayed in an episode of the sixth season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |title=Why Were ''Gossip Girl'' Characters Chatting About a Discontinued Tablet? |url=http://adage.com/article/tuning-in/hp-touchpad-placement-gossip-girl-outlasts-touchpad/230175/ |work=Ad Age |access-date=June 3, 2013 |date=October 3, 2011 |archive-date=January 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125052230/http://adage.com/article/tuning-in/hp-touchpad-placement-gossip-girl-outlasts-touchpad/230175/ |url-status=live}}</ref> According to OneNewsNow.com, other sponsors have included [[Procter & Gamble]], [[L'Oreal]], [[Target Corporation|Target]] and [[Johnson & Johnson]], which allowed the series to earn $28.2{{nbsp}}million in advertising revenue in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grace |first=Rebecca |title=Teens love ''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://archives.onenewsnow.com/Journal/stories.aspx?id=145522 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121090601/http://archives.onenewsnow.com/Journal/stories.aspx?id=145522 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |publisher=OneNewsNow.com |access-date=May 28, 2013 |date=July 2008}}</ref>

==Distribution and release==
''Gossip Girl'' aired on the CW on Mondays.<ref>[http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl ''Gossip Girl''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818092639/http://www.cwtv.com/shows/gossip-girl |date=August 18, 2007}} [[The CW Television Network|The CW]] {{Retrieved |access-date=October 1, 2010}}</ref> In addition to the television broadcast of the show, episodes of ''Gossip Girl'' have also been released on the Internet. In October 2011, the CW signed a deal allowing all ''Gossip Girl'' episodes to be streamed on [[Netflix]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Szalai |first=Georg |title=''Gossip Girl'', ''Vampire Diaries'' Go to Netflix Under Four-Year Streaming Licensing Deal with CW |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-vampire-diaries-go-248193 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 31, 2013 |date=October 13, 2011 |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518033714/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-vampire-diaries-go-248193 |url-status=live}}</ref> The same month, the network signed a deal with [[Hulu]]. Both CWTV.com and Hulu streamed episodes for free, but only the five most recent installments were available for viewing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nakashima |first=Ryan |title=Hulu Getting CW Shows: ''Gossip Girl'', And ''Vampire Diaries'' Coming To TV Streaming Site |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/29/hulu-getting-cw-shows_n_1065205.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=May 31, 2013 |date=October 28, 2011 |archive-date=March 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313235306/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/29/hulu-getting-cw-shows_n_1065205.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
All seasons of ''Gossip Girl'' are also available through the [[iTunes Store]] and [[Amazon Video]] where each episode can be purchased separately or in complete season sets.

As of 2012, the series was broadcast in 197 countries.<ref name="crew reflection" />

On January 1, 2021, ''Gossip Girl'' moved from [[Netflix]] to [[WarnerMedia]]'s streaming service [[HBO Max]]. WarnerMedia is the parent company of the series' production company, Warner Bros. Television.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gonzales |first=Erica |date=November 25, 2020 |title=OMG, ''Gossip Girl'' Is Leaving Netflix in December |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34784586/where-to-watch-gossip-girl/ |access-date=January 4, 2021 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |archive-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120050431/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a34784586/where-to-watch-gossip-girl/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On October 29, 2024, ''Gossip Girl'' returned to Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-29 |title=Everyone's favourite problematic 00s teen drama is finally back on Netflix |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/29/perfect-00s-teen-drama-finally-back-netflix-today-21878624/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>

===Syndication===
On July 25, 2012, [[Esquire Network|Style Network]] announced that it had acquired the off-network rights to ''Gossip Girl'' and started airing repeats of the show on August 15, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-style-network-354480 |title=TCA 2012: ''Gossip Girl'' Heads to Style in Off-Network Acquisition |work=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Ng |first=Philiana |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=May 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506053404/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gossip-girl-style-network-354480 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Home media===
The [[DVD]] sets of each season were released in various regions after their television broadcast.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | DVD Name
! colspan="4" | Release dates <!---Of Complete Seasons--->
! rowspan="2" | Technical details
! rowspan="2" | Bonus Features
|-
! [[DVD region code|Region<br />1]]
! [[DVD region code|Region<br />2]]
! [[DVD region code|Region<br />3]]
! [[DVD region code|Region<br />4]]
|-
!The Complete First Season
| style="text-align: center;" | August 19, 2008
| style="text-align: center;" | August 18, 2008
| style="text-align: center;" | October 22, 2008
| style="text-align: center;" | April 15, 2009
|
*5-Disc Set
* [[Aspect ratio (image)|Aspect ratio]]: 1.78:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
*Running time: 810 minutes
| 
*Unaired Scenes
*The Beginning, XOXO: Concept to Execution Featurette
*''Gossip Girl'' Couture Featurette;
*A ''Gossip Girl'' Wedding Featurette
*LOL: Gag Reel
* [[The Pierces]] "Secret" and "Boring" Music Videos
*Downloadable Audiobook of the Original Best-selling Novel, read by [[Christina Ricci]].
|-
! The Complete Second Season
| style="text-align: center;" | August 18, 2009
| style="text-align: center;" | September 28, 2009<!---See NOTES for part one/two individual releases in region 2--->
| style="text-align: center;" | October 2, 2009
| style="text-align: center;" | October 28, 2009
|
*7-Disc Set
* [[Aspect ratio (image)]]: 1.78:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Thai
*Running time: 810 minutes
| 
*5th Ave. Meets ''Gossip Girl'': Tour the ''Gossip Girl'' Crowd's Favorite Haunts
*Faces Behind the Design: Creative Forces Behind the Show's Art and Fashion
*''Chasing Dorota'' Webisodes
*Gag Reel
*Downloadable Audiobook of the Best-selling Novel ''Gossip Girl, You Know You Love Me'' by Cecily von Ziegesar, read by Christina Ricci; *Unaired Scenes
|-
!The Complete Third Season
| style="text-align: center;" | August 24, 2010
| style="text-align: center;" | August 23, 2010
| style="text-align: center;" | October 2, 2010
| style="text-align: center;" | September 1, 2010
|
*5-Disc Set
*Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
*Running time: 935 minutes
| 
*''Gossip Girl'' Mode: Interactive Viewing Experience on Episode 16, "The Empire Strikes Jack"
*A ''Gossip Girl'' Fabulous Affair: Throwing a Party ''Gossip Girl''-Style
* [[Lady Gaga]] "[[Bad Romance]]" and [[Plastiscines]] "Bitch" Music Videos
*Gag Reel
*Unaired Scenes

|-
!The Complete Fourth Season
| style="text-align: center;" | August 23, 2011
| style="text-align: center;" | August 15, 2011
| style="text-align: center;" | September 2011
| style="text-align: center;" | September 7, 2011
|
*5-Disc Set
*Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
*Running time: 935 minutes
| 
*Bisoux a Paris!: Go Abroad on a Spree in Paris with the Cast and Creative Teams
*Exposing ''Gossip Girl'': The Making of Episode 18: The Complete Lowdown on the Creative Processes Behind "The Kids Stay in the Picture"
*Gag Reel
*Unaired Scenes

|-
! The Complete Fifth Season
| style="text-align: center;" | September 25, 2012
| style="text-align: center;" | September 3, 2012
| style="text-align: center;" | October 12, 2012
| style="text-align: center;" | September 12, 2012
|
*5-Disc Set
*Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: Chinese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
*Running time: 1032 minutes
|
*5 Years of Iconic Style
*''Gossip Girl'' Turns 100
*Gag Reel
*Unaired Scenes

|-
! The Complete Sixth and Final Season<ref name="Lambert">{{cite web |url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Gossip-Girl-Season-6/17681 |title=''Gossip Girl'' – 'The Complete 6th and Final Season' Here: Your One-and-Only Source Into the Scandalous Lives... |work=[[TVShowsonDVD.com]] |last=Lambert |first=David |date=October 31, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102054112/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Gossip-Girl-Season-6/17681 |archive-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref>
| style="text-align: center;" | February 12, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | February 18, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | July 19, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | February 27, 2013
|
*3-Disc Set
*Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: Spanish, French, Korean
*Running time: 430 minutes
|
*"A Big Farewell and XOXO to the Upper East Siders" Featurette
*''Gossip Girl'' Prequel: It Had To Be You (Audiobook)
*Gag Reel
*Unaired Scenes
|-
! The Complete Series<ref name="Lambert"/>
| style="text-align: center;" | February 12, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | February 18, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | July 19, 2013
| style="text-align: center;" | February 12, 2013
|
*121 Episodes
*30-Disc Set
*Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
*Language: English
*Subtitles: Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, Portuguese
|
*Same Bonus Features as the Individual Season Sets
|}

''Notes'':
*In Australia there is alternative cover art for the first season. There are also three different versions of the second season (the standard edition, a special 8-disc edition, and an alternative cover art—which is the same cover art used for part two of the second season in the UK).
*The second season was first released in two parts in Region 2. Part one was released on April 13, 2009, and part two was released on August 10, 2009, while the complete season was released later, on September 28, 2009.

==Reception==

===Critical response===
[[File:Gossip inappropriate.jpg|upright=0.8|thumb|''Gossip Girl'' poster featuring a negative review.]]

''Gossip Girl'' initially received positive reviews. Due to the show's pedigree as an adaptation of ''[[The New York Times]]'' best-selling novel series, the show was considered to be one of the most anticipated new shows of the 2007–2008 television season. An August 2007 survey by OTX, a global media research and consulting firm, placed the show on the list of top ten new shows that viewers were aware of.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fall TV Season Comes Into Focus as Otx Releases Early Awareness, Interest and Buzz for New Broadcast Shows |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070808otx01 |publisher=OTX, The Futon Critic |date=August 8, 2007 |access-date=September 19, 2007 }}</ref> Though the pilot was the recipient of many positive reviews from publications such as ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' and the ''[[Boston Globe]]'', other reviewers described it as a guilty pleasure rather than an hour's worth of must-watch television.<ref>{{cite news |title=Season Pass |url=http://weblogs.variety.com/season_pass/chart.html |work=Variety |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090420132023/http://weblogs.variety.com/season_pass/chart.html |archive-date=April 20, 2009 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Maynard |first=John |title=On the CW, ''Gossip Girl'' and the Vicious Circle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091802117.html |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=June 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605131820/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/18/AR2007091802117.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Goodman |first=Tim |title=Review: Rumors shape upper-class teens' lives in ''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/19/DDPRS8IEU.DTL |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2007 |archive-date=December 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214054932/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2007%2F09%2F19%2FDDPRS8IEU.DTL |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gilbert |first=Matthew |title=Snarky rich kids make for fun ''Gossip'' |url=https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/19/snarky_rich_kids_make_for_fun_gossip/ |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=September 19, 2007 |access-date=September 20, 2007 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216135452/http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/19/snarky_rich_kids_make_for_fun_gossip/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] gave it a score of 59, based on the reviews of 40 different publications.<ref>{{cite news |title=Metacritic&nbsp;– ''Gossip Girl'' |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gossipgirl?q=Gossip%20Girl |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=April 16, 2020 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220001849/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gossipgirl?q=Gossip%20Girl |url-status=live}}</ref>

Toward the conclusion of the first season, Janet Malcolm of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' criticized the show for its deviations from the novels. She stated that the series was "related to the original only in the names and outlines of the characters", and that "Without von Ziegesar's fast, mocking commentary to propel them, the TV episodes are sluggish and crass—a move from Barneys to Kmart".<ref name="NYreview">{{cite magazine |first=Janet |last=Malcolm |title=The Wicked Joy of the ''Gossip Girl'' Novels |magazine=The New Yorker |date=October 3, 2009 |access-date=September 7, 2009 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/03/10/080310crat_atlarge_malcolm |archive-date=October 23, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023073740/http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2008/03/10/080310crat_atlarge_malcolm |url-status=live}}</ref> Author [[Cecily von Ziegesar]] said that all of her major plot points were present in the pilot.<ref>{{cite news |title=''Gossip Girl'' Triumphs Over 'O.C.,' Say New York Preppies |url=https://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=3628866&page=2 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=September 20, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217174608/http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Story?id=3628866&page=2 |archive-date=December 17, 2008}}</ref>{{r|pressler20201116}} Von Ziegesar was so pleased by Malcolm's article that she asked to meet the writer.{{r|pressler20201116}}

As the show continued its first season, the response became considerably more positive, and by the second season critical response was favorable. [[Metacritic]] gave the new season an improved score of 71. "Summer's been good to this girl," claimed ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', who awarded the series its highest grade of "A".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gossipgirlseason2?q=gossip%20girl |title=''Gossip Girl'' reviews at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |date=September 1, 2008 |access-date=March 20, 2010 |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220001854/http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/gossipgirlseason2?q=gossip%20girl |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Daily News]]'' claimed the show had found its footing by stating "It knows exactly what it wants and needs its new hybrid product to be. The hockey fights video of teen romance drama."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hinckley |first=David |date=August 30, 2008 |title=Sex and the Snooty Keep ''Gossip Girl'' Hot |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/sex-snooty-gossip-girl-hot-article-1.318813 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref> ''Gossip Girl'' was designated the "Greatest Teen Drama of All Time" by ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine.<ref name="Pressler-Rovzar-2008">{{cite web |first1=Jessica |last1=Pressler |first2=Chris |last2=Rovzar |date=April 21, 2008 |title=The Genius of ''Gossip Girl'' |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |page=1 |url=https://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/46225/ |access-date=January 27, 2012 |archive-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015015650/https://nymag.com/arts/tv/features/46225/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The magazine wrote: "The show has resurrected the potential for scripted dramas to be effective social satire—to present a world more accurately than a 'reality' program can. ''Gossip Girl'' presents a wealth-eye view of the city, but because it is a cartoon we can laugh along with the conspicuousness of the consumption."<ref name="Pressler-Rovzar-2008"/>

The Christian [[Parents Television Council]] has shown particular criticism of the series, especially with its "[[wikt:OMFG|OMFG]]" ad campaign from April 2008.<ref>{{cite news |last=Consoli |first=Jon |title=PTC Takes Issue With CW ''Gossip'' Campaign |url=https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/ptc-takes-issue-cw-gossip-campaign-108206/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429235629/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/recent_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003793151 |archive-date=April 29, 2008 |work=Adweek |date=April 23, 2008 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}</ref> It also named the episode "Victor/Victrola" the worst television program of the week in which the episode originally was broadcast.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schulenberg |first=Caroline |title=''Gossip Girl'' on CW |url=http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/bw/2007/1119worst.asp |work=Worst TV Show of the Week |publisher=Parents Television Council |date=November 19, 2007 |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305235530/http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/publications/bw/2007/1119worst.asp |url-status=live}}</ref> Quotes from the Parents Television Council review, as well as negative quotes from the ''[[San Diego Union-Tribune]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'' and the ''[[Boston Herald]]'', were used on various advertisements for the second season. The ''[[Hartford Courant]]'' chronicled a variety of negative responses to the ads. The ads included quotes like "Every Parent's Nightmare", "Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate" and "A Nasty Piece of Work" in what appears to be an effort to continue the "rebellious teen" style of the show.<ref>[http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2008/08/bad-reviews-make-good-ads-for.html Bad Reviews Make Good Ads] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707034129/http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2008/08/bad-reviews-make-good-ads-for.html |date=July 7, 2012 }}, The Courant. Retrieved September 1, 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/04/gossip-girl-gon.html |title=''Gossip Girl'' gone wild |first=Enid |last=Portuguez |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 11, 2008 |access-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-date=July 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720021356/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/04/gossip-girl-gon.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

With the approach of the fifth season, ''New York'' magazine reviewed the life expectancy of the show, noting its waning cultural relevancy despite the growing prominence of its actors, and the loss of its status as the CW's number-one show, having been beaten out in terms of ratings by other shows of the network like ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''. "The series itself hasn't quite kept up, even if its plotting is as juicy and lunatic as ever." and that "The cast would all rather be making movies, while the showrunners are focusing on launching new projects via their nascent Fake Empire production company (including CW newcomer ''[[Hart of Dixie]]''). Barring an unexpected brand reboot or another stab at a spinoff, we're afraid the end is near. XOXO."<ref>{{cite web |last=Adalian |first=Joseph |title=How Many More Seasons Do Your Favorite TV Shows Have to Live? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/tv_life_expectancy.html |work=Vulture |publisher=New York Magazine |access-date=November 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625032401/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/06/tv_life_expectancy.html#photo=9x00003 |archive-date=June 25, 2011 |date=June 21, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[AOL TV]] ranked ''Gossip Girl'' the 20th Best School Show of All Time and the 4th TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasure.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best School Shows of All Time |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/08/26/best-school-shows/ |work=[[AOL TV]] |publisher=Aol, Inc |access-date=September 14, 2012 |date=August 26, 2008 |archive-date=September 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926121810/http://www.aoltv.com/2008/08/26/best-school-shows/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TV's Biggest Guilty Pleasures |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2008/01/02/biggest-best-tv-guilty-pleasures/ |work=AOL TV |publisher=Aol, Inc |access-date=September 16, 2012 |date=January 2, 2008 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025103743/http://www.aoltv.com/2008/01/02/biggest-best-tv-guilty-pleasures/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The show was declared the tenth highest-rated show for the first ten years of [[IMDb.com]] Pro (2002–2012).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-dark-knight-lost-imdb-top-10-284912 |title=Johnny Depp, ''The Dark Knight'', ''Lost'' Named to IMDb's Top 10 of the Last Decade |access-date=February 10, 2012 |date=January 25, 2012 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |first=Sophie A. |last=Schillaci |archive-date=April 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422190007/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-johnny-depp-dark-knight-lost-imdb-top-10-284912 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The reveal of Dan as being Gossip Girl in the series finale received mixed reception: Badgley stated he did not know about the identity of Gossip Girl before shooting the episode and said his character being Gossip Girl created several narrative inconsistencies for the series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-26 |title='It Doesn't Make Sense For Anyone To Be ''Gossip Girl''{{'}} |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/penn-badgley-gossip-girl-ending_n_3164599 |access-date=2022-03-12 |website=HuffPost}}</ref> Von Ziegesar defended Dan being Gossip Girl in the series as "the only logical thing", but reiterated that Gossip Girl in her novel series is an unidentified [[omniscient narrator]].<ref name="pressler20201116">{{Cite magazine |last=Pressler |first=Jessica |date=2020-11-16 |title="Gossip Girl Was Me": Cecily von Ziegesar Talks Manhattan vs. Cobble Hill |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/11/gossip-girl-was-me-cecily-von-ziegesar-talks-manhattan-vs-cobble-hill |access-date=2024-05-21 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref>

Scholars have criticized the series for being low-quality fiction aimed at teenage girls, focused on activities such as "frenzied shopping, gossiping, partying, and sexual encounters", and portraying beauty and wealth as most important and desirable qualities.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Duthie |first=Peggy Lin |title=Books and beyond: the Greenwood encyclopedia of new American reading |date=2008 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0-313-07157-7 |editor-last=Womack |editor-first=Kenneth |location=Westport, Conn |chapter=Series fiction}}</ref>{{Rp|page=|pages=882–883}}

===Cultural influence===
CW executive [[Dawn Ostroff]] later compared ''Gossip Girl''{{'}}s role as the show that defined its network to ''[[House of Cards (American TV series)|House of Cards]]'' for [[Netflix]]. Its television audience was never very large, but the show was influential on culture; Savage recalled that the crew likened working on it to working for a [[lifestyle magazine]]. Bell stated: "[Schwartz and Savage] were spearheading: 'What if the Internet is just a place to judge people? What if that's what it turns into?' And they turned out to be Nostradamus."{{r|duboff20170830}}

A hairstylist for the show compared media interest in Lively's hair to that for [[Jennifer Aniston]]'s "[[The Rachel]]".{{r|duboff20170830}} In 2008, ''The New York Times'' reported the show has had a profound impact on retail, saying ''Gossip Girl'' is probably "the first [show] to have been conceived, in part, as a fashion marketing vehicle". While it has had middling success in terms of ratings, it "may well be the biggest influence in the youth culture market", said a trend spotter.<ref name="laferla20080708">{{cite news |last=La Ferla |first=Ruth |title=Forget Gossip, Girl; the Buzz Is About the Clothes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/fashion/08gossip.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1327691027-qx3oX4BPD0oOlm7WRL2jPw |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=January 27, 2012 |date=July 8, 2008 |archive-date=July 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716133527/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/fashion/08gossip.html?adxnnl=1&pagewanted=all&adxnnlx=1327691027-qx3oX4BPD0oOlm7WRL2jPw |url-status=live}}</ref> However, for Maheen Humayun of [[The Tempest (media company)|The Tempest]], the show emphasized toxic cultural traits, like rape culture, that "messed up a whole generation."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thetempest.co/2019/06/11/entertainment/glamorization-chuck-bass/ |title=Let's not pretend that Chuck Bass was some sort of Prince Charming |last=Humayun |first=Maheen |date=June 11, 2019 |website=The Tempest |access-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619190955/https://thetempest.co/2019/06/11/entertainment/glamorization-chuck-bass/ |url-status=live}}</ref> According to Zoe Fox of [[Mashable]], the show popularized social media networks and mobile communication, becoming "a pioneer in its use of mobile".<ref>{{cite web |last=Fox |first=Zoe |title=Goodbye, ''Gossip Girl'', Social Media Pioneer |url=http://mashable.com/2012/12/18/gossip-girl-goodbye/ |publisher=[[Mashable]] |access-date=December 26, 2012 |date=December 18, 2012 |archive-date=December 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223035810/http://mashable.com/2012/12/18/gossip-girl-goodbye/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, ''[[New York Magazine]]'' named the series as "Best Show Ever".<ref name="Pressler-Rovzar-2008"/> In 2009, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' named the series as "TV's Hottest Show".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-nasty-thrill-of-gossip-girl-on-the-set-of-tvs-hottest-show-in-rolling-stone-20090318 |title=The Nasty Thrill of ''Gossip Girl'': On the Set of TV's Hottest Show in Rolling Stone |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715062010/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-nasty-thrill-of-gossip-girl-on-the-set-of-tvs-hottest-show-in-rolling-stone-20090318 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 26, 2012, in honor of the series' 100th episode, New York City Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]] visited the set and proclaimed the date ''Gossip Girl Day'', citing the show's cultural influence and impact on the economy of the city. "''Gossip Girl'' has made New York a central character. While ''Gossip Girl'' is drawing fans in with its plot twists, the show also attracts many of them to visit New York, contributing to our incredible 50.5{{nbsp}}million visitors last year. In fact, the economic impact of ''Gossip Girl'' and other television shows and films that are made in New York really can be felt directly in all five boroughs. The 100th episode of ''Gossip Girl'' is a real landmark, and I want to congratulate the show's cast and crew," he stated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mike Bloomberg Hangs with ''Gossip Girl'' Cast |work=villagevoice.com |access-date=January 27, 2012 |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/mike_bloomberg_42.php |first=Sam |last=Levin |date=January 26, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128222327/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/01/mike_bloomberg_42.php |archive-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>

The popularity of the series was also indirectly responsible for the creation of the reality series ''[[NYC Prep]]'', which ran for one season on [[Bravo (American TV network)|Bravo]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hartmann |first=Margaret |title=Bravo Fails With ''Gossip Girl'' Knock Off NYC Prep |url=http://jezebel.com/5301161/bravo-fails-with-gossip-girl-knock-off-nyc-prep |work=[[Jezebel (website)|Jezebel]] |access-date=February 3, 2012 |date=June 23, 2009 |archive-date=December 31, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231032702/http://jezebel.com/5301161/bravo-fails-with-gossip-girl-knock-off-nyc-prep |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Havrilesky |first=Heather |title=Guillotine those rich teens! |url=http://www.salon.com/2009/06/23/nyc_prep/ |work=[[Salon.com]] |access-date=February 3, 2012 |date=June 23, 2009 |archive-date=March 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311172522/http://www.salon.com/2009/06/23/nyc_prep/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

''Gossip Girl'' paved the way for numerous teen dramas that came after it. The show influenced the notorious text harassment throughout ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'', as well as the class conflict plot in ''[[Elite (TV series)|Elite]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Konjeti |first=Mahitha |title=Review: ''Gossip Girl''{{'s}} intrigue, iconography and cultural prevalence solidify it as the best teen drama of all time [MUSE] |url=https://hilite.org/86869/blogs/review-gossip-girls-intrigue-iconography-and-cultural-prevalence-solidify-it-as-the-best-teen-drama-of-all-time-muse/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=HiLite}}</ref> Popular among teenagers and young adults, the ''Gossip Girl'' cast has posed on the cover of numerous mainstream magazines, including ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'', ''[[New York Magazine]]'', ''[[TV Guide]]'', ''[[New York Post]]'', ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'', ''[[Out Magazine]]'', ''[[Details (magazine)|Details]],'' and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.

===Ratings===
The series premiere was watched by 3.50&nbsp;million viewers and achieved a 1.6 Adults 18–49, coming in last place in its 9:00&nbsp;pm timeslot on Wednesday nights.<ref>{{cite news |title=Broadcast TV Ratings for Wednesday, September 26, 2007 |url=http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-wednesday-september-26-2007/#more-2215 |date=September 27, 2007 |publisher=Your Entertainment Now |access-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011081018/http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-wednesday-september-26-2007/#more-2215 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the show was noted to have held the best audience retention of ''America's Next Top Model''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fitzgerald |first=Toni |url=http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Overnights_50/A_solid_premiere_for_CBS_s_Kid_Nation.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216141735/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Overnights_50/A_solid_premiere_for_CBS_s_Kid_Nation.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |title=A solid premiere for CBS's ''Kid Nation'' |publisher=Medialifemagazine.com |date=September 20, 2007 |access-date=March 20, 2010}}</ref> Benefiting from the network rerunning the show during the [[2008 WGA strike]],{{r|duboff20170830}} the season ended with 3.00&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 28, 2008 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_05 |title=Weekly Program Rankings |access-date=July 5, 2009 |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711130711/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_05 |url-status=live}}</ref> The second season premiered with 3.43&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-1-2008/ |title=Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 1, 2008 |access-date=September 19, 2008 |work=Your Entertainment Now wordpress |date=September 2, 2007 |archive-date=September 20, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920090854/http://entertainmentnow.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-1-2008/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The second season ended with 2.23&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="goodbye">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/27/top-cw-primetime-shows-may-18-24-2009/19468 Top CW Primetime Shows, May 18–24, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005090220/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/05/27/top-cw-primetime-shows-may-18-24-2009/19468 |date=October 5, 2009 }}. Tv by the Numbers. May 27, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2010.</ref> The third season premiered with 2.55&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="reversals">{{cite web |url=http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2009/09/22/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-21-2009/ |title=Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 21, 2009 |last=Calabria |first=Rosario |date=September 22, 2009 |work=Your Entertainment Now |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-date=January 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105214935/http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2009/09/22/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-21-2009/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The third season ended with 1.96&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>[http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2011/05/17/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-may-16-2011/ Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, May 16, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707201630/http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2011/05/17/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-may-16-2011/ |date=July 7, 2012 }}. Your Entertainment Now. May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2012.</ref> The fourth season premiered to 1.83&nbsp;million viewers and a 1.0 for adults 18–49.<ref name="belles">{{cite web |url=http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/09/21/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-20-2010/ |title=Broadcast TV Ratings for Monday, September 20, 2010 |last=Calabria |first=Rosario T. |date=September 21, 2010 |work=Your Entertainment Now |access-date=November 2, 2010 |archive-date=May 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515210916/http://yourentertainmentnow.com/2010/09/21/broadcast-tv-ratings-for-monday-september-20-2010/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Episode 4.04 hit season highs in all categories with a 2.8 rating in the CW's target of Women 18–34, a 1.7 in Adults 18–34 and 1.1 in Adults 18–49.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/05/the-cws-gossip-girl-climbs-to-season-highs/66854 |title=The CW's ''Gossip Girl'' Climbs to Season Highs |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=October 5, 2010 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=January 15, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009021353/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/05/the-cws-gossip-girl-climbs-to-season-highs/66854 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The fourth season ended with 1.36&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="finale ratings">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/18/monday-final-ratings-dancing-hawaii-five-0-how-i-met-your-mother-mad-love-mike-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down/93127/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521181640/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/18/monday-final-ratings-dancing-hawaii-five-0-how-i-met-your-mother-mad-love-mike-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down/93127/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |title=Monday Final Ratings: ''Dancing'', ''Hawaii Five-0'', ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Mad Love'', ''Mike & Molly'' Adjusted Up; ''The Chicago Code'' Adjusted Down |last=Seidman |first=Robert |date=May 18, 2011 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=May 18, 2011}}</ref> The fifth season premiered with 1.37&nbsp;million viewers.<ref name="GG season five premiere">{{cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-broadcast-final-ratings-terra-nova-2-5-men-castle-himym-hart-of-dixie-broke-girls-adjusted-up-gossip-girl-mike-molly-adjusted-down/105020/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929134516/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/27/monday-broadcast-final-ratings-terra-nova-2-5-men-castle-himym-hart-of-dixie-broke-girls-adjusted-up-gossip-girl-mike-molly-adjusted-down/105020/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2011 |title=Monday Broadcast Final Ratings: ''Terra Nova'', '2.5 Men,' ''Castle'', HIMYM, ''Hart Of Dixie'', ''Broke Girls'' Adjusted Up; ''Gossip Girl'', ''Mike & Molly'' Adjusted Down |website=[[TV by the Numbers]]. [[Zap2it]] |date=September 27, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> The fifth season ended with 1.44&nbsp;million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/monday-final-ratings-how-i-met-your-mother-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-americas-got-talent-the-bachelorette-adjusted-up/134437/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518004259/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/15/monday-final-ratings-how-i-met-your-mother-two-and-a-half-men-mike-molly-americas-got-talent-the-bachelorette-adjusted-up/134437/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |title=Monday Final Ratings: ''How I Met Your Mother'', ''Two and a Half Men'', ''Mike & Molly'', ''America's Got Talent'' & ''The Bachelorette'' Adjusted Up |last=Bibel |first=Sara |work=TV by the Numbers |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=May 15, 2012}}</ref>

Despite this, throughout the fifth season, ''Gossip Girl'' continued to see a decrease in viewers. The sixth season premiered to 0.78{{nbsp}}million viewers, making it not only the least viewed season premiere for the series, but also the least viewed episode in show's six-year run. The following episode saw a decrease to 0.76{{nbsp}}million viewers, which once again marked a new series low in terms of viewers. The series finale was watched by 1.55{{nbsp}}million viewers, the highest viewed episode since season four.

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|- style="background: #e0e0e0;"
! Season
! Timeslot
! Season premiere
! Season finale
! TV season
! Rank
! U.S. viewers (in millions)
! Rating (adults 18–49)
|- style="background: #f9f9f9;"
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 1|1]]'''
| Wednesday 9:00{{nbsp}}pm (1–13)<br />Monday 8:00{{nbsp}}pm (14–18)
| September 19, 2007
| May 19, 2008
| [[2007–08 United States network television schedule|2007–2008]]
| #196<ref name="season1q">{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 28, 2008 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_06 |title=Season Program Rankings from 09/24/07 through May 25, 2008 |access-date=July 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413172935/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=052808_06 |archive-date=April 13, 2010}}</ref>
| 2.35<ref name="season1q" />
| 1.2<ref name="ratings">{{cite web |url=http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/07/war-of-18-49-gossip-girl.html |title=SpotVault – The War of 18–49, ''Gossip Girl'' |access-date=February 20, 2012 |archive-date=December 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224063132/http://www.spottedratings.com/2011/07/war-of-18-49-gossip-girl.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 2|2]]'''
| Monday 8:00{{nbsp}}pm
| September 1, 2008
| May 18, 2009
| [[2008–09 United States network television schedule|2008–2009]]
| #168<ref name="season2q">{{cite web |publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Medianet |date=May 19, 2009 |url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051909_05 |title=Season Program Rankings from 09/22/08 through May 17, 2009 |access-date=July 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623063544/http://abcmedianet.com/web/dnr/dispDNR.aspx?id=051909_05 |archive-date=June 23, 2009}}</ref>
| 2.48<ref name="season2q" />
| 1.4<ref name="ratings"/>
|-
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 3|3]]'''
| rowspan="2" | Monday 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
| September 14, 2009
| May 17, 2010
| [[2009–10 United States network television schedule|2009–2010]]
| #135<ref name="Broadcast Finals">[http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336 Final 2009–10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619131409/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336 |date=June 19, 2010}} Retrieved June 23, 2010.</ref>
| 2.02<ref name="Broadcast Finals" />
| 1.1<ref name="Broadcast Finals" />
|-
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 4|4]]'''
| September 13, 2010
| May 16, 2011
| [[2010–11 United States network television schedule|2010–2011]]
| #139<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers-135917/ |title=Full 2010–2011 TV Season Series Rankings |website=Deadline Hollywood |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=May 27, 2011 |access-date=February 22, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008190741/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 1.64<ref name="Season av-q">{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616010526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2011 |title=''Modern Family'' Tops DVR Ratings Gain For The 2010–11 Season; ''Fringe'' Has Biggest% Increase By DVR |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=June 13, 2011 |work=TV by the Numbers |access-date=June 20, 2011}}</ref>
| 0.8<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers-135917/ |title=Full 2010–2011 TV Season Series Rankings |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 27, 2011 |access-date=May 11, 2012 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008190741/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/full-2010-11-season-series-rankers/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 5|5]]'''
| Monday 8:00{{nbsp}}pm
|September 26, 2011
| May 14, 2012
| [[2011–12 United States network television schedule|2011–2012]]
| #188<ref>{{cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |title=Complete List Of 2011–12 Season TV Show Viewership: ''Sunday Night Football'' Tops, Followed By ''American Idol'', ''NCIS'' & ''Dancing With The Stars'' |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527223446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |work=[[TV by the Numbers]] |publisher=[[Zap2it]] |access-date=July 12, 2012 |date=May 24, 2012}}</ref>
| 1.18<ref name="average">{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/gossip-girl-ratings-2011-2012/ |title=''Gossip Girl'': Ratings for the 2011–12 TV Season |date=May 15, 2012 |work=TV Series Finale |access-date=May 17, 2012 |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105004024/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/gossip-girl-ratings-2011-2012/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 0.6<ref name="average"/>
|-
| '''[[Gossip Girl season 6|6]]'''
| Monday 9:00{{nbsp}}pm
|October 8, 2012
|December 17, 2012
| [[2012–13 United States network television schedule|2012–2013]]
| #140<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2-733762/ |title=Full 2012–2013 TV Season Series Rankings |date=May 23, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=October 16, 2014 |archive-date=June 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628235235/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 0.90<ref name="average-2012">{{cite web |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/gossip-girl-season-six-ratings-24920/ |title=''Gossip Girl'': Season Six Ratings |date=December 19, 2012 |work=TV Series Finale |access-date=December 20, 2012 |archive-date=February 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204231128/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/gossip-girl-season-six-ratings-24920/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 0.5<ref name="average-2012"/>
|}

===Awards and accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Awards and accolades for ''Gossip Girl''
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="15" |2008
|[[Artios Awards]]
|Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot – Drama<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.castingsociety.com/component/content/article/42-artios-awards/87-2007-artios-award-nominees |title=2008 Artios Award Winners |publisher=Castingsociety.com |date=November 10, 2008 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729052413/http://www.castingsociety.com/component/content/article/42-artios-awards/87-2007-artios-award-nominees |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[ASTRA Awards]]
|Favourite International Program<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/03/2008-astra-nominees-announced.html |title=2008 ASTRA nominees announced |publisher=TV Tonight |date=March 26, 2008 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=February 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224022303/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/03/2008-astra-nominees-announced.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="12" |[[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice TV Show Drama<ref name="hollyscoop1">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollyscoop.com/will-smith/2008-teen-choice-award-winners_17097.aspx |title=2008 Teen Choice Award Winners – Will Smith |publisher=Hollyscoop.com |date=August 3, 2008 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129173424/http://www.hollyscoop.com/will-smith/2008-teen-choice-award-winners_17097.aspx |archive-date=January 29, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="about1">{{cite web |url=http://tvdramas.about.com/od/awardceremonies/a/teenchoice2008.htm |title=2008 Teen Choice Awards Nominees & Winners |publisher=Tvdramas.about.com |access-date=January 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322095120/http://tvdramas.about.com/od/awardceremonies/a/teenchoice2008.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2012}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Show<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress Drama<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | [[Blake Lively]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Female<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Male<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | [[Chace Crawford]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Villain<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" | [[Ed Westwick]]
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress Drama<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Meester, Leighton" | [[Leighton Meester]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | Chace Crawford
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | [[Penn Badgley]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Female<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Meester, Leighton" | Leighton Meester
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Female<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Momsen, Taylor" | [[Taylor Momsen]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Breakout Male<ref name="hollyscoop1" /><ref name="about1" />
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" | Ed Westwick
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[People's Choice Awards]]
| Favorite New TV Drama<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2008 |title=People's Choice Awards 2008 Nominees |publisher=PeoplesChoice.com |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729225137/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/index.jsp?year=2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="13" |2009
| ASTRA Awards
| Favourite International Personality or Actor<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcn.com.au/News/Detail.aspx?IdDataSource=184 |title=7TH ANNUAL ASTRA AWARDS NOMINEES 2009 – News |publisher=MCN |date=March 26, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=February 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226173457/http://mcn.com.au/News/Detail.aspx?IdDataSource=184 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{nom}}
|- 
| [[11th Costume Designers Guild Awards|Costume Designers Guild]]
| [[Costume Designers Guild Award for Excellence in Contemporary Television|Outstanding Costume Design for Television Series – Contemporary]]
| data-sort-value="Daman, Eric" | [[Eric Daman]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |Prism Awards
| Drama Episode<ref name="prismawards1">{{cite web |url=http://www.prismawards.com/winners/ |title=Winners & Nominees |publisher=PRISM Awards |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928104305/http://www.prismawards.com/winners/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Woman on the Verge" | "Woman on the Verge"
|{{nom}}
|-
|Performance in a Drama Episode<ref name="prismawards1" />
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{nom}}
|-
| ASTRA Awards
| Favourite International Program<ref name="autogenerated1" />
|''Gossip Girl''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Show Drama<ref name="dailycontributor1">{{cite web |url=http://dailycontributor.com/teen-choice-awards-2009-full-list-of-winners/6568/ |title=Teen Choice Awards 2009: The full list of winners |publisher=Daily Contributor |date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706181315/http://dailycontributor.com/teen-choice-awards-2009-full-list-of-winners/6568/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="dailycontributor1" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | Chace Crawford
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress Drama<ref name="dailycontributor1" />
| data-sort-value="Meester, Leighton" | Leighton Meester
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice TV Villain<ref name="dailycontributor1" />
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" | Ed Westwick
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice Music Soundtrack<ref name="TCA09">{{cite news |title=Teen Choice Awards 2009 nominees |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=December 28, 2012 |date=June 15, 2009 |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005190507/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2009/06/teen-choice-awards-2009-nominees.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="TCA09" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | Penn Badgley
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Parental Unit<ref name="TCA09" />
| data-sort-value="Settle, Matthew" | [[Matthew Settle]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|[[Young Hollywood Awards]]
|Breakthrough Performance Male<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yhawards.com/2009/winners.html |title=Young Hollywood Awards – Winners – HL |publisher=Yhawards.com |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611005922/http://www.yhawards.com/2009/winners.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" | Ed Westwick
| {{Won}}
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2010
| rowspan="7" | Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Show Drama<ref name="TCA10-2">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645401/2010-teen-choice-awards-winners-list.jhtml |title=2010 Teen Choice Awards Winners List |publisher=MTV News |date=August 9, 2010 |access-date=August 8, 2011 |archive-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025061325/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1645401/2010-teen-choice-awards-winners-list.jhtml |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress Drama<ref name="TCA10-2" />
| data-sort-value="Meester, Leighton" | Leighton Meester
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="TCA10-2" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | Chace Crawford
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice Female Scene Stealer<ref name="TCA10-2" />
| data-sort-value="Duff, Hilary" | [[Hilary Duff]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress Drama<ref name="TCA10">{{cite web |last=Soll |first=Lindsay |title=Teen Choice Awards 2010: First Round Of Nominees Announced |url=http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/06/14/teen-choice-awards-2010-nominees/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=December 28, 2012 |date=June 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606092606/http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2010/06/14/teen-choice-awards-2010-nominees |archive-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor Drama<ref name="TCA10" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | Penn Badgley
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Villain<ref name="TCA10" />
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" | Ed Westwick
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2011
| rowspan="2" | People's Choice Awards
| Favorite TV Drama Actress<ref name="peopleschoice1">{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/ |title=People's Choice Awards 2011 Nominees |publisher=PeoplesChoice.com |access-date=January 26, 2011 |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209022704/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{nom}}
|-
| Favorite TV Drama Actor<ref name="peopleschoice1" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | Chace Crawford
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Show Drama<ref name="TCA11">{{cite news |title=Teen Choice Awards 2011 Nominees Announced: Harry Potter vs Twilight |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-awards-2011-nominees_n_887197.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=December 28, 2012 |date=June 29, 2011 |first=Rae |last=Votta |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031318/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/29/teen-choice-awards-2011-nominees_n_887197.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TCA11-2">{{cite web |last=Slezak |first=Michael |title=Teen Choice Awards: Three Best Moments, Worst Speech, and Full TV Winners List |url=http://tvline.com/2011/08/08/teen-choice-awards-best-moment-winners-list-tv/ |work=TVLine |access-date=December 28, 2012 |date=August 8, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172641/http://tvline.com/2011/08/08/teen-choice-awards-best-moment-winners-list-tv/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress: Drama<ref name="TCA11" /><ref name="TCA11-2" />
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor: Drama<ref name="TCA11" /><ref name="TCA11-2" />
| data-sort-value="Crawford, Chace" | Chace Crawford
| {{Won}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor: Drama<ref name="TCA11" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | Penn Badgley
| {{Nom}}
|-
| rowspan="6" |2012
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite TV Drama Actress<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/ |title=People's Choice Awards 2012 Nominees |publisher=People's Choice Awards 2012 |access-date=January 11, 2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209022704/http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="5" | Teen Choice Awards
|Choice TV Drama Series<ref name="TCA12">{{cite web |url=http://teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TEENCHOICE2012WaveOneNoms.pdf |title=First Wave of 'Teen Choice 2012' Nominees Announced |publisher=[[Teen Choice Awards]] |date=May 18, 2012 |access-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619221345/http://teenchoiceawards.com/pdf/TEENCHOICE2012WaveOneNoms.pdf |archive-date=June 19, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
|{{nom}}
|-
|Choice TV Drama Actress<ref name="TCA12" />
| data-sort-value="Meester, Leighton" | Leighton Meester
|{{nom}}
|-
|Choice TV Drama Actor<ref name="TCA12" />
| data-sort-value="Westwick, Ed" |Ed Westwick
|{{nom}}
|-
|Choice TV Drama Actor<ref name="TCA12" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | Penn Badgley
|{{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Villain<ref>{{cite news |first=Philiana |last=Ng |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-breaking-dawn-snow-white-huntsman-337825 |title=Teen Choice Awards 2012: ''Breaking Dawn'', ''Snow White'' Lead Second Wave of Nominees |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=June 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615201747/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-breaking-dawn-snow-white-huntsman-337825 |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Michelle Trachtenberg]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013
| People's Choice Awards
| Favorite Network TV Drama<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Khatchatourian |first=Maane |date=November 15, 2012 |title=The People's Choice Awards nominees are ... |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2013/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=November 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119064339/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/11/15/peoples-choice-awards-nominees-2013/ |archive-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| ''Gossip Girl''
|{{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Show: Drama<ref name="TCA13">{{cite news |last=Ng |first=Philiana |title=Teen Choice Awards: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2' Leads First Wave of Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-announced-527377 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=May 23, 2013 |date=May 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104230712/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/teen-choice-awards-nominees-announced-527377 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actor: Drama<ref name="TCA13" />
| data-sort-value="Badgley, Penn" | Penn Badgley
| {{nom}}
|-
| Choice TV Actress: Drama<ref name="TCA13" />
| data-sort-value="Lively, Blake" | Blake Lively
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2018
| Teen Choice Awards
| Choice TV Series: Throwback
|''Gossip Girl''
| {{nom}}
|}

===DVR ratings===
*2007
*2008<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150316123105/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/18/dollhouse-had-largest-share-of-viewing-from-dvrs-did-that-save-the-show/21052/ Dollhouse Had Largest Share of Viewing From DVRS Did That Save The Show]</ref>
*2009
*2010<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616010526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/13/modern-family-tops-dvr-ratings-gain-for-the-2010-11-season-fringe-has-biggest-increase-by-dvr/95418/ Modern Family Tops DVR Ratings Gain For The 2010–11 season Fringe Has Biggest Increase by DVR]</ref>
*2011<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120615173553/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/06/11/2011-2012-full-season-live7-dvr-ratings-modern-family-leads-ratings-and-viewership-gainsgrimm-ranks-number-one-in-percentage-increases/137441/ 2011–2012 Full Season Live7 DVR Ratings Modern Family Leads Ratings and Viewership Gains Grimm Ranks Number One in Percentage Increases]</ref>

===Online ratings===
The series was the 5th most-binged TV series on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Services; derived from NPD's VideoWatch Digital, consumer tracker based on data from 313,866 SVOD TV transactions across 26,176 SVOD subscribers that were completed between January 2012 and January 2013.<ref>{{cite press release |title=FOX's "Prison Break" Leads List of Most-Binged TV Series on Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Services |date=March 26, 2013 |publisher=The NPD Group |location=Port Washington, NY |url=https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/foxs-prison-break-leads-list-of-most-binged-tv-series-on-subscription-video-on-demand-svod-services/ |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=April 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406084703/https://www.npd.com/wps/portal/npd/us/news/press-releases/foxs-prison-break-leads-list-of-most-binged-tv-series-on-subscription-video-on-demand-svod-services/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Merchandise==

===Soundtrack===
{{See also|OMFGG – Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl No. 1}}
The first soundtrack of the TV series, ''OMFGG – Original Music Featured On Gossip Girl, No. 1'' was released digitally on September 2, 2008, and in stores on October 28, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=OMFGG – Original Music Featured On ''Gossip Girl'', No. 1 by Various Artists |url=https://music.apple.com/album/omfgg-original-music-featured/289404099 |publisher=iTunes |access-date=September 16, 2011 |year=2008 |archive-date=November 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113212059/https://itunes.apple.com/album/omfgg-original-music-featured/id289404099 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Fashion===
{{blockquote|Merchants, designers and trend consultants say that ''Gossip Girl'' ... is one of the biggest influences on how young women spend.

Fans stride into boutiques bearing magazine tear sheets that feature members of the cast and ask for their exact outfits. Or they order scoop-neck tops and hobo bags by following e-commerce links from the show’s Web site.|''The New York Times'', 2008{{r|laferla20080708}}}}

''Gossip Girl'' was very influential on fashion for teenage and young adult women. The show was intended in part as a way for fashion companies to market their products. Some brands paid a fee, and the show's Web site provided [[referral marketing|referral link]]s so viewers could purchase items they saw on television.{{r|laferla20080708}} In 2009, [[Anna Sui]] created a line inspired by ''Gossip Girl''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Check Out Anna Sui's ''Gossip Girl''–Inspired Target Collection |url=https://www.thecut.com/2009/06/check_out_anna_suis_gossip_gir.html |work=The Cut |access-date=November 30, 2021 |date=June 26, 2009 |archive-date=September 25, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925205919/http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2009/06/check_out_anna_suis_gossip_gir.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Daman, who based his costumes on what Manhattan private-school students wore,{{r|laferla20080708}} said that by the sixth season the show was "getting [[haute couture|one-of-a-kind couture]] from Paris", because "they wanted their wares on Blake Lively".<ref name="meltzer20130919">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/fashion/costume-designers-for-tv-have-a-big-impact-on-fashion.html |title=Get Me Wardrobe! |last=Meltzer |first=Marisa |date=September 19, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |page=E1 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-date=January 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106052757/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/19/fashion/costume-designers-for-tv-have-a-big-impact-on-fashion.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 16, 2011, it was announced that [[Warner Bros.]] and label Romeo & Juliet Couture had partnered to create ''Gossip Girl''{{'}}s official clothing line inspired by lead characters Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Krupnick |first=Ellie |title=''Gossip Girl'' Clothing Line In The Works |journal=The Huffington Post |date=September 16, 2011 |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/gossip-girl-clothing-line_n_965801.html |access-date=September 16, 2011 |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923193549/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/16/gossip-girl-clothing-line_n_965801.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The launch of the fashion line took place on September 26, 2011, the same day as the premiere of the fifth season.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}

Cosmetics online retailer Birchbox and ''Gossip Girl'' have teamed up to create a special Birchbox edition filled with beauty products inspired by the show. The products were chosen by ''Gossip Girl''{{'s}} makeup department head, Amy Tagliamonti, and hair department head, Jennifer Johnson.<ref>{{cite web |title=Live and Look Like Your Favorite Upper East Sider with ''Gossip Girl''- Inspired Birchbox |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/4/prweb9391182.htm |publisher=[[PR Web]] |access-date=May 3, 2012 |date=April 11, 2012 |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516231340/http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/4/prweb9391182.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
=== ''Küçük Sırlar'' (2010) ===
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In July 2010, a Turkish-language remake of ''Gossip Girl'' titled ''Küçük Sırlar'' starring [[Merve Boluğur]] as "Ayşegül", an identified version of Gossip Girl, began airing. [[Sinem Kobal]] portrays Su (Serena van der Woodsen), [[Burak Özçivit]] as Çetin (Chuck Bass), [[Birkan Sokullu]] as Demir (Dan Humphrey), [[İpek Karapınar]] as Arzu (Blair Waldorf) and [[Kadir Doğulu]] as Ali (Nate Archibald). The adaptation deviated from the original series by rewriting the character arcs of Chuck and Blair.<ref>[https://www.ensonhaber.com/galeri/kralspor/reyting-rekortmeni-dizi-kucuk-sirlar] {{Dead link|date=August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Güler |first=Emrah |title=Latest rip-off on Turkish TV relocates ''Gossip Girl'' to Istanbul |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=the-recent-rip-off-from-turkish-tv-8216gossip-girl8217-2010-08-13 |work=[[Hurriyet Daily News]] |access-date=May 29, 2013 |date=August 13, 2010 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922165109/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=the-recent-rip-off-from-turkish-tv-8216gossip-girl8217-2010-08-13 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazetevatan.com/magazin/kucuk-sirlar-ile-gossip-girl-arasindaki-farklar-317600 | title=Küçük Sırlar ile Gossip Girl arasındaki farklar | date=July 18, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/aysegul-un-kankalari-16108212 | title=Ayşegül'ün kankaları | date=October 24, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gazeteciler.com/haber/kucuk-sirlar-ile-gossip-girl-arasindaki-farklar/177073 | title=Küçük Sırlar ile Gossip Girl arasındaki farklar | date=July 17, 2010 }}</ref> The series ended in September 2011, airing a total of 55 episodes.

=== ''Gossip Girl: Acapulco'' (2013) ===
A Mexican adaptation was produced by Pedro Torres, subtitled ''[[Gossip Girl: Acapulco]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2012/399649/6/pedro-torres-realizara-version-mexicana-de-gossip-girl.htm |title=Pedro Torres realizará versión mexicana de ''Gossip Girl'' |language=es |date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2012 |archive-date=August 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825011312/http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2012/399649/6/pedro-torres-realizara-version-mexicana-de-gossip-girl.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> The show stars [[Sofía Sisniega]], [[Oka Giner]], [[Jon-Michael Ecker|Jon Ecker]], [[Vadhir Derbez]], [[Diego Amozurrutia]], and [[Macarena Achaga]].<ref>{{cite news |language=es |url=http://idolospop.com/elenco-version-mexicana-gossip-girl/ |title=Elenco versión mexicana Gossip Girl |date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=November 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218104300/http://idolospop.com/elenco-version-mexicana-gossip-girl/ |archive-date=December 18, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Filming began in January 2013 and the series aired on July 5, 2013, on [[Televisa]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Daniel |title=Mexico abuzz over its own ''Gossip Girl'' |url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-xpm-2013-jan-31-la-fg-mexico-tv-acapulco-20130201-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=February 4, 2013 |date=January 31, 2013 |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203235243/http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jan/31/world/la-fg-mexico-tv-acapulco-20130201 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bautista |first=Bernise |title=Gossip Girl sube de temperatura en Acapulco |url=http://www.indicepr.com/noticias/2013/08/02/spot/7308/gossip-girl-sube-de-temperatura-en-acapulco/ |agency=Associated Press |access-date=August 2, 2013 |date=August 2, 2013 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922130441/http://www.indicepr.com/noticias/2013/08/02/spot/7308/gossip-girl-sube-de-temperatura-en-acapulco/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The series also aired in the United States on [[Univision]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |last=Patten |first=Dominic |title=Univision Announces Adaptations of ''Breaking Bad'' & ''Gossip Girl'' For Hispanic Market |url=https://deadline.com/2013/05/univision-announces-adaptations-of-breaking-bad-gossip-girl-for-hispanic-market-495533/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 28, 2013 |date=May 10, 2013 |archive-date=June 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608075402/http://www.deadline.com/2013/05/univision-announces-adaptations-of-breaking-bad-gossip-girl-for-hispanic-market/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was not renewed for a second season.

=== ''Gossip Girl: Thailand'' (2015) ===
The [[Gossip Girl: Thailand|Thai adaptation]] of ''Gossip Girl'' began airing on [[Channel 3 (Thailand)|Channel 3]] on July 16, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |language=th |url=http://www.kantana.com/entertainment/index.php/news/hot-drama/2056-gossip-girl-thailand |title=Gossip Girl Thailand |access-date=August 22, 2015 |archive-date=August 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806021927/http://www.kantana.com/entertainment/index.php/news/hot-drama/2056-gossip-girl-thailand |url-status=live}}</ref> It lasted for one season, ending in November 2015.

=== ''The Gossip Girl'' (2017) ===
On March 5, 2012, it was reported that [[Warner Bros. International Television]] and Metan Development Group would produce a Chinese adaptation called ''China Girl''. Production was set to start in June 2012, with the show airing in November, and was designed to follow the lives of students at a university instead of a high school.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |title=China getting its own ''Gossip Girl'' |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/03/china-getting-its-own-gossip-girl-.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 6, 2012 |date=March 5, 2012 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060334/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/03/china-getting-its-own-gossip-girl-.html |url-status=live}}</ref> No news of the actual broadcast followed. The Chinese version ultimately aired over five years later on October 27, 2017, titled ''The Gossip Girl''. It lasted for one season

=== ''Gossip Girl: Indonesia'' (2020) ===
An Indonesian adaptation known as ''[[Gossip Girl Indonesia]]'' was announced during the launch of GoPlay, a video-on-demand service by the country's popular [[Ridesharing company|ridesharing]] app, [[Gojek]], with [[Nia Dinata]] as its showrunner. It premiered on the platform on February 14, 2020 and lasted for one season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maharani |first1=Dian |title=Serial Gossip Girl Bakal Dibuat Versi Indonesia |url=https://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2019/09/28/123659510/serial-gossip-girl-bakal-dibuat-versi-indonesia |website=Kompas.com |date=September 28, 2019 |access-date=October 16, 2019 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001022514/https://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2019/09/28/123659510/serial-gossip-girl-bakal-dibuat-versi-indonesia |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Standalone sequel ==
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A [[standalone sequel]] series{{Snd}}also titled ''[[Gossip Girl (2021 TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' and headed by original executive producers Schwartz, Savage and Safran{{Snd}}premiered July 8, 2021, on [[HBO Max]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelman |first=Vlada |date=2021-04-28 |title=''Gossip Girl'' Reboot Slated for July Premiere on HBO Max |url=https://tvline.com/2021/04/28/gossip-girl-reboot-premiere-date-hbo-max/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428220130/https://tvline.com/2021/04/28/gossip-girl-reboot-premiere-date-hbo-max/ |archive-date=April 28, 2021 |access-date=2021-04-29 |website=TVLine}}</ref> While set in a [[shared universe]] with [[Kristen Bell]] voicing Gossip Girl, the sequel focuses on original characters at Constance Billard<ref>{{cite web |title=''Gossip Girl'' Update Lands Straight-to-Series Order at HBO Max |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gossip-girl-update-lands-straight-series-order-at-hbo-max-1224856 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=July 17, 2019 |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=October 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026161918/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/gossip-girl-update-lands-straight-series-order-at-hbo-max-1224856 |url-status=live}}</ref> and is set nine years after the original series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gossip-girl-sequel-original-creators-165958194.html |title=''Gossip Girl'' Sequel From Original Creators Set at HBO Max |last=Baysinger |first=Tim |work=[[Yahoo! Entertainment]] |access-date=July 30, 2019 |date=July 17, 2019 |archive-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730144017/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gossip-girl-sequel-original-creators-165958194.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gonzales |first=Erica |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a28424420/gossip-girl-reboot/# |title=''Gossip Girl'' Is Officially Getting a Reboot. Here's What You Need to Know. |date=March 12, 2020 |work=Harpers Bazaar |access-date=April 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200422125802/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a28424420/gossip-girl-reboot/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 

Safran said the sequel is "a new look at this particular society in New York", while Schwartz confirmed it would serve as a continuation rather than a reboot, despite no initial connection to the original series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://popculture.com/streaming/2019/07/26/gossip-girl-creator-reveals-hbo-max-version-will-be-more-continuation-than-reboot/ |title=''Gossip Girl'' Creator Reveals HBO Max's Version Will Be More a 'Continuation' Than Reboot |work=Pop Culture |last=Bastidas |first=Jose |access-date=July 26, 2019 |date=July 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113021744/https://popculture.com/streaming/2019/07/26/gossip-girl-creator-reveals-hbo-max-version-will-be-more-continuation-than-reboot/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Leighton Meester]] and [[Chace Crawford]] were not asked to be part of the sequel,<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2019 |title=Leighton Meester 'was not asked' to be on the ''Gossip Girl'' reboot |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/leighton-meester-asked-gossip-girl-reboot-64795271 |access-date=February 9, 2021 |website=Good Morning America |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030101951/https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/leighton-meester-asked-gossip-girl-reboot-64795271 |url-status=live}}</ref> although, in October 2020, Crawford said he was open to making an appearance.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chace Crawford Says ''Gossip Girl'' Reboot Makes Him 'Feel Old' |url=https://people.com/tv/chace-crawford-on-gossip-girl-reboot/ |access-date=February 9, 2021 |work=People |archive-date=October 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001142236/https://people.com/tv/chace-crawford-on-gossip-girl-reboot/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2019, Bell's return was confirmed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1108946-kristen-bell-returns-as-voice-of-gossip-girl-in-hbo-maxs-sequel-series |title=Kristen Bell Returns as Voice of Gossip Girl in HBO Max's Sequel Series |last=Dela Paz |first=Maggie |work=[[ComingSoon.net]] |access-date=November 7, 2019 |date=November 7, 2019 |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108030412/https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1108946-kristen-bell-returns-as-voice-of-gossip-girl-in-hbo-maxs-sequel-series |url-status=live}}</ref> The series was cancelled in 2023 after two seasons.

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