Gossip Girl is an American television teen drama inspired by the popular novel series of the same name, written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Gossip Girl satirizes and revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on New York City’s Upper East Side who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with sex, drugs, jealousy, and other teenage issues.

The series first aired on September 18, 2007 in Canada on CTV before premiering in the U.S. a day later on September 19, 2007 on The CW, following America’s Next Top Model. The premiere episode also became available on the iTunes Store as a free download on September 14, 2007, four days before the series’ debut. The show received the first full season order of 18 episodes of the 2007/2008 television season of the five major broadcast networks when The CW picked it up in October 2007.

Gossip Girl returned on Monday, April 21, 2008, with five new episodes to follow. The CW announced on March 3, 2008 that Gossip Girl would return for a second season consisting of 24 episodes. In Canada, CTV will send the series down to the relaunched A-Channel for the second season, Sundays at 8:00 p.m. E/P.
The second season premiered September 1, 2008 on The CW and A.