List of Chuck episodes
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Chuck is an American spy action-comedy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. It premiered on the terrestrial television network NBC on September 24, 2007, airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm ET.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=chuck&view=listings |title=Chuck on NBC|access-date=January 30, 2009 |work=The Futon Critic}}{{cite news|title=NBC Showcases Fall Primetime Entertainment Series Beginning Week of September 24|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070716nbc04|date=2007-07-16|access-date=2007-07-17}} Chuck centers on Chuck Bartowski (played by Zachary Levi), an "average computer-whiz-next-door", who receives an encoded e-mail from an old college friend now working in the CIA; the message embeds the only remaining copy of the world's greatest spy secrets into Chuck's brain.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/about/index.shtml |title=About Chuck |access-date=January 30, 2009 |work=NBC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207051315/http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/about/index.shtml |archive-date=February 7, 2009 }} The first season of Chuck aired in 2007–08, containing 13 episodes. After the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, NBC renewed Chuck for a second season instead of extending the first to a full season of 22 episodes.{{cite web | title=Heroes, Chuck and Life Renewed by NBC | url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/852/852011p1.html | work=IGN | date=2008-02-13 | access-date=2009-04-14}} The full-length second season originally aired in 2008–09. Episodes of Chuck are also available in various new media formats. The first through fifth seasons are available to purchase on DVD and Blu-ray. In the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, every episode is available for download from iTunes.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=291547653 |title=Chuck Season 2 |access-date=January 30, 2009 |work=iTunes Store |date=24 September 2007 }} Episode titles for Chuck are consistently formatted as "Chuck Versus...". For example, the pilot episode is titled "Chuck Versus the Intersect".{{Cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/16/chuck-versus-every-other-show-on-nbc/14634/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019123739/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/16/chuck-versus-every-other-show-on-nbc/14634/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2012|title=Chuck Versus Every Other Show on NBC|last=Seidman|first=Robert|publisher=Zap2it|date=March 16, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2011}} This list is ordered by the episodes' original air date and not by the production codes, which show the order in which episodes were filmed.
On May 13, 2011, NBC renewed Chuck for a fifth and final season consisting of 13 episodes,{{cite magazine|last=Hibberd|first=James|title=Official: NBC renews 'Chuck' for final season|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/13/chuck-nbc/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 13, 2011 |access-date=May 13, 2011}} which premiered on October 28, 2011. {{Aired episodes|num=91|title=Chuck|finished=all|2007|9|24|2012|1|27}}{{cite web|last=Gorman |first=Bill |title=NBC Mid-Season Schedule: 'Harry's Law' To Sunday, 'Grimm' Stays Put, 'Up All Night' Moves Later, 'Whitney' To Wednesday, 'Chuck' Series Finale Set & More |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/14/nbc-mid-season-schedule-harrys-law-to-sunday-grimm-stays-put-up-all-night-moves-later-whitney-to-wednesday-chuck-done-in-january-more/110647/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117103547/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/11/14/nbc-mid-season-schedule-harrys-law-to-sunday-grimm-stays-put-up-all-night-moves-later-whitney-to-wednesday-chuck-done-in-january-more/110647/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 17, 2011 |work=TV By the Numbers |date=November 14, 2011 |access-date=November 14, 2011}}
Series overview
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Episodes
= Season 1 (2007–08) =
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= Season 2 (2008–09) =
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= Season 3 (2010) =
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= Season 4 (2010–11) =
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It was initially announced on May 14, 2010, that NBC renewed Chuck for a fourth season consisting of 13 episodes with an option for a back nine{{clarify|date=November 2024}};{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/14/nbc-adds-to-new-scripted-lineup-with-four-new-series----the-cape-outlaw-harrys-law-and-friends-with/ |title=NBC Adds To New Scripted Lineup With Four New Series -- 'The Cape,' 'Outlaw,' 'Harry's Law' And 'Friends With Benefits' - And Renews 'Chuck' For Fourth Season In 2010-11 |publisher=NBC.com |access-date=May 14, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100517045936/http://www.nbc.com/news/2010/05/14/nbc-adds-to-new-scripted-lineup-with-four-new-series----the-cape-outlaw-harrys-law-and-friends-with/ |archive-date=May 17, 2010 }} on October 19, 2010, NBC ordered an additional eleven episodes (rather than the original option of nine), bringing the number of season four episodes to 24, the largest for the series.{{cite web |url= http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/19/nbc-picks-up-chase-orders-more-undercovers/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101021061023/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/10/19/nbc-picks-up-chase-orders-more-undercovers/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 21, 2010 |title= Breaking: NBC picks up 'Chase,' orders more 'Undercovers' |author= Ausiello, Michael |publisher= EW.com |date= October 19, 2010 |access-date= October 19, 2010 }}
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= Season 5 (2011–12)=
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NBC confirmed that the fifth and final season of Chuck would consist of thirteen episodes on May 13, 2011, returning in the fall on Friday nights at 8/7c; the season aired from October 28, 2011, to January 27, 2012.
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Web-based spin-offs
= ''Chuck Versus the Webisodes'' =
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! style="background:darkgreen;"| # ! style="background:darkgreen;"| Title ! style="background:darkgreen;"| Original air date {{Episode list | Title = Buy More #15: Employee Health | RTitle = {{cite web | title = Webisodes: Chuck Versus the Webisodes | url = http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/video/categories/chuck-versus-the-webisodes/724103/ | work = NBC.com | access-date = 2008-12-31}} | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|6}} | EpisodeNumber = 1 | ShortSummary = John Casey explains how to rid the Buy More of unwanted pests. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Buy More #17: Leadership | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|13}} | EpisodeNumber = 2 | ShortSummary = Even Big Mike knows that sometimes a manager has to look the other way. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Buy More #7: Customer Service | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|20}} | EpisodeNumber = 3 | ShortSummary = At the Nerd Herd service desk, not all occupational hazards are unwelcome. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Buy More #24: Youth Marketing | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|10|27}} | EpisodeNumber = 4 | ShortSummary = Young or old, loyal customers are created by great sales associates, like Morgan Grimes. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Buy More #14: Work Ethic | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|11|3}} | EpisodeNumber = 5 | ShortSummary = Emmett's secrets for Buy More career success: show up early and keep your eyes and ears open. | LineColor = 006600 }} |
=''Meet the [[Nerd Herders]]''=
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! style="background:darkgreen;"| #!! style="background:darkgreen;"| Title {{Episode list | Title = Nerd Herd Reviews: Heroes DVD | RTitle = {{cite web | title = Web Exclusives : Meet the Nerd Herders | url = http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/video/categories/meet-the-nerd-herders/28386/ | work = NBC.com | access-date = 2009-01-25}} | EpisodeNumber = 1 | ShortSummary = Trapped in a cage and covered with meat sauce. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Anna's Sword Skills | EpisodeNumber = 2 | ShortSummary = The secret is all in the hair. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Nerd Herd Reviews: Romantic Comedies | EpisodeNumber = 3 | ShortSummary = Why be specific when they all pretty much blow? | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Nerd Herd Reviews: Avril Lavigne | EpisodeNumber = 4 | ShortSummary = Hey, hey, you, you ... pinch yourself hard. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Anna's Mad Skillz | EpisodeNumber = 5 | ShortSummary = Watch out... Anna's got some serious karate moves. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Meet Jeff | EpisodeNumber = 6 | ShortSummary = Jeff tells something about himself... | LineColor = 006600 }} |
=''Morgan's Vlog''=
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! style="background:darkgreen;"| #!! style="background:darkgreen;"| Title {{Episode list | Title = Make a Movie End a Lot Quicker, Ep. 1 | RTitle = {{cite web | title = Web Exclusives : Morgan's Vlog | url = http://www.nbc.com/Chuck/video/categories/morgans-vlog/569503/ | work = NBC.com | access-date = 2009-01-25}} | EpisodeNumber = 1 | ShortSummary = Chuck's guide to breaking up on camera. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Make a Movie End a Lot Quicker, Ep. 2 | EpisodeNumber = 2 | ShortSummary = Notting Hill in ten seconds or less. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Make a Movie End a Lot Quicker, Ep. 3 | EpisodeNumber = 3 | ShortSummary = And now time for Smoking Aces, like it or not. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Movie Villains | EpisodeNumber = 4 | ShortSummary = A new and disturbing trend in movie villains. | LineColor = 006600 }} |
=''Chuck Presents – Buy Hard: The Jeff and Lester Story''=
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! style="background:darkgreen;"| #!! style="background:darkgreen;"| Title {{Episode list | Title = Episode 1 | EpisodeNumber = 1 | ShortSummary = Jeff and Lester adjust to living life on the lam. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Episode 2 | EpisodeNumber = 2 | ShortSummary = Jeff and Lester arrive at the Encino Buy More for the release of Halo: Reach. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Episode 3 | EpisodeNumber = 3 | ShortSummary = Along with Big Mike, Jeff and Lester come up with a plan to get the game. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Episode 4 | EpisodeNumber = 4 | ShortSummary = Jeff, Lester and Big Mike infiltrate the Encino Buy More. | LineColor = 006600 }} {{Episode list | Title = Episode 5 | EpisodeNumber = 5 | ShortSummary = Jeff, Lester and Big Mike make their final attempt to get Halo: Reach. | LineColor = 006600 }} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{IMDb episodes|0934814|Chuck}}
- {{Epguides|Chuck|Chuck}}
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