Season One

Season One   Rebecca Bunch pursues her ex-boyfriend in West Covina, California.
Premiere date: October 11, 2015 — Season finale: April 18, 2016 ►

Summary

Originally developed by Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna as a Showtime half-hour, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has been extended and padded into an hourlong musical romantic dramedy for The CW.

— The Hollywood Reporter

Season One is the first season of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" which aired on The CW network. The pilot episode was originally developed by the cable network Showtime who ended up passing on the show. It was picked up to series by The CW network for an initial run of 13 episodes. On Novemebr 23, 2015 The CW ordered an additional five episodes bringing the total to eighteen. The season started on October 12, 2015 with the premiere of the pilot "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!" and ended on April 4, 2016 with the season finale "Paula Needs to Get Over Josh!". Before the finale aired the show was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2016.

Production

Pilot location shooting schedule

1821 E. Merced Ave. 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday. Both interior and exterior filming with a song-and-dance number planned at night. Solano Park, 1469 McCabe Way 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday Exterior shots of a car pulling up. 1050 Lakes Drive, Suite 150 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday Interior and exterior filming with a dance rehearsal at Lakes Mall Plaza. 1200-1230 Lakes Mall Plaza, in front of Edwards West Covina 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday; 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday Exterior filming of a song-and-dance number that incorporates 250 extras and dancers; Lakes Drive closed near 1050 Lakes Drive. Big League Dreams, 2100 South Azusa Ave. 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday Interior and exterior shots, water-based atmospheric smoke planned, 50 extras. Source

Episode titles

The episode titles for all the Season One episodes include the word ‘Josh’ which is meant to convey Rebecca’s obsession with him. In addition the episode titles (with the exception of “Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?”) end in an exclamation point to show Rebecca’s excitement and enthusiasm for her romantic pursuit. In the following seasons the naming conventions of each episodes would be tweaked slightly and ultimately the name ‘Josh’ would be phased out to reflect Rebecca finally moving on from her crush.

Promotion

Billboards

In September 2015, Billboards were put up around Los Angeles to promote the show. A few featured a 3-D effect with a balloon.

In New York City on Broadway and West 49th above Mama Sbarri's restaurant various billboards advertised the show.

Webisodes

A series of online webisodes were produced to promote the show. This included behind the scenes videos and a Q & A series called Soft Pretzels.

Gag reel