<P> New Girl is an American television sitcom that premiered on Fox on September 20, 2011 . Zooey Deschanel stars as Jessica "Jess" Day, a well - liked and bubbly woman who is trying to get over her surprise breakup with her boyfriend . With the help of her best friend Cece Parekh (Hannah Simone), she finds a new place to stay when she moves in with three single guys: Nick Miller (Jake Johnson), an underachieving bartender; Schmidt (Max Greenfield), who thinks of himself as a modern - day Casanova; and Coach (Damon Wayans, Jr .), who leaves the series in the next episode and is replaced by Winston Bishop (Lamorne Morris), a former professional athlete who achieved modest success abroad and is adjusting to life back in the United States . Coach reappears in the series during seasons three, four and five . </P> <P> On May 14, 2017, the series was renewed for a seventh and final season, which will feature eight episodes that will start airing on April 10, 2018 . </P> <P> On January 4, 2018, it was announced that the seventh and final season would premiere on April 10, 2018, and also it would end with a one - hour series finale on May 15, 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 24 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 20, 2011 (2011 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> May 8, 2012 (2012 - 05 - 08) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 25 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 25, 2012 (2012 - 09 - 25) </Td> <Td> May 14, 2013 (2013 - 05 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 23 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 17, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 17) </Td> <Td> May 6, 2014 (2014 - 05 - 06) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 16, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 16) </Td> <Td> May 5, 2015 (2015 - 05 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> January 5, 2016 (2016 - 01 - 05) </Td> <Td> May 10, 2016 (2016 - 05 - 10) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 22 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> September 20, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> April 4, 2017 (2017 - 04 - 04) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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