<P> New Girl has received favorable responses from critics and has been named one of the best new comedies of the 2011 fall season . The pilot episode drew 10.28 million U.S. viewers and a 4.8 adults 18--49 demo rating, making it the highest - rated fall debut for a Fox scripted show since 2001 . Particular praise has been given to the performances of Deschanel, Greenfield, Johnson and Morris . Max Greenfield was considered the show's breakout star in season 1, before critics named Jake Johnson the breakout star of season 2 . The show has been nominated for several awards, including five Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards . </P> <P> Originally set to be cancelled after its sixth season, on May 14, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a seventh and final season consisting of eight episodes . The renewal came after a last minute pitch on what the seventh season would look like and Fox revisiting the midseason schedule to find an eight - week space for the show to air . </P> <P> Jessica "Jess" Christopher Day (Zooey Deschanel) is a bubbly young woman who teaches at a Los Angeles middle school . Jess comes home to find her boyfriend, Spencer, with another woman and leaves him immediately, and looks for somewhere else to live . She answers an ad for a new roommate on Craigslist, and moves in with three young men: Nick, Schmidt, and Coach . After the pilot episode, Winston, who had previously lived in the apartment with Nick and Schmidt, replaces Coach . Cece, Jessica's childhood best friend and a successful fashion model, also appears in various episodes in the storyline . Coach returns to the loft in season 3 after revealing that he had broken up with his girlfriend Malia, who he moved in with after the pilot episode . </P> <P> The principal cast of New Girl includes: </P>

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