<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> www.bravotv.com/girlfriends-guide-to-divorce </Td> </Tr> <P> Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (also known as Girlfriends' Guide to Freedom starting with season 3) is an American comedy - drama television series developed by Marti Noxon for the American cable network Bravo . Based on the Girlfriends' Guides book series by Vicki Iovine, the series revolves around Abby McCarthy, a self - help author who finds solace in new friends and adventures as she faces an impending divorce . Lisa Edelstein portrays the main character Abby . Beau Garrett, Necar Zadegan and Paul Adelstein co-star . Janeane Garofalo was part of the main cast for the first seven episodes of season 1 before departing the cast . She was replaced in episode 8 with Alanna Ubach . Retta recurred during the show's second season before being promoted to the main cast at the start of season 3 . </P> <P> Produced by Universal Cable Productions, it is the first original scripted series for Bravo . A 13 - episode first season was ordered by the network, which premiered on December 2, 2014 . The show debuted to 1.04 million viewers . Critical reception for the series has initially been generally positive, with particular praise towards Edelstein's performance and the series' quality over the reality series on Bravo . The show was eventually renewed for a second season, which premiered on December 1, 2015 . On April 13, 2016, it was announced that Bravo had renewed the show for a third, fourth and fifth season . </P>

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