New Girl/Season Five

Season Five
New Girl
Season Premiere	January 5, 2016
Season Finale	May 10, 2016
Episode Count	22
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Season Five of New Girl premiered on January 5, 2016.

Episodes

#	#	Title	Written By	Directed By	Airdate	Viewers	18-49 Rating	Prod.
95	1	Big Mama P	Berkley Johnson	Erin O'Malley	January 5, 2016	3.328M	1.4%	5ATM03
When Cece and Schmidt ask Jess and Nick to be their Maid of Honor and Best Man, respectively, their first task is to plan the engagement party. But when Jess invites Cece's mom to join in the celebration, Cece is forced to make a surprising announcement to Schmidt.
96	2	What About Fred	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	Eric Appel	January 12, 2016	3.251M	1.5%	5ATM01
Jess jumps back into the dating pool, but her attempt lands her a dud, and things get complicated when she falls in love with his perfect parents. Meanwhile, Nick and Schmidt have very different ideas about how to run the bar.
97	3	Jury Duty	Josh Malmuth & Nina Pedrad	Trent O'Donnell	January 19, 2016	2.949M	1.3%	5ATM02
Jess eagerly reports to jury duty, until she discovers she may be up for a work promotion. Meanwhile, Nick reaches his limit with Cece's messiness in the loft.
98	4	No Girl	Rob Rosell	Elizabeth Meriwether	January 26, 2016	2.844M	1.2%	5ATM04
With Jess sequestered at jury duty, Nick turns the loft into an airbnb in order to help pay for Schmidt's upcoming bachelor party. Meanwhile, Winston asks Cece for help when he suspects KC is cheating on him.
99	5	Bob & Carol & Nick & Schmidt	Rob Rosell	Jake Johnson	February 2, 2016	2.943M	1.4%	5ATM05
Schmidt helps Nick ponder his future after Nick's cousin and his wife visit to ask for a very special handout. Meanwhile, Winston helps Cece shop for a wedding dress.
100	6	Reagan	Kim Rosenstock	Trent O'Donnell	February 9, 2016	3.097M	1.4%	5ATM06
A beautiful pharmaceutical rep enters the gang's life when she agrees to sublet Jess' room while she is on jury duty.
101	7	Wig	David Feeney	Christine Gernon	February 16, 2016	2.803M	1.2%	5ATM07
When Nick's attraction to Reagan starts affecting Schmidt and Cece's relationship, they enact a plan to demystify her, in hopes of helping Nick get over her. Meanwhile, Winston teaches Reagan the art of the breakup.
102	8	The Decision	Luvh Rakhe	Trent O'Donnell	February 23, 2016	2.679M	1.2%	5ATM08
Reagan causes chaos between Nick and Winston when she tells them she'll sleep with just one of them in an attempt to challenge the guys' indecisiveness. Meanwhile, Schmidt is reunited with his college frenemy, Benjamin, when looking at wedding venues with Cece.
103	9	Heat Wave	Matt Fusfeld & Alex Cuthbertson	Erin O'Malley	March 1, 2016	2.615M	1.2%	5ATM09
Things heat up between Nick and Reagan over who can provide the loft with the best air conditioning unit. Meanwhile, Winston uses his "cop voice" to help Schmidt prep Cece for a newscaster audition.
104	10	Goosebumps Walkaway	Berkley Johnson	Trent O'Donnell	March 8, 2016	2.654M	1.2%	5ATM10
Jess returns from jury duty and attempts to uncover the real identity of a juror sequestered with her. Meanwhile, Reagan prepares to move out of the loft and out of Nick's life, and Winston and Cece help Schmidt get over his fear of public dancing.
105	11	The Apartment	Nina Pedrad	Christine Gernon	March 15, 2016	2.302M	1%	5ATM11
It's time for Cece to move into the loft. While Jess is helping her friend move out of her beloved apartment, she has to finish the school's budget by morning, which the new principal has neglected to tell her. Meanwhile, Winston gets a new partner to avoid having to work side-by-side with Aly.
106	12	D-Day	Josh Malmuth	Michael Schultz	March 22, 2016	2.246M	1%	5ATM12
After Cece receives an exciting new job offer, Jess agrees to help Schmidt with the wedding preparations, but things don't go as planned when Schmidt's dad, Gavin, appears. Meanwhile, Winston and Nick get into a competition over whose job is harder.
107	13	Sam, Again	Ethan Sandler & Adrian Wenner	Steve Welch	March 29, 2016	2.206M	0.9%	5ATM13
Jess applies for a job at a progressive new school, but things take a turn when she finds out the principal is dating her ex-boyfriend, Sam. Meanwhile, Nick gets a cold and Schmidt quarantines the roommates to prevent himself from getting sick before his big presentation.
108	14	300 Feet	Sophia Lear	Trent O'Donnell	April 12, 2016	2.65M	1.1%	5ATM14
When Jess is served a restraining order by her former boyfriend, Sam, she sets out to clear her name with Winston's help. Nick and Schmidt plot against the owner of a trendy new bar that opened on their street.
109	15	Jeff Day	Joe Wengert	Jay Chandrasekhar	April 19, 2016	2.091M	0.9%	5ATM15
Jess invents a male alter ego, "Jeff Day," in order to buy a new car from a sexist salesman, but her plan backfires when both Nick and Sam arrive at the dealership pretending to be him. Meanwhile, Schmidt and Cece panic when Winston decides to bring his new prankster girlfriend, Rhonda as his plus one to their wedding.
110	16	Helmet	Sarah Nevada Smith	Josh Greenbaum	April 19, 2016	1.754M	0.8%	5ATM18
Despite being happy with Sam, Jess confesses to Cece that she had a sex dream about Nick. And Schmidt attempts to help Winston land Furguson a cat audition when he finds out Aly's boyfriend is a talent agent for pets.
111	17	Road Trip	Noah Garfinkel	Trent O'Donnell	April 26, 2016	2.417M	1%	5ATM16
After being emasculated in front of Cece, Schmidt insists on a manly bachelor party weekend in Vegas, but the road trip goes awry when the guys end up at a desert biker bar and he must put his newfound bravado to the test.
112	18	A Chill Day In	Sarah Tapscott	Erin O'Malley	April 26, 2016	1.874M	0.8%	5ATM17
Jess and Cece's low-key bachelorette party plans go "up in smoke" when they destroy the wedding gift sent by Schmidt's mom and must figure out how to replace it while under the influence.
113	19	Dress	David Feeney & Josh Malmuth	Trent O'Donnell	May 3, 2016	2.267M	1%	5ATM19
Jess races to make alterations to Cece's bridal dress, while Schmidt tries to keep his "wedding workshop" a secret at work, and Nick struggles to ask Reagan to be his date to the nuptials. Meanwhile, Winston and Aly try to keep their relationship on the down-low at work.
114	20	Return To Sender	Veronica McCarthy	Russ Alsobrook	May 3, 2016	1.883M	0.9%	5ATM20
Jess meets Sam's female best friend, Diane. Meanwhile, Nick is worried Gavin will disappoint Schmidt again and Winston is offended by a reaction to a birthday gift.
115	21	Wedding Eve	Nina Pedrad & Kim Rosenstock	Trent O'Donnell	May 10, 2016	2.343M	1.1%	5ATM21
On the night before the wedding, Nick and Winston try to help Schmidt re-write his vows and Jess, thinking that Sam is going to propose to her, rallies the gang into playing True American to avoid giving him an answer.
116	22	Landing Gear	Luvh Rakhe	Erin O'Malley	May 10, 2016	2.169M	1%	5ATM22
Schmidt makes a last ditch effort to convince Cece's mom to come to their wedding, but in doing so, he might miss the special day himself.