Awkward.

Teenager Jenna copes with the fallout of a particularly embarrassing mishap in this warm comedy.
Awkard. will return in 2013.
Thursdays, MTV

Current Season: 3 - Total Episodes: 25
Highest Rated: Ep 11-12, Season 1

B+
“Guilt Trippin'”

by Myles McNutt May 21, 2013 -

A homecoming tradition becomes a trigger as Matty and Jenna consider how they've changed (and how to break it down).

B+
“That Girl Strikes Again”

by Myles McNutt May 14, 2013 -

Jenna is forced to live with her past, but using it to get in with the cool crowd is a choice.

A-
“Indecent Exposure”

by Myles McNutt May 7, 2013 -

Awkward. delves into sitcom shenanigans, but never forgets the emotional core of the situation.

B+
“Let's Talk About Sex”

by Myles McNutt April 30, 2013 -

Awkward. explores how the "sex talk" says more about life than it does about sex.

Ep. 7, Season 3
“Guilt Trippin'”

Ep. 6, Season 3
“That Girl Strikes Again”

Ep. 5, Season 3
“Indecent Exposure”

Ep. 4, Season 3
“Let's Talk About Sex”

Features Reviews

Season

Season

newest oldest

"I Am Jenna Hamilton"/"Fateful"
Episode 11-12

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A

“No Doubt”
Episode 10

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B

“My Super Bittersweet Sixteen”
Episode 9

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B

"The Adventures Of Aunt Ally And The Lil' Bitch"
Episode 8

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B+

"Over My Dead Body"
Episode 7

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A-

"Queen Bee-atches"
Episode 6

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B+

"Pilot"/"Knocker Nightmare"
Episode 1-2

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B

“The Other Shoe”
Episode 12

Awkward. ends a mildly disappointing season with promise for a post-love triangle future.
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B+

“Once Upon A Blog”
Episode 11

Jenna explores alternate pasts in a fun, but ephemeral, penultimate episode.
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B

“Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me”
Episode 10

Jenna's world becomes a spectacle, but Jenna's life remains her own.
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A-

“Homewrecker Hamilton”
Episode 9

Jake knows the truth about Jenna and Matt, but they're all in the wrong now.
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A-

“Time After Time”
Episode 8

Juggling three love triangles and fast-forwarding Jenna's drama has mixed results.
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B

“Another One Bites The Dust”
Episode 7

Love is in the air, to the point where Awkward. risks—but avoids—suffocating in it.
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B

“What Comes First: Sex Or Love?”
Episode 6

Awkward. confronts the meaning of sex beyond the "first time."
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A-

“My Love Is A Black Heart”
Episode 5

During a messy Valentine's Day, Awkward. lets its characters find something more complicated than romance.
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B+

“Are You There God? It’s Me, Jenna”
Episode 4

Jenna explores her faith at church camp; unfortunately, hugs are included.
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B+

“Three’s A Crowd”
Episode 3

Is Matty a persistent hero or a villainous saboteur? Depends on what team you're on.
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A-

“Sex, Lies And The Sanctuary”
Episode 2

Nothing disrupts a high school like a security camera pointed at an illicit sex hangout.
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B+

“Resolutions”
Episode 1

Awkward. lays the groundwork for a strong sophomore season.
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A-

“Guilt Trippin'”
Episode 7

A homecoming tradition becomes a trigger as Matty and Jenna consider how they've changed (and how to break it down).
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B+

“That Girl Strikes Again”
Episode 6

Jenna is forced to live with her past, but using it to get in with the cool crowd is a choice.
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B+

“Indecent Exposure”
Episode 5

Awkward. delves into sitcom shenanigans, but never forgets the emotional core of the situation.
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A-

“Let's Talk About Sex”
Episode 4

Awkward. explores how the "sex talk" says more about life than it does about sex.
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B+

“A Little Less Conversation”
Episode 3

During a BFGFBFF, Jenna discovers that nothing says more than not trying to say anything.
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B+

“Cha-cha-cha-changes”/“Responsibly Irresponsible”
Episode 1-2

Awkward. returns with new characters and new complications for its extended third season.
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A-

Grimm uses some cold bodies in a season-finale attempt to regain some of its lost heat
Grimm uses some cold bodies in a season-finale attempt to regain some of its lost heat. Also: Awkward. dance moves and an eventful few days for Vic Mackey and the Strike Team.
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You are cordially invited to watch New Girl end its second season while continuing to best all sitcom comers
You are cordially invited to watch New Girl end its second season while continuing to best all sitcom comers. Also: Mindy heads off to Haiti and the walking dead (not The Walking Dead) come to Portland.
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Hart Of Dixie as top pick? In the spirit of the show’s recent renewal: “Sure, why not?”
Also: When Jake Johnson met Rob Reiner (Take Two) and Mindy goes to college.
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Grimm? On a Tuesday? What sort of witchery is this?
Grimm? On a Tuesday? What sort of witchery is this? Also: New Girl and Awkward. talk about sex, baby; whether they talk about “you and me” or “all good things and the bad things that may be” remains to be seen.
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Teen Titans Go! Go where? Go wherever the animators make them go, we suppose
Teen Titans Go! Go where? Go wherever the animators make them go, we suppose. Also: John Elway demands a trade from 30 For 30 while Awkward. tells Matty to “go long.”
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Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said?
Hey, where did everyone go? Was it something Awkward. said? Also: A pair of very different TV Club Classic season finales.
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Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part two
Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.
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The best TV series of 2012: The ballots
Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.
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ATX Television Festival to reunite casts and crews of Boy Meets World, My So-Called Life, and Party Of Five
The teenage dreams of the ’90s are alive in Austin.
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A curious nation turns to the Saturday Night Live election special to see if anything worth mocking happened in politics this week
A curious nation turns to the Saturday Night Live election special to see if anything worth mocking happened in politics this week. Also: The return of NBC Thursday nights and the departure of almost everything else.
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Introducing Glee: The New Class
Introducing Glee: The New Class. Also: Louis C.K. in late night and Jenna Hamilton in a web of lies.
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Will Louie get bumped by Tom Cruise?
Will Louie get bumped by Tom Cruise? Also: Wilfred trips and Max Greenfield is in stitches.
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Now is the time when Suits must make good on our praises
Now is the time when Suits must make good on our praises. Also: A Burn Notice summer finale, and when Louie met Chloë.
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A new form of reality TV emerges from the sands of Laguna Beach
A show really about nothing?
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Terrorists, you’ve been warned: NTSF: SD: SUV:: joins the TV Club force
Terrorists, you’ve been warned: NTSF: SD: SUV:: joins the TV Club force. Also: Louie gets sick and Awkward. gets… awkward.
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The fourth season of Childrens Hospital is here to heal your funny bone (and other horrifying ailments)
The fourth season of Childrens Hospital is here to heal your funny bone (and other vaguely horrifying ailments). Also: Louie has a date with IKEA and Wilfred has a date with destiny.
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See Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte bring an end to an Olympic rivalry that you only recently started caring about
See Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte bring an end to a rivalry that you only recently started caring about. Also: Louie entertains a child while Suits fends off a damaging law-suit. (Suddenly we understand the title of that show.)
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And now, the exciting, awkward conclusion to Louie’s first two-parter
And now, the exciting, awkward conclusion to Louie’s first two-parter. Also: Interrupting dogs and confused cats.
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MTV renews Awkward for a supersized third season, eases teen angst everywhere
At 20 episodes, Jenna will have even more time to waffle between Jake and Matty.
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And now for something completely different: TV Club Classic takes on Monty Python’s Flying Circus
And now for something completely different: TV Club Classic takes on Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Also: Wilfred hates babies while Louie goes to Miami.
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What, you didn’t notice that Awkward. came back last week? That’s okay. No, really, it’s fine
What, you didn’t notice that Awkward. came back last week? That’s okay. No, really, it’s fine. Also: Everybody loves Wilfred and dinner(s) with Louis C.K.
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Until you can buy Louie directly from Louis C.K., enjoy it as part of FX’s new Thursday-night comedy bloc
Until you can buy Louie directly from Louis C.K., enjoy it as part of FX’s new Thursday-night comedy bloc. Also: Olympic-sized disaster from across the pond, and the return of Jenna Hamilton.
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The Critics' Choice Television Awards offer glimpse of magical world where Community is the most-nominated show on TV
A trip through the looking glass.
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Things to watch with your family that won't make you want to shoot yourself
There's a great new Misfits up today, and we're going to make some recommendations for if you want to avoid shooting yourself while watching TV with your family.
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Beyond the Top 30: other 2011 TV highlights
Highlights from shows outside The A.V. Club’s best-of list.
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