Girlfriends: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Girlfriends is a sophisticated comedy series that invites viewers into the lives of three professional African American women living in Los Angeles who are struggling with the weighty issues of life - men, love, money -- and more men. Girlfriends returns for its triumphant final year, providing an open, honest exploration of the hot-button issues about family, friends, relationships and life facing women today. With fearlessness and sincerity, the show takes on universal issues that interest all women. Whether it is being recently engaged, exploring your career or balancing friendships and a new baby, Girlfriends treats them all with tenderness, care and respect.

Series details

• Title: Girlfriends
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Romance
• Premiere date: 2000-09-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 2008-02-11
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: The CW
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 906

Cast and credited roles

• Tracee Ellis Ross — Joan Carol Clayton
• Golden Brooks — Maya Denise Wilkes
• Persia White — Lynn Ann Searcy
• Reggie Hayes — William Jerome Dent
• Jill Marie Jones — Antoinette Marie "Toni" Childs-Garrett

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2000-09-11; final listed air date 2001-05-14; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 2001-09-10; final listed air date 2002-05-20; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2002-09-23; final listed air date 2003-05-19; episode order: 25.
• Season 4: premiered 2003-09-15; final listed air date 2004-05-24; episode order: 24.
• Season 5: premiered 2004-09-20; final listed air date 2005-05-23; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 2005-09-19; final listed air date 2006-05-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 7: premiered 2006-10-02; final listed air date 2007-05-07; episode order: 22.
• Season 8: premiered 2007-10-01; final listed air date 2008-02-11; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Girlfriends on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.