7.4/10486 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/19/2011
In the series premiere of "Awkward", Jenna Hamilton finds out that getting the boy of her dreams isn't all it's cracked up to be. When a mysterious letter leads to a misunderstanding of epic proportions, Jenna realizes that her new stigma might be her ticket to social visibility.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Lauren Iungerich
7.5/10377 votes#2 - Knocker Nightmare
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2011
Jenna gets her cast off, but her shirt comes with it. An unwanted photo op gives everyone a chance to voice their opinion - on the most intimate of subjects. Will anyone come to her rescue and wake her up from this nightmare?
Director: Ryan Shiraki
Writer: Lauren Iungerich
7.6/10341 votes#3 - The Way We Weren't
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/2/2011
Jenna and Matty's relationship is heating up in private, but in public she's still his secret. Will a party at Lissa's be their first PDA, or will an unexpected hot-tub visitor ruin everything?
Director: Ryan Shiraki
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.3/10311 votes#4 - The Scarlet Eye
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2011
A Homecoming bonfire gives everyone license to misbehave, and Jenna contemplates the ultimate decision: to DTR (define the relationship) with Matty or not DTR.
Director: David Katzenberg
Writer: Meredith Philpott
7.7/10327 votes#5 - Jenna Lives
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/16/2011
Jenna's big accident is a distant memory, and she actually starts to feel normal again until a strange stalker brings her suicide stigma back to life. Jenna even starts to wonder if her "that girl" reputation is preventing Matty from seeing her as girlfriend material or. does he already have one?
Director: David Katzenberg
Writer: Kelly Fullerton
7.5/10311 votes#6 - Queen Bee-atches
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/23/2011
Jenna mingles with the mean girls at an elite charity event. Later, things get even more awkward when she runs into Matty and Jake.
Director: Lauren Iungerich
Writer: Nate Federman, Lauren Iungerich
7.8/10312 votes#7 - Over My Dead Body
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/30/2011
A mock DUI event is held at the school, and Jenna gets cast as the victim. Meanwhile, Jake and Matty vie for her attention.
Director: Ryan Shiraki
Writer: Cassie Pappas
7.8/10310 votes#8 - The Adventures of Aunt Ally & the Lil' Bitch
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/6/2011
When Lacey's BFF Ally comes to town, they decide to "help" Jenna throw a rager. The next day, a forgetful and hungover Jenna struggles to reconstruct the events of the wild night and find out who she kissed.
Director: David Katzenberg
Writer: Lauren Iungerich, Andrew Veeder
7.6/10308 votes#9 - My Super Bittersweet Sixteen
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/13/2011
Jenna's sixteenth birthday isn't very sweet as she suffers one embarrassing experience after the next. Jenna is still reeling from the aftermath of her house party and dealing with the repercussions of everyone she's alienated. After failing her driving test and getting humiliated in the school cafeteria, Jenna wonders if she can repair her relationships with Matty and Tamara.
Director: David Katzenberg
Writer: Erin Ehrlich
7.5/10305 votes#10 - No Doubt
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/20/2011
Jenna feels like she and Matty are actually on solid ground for the first time when he asks her out on their first real date. But, when Tamara reveals her suspicion that Matty wrote Jenna's care-frontation letter, Jenna starts to question everything about her romance with Matty.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Cassie Pappas, Meredith Philpott, Kelly Fullerton
7.6/10293 votes#11 - I am Jenna Hamilton
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/27/2011
As the night of winter formal approaches, someone shares the carefrontation letter with the whole student body, and Jenna must make a difficult decision.
Director: Patrick R. Norris
Writer: Erin Ehrlich, Lauren Iungerich
7.9/10322 votes#12 - Fateful
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/27/2011
Jenna is still unsure about her relationship with Matty, but after she attends the winter formal with Jake, she begins to re-think all of her choices.
Director: Lauren Iungerich
Writer: Lauren Iungerich
The Best Episodes of Awkward. Season 1
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An irreverent look at the conflict, chaos and humor that defines teenage life through the eyes of 15-year-old Jenna Hamilton whose life begins to change...
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:MTV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Awkward." season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 486 votes. Directed by Millicent Shelton and written by Lauren Iungerich, it aired on 7/19/2011. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Knocker Nightmare".