Sex and the City (season 6)
The sixth and final season of the American television romantic comedy-drama Sex and the City aired in the United States on HBO. The show was created by Darren Star while Star, Michael Patrick King, John P. Melfi, series lead actress Sarah Jessica Parker, Cindy Chupack, and Jenny Bicks served as executive producers. The series was produced by Darren Star Productions, HBO Original Programming, and Warner Bros. Television. Sarah Jessica Parker portrays the lead character Carrie Bradshaw, while Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon played her best friends Samantha Jones, Charlotte York, and Miranda Hobbes.
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Original network | HBO |
Original release | June 22, 2003 – February 22, 2004 |
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The final season marks dramatic changes in the ladies' lives. While Carrie's book career is on the rise, she dates Jack Berger, a struggling writer, and Alexandr Petrovsky, a renowned Russian artist. Samantha starts a long-term relationship with a struggling actor, who becomes her client, while battling breast cancer. Miranda dates a doctor living in her building before reuniting with Steve, who she later marries. Charlotte converts to Judaism, marries Harry Goldenblatt, and tries to get pregnant through fertility treatments.
While critical reception for season six was mixed to negative, Sex and the City won and was nominated for many awards during the season. All four actresses received Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, with Parker and Nixon both winning Emmy awards. The series also reached viewership highs, with the finale reaching ten million viewers in the United States and nearly five million viewers in the United Kingdom.
Production
The sixth season of Sex and the City was produced by Darren Star Productions and Warner Bros. Television, in association with HBO Original Programming. The series is based on the book of the same name, written by Candice Bushnell, which contains stories from her column with the New York Observer. The show featured production from Antonia Ellis, Jane Raab and series star Sarah Jessica Parker, also an executive producer alongside Michael Patrick King, John Melfi, Cindy Chupack, and Jenny Bicks. Episodic writers return for the fourth season included Bicks, Chupack, Allan Heinberg, King, Julie Rottenberg, and Elisa Zuritsky. New writers enlisted for the season included Nicole Avril, Jessica Bendinger, and Amy B. Harris. The season was directed by returning directors Allen Coulter, King, Charles McDougall, Michael Spiller, and Alan Taylor. Directors new to the series included Martha Coolidge, Michael Engler, and David Frankel. Confirmed as the last season of the series, Sex and the City's sixth season aired twelve episodes during the summer of 2003 and eight episodes from January to February 2004.[1]
Cast and characters
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Like the previous seasons, season six features the same principal cast and characters. Sarah Jessica Parker portrays Carrie Bradshaw, a fashionable middle aged woman who writes about sex and life in New York City in her column, "Sex and the City", with the fictional New York Star.[2] Kim Cattrall played the promiscuous public relations agent Samantha Jones.[3] Kristin Davis portrayed Charlotte York Goldenblatt, an optimistic, straight laced former art curator who remains the most traditional amongst her friends in terms of relationships and public decorum.[4] Cynthia Nixon acted as the acerbic and sarcastic lawyer Miranda Hobbes, who holds a pessimistic view on relationships and men.[5]
The sixth season featured a number of recurring and guest actors whose characters contributed significantly to the series plotlines. Chris Noth reprised his role as Mr. Big, a sly businessman who at this point remains friends with Carrie despite their previous romantic relationships.[6] David Eigenberg portrayed Miranda's on-off boyfriend, bar owner and father of her child Steve Brady. Willie Garson appeared as entertainment manager and Carrie's gay friend Stanford Blatch.[7] Evan Handler plays Charlotte's Jewish boyfriend and subsequent husband Harry Goldenblatt.[8] Lynn Cohen reprises her role as Magda, Miranda's foreign housekeeper. Mario Cantone recurs in the season as Charlotte's gay friend and former wedding planner Anthony Marantino.[9] Jason Lewis joins the series, portraying Smith Jerrod, a burgeoning actor and Samantha's client and boyfriend.[10] Blair Underwood acts as Dr. Robert Leeds, Miranda's neighbor and subsequent boyfriend. Ron Livingston reprises his role as Jack Berger, a writer and Carrie's love interest.[11] Sean Palmer appears as Stanford's boyfriend and client Marcus. Mikhail Baryshnikov appeared in the last episodes as Alexandr Petrovsky, a famed Russian artist with whom Carrie becomes romantically involved.[12]
Reception
Viewership and ratings
Season six of Sex and the City debuted on June 22, 2003 with the episode "To Market, to Market". Garnering a 4.9 Nielsen rating, the episode was seen in over 5.18 million households. "To Market, to Market" attracted 7.30 million viewers, and marked a slight decrease from the fifth-season premiere. Airing on a split summer-winter schedule, the first twelve episodes were broadcast in the summer.[13] The majority of the episodes maintained a viewership above six million viewers, with only two episodes falling below the threshold. The summer season finale, "One", was viewed by 7.65 million people and registered a 5.0 Nielsen rating, eclipsing the 4.9 rating of the season premiere and becoming the highest rated episode of the series.[14] The finale eight episodes were broadcast between January 4 and February 22, 2004. The winter premiere "Let There Be Light" attracted 6.36 million viewers, registering the lowest rated premiere since the season four premiere episode "The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy".[15] The series finale "An American Girl In Paris" (Part Deux) was viewed by 10.62 million viewers, achieving the highest viewership of the series, as well as achieving the highest household rating with a 6.5.[16] In the United Kingdom, season six episodes consistently ranked among the top ten viewed programs on Channel 4. The series finale achieved a viewership of 4.71 million, the highest the series has received and ranked number two for the week it aired.
Critical reviews
Phil Gallo of Variety wrote a negative review for season six. Gallo noted that the characters have turned "one-dimensional and single-minded" and that the overall quality has declined, deeming the series a "dull rehash of a casual sex maniac searching for prey, an annoying frustrated single mother and a perky divorcee trying to understand Judaism."[17]
Tom Shales of Eugene Register-Guard gave the episode "Let There Be Light" a mixed review, calling it a "slapdashy, mishmoshy affair in which some of the humor feels forced, as well as being inconsistent with the witty-wacky tone of the show." Shales was more positive with the next episode "The Ick Factor", which he stated was "full of snap and fizz and one certifiable shock."[18]
Awards and nominations
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As a result of the split season, Sex and the City received Golden Globe award nominations for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy for Sarah Jessica Parker in 2004 and 2005.[19][20] At the 61st Golden Globe Awards, Parker won the award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy while Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon were all nominated for the award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film.[19] The series also received nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in 2004 and 2005 for the season, winning at the 10th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[21] Parker received another nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series at the 11th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[22] At the 3rd PGA Golden Laurel Awards, Michael Patrick King, Cindy Chupack, John P. Melfi, Parker, Jenny Bicks and Jane Raab won the award for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic - Comedy for their production work on the series.[23]
At the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards, Sex and the City received eleven nominations (eight of them for major awards) and won awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, awarded to Parker for her portrayal of Carrie Bradshaw,[24] and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, awarded to Nixon for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes.[25] The series was also nominated for the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for the sixth time, but lost to the freshman Fox series Arrested Development.[26] Sex and the City was also nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Costumes for a Series, both for the fifth time. Cattrall and Davis were both nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for their respective portrays of Samantha Jones and Charlotte York Goldenblatt, being Cattrall's fifth nomination and Davis's first. The series finale "An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux)" received nominations for four awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series.[27][28]
Costume designer Patricia Field won the Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design – Contemporary TV Series at the 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards. At the 2003 Directors Guild of America Awards, three episodes from season four - "Great Sexpectations" (directed by Michael Patrick King), "Hop, Skip & a Week" (directed by Michael Engler), and "Boy Interrupted" (directed by Tim Van Patten) - were nominated for the award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series. Van Patten won the award in 2003 for "Boy Interrupted" and in 2004 for the episode "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux".[29][30]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||
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Part 1 | ||||||||||||
75 | 1 | "To Market, to Market" | Michael Patrick King | Michael Patrick King | June 22, 2003 | 601 | 7.30[13] | |||||
While nervously anticipating her first date with Berger, Carrie runs into Aidan for the first time since their breakup, and is surprised by how far he's moved on. Miranda realizes she's in love with Steve—only to hear he has a new girlfriend. Charlotte struggles with Harry's assertion that he can only marry a Jew. Samantha sleeps with a stockbroker who gives insider tips while inside her. | ||||||||||||
76 | 2 | "Great Sexpectations" | Michael Patrick King | Cindy Chupack | June 29, 2003 | 602 | 5.82[31] | |||||
Carrie and Berger's dates sizzle in the restaurants, but fizzle in the bedroom. Miranda becomes addicted to a British show featuring an interracial romance. A tenacious Charlotte pursues converting to Judaism for Harry. Samantha and the girls go to a cold-food restaurant where Samantha meets hot waiter Jerry Jerrod (Smith). | ||||||||||||
77 | 3 | "The Perfect Present" | David Frankel | Jenny Bicks | July 6, 2003 | 603 | 6.95[32] | |||||
After Berger flips out and flips off his ex-girlfriend's answer-phone message, Carrie tries to not think about her influence on his life. Miranda finds condoms in Brady's diaper bag and gets upset with Steve. Newly converted Charlotte mourns the loss of Christmas. An on-the-job quickie with Samantha gets Smith fired from a catering gig. | ||||||||||||
78 | 4 | "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little" | David Frankel | Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky | July 13, 2003 | 604 | 6.60[33] | |||||
Carrie feels bad for criticizing a minor point in Berger's book. When Berger teaches Miranda how to tell that a guy is "not that into her", she feels the need to spread the word to other women. Charlotte cooks her first Shabbat dinner for Harry. Samantha and Jerry act out all their sexual fantasies. This episode's title is a play on the song from The Music Man. This episode was the inspiration for the self-help book He's Just Not That Into You. | ||||||||||||
79 | 5 | "Lights, Camera, Relationship!" | Michael Engler | Michael Patrick King | July 20, 2003 | 605 | 6.43[34] | |||||
Carrie receives a big royalty check for her book sales, which upsets Berger— whose book deal has been dropped. A lovesick Miranda helps Steve bake cupcakes—for his new girlfriend. Charlotte is reluctant to date after Harry leaves her. Samantha takes charge of the PR for Jerry's struggling play where he gives a striking—and nude—performance. | ||||||||||||
80 | 6 | "Hop, Skip, and a Week" | Michael Engler | Amy B. Harris | July 27, 2003 | 606 | 6.34[35] | |||||
Berger tells Carrie that he needs a break from their relationship. Workaholic Miranda has to cut her hours at work in order to spend more time with Brady. Women from the synagogue compete to set Charlotte up with their single sons, but she runs into Harry at a singles night, and they realize they are meant to be together. PR Manager Samantha changes Jerry's name to Smith and gets him great exposure on a revealing billboard in Times Square. | ||||||||||||
81 | 7 | "The Post-It Always Sticks Twice" | Alan Taylor | Liz Tuccillo | August 3, 2003 | 607 | 5.77[36] | |||||
Berger returns, but then breaks up with Carrie with a Post-It note. Miranda finally loses all her baby-weight and rediscovers her "skinny jeans". Charlotte decides she wants a small wedding. Samantha is reluctant to be labeled as Smith's "girlfriend". | ||||||||||||
82 | 8 | "The Catch" | Alan Taylor | Cindy Chupack | August 10, 2003 | 608 | 6.64[37] | |||||
Carrie finds that a casual fling with Harry's best man is a pain in the neck. Miranda is scared of meeting Steve's new girlfriend. After Harry accidentally sees Charlotte in her wedding dress before the big day, she is convinced their wedding is cursed. Self-sufficient Samantha struggles without a man around. | ||||||||||||
83 | 9 | "A Woman's Right to Shoes" | Tim Van Patten | Jenny Bicks | August 17, 2003 | 609 | 6.74[38] | |||||
Carrie's shoes are stolen at a party; the hostess (Tatum O'Neal) not only refuses to apologize, but shames her for her extravagant footwear — and lifestyle choices. Miranda gets chicken pox, and she flirts with the handsome black doctor who just moved into her building. Charlotte must adjust to living with Harry (and his tea bags) in her pristine apartment. Children misbehaving in nice restaurants annoy Samantha. | ||||||||||||
84 | 10 | "Boy, Interrupted" | Tim Van Patten | Cindy Chupack | August 24, 2003 | 610 | 6.94[39] | |||||
Carrie's high-school sweetheart visits her in New York—on his way to a mental asylum in Connecticut. Miranda develops a crush on her attractive neighbor Robert, the team doctor for the Knicks. In order to get into an exclusive pool at the SoHo House, Samantha pretends to be a member — and British. Geri Halliwell and David Duchovny guest-star. | ||||||||||||
85 | 11 | "The Domino Effect" | David Frankel | Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky | September 7, 2003 | 611 | 6.69[40] | |||||
Carrie shows strange signs of distress when Big needs heart surgery. Miranda gets close to her new boyfriend Robert, but is reluctant to introduce him to Steve. Reproductively challenged Charlotte tries acupuncture in order to get pregnant. Samantha refuses to hold hands with Smith. | ||||||||||||
86 | 12 | "One" | David Frankel | Michael Patrick King | September 14, 2003 | 612 | 7.65[14] | |||||
Carrie meets fifty-something Russian artist, Aleksandr Petrovsky (Mikhail Baryshnikov), at a gallery. Miranda's boyfriend Robert says "I love you" but she cannot say it back. Charlotte is delighted to discover she's pregnant — then devastated when she miscarries. After finding one gray hair down under, Samantha dyes her pubic hair with shocking results. | ||||||||||||
Part 2 | ||||||||||||
87 | 13 | "Let There Be Light" | Michael Patrick King | Michael Patrick King | January 4, 2004 | 613 | 6.36[15] | |||||
Carrie begins to feel attached to Aleksandr but cannot ignore his womanizing past. Together again, Steve moves into Miranda's apartment and finds it hard to avoid her angry ex-boyfriend Robert. Charlotte tries to forget her miscarriage by volunteering. Samantha accompanies Smith to an industry party hosted by Richard Wright. | ||||||||||||
88 | 14 | "The Ick Factor" | Wendey Stanzler | Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky | January 11, 2004 | 614 | N/A | |||||
Carrie finds Aleksandr's classy, old-world romantic gestures and attention a little overwhelming, and it turns her stomach. Miranda prepares for her non-traditional wedding to Steve. Charlotte and Harry's romantic French dinner leads to a night of the runs. Samantha considers a breast augmentation and receives some unexpected news. | ||||||||||||
89 | 15 | "Catch-38" | Michael Engler | Cindy Chupack | January 18, 2004 | 615 | N/A | |||||
Carrie discovers that Aleksandr has decided to not have any more children. Miranda and Steve go on their four-day honeymoon to a remote inn in upstate New York. Baby Brady sees Charlotte and Harry having sex. Samantha uses Smith's fame to get her an appointment with a well-known female oncologist. | ||||||||||||
90 | 16 | "Out of the Frying Pan" | Michael Engler | Jenny Bicks | January 25, 2004 | 616 | 5.54[41] | |||||
Carrie gets upset at Aleksandr for being inconsiderate of her feelings about Samantha's cancer. When her new family outgrows her apartment, Miranda considers buying a house in Brooklyn. Charlotte receives a dog and names her Elizabeth Taylor. Samantha's hair falls out as a result of chemotherapy. | ||||||||||||
91 | 17 | "The Cold War" | Julian Farino | Aury Wallington | February 1, 2004 | 617 | 4.43[42] | |||||
Aleksandr refuses to talk about his work or introduce Carrie to his friends. Miranda adjusts to life in Brooklyn. Charlotte decides to enter Elizabeth Taylor in a dog show. Samantha makes a sex tape with Smith after a tabloid reports that she's his "fag hag". | ||||||||||||
92 | 18 | "Splat!" | Julian Farino | Jenny Bicks & Cindy Chupack | February 8, 2004 | 618 | 4.83[43] | |||||
Petrovsky hosts a dinner party for Carrie's inner circle, and makes a shocking announcement. Later, the death of an old party friend (Kristen Johnston) helps Carrie reach a big decision. | ||||||||||||
93 | 19 | "An American Girl In Paris (Part Une)" | Tim Van Patten | Michael Patrick King | February 15, 2004 | 619 | 6.14[44] | |||||
Before joining the Russian in Paris, Carrie has one last dinner in New York with Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. However, life in the City of Light doesn't live up to her expectations. After being told off by Carrie before the dinner, Big goes to girls for advice; they tell him to go to Paris and find their girl. | ||||||||||||
94 | 20 | "An American Girl In Paris (Part Deux)" | Tim Van Patten | Michael Patrick King | February 22, 2004 | 620 | 10.62[16] | |||||
Carrie is desperately lonely in Paris as Petrovsky is spending so much time on his new exhibit. The chemo treatments are killing Samantha's sex drive. Miranda must take care of Steve's mother after she has a stroke. Charlotte and Harry try to adopt a baby. Big finds Carrie in Paris and says the words she's been waiting six years to hear. |
Ratings
United States
No. in | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) |
Household | Viewership | Ref | |||
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series | season | Rating | Viewers (in millions) |
in millions |
Weekly rank | ||||
75 | 1 | To Market, to Market | June 22, 2003 | Sundays 9:00 pm |
4.9 | 5.18 | 7.30 | #1 | [13] |
76 | 2 | Great Sexpectations | June 29, 2003 | 3.9 | 4.16 | 5.82 | #1 | [31] | |
77 | 3 | The Perfect Present | July 6, 2003 | 4.6 | 4.96 | 6.95 | #1 | [32] | |
78 | 4 | Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little | July 13, 2003 | 4.3 | 4.59 | 6.60 | #1 | [33] | |
79 | 5 | Lights, Camera, Relationship! | July 20, 2003 | 4.1 | 4.41 | 6.43 | #1 | [34] | |
80 | 6 | Hop, Skip and a Week | July 27, 2003 | 4.2 | 4.51 | 6.34 | #1 | [35] | |
81 | 7 | The Post-It Always Sticks Twice | August 3, 2003 | 4.1 | 4.36 | 5.77 | #1 | [36] | |
82 | 8 | The Catch | August 10, 2003 | 4.5 | 4.76 | 6.64 | #1 | [37] | |
83 | 9 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | August 17, 2003 | 4.3 | 4.62 | 6.74 | #1 | [38] | |
84 | 10 | Boy, Interrupted | August 24, 2003 | 4.6 | 4.91 | 6.94 | #1 | [39] | |
85 | 11 | The Domino Effect | September 7, 2003 | 4.6 | 5.00 | 6.69 | #1 | [40] | |
86 | 12 | One | September 14, 2003 | 5.0 | 5.41 | 7.65 | #1 | [14] |
United Kingdom
All viewing figures and ranks are sourced from BARB.[45]
No. in | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) |
Viewership | ||
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series | season | in millions |
Weekly rank | |||
75 | 1 | To Market, to Market | August 1, 2003 | Fridays 10:00 pm |
3.19 | #5 |
76 | 2 | Great Sexpectations | August 8, 2003 | 2.83 | #2 | |
77 | 3 | The Perfect Present | August 15, 2003 | 2.58 | #3 | |
78 | 4 | Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little | August 22, 2003 | 2.36 | #4 | |
79 | 5 | Lights, Camera, Relationship! | August 29, 2003 | 2.58 | #7 | |
80 | 6 | Hop, Skip, and a Week | September 5, 2003 | 2.41 | #5 | |
81 | 7 | The Post-It Always Sticks Twice | September 12, 2003 | 2.57 | #7 | |
82 | 8 | The Catch | September 19, 2003 | 2.58 | #8 | |
83 | 9 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | September 26, 2003 | 2.54 | #6 | |
84 | 10 | Boy, Interrupted | October 3, 2003 | 2.63 | #11 | |
85 | 11 | The Domino Effect | October 10, 2003 | 2.78 | #9 | |
86 | 12 | One | October 10, 2003 | Fridays 10:30 pm |
2.89 | #8 |
87 | 13 | Let There Be Light | January 30, 2004 | Fridays 10:00 pm |
2.42 | #15 |
88 | 14 | The Ick Factor | February 6, 2004 | 2.46 | #12 | |
89 | 15 | Catch-38 | February 13, 2004 | 2.76 | #10 | |
90 | 16 | Out of the Frying Pan | February 20, 2004 | 2.94 | #9 | |
91 | 17 | The Cold War | February 27, 2004 | 2.92 | #7 | |
92 | 18 | "Splat!" | March 5, 2004 | 2.80 | #8 | |
93 | 19 | An American Girl in Paris (Part Une) | March 12, 2004 | 3.27 | #7 | |
94 | 20 | An American Girl in Paris (Part Deux) | March 19, 2004 | Fridays 10:30 pm | 4.71 | #2 |
Home release
Sex and the City: The Complete Sixth Season - Part 1 | |||||
Set details | Special features[46] | ||||
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DVD release date | |||||
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
May 18, 2004 | May 12, 2008[47] | October 2, 2008[48] |
Sex and the City: The Complete Sixth Season - Part 2 | |||||
Set details | Special features[49] | ||||
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DVD release date | |||||
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
December 28, 2004 | May 12, 2008[47] | October 2, 2008[48] |
Sex and the City: The Complete Season 6 | |||||
Set details | Special features | ||||
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DVD release date | |||||
Region 2 | |||||
October 25, 2004[50] |
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