Season 1 (2023)

Night Court (2023 series): Season 1
Season Information
Nº of Episodes	16
Airdates	January 17 — May 9, 2023
Premiere	Pilot
Finale	The Honorable Dan Fielding, Part 2
Starring	Melissa Rauch John Larroquette India de Beaufort Kapil Talwalkar Lacretta
Season Guide
Next	Season 2 (2023)

The first season of Night Court premiered on January 17 and concluded on May 9, 2023.

Cast

Starring

• Melissa Rauch as Abby Stone
• John Larroquette as Dan Fielding
• India de Beaufort as Olivia Moore
• Kapil Talwalkar as Neil Valluri
• Lacretta as Donna "Gurgs" Gurganous

Guest Starring

• Pete Holmes as Rand
• Gary Anthony Williams as Murray Flobert

Special Guest Star

• Scott Menville as Gallery Double
• Dimiter Marinov as Nikolai
• Wendie Malick as Julianne
• Brian Scolaro as Arnold
• Antonio Raul Corbo as Carlos
• Betsy Sodaro as Bert
• Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski as themselves
• Frances Callier as Ernie
• Lyric Lewis as Cynthia

Trivia

• This is the only season to feature Kapil Talwalkar as Neil Valluri.

Episodes

Season 1 episodes
Image	# in season	# in overall	Title	Directed by	Written by	Airdate	Production code
	1	1	"Pilot"	Pamela Fryman	Dan Rubin	January 17, 2023	T11.10152
	Judge Abby Stone follows in the footsteps of her late father Judge Harry Stone as she takes over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court. When the court finds itself in need of a public defender, Abby sees potential in an unlikely candidate from her father’s past: former night court prosecutor Dan Fielding.
	2	2	"The Nighthawks"	Pamela Fryman	Dan Rubin	January 17, 2023	T12.17502
	Abby pushes Dan to embrace his new role as public defender. Neil gets on board with Abby’s quest to improve the courtroom and quickly realizes why trying is for the birds.
	3	3	"Just Tuesday"	Anthony Rich	Mathew Harawitz	January 24, 2023	T12.17505
	After Abby makes a mistake in the courtroom, she decides to adopt an all-business approach to get things back on track, but her new style catches everyone off-guard.
	4	4	"Dan v. Dating"	Anthony Rich	Lon Zimmet	January 31, 2023	T12.17504
	With Abby's encouragement, Dan attempts to venture back into the dating world, but reigniting his love life proves more complicated than anticipated. Gurgs and Olivia search for a new office and find something they weren't expecting.
	5	5	"The Apartment"	Mark Cendrowski	Leila Strachan	February 7, 2023	T12.17503
	In desperate need of a new apartment, Abby turns to Gurgs and her unconventional real estate skills. Dan helps Olivia prepare for the biggest case of her career and a shot at redemption.
	6	6	"Justice Buddies"	Anthony Rich	Azie Dungey	February 14, 2023	T12.17506
	Gurgs' tween nephew and some of his fellow students visit the court for a school project. Things get out of hand for Abby, Dan and the night court team when the kids reveal their true motive is to grind the wheels of justice to a halt.
	7	7	"Train Court"	Leonard R. Garner	Lon Zimmet & Julianne Turkel	February 21, 2023	T12.17515
	When a train delay causes issues, Abby sees an opportunity to serve underground justice. Gurgs tries to stall the proceedings so Abby can meet her favorite celebrities, Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski, but Dan has dinner reservations he won't give up.
	8	8	"Blood Moon Binga"	Pamela Fryman	Jessica Elaina Eason & Rebecca Delgado Smith	February 28, 2023	T12.17507
	A blood moon brings out some of the weirdest cases New York City has to offer along with a surprise visitor: Abby's mom, who is carrying some long-kept secrets. Gurgs suspects Dan knows more than he's letting on, while Olivia and Neil stumble on the truth.
	9	9	"Two Peas on a Pod"	Kelly Park	Matthew Harawitz & Lon Zimmet	March 7, 2023	T12.17510
	Abby tries to get the court featured on a popular podcast, but the host only has eyes for Dan, who soon learns that being the center of attention can have its downsides.
	10	10	"Marathon-Thon-Thon-Thon-Thon"	Joanna Kerns	Jessica Elaina Eason & Rebecca Delgado Smith (teleplay) Shawn Parikh (story)	March 14, 2023	T12.17514
	When Abby's fiancé, Rand, learns she's struggling to connect with Olivia, he encourages Abby to embrace a side of herself she rarely shows; Dan and Gurgs team up to save his favorite thing in the courthouse: a bench.
	11	11	"Ready or Knot"	Robbie Countryman	Shawn Parikh	March 28, 2023	T12.17509
	When the court is overrun with cases from a wedding expo gone awry, the team looks to help Abby plan her wedding; a wedding planner shows Dan the finer things in life; Olivia and Gurgs wrestle over who will serve as maid of honor.
	12	12	"Da Club"	Lynda Tarryk	Bennett Webber	April 4, 2023	T12.17508
	When Abby lands a meeting with the New York City district attorney to talk about her ideas for reform, Dan invites himself along to share his expertise in the art of "backroom dealing." Gurgs teaches Neil a lesson in confidence.
	13	13	"Past Apps"	Betsy Thomas	Joshua Corey & Brian Kratz	April 11, 2023	T12.17511
	A tech entrepreneur in court has Dan and the gang seeing a chance to get in on the ground floor of the next billion-dollar idea. When Abby stumbles on the young CEO's history of fraud in a sealed file, can she warn her friends without breaking the law?
	14	14	"When Abby Met Gabby"	Joanna Kerns	Azie Dungey & Stacy Adelman	April 25, 2023	T12.17512
	Neil's crush on Abby is making things uncomfortable for everyone, but Abby sees a way out when she meets an unrequited love from his past who just happens to be newly available. Meanwhile, Gurgs fails to protect Dan from an unruly member of the gallery and vows never to let him down again.
	15	15	"The Honorable Dan Fielding"	Pamela Fryman	Leila Strachan & Marc Carusiello	May 2, 2023	T12.17513
	Dan ponders his future after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime. Abby can't find time for her fiancé, Rand, and her heart lands her in some trouble. Olivia makes it a personal mission to help Gurgs pass the bailiff supervisor exam.
	16	16	"The Honorable Dan Fielding, Part 2"	Joanna Kerns	Caroline Fox & Bennett Webber	May 9, 2023	T12.17516
	Abby is on trial, and she and Dan are fighting for her professional life; District Attorney Jeff Dewitt returns and forces Olivia to choose sides; Abby and Rand find their relationship at a crossroads.

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