Season 1

Season 1 of Awkward premiered on July 19, 2011 and finished on September 27, 2011. The first season focuses on the show's central character Jenna Hamilton, a teenager who struggles with her identity, especially after an accident is misconstrued as a failed suicide attempt.

Plot[]

After losing her virginity to the most popular guy in school, things go from good to worse for sophomore Jenna Hamilton when an accident caused by a mysterious letter leads everyone to think she attempted suicide. While attempting to recover, she uses the newfound sympathy that people are giving to her as a means of making herself recognized in the wild jungle that is high school, but however learns fairly quickly that the grass isn't greener on the other side like she hoped for it to be.

Cast and Characters[]

Main Cast[]

Ashley Rickards as Jenna Hamilton (12/12)
Beau Mirchoff as Matty McKibben (12/12)
Nikki DeLoach as Lacey Hamilton (12/12)
Jillian Rose Reed as Tamara Kaplan (12/12)
Brett Davern as Jake Rosati (12/12)
Molly Tarlov as Sadie Saxton (10/12) (eps. 1-4, 6-7, 9-12)
Desi Lydic as Valerie Marks (10/12) (eps. 1-2, 4-7, 9-12)

Recurring Cast[]

Chapters[]

Chapter 1 - The Jenna Chapter (Ep. 1-5) This chapter deals with Jenna Hamilton struggling to find her identity and have an open relationship with Matty McKibben, after a misunderstanding that led people to believe that she has a failed suicide attempt.
- The main antagonist of this chapter is Sadie Saxton.
Chapter 2 - The Care-Frontation Chapter (Ep. 6-12) This chapter deals with Jenna and her friends trying to find the suspect who wrote the care-frontation letter. Three suspects have emerged; Tamara Kaplan (who lied about it), Sadie (after quoting a line) and Jenna's friends suspected Matty as a suspect. In the end it was revealed to be Jenna's mother Lacey Hamilton.
- The main antagonist of this chapter is Sadie Saxton, Lacey Hamilton and Tamara Kaplan.
  - The main antagonists of this season is Sadie Saxton.

Episode Guide[]

Pilot	July 19, 2011	01	1.01
After loosing her virginity to the most popular guy at her school, Jenna's life gets thrown in for 180 after a freak accident gets misinterpreted as a suicide attempt.
Knocker Nightmare	July 26, 2011	02	1.02
Jenna finally gets her eyesore cast off her arm, and she thinks it's a dream come true, but when a photo of her showing the most intimate of her body goes viral, she wonders who will come save her from that nightmare she thought she escaped.
The Way We Weren't	August 2, 2011	03	1.03
Still hooking up in secret, Matty invites Jenna to Lissa's pool party, and Jenna think it's their time to go public.
The Scarlet Eye	August 9, 2011	04	1.04
When a severe case of pink eyes infects the school, it leads Jenna to think that Matty had slept with someone else. At the bonfire, Tamara exposes Sadie for who she truly is.
Jenna Lives	August 16, 2011	05	1.05
A month has passed since Jenna's big accident, she tries to move on and start fresh, but it's kind of hard to when someone is profiting off her accident by selling graphic t shirts. To add icing on the cakes, She catches Matty with a senior who is known around school
Queen Bee-atches	August 23, 2011	06	1.06
When the local elite mother/daughter organization starts to rush new memebers, Jenna is forced to mingle with the head of the organization's daughter, who can look like a saint to other people, but is Jenna's worse nightmare. While at the same organization, Jake has to juggle the fact if he should tell matty what happened at the end of detention.
Over My Dead Body	August 30, 2011	07	1.07
It’s Drunk Driving Awareness Week and Jenna once again is thrusted in the limelight when Val casts her to play "Dead Stacee". As Jenna struggles with her role, Jake and Matty struggle for her attention.
The Adventures of Aunt Ally and the Lil' Bitch	September 6, 2011	08	1.08
A visit from Lacey's BFF. Aunt Ally, leads to a wild keg party at the Hamilton house – and a pounding hangover for Jenna the next day as she tries to piece together the night's dramatic events.
My Super Bittersweet Sixteen	September 13, 2011	09	1.09
Jenna’s sixteenth birthday isn’t very sweet as she suffers one embarrassing experience after the next. Still reeling from the consequences of the party, Jenna tries to reconnect and fix the relationships she alienated.
No Doubt	September 20, 2011	10	1.10
Feeling like they are on solid ground for once, Matty asks out Jenna for a real first date, but when Tamara reveals her suspicions about Matty, including who wrote the letter. Jenna fears that it may be true.
I Am Jenna Hamilton	September 27, 2011	11	1.11
Romance is in the air as Sophomore winter formal is around the corner, and while waiting for the big ask, Jenna submits herself for Formal Queen, but when Sadie catches wind of it, she does everything in her power to taint Jenna's already sunken reputation.
Fateful	September 27, 2011	12	1.12
In the Season Finale, The night of the Winter Formal is full of surprises as Jenna finally makes a decision between Matty and Jake. Tamara tries to figure out who she is taking to the dance. Ming brings an unexpected date to the dance. The identity of the harsh carefrontation letter is revealed.

DVD Release[]

Awkward: Season One was released on DVD in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and U.S. territories on November 14, 2011. The two disc set contains all 12 episodes of season one as well as special features including, Webisodes, Behind-the-scenes tours of the set, Wardrobe trailer and cast interviews.