Dan invites Serena and her family to spend the holiday with his family, creating an uncomfortable situation for Rufus and Lily. The children are unaware of their complicated romantic past. Meanwhile, Blair's freaks out when she learns that her father isn't coming home for Thanksgiving. Nate spends the holiday with his family, but their awkward dinner quickly goes from bad to worse.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 9 of Gossip Girl resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Gossip Girl Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Pilot
• s01e02 - The Wild Brunch
• s01e03 - Poison Ivy
• s01e04 - Bad News Blair
• s01e05 - Dare Devil
• s01e06 - The Handmaiden's Tale
• s01e07 - Victor (Victrola)
• s01e08 - Seventeen Candles
• s01e09 - Blair Waldorf Must Pie!
• s01e10 - Hi, Society
• s01e11 - Roman Holiday
• s01e12 - School Lies
• s01e13 - The Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate
• s01e14 - The Blair Bitch Project
• s01e15 - Desperately Seeking Serena
• s01e16 - All About My Brother
• s01e17 - Woman on the Verge
• s01e18 - Much 'I Do' About Nothing

Gossip Girl Show Summary

The Upper East Side is thrown for a loop when Gossip Girl reports that Serena van der Woodsen, Manhattan's most notorious party girl, has arrived back in town after a mysterious absence where no one knows where she was or why she left. Not even Serena's closest friend, Blair Waldorf, knew her whereabouts and is shocked to learn Serena has returned. However, their once close friendship is complicated upon Serena's return, strained now that Serena is the center of attention and Blair has been cast from the limelight, and the revelation that Serena had a fling with Blair's boyfriend Nate Archibald.

Also ruling the Upper East Side is Chuck Bass, son of the wealthy and powerful Bart Bass and a friend of Nate's since childhood. Chuck leads a reckless life, which often leads Nate down a similar path of darkness and destruction.

Lastly there's Dan Humphrey and his sister Jenny, middle-class kids on the outside looking in on the exclusive wealthy clique. Dan and Jenny are forced to attend the school by their former rock star father, Rufus, who has a tumultuous past with Serena's mother Lily van der Woodsen, a socialite with a secret past as a groupie. However, Dan and Serena's worlds collide following a chance meeting where Dan quickly finds himself dating the girl of his dreams. The closer they become, the more Dan learns about the real Serena and how different she is from the world in which she lives.

With all of the ever-changing drama in the lives of the teenagers and adults alike, the ever-present Gossip Girl is always around to keep up on the complex and intriguing world.