I Ship It is an American musical romantic comedy television series that premiered on June 22, 2016, on CW Seed with the second season on April 10, 2019 and the broadcast premiere on August 19, 2019, on The CW.[1] The series, created by Yulin Kuang, is based on the web series of the same name. It stars Helen Highfield as Ella, an aspiring writer who recklessly quits her job to become a writer's assistant on her favorite TV show. On August 29, 2019, The CW dropped the show after two episodes due to low ratings.[2] The remaining four episodes, along with the aired episodes, are available to stream on CW Seed.
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| Created by | Yulin Kuang |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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| Release | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Yulin Kuang | Yulin Kuang | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 2 | 2 | "Let's Start a Band" | Yulin Kuang | Julia Prescott | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 3 | 3 | "Even Superman Has a Day Job" | Yulin Kuang | Yulin Kuang | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 4 | 4 | "All of These Feelings" | Yulin Kuang | Rachel Kiley | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 5 | 5 | "A Novel Idea" | Yulin Kuang | Julia Prescott | June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) |
| 6 | 6 | "Cool Beans" | Yulin Kuang | Julia Prescott | June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) |
| 7 | 7 | "A Musical Adventure" | Yulin Kuang | Rachel Kiley | June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) |
| 8 | 8 | "Battle of the Bands" | Yulin Kuang | Yulin Kuang | July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) |
| 9 | 9 | "Is That It?" | Yulin Kuang | Rachel Kiley | July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) |
| 10 | 10 | "Probably Should Have Seen This Coming" | Yulin Kuang | Yulin Kuang | July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 11 | 1 | "Somewhere Magical" | Mo Perkins | Yulin Kuang | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) August 19, 2019 (2019-08-19) (The CW) | 0.40[3] | |
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Songs: "There's Nowhere I'd Rather Be" (sung by Ella & Tim); "What If?"; "It's All Magic To Me"
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| 12 | 2 | "Superfans" | Mo Perkins | Yulin Kuang & Ann Lewis Hamilton | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) August 26, 2019 (2019-08-26) (The CW) | 0.36[4] | |
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Songs: "I'm Watching You" (sung by Amber, Emily, Spencer, & Sean); "Fangirl At Heart" (sung by Ella & Winnie)
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| 13 | 3 | "The Orb of Truth" | Yulin Kuang | Philip Labes | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) September 2, 2019 (2019-09-02) (The CW) | N/A | |
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Songs: "Why Can't You See It That Way?" (sung by Ella & Luke); "This Would Be Fun" (Sung by Ella, Luke, Winnie, & Tim)
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| 14 | 4 | "Four Times Ella Picked Up The Phone (And One Time She Didn't)" | Mo Perkins | Merigan Mulhern | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) September 9, 2019 (2019-09-09) (The CW) | N/A | |
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Songs: Right Where You're Supposed To Be (sung by Ella & Tim); The Story of You and Me (sung by Tim)
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| 15 | 5 | "Spinning Off" | Mo Perkins | Rachel Kiley | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) September 16, 2019 (2019-09-16) (The CW) | N/A | |
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Songs: "Kinda Sorta Maybe" (Sung by Luke); Everyone Dies (Sung by Sasha)
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| 16 | 6 | "It's Like Magic" | Yulin Kuang | Yulin Kuang | April 10, 2019 (2019-04-10) September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23) (The CW) | N/A | |
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Songs: Things I Might Say (Sung by Ella and Tim & Luke); Not Quite The Same (Sung by Ella)
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| 11 | "Somewhere Magical" | August 19, 2019 | 0.1/0 | 0.40[3] |
| 12 | "Superfans" | August 26, 2019 | 0.1/1 | 0.36[4] |
