The City
The City
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The City

6.0 / 10
2008
2 seasons
35 episodes
Reality

The City is an American reality television series that originally aired on MTV from December 29, 2008 until July 13, 2010. Developed as the spin-off of The Hills, the series aired two seasons and focused on the personal and professional lives of several young women residing in New York City, New York. The series originally focused on Whitney Port, who appeared in its predecessor, as she began employment with Diane von Fürstenberg. It additionally placed emphasis on her workplace rival Olivia Palermo, Port's boyfriend Jay Lyon, his roommate Adam Senn, and her friend Erin Lucas. The latter three were replaced by Port's roommate Roxy Olin and Palermo's enemy Erin Kaplan for the second half of the first season.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.If She Can Make It Here...

    29-12-200830m
  • Ep 2

    2.The Truth Will Reveal Itself

    29-12-200830m
  • Ep 3

    3.The L Word

    05-01-200930m

    Erin's new boyfriend, Duncan, flies into town from Toronto. They playfully flirt on the couch at Erin's apartment when Whitney walks in. After a brief introduction, Whitney tells t...

  • Ep 4

    4.Good Things Come In Threes

    12-01-200930m

    At the Diane von Furstenberg offices, Whitney and Olivia discuss the guest list for their upcoming Wonder Woman Event with DC Comics. Olivia explains that all the "socials" (i.e. s...

  • Ep 5

    5.Boys Night Out

    19-01-200930m
  • Ep 6

    6.He Never Said He Had A Girlfriend

    26-01-200930m

    Allie visits Whitney at her apartment and asks for advice on how she should deal with the alleged kiss between her boyfriend Adam and Catarina, a girl he met drinking out with the...

  • Ep 7

    7.The Truth Hurts

    02-02-200930m
  • Ep 8

    8.Mingling With The Commoners

    09-02-200930m
  • Ep 9

    9.Unexpected Roommates

    16-02-200930m

    The ladies celebrate the New Year, as Duncan pays Erin a visit and run into JR. Adam wishes that Jay would move out of their place.

  • Ep 10

    10.The Past Catches Up

    23-02-200930m

    The gang takes a trip to Miami. Elsewhere, Whitney and Jay's ex have a run in.

  • Ep 11

    11.Fool Me Twice, Shame On Me

    02-03-200930m

    Whitney rethinks her relationship with Jay, after his ex Danielle pops up once again. Meanwhile, Olivia claims she was responsible for a job done by Whitney at the DVF.

  • Ep 12

    12.I'm Sorry Whit

    09-03-200930m

    By Jay waiting to the last minute to tell Whitney that the band is going on tour, causes a strain on their relationship.

  • Ep 13

    13.I Lost Myself in Us

    16-03-200930m

    Whitney questions her life in New York City as she struggles with her break-up and competes with Olivia for new responsibilities at DVF.

  • Ep 14

    14.Sleeping With The Frenemy

    29-09-200930m
  • Ep 15

    15.Working Girls

    06-10-200930m
  • Ep 16

    16.It's All Who You Know

    13-10-200930m
  • Ep 17

    17.Meet the Fackelmayers

    20-10-200930m
  • Ep 18

    18.Hit It and Quit It

    27-10-200930m
  • Ep 19

    19.Weekend at Freddie's

    03-11-200930m

    Erin has to pick up the slack when Olivia drops the ball on a big interview assignment for ELLE. Plus, Whitney finds out a shady secret about Freddie from his own brother.

  • Ep 20

    20.Friends and Foe-Workers

    10-11-200930m

    Roxy and Whitney get into an argument while on the job at Miami Fashion Week

  • Ep 21

    21.Forget About Boys

    17-11-200930m

    Olivia gets praise from Joe at an ELLE photo shoot, but Erin is frustrated about the preferential treatment. Meanwhile, Whitney and Roxy go on a series of disastrous dates, ending...

  • Ep 22

    22.If You Want Something Done Right…

    24-11-200930m

    At People's Revolution, Whitney gives Kelly the first look at her design samples. Kelly evaluates the rack of clothes and tells Whitney her next step is to make a look book for her...

  • Ep 23

    23.Everything On The Line

    01-12-200930m

    At People's Revolution, Kelly tells Whitney that she sent her look book to Bergdorf Goodman, and Linda Fargo, the senior vice president at Bergdorf, liked what she saw.

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