New Girl is on TV.
The Fox Broadcasting Company ( often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX ) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox . New Girl is an American sitcom television series that premiered on Fox on September 20 , 2011 . The pilot episode drew 10.28 million U.S. viewers and a 4.8 adults 18 -- 49 demo rating , making it the highest-rated fall debut for a Fox scripted show since 2001 . On May 14 , 2017 , FOX renewed the series for a seventh , and final season consisting of eight episodes .