Pilot (Scream Queens)

"Pilot"
Scream Queens episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 1
Directed byRyan Murphy
Written by
Featured music
Production code1AYD01
Original air dateSeptember 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)
Running time46 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Ariana Grande as Sonya "Chanel #2" Herfmann
  • Nick Jonas as Boone Clemens
  • Breezy Eslin as Jennifer "Candle Vlogger"
  • Jeanna Han as Sam "Predatory Lez"
  • Jan Hoag as Agatha "Ms. Bean" Bean
  • Whitney Meyer as Tiffany "Deaf Taylor Swift" DeSalle
  • Brianne Howey as Melanie Dorkus
  • Chelsea Ricketts as Amy Meyer
  • Grace Phipps as Mandy Greenwell
  • Anna Grace Barlow as Bethany Stevens / Mary Mulligan
  • McKaley Miller as Sophia Doyle
  • Anna Margaret as Coco Cohen

"Pilot" is the pilot episode of the American black comedy horror television series Scream Queens. It had its world premiere at the 2015 Comic-Con, and premiered on September 22, 2015, along with the next episode, "Hell Week", as the special two-hour premiere on Fox. The series focuses on a college that is rocked by a serial killer in a Red Devil costume. The episode was directed by series creator Ryan Murphy, and was written by Murphy and his co-creators, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan. Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas guest star as Chanel #2 and Boone Clemens.

The series premiere, along with the second episode, was watched by 4.04 million viewers and received mixed reviews from critics.