The first season of Sex and the City, an American television romantic comedy-drama, aired in the United States on HBO from June 6 to August 23, 1998.

The first season garnered strong ratings for HBO in America, as well as Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, where it landed among the top 30 weekly most-watched programs.

Next, at a birthday party for thirty-something Miranda, Carrie and her friends vow to stop worrying about finding the "perfect" male and start having sex "like men".

Charlotte goes on a date with Capote Duncan (Jeffrey Nordling), but when she tells him she won't have sex with him, he goes to a club and winds up going home with Samantha.

Derek, a male model client of Stanford Blatch, spends the night with Carrie after a fashion show, although they don't sleep together.

Season one featured writing credits from Star, King, Jenny Bicks, Michael Green, Jenji Kohan, Susan Kolinsky, and Terri Minsky.

[1] Kim Cattrall portrayed Samantha Jones, a sexually confident public relations agent who follows the same relationship rules that men do.

[2] Kristin Davis played Charlotte York, an optimistic art museum curator who holds traditional views on relationships.

[7] Caryn Lucas of The New York Times called the series "slight, breezy", "fresh and funny" while highlighting Parker's performance.

[9] Phil Gallo of Variety gave a mixed review of the series, criticizing the script but praising the performances of the main cast.

[20] The DVD boxset for the first season was released by HBO Home Video in the United States on May 23, 2000, nearly two years since it completed its broadcast on television.