Support WBUR25 years after its premiere, 'Gilmore Girls' still draws fans to small town ConnecticutPlay03:57Download AudioCassandra BaslerOctober 05, 2025 ShareAlexis Bledel and Lauren Graham in an early publicity photograph for Gilmore Girls. The show premiered in October 2000, set in the fictional small town of Stars Hollow, Connecticut. (Hulton Archive)