Bones season 7
Bones season 7 | |
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Season 7 | |
No. of episodes | 17[1] |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Original release | November 3, 2011 |
Season chronology | |
The seventh season of the American television series Bones premièrted on November 3, 2011 in the US on the Fox Network, and premières on November 16 in the UK.[2] The show will maintain its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET. The season will contain a reduced order of 17 episodes to accommodate Emily Deschanel's pregnancy.[3]
Cast and characters
Main cast
The seventh season features six actors who receive star billing.
- Emily Deschanel as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan
- David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian
- Michaela Conlin as forensic artist Angela Montenegro, who is the wife of Dr. Jack Hodgins
- T. J. Thyne as entomologist Dr. Jack Hodgins, who is the husband of Angela Montenegro
- Tamara Taylor as forensic pathologist and head of the forensic division Dr. Camille Saroyan
- John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist who studies the relationship between Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth
Recurring cast
- Patricia Belcher as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor that often works with the team.[4]
- Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan, Brennan's father.
The interns who appeared in the previous season return, with the exception of Vincent Nigel-Murray who was killed. This season sees the addition of one new intern.
- Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray (1 episode)
- Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison
- Carla Gallo as Daisy Wick
- Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy, the new Jeffersonian intern.[4]
- Joel David Moore as Colin Fisher
Episodes
The season will be truncated due to Emily Deschanel's pregnancy, where six episodes will air in 2011, and then go on hiatus for Deschanel's maternity leave.[5] The season will begin a few months after the end of the previous season with Brennan in her third trimester.[6] The season will also introduce a new recurring antagonist, whom executive producer Stephen Nathan describes as "more of a 21st-century, tech-savvy foe" compared the series' past recurring antagonists. The first six episodes will also deal with Booth and Brennan preparing to raise their child.[5]
Fox has ordered an additional four episodes, bringing the total number of episodes to 17, which will either be aired after the original 13 episodes of season 7 during summer 2012 as a "mini-season", or will be included with the following season.[3]
№ | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
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130 | 1 | "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" | Ian Toynton | Stephen Nathan | 10.02[7] | November 3, 2011 | 7AKY01 |
131 | 2 | "The Hot Dog in the Competition"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 10, 2011 | TBA |
132 | 3 | "The Prince in the Plastic"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 17, 2011 | TBA |
133 | 4 | "The Male in the Mail"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 17, 2011 | TBA |
134 | 5 | "The Twist in the Twister"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 17, 2011 | TBA |
135 | 6 | "The Crack in the Code"[1] | Unknown | Unknown | TBA | November 17, 2011 | TBA |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Shows A–Z — bones on Fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (June 23, 2011). "Fox Announces 2011 Fall TV Première Dates". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (September 15, 2011). "Exclusive: Bones Plotting Bonus 'Mini-Season' to Possibly Air Next Summer". TVLine. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Bryan, Adam (August 5, 2011). "Bones Scoop: Meet the Jeffersonian's New Squintern!". TV Guide. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Bryant, Adam (July 1, 2011). "Bones Exclusive: Who's the New Gravedigger?". TV Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (June 21, 2011). "Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Bones, Glee, True Blood, Big Bang, The Killing, NCIS and More!". TVLine. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 4, 2011). "Thursday Final Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'The X Factor,' 'Parks & Recreation,' 'The Office,' 'Vampire Diaries,' 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 4, 2011.