Bones (season 6)
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Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
premiered on September 23, 2010, and concluded on May 19, 2011, on the Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET and then moved to Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET in 2011. The season consisted of 23 episodes.
Main cast
The sixth season features six actors who receive star billing.- Emily Deschanel as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan
- David BoreanazDavid BoreanazDavid Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
as FBI Special Agent Seeley BoothSeeley BoothFBI Special Agent "In charge" Seeley Joseph Booth is a fictional character in the US television series, Bones , portrayed by David Boreanaz. Agent Booth is a co-protagonist of the series alongside Dr...
, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian - Michaela ConlinMichaela ConlinMichaela Conlin is an American stage and television actress best known for her work on the Fox TV series Bones, as Angela Montenegro.-Early life:...
as forensic artist Angela MontenegroAngela MontenegroAngela Pearly-Gates Montenegro Hodgins is a fictional character in the television series Bones , portrayed by Michaela Conlin... - T. J. ThyneT. J. ThyneThomas Joseph "T.J." Thyne is an American film and television actor. He was born in Boston to John J. Thyne II and Catherine Thyne, and has five siblings, John, Tone, Hazel, Katie and Shelly. He is best known for his work on Bones as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist.-Background:T.J...
as entomologist Dr. Jack HodginsJack Hodgins (Bones)Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones. He is portrayed by T. J. Thyne. Jack is introduced to the series primarily as an entomologist/forensic entomologist, but also as a mineralogist/forensic mineralogist, a palynology/forensic... - Tamara TaylorTamara TaylorTamara Taylor is a Canadian television actress.Born in Toronto to a black Canadian father and a Scottish Canadian mother, her most famous role is that of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, on the forensic crime drama Bones...
as forensic pathologist and the head of the forensic division Dr. Camille SaroyanCamille SaroyanDr. Camille Saroyan, M.D. is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones. She is portrayed by Tamara Taylor. Camille was introduced as a forensic pathologist in The Titan on the Tracks, Season 2, Episode 1, as the head of the Forensic Division, a new division formed during the... - John Francis DaleyJohn Francis DaleyJohn Francis Daley is an American television and film actor, singer, screenwriter, and director, sometimes credited as John Daley or John Francis Daly. He is best known for playing Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama Freaks and Geeks and his current role as Lance Sweets on the series Bones...
as Dr. Lance SweetsLance SweetsLance Sweets, Psy.D., Ph.D. , is a fictional character in the American television series Bones. He is portrayed by John Francis Daley.Daley first made three guest appearances during the first eight episodes of Season 3, first appearing in "The Secret in the Soil"...
, a psychologistPsychologistPsychologist is a professional or academic title used by individuals who are either:* Clinical professionals who work with patients in a variety of therapeutic contexts .* Scientists conducting psychological research or teaching psychology in a college...
who studies the relationship between Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth
Recurring cast
- Katheryn WinnickKatheryn WinnickKatheryn Winnick is a Canadian film and television actress.-Life and career:Etobicoke-born Winnick, who is of Ukrainian descent and speaks fluent Ukrainian, has appeared in numerous studio films including Paramount's Failure to Launch and New Line's Amusement.She has guest starred in multiple...
as Hannah Burley, Booth's ex-girlfriend (7 episodes) - Patricia BelcherPatricia BelcherPatricia Belcher is an American film and television actress, best known for her role as the strict Estelle Dabney on the Disney Channel Original sitcom, Good Luck Charlie and as attorney Caroline Julian on Bones. She also appeared in the film Jeepers Creepers as a psychic.-Biography:Belcher was...
as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor (5 episodes) - Arnold VoslooArnold VoslooArnold Vosloo is a South African American actor, best-known for playing Imhotep in The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as the role of the superhero Darkman in the sequel Darkman II: The Return of Durant and its 1996 sequel, Darkman III: Die Darkman Die...
as Jacob Broadsky, a professional sniper who was Booth's friend and mentor (3 episodes) - Elon GoldElon GoldElon Gold is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the television series Stacked. He also starred in the short-lived sitcom In-Laws...
as Dr. Paul Lidner, Cam's boyfriend (2 episodes) - Tiffany HinesTiffany HinesTiffany Hines is an American television actress and singer best known for her role as Michelle Welton on the Fox series Bones and Jaden on The CW's Nikita. She also co-starred in the TeenNick series Beyond the Break as Birdie Scott...
as Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter (2 episodes) - Ryan O'NealRyan O'NealCharles Patrick Ryan O'Neal , better known as Ryan O'Neal, is an American actor best known for his appearances in the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and for his roles in such films as Paper Moon , Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon , A Bridge Too Far , and Love Story , for which he received...
as Max Keenan, Brennan's father (2 episodes) - Ty PanitzTy PanitzTy Panitz is an American child actor. He debuted as Ethan Beardsley in the movie Yours, Mine and Ours . His other roles include Woody Forrester in How to Eat Fried Worms....
as Parker Booth, Booth's son (2 episodes) - Billy GibbonsBilly GibbonsWilliam Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
as Angela's father (1 episode) - Deirdre LovejoyDeirdre LovejoyDeirdre Lovejoy is an American actress. She is most notable for her role on the HBO television series The Wire as Rhonda Pearlman. She graduated from the University of Evansville with an undergraduate degree in theatre....
as Heather Taffet (1 episode) - Tina MajorinoTina MajorinoTina Marie Majorino is an American film and television actress. She started her career as a child actor, starring in films such as Andre; When a Man Loves a Woman; Corrina, Corrina; and Waterworld...
as Special Agent Genevieve Shaw (1 episode)
The interns who appeared in the previous season return.
- Michael Grant TerryMichael Grant TerryMichael Terry is an American actor, primarily known for his role as Wendell Bray on the Fox series Bones. He is sometimes credited as Michael Grant Terry.-Biography:Michael Terry was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
as Wendell Bray (6 episodes) - Ryan Cartwright as Vincent Nigel-Murray (4 episodes)
- Eugene ByrdEugene ByrdEugene Byrd is an American actor.-Career:He has been in movies including Dead Man, Sleepers, 8 Mile, Lift and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and has the leading role in Confess, for which he won the Break-Out Performance Award at the 2006 Method Fest Independent Film Festival...
as Dr. Clark Edison (3 episodes) - Carla GalloCarla GalloCarla Gallo is an American actress notable for roles in the television series Undeclared, Carnivàle, and Bones, and in the indie film Spanking the Monkey.-Filmography:-External links:...
as Daisy Wick (3 episodes) - Joel David MooreJoel MooreJoel David Moore is an American actor who has appeared in television commercials, feature films, and television series. He is best known for his roles as Owen Dittman in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Dr. Norm Spellman in Avatar, Colin Fisher in Bones and J.P...
as Colin Fisher (2 episodes) - Pej Vahdat as Arastoo Vaziri (2 episodes)
Spin-off series
In October 2010, it was revealed that Fox was developing a potential spin-off series that would be built around a new recurring character that would be introduced in the sixth season. The potential spin-off series would also be created by Bones creator/executive producer Hart HansonHart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American television writer and producer. Hanson's family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly...
, and be based on The Locator series of two books written by Richard Greener. The character of Walter is described as an eccentric but amusing recluse in high demand for his ability to find anything. He is skeptical of everything—he suffered brain damage while overseas, which explains his constant paranoia—and known for asking offensive, seemingly irrelevant questions to get to the truth. Production on the episode was scheduled to begin in December 2010, but was delayed to early 2011 due to creative differences.
Creator Hart Hanson posted on Twitter (in a humorous manner) regarding the notes he got from the network, "I received studio notes on the Bones spin-off idea. They want it to be better. Unreasonable taskmasters. Impossible dreamers. Neo-platonists." During Fox's TCA press tour, executive producer Stephen Nathan revealed production on the episode featuring The Locator began in February 2011, with the episode airing in April.
In the episode, Booth and Brennan travel to Key West, Florida
Key West, Florida
Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
, where the spin-off is said to take place. Nathan went on to say regarding the casting of character, "You want to find people you want to see every single week do one unique character. That's why when you have Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
, who is essentially playing a very unlikable character, you love to see him. And that is a rare, rare quality to find. And the finder won't be an unlikeable character, but because it is a unique character, it's difficult to find just the right person." Geoff Stults
Geoff Stults
Geoffrey Manton "Geoff" Stults is an American actor. He is best known for his regular roles on 7th Heaven, October Road and Happy Town. During the 2011 network upfronts, Fox announced it was picking up The Finder, a spin-off of Bones, in which Stults will star as the title character.-Early...
was cast as the lead character with Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan
Michael Clarke Duncan is an American actor, best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe.- Early life :...
and Saffron Burrows
Saffron Burrows
Saffron Dominique Burrows is an English actress and former fashion model, who starred as Det. Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Lorraine Weller on Boston Legal.-Early life:...
cast as the other two lead characters. The three characters were introduced in episode 19 of the season.
The Finder was picked up for the 2011–12 season on May 10, 2011 with an order of 13 episodes.
Episodes
Storylines for the sixth season include the final return of Heather Taffet aka the Gravedigger (Deirdre LovejoyDeirdre Lovejoy
Deirdre Lovejoy is an American actress. She is most notable for her role on the HBO television series The Wire as Rhonda Pearlman. She graduated from the University of Evansville with an undergraduate degree in theatre....
), as well as the introduction of a new recurring antagonist, who is a sniper named Jacob Broadsky portrayed by Arnold Vosloo
Arnold Vosloo
Arnold Vosloo is a South African American actor, best-known for playing Imhotep in The Mummy and its 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, as well as the role of the superhero Darkman in the sequel Darkman II: The Return of Durant and its 1996 sequel, Darkman III: Die Darkman Die...
. David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
directed episodes 11 (produced as 10) and 16 of this season. Emily Deschanel was originally scheduled to make her directorial debut with episode 14 of this season, a Valentine's Day wedding episode, but was postponed due to episodes 13 and 14 airing during February sweeps where Brennan's character would have a smaller presence as Deschanel would be prepping to direct her episode. Deschanel did not end up directing an episode due to scheduling conflicts, but plans on directing an episode in the next season. After dropping the idea of a black-and-white episode last season, creator Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American television writer and producer. Hanson's family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly...
revealed the "out of the box" episode this season would be a story shown completely from Brennan's point of view after she identifies a victim that resembles her, "meaning we will see the world the way she sees it. We hope this will give a little insight into how Brennan perceives all around her." Ryan Cartwright, who portrayed intern Vincent Nigel-Murray since being introduced as a recurring character in season four, was killed off in the penultimate episode of season, when the character was killed by sniper Jacob Broadsky. Series creator Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American television writer and producer. Hanson's family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly...
explained the reasoning for the decision due to the television series Alphas
Alphas
Alphas is an American science fiction dramatic television series created by Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. The series follows a group of people with superhuman abilities, known as "Alphas", as they work to prevent crimes committed by other Alphas....
being picked up, which Cartwright is a series regular on. Hanson explained, "We knew [his exit] would happen before the end of this season, so the story has been in the works for a while. We knew that one of our squints, who are [played by] very, very talented actors, would get a job." Hanson also explained that, "He's a well-beloved character... probably the favorite squint of the audience, so we decided to kill him for the heartbreak."
| № | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. viewers (millions) |
Original air date | Production code |
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DVD and Blu-ray release
The sixth season of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray (subtitled "Cradle to Grave Edition") in region 1 on October 11, 2011, in region 2 on October 17, 2011 and in region 4 on November 9, 2011. The set includes all 23 episodes of season six on a 6-disc DVD set and 4-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include two audio commentaries—"The Doctor in the Photo" by executive producers Hart HansonHart Hanson
Hart Hanson is an American television writer and producer. Hanson's family moved to Canada when he was a child. He received a B.A. from the University of Toronto and a MFA from the University of British Columbia, where he taught briefly...
, Stephen Nathan and Ian Toynton
Ian Toynton
Ian Toynton is a British television director, producer and editor.His most notable work has been on The O.C., on which he served as director, supervising producer and co-executive producer for a number of episodes. He has both directed and produced episodes of the series Bones, The Pretender,...
and "The Blackout in the Blizzard" by actors David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz
David Boreanaz is an American actor, television producer, and director, known for his role as Angel on the supernatural drama series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and as Special Agent Seeley Booth on the television crime drama Bones....
and Emily Deschanel. Featurettes include "Breaking Down: The Blackout in the Blizzard" and "The Visual Effects of Bones". Also included are extended versions of "The Daredevil in the Mold" and "The Bikini in the Soup", a gag reel, and the pilot episode of the television series The Killing.
UK
The first four episodes of the sixth season of Bones aired Wednesday nights on Sky1 and Sky1 HD. Overall, the season averaged 797,000 viewers, 19% less than the previous seasonBones (season 5)
The fifth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 17, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2010, on the Fox Network. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET for the entire season...
.
| # | Title | Timeslot | Air date | Viewers (000s) |
Weekly Rank Sky1 |
Weekly Rank Cable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | "The Mastodon in the Room" | Wednesday 9:00 pm | October 20, 2010 | 674 | 5 | |
| 108 | "The Couple in the Cave" | October 27, 2010 | 671 | 5 | ||
| 109 | "The Maggots in the Meathead" | November 3, 2010 | 753 | 3 | 28 | |
| 110 | "The Body and the Bounty" | November 10, 2010 | 658 | 3 | ||
The series resumed airing on Sky Living on January 5, 2011, airing Wednesdays at 9:00 pm, with repeats of the first 4 episodes. New episodes began on February 2, 2011.
| # | Title | Air date | Sky Living | Sky Living +1 | Totalviewersa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewersa | Rankb | Viewersa | Rankb | ||||
| 111 | "The Bones That Weren't" | February 2, 2011 | 506 | #1 | 192 | #2 | 698 |
| 112 | "The Shallow in the Deep" | February 9, 2011 | 566 | #3 | 221 | #1 | 787 |
| 113 | "The Babe in the Bar" | February 16, 2011 | 566 | #3 | 277 | #1 | 843 |
| 114 | "The Twisted Bones in the Metal Truck" | February 23, 2011 | 609 | #2 | 164 | #3 | 773 |
| 115 | "The Doctor in the Photo" | March 2, 2011 | 655 | #1 | 200 | #3 | 855 |
| 116 | "The Body in the Bag" | March 9, 2011 | 602 | #2 | 183 | #2 | 785 |
| 117 | "The Bullet in the Brain" | March 16, 2011 | 796 | #1 | 165 | #2 | 961 |
| 118 | "The Sin in the Sisterhood" | March 23, 2011 | 674 | #1 | 191 | #2 | 865 |
| 119 | "The Daredevil in the Mold" | March 30, 2011 | 647 | #1 | 170 | #2 | 817 |
| 120 | "The Bikini in the Soup" | April 6, 2011 | 755 | #1 | 141 | #3 | 896 |
| 121 | "The Killer in the Crosshairs" | April 13, 2011 | 714 | #1 | 110 | #3 | 824 |
| 122 | "The Blackout in the Blizzard" | April 20, 2011 | 661 | #1 | 145 | #3 | 806 |
| 123 | "The Feet on the Beach" | April 27, 2011 | 671 | #1 | 149 | #3 | 840 |
| 124 | "The Truth in the Myth" | May 4, 2011 | 693 | #1 | 91 | #4 | 784 |
| 125 | "The Finder" | May 11, 2011 | 708 | #1 | 111 | #3 | 819 |
| 126 | "The Pinocchio in the Planter" | May 18, 2011 | 565 | #1 | 132 | #2 | 697 |
| 127 | "The Signs in the Silence" | May 25, 2011 | 702 | #1 | 147 | #2 | 849 |
| 128 | "The Hole in the Heart" | June 1, 2011 | |||||
| 129 | "The Change in the Game" | June 8, 2011 | 769 | #1 | 145 | #2 | 914 |
aViewers in thousands; bRanks for specific channel only.