| Degrassi | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
 Complete Season 11 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Release | |
| Original network | MuchMusic (Canada) TeenNick (United States) |
| Original release | July 18, 2011 – May 18, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi, formerly known as Degrassi: The Next Generation, premiered on July 18, 2011, concluded on May 18, 2012, and consists of 45 episodes.[1] Although only three school years have passed in the story timeline since season six, part one of season eleven is set in the final term of the Spring semester, while part two is set in the fall semester to the first term of the winter semester in the years it aired. Writers used a semi-floating timeline, so that the issues depicted were modern for their viewers. The first half of this season again depicts the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors while the second half of this season depicts the lives of a group of high school freshmen, juniors, and seniors as they deal with some of the challenges and issues that teenagers face such as gang violence, parenthood, transphobia, homosexuality, drug use, dysfunctional families, mental disorders, adoption, organ transplantation, crime, bulimia, alcoholism, sex, drug abuse, and murder.
45 episodes were ordered for this season,[2] and it continues the telenovela/soap opera format that began in season 10, with the show airing new episodes four days a week, for the first 7 weeks.[1][3][4] Production for the season began on March 14, 2011, at Epitome Pictures' studios in Toronto, Ontario.[1][5] In the US, The first 29 episodes (part 1) were promoted as Degrassi: Now or Never, while the last 15 episodes (part 2) were promoted as Degrassi: New Beginnings.
- ^ a b c BBM Canada (March 25, 2011). "Lights, Camera, Action! MuchMusic's #1 Hit Show DEGRASSI Begins Production on Season 11". CTV media site. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen [@stephenstohn] (March 24, 2011). "Yes, Degrassi Season 11 is confirmed, there'll be 44 episodes (one of which is an hour-long, so 45 half-hours in total)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen [@stephenstohn] (March 25, 2011). "same format! New eps Mon -Thur, repeated om Fri!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Michael (March 25, 2011). "Degrassi Season 11 – 'nuff said!". Red Hot Much. MuchMusic. Archived from the original on March 27, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ Stohn, Stephen [@stephenstohn] (March 15, 2011). "we finished the first day at 7:20pm :)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.