Bones (TV series)

Bones
GenrePolice procedural
Drama
Created byHart Hanson
Showrunners
  • Hart Hanson (seasons 1–9)
  • Stephan Nathan (season 10)
  • Michael Peterson (seasons 11–12)
  • Jonathan Collier (seasons 11–12)
Starring
Theme music composerThe Crystal Method
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons12
No. of episodes246 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 13, 2005 (2005-09-13) –
March 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)
Related
The Finder
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Bones is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hart Hanson for Fox. It premiered on September 13, 2005, and concluded on March 28, 2017, airing for 246 episodes over 12 seasons. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) to Temperance "Bones" Brennan (Emily Deschanel), a forensic anthropologist. It also explores the personal lives of the characters. The rest of the main cast includes Michaela Conlin, T. J. Thyne, Eric Millegan, Jonathan Adams, Tamara Taylor, John Francis Daley, and John Boyd.

The series is very loosely based on the life and novels of forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs,[1] who also produced the show. Its title character, Temperance Brennan, is named after the protagonist of Reichs' crime novel series. In the Bones universe, Brennan writes successful mystery novels featuring a fictional forensic anthropologist named Kathy Reichs.

Bones is a joint production by Josephson Entertainment and Far Field Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television and syndicated by 20th Television.[2] The series is the longest-running one-hour drama series produced by 20th Century Fox Television.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGN2007 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "About the Show". Fox Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on April 7, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2006.
  3. ^ Connolly, Kelly (April 30, 2015). "Bones preview: 206 bones for 206 episodes". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2016.