Degrassi: The Next Generation season 7

Degrassi: The Next Generation
Season 7
Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 7 DVD
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkCTV (Canada)
The N (block on Noggin, United States)
Original release14 January (2008-01-14) –
23 June 2008 (2008-06-23)
Season chronology
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Season 8
List of episodes

The seventh season of Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 14 January 2008, concluded on 23 June 2008, and consists of twenty-four episodes. Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian serial teen drama television series. This season takes place during the winter/spring semester of the school year that began in season six and continues to depict the lives of a group of high school sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues young adults face, such as rape, school violence, cancer, drug use, prostitution, sexual misconduct, racism, sexism, parenthood, HIV and relationships.

Season seven aired Mondays at 7:30 p.m. (7:00 p.m. in Quebec) on CTV, a Canadian terrestrial television network. In the United States, it premiered on the Noggin cable channel during its programming block for teenagers, The N. Season seven debuted in the US three months before it began broadcasting in Canada, on 5 October 2007.[1] In total, sixteen episodes aired in the US before they did Canada. Further to being broadcast on television, episodes were made available for free streaming on CTV's website;[2] the season is also available on US and Canadian iTunes. The second Degrassi dedicated soundtrack, Music from Degrassi: The Next Generation, was released 9 December 2008.

Production took place in Toronto, Ontario between April and December 2007.[3] In addition to the twenty-four regular episodes, two "special episodes" were produced, not part of the Degrassi continuity. The first, "Degrassi in Kenya" depicted the cast members travelling to Africa to assist the building of a school.[4][5] It aired 18 October 2007 on MTV Canada, and 14 March 2008 on The N.[6] The second, "Degrassi of the Dead", was a Halloween special, and featured the characters being turned into zombies.[7] It aired on 26 October 2007 on The N, and four days later on CTV.[8] In the U.S. "Bust A Move Part 1 and 2" were combined to form "Degrassi Spring Break Movie".

Viewing figures for season seven were not as high as previous seasons; by the twelfth episode, figures were down to 314,000 viewers, a 46% decrease from the season premiere which was watched by 585,000 viewers. Despite the decrease in viewers, however, reviews for the season were of praise, rather than criticism.

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  2. ^ "Degrassi Season 7 returns with 24 new episodes; eight hot young actors join cast". Channel Canada. 2007-12-20. Archived from the original on 2008-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  3. ^ City of Toronto Film and Television Office (2008-01-07). "2007 Production List" (PDF). City of Toronto. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  4. ^ Warner, Tyrone (2007-08-31). "Degrassi helps build a school in Kenya". CTV. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  5. ^ Stohn, Stephen (2007-09-27). "Shooting Season 3" (note: requires registration). Degrassi Message Boards. Epitome Virtual Reality. Retrieved 2007-09-27.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Stohn, Stephen (2007-10-14). "Shooting Season 3" (note: requires registration). Degrassi Message Boards. Epitome Virtual Reality. Retrieved 2007-10-26.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Degrassi of the Dead". MSN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
  8. ^ Stohn, Stephen (2007-10-24). "Shooting Season 3" (note: requires registration). Degrassi Message Boards. Epitome Virtual Reality. Retrieved 2007-10-26.[permanent dead link‍]