List of Burn Notice episodes

Burn Notice is an American television series that originally aired on the cable television channel USA Network from June 28, 2007 to September 12, 2013. The show follows the life of protagonist Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan), a covert operative who has been "burned" (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) and tries to find out why.[1] With his assets frozen, he is unable to leave Miami and forced to live off any small investigative jobs he can find, with the help of his girlfriend Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar) and his old military friend Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell), who briefly informed on him to the FBI.[2] His return to Miami also reunites him with his mother Madeline Westen (Sharon Gless), who becomes an increasingly important part of Michael's life even as he tries to hide his activities from her.[3][4] Underpinning the episodic stories of Michael's investigative jobs is the running subplot exploring Michael's efforts to find out who burned him, and to get his job and reputation back.

As creator of the show, Matt Nix serves as executive producer and often writes episodes for the show.[2] He made his directorial debut with the season two episode "Do No Harm", which he had also written.[5] Seven seasons have completed airing in the United States, with 12 episodes in the first season,[6] 16 episodes in the second and third seasons, and 18 episodes in the fourth season.[7] The fourth season introduced new regular character Jesse Porter (Coby Bell), a counterintelligence agent whom Michael unintentionally burns but later makes part of his team.[8] In October 2009, USA Networks announced the renewal of the series for seasons 5 and 6. The show's fifth season, comprising 18 episodes, began airing June 23, 2011, and entered a mid-season break after twelve episodes on September 8, 2011. The remaining episodes aired in November[9] and December 2011,[10] for a finale on December 15, 2011. The program concluded its 18-episode sixth season, which premiered on June 14, 2012, and ended on December 20, 2012, with a two-hour finale. On November 7, 2012, USA Networks renewed Burn Notice for a seventh season, and, on May 10, 2013, announced that it would be the series' final season.[11] The seventh season premiered on June 6, 2013, and the series reached its 100th episode with "Forget Me Not", the second episode of that season. The series finale aired on September 12, 2013. A total of 111 episodes of Burn Notice were broadcast over seven seasons.

  1. ^ Ryan, Maureen (2007-06-07). "Burn Notice puts the sizzle in summer". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  2. ^ a b Rochlin, Margy (2007-09-20). "The Man Behind a Spy Left Out in the Cold". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  3. ^ Writ: Thiel, Nick; Dir: Holahan, Paul (2007-08-02). "Unpaid Debts". Burn Notice. Season 1. Episode 6.
  4. ^ Garron, Barry (2007-06-27). "Bottom Line: Perfect summer viewing -- fun and filled with action and bikinis". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  5. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2009-01-22). "Sepinwall on TV: Burn Notice brings summer heat to a winter's night". Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
  6. ^ "Burn Notice – Season One". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  7. ^ Lambert, David (2009-02-03). "Burn Notice – Exclusive: Release Date Info & Other Details for Season 2 on DVD". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  8. ^ Inside TV at EW.com, March 8, 2010
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference season 5 finale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 4, 2011). "Action Star Trio Dean Cain, Eric Roberts and Kristanna Loken Heat Up Burn Notice Season Five". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  11. ^ "Burn Notice: USA TV Series Ending (Official)". Retrieved May 10, 2013.