Veronica Mars season 1

Veronica Mars
Season 1
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No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkUPN
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2004 (2004-09-22) –
May 10, 2005 (2005-05-10)
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The first season of Veronica Mars, an American drama television series created by Rob Thomas, premiered on UPN in the United States on September 22, 2004. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television, Silver Pictures Television and Rob Thomas Productions, and Joel Silver and Thomas served as the executive producers.[1]

The season revolves around Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell), a high school student and private investigator in the fictional Southern California seaside town of Neptune. When Veronica's best friend, Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried), is murdered, her life falls apart. Her father, County Sheriff Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni), accuses Lilly's father of being involved in the murder. This provokes Neptune's wrath and Keith's ousting as sheriff in a recall election. Veronica's mother, Lianne (Corinne Bohrer), develops a drinking problem and leaves town. Veronica's "09er" friends—wealthy students from the fictional 90909 ZIP code—force her to choose between them and her father; she chooses her father. Keith opens a private investigation agency, Mars Investigations, where Veronica works part-time.

The series was critically acclaimed, and appeared on several fall television best lists.[2] The first season garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per all 22 episodes in the US. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the 2004–2005 American television season, Veronica Mars ranked #148 out of 156, according to the Nielsen ratings system.[3] The pilot was watched by 2.49 million viewers,[4] while the finale was watched by 2.99 million viewers.[5]

  1. ^ Elena Fernandez, Maria (November 9, 2005). "Cult king in orbit on Mars". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 6, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  2. ^ McFarland, Melanie (September 28, 2004). "It'll be a crime to miss sleuthing Veronica Mars". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  3. ^ "Primetime series". The Hollywood Reporter. May 27, 2005. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
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