The seventh season of the American television series '' Bones'' premiered on November 3, 2011, and concluded on May 14, 2012, on

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. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET for the first half of the season. It began airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm when it returned on April 2, 2012. The season contains a reduced order of 13 episodes to accommodate

Emily Deschanel Emily Erin Deschanel (; born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the Fox crime procedural series ''Bones'' (2005–2017). Early life Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, to cin ...

's pregnancy. Fox ordered an additional four episodes, that were produced during the seventh season, but aired during the first part of season eight.

Cast and characters

Main cast

as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a

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* David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian * Michaela Conlin as

Angela Montenegro Angela Pearly-Gates Montenegro-Hodgins (born Pookie Noodlin Pearly-Gates Gibbons) is a fictional character in the television series ''Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by Michaela Conlin. She is a classically trained artist who creates forensic reco ...

, a

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and wife of Jack Hodgins *

Tamara Taylor Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''Bones (TV series), Bones''. She also appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ...

as Dr. Camille Saroyan, a

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and the head of the forensic division *

T. J. Thyne Thomas Joseph Thyne (born March 7, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Jack Hodgins in the television series ''Bones''. Life Thyne was born on March 7, 1975 in Stoughton, Massachusetts. He lived in Brockton, Hanover, ...

as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an

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and husband of Angela Montenegro *

John Francis Daley John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and musician. He is known for playing high school freshman Sam Weir on the NBC comedy-drama ''Freaks and Geeks'' and FBI criminal profiler Dr. ...

as Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI

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, who provides psychological reports on criminals and staff including Brennan and Booth

Recurring cast

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, a

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that often works with the team *

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, this season's recurring 'tech-savvy' antagonist *

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as Special Agent Genevieve Shaw * Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan, Brennan's father * Reed Diamond as Hayes Flynn, an FBI special agent * Billy Gibbons as Angela's father * Tiffany Hines as Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter * Ty Panitz as Parker Booth, Booth's son * Ralph Waite as Hank Booth, Seeley's grandfather ;Interns * Carla Gallo as

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as Wendell Bray * Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison * Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy * Joel David Moore as Colin Fisher *

Pej Vahdat Pejman "Pej" Vahdat ( ) is an American actor known for his role of Arastoo Vaziri in ''Bones'' from 2009 to 2017. In 2022, Vahdat was cast as Dex Dexter for the fifth season of the CW reboot series ''Dynasty''. Career Before his acting caree ...

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Episodes

The season is truncated due to

's pregnancy and maternity leave. Originally, six episodes were scheduled to air in 2011 before the series went on hiatus, but the sixth episode was postponed to January 12, 2012, with the series then going on hiatus until the spring. The season begins a few months after the end of the previous season with Brennan in her third trimester. The season also introduces a new recurring antagonist, whom executive producer Stephen Nathan describes as "more of a 21st-century, tech-savvy foe" compared to the series' past recurring antagonists. The first six episodes also deal with Booth and Brennan preparing to raise their child.

Crossovers with ''The Finder''

The ''Bones'' spin-off series ''

The Finder The Finder or The Finders may refer to: * ''The Finder'' (American TV series), an American procedural drama television series * ''The Finder'' (film), a 2001 Australian film * ''The Finders'', a 1993 novel by British author Nigel Hinton * ''Fi ...

'', which aired its backdoor pilot episode as part of ''Bones'' sixth season, premiered on January 12, 2012. ''The Finder'' aired 7 of its 13-episode season in ''Bones'' time slot when it went on hiatus during January–March 2012, before ''The Finder'' moved to Fridays. ''Bones'' cast members

and

, who portray

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and Jack Hodgins, respectively, appeared in different episodes of ''The Finder''. Also, David Boreanaz directed an episode of ''The Finder''.

DVD and Blu-ray release

The seventh season of ''Bones'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray in region 1 on October 9, 2012, in region 2 on October 1, 2012 and in region 4 on November 7, 2012. The set includes all 13 episodes of season seven on a 4-disc DVD set and 3-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include an audio commentary on "The Past in the Present" by

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and

Ian Toynton Ian Toynton (born 1946) is a British television director, producer and editor. Early life and education Toynton was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Haberdashers' Boys' School (also known as Haberdashers', Habs, or Habs Boys) ...

, deleted scenes from "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" and "The Past in the Present", a gag reel, and two featurettes—Creating "The Suit on the Set" and Bone of Contention: On the Red Carpet.

References

General references * *

External links

* * {{Bones Season 07 2011 American television seasons 2012 American television seasons