The twelfth and final season of the American detective television series Bones about forensic anthropologists from the FBI, starring Emily Deschanel and David Boryanaz . The premiere of the twelfth season took place on the Fox channel on January 3, 2017 [1] . The season, consisting of 12 episodes, was the last for the series; The final episode was shown on March 28, 2017 [2] .
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 12th season DVD cover | |||||
| A country |  USA | ||||
| TV channel | Fox | ||||
| First impression | January 3, 2017 - March 28, 2017 | ||||
| Number of episodes | 12 | ||||
| Timeline of the seasons | |||||
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Content
Cast
Basic composition
- Emily Deschanel - Dr. Temperance Bones Brennan
- David Borianaz - Special Agent Seeley Booth
- Michaela Conlin - Angela Montenegro
- Thomas Joseph Tyne - Dr. Jack Hodgins
- Tamara Taylor - Dr. Camilla "Cam" Saroyan
- John Boyd - Agent James Aubrey
Background Composition
- Patricia Belcher - Caroline Julian
- Eric Millegan - Zack Eddie
- Eddie McClintock - Tim "Sally" Sullivan
- Stephen Fry - Gordon Wyatt
- Ryan O'Neill - Max Keenan
- Sara Ryu - Karen Delfs
- Sunny Pelant - Christina Booth
- Guy Boyd - Philip Aubrey
Interns:
- Michael Grant Terry - Wendell Bray
- Carla Gallo - Daisy Vic
- Pei Wahdat - Arastu Waziri
- Lara Spencer - Jessica Warren
- Joel Moore - Dr. Colin Fisher
- Ignacio Serricio - Rodolfo Fuentes
Episodes
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Producer | written by | Premiere date | Mfr. the code | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | one | "The Hope in the Horror" “Hope in horror” | Emily Deschanel | Michael Peterson | January 3, 2017 | CAKY01 | 3.43 [3] |
| Bones is abducted by Zach, and, knowing the mindset of the former intern, Booth goes to the basement of the Jefferson Institute and finds them there. However, despite the fact that everything around indicates Zak's guilt, Booth's instincts indicate the opposite. The connection with the case of twenty years ago proves that this is indeed so. Brennan and the team figure out the killer, and Booth saves Zach, who he was going to kill. | |||||||
| 236 | 2 | "The Brain in the Bot" “Mind in the robot” | Iain Toynton | Hilary Wiseman Graham | January 10, 2017 | CAKY02 | 3.31 [4] |
| The team is investigating the killing of a scientist who created the artificial intelligence of a robot helping children with autism. Meanwhile, Brennan is getting ready to celebrate his 40th birthday, helping Angela get a McArthur scholarship , and Daisy getting a job at the National Laboratory. | |||||||
| 237 | 3 | "The New Tricks in the Old Dogs" "New tricks in old dogs" | David grossman | Ted Peterson | January 17, 2017 | CAKY03 | 2.92 [5] |
| The team goes to the nursing home after they find the corpse of an old man dissolved in acid in a landfill. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan are discussing the possibility of having another child, and Cam and Arast are planning adoption. | |||||||
| 238 | four | "The Price for the Past" "The price of the past" | Randy Zisk | Jonathan Collier | January 24, 2017 | CAKY04 | 3.05 [6] |
| The team is investigating the murder of Aldo Clemens, a former priest who was Bout's mentor, and also married Bout and Brennan. Booth discovers that Aldo killed himself in order not to reveal Booth's identity to a killer associated with Cili's military past as a sniper. Meanwhile, Caroline Julian informs Aubrey that his father was back in town. | |||||||
| 239 | 5 | "The Tutor in the Tussle" "Mentor in a fight" | Dwight Little | Eric Randall | January 31, 2017 | CAKY05 | 3.76 [7] |
| When a tutor from a privileged school is found dead, his roommate with a criminal record falls into the circle of suspects. In the meantime, Aubrey meets with his father, and then issues him to the FBI. | |||||||
| 240 | 6 | "The Flaw in the Saw" "Defect in the saw" | Denise di Novi | Yael Zinkov | February 7, 2017 | CAKY06 | 3.07 [8] |
| An investigation into the death of a lumberjack girl leads Bout and Brennan to a logger contest. Meanwhile, Hodgins finds evidence supporting Zac Eddie's innocence of killing a lobbyist. | |||||||
| 241 | 7 | "The Scare in the Score" “Horror in the bill” | Randy Zisk | Joe Hortua | February 14, 2017 | CAKY08 | 2.97 [9] |
| They discover another victim of the killer Aldo Clemens, this time he managed to find out the identity of Booth. Now he, Brennan and their children are in constant danger. | |||||||
| 242 | 8 | "The Grief and the Girl" "Woe and the girl" | Anton Cropper | Karin Rosenthal | February 21, 2017 | CAKY07 | 2.90 [10] |
| The relationship between Booth Brennan is cooling due to the death of her father. The situation is complicated by the fact that her former admirer Tim Sullivan comes to Brennan, and Booth goes to Canada to investigate the death of a young girl who was shot from a bow. | |||||||
| 243 | 9 | "The Steel in the Wheels" Steel on Wheels | Robert Reed Altman | Hilary Wiseman Graham and Ted Peterson | March 7, 2017 | CAKY09 | 2.89 [11] |
| Found the body of a bank robber, which forces Booth, Brennan and Aubrey to go undercover to compete in extreme races to find his accomplice and killer. | |||||||
| 244 | 10 | "The Radioactive Panthers in the Party" Radioactive Panthers at a Party | Michael Lange | Keith Foglesong | March 14, 2017 | CAKY10 | 2.52 [12] |
| The team investigates the death of the director, and actor David Faustino becomes one of the suspects. Booth gives Aubrey to lead this business, as he was offered a promotion in Los Angeles. | |||||||
| 245 | eleven | "The Day in the Life" "Day out of life" | Iain Toynton | Eric Randall and Yael Zinkov | March 21, 2017 | CAKY11 | 3.55 [13] |
| The episode shows the wedding of Cam and Arast and the day after it from the point of view of the six main characters. Cam tells Brennan that he will leave for a long honeymoon and will temporarily leave the post of head of the Jefferson Institute. Meanwhile, Hodgins and Brennan are present at the trial in the Zack case, which is eventually acquitted, but is sentenced to serve another 13 months. Aubrey offers Jessica to move with him to Los Angeles, but she refuses and parted with him. Angela announces her pregnancy, and Avalon, who came to the wedding, warns Bout of the danger that hangs over Brennan. The team is teaming up to catch Mark Kovacs, but it soon turns out that bombs are planted at the Jefferson Institute ... | |||||||
| 246 | 12 | "The End in the End" "End to End" | David Borianaz | TV Script: Jonathan Collier, Michael Peterson and Karin Rosenthal Story: Stephen Nathan | March 28, 2017 | CAKY12 | 4.35 [14] |
| Despite the explosions, Booth, Bones, Hodgins and Angela survive, but Brennan gets a concussion, due to which he loses the opportunity to use his knowledge and skills. Although before the explosions, she figured out how to find Kovacs, now she cannot understand her notes. The interns join forces to understand what Brennan found. In the end, Brennan wakes up after a concussion, and Booth kills Kovacs. | |||||||
Notes
- ↑ Porter, Rick FOX 2016-17 TV schedule tweaks: 'Pitch' to fall, 'Bones' to winter, 'Prison Break' switches nights . TV by the Numbers (May 20, 2016). Date of treatment May 20, 2016.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael Bones Renewed for 12th and Final Season, Fox Promises Fans a 'Meaningful, Satisfying' Ending . TVLine (February 25, 2016). Date of treatment February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'Chicago PD,' 'The Mick' and others unchanged: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (January 5, 2017). Date of treatment January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Mick' and 'This Is Us' adjust up, 'Bones' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (January 11, 2017). Date of treatment January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'Fresh Off the Boat' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (January 17, 2017). Date of treatment January 17, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'Chicago Fire' adjusts up, 'Agents of SHIELD' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (January 25, 2017). Date of treatment January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Wall' adjusts up, 'Bones' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (February 1, 2017). Date of treatment February 1, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Middle,' 'The Wall,' 'This Is Us,' FOX comedies all adjust up: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (February 8, 2017). Date of treatment February 8, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'American Housewife' adjusts up, 'Agents of SHIELD' and 'Tough Mudder' adjust down: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (February 15, 2017). Date of appeal February 15, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Flash,' 'NCIS,' all others unchanged: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (February 23, 2017). Date of treatment February 23, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Middle' and 'This Is Us' adjust up: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (March 8, 2017). Date of treatment March 8, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'This Is Us' finishes with season highs: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (March 16, 2017). Date of appeal March 16, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick 'The Voice' and 'The Flash' adjust up: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (March 22, 2017). Date of treatment March 22, 2017.
- ↑ Porter, Rick The Flash 'adjusts up and avoids new series low,' Legends of Tomorrow 'adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings . TV by the Numbers (March 29, 2017). Date of treatment March 29, 2017.