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Season 7
November 3, 2011 - May 14, 2012
Season 7 is available on Blu-Ray/DVD  

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DVD release  
Region 1: October 9, 2012
Region 2: October 1, 2012
Region 4: November 7, 2012
Season 6 Season 8

Season 7 of Bones premiered on November 3, 2011, on the Fox Network. The show was renewed officially by FOX on May 3, 2011 and the season premiered on November 3, 2011 with the episode The Memories in the Shallow Grave. It will maintain its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET. The season will contain a reduced order of 17 episodes to accommodate Emily Deschanel's pregnancy.

Cast and characters

Main cast

The seventh season features six actors who receive star billing.

Recurring cast

Interns

The interns who appeared in the previous season return, with the exception of Vincent Nigel-Murray who was killed. This season also introduces one new intern.

Season Overview

Episode Guide

  The Memories in the Shallow Grave November 3, 2011 701
Bones
Written By: Stephen Nathan
Directed By: Ian Toynton
When the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a woman found in a paintball field, they discover two missing-persons reports in her file. Booth and Sweets interrogate the victim's husband and learn that she suffered from amnesia. When squint Wendell Bray learns that the victim also survived a bullet wound, inconsistencies in her medical records uncover a surprising crime linked to her murder. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth adjust to their new life as an expectant couple and deal with the forthcoming changes in their home life.
  The Hot Dog in the Competition November 10, 2011 702
Bones
Written By: Michael Peterson
Directed By: Dwight Little
The Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a competitive-eating champion, just days before the start of the Gluttony Games, a premiere eating competition with a $10,000 prize at stake. The remarkable work of new squint-and former juvenile delinquent-Finn links obscure evidence found in the belly of a snake with laws of physics that helps solve the crime. Despite his brilliance in the lab, Finn is met with hostility and skepticism, leading Cam to question her decision to give him a chance to start anew. Meanwhile, Booth is caught off-guard by an announcement Brennan makes about their baby. To diffuse the tension between them, the couple agrees to experiment by putting themselves in each other's shoes.
  The Prince in the Plastic November 17, 2011 703
Bones
Written By: Dean Lopata
Directed By: Alex Chapple
After the remains of a female toy company executive are found shrink-wrapped with a Prince Charming doll, the company's CEO gives Booth and Sweets access to the company headquarters' highly classified prototype lab, where details of the victim's personal life begin to emerge. Meanwhile, Sweets, with the support of his girlfriend, squint Daisy Wick, prepares for his gun certification test despite Booth's opposition to Sweets carrying a weapon. Mom-to-be Brennan, wonders whether she will be a good mother and uses the case as a way to understand the importance of toys and playing with her child.
  The Male in the Mail December 1, 2011 704
Bones
Written By: Pat Charles
Directed By: Kevin Hooks
Dismembered remains are discovered in several mailing boxes at a dead letter office, and the Jeffersonian team identifies the victim as an employee of a local Ship 'n' Print, where the staff recently split the winnings of a lottery prize. The team uncovers a complicated love triangle between two married employees and the victim, and while motive points to the husband, a critical clue leads them to solve the crime definitively. Meanwhile, Booth's grandfather breaks some unexpected news, and Special Agent Genny Shaw learns the importance of teamwork.
  The Twist in the Twister December 8, 2011 705
Bones
Written By: Karine Rosenthal
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc
The team discovers the remains of a so-called "storm chaser" who seems to have died while following a tornado. But footage recorded during the storm ultimately leads them to believe he was murdered. Meanwhile, Booth becomes increasingly overprotective of Brennan both at home and in the field, and sleep-deprived Angela and Hodgins come to terms with having Angela's father and rock musician (guest star Billy F. Gibbons) babysit their infant son.
  The Crack in the Code January 12, 2012 706
Bones
Written By: Carla Kettner
Directed By: Ian Toynton
The team investigates what appears to be a murder scene at a national monument, but the only clue left is a coded message made of human blood that will be the beginning of a scavenger hunt for the solution, courtesy of a new, technologically-proficient foe. Elsewhere, Booth and Brennan look for a new home.
  The Prisoner in the Pipe April 2, 2012 707
Bones
Written By: Jonathan Collier
Directed By: Kate Woods
An escaped convict's remains are found in a residential sewer pipe, but the team find evidence that a murder occurred inside a prison. Meanwhile, Booth asks Brennan to take it easy as they await the birth... Booth is not happy when Brennan, in her advanced state of pregnancy, decides she is the only scientist who can solve the mystery of a prisoner's corpse found miles from the prison in the sewer system.
  The Bump in the Road April 9, 2012 708
Bones
Written By: Keith Foglesong
Directed By: Dwight Little
With the help of a special agent the team identify the remains of a discount shopper who was dragged by an 18 wheeler. Meanwhile, Brennan is adjusting to her first day back at the job after giving birth and Cam disapproves of her daughter dating one of the interns in the lab.
  The Don't in the Do April 16, 2012 709
Bones
Written By: Janet Lin
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc
When a corpse is found at a landfill, dyed in a blue substance, intern Arastoo Vaziri discovers a method that helps eliminate postmortem damages to the corpse, which leads the team back to a hair salon where the victim worked. Meanwhile Bones is feeling uncomfortable in her post-baby body, so Booth decides to do something special to boost her self-confidence.
  The Warrior in the Wuss April 23, 2012 710
Bones
Written By: Michael Peterson, Dean Lopata
Directed By: Chad Lowe
The corpse of a truck company employee is found in the middle of the woods. After the victim's son is questioned, Booth and Brennan visit his karate class in search of a motive. Back at the lab, Hodgins is going overboard purchasing lab equipment. Then, Booth's son Parker returns from England and Brennan is apprehensive about how he'll react to his new baby sister.
  The Family and the Feud April 30, 2012 711
Bones
Written By: Janet Lin, Pat Charles
Directed By: Dwight Little
When a corpse is found in the middle of the woods, the team links the victim to two families that have been feuding for almost a century. Brennan and Booth interrogate a family member with a shocking confession that leads them to a motive for the victim's murder. Meanwhile, Brennan has a difficult time accepting her father's offer to babysit their infant daughter because of his unpredictable presence in her own childhood.
  The Suit on the Set May 7, 2012 712
Bones
Written By: Emile Levisetti
Directed By: Karine Rosenthal
Brennan and Booth head out to Los Angeles to consult on the production of "Bone of Contention," a film based on Brennan's latest book and the work of the Jeffersonian team. While on set, Brennan intervenes after finding flaws with the actors' performances, not to mention the film's total disregard for science. Then she discovers that the prop cadaver being used is an actual murder victim, forcing her and Booth to launch an investigation that has real-world consequences in the land of make-believe. Meanwhile, Booth is offered a job on the studio lot, and embarrassing information is revealed about Cam's past.
  The Past in the Present May 14, 2012 713
Bones
Written By: Carla Kettner
Directed By: David Boreanaz
Evil tech genius Christopher Pelant, a suspect in a previous case Brennan and Booth handled, is back in court on appeal. Knowing what he is capable of, Brennan and Booth inform the judge that he is a suspect in two murder cases. Then, Brennan and Booth are called to the scene of a new murder. After determining the victim is Brennan's friend, who also is linked to Pelant, the Jeffersonian team works to prove he is guilty once and for all. But when law enforcement examines the team's findings, key pieces of evidence are tied to Brennan and suspicion falls on her.

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