List of The O.C. episodes
The O.C. is an American teenaged drama television series created by Josh Schwartz. It premiered on FOX, a terrestrial television network, on August 5, 2003 with the pilot episode "Premiere". The O.C. is set in Newport Beach, Orange County, California and follows the stories of residents in the wealthy, harbor-front community. The series mainly focuses around the Cohen and Cooper families, and the Cohen's adoption of Ryan Atwood, a troubled teenager from Chino, California.[1] The show ran until February 22, 2007, with 92 episodes split over 4 seasons. The first season consisted of twenty-seven episodes, the second season was twenty-four episodes long and preceded by two specials that gave a retrospective look at season one, and previewed the upcoming second season. Season three was twenty-five episodes long, but only sixteen episodes were ordered for the final fourth season as falling ratings led to the show's cancellation.[2]
All four seasons are available on DVD in Regions 1, 2 and 4. Additionally, The O.C. The Complete Series was released on November 27, 2007 in Canada and the United States,[3] which included the first season remastered in widescreen.[4] The complete series was also released as a Region 2 DVD on November 19, 2007 but did not include the remastered version of the first season.[5] For users in the US, a regularly changing selection of episodes are available to stream free of charge from Hulu and The WB's website.[6][7] For registered members of the US iTunes Store, all episodes of the first, second, and fourth season are available to purchase and download.[8][9][10] These seasons are also available in the US as video on demand from Amazon Unbox.[11] In October 2008 the first and second seasons were made are available on the United Kingdom iTunes Store.[12][13] In the United States, the fourth season is also available to purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace for registered users.[14]
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release and information | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 | 27 | 2003 – 2004 | The O.C. - The Complete First Season | |
Season 2 | 24 | 2004 – 2005 | The O.C. - The Complete Second Season | |
Season 3 | 25 | 2005 – 2006 | The O.C. - The Complete Third Season | |
Season 4 | 16 | 2006 – 2007 | The O.C. - The Complete Fourth Season | |
Total | 92 | 2003 – 2007 | The O.C. - The Complete Series |
Season 1: 2003–2004
Season 2: 2004–2005
- ^* - These episodes were first shown in Canada at 8:00 p.m. ET on CTV. In America airing of "The Return of the Nana" was postponed due to a press conference by President Bush.[59] Instead it aired the following week at 8:00 p.m. ET immediately followed by "The Showdown" at 9:00 p.m.[56]
Season 3: 2005–2006
Season 4: 2006–2007
- ^† - The second episode was shown first in Canada on Tuesday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET on CTV. In the United States the episode aired the next day at 9:00 p.m. ET.[100]
Specials
Two special episodes, not part of the official continuity, were produced to complement the second season and were broadcast on Fox in the weeks leading up to the season premiere. The first documents the shows impact on popular culture, and the second provides "a day in the life" of the show.[101]
Special # |
Title | Director | American viewers in millions | Original airdate | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The O.C.: Obsess Completely" | Brad Lachman | 3.28[102] | September 16, 2004 | S01 |
2 | "Welcome to The O.C.: A Day in the Life" | Brad Lachman | 2.70[103] | September 23, 2004 | S02 |
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External links
- The O.C.: Obsess Completely at TV.com
- Welcome to The O.C.: A Day in the Life at TV.com
- The O.C. Episode List at IMDb.com
- The O.C. Episode Guide (All Seasons) at TV.com
- The O.C. Episode Guide at savetheoc.wordpress.com