Supernatural season 6
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Supernatural Season 6 | |
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Season 6 | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | The CW |
Original release | September 24, 2010[1] – May 20, 2011[2] |
Season chronology | |
The sixth season of Supernatural, an American television series is the fifth season to air on The CW television network. The season airs on Fridays at 9:00 pm/eastern...8:00 pm/central in the United States on The CW and premiered on September 24, 2010.[1]
Cast
- Main cast
- Recurring cast
- Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer
- Mitch Pileggi as Samuel Campbell
- Mark A. Sheppard as Crowley
- Julia Maxwell as Eve (Mother of All)
- Sebastian Roché as Balthazar
Episodes
The number in the first column represents the episode's number overall, whereas the number in the second column indicates the episode's number within this particular season (6). "U.S. viewers in millions" refers to how many Americans who watched the episode live or on the day of broadcast.
№ | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
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105 | 1 | "Exile on Main St." | Phil Sgriccia | Sera Gamble | September 24, 2010 | 3X6052 | 2.90[3] |
106 | 2 | "Two and a Half Men" | John Showalter | Adam Glass | October 1, 2010 | 3X6053 | 2.33[4] |
107 | 3 | "The Third Man" | Robert Singer | Ben Edlund | October 8, 2010 | 3X6054 | 2.16[5] |
108 | 4 | "Weekend at Bobby's" | Jensen Ackles | Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin | October 15, 2010 | 3X6051 | 2.84[6] |
109 | 5 | "Live Free or TwiHard" | Rod Hardy | Brett Matthews | October 22, 2010 | 3X6056 | 2.47[7] |
110 | 6 | "You Can't Handle the Truth" | Jan Eliasberg | Story by: David Reed & Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder Teleplay by: Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder | October 29, 2010 | 3X6055 | 2.52[8] |
111 | 7 | "Family Matters" | Guy Bee | Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin | November 5, 2010 | 3X6057 | 2.46[9] |
112 | 8 | "All Dogs Go to Heaven" | Phil Sgriccia | Adam Glass | November 12, 2010 | 3X6058 | 2.09[10] |
113 | 9 | "Clap Your Hands If You Believe..." | John Showalter | Ben Edlund | November 19, 2010 | 3X6059 | 1.94[11] |
114 | 10 | "Caged Heat" | Robert Singer | Brett Matthews & Jenny Klein | December 3, 2010 | 3X6060 | 2.15[12] |
115 | 11 | "Appointment in Samarra" | Mike Rohl | Sera Gamble & Robert Singer | December 10, 2010 | 3X6061 | 2.27[13] |
116 | 12 | "Like a Virgin" | Phil Sgriccia | Adam Glass | February 4, 2011 | 3X6062 | 2.25[14] |
117 | 13 | "Unforgiven" | David Barrett | Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin | February 11, 2011 | 3X6063 | 1.97[15] |
118 | 14 | "Mannequin 3: The Reckoning" | Jeannot Szwarc | Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder | February 18, 2011 | 3X6064 | 2.25[16] |
119 | 15 | "The French Mistake" | Charles Beeson | Ben Edlund | February 25, 2011 | 3X6065 | 2.18[17] |
120 | 16 | "...And Then There Were None" | Mike Rohl | Brett Matthews | March 4, 2011 | 3X6066 | 2.14[18] |
121 | 17 | "My Heart Will Go On" | Phil Sgriccia | Eric Charmelo & Nicole Snyder | April 15, 2011 | 3X6068 | 2.26[19] |
122 | 18 | "Frontierland"[20] | Guy Bee | Story by: Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin & Jackson Stewart Teleplay by: Andrew Dabb & Daniel Loflin | April 22, 2011 | 3X6067 | 1.97[21] |
123 | 19 | "Mommy Dearest"[22] | John Showalter | Adam Glass | April 29, 2011 | 3X6069 | TBA |
124 | 20 | "The Man Who Would Be King"[23] | Ben Edlund[23] | Ben Edlund[23] | May 6, 2011[24] | 3X6070 | TBA |
125 | 21 | "Let It Bleed"[25] | Unknown | Sera Gamble[26] | May 20, 2011[24] | 3X6071 | TBA |
126 | 22 | "The Man Who Knew Too Much"[25] | Unknown | Eric Kripke[26] | May 20, 2011[24] | 3X6072 | TBA |
Production
The show's creator Eric Kripke originally planned for the show to last only five seasons, but due to increased ratings from the fourth and fifth seasons,[27] the CW network renewed the series for a sixth season.[28] Kripke did not return as showrunner; however, he remains a hands-on executive producer, leaving long-time series writer Sera Gamble to take over the day-to-day production of the show.[27] Also, Kripke confirmed in a interview that he will definitely write an episode or two and direct an episode scheduled to air in February 2011.[29]
Gamble has said the sixth season of the show will focus on the brothers' relationship.[30][31][32] The season will steer towards the format of the early seasons with "lots of meat-and-potatoes closed-ended episodes, and...a season-long story arc to weave in".[33] According to a press release by the CW, Heaven and Hell are now in "complete disarray", forcing Sam and Dean to reunite to "beat back the rising tide of creatures and demon-spawn" that "roam across a lawless and chaotic landscape".[1] The season will jump ahead a year to "get some distance between [Sam and Dean], get some personal history for each of them" to allow for "new conflict, new circumstances, new stuff".[34] The brothers' roles will be reversed, with Dean now hesitant to return to the hunting lifestyle.[35] The brothers will investigate why monsters have been "acting off-pattern".[36] The first few episodes will establish the mythology.[34] An episode spoofing Twilight and other vampire series aired in October, 2010 and examined the "current romantic fascination" with vampires.[37][38] However, the Twilight fans at the center of the Winchesters' "disparaging" comments were "slightly fictionalised". On this, Gamble noted, "...part of the thing is finding a balance between [showing] a poster from the actual show and having Sam and Dean really speak their minds. We don't want to offend." A fan of the Twilight series, she also commented, "I'm certainly not coming at this from a place of feeling superior to them. I have great respect."[39] Another episode of the season will consist of an "insane" storyline featuring Tinker Bell.[40]
Filming for the season began with the Ackles-directed fourth episode, "Weekend at Bobby's", to give the actor enough time for preproduction.[41] Misha Collins will return as series regular Castiel,[42] as will Jim Beaver as Bobby Singer.[43] Mitch Pileggi will make multiple appearances as Sam and Dean's grandfather.[44] The recurring role of Christian, the maternal cousin of Sam and Dean, was given to Corin Nemec;[45] he is described as "capable, calm under pressure, and very good at his job".[44] Kim Rhodes will return as Sheriff Jody Mills,[46] as will Fredric Lehne as Azazel.[47]
A two hour season finale will air on May 20, 2011.[2]
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