Suits season 8
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Season 8 | |
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No. of episodes | 16 |
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Original network | USA Network |
Original release | July 18, 2018 February 27, 2019 | –
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The eighth season of the American legal drama Suits was ordered on January 30, 2018,[1] and began airing on USA Network in the United States July 18, 2018.[2]
The season is the first in the show's history to see extensive cast changes with the departures of Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle at the conclusion of the previous season.[1][3] Following their departures, three actors have been promoted to series regulars: previously recurring guest star Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett,[4] recurring special guest star Dulé Hill as Alex Williams,[1] and Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler, who is introduced in the season premiere.[2]
The back half of the season premiered on January 23, 2019.[5]
Cast
Regular cast
- Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter
- Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt
- Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen
- Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett
- Dulé Hill as Alex Williams
- Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler
Special Guest Cast
- David Costabile as Daniel Hardman
Recurring cast
- Wendell Pierce as Robert Zane[6]
- Rachael Harris as Sheila Sazs[6]
- Aloma Wright as Gretchen Bodinski[6]
- Ray Proscia as Dr. Stan Lipschitz[6]
- Jake Epstein as Brian Altman[6]
Guest cast
- Abigail Spencer as Dana Scott
- Gary Cole as Cameron Dennis
- Jeffrey Nordling as Eric Kaldor
- Usman Ally as Andrew Malik
- Neal McDonough as Sean Cahill
- Sasha Roiz as Thomas Kessler
- Ian Reed Kesler as Stu Buzzini
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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109 | 1 | "Right-Hand Man" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Korsh | July 18, 2018 | 1.27[7] |
110 | 2 | "Pecking Order" | Michael Smith | Genevieve Sparling | July 25, 2018 | 1.18[8] |
111 | 3 | "Promises, Promises" | Roger Kumble | Rob LaMorgese & Marshall Knight | August 1, 2018 | 1.16[9] |
112 | 4 | "Revenue Per Square Foot" | Michael Smith | Ethan Drogin | August 8, 2018 | 1.09[10] |
113 | 5 | "Good Mudding" | Valerie Weiss | Sharyn Rothstein | August 15, 2018 | 1.15[11] |
114 | 6 | "Cats, Ballet, Harvey Specter" | Emile Levisetti | Garrett Schabb | August 22, 2018 | 1.22[12] |
115 | 7 | "Sour Grapes" | Gabriel Macht | Ian Deitchman & Kristin Robinson | August 29, 2018 | 1.13[13] |
116 | 8 | "Coral Gables" | Christopher Misiano | Marshall Knight & Rob LaMorgese | September 5, 2018 | 1.30[14] |
117 | 9 | "Motion to Delay" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Korsh & Genevieve Sparling | September 12, 2018 | 1.07[15] |
118 | 10 | "Managing Partner" | Silver Tree | Aaron Korsh & Ethan Drogin | September 19, 2018 | 1.08[16] |
119 | 11 | "Rocky 8" | Roger Kumble | Michael L. Kramer | January 23, 2019 | 0.82[17] |
120 | 12 | "Whale Hunt" | Valerie Weiss | Ian Deitchman & Kristin Robinson | January 30, 2019 | 0.91[18] |
121 | 13 | "The Greater Good" | Darren Grant | Garrett Schabb | February 6, 2019 | 0.77[19] |
122 | 14 | "Peas in a Pod" | Christopher Misiano | Sharyn Rothstein & Jordan Pomaville | February 13, 2019 | 0.78[20] |
123 | 15 | "Stalking Horse" | Chloe Domont | Ethan Drogin & Genevieve Sparling | February 20, 2019 | 0.69[21] |
124 | 16 | "Harvey" | Christopher Misiano | Aaron Korsh & Genevieve Sparling & Ethan Drogin | February 27, 2019 | 0.74[22] |
Production
Development
On May 25, 2018, Entertainment Weekly released an interview with Katherine Heigl in which she described her character Samantha Wheeler as a "fierce and enigmatic lawyer who muscles her way into [the] central law firm, Zane Specter Litt." She also teased an antagonistic relationship between Samantha and the main protagonist Harvey Specter and an "uneasy dynamic" with Donna. The article included several exclusive first-look images from the season premiere and Heigl's character.[2]
Series creator Aaron Korsh confirmed that Patrick J. Adams won't be returning for any guest appearances in the first ten episodes of the season. However, he did state that he and Adams had discussed it and are both open to the possibility somewhere in the future. At the same time, he confirmed that Gina Torres won't guest star on the eighth season nor will there be crossover episodes in order to establish the world from the Chicago-based spin-off series Pearson as separate from Suits itself.[6]
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Right-Hand Man" | July 18, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.27[7] | 0.3 | 1.23 | 0.6 | 2.50[23] |
2 | "Pecking Order" | July 25, 2018 | 0.2 | 1.18[8] | 0.3 | 1.21 | 0.5 | 2.39[24] |
3 | "Promises, Promises" | August 1, 2018 | 0.2 | 1.16[9] | 0.2 | 0.81 | 0.4 | 1.97[25][a] |
4 | "Revenue Per Square Foot" | August 8, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.09[10] | 0.2 | 0.87 | 0.5 | 1.96[26][a] |
5 | "Good Mudding" | August 15, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.15[11] | — | 1.21 | — | 2.36[27] |
6 | "Cats, Ballet, Harvey Specter" | August 22, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.22[12] | 0.2 | 0.87 | 0.5 | 2.10[28][a] |
7 | "Sour Grapes" | August 29, 2018 | 0.2 | 1.13[13] | 0.4 | 1.26 | 0.6 | 2.40[29] |
8 | "Coral Gables" | September 5, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.30[14] | — | 1.21 | — | 2.51[30] |
9 | "Motion to Delay" | September 12, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.07[15] | — | 1.25 | — | 2.32[31] |
10 | "Managing Partner" | September 19, 2018 | 0.3 | 1.08[16] | 0.2 | 1.02 | 0.5 | 2.10[32][a] |
11 | "Rocky 8" | January 23, 2019 | 0.3 | 0.82[17] | 0.3 | 1.49 | 0.6 | 2.32[33] |
12 | "Whale Hunt" | January 30, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.91[18] | 0.3 | 1.43 | 0.5 | 2.34[34] |
13 | "The Greater Good" | February 6, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.77[19] | 0.2 | 1.05 | 0.4 | 1.82[35][a] |
14 | "Peas in a Pod" | February 13, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.78[20] | 0.3 | 1.41 | 0.5 | 2.19[36] |
15 | "Stalking Horse" | February 20, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.69[21] | 0.3 | 1.34 | 0.5 | 2.03[37] |
16 | "Harvey" | February 27, 2019 | 0.2 | 0.74[22] | 0.3 | 1.31 | 0.5 | 2.05[38] |
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