One Tree Hill season 1
One Tree Hill (season 1) | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | The WB |
Original release | September 23, 2003 May 11, 2004 | –
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The first season of One Tree Hill, an American teen drama television series created by Mark Schwahn, began airing on September 23, 2003 on The WB television network. The season concluded on May 11, 2004, after 22 episodes.
The series premiere was watched by 2.5 million viewers and achieved a 1.9 Adults 18–49 rating on September 23, 2003. However, the following week it rose to 3.3 million viewers and a 2.4 demo, becoming only one of three shows to rise in its second episode in the 2003–2004 TV season.[2]
Warner Home Video released the complete first season, under the title of One Tree Hill: The Complete First Season, on January 25, 2005, as a six-disc boxed set.[1]
Overview
The first season follows junior Lucas Scott as he joins his high school basketball team and forges a relationship with his half-brother Nathan Scott, while also coming to terms with who he is and who his father is. The season also explores the love lives of the boys as they develop relationships with characters like Peyton Sawyer, Haley James and Brooke Davis, while the parents of these teens must also face the past in order to move on from it.
Cast and characters
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Bryan Gordon | Mark Schwahn | September 23, 2003 | 475360 | 2.48[3] |
2 | 2 | "The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most" | Bryan Gordon | Mark Schwahn | September 30, 2003 | 177501 | 3.30[4] |
3 | 3 | "Are You True?" | Michael Grossman | Jennifer Cecil | October 7, 2003 | 177502 | 3.54[5] |
4 | 4 | "Crash Into You" | David Carson | Mark Perry | October 14, 2003 | 177503 | 3.78[6] |
5 | 5 | "All That You Can't Leave Behind / Where I End And You Begin" | Duane Clark | Ann Hamilton & Mark Schwahn | October 21, 2003 | 177504 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Every Night Is Another Story" | Jason Moore | Mike Kelley | October 28, 2003 | 177505 | N/A |
7 | 7 | "Life in a Glass House" | Robert Duncan McNeill | Mike Kelley | November 4, 2003 | 177506 | 3.62[7] |
8 | 8 | "The Search for Something More" | John T. Kretchmer | Jennifer Cecil | November 11, 2003 | 177507 | 3.64[8] |
9 | 9 | "With Arms Outstretched" | Greg Prange | Mark Schwahn | November 18, 2003 | 177508 | 3.75[9] |
10 | 10 | "You Gotta Go There to Come Back" | Keith Samples | Mike Kelley | January 20, 2004 | 177509 | 4.35[10] |
11 | 11 | "The Living Years" | Thomas J. Wright | Mark Perry | January 27, 2004 | 177510 | N/A |
12 | 12 | "Crash Course in Polite Conversations" | Sandy Smolan | Jessica Queller | February 3, 2004 | 177511 | N/A |
13 | 13 | "Hanging by a Moment" | John Behring | Mark Schwahn | February 10, 2004 | 177512 | N/A |
14 | 14 | "I Shall Believe" | Greg Prange | Jennifer Cecil | February 17, 2004 | 177513 | 4.39[11] |
15 | 15 | "Suddenly Everything Has Changed" | David Carson | Mark Perry | February 24, 2004 | 177514 | 3.87[12] |
16 | 16 | "The First Cut Is the Deepest" | Robert Duncan McNeill | Mike Kelley | March 2, 2004 | 177515 | 3.95[13] |
17 | 17 | "Spirit in the Night" | Duane Clark | Terrence Coli | April 6, 2004 | 177516 | 3.24[14] |
18 | 18 | "To Wish Impossible Things" | Billy Dickson | Mark Schwahn | April 13, 2004 | 177517 | 4.81[15] |
19 | 19 | "How Can You Be Sure?" | Thomas J. Wright | Karyn Usher | April 20, 2004 | 177518 | 4.40[16] |
20 | 20 | "What Is and What Should Never Be" | Perry Lang | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | April 27, 2004 | 177519 | 4.23[17] |
21 | 21 | "The Leaving Song" | Davis Carson | Jennifer Cecil & Mark Perry | May 4, 2004 | 177520 | 4.09[18] |
22 | 22 | "The Games That Play Us" | Greg Prange | Mark Schwahn | May 11, 2004 | 177521 | 4.49[19] |
Reception
Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | TV season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
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1st | Tuesday 9/8C | September 23, 2003 | May 11, 2004 | 2003–2004 | #173 | 3.5[20] |
DVD release
The DVD release of season one was released after the season has completed broadcast on television. It has been released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes. The words "The WB Presents" were printed on the packaging before the "One Tree Hill" title, although they were not included on international releases as The WB was not the broadcaster.[21]
The Complete First Season | |||||
Set details[1] | Special features[1] | ||||
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Release dates | |||||
United States | United Kingdom | Australia | |||
January 25, 2005[1] | September 5, 2005[22] | February 1, 2006[23] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "One Tree Hill - The Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09. Cite error: The named reference "S1R1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Breaking News - 'One Tree Hill,' 'Eve' Top Freshman Growth The Fruton Critic. Retrieved: November 3, 2010.
- ^ "Alphabet comedies lead pack on Tuesday night". Variety.com. September 24, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ 'One Tree Hill,' 'Eve' Top Freshman Growth
- ^ "ABC 'Rules' record". Variety.com. October 8, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "'Whoopi'-ing it up". Variety.com. October 15, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "'Rules' rules Tuesday". Variety.com. November 5, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "SpotVault - One Tree Hill (CW) - 2003-04". Spotted Ratings. January 13, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ "Will finds way for UPN". Variety.com. November 19, 2003. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "'Idol' pesters Peacock". Variety.com. January 22, 2004. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. February 24, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 2, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. March 9, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "RANKING REPORT: FROM 04/05/04 THROUGH 04/11/04". ABC Medianet. April 13, 2004. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
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- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 11, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. May 18, 2004. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "2003-04 Ratings". ABC Medianet. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
- ^ "American packaging for season one" (JPG). Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
• "Australian packaging for season one" (JPG). EzyDVD. Retrieved 2012-12-05. - ^ a b c "One Tree Hill - Series 1". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ a b c "One Tree Hill; Season 1: The Complete First Season: 6DVD (DVD)". Sanity. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-02-11.