SeriesTV-142005·0m·8.2

Bones

Every body has secrets.

CrimeDrama

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

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Cast

Emily Deschanel

Temperance 'Bones' Brennan

David Boreanaz

Seeley Booth

John Boyd

James Aubrey

Michaela Conlin

Angela Montenegro

Tamara Taylor

Camille Saroyan

T.J. Thyne

Jack Hodgins

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Status
Ended
Network
FOX
First aired
2005-09-13
Last aired
2017-03-28
Seasons
12
Episodes
246
Languages
English
Age rating
TV-14
Production
20th Century Fox TelevisionFar Field ProductionsJosephson Entertainment

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Dean

3/18/2026

6.0

I have mixed feelings about this show. It has its pros and cons. **Pros:** It has highly developed characters you care about them. All of them are unique in their own way. Main character - Temperance ("Bones") used to annoy me at first, but in late seasons she changed, matured, she grew on me and became one of my favorite characters; she is a very classy and pretty woman. Overall, the show highlights great character development. **Cons:** Show suffers from a highly repetitive "body of the week" formula. Literally each episode follows a rigid path: A disgusting decomposed or mangled corpse is discovered (don't recommend watching this show while eating), a specific bone fragment provides a "miracle" clue, and a predictable interrogation leads to a confession in the final minutes. This focus on skeletal remains often feels like a shallow substitute for a compelling plot. The technical jargon and gross-out effects of the forensic lab eventually lose their novelty, occasionally leading to "silly" episodes that lack real tension. Also, I need to highlight that show gets slightly better after season 10 and we get some normal, better episodes instead of this stupid "body of the week" formula. I just wished we had all episodes without it, then I would rate this show higher.