Bones Renewed for Final Season, Will Have ‘The Ending it Deserves’

This comes bittersweet news for fans of the long-running comedic procedural, Bones, starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs of Fox Television Group, announced today that the series will return for its 12th and final season on FOX. With a 12-episode run, the farewell season will celebrate the series and bring the storylines of Brennan, Booth, and the Jeffersonian-FBI team to a close.

“In times like these, marked by instability and doubt, it’s comforting to know the world can count on at least one dependable beacon of stability. Apparently, that beacon is Bones,” said creator and executive producer Hart Hanson. “It just shows what you can do with an amalgam of genius cast, amazing crew, cunning writers, stalwart studio, sweat, a tough economy, a mercurial network, determination, luck, magic, miracles and the most loyal audience in the world.”

Though it’s hard to say goodbye to a show we’ve loved for so long, it’s clear that the final season will be everything it should be.

“This is for the fans! Thank you to everyone at Fox and, of course, Dana and Gary – for all your support,” said series star and producer David Boreanaz. “Thank you to Hart, Stephen, Ian [Toynton], Michael and Jonathan. Also to the crew and cast for their countless support along the way! And I couldn’t have done it without you, Emily!”

Series star and producer Emily Deschanel further commented, “I am thrilled the show will have the ending it deserves for all of our amazing, loyal fans!”

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to have another season, so we can give the show, characters and fans the end they so richly deserve,” said executive producers and showrunners Jonathan Collier and Michael Peterson. “Also knowing there is a Season 12, we can now write the most rewarding Season 11 finale possible — one we hope will leave our fans excited for what’s to come in this final season of Bones.”

It’s especially exciting to know that the series will end with intention, rather than leaving fans hanging with a conclusion that falls short. It’s also clear more than ever how important the fan-base has been to the success of the show.

“Bones has been part of the fabric of our network and studio for over a decade, and during that time it has attracted one of the most devoted fan bases we’ve ever seen. So it was extremely important to us and to Hart, the producers and the cast that we send the show off in a way that gives those loyal fans a meaningful and satisfying conclusion,” said Walden and Newman.

“We’d like to thank Emily and David for anchoring this extraordinary group of talented people, as well as Hart, Stephen Nathan, Barry Josephson and this season’s showrunners, Michael Peterson and Jonathan Collier, for delivering such an incredible series season after season,” Walden and Newman continued.

When Bones concludes its farewell season, it will have completed 246 original episodes, making it one of the longest running series on FOX ever.

Bones returns for its spring premiere on Thursday, April 14 at 8/7c on FOX.