One tree hill.
On May 1One Tree Hill is an American teen, young adult television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003 on The WB Television Network.[1] After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and since September 27, 2006 the network is the official broadcaster for the show in the USA. The show is set in fictional town Tree Hill in North Carolina and originally follows the lives of two half-brothers, Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and Nathan Scott (James Lafferty). Their relationship evolves from heartless enemies to caring brothers, and the basketball drama, as well as the brothers' on-again/off-again romances with female characters, are significant elements within the series.
The first four seasons of the show focus on the main characters' high school years. With the beginning of the fifth season, Schwahn decided to skip the timeline four years ahead, showing their lives after college. In the seventh season, he adjusted the timeline fourteen months into the future after the sixth season.[2] The opening credits were originally intertwined with the song "I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw playing in the background. The theme was removed from the opening in the fifth season; Schwahn said the decision was made to lower production costs, add more time for the storyline, and because he felt that the song was more representative of the main characters' adolescent past, not their present maturity.[3] The credits then only consisted of the title written on a black background. The theme was restored for Season 8, due to audience demand, and is sung by different artists each week.
The series' second season was the highest rated in the series, averaging 4.3 million viewers weekly and a 1.9 Adults 18-49 rating.[4] It has also won Teen Choice Awards. On May 12, 2009, it was confirmed that Murray and Hilarie Burton declined to return for the seventh season, although stories on what transpired vary. Their characters (Lucas and Peyton) had been two of the five main protagonists, as well as one of the central love stories, throughout the show.[5][6][7]
7, 2011, One Tree Hill was renewed for a ninth season, with a 13-episode order.[8] Original cast members Bethany Joy Galeotti, Sophia Bush are signed on for a final season, while James Lafferty is expected to return part-time.[9] Season nine will be the final season, and will air mid-season.[10]
Intertitle, seasons
1-4; 8
Genre
Drama, Sports
Format
Teen drama / Young adult
Created by
Mark Schwahn
Starring
Chad Michael Murray
James Lafferty
Hilarie Burton
Bethany Joy Galeotti
Sophia Bush
Paul Johansson
Barry Corbin
Craig Sheffer
Moira Kelly
Barbara Alyn Woods
Lee Norris
Antwon Tanner
Danneel Harris
Jackson Brundage
Lisa Goldstein
Austin Nichols
Robert Buckley
Shantel VanSanten
Jana Kramer
Stephen Colletti
Narrated by
Chad Michael Murray (Seasons 1–6)
Paul Johansson (Season 7; episodes 1–12)
Bethany Joy Galeotti (Season 8)
Opening theme
"I Don't Want to Be" by Gavin DeGraw (Seasons 1–4, 8)
Various artists (Season 8)
Country of origin
United States
Language(s)
English
No. of seasons
8
No. of episodes
174 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Mark Schwahn
Michael Tollin
Brian Robbins
Joe Davola
Production Company(s)=
Tollin/Robbins Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Location(s)
Wilmington, North Carolina
Camera setup
Single-camera setup
Running time
39–42 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel
The WB (2003–2006)
The CW (2006–present)
Picture format
480i (SDTV)
Original run
September 23, 2003 – present