Fox will be bringing Bones back for a ninth season, Chairman of Entertainment at Fox Kevin Reilly officially announced today. “After more than 150 episodes, Bones continues to be one of television’s most dynamic and consistent dramas,” said Reilly. “We at FOX, along with millions of zealous fans, look forward to seeing where the incredible creative team takes the series next season.”
The series will return for a special two-hour winter premiere on January 14, 2013 at 8pm, kicking off all-new episodes of the popular series, which centers on a forensic anthropologist and an FBI agent. The show stars David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, TJ Thyne, Michaela Conlin, Tamara Taylor, and John Francis Daley.
Details on the January 14th Episode: In the episode, “The Diamond in the Rough/The Archeologist in the Cocoon,” the Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a professional ballroom dancer who was murdered three days before her audition on a popular dancing competition show. In order to solve the case, Brennan (Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) go undercover as dance competitors to see if they can find potential suspects. Then, the team investigates the murder of a well-known archeologist with a questionable reputation, who came upon a career-defining discovery right before his death.
