One Tree Hill Young Adult Television

[wikitvs.com] One 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.

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 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 one year into the future after the sixth season.

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, due to production costs and Schwahn feeling that it was more so representative of the main five’s adolescent lives.

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 will be sung by different artists each week.

The show has received average ratings, with the second season being the highest rated season, averaging 4.3 million viewers weekly.It has also won Teen Choice Awards. On May 12, 2009, it was confirmed that Chad Michael 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. Since the two departed, ratings have steadily declined with some episodes reaching below the two million mark; this also ties in with the network’s other shows that also suffered a decline in ratings^.

The CW officially renewed the show for an eighth season consisting of a minimum 12 episodes on May 18, 2010. Schwahn said this is the last season all the original cast members are contracted for. However, he is hoping the series could go on for more seasons as the network did not announce this as the last season of the show, which they did for Smallville. On October 22, 2010, the show was picked up for a full-season, which will total at 22 episodes

One Tree Hill Opening Credit

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One Tree Hill Teen Drama Television Series

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; eps 1–12), Bethany Joy Galeotti (Season
Opening theme : “I Don’t Want to Be” by Gavin DeGraw (Seasons 1–4;
Country of origin : United States
Language(s) : English
No. of seasons : 8
No. of episodes : 161
Executive producer(s) : Mark Schwahn, Michael Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola
Location(s) : Wilmington, North Carolina
Camera setup : Single-camera setup
Running time : 39–42 minutes
Original channel : The WB (2003–2006), The CW (2006–present)
Picture format : 480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV)
Original run : September 23, 2003 (2003-09-23) – present
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