Supernatural Season 1
Genre:
Action,
Adventure,
Drama,
Premiere Date:
Sep 13, 2005
Season one of [[Supernatural]], an American television series created by [[Eric Kripke]], premiered on September 13, 2005, and concluded on May 4, 2006 after 22 episodes. It focuses on the protagonists [[Sam]] and [[Dean Winchester]] as they track down their father, [[John]], who is on the trail of [[the demon]] who killed [[their mother]] and [[Sam's girlfriend]]. During their travels they use their father's journal to help them carry on the family business—saving people and hunting supernatural creatures. [[Jared Padalecki]] and [[Jensen Ackles]] star as Sam and Dean, with [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]] recurring as their father John and [[Nicki Aycox]] as the demonic [[Meg Masters]]. This is the only season to air on [[The WB Television Network]], with all subsequent seasons airing on [[The CW Television Network]], a joint venture of The WB and UPN.The first sixteen episodes of the season aired on Tuesdays at 9:00 pm [[ET]] in the United States, after which the series was rescheduled to Thursdays. Overall, the season averaged about 3.81 million American viewers. The season gained many award nominations, among them two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for work done on the pilot episode. While some critics did not like the mostly anthology-like format, others praised the show for the emotional moments and noted the brotherly chemistry between the lead actors.The season was [[internationally syndicated]], airing in the United Kingdom on [[ITV]], in Canada on [[Citytv]], and in Australia on [[Network Ten]]. The first season was released on DVD as a six-disc box set on September 5, 2006, by [[Warner Home Video]] in [[Region 1]]. Although the season was split into two separate releases in [[Region 2]], the complete set was released on October 2, 2006, and in [[Region 4]] on October 2, 2007. The episodes are also available through [[digital retailers]] such as [[Apple]]'s [[iTunes Store]], Microsoft's [[Xbox Live Marketplace]], and [[Amazon.com]]'s on-demand TV service.
Created by:
Eric Kripke
Producer(s):
Adam Glass,
Ben Edlund,
David Nutter,
Jeremy Carver,
John Shiban
No. of episodes:
22
Production company(s):
Kripke Enterprises,
Warner Bros. Television,
Wonderland Sound and Vision