The eighth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 17, 2012, and concluded on April 29, 2013, on Fox.

[1] The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm ET, and consists of 24 episodes.

The series was renewed for an eighth season on March 29, 2012.

[2] Executive producer Stephen Nathan commented that season eight would include storylines that were originally intended for the previous season but could not be used then due to its reduced episode count.

Special features include an audio commentary on "The Future in the Past" by Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan and Ian Toynton, deleted scenes from "The Patriot in Purgatory", "The Survivor in the Soap" and "The Party in the Pants", a gag reel, and two featurettes—Dying to Know: Bones Answers Your Questions!