The seventh season of the American television series Bones premiered on November 3, 2011, and concluded on May 14, 2012, on Fox.

The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Thursdays at 9:00 pm ET for the first half of the season.

[4] The season is truncated due to Emily Deschanel's pregnancy and maternity leave.

Bones cast members John Francis Daley and T. J. Thyne, who portray Lance Sweets and Jack Hodgins, respectively, appeared in different episodes of The Finder.

Special features include an audio commentary on "The Past in the Present" by Hart Hanson and Ian Toynton, deleted scenes from "The Memories in the Shallow Grave" and "The Past in the Present", a gag reel, and two featurettes—Creating "The Suit on the Set" and Bone of Contention: On the Red Carpet.