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| Season Number: | 6 |
| Image Upright: | 1.35 |
| Network: | HBO |
| Num Episodes: | 21 |
| Episode List: | List of The Sopranos episodes |
The sixth and final season of the HBO drama series The Sopranos began on March 12, 2006, and concluded on June 10, 2007. The season consists of 21 episodes split into two parts; the first 12 episodes began airing on March 12, 2006, and ended on June 4, 2006, and the final 9 episodes began airing on April 8, 2007, with the series finale airing on June 10, 2007. The season was initially meant to consist of twenty episodes, but creator David Chase asked for one more to properly round out the story. The first part was released on DVD in region 1 on November 7, 2006,[1] and on Blu-ray on December 19, 2006.[2] The second part was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 23, 2007.[3]
The first part of the season focuses on the possibility of redemption as various members of the New Jersey crime family are offered chances to change their behavior, especially mob boss Tony Soprano, who confronts a spiritual awakening following a near-death experience. The second part focuses on the Soprano crime family suffering through the consequences of their actions as they come into conflict with their New York enemies.
Ratings and critical reception were both strong during the sixth season of The Sopranos, but the ending was controversial. The Sopranos won Outstanding Drama Series at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for the second part of season six.
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See also: List of The Sopranos episodes.
On the review aggregator website Metacritic, the sixth season scored 96 out of 100, based on 18 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim".[4] On Rotten Tomatoes, the first half of the season has an 89% approval rating with an average score of 9.8/10 based on 37 reviews with the following critical consensus: "The Sopranos final season craftily builds to its anticipated climax with more of the dark humor and heartfelt characterizations that made it one of television's strongest series."[5] The second half of the season has an 84% approval rating with an average score of 8.5/10 based on 31 reviews with the following critical consensus: "America's first crime family bows out in a chilling cut to black during a meditative final season that is debatably cruel to audience expectations but wholly committed to its thematic integrity."[6]
In Time Out New York, Andrew Johnston placed The Sopranos at the top of his list of the best TV of 2007, stating: "Even before the final episode aired, the last half-season of David Chase's Garden State gangland saga embodied everything that was great about The Sopranos. Then came the Chase-directed 'Made in America,' which miraculously restored Journey's street cred and created the kind of zeitgeist moment that wasn't supposed to be possible anymore in a fragmented, 600-channel cable universe. Lots of TV dramas are compared to novels these days, but few others (maybe only The Wire) have achieved the scope and substance of literary fiction while painting between the lines of small-screen convention."[7]
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [8] | ||||||
| Michael Imperioli (episodes: "Luxury Lounge" + "The Ride") | ||||||
| David Nutter (episode: "Join the Club") | ||||||
| Tim Van Patten (episode: "Members Only") | ||||||
| Terrence Winter (episode: "Members Only") | ||||||
| [9] | ||||||
| Entire Cast | [10] | |||||
| David Nutter (episode: "Join the Club") | ||||||
| Tim Van Patten (episode: "Members Only") | ||||||
| Program of the Year | ||||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | ||||||
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama | James Gandolfini | |||||
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [11] | ||||||
| James Gandolfini (episode: "The Second Coming") | ||||||
| Edie Falco (episode: "The Second Coming") | ||||||
| Michael Imperioli (episode: "Walk Like a Man") | ||||||
| Lorraine Bracco (episode: "The Blue Comet") | ||||||
| Aida Turturro (episode: "Soprano Home Movies") | ||||||
| Tim Daly (episode: "Walk Like a Man") | ||||||
| Alan Taylor (episode: "Kennedy and Heidi") | ||||||
| David Chase (episode: "Made in America") | ||||||
| David Chase, Matthew Weiner (episode: "Kennedy and Heidi") | ||||||
| Terrence Winter (episode: "The Second Coming") | ||||||
| [12] | ||||||
| Entire Cast | [13] | |||||
| 2007 | David Chase (episode: "Made in America") | |||||
| Tim Van Patten (episode: "Soprano Home Movies") | ||||||
| Terrence Winter (episode: "The Second Coming") | ||||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | ||||||