True Blood season 6 explained

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Season Number:	6
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Network:	HBO
Num Episodes:	10
Episode List:	List of True Blood episodes

The sixth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 16, 2013. The season had an abbreviated run of ten episodes, as opposed to the usual twelve, partially to accommodate the pregnancy of lead actress Anna Paquin.^[1] It is also the first season not to be primarily based on the corresponding novel in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series (in this case Definitely Dead), instead taking elements from multiple books in the series.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton
Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse
Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton
Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman
Chris Bauer as Andy Bellefleur
Kristin Bauer van Straten as Pam Swynford De Beaufort
Lauren Bowles as Holly Cleary
Anna Camp as Sarah Newlin
Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds
Lucy Griffiths as Nora Gainesborough
Rutger Hauer as Niall Brigant
- Arliss Howard as Governor Truman Burrell Rob Kazinsky as Ben Flynn / Macklyn Warlow
Todd Lowe as Terry Bellefleur
- - - Joe Manganiello as Alcide Herveaux Michael McMillian as Steve Newlin Kelly Overton as Rikki Naylor Robert Patrick as Jackson Herveaux
Carrie Preston as Arlene Fowler Bellefleur
Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Nicole Wright
Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby

Special guest cast

Dale Dickey as Martha Bozeman
Adina Porter as Lettie Mae Daniels
Janina Gavankar as Luna Garza

Guest cast

Amelia Rose Blaire as Willa Burrell
Bailey Noble as 18–Year–Old Faerie #4 / Adilyn Bellefleur
Chloe East as 11-Year-Old Faerie Girl #3
Karolina Wydra as Violet Mazurski
Luke Grimes as James Kent
John Fleck as Dr. Overlark
Jamie Gray Hyder as Danielle
Chloe Noelle as Emma Garza
Marque Richardson as Kenneth
Pruitt Taylor Vince as Finn
Keone Young as Hido Takahashi
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown as Corbett Stackhouse
Tara Buck as Ginger
Jessica Clark as Lilith
Matt Cook as Jessie
Courtney Ford as Portia Bellefleur
Aaron Howles as Rocky Cleary
Noah Matthews as Wade Cleary
John Rezig as Deputy Kevin Ellis
Jenni Blong as Michelle Stackhouse
Shaun Brown as Bruce
Gregg Daniel as Reverend Daniels
Jessy Hodges as Mustard
Helen Slayton-Hughes as Caroline Bellefleur
Valarie Pettiford as Mary Wright
Tamlyn Tomita as Ms. Suzuki
Patricia Bethune as Jane Bodehouse
Giles Matthey as Claude Crane
Hal Ozsan as King Charles II
John Prosky as David Finch
Dale Raoul as Maxine Fortenberry
Haley Brooke Walker as Crystal
Jude B. Lanston as Camp Sex Vampire
Geovanni Gopradi as Finch's Detail Guy

Episodes

Production

In February 2012 series creator Alan Ball announced he would step down as day-to-day showrunner of True Blood but would stay on as executive producer.^[2] Mark Hudis, who joined the writing staff at the beginning of the fourth season, was chosen as executive producer for season six. However, the producers announced in March 2013 that, after only a single season, Hudis would also depart the series to focus on developing his own HBO series. Brian Buckner filled the position for the rest of the season and will continue in the role for the seventh season.^[3] On Monday, July 15, 2013, HBO renewed True Blood for a seventh and final season.

Ratings

Episode number (Production number)	Title	Ratings share (Adults 18–49)	Viewers (in millions)	Rank per week on Cable
61 (6.01)	"Who Are You, Really?"	2.4	4.52	4^[4]
62 (6.02)	"The Sun"	2.2	4.08	9^[5]
63 (6.03)	"You're No Good"	2.2	3.93	9^[6]
64 (6.04)	"At Last"	2.3	4.14	5^[7]
65 (6.05)	"Fuck the Pain Away"	2.5	4.54	5^[8]
66 (6.06)	"Don't You Feel Me"	2.4	4.47	8^[9]
67 (6.07)	"In the Evening"	2.4	4.36	4^[10]
68 (6.08)	"Dead Meat"	2.2	4.17	7^[11]
69 (6.09)	"Life Matters"	2.2	4.00	11^[12]
70 (6.10)	"Radioactive"	2.3	4.14	12^[13]

Notes and References

Web site: 'True Blood' Season 6 Shortened To 10 Episodes – Will It Help Or Hurt The Series?. Screenrant. Stoute. Scott. April 13, 2013.
Web site: True Blood Boss Alan Ball to Step Down as Showrunner After Season 5. TV Line. Gelman. Vlada. February 27, 2012. April 20, 2012.
Web site: True Blood Showrunner Swap: Brian Buckner to Replace Mark Hudis. E! Online. Bricker. Tierney. March 8, 2013. April 13, 2013.
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Major Crimes' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending June 16, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130621192336/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/18/cable-top-25-major-crimes-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-june-16-2013/187951/. dead. June 21, 2013. TV by the Numbers. Kondolojy. Amanda. June 18, 2013. June 20, 2013.
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Skywire Live' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending June 23, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130629020148/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/06/25/cable-top-25-skywire-live-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-june-23-2013/188618/ . dead . June 29, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Bibel . Sara . June 25, 2013. June 25, 2013.
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'BET Awards' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending June 30, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . July 2, 2013 . July 2, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130706014258/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/02/cable-top-25-bet-awards-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-june-30-2013/190008/ . July 6, 2013 .
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending July 7, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Bibel . Sara . July 10, 2013 . July 10, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130713065558/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/10/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-july-7-2013/190743/ . July 13, 2013 .
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Again Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending July 14, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . July 16, 2013 . July 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130720232341/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/16/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-again-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-july-14-2013/192151/ . July 20, 2013 .
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Teen Beach Movie' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending July 21, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Bibel . Sara . July 23, 2013 . July 23, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728195338/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/23/cable-top-25-teen-beach-movie-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-july-21-2013/193132/ . July 28, 2013 .
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending July 28, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . July 30, 2013 . August 2, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130901214015/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/30/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-july-28-2013/194690/ . September 1, 2013 .
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Rizzoli & Isles' Again Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending August 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130809150139/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/06/cable-top-25-rizzoli-isles-again-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-august-4-2013/195630/. dead. August 9, 2013. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. August 6, 2013. August 12, 2013.
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Breaking Bad' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending August 11, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130816051634/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/13/cable-top-25-breaking-bad-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-august-11-2013/197048/ . dead . August 16, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Bibel . Sara . August 13, 2013. August 13, 2013.
Web site: Cable Top 25: 'Duck Dynasty' Tops Cable Viewership for the Week Ending August 18, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130822012240/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/08/20/cable-top-25-duck-dynasty-tops-cable-viewership-for-the-week-ending-august-18-2013/198479/ . dead . August 22, 2013 . TV by the Numbers . Kondolojy . Amanda . August 20, 2013. August 20, 2013.